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An efficient method of coating alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) on stainless steel has been investigated by matching the rough surface of the substrate with different sizes of Al 2 O 3 particles. An empirical correlation was established based upon the data of a controllable and measured pore size of the substrate surface by varying etching conditions. The correlation agreed fairly well with experimental results (deviations of ±20%). The Al 2 O 3 coatings prepared by powders with average particle size of 324 nm had an optimal adhesion performance, and the minimum of coating weight loss on the inner surface of tubule after ultrasonic vibration was 1.7 wt %. The developed method of Al 2 O 3 coating has potential prospects for the preparation of monolithic catalyst support.

Regeneration of spent caustic from liquefied petroleum gas sweetening in refineries is significant to save resources and reduce solid waste emissions. Conventional regeneration technologies have been widely used, but these technologies usually have a reactor and a separator in series which occupies a large space. In this work, simultaneous reaction and separation processes were proposed to be conducted in a rotating packed bed (RPB), aiming for the process intensification of spent caustic regeneration. Experimental results of laboratory tests show that the regeneration processes of mercaptide oxidation and disulfide separation were efficiently enhanced in the RPB. The side-line test, treating the actual spent caustic from a refinery, could achieve good performance for a long-time running. An artificial neural network model was applied for parameters analysis and prediction of the regeneration performance. This work demonstrated the feasibility of spent caustic regeneration in only one RPB unit, which displays bright prospects for industrial application.

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