Carbon-based supports for the electrocatalysis under industrially relevant conditions

1 Introduction.Carbon materials are ideal catalyst supports for functional metal components due to their appropriate physicochemical characteristics,such as high surface areas,tunable pore structures,variable morphologies and versatile surface properties based on chemical modifications,low cost and facile preparations from diverse precursors[1,2].

Preparation of TiO2/MCM-41 by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method and its photocatalytic activity

Titanium dioxide is coated on the surface of MCM-41 wafer through the plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition （PECVD） method using titanium isopropoxide （TTIP） as a precursor. Annealing temperature is a key factor affecting crystal phase of titanium dioxide. It will transform an amorphous structure to a polycrystalline structure by increasing temperature. The optimum anatase phase of TiO2 which can acquire the best methanol conversion under UV-light irradiation is obtained under an annealing temperature of 700℃ for 2 h, substrate tem- perature of 500~C, 70 mL. min1 of oxygen flow rate, and 100W of plasma power. In addition, the films are composed of an anatase-rutile mixed phase, and the ratio of anatase to rutile varies with substrate temperature and oxygen flow rate. The particle sizes of titanium dioxide are between 30.3 nm and 59.9nm by the calculation of Scherrer equation. Under the reaction conditions of ll6.8mg.L-1 methanol, 2.9mg.L-1 moisture, and 75~C of reaction temperature, the best conversion of methanol with UV-light is 48.2% by using the anatase-rutile （91.3/ 8.7） mixed phase TiO2 in a batch reactor for 60 min. While under fluorescent light irradiation, the best photoactivity appears by using the anatase-rutile （55.4/44.6） mixed phase TiO2 with a conversion of 40.0%.

Solid catalysts for the dehydrogenation of long-chain alkanes:lessons from the dehydrogenation of light alkanes and homogeneous molecular catalysis

Long-chain alkanes are abundant feedstocks supplied by natural resources and chemical industry. Specially, normal long-chain alkanes are primary products from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS) process, which is an important route for the utilization of coal in China. Facing a shift of energy nexus towards sustainable society, the conversion of long-chain alkanes derived from coal into value-added products(such as alkenes and oxygenates) is of great importance for securing China’s energy supply and the role transition of the commercial FTS plants from fuel makers to chemical suppliers. Among the potential transformation routes,the direct dehydrogenation of long-chain alkanes into alkenes is an attractive and practical route, due to the broad applications of long-chain alkenes(especially the linear α-olefins). In this review, we will summary the key insights obtained from the literature on the dehydrogenation of light alkanes based on supported metal catalysts and the dehydrogenation of alkanes with homogeneous molecular catalysts and then discuss how to translate these lessons into the development of efficient catalysts and processes for the dehydrogenation of long-chain alkanes into long-chain alkenes.

Two-dimensional PdO_(x) rafts as superior catalysts for methane combustion

Tuning the structures of supported metal catalysts at the atomic level has always been a critical topic in heterogeneous catalysis because of their wide applications and complicated structures[1].In recent years,numerous studies have shown the great potential in using the supported metal catalysts comprising atomically dispersed metal species for various reactions.