The selective oxidation of methanol to methyl formate is one of the most attractive processes to obtain value-added methanol-downstream products.The development of highly efficient and stable catalysts is critical for...The selective oxidation of methanol to methyl formate is one of the most attractive processes to obtain value-added methanol-downstream products.The development of highly efficient and stable catalysts is critical for this transformation.In this study,a series of MIL-88B(Fe_(x),Co_(1‒x))bimetallic catalysts with different Fe/Co molar ratios were prepared through a one-pot hydrothermal method.X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,energy dispersive spectroscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,N2 adsorption-desorption,and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry characterization were performed to elucidate the structure of the catalysts.The activity of the catalysts were assessed in the one-step oxidation of methanol to methyl formate with H_(2)O_(2)in a liquid-phase batch reactor.The results show that the MIL-88B(Fe_(x),Co_(1‒x))catalysts exhibit uniform needle-like morphologies with an average length and width of 400-600 nm and 100-150 nm,respectively.Co^(2+)is incorporated into the framework by partially replacing Fe^(3+)in MIL-88B.Moreover,the catalyst efficiently promoted the conversion of methanol to methyl formate.When MIL-88B(Fe_(0.7),Co_(0.3))catalyst was used with a molar ratio of H_(2)O_(2)to methanol of 0.5 at 80℃for 60 min,34.8%methanol conversion was achieved,and the selectivity toward methyl formate was 67.6%.The catalysts also showed great stability with a steady conversion and selectivity even after four cycles.The preliminary oxidation mechanism was also studied.It was determined that H_(2)O_(2)is first adsorbed on the Fe^(3+)sites and subsequently activates these sites.Methanol is adsorbed by the O atoms of the framework through hydrogen bonding and is gradually oxidized to formic acid.Subsequently,formic acid reacts with the residual methanol at the Fe^(3+)and Co^(2+)Lewis acid sites to form methyl formate.展开更多
文摘The selective oxidation of methanol to methyl formate is one of the most attractive processes to obtain value-added methanol-downstream products.The development of highly efficient and stable catalysts is critical for this transformation.In this study,a series of MIL-88B(Fe_(x),Co_(1‒x))bimetallic catalysts with different Fe/Co molar ratios were prepared through a one-pot hydrothermal method.X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,energy dispersive spectroscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,N2 adsorption-desorption,and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry characterization were performed to elucidate the structure of the catalysts.The activity of the catalysts were assessed in the one-step oxidation of methanol to methyl formate with H_(2)O_(2)in a liquid-phase batch reactor.The results show that the MIL-88B(Fe_(x),Co_(1‒x))catalysts exhibit uniform needle-like morphologies with an average length and width of 400-600 nm and 100-150 nm,respectively.Co^(2+)is incorporated into the framework by partially replacing Fe^(3+)in MIL-88B.Moreover,the catalyst efficiently promoted the conversion of methanol to methyl formate.When MIL-88B(Fe_(0.7),Co_(0.3))catalyst was used with a molar ratio of H_(2)O_(2)to methanol of 0.5 at 80℃for 60 min,34.8%methanol conversion was achieved,and the selectivity toward methyl formate was 67.6%.The catalysts also showed great stability with a steady conversion and selectivity even after four cycles.The preliminary oxidation mechanism was also studied.It was determined that H_(2)O_(2)is first adsorbed on the Fe^(3+)sites and subsequently activates these sites.Methanol is adsorbed by the O atoms of the framework through hydrogen bonding and is gradually oxidized to formic acid.Subsequently,formic acid reacts with the residual methanol at the Fe^(3+)and Co^(2+)Lewis acid sites to form methyl formate.
