Nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum nanoparticles supported on carbon nano-fibers were evaluated with respect to their stability, catalytic activity and selectivity in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol （...Nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum nanoparticles supported on carbon nano-fibers were evaluated with respect to their stability, catalytic activity and selectivity in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol （230 ℃, autogenous pressure, batch reactor）. The initial surface-specific activities for ethylene glycol reforming were in a similar range but decreased in the order of Pt （15.5 h-1 ） 〉Co（13.0 h 1 ） 〉Ni（5.2 h-1） while the Cu catalyst only showed low dehydrogenation activity. The hydrogen molar selectivity decreased in the order of Pt （53%）〉Co（21%）〉Ni （15%） as a result of the production of methane over the latter two catalysts. Over the Co catalyst acids were formed in the liquid phase while alcohols were formed over Ni and Pt. Due to the low pH of the reaction mixture, especially in the case of Co （as a result of the formed acids）, significant cobalt leaching occurs which resulted in a rapid deactivation of this catalyst. Investigations of the spent catalysts with various techniques showed that metal particle growth is responsible for the deactivation of the Pt and Ni catalysts. In addition, coking might also contribute to the deactivation of the Ni catalyst.展开更多
Decomposition of methane in the presence of coprecipitated nickel-basedcatalysts to produce carbon fibers was investigated. The reaction was studied in the temperaturerange of 773 K to 1073 K. At 1023 K, the catalytic...Decomposition of methane in the presence of coprecipitated nickel-basedcatalysts to produce carbon fibers was investigated. The reaction was studied in the temperaturerange of 773 K to 1073 K. At 1023 K, the catalytic activities of three catalysts kept high at theinitial period and then decreased with the reaction time. The lifetimes of Ni-Cu-Al and Ni-La-Alcatalysts are longer than that of Ni-Al catalyst. With three catalysts, the yield of carbon fiberswas very low at 773 K. The yield of carbon fibers for Ni-La-Al catalyst was more than those forNi-Al and Ni-Cu-Al catalysts. For Ni-La-Al catalyst, the elevation of temperature from 873 K up to1073 K led gradually to an increase in the yield of carbon fibers. XRD studies on the Ni-La-Alcatalyst indicate that La_2NiO_4 was formed. The formation of La_2NiO_4 is responsible for theincrease in the catalytic lifetime and the yield of carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-La-Al at773-1073 K. Carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-Al catalyst are thin, long carbon nanotubes. There arebamboo-shaped carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-Cu-Al catalyst. Carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-La-Alcatalyst have large hollow core, thin wall and good graphitization.展开更多
Prussian blue(PB) was used as catalyst to improve the extent of graphitization of polyacrylonitrile(PAN)-based carbon fibers.PB was deposited on carbon fibers by anodic electrodeposition and the thickness of PB coatin...Prussian blue(PB) was used as catalyst to improve the extent of graphitization of polyacrylonitrile(PAN)-based carbon fibers.PB was deposited on carbon fibers by anodic electrodeposition and the thickness of PB coating(PB content) was controlled by adjusting the electrodeposition time.PAN-based carbon fibers with PB coating were heat-treated and the extent of graphitization was measured by X-ray diffractometry and Raman spectroscopy.The results indicate that the extent of graphitization of PAN-based carbon fibers is enhanced in the presence of the coating.When the PB-coated carbon fibers were heat-treated at 1 900 ℃,interlayer spacing(d002) and crystallite size(Lc) reach 0.336 8 and 21.2 nm respectively.Contrarily,the values of d002 and Lc are 0.341 4 and 7.4 nm respectively when the bare carbon fibers were heat-treated at 2 800 ℃.Compared with the bare carbon fibers,PB can make the heat treatment temperature(HTT) drop more than 500 ℃ in order to reach the same extent of graphitization.Furthermore,the research results show that PB content also has a certain influence on the extent of graphitization at the same HTT.展开更多
Methane decomposition using nickel, copper, and aluminum （Ni：Cu/Al） and nickel, copper, potassium, and aluminum （Ni：Cu：K/Al） modified nano catalysts has been investigated for carbon fibers, hydrogen and hydroca...Methane decomposition using nickel, copper, and aluminum （Ni：Cu/Al） and nickel, copper, potassium, and aluminum （Ni：Cu：K/Al） modified nano catalysts has been investigated for carbon fibers, hydrogen and hydrocarbon production. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, static secondary ion mass spectrometry （SSIMS）, thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA）, Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR）, secondary electron microscopy/X-ray energy dispersive （SEM-EDX）, and temperature programmed desorption （TPD） were used to depict the chemistry of the catalytic results. These techniques revealed the changes in surface morphology and structure of Ni, Cu, Al, and K, and formation of bimetallic and trimetallic surface cationic sites with different cationic species, which resulted in the production of graphitic form of pure carbon on Ni：Cu/Al catalyst. The addition of K has a marked effect on the product selectivity and reactivity of the catalyst system. K addition restricts the formation of carbon on the surface and increases the production of hydrogen and C2, C3 hydrocarbons during the catalytic reaction whereas no hydrocarbons are produced on the sample without K. This study completely maps the modified surface structure and its relationship with the catalytic behavior of both systems. The process provides a flexible route for the production of carbon fibers and hydrogen on Ni：Cu/Al catalyst and hydrogen along with hydrocarbons on Ni：Cu：K/Al catalyst. The produced carbon fibers are imaged using a transmission electron microscope （TEM） for diameter size and wall structure determination. Hydrogen produced is COx free, which can be used directly in the fuel cell system. The effect of the addition of Cu and its transformation and interaction with Ni and K is responsible for the production of CO/CO2 free hydrogen, thus producing an environmental friendly clean energy.展开更多
Facile mass transport channel and accessible active sites are crucial for binder-free air electrode catalysts in rechargeable flexible zinc-air battery(ZAB).Herein,a ZnS/NH3 dual-assisted pyrolysis strategy is propose...Facile mass transport channel and accessible active sites are crucial for binder-free air electrode catalysts in rechargeable flexible zinc-air battery(ZAB).Herein,a ZnS/NH3 dual-assisted pyrolysis strategy is proposed to prepare N/S-doped hierarchical porous bamboo carbon cloth(HP-NS-BCC)as binder-free air electrode catalyst for ZAB.BCC fabric with abundant micropores is firstly used as flexible carbon support to facilitate the heteroatom-doping and construct the hierarchical porous structure.ZnS nanospheres and NH3 activization together facilitate the electronic modulation of carbon matrix by N/S-doping and optimize the macro/meso/micropores structure of carbon fibers.Benefiting from the highly-exposed N/S-induced sites with enhanced intrinsic activity,the optimized mass transport of biocarbon fibers,as well as the ultra-large specific surface area of 2436.1 m^(2)·g^(-1),the resultant HP-NS-BCC catalyst exhibits improved kinetics for oxygen reduction/evolution reaction.When applied to rechargeable aqueous ZABs,it achieves a significant peak power density of 249.1 mW·cm^(-2).As binder-free air electrode catalyst,the flexible ZAB also displays stable cycling over 500 cycles with a minimal voltage gap of 0.42 V,showcasing promising applications in flexible electronic devices.展开更多
A number of nanostructured carbon materials were proposed as new effective promoters for preparing modified Cu/ZnO/Al 2O 3 catalyst system for efficient hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming. Compared to t...A number of nanostructured carbon materials were proposed as new effective promoters for preparing modified Cu/ZnO/Al 2O 3 catalyst system for efficient hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming. Compared to the catalysts modified by other type of carbon materials, the ACF-promoted catalyst prepared via carbonate-coprecipitation method exhibit the highest performance in the low-temperature steam reforming of methanol. It was suggested that the intrinsic high surface area nature of ACF material may favor the generation of modified catalysts with a high surface area and improved component dispersion, thus leading to improved performance for methanol steam reforming.展开更多
基金supported by the Smart Mix Program of the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
文摘Nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum nanoparticles supported on carbon nano-fibers were evaluated with respect to their stability, catalytic activity and selectivity in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol （230 ℃, autogenous pressure, batch reactor）. The initial surface-specific activities for ethylene glycol reforming were in a similar range but decreased in the order of Pt （15.5 h-1 ） 〉Co（13.0 h 1 ） 〉Ni（5.2 h-1） while the Cu catalyst only showed low dehydrogenation activity. The hydrogen molar selectivity decreased in the order of Pt （53%）〉Co（21%）〉Ni （15%） as a result of the production of methane over the latter two catalysts. Over the Co catalyst acids were formed in the liquid phase while alcohols were formed over Ni and Pt. Due to the low pH of the reaction mixture, especially in the case of Co （as a result of the formed acids）, significant cobalt leaching occurs which resulted in a rapid deactivation of this catalyst. Investigations of the spent catalysts with various techniques showed that metal particle growth is responsible for the deactivation of the Pt and Ni catalysts. In addition, coking might also contribute to the deactivation of the Ni catalyst.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20263003)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi province (No. 0250009)
文摘Decomposition of methane in the presence of coprecipitated nickel-basedcatalysts to produce carbon fibers was investigated. The reaction was studied in the temperaturerange of 773 K to 1073 K. At 1023 K, the catalytic activities of three catalysts kept high at theinitial period and then decreased with the reaction time. The lifetimes of Ni-Cu-Al and Ni-La-Alcatalysts are longer than that of Ni-Al catalyst. With three catalysts, the yield of carbon fiberswas very low at 773 K. The yield of carbon fibers for Ni-La-Al catalyst was more than those forNi-Al and Ni-Cu-Al catalysts. For Ni-La-Al catalyst, the elevation of temperature from 873 K up to1073 K led gradually to an increase in the yield of carbon fibers. XRD studies on the Ni-La-Alcatalyst indicate that La_2NiO_4 was formed. The formation of La_2NiO_4 is responsible for theincrease in the catalytic lifetime and the yield of carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-La-Al at773-1073 K. Carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-Al catalyst are thin, long carbon nanotubes. There arebamboo-shaped carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-Cu-Al catalyst. Carbon fibers synthesized on Ni-La-Alcatalyst have large hollow core, thin wall and good graphitization.
基金Project(2006CB600903) supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘Prussian blue(PB) was used as catalyst to improve the extent of graphitization of polyacrylonitrile(PAN)-based carbon fibers.PB was deposited on carbon fibers by anodic electrodeposition and the thickness of PB coating(PB content) was controlled by adjusting the electrodeposition time.PAN-based carbon fibers with PB coating were heat-treated and the extent of graphitization was measured by X-ray diffractometry and Raman spectroscopy.The results indicate that the extent of graphitization of PAN-based carbon fibers is enhanced in the presence of the coating.When the PB-coated carbon fibers were heat-treated at 1 900 ℃,interlayer spacing(d002) and crystallite size(Lc) reach 0.336 8 and 21.2 nm respectively.Contrarily,the values of d002 and Lc are 0.341 4 and 7.4 nm respectively when the bare carbon fibers were heat-treated at 2 800 ℃.Compared with the bare carbon fibers,PB can make the heat treatment temperature(HTT) drop more than 500 ℃ in order to reach the same extent of graphitization.Furthermore,the research results show that PB content also has a certain influence on the extent of graphitization at the same HTT.
文摘Methane decomposition using nickel, copper, and aluminum （Ni：Cu/Al） and nickel, copper, potassium, and aluminum （Ni：Cu：K/Al） modified nano catalysts has been investigated for carbon fibers, hydrogen and hydrocarbon production. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, static secondary ion mass spectrometry （SSIMS）, thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA）, Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR）, secondary electron microscopy/X-ray energy dispersive （SEM-EDX）, and temperature programmed desorption （TPD） were used to depict the chemistry of the catalytic results. These techniques revealed the changes in surface morphology and structure of Ni, Cu, Al, and K, and formation of bimetallic and trimetallic surface cationic sites with different cationic species, which resulted in the production of graphitic form of pure carbon on Ni：Cu/Al catalyst. The addition of K has a marked effect on the product selectivity and reactivity of the catalyst system. K addition restricts the formation of carbon on the surface and increases the production of hydrogen and C2, C3 hydrocarbons during the catalytic reaction whereas no hydrocarbons are produced on the sample without K. This study completely maps the modified surface structure and its relationship with the catalytic behavior of both systems. The process provides a flexible route for the production of carbon fibers and hydrogen on Ni：Cu/Al catalyst and hydrogen along with hydrocarbons on Ni：Cu：K/Al catalyst. The produced carbon fibers are imaged using a transmission electron microscope （TEM） for diameter size and wall structure determination. Hydrogen produced is COx free, which can be used directly in the fuel cell system. The effect of the addition of Cu and its transformation and interaction with Ni and K is responsible for the production of CO/CO2 free hydrogen, thus producing an environmental friendly clean energy.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52102260,22379056,52202243)the project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant Nos.2022M711545,2022M711371)+1 种基金Research and Practice Innovation Plan of Postgraduate Training Innovation Project in Jiangsu Province(SJCX23_2156)Shanghai Frontiers Research Center of the Hadal Biosphere,SciTech Funding by CSPFTZ Lingang Special Area Marine Biomedical Innovation Platform.
文摘Facile mass transport channel and accessible active sites are crucial for binder-free air electrode catalysts in rechargeable flexible zinc-air battery(ZAB).Herein,a ZnS/NH3 dual-assisted pyrolysis strategy is proposed to prepare N/S-doped hierarchical porous bamboo carbon cloth(HP-NS-BCC)as binder-free air electrode catalyst for ZAB.BCC fabric with abundant micropores is firstly used as flexible carbon support to facilitate the heteroatom-doping and construct the hierarchical porous structure.ZnS nanospheres and NH3 activization together facilitate the electronic modulation of carbon matrix by N/S-doping and optimize the macro/meso/micropores structure of carbon fibers.Benefiting from the highly-exposed N/S-induced sites with enhanced intrinsic activity,the optimized mass transport of biocarbon fibers,as well as the ultra-large specific surface area of 2436.1 m^(2)·g^(-1),the resultant HP-NS-BCC catalyst exhibits improved kinetics for oxygen reduction/evolution reaction.When applied to rechargeable aqueous ZABs,it achieves a significant peak power density of 249.1 mW·cm^(-2).As binder-free air electrode catalyst,the flexible ZAB also displays stable cycling over 500 cycles with a minimal voltage gap of 0.42 V,showcasing promising applications in flexible electronic devices.
文摘A number of nanostructured carbon materials were proposed as new effective promoters for preparing modified Cu/ZnO/Al 2O 3 catalyst system for efficient hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming. Compared to the catalysts modified by other type of carbon materials, the ACF-promoted catalyst prepared via carbonate-coprecipitation method exhibit the highest performance in the low-temperature steam reforming of methanol. It was suggested that the intrinsic high surface area nature of ACF material may favor the generation of modified catalysts with a high surface area and improved component dispersion, thus leading to improved performance for methanol steam reforming.
