Research Progress of Palladium Catalysts for Methane Combustion

Recent research progress and development of the palladium catalysts for methane combustion are described in this study.The influence of active species,precursor,solvent,preparation methodologies,support and dopant on the catalytic activity and thermal stability of the palladium catalysts was discussed.Results of deactivation and poisoning of palladium catalysts were analyzed.Furthermore,possible kinetic models and reaction mechanism were indicated for Pd catalysts.

Novel Oxygen Storage Components Promoted Palladium Catalysts for Emission Control in Natural Gas Powered Engines

A three-way catalyst comprised novel oxygen storage components for emission control in natural gas powered engines was prepared. The addition of novel oxygen storage components to the Pd/γ-Al2O3 catalysts resulted in improved activities of the fresh and aged catalyst by lowering the light-off temperature for methane in natural gas engines exhaust.

Highly reactive and reusable heterogeneous activated carbons-based palladium catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

Suzuki-Miyaura reaction of aryl halides with phenylboronic acid using a heterogeneous palladium catalyst based on activated carbons(AC) was systematically investigated in this work. Two different reaction modes(batch procedure and continuous-flow procedure) were used to study the variations of reaction processing. The heterogeneous catalysts presented excellent reactivity and recyclability for iodobenzene and bromobenzene substrates in batch mode, which can be attributed to stabilization of Pd nanoparticles by the thiol and amino groups on the AC supports. However, significant dehalogenation in the reaction mixture and Pd leaching from the heterogeneous catalysts were observed in continuous-flow mode.This unique phenomenon in continuous-flow mode resulted in a dramatic decline in reaction selectivity and durability of heterogeneous catalysts comparing with that of batch mode. In addition, the heterogeneous Pd catalysts with thiol-and amino-modified AC supports exhibited different reactivity and durability in batch and continuous-flow mode owing to the difference of interaction between Pd species and AC supports.

Nation-Teflon bimembrane-supported palladium catalysts for Suzuki coupling reactions

Nation-Teflon bimembrane was used as an efficient support for the preparation and application of heterogeneous palladium catalysts. The supported palladium catalysts exhibit high activity and stability in the Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl bromides with arylboronic acids to afford the corresponding biaryls in good to excellent yields, and can be readily recovered and reused several times without significant loss of activity.

Influence of CeO_2 and La_2O_3 on properties of palladium catalysts used for emission control of natural gas vehicles

Pd/YZ-Al2O3 （Y and Zr modified Al2O3, and hereafter, labelled as A1） catalysts with 4 wt% additive CeO2 and/or La2O3 were prepared and characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, NO-temperature programmed desorption （NO-TPD）, Nz-adsorption/desorption （Branauer-Emmet-Teller BET method）, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and CO-chemisorption. Catalytic activities for CH4, CO and NO conversion were tested in a gas mixture simulated the emissions from natural gas vehicles （NGVs） operated under stoichiometric conditions. The results indicated that all catalysts exhibited excellent catalytic performances for CH4 and CO oxidation and the promoting effect of CeO2 or La2O3 was significant for NO conversion. XPS results showed that the electron density around Pd was increased by CeO2 and/or La2O3, the binding energy of Pd 3d decreased as the order： Pd/Al 〉 Pd/Ce/Al 〉 Pd/La/Al 〉 Pd/CeLa/Al. The electron-rich Pd showed Rh-like catalytic properties which exhibited good activity for the reduction of NO. NO-TPD results showed that the addition of CeO2 and/or La2O3 increased NO adsorption on surface, and promoted the conversion of NO.

Aerobic oxidation assisted by ligand-free palladium catalysts

Aerobic oxidation of electron-rich benzylic and phenyl allylic alcohols was achieved with high yields with only 0.1 mol.% of Pd(OAc)2 catalyst in the absence of any ligand. This procedure was expected to be valuable for realistic industrial-scale applications from both economic as well as environmental points of view.

Nitric Oxide Reduction Performance of Automotive Palladium Catalysts

Activity of three-way palladium catalyst was examined by means of a pulse-flam-microreactor. The effects of cerium on the catalytic properties of gamma-alumina-supported palladium for the reduction of nitric oxide were studied with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). The reduction of nitric oxide on palladium catalysts is inhibited significantly by hydrocarbon. However, the reduction of nitric oxide was improved by the addition of cerium to the catalysts. The XPS and TPR studies showed that the presence of cerium provided, palladium oxide in a hard-reduced state and suppressed the chemisorption of hydrocarbons on the palladium oxide. Additionally,cerium could increase surface specific oxygen storage capacity and decrease the apparent activation energy for the rea;ltion CO+NO-->CO2-+-1/2 N-2. So a high conversion of NOx reduction could shift to higher A/F ratio.

Use of Ionic Liquids in Recycle of Palladium Catalysts for Synthesis of Polyketone

Room temperature ionic liquids as solvents for palladium-catalyzed copolymerization of carbon monoxide and styrene were prepared by reaction of aqueous lead tetrafluoroborate with correspond-ing chloride or bromide salts. The recyclability of palladium composite catalyst in various ionic liquids was investigated. [Pd(bipy)2][BF4]2 showed a lower catalytic activity than [Pd(bipy)2][PF6]2 in similar conditions, although the catalytic activity of each composite catalyst in ionic liquids still existed after 4 successive recycles. It was shown the catalytic activity of palladium composite catalyst was higher than that of the catalyst formed in situ from palladium acetate, 2,2′-bipyridyl, and HA (A=PF6-, BF4-) in ionic liquids. The effects of volume of ionic liquids, reaction time, and the dosage of benzoquinone on the copolymerization were also studied.

Influence of chelate ring size on the properties of phosphine-sulfonate palladium catalysts

Phosphine-sulfonate based palladium is one of the most extensively studied catalyst systems in olefin polymerization.This type of catalyst features six-membered chelate ring size,and can enable the copolymerizations of ethylene with a wide variety of polar monomers.In this contribution,we decide to investigate the influence of chelate ring size on the properties of phosphinesulfonate palladium catalysts.As such,a series of phosphine-sulfonate ligands and the corresponding seven-membered ring Pd(II)complexes[κ~2-(P,O)-2-(CH_2-PR_1R_2)-4-methylphenyl-sulfonato]Pd(Me)(DMSO)(Pd1,R_1=R_2=Cy,Pd2,R_1=R_2=o-Me O-C_6H_4;Pd3,R_1=Ph,R_2=2-[2,6-(Me O)_2C_6H_3]C_6H_4;DMSO=dimethyl sulfoxide)were designed,prepared and characterized.These palladium complexes are moderately active when they were applied in ethylene polymerization and copolymerizations with methyl acrylate and butyl vinyl ether.However,their properties are greatly reduced from those of the classic six-membered ring phosphine-sulfonate palladium complex Pd2′.The experimental results indicate that the bigger chelate ring size can increase the ligand flexibility and damage the catalytic properties for the phosphine-sulfonate type palladium catalysts.

Incorporating Sulfur Atoms into Palladium Catalysts by Reactive Metal–Support Interaction for Selective Hydrogenation

Developing highly active and selective catalysts for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes,an environmentally benign process to produce industrially important aniline intermediates,is highly desirable but very challenging.Pd catalysts are generally recognized as active but nonselective catalysts for this important reaction.Here,we report an effective strategy to greatly improve the selectivity of Pd catalysts based on the reactive metal–support interaction.

POLYMERIZATION OF A NEW SUBSTITUTED ACETYLENE BEARING A FURAN RING WITH PALLADIUM ACETYLIDE CATALYSTS

A substituted polyacetylene bearing a furan ring, poly(2-propynyl 2-furoate) (PPF), was synthesized for the first time with palladium acetylide complex catalysts in CHCl3 at 60°C to give a soluble and stable polymer with a yield of ca. 75%. Some features for polymerization of 2-propynyl 2-furoate are described and discussed. The resulting polymer was characterized by IR, GPC and 1H-NMR analysis.

Preparation of palladium-based catalyst by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition and its applications in CO_(2) hydrogenation reduction

Supported Pd catalyst is an important noble metal material in recent years due to its high catalytic performance in CO_(2)hydrogenation.A fluidized-bed plasma assisted atomic layer deposition(FP-ALD) process is reported to fabricate Pd nanoparticle catalyst over γ-Al_(2)O_(3)or Fe_(2)O_(3)/γ-Al_(2)O_(3)support,using palladium hexafluoroacetylacetonate as the Pd precursor and H_(2)plasma as counter-reactant.Scanning transmission electron microscopy exhibits that highdensity Pd nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed over Fe_(2)O_(3)/γ-Al_(2)O_(3)support with an average diameter of 4.4 nm.The deposited Pd-Fe_(2)O_(3)/γ-Al_(2)O_(3)shows excellent catalytic performance for CO_(2)hydrogenation in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor.Under a typical condition of H_(2)to CO_(2)ratio of 4 in the feed gas,the discharge power of 19.6 W,and gas hourly space velocity of10000 h^(-1),the conversion of CO_(2)is as high as 16.3% with CH_(3)OH and CH4selectivities of 26.5%and 3.9%,respectively.

Complete Oxidation of Methane over Palladium Supported on Alumina Modified with Calcium,Lanthanum,and Cerium Ions

The activity and thermal stability of Pd/Al2O3 and Pd/（Al2O3＋MOx） （M=Ca, La, Ce） palladium catalysts in the reaction of complete oxidation of methane are presented in this study. The catalyst supports were prepared by sol-gel method and they were dried either conventionally or with supercritical carbon dioxide. Then they were impregnated with palladium nitrate solution. The catalysts with unmodified alumina had a high surface area. The activity and thermal stability of the aluminasupported catalyst was also very high. The introduction of calcium, lanthanum, or cerium oxide into alumina support caused a decrease of the surface area in the way dependent on the support precursor drying method. These modifiers decreased the activity of palladium catalysts, and they required higher temperatures for the complete oxidation of methane than unmodified Pd/Al2O3. The improvement of the palladium activity by lanthanum and cerium support modifier was observed only at low temperatures of the reaction.

Methane combustion over palladium catalyst within the confined space of MFI zeolite

Isolated cationic Pd species encapsulated in MFI zeolite,i.e.,Pd@MFI,have been successfully prepared via in situ hydrothermal route followed by oxidative treatment.The as-prepared Pd@MFI samples are investigated as promising catalysts in the reaction of methane combustion.Typically,Pd@H-ZSM-5 shows remarkable activity in methane catalytic combustion with a low apparent activation energy value of 70.7 kj/mol as well as good catalytic stability even in excess water vapor.Detailed characterization results demonstrate the strong interaction between Pd sites and zeolite framework in Pd@ZSM-5 and the efficient stabilization of isolated Pd sites by zeolite thereof.Spectroscopy analyses reveal that the presence of BrΦnsted acid sites is beneficial to methane adsorption and its subsequent activation on adjacent Pd sites,constructing cooperation between Bronsted acid sites and Pd sites within the confined space of MFI zeolite toward high-efficiency methane catalytic combustion.The reaction mechanism of methane combustion catalyzed by Pd@H-ZSM-5 model catalyst is finally discussed.

Effect of Lanthanum on Methanol Fuel Exhaust Deep Oxidation over Palladium Catalyst

The performance of deep oxidation of methanol on supported Pd catalyst was exami ned by a chromatograph-micro-reactor. The results show that the add ition of La into γ-Al 2O 3 support can affect greatly the performance of t he Pd catalyst. In the absence of CO, La can decrease the content of oxygen-c ontaining intermediate, although La can not lower the light-off temperature of methanol oxidation. In the presence of CO, La can lower the light-off tem perature, decrease the amount of CO adsorption, and weaken evidently 'CO inhibi tion' to the oxidation of methanol. By XPS technique, it is shown that La modi fies the electronic structure of Pd, which attributes to the modifications of th e catalytic performance.

Microwave-assisted Palladium Catalyzed Cross-coupling Reaction of Sodium Tetraphenylborate with Carboxylic Anhydrides

A rapid and efficient method for synthesis of unsymmetrical ketones under microwave irradiation is reported.

Heck Arylation of Acrylonitrile with Aryl Iodides Catalyzed by a Silica-bound Arsine Palladium(0) Complex

Acrylonitrile reacts with aryl iodides in the presence of tri-n-butylamine and a catalytic amount of a silica-bound arsine palladium(0) complex to afford stereoselectively (E)-cinnamo- nitriles in high yields.

Catalytic Hydrogenation over Palladium Complex of Molecular Complex of Poly(4-vinylpyridine) with Acetic Acid

The palladium complex of the molecular complex of poly(4 vinylpyridine) with acetic acid(PVP/ HAc Pd) was prepared. Its catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene was found much higher than that of the corresponding palladium complex of poly(4 vinylpyridine). In the presence of a strong inorganic alkali, especially potassium hydroxide, the catalytic activity is greatly improved. The suitable hydrogenation condition for PVP/HAc Pd is to use 0 1 mol/L ethanol solution of potassium hydroxide as the hydrogenation medium and the hydrogenation is carried out at 45 ℃.

In-Situ FTIR Study on Effect of Lathanum on Oxidation Mechanism of Methanol Automobile Exhaust on Supported Palladium Catalyst

The performance of severe oxidation of methanol on 0.1%Pd supported on alumina was studied by a combined device of chromatograph-micro reactor. The results show that the addition of La into γ-Al 2O 3 as support can affect the performance of Pd catalyst greatly. By using Pd catalyst containing La in methanol oxidation, though, the ignition temperature is not lower than that by using Pd catalyst, the presence of La does suppress the formation of oxygenic intermediates. The results by in-situ FTIR show that the presence of La in the support affects the adsorbed species and hence the mechanism of severe oxidation of methanol on Pd catalyst.

Microwave-promoted Palladium Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-coupling Reaction in Water

A simple, rapid and environmental friendly method for the synthesis of biaryl compounds under microwave irradiation is reported.