Effects of carrier and Mn loading on supported manganese oxide catalysts for catalytic combustion of methane

Supported manganese oxide catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation method for methane catalytic combustion, and effects of the support （Al2O3, SiO2 and TiO2） and Mn loading were investigated. These catalysts were characterized with N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and temperature-programmed reduction techniques. Methane conversion varied in a large range depending on supports or Mn loading. Al2O3 supported 15% Mn catalyst exhibited better activity toward methane catalytic oxidation. The manganese state and oxygen species played an important role in the catalytic performance,

Effect of initial nickel particle size on stability of nickel catalysts for aqueous phase reforming

The deactivation behavior by crystallite growth of nickel nanoparticles on various supports（carbon nanofibers, zirconia, Si C, α-Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3） was investigated in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol. Supported Ni catalysts of ~10 wt% were prepared by impregnation of carbon nanofibers（CNF）,Zr O2, SiC, γ-Al2O3 and α-Al2O3. The extent of the Ni nanoparticle growth on various support materials follows the order CNF ~ ZrO2〉 SiC 〉 γ-Al2O3〉〉 α-Al2O3 which sequence, however, was determined by the initial Ni particle size. Based on the observed nickel leaching and the specific growth characteristics; the particle size distribution and the effect of loading on the growth rate, Ostwald ripening is suggested to be the main mechanism contributing to nickel particle growth. Remarkably, initially smaller Ni particles（~12 nm） supported on α-Al2O3 were found to outgrow Ni particles with initially larger size（~20 nm）. It is put forward that the higher susceptibility with respect to oxidation of the smaller Ni nanoparticles and differences in initial particle size distribution are responsible for this behavior.

Synergetic effect between sulfurized Mo/γ-Al_2O_3 and Ni/γ-Al_2O_3 catalysts in hydrodenitrogenation of quinoline

An evidence for the synergetic effect between the stacked bed of Mo/γ-Al2O3 and Ni/γ-Al2O3 in the hydrodenitrogenation （HDN） reaction of quinoline has been provided in this paper. The synergism factor decreases when the reaction temperature increases （280？340 ？C）. The synergetic effect leads to improve the hydrogenation activity for the stacked bed compared with the single Mo/γ-Al2O3 bed, which may be attributed to the generation of hydrogen spillover on the Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst.

Effect of the Ni size on CH4/CO2 reforming over Ni/MgO catalyst：A DFT study

Carbon deposition is sensitive to the metal particle sizes of supported Ni catalysts in CH_4/CO_2 reforming.To explore the reason of this phenomenon,Ni4,Ni8,and Ni12 which re flect the different cluster thicknesses supported on the MgO(100) slabs,have been employed to simulate Ni/MgO catalysts,and the reaction pathways of CH_4/CO_2 reforming on Nix/MgO(100) models are investigated by density functional theory.The reforming mechanisms of CH_4/CO_2 on different Nix/MgO(100) indicate the energy barriers of CH_4 dissociated adsorption,CH dissociation,and C oxidation three factors are all declining with the decrease of the Ni cluster sizes.The Hirshfeld charges analyses of three steps as described above show only Ni atoms in bottom two layers can obtain electrons from the MgO supporters,and the main electron transfer occurs between adsorbed species and their directly contacted Ni atoms.Due to more electron-rich Ni atoms in contact with the MgO supporters,the Ni/MgO catalysts with small Ni particles have a strong metal particle size effect and lead to its better catalytic activity.

Doping effects of manganese on the catalytic performance and structure of NiMgO catalysts for controllabe synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Doping effects of manganese （Mn） on catalytic performance and structure evolution of NiMgO catalysts for synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） from methane were investigated for the first time. Addition of Mn in NiMgO catalyst can greatly improve the MWCNTs yield. Mno.2NiMgO catalyst among the tested ones gives the highest MWCNTs yield as 2244%, which is two times higher than that of the catalyst without Mn. The structure evolution, reduction behaviors and surface chemical properties of MnNiMgO catalysts with various Mn contents were studied in detail. It was found that the stable solid solution of NiMgO2 formed in NiMgO catalyst was disturbed by the addition of Mn. Instead, another solid solution of MnMg608 is formed. More amount of Ni can be reduced and dispersed on the catalyst surface to be acted as active sites. Importantly, the changes of Ni content on the surface are correlated with the Ni particle size and the outer diameter of MWCNTs, suggesting the controllable synthesis of MWCNTs over MnNiMgO catalysts.

Inhibiting effect of tungstic compounds on glucose hydrogenation over Ru/C catalyst

The effect of acid component including various conventional acids and tungstic compounds on glucose hydrogenation over a series of binary catalyst system containing Ru/C catalyst was investigated. The results showed that HC1, H2SO4, H3BO3, H3PO4, and HNO3 had negligible effect, while all the tungstic compounds imposed inhibiting effects on the hydrogenation of glucose over Ru/C catalyst, and the suppressing effect followed the order of H2WO4〉HPW〉WO3〉AMT〉HSiW. This order is the same as the order of ethylene glycol （EG） yields in the one-pot conversion of glucose to EG, suggesting the important role of competition between glucose hydrogenation and retro-aldol condensation in controlling the selectivity of EG.

Antipoisoning catalysts for the selective oxygen reduction reaction at the interface between metal nanoparticles and the electrolyte

One of the primary challenges in relation to phosphoric acid fuel cells is catalyst poisoning by phosphate anions that occurs at the interface between metal nanoparticles and the electrolyte.The strong adsorption of phosphate anions on the catalyst surface limits the active sites for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR),significantly deteriorating fuel cell performance.Here,antipoisoning catalysts consisting of Pt-based nanoparticles encapsulated in an ultrathin carbon shell that can be used as a molecular sieve layer are rationally designed.The pore structure of the carbon shells is systematically regulated at the atomic level by high-temperature gas treatment,allowing O_(2) molecules to selectively react on the active sites of the metal nanoparticles through the molecular sieves.Besides,the carbon shell,as a protective layer,effectively prevents metal dissolution from the catalyst during a long-term operation.Consequently,the defect-controlled carbon shell leads to outstanding ORR activity and durability of the hybrid catalyst even in phosphoric acid electrolytes.

AN EFFECTIVE ORGANO-BIMETALLIC Rh-Co CLUSTER CATALYST FOR HYDROFORMYLATION

s: RhCo3(CO) 12/Sio2 aller decarbonylated is regenerable under CO, and catalyzes ethylene hydrofornlylation with high activity and stability.

ISOTHERMAL EFFECTIVENESS FACTORS FOR NONUNIFORM ACTIVE CATALYST

Isothermal effectiveness factors for slab,cylinder and sphere shaped catalysts with uniform or nonuni-form intrinsic activity profiles have been investigated.In the case of zero-,first- and second-order kinetics,the effectiveness factors of pellets with increasing activity towards the pellet surface are larger than that ofuniform active catalyst,and they are proportional to the square root of the activity at the pellet surfacewith significant diffusion effect.The effectiveness factor-Thiele modulus curves which are valid for bothuniform and nonuniform catalysts have been obtained with the Thiele modulus modified by equivalent thick-hess of effective layer of the catalyst.Thus,the effectiveness factor for nonuniform active catalyst could bepredicted with a maximun deviation of 5% in the case of significant or insignificant diffusion effect but 10%in general.

Synergistic effects of bimetallic Cu-Fe/SiO_2 nanocatalysts in selective hydrogenation of diethyl malonate to 1,3-propanediol

Cu-x-Fe-y/SiO2 catalysts were prepared using urea-assisted sol-gel method. The structure and physicochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized using N-2 adsorption-desorption, transmission electron microscopy, H-2-temperature-programmed reduction, powder X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Compared with monometallic Cu or Fe catalysts, the bimetallic Cu-x-Fe-y/SiO2 catalysts exhibited enhanced catalytic performance for the selective hydrogenation of diethyl malonate to 1,3-propanediol. The bimetallic catalyst with an optimal Cu/Fe atomic ratio of 2 exhibited the highest activity, which yielded 96.3% conversion to diethyl malonate and 93.3% selectivity to 1,3-propanediol under the optimal reaction conditions. Characterization results revealed that interactions between Cu and Fe contributed to the improvement of diethyl malonate conversion and selectivity to 1,3-propanediol. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results revealed that the addition of appropriate amount of Fe species enhanced the reduction of Cu2+ species, thereby increasing the Cu-0 species on the surface of bimetallic catalyst. It led to a better chemisorption capacity of hydrogen and further promoted of the activation of hydrogen molecule. The ethyl acetate temperature-programmed desorption results indicated that the FeOx species provided the additional adsorption sites for substrate molecules, and they activated the C=O bond. The improved catalytic performance of bimetallic Cu-x-Fe-y/SiO2 catalyst was mainly attributed to the synergistic effect between Cu-0 and FeOx species. (C) 2016 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.

Electronic Effect of Carbon Support on Pt Catalyst Supported on Graphite Intercalation Compound

Graphite intercalation compounds（GIC） were tested as an experimental model for studying the electronic effect of carbon support on the catalytic activity and poisoning tolerance of Pt catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells. The GIC samples with different intercalation degrees were prepared by electrolyzing graphite flake in H2SO4 for varying the periods of time. The GIC-supported Pt catalyst was deposited electrochemically. The catalytic activity and poisoning tolerance of the GIC-supported Pt catalysts were evaluated. It was found that GIC with sulfate anion as intercalate was able to catalyze methanol electrooxidation, which could be related to the positive charges generated on the graphite layer upon intercalation. As intercalation degree increased, the catalytic activity of the GIC-supported Pt catalyst decreased while the poisoning tolerance improved. This suggests that electron donation from support to catalyst had great effect on both catalytic activity and poisoning tolerance of Pt catalyst. And intercalation can be adopted as another important way to make modification on carboneous catalyst support.

Insights into support effects on Ce-Zr-O mixed oxide-supported gold catalysts in CO oxidation

Au]Cel_xZrxO2 catalysts （x = 0-0.8） were prepared by a deposition-precipitation method using Cel_xZrxO2 nanoparticles as supports with variable Ce and Zr contents. Their structures were characterized by complimentary means such as X-ray diffraction, Raman, scanning trans- mission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. These Au catalysts possessed similar sizes and crystalline phases of Cel_xZrzO2 supports as well as similar sizes and oxidation states of Au nanoparticles. The oxidation state of Au nanoparticles was dominated by Au~ especially in CO oxidation. Their activities were examined in CO oxidation at different temperatures in the range of 303-333 K. The CO oxidation rates normalized per Au atoms increased with the increasing Ce contents, and reached the maximum value over Au/CeO2. Such change was in parallel with the change in the oxygen storage capacity values, i.e. the amounts of active oxygen species on Au/Cel_zZrzO2 catalysts. The excellent correlation between the two properties of the catalysts suggests that the intrinsic support effects on the CO oxidation rates is related to the effects on the adsorption and activation of O2 on Au/Cel_xZrxO2 catalysts. Such understanding on the support effects may be useful for designing more active Au catalysts, for example, by tuning the redox properties of oxide supports.

Solvent effects on Pt-Ru/C catalyst for methanol electro-oxidation

Alloying degree, particle size and the level of dispersion are the key structural parameters of Pt-Ru/C catalyst in fuel cells. Solvent（s） used in the preparation process can affect the particle size and alloying degree of the object substance, which lead to a great positive impact on its properties. In this work, three types of solvents and their mixtures were used in preparation of the Pt-Ru/C catalysts by chemical reduction of metal precursors with sodium borohydride at room temperature. The structure of the catalysts was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and Transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The catalytic activity and stability for methanol electro-oxidation were studied by Cyclic Voltammetry （CV） and Chronoamperometry （CA）. Pt-Ru/C catalyst prepared in H2O or binary solvents of H2O and isopropanol had large particle size and low alloying degree leading to low catalytic activity and less stability in methanol electro-oxidation. When tetrahydrofuran was added to the above solvent systems, Pt-Ru/C catalyst prepared had smaller particle size and higher alloying degree which resulted in better catalytic activity, lower onset and peak potentials, compared with the above catalysts. Moreover, the catalyst prepared in ternary solvents of isopropanol, water and tetrahydrofuran had the smallest particle size, and the high alloying degree and the dispersion kept unchanged. Therefore, this kind of catalyst showed the highest catalytic activity and good stability for methanol electro-oxidation.

Fischer–Tropsch synthesis on impregnated cobalt-based catalysts:New insights into the effect of impregnation solutions and pH value

The Co-based catalysts were prepared with different cobalt acetate solutions. Effects of pH value were studied deeply on Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) through a semi-batch reactor. Among all impregnation solutions (water, butanol, amyl alcohol, acetic acid, nitric acid and ammonium nitrate), the catalyst prepared by NH4NO3solution showed the highest catalytic activity due to its small particle size and high reduction degree. However, the catalyst with the smallest particle size derived from water as impregnation solution exhibited low activity as well as high methane selectivity since it was difficult to be reduced and inactive in FTS. According to FT-IR spectra results, the low intensity of absorbed CO on the catalyst prepared from water solution resulted in low FTS activity. Whereas, the high activity of catalysts prepared from NH4NO3solution could be explained by the high intensity of absorbed CO on the catalysts. The cobalt species on the catalysts prepared under lower pH conditions exhibited smaller particle size distribution as well as lower CO conversion than those prepared at higher pH value. © 2016 Science Press

Effect of Steam on the Oxidative Coupling of Methane over La-Ba System Catalysts

The influence of steam on catalytic performance for the oxidative coupling of methane(OCM) over Ba 2+ promoted La 2 O 3 catalysts was studied. It was shown that the presence of a suitable amount of steam led to a significant increase of the yield and selectivity to C 2 hydrocarbons, a decrease of selectivity to carbon monoxide and some increase of selectivity to carbon dioxide with increasing the amount of water in the feed was also observed. The activity and selectivity of the catalysts are more sensitive to the effect of steam with the variation of Ba 2+ content in the catalysts at a relatively low temperature(650℃). The comparative experiments for OCM with methane oxygen mixture diluted with nitrogen or steam were carried out in order to investigate the role of steam.

高选择性部分氧化催化剂Au-Pd/TiO_(2)-SiO_(2)的设计合成与苯甲醇部分氧化反应

贵金属纳米催化剂在苯甲醇部分氧化制备苯甲醛过程中具有较高的反应活性,产物苯甲醛选择性较低。采用一锅法制备TiO_(2)改性的Au-Pd/TiO_(2)-SiO_(2)纳米合金催化剂并用于苯甲醇部分氧化反应。对催化剂结构表征关联反应进行评价。结果表明:少量TiO_(2)的引入会改善贵金属纳米颗粒在载体表面的分散度,调变了金钯合金表面的电子结构,提高反应活性,并显著提高载体表面Lewis酸位的数量,从而大幅提高苯甲醛选择性;大量TiO_(2)的引入会导致金钯合金程度降低,产生大量的Bronsted酸位,使得反应活性和产物选择性都大幅降低。

界面效应在锰氧化物修饰的CeO_(2)纳米立方甲苯氧化中的作用

本研究通过水热-浸渍两步法成功制备了不同Mn负载量的二元xMn/Ce(xMnOx/CeO_(2))催化剂,并评估了催化剂在甲苯催化氧化反应中的性能。研究结果表明,引入MnOx能显著提高催化剂的甲苯氧化活性。特别是当Mn负载量为10%(10Mn/Ce)时,在气体空速为60000 mL/(g·h)的条件下,t90(甲苯转化率达到90%时的温度)仅为233℃,显示出最优的甲苯催化氧化活性。这一结果说明,适量加入MnOx能够显著提高催化剂的催化性能。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、程序升温还原(H2-TPR)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等表征手段,发现MnOx的加入在MnOx与CeO_(2)之间形成了界面效应,这显著改变了Mn/Ce催化剂的物理化学性质。由于界面效应的作用,不仅提高了10 Mn/Ce催化剂中Ce3+、Mn3+离子的浓度以及氧空位的浓度,而且还降低了催化剂表面Ce−O键强度,使得表面晶格氧更易于参与甲苯的催化氧化,提升了催化剂的氧化还原性能,从而促进了甲苯的催化氧化。本研究不仅成功制备了具有优异甲苯氧化活性的Mn/Ce催化剂,而且揭示了其背后的界面效应机制,为VOCs高效氧化催化剂设计与制备提供了简单有效的方法与思路。

多环芳烃双效耦合加氢催化剂制备及其加氢性能

多环芳烃加氢饱和既有利于环境保护,还能促进煤焦油的高效率利用。以煤焦油中(210~360)℃富含2-4环多环芳烃馏分为研究对象,采用加氢饱和催化剂与分子筛催化剂作为双效耦合催化剂,对不同反应条件下煤焦油催化加氢反应性能进行研究。结果表明,双效耦合催化剂具备分子筛催化剂与加氢饱和催化剂的催化特性,同时具备两者相互作用较小的稳态结构,且其在多环芳烃催化加氢反应中的活性介于分子筛催化剂和加氢饱和催化剂之间;活性金属组分Ni和Mo在催化剂表面分布稳定均匀。各操作条件对多环芳烃加氢性能存在不同程度的影响,双效耦合催化剂耦合比为4∶6时,多环芳烃催化加氢性能优于其他耦合比催化剂,在反应温度380℃、氢初压8.0 MPa、反应时间60 min和剂油比5∶100条件下,具有较好的加氢性能。馏分油多次选择性加氢后,饱和分量明显增加,胶质和芳香分量明显减少。

双金属电催化CO_(2)还原催化剂的合成、表征和机理研究进展

电催化二氧化碳还原反应(CO_(2)RR)是一种将CO_(2)转化为有价值的化学品的有效方法。然而,CO_(2)的转化是一个复杂的过程,涉及2、4、6、8和12等多电子转移步骤。因此,开发高效的催化剂以精确控制CO_(2)转化过程中的电子转移数目具有重要意义。单金属催化剂存在活性位点单一、反应动力学慢、产物选择性低和稳定性不足等缺点。双金属催化剂因其独特的结构和优异的性能而受到广泛关注。通过引入次金属,可以改变催化剂的电子结构,促进新的活性位点的形成,从而优化中间体与活性位点之间的相互作用。因此,本文综述了以炭材料为基底的单原子双金属催化剂和合金、异质结构等非原子级的双金属催化剂以及它们的制备方法、结构表征和催化产物,归纳双金属催化剂的催化机理。最后,提出CO_(2)RR中遇到的挑战并对今后的发展进行展望。

生态触媒视角下滨河区活力营造的设计策略探究——以昆明官渡区巫家坝滨水河道区为例

滨河地区生态资源的策略性利用对营造空间活力和促进地区健康发展有重要影响。研究通过分析“城市触媒理论”和“生态触媒效应”的实践应用,结合昆明官渡区巫家坝滨水河道区的资源特征,探索以“生态触媒效应”拓展城市设计思维和提高滨河地区活力的相关设计策略。在区域层面,基于生态触媒效应,定位地块生态功能,营造环状活力滨水空间;在基地层面,利用触媒的激发效应、缝合效应和链条效应,从文化景观节点、生态环境系统和线性滨河空间三个角度提出设计策略,以期在发挥生态触媒价值的同时为地区注入更多活力。