Selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions is of great importance yet challenging,with the activation of molecular oxygen(O2)as a crucial capability of the catalysts.Herein,we demonstrate that an Al...Selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions is of great importance yet challenging,with the activation of molecular oxygen(O2)as a crucial capability of the catalysts.Herein,we demonstrate that an Al2O3-supported Pd single-atom catalyst leads to higher activity and selectivity compared to Pd nanoparticles for the oxidation of cinnamyl alcohol.The Al2O3 support used in this study is rich in coordinately unsaturated Al3+sites,which are apt for binding to Pd atoms through oxygen bridges and present a distinct metal-support interaction(MSI).The suitable MSI then leads to a unique electronic characteristic of the Pd single atoms,which can be confirmed via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,normalized X-ray absorption near-edge structure,and diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.Moreover,this unique electronic state is proposed to be responsible for its high catalytic activity.With the help of in-situ UV-vis spectra and electron spin resonance spectra,a specific alcohol oxidation route with O2 activation mechanism is then identified.Active oxygen species behaving chemically like singlet-O2 are generated from the interaction of O2 with Pd1/Al2O3,and then oxidize the partially dehydrogenated intermediates produced by the adsorbed allylic alcohols and Pd atoms to the desired alkenyl aldehyde.This work provides a promising path for the design and development of high-activity catalysts for aerobic oxidation reactions.展开更多
The hydrogenation of m-dinitrobenzene to m-phenylenediamine in liquid phase was studied with the nickel catalysts supported on SiO2, TiO2, γ-Al2O3, MgO and diatomite carders. Based on the experiments of X-ray diffrac...The hydrogenation of m-dinitrobenzene to m-phenylenediamine in liquid phase was studied with the nickel catalysts supported on SiO2, TiO2, γ-Al2O3, MgO and diatomite carders. Based on the experiments of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), temperature-programmed desorption of hydrogen (H2-TPD) and activity evaluation, the physico-chemical and catalytic properties of the catalysts were investigated. Among the catalysts tested, the SiO2 supported nickel catalyst showed the highest activity and selectivity towards m-phenylenediamine, over which 97.3% m-dinitrobenzene conversion and 95.1% m-phenylenediamine yield were obtained at 373K under hydrogen pressure of 2.6MPa after reaction for 6 h when using ethanol as solvent. Although TiO2 and diatomite supported nickel catalysts also presented high activity, they had lower selectivity towards m-phenylenediamine. As for γ-Al2O3 and MgO supported catalysts were almost inactive for the object reaction. It was shown that both the activity and selectivity of the catalysts were strongly depended on the interaction between nickel and the support. The higher activities of Ni/SiO2, Ni/TiO2 and Ni/diatomite could be attributed to the weaker metal-support interaction, on which Ni species presented as crystallized Ni metal particles. On the other hand, there existed strong metal-support interaction in Ni/MgO and Ni γ-Al2O3, which causes these catalysts more difficult to be reduced and the availability of Ni active sites decreased, resulting in their low catalytic activity.展开更多
Co-precipitation method was selected for the preparation of Ni/Al_2O_3, Ni/ZrO_2 and Ni/CeO_2 catalysts, and their performances in methanation were investigated in this study. The structure and surface properties of t...Co-precipitation method was selected for the preparation of Ni/Al_2O_3, Ni/ZrO_2 and Ni/CeO_2 catalysts, and their performances in methanation were investigated in this study. The structure and surface properties of these catalysts were characterized by BET, XRD, H_2-TPD, TEM and H_2-TPR. The results showed that the catalytic activity at low temperature followed the order: Ni/Al_2O_3>Ni/ZrO_2>Ni/CeO_2. Ni/Al_2O_3 catalyst presented the best catalytic performance with the highest CH_4 selectivity of 94.5%. The characterization results indicated that the dispersion of the active component Ni was the main factor affecting the catalytic activity and the one with higher dispersion gave better performance.展开更多
Top‐down synthesis has been used to prepare catalytic materials with nanometer sizes,but fabricating atomically dispersed metal catalysts remains a challenge because surface single metal atoms are prone to aggregatio...Top‐down synthesis has been used to prepare catalytic materials with nanometer sizes,but fabricating atomically dispersed metal catalysts remains a challenge because surface single metal atoms are prone to aggregation or coalescence.A top‐down strategy is used to synthesize atomically dispersed metal catalysts,based on supported Ag nanoparticles.The changes of the geometric and electronic structures of the Ag atoms during the top‐down process are studied using the in situ synchrotron X‐ray diffraction technique,ex situ X‐ray absorption spectroscopy,and transmission electron microscopy.The experimental results,coupled with the density functional theory calculations,demonstrate that the electronic perturbation of the Ag frontier orbitals,induced by the Ag‐O interactions at the perimeter of the metal‐support interface,is the driving force of the top‐down process.The top‐down synthesis has two important functions:to increase the number of catalytic active sites and to facilitate the study of complex reaction mechanisms(e.g.,formaldehyde oxidation)by developing single‐site model catalysts.展开更多
Herein,we report the excellent De-NO_(x)performance of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3(LSM)perovskite-supported Pd catalysts(Pd-LSM)in alternating lean-burn/fuel-rich atmospheres using C3H6 as reductant and describe the in situ activa...Herein,we report the excellent De-NO_(x)performance of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3(LSM)perovskite-supported Pd catalysts(Pd-LSM)in alternating lean-burn/fuel-rich atmospheres using C3H6 as reductant and describe the in situ activation of the Pd catalysts via metal-support interaction(MSI)tuning.The NO_(x)reduction conversion of the Pd-LSM catalyst increased significantly from 56.1%to 90.1%and the production of N2O was suppressed.Our results demonstrated that this behavior was mainly attributed to the in situ transformation of Pd2+into Pd0 during the reaction.The generated Pd0 species could readily activate the C3H6 reductant and achieve an eight-fold higher turnover frequency than Pd2+for the reduction of NO_(x).Moreover,excessive MSIs inhibited the in situ generation of Pd0,and thereby,lowered the De-NO_(x)activity of the catalyst even at high Pd dispersion.In addition,the Pd-LSM catalysts exhibited much higher S tolerance than conventional Al_(2)O_(3)-supported catalysts.Our study provides a new approach for analyzing and designing highly active metal catalysts operated under dynamic alternating oxidizing/reducing atmospheric conditions.展开更多
The activation of HCl by cationic Au in the presence of C2H2 is important for the construction of active Au sites and in acetylene hydrochlorination.Here,we report a strategy for activating HCl by the Au-based support...The activation of HCl by cationic Au in the presence of C2H2 is important for the construction of active Au sites and in acetylene hydrochlorination.Here,we report a strategy for activating HCl by the Au-based supported ionic liquid phase(Au–SILP)technology with the[N(CN)2^–]anion.This strategy enables HCl to accept electrons from[N(CN)2^–]anions in Au–[N(CN)2^–]complexes rather than from pure[Bmim][N(CN)2],leading to notable improvement in both the reaction path and the stability of the catalyst without changing the reaction triggered by acetylene adsorption.Furthermore,the induction period of the Au–SILP catalyst was shown to be absent in the reaction process due to the high Au(III)content in the Au(Ⅲ)/Au(Ⅰ)site and the high substrate diffusion rate in the ionic liquid layer.This work provides a facile method to improve the stability of Au-based catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the mechanism of interleukin (IL)-6 secretion through blocking the IL-17A/IL-17A recepto (IL-17RA) signaling pathway with a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in vitro . MET...AIM: To investigate the mechanism of interleukin (IL)-6 secretion through blocking the IL-17A/IL-17A recepto (IL-17RA) signaling pathway with a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in vitro . METHODS: HSCs were derived from the livers of adul male Sprague-Dawley rats. IL-6 expression was evalu ated using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The phosphorylation activity of p38 mitogen activated pro tein kinases (MAPK) and extracellular regulated pro tein kinases (ERK) 1/2 upon induction by IL-17A and suppression by IL-17RA shRNA were examined using Western blotting.RESULTS: IL-6 expression induced by IL-17A was significantly increased compared to control in HSCs (P < 0.01 in a dose-dependent manner). Suppression of IL17RA using lentiviral-mediated shRNA inhibited IL-6 expression induced by IL-17A compared to group with only IL-17A treatment (1.44 ± 0.17 vs 4.07 ± 0.43, P < 0.01). IL-17A induced rapid phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 after 5 min exposure, and showed the strongest levels of phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 at 15 min in IL-17A-treated HSCs. IL-6 mRNA expression induced by IL-17A (100 ng/mL) for 3 h exposure was inhibited by preincubation with specific inhibitors of p38 MAPK (SB-203580) and ERK1/2 (PD-98059) compared to groups without inhibitors preincubation (1.67 ± 0.24, 2.01 ± 0.10 vs 4.08 ± 0.59, P < 0.01). Moreover, lentiviral-mediated IL-17RA shRNA 1 inhibited IL-17A-induced IL-6 mRNA expression compared to random shRNA in HSCs (1.44 ± 0.17 vs 3.98 ± 0.68, P < 0.01). Lentiviral-mediated IL17RA shRNA 1 inhibited phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 induced by 15 min IL-17A (100 ng/mL) exposure. CONCLUSION: Down-regulation of the IL-17RA receptor by shRNA decreased IL-6 expression induced by IL-17A via p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in HSCs. Suppression of IL-17RA expression may be a strategy to reduce the inflammatory response induced by IL-17A in the liver.展开更多
文摘Selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions is of great importance yet challenging,with the activation of molecular oxygen(O2)as a crucial capability of the catalysts.Herein,we demonstrate that an Al2O3-supported Pd single-atom catalyst leads to higher activity and selectivity compared to Pd nanoparticles for the oxidation of cinnamyl alcohol.The Al2O3 support used in this study is rich in coordinately unsaturated Al3+sites,which are apt for binding to Pd atoms through oxygen bridges and present a distinct metal-support interaction(MSI).The suitable MSI then leads to a unique electronic characteristic of the Pd single atoms,which can be confirmed via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,normalized X-ray absorption near-edge structure,and diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.Moreover,this unique electronic state is proposed to be responsible for its high catalytic activity.With the help of in-situ UV-vis spectra and electron spin resonance spectra,a specific alcohol oxidation route with O2 activation mechanism is then identified.Active oxygen species behaving chemically like singlet-O2 are generated from the interaction of O2 with Pd1/Al2O3,and then oxidize the partially dehydrogenated intermediates produced by the adsorbed allylic alcohols and Pd atoms to the desired alkenyl aldehyde.This work provides a promising path for the design and development of high-activity catalysts for aerobic oxidation reactions.
文摘The hydrogenation of m-dinitrobenzene to m-phenylenediamine in liquid phase was studied with the nickel catalysts supported on SiO2, TiO2, γ-Al2O3, MgO and diatomite carders. Based on the experiments of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), temperature-programmed desorption of hydrogen (H2-TPD) and activity evaluation, the physico-chemical and catalytic properties of the catalysts were investigated. Among the catalysts tested, the SiO2 supported nickel catalyst showed the highest activity and selectivity towards m-phenylenediamine, over which 97.3% m-dinitrobenzene conversion and 95.1% m-phenylenediamine yield were obtained at 373K under hydrogen pressure of 2.6MPa after reaction for 6 h when using ethanol as solvent. Although TiO2 and diatomite supported nickel catalysts also presented high activity, they had lower selectivity towards m-phenylenediamine. As for γ-Al2O3 and MgO supported catalysts were almost inactive for the object reaction. It was shown that both the activity and selectivity of the catalysts were strongly depended on the interaction between nickel and the support. The higher activities of Ni/SiO2, Ni/TiO2 and Ni/diatomite could be attributed to the weaker metal-support interaction, on which Ni species presented as crystallized Ni metal particles. On the other hand, there existed strong metal-support interaction in Ni/MgO and Ni γ-Al2O3, which causes these catalysts more difficult to be reduced and the availability of Ni active sites decreased, resulting in their low catalytic activity.
基金financial support from the National Science and Technology Supporting Plan through contract (2015BAD15B06)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51661145011)
文摘Co-precipitation method was selected for the preparation of Ni/Al_2O_3, Ni/ZrO_2 and Ni/CeO_2 catalysts, and their performances in methanation were investigated in this study. The structure and surface properties of these catalysts were characterized by BET, XRD, H_2-TPD, TEM and H_2-TPR. The results showed that the catalytic activity at low temperature followed the order: Ni/Al_2O_3>Ni/ZrO_2>Ni/CeO_2. Ni/Al_2O_3 catalyst presented the best catalytic performance with the highest CH_4 selectivity of 94.5%. The characterization results indicated that the dispersion of the active component Ni was the main factor affecting the catalytic activity and the one with higher dispersion gave better performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21477023)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(14JC1400400)~~
文摘Top‐down synthesis has been used to prepare catalytic materials with nanometer sizes,but fabricating atomically dispersed metal catalysts remains a challenge because surface single metal atoms are prone to aggregation or coalescence.A top‐down strategy is used to synthesize atomically dispersed metal catalysts,based on supported Ag nanoparticles.The changes of the geometric and electronic structures of the Ag atoms during the top‐down process are studied using the in situ synchrotron X‐ray diffraction technique,ex situ X‐ray absorption spectroscopy,and transmission electron microscopy.The experimental results,coupled with the density functional theory calculations,demonstrate that the electronic perturbation of the Ag frontier orbitals,induced by the Ag‐O interactions at the perimeter of the metal‐support interface,is the driving force of the top‐down process.The top‐down synthesis has two important functions:to increase the number of catalytic active sites and to facilitate the study of complex reaction mechanisms(e.g.,formaldehyde oxidation)by developing single‐site model catalysts.
文摘Herein,we report the excellent De-NO_(x)performance of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3(LSM)perovskite-supported Pd catalysts(Pd-LSM)in alternating lean-burn/fuel-rich atmospheres using C3H6 as reductant and describe the in situ activation of the Pd catalysts via metal-support interaction(MSI)tuning.The NO_(x)reduction conversion of the Pd-LSM catalyst increased significantly from 56.1%to 90.1%and the production of N2O was suppressed.Our results demonstrated that this behavior was mainly attributed to the in situ transformation of Pd2+into Pd0 during the reaction.The generated Pd0 species could readily activate the C3H6 reductant and achieve an eight-fold higher turnover frequency than Pd2+for the reduction of NO_(x).Moreover,excessive MSIs inhibited the in situ generation of Pd0,and thereby,lowered the De-NO_(x)activity of the catalyst even at high Pd dispersion.In addition,the Pd-LSM catalysts exhibited much higher S tolerance than conventional Al_(2)O_(3)-supported catalysts.Our study provides a new approach for analyzing and designing highly active metal catalysts operated under dynamic alternating oxidizing/reducing atmospheric conditions.
文摘The activation of HCl by cationic Au in the presence of C2H2 is important for the construction of active Au sites and in acetylene hydrochlorination.Here,we report a strategy for activating HCl by the Au-based supported ionic liquid phase(Au–SILP)technology with the[N(CN)2^–]anion.This strategy enables HCl to accept electrons from[N(CN)2^–]anions in Au–[N(CN)2^–]complexes rather than from pure[Bmim][N(CN)2],leading to notable improvement in both the reaction path and the stability of the catalyst without changing the reaction triggered by acetylene adsorption.Furthermore,the induction period of the Au–SILP catalyst was shown to be absent in the reaction process due to the high Au(III)content in the Au(Ⅲ)/Au(Ⅰ)site and the high substrate diffusion rate in the ionic liquid layer.This work provides a facile method to improve the stability of Au-based catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination.
基金Supported by The Zhejiang Extremely Key Subject of SurgeryThe Wenzhou Key Laboratory Project in Surgery
文摘AIM: To investigate the mechanism of interleukin (IL)-6 secretion through blocking the IL-17A/IL-17A recepto (IL-17RA) signaling pathway with a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in vitro . METHODS: HSCs were derived from the livers of adul male Sprague-Dawley rats. IL-6 expression was evalu ated using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The phosphorylation activity of p38 mitogen activated pro tein kinases (MAPK) and extracellular regulated pro tein kinases (ERK) 1/2 upon induction by IL-17A and suppression by IL-17RA shRNA were examined using Western blotting.RESULTS: IL-6 expression induced by IL-17A was significantly increased compared to control in HSCs (P < 0.01 in a dose-dependent manner). Suppression of IL17RA using lentiviral-mediated shRNA inhibited IL-6 expression induced by IL-17A compared to group with only IL-17A treatment (1.44 ± 0.17 vs 4.07 ± 0.43, P < 0.01). IL-17A induced rapid phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 after 5 min exposure, and showed the strongest levels of phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 at 15 min in IL-17A-treated HSCs. IL-6 mRNA expression induced by IL-17A (100 ng/mL) for 3 h exposure was inhibited by preincubation with specific inhibitors of p38 MAPK (SB-203580) and ERK1/2 (PD-98059) compared to groups without inhibitors preincubation (1.67 ± 0.24, 2.01 ± 0.10 vs 4.08 ± 0.59, P < 0.01). Moreover, lentiviral-mediated IL-17RA shRNA 1 inhibited IL-17A-induced IL-6 mRNA expression compared to random shRNA in HSCs (1.44 ± 0.17 vs 3.98 ± 0.68, P < 0.01). Lentiviral-mediated IL17RA shRNA 1 inhibited phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 induced by 15 min IL-17A (100 ng/mL) exposure. CONCLUSION: Down-regulation of the IL-17RA receptor by shRNA decreased IL-6 expression induced by IL-17A via p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in HSCs. Suppression of IL-17RA expression may be a strategy to reduce the inflammatory response induced by IL-17A in the liver.