Single-atom catalysis,the catalysis by single-atom catalysts(SACs),has attracted considerable attention in recent years as a new frontier in the heterogeneous catalysis field.SACs have the advantages of both homogeneo...Single-atom catalysis,the catalysis by single-atom catalysts(SACs),has attracted considerable attention in recent years as a new frontier in the heterogeneous catalysis field.SACs have the advantages of both homogeneous catalysts(isolated active sites)and heterogeneous catalysts(stable and easy to separate),and are thus predicted to be able to bridge the homo-and heterogeneous catalysis.This prediction was first experimentally demonstrated in 2016.In this mini-review,we summarize the few homogeneous catalysis progresses reported recently where SACs have exhibited promising application:a)Rh/ZnO and Rh/CoO SAC have been used successfully in hydroformylation of olefin of which the activity are comparable to the homogeneous Wilkinson’s catalyst;b)a Pt/Al2O3 SAC has shown excellent performance in hydrosilylation reaction;and c)M-N-C SACs(M=Fe,Co etc.)have been applied in the activation of C–H bonds.All of these examples suggest that fabrication of suitable SACs could provide a new avenue for the heterogenization of homogeneous catalysts.These pioneering works shed new light on the recognition of single-atom catalysis in bridging the homo-and heterogeneous catalysis.展开更多
Catalytic activity of activated carbon supported tungstosilicic acidin synthesizing 2-methyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl- 1,3-dioxolane, 2,4-dimethyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane, cyclohexanone ethylene ketal, cycl...Catalytic activity of activated carbon supported tungstosilicic acidin synthesizing 2-methyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl- 1,3-dioxolane, 2,4-dimethyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane, cyclohexanone ethylene ketal, cyclohexanone 1,2-propa- nediol ketal, butanone ethylene ketal, butanone 1,2-propanediol ketal, 2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane, 2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane was reported. It has been demonstrated that activated carbon supported tungstosilicic acid is an excellent catalyst. Various factors involved in these reactions were investigated. The optimum conditions found were: molar ratio of aldehyde/ketone to glycol is 1/1.5, mass ratio of the catalyst used to the reactants is 1.0%, and reaction time is 1.0 h. Under these conditions, the yield of 2-methyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane is 61.5%, of 2,4-dimethyl- 2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane is 69.1%, of cyclohexanone ethylene ketal is 74.6%, of cyclohexanone 1,2-propanediol ketal is 80.1%, of butanone ethylene ketal is 69.5%, of butanone 1,2-propanediol ketal is 78.5%, of 2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane is 56.7%, of 4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane is 86.2%, of 2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane is 87.5%, of 4-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane is 87.9%.展开更多
To protect carbon/carbon (C/C) composites from oxidation, a SiC coating modified with SiO2 was prepared by a complex technology. The inner SiC coating with thickness varying from 150 to 300 μm was initially coated by...To protect carbon/carbon (C/C) composites from oxidation, a SiC coating modified with SiO2 was prepared by a complex technology. The inner SiC coating with thickness varying from 150 to 300 μm was initially coated by chemical vapor reaction (CVR): a simple and cheap technique to prepare the SiC coating via siliconizing the substrate that was exposed to the mixed vapor (Si and SiO2) at high temperatures (1 923?2 273 K). Then the as-prepared coating was processed by a dipping and drying procedure with tetraethoxysilane as source materials to form SiO2 to fill the cracks and holes. Oxidation tests show that, after oxidation in air at 1 623 K for 10 h and thermal cycling between 1 623 K and room temperature 5 times, the mass loss of the CVR coated sample is up to 18.21%, while the sample coated with modified coating is only 5.96%, exhibiting an obvious improvement of oxidation and thermal shock resistance of the coating. The mass loss of the modified sample is mainly contributed to the reaction of C/C substrate with oxygen diffusing through the penetrating cracks formed in thermal shock tests.展开更多
Obtaining a detailed understanding of the surface modification of supports is crucial;however,it is a challenging task for the development and large-scale fabrication of supported electrocatalysts that can be used as ...Obtaining a detailed understanding of the surface modification of supports is crucial;however,it is a challenging task for the development and large-scale fabrication of supported electrocatalysts that can be used as alternatives to Pt-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR).In this study,commercial silicon carbide(SiC)was modified through surface oxidization(O-SiC)to support the use of Pd nanoparticles(Pd NPs)as electrocatalysts for ORR.The obtained Pd/O-SiC catalysts exhibited better ORR activity,stronger durability,and higher resistance to methanol poisoning than that exhibited by commercial Pt/C.The role of the support in enhancing the ORR performance,especially the oxidization of SiC surfaces,was discussed in detail based on the experimental characterizations and density functional theory calculations.The underlying mechanism of the superior ORR performance of Pd/O-SiC catalysts was attributed to the charge transfer from SiC_(x)O_(y)to Pd NPs on the surfaces of SiC and the strong metal–support interactions(SMSIs)between Pd and SiC_(x)O_(y).The charge transfer enhanced the ORR activity by inducing electron-rich Pd,increased the adsorption of the key intermediate OOH,and decreased the Gibbs free energy of the critical ORR step.Furthermore,SMSIs enhanced the ORR stability of the Pd/O-SiC catalyst.This study provided a facile route for designing and developing highly active Pd-based ORR electrocatalysts.展开更多
In this paper, the propene oligomerization reaction catalyzed by phosphotungstic acid supported on two kinds of silica gel was studied, it had been found out that the conversion of propene catalyzed by the type A sili...In this paper, the propene oligomerization reaction catalyzed by phosphotungstic acid supported on two kinds of silica gel was studied, it had been found out that the conversion of propene catalyzed by the type A silica gel-phosphotung- stic acid catalyst was 3.38 m%, while the conversion of propene catalyzed by the type B silica gel-phosphotungstic acid catalyst was 90.1 m% with a nonene selectivity of 42.33 m%, and a dodecene selectivity of 31.79 m%. The influence of reaction temperature, pressure and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) on the reaction catalyzed by the type B silica gel- phosphotungstic acid catalyst was investigated. It had been verified that when the reaction temperature increased from 170 ~C to 190 ~C, the conversion of propene increased while the selectivity of nonene and dodecene decreased; when the re- action pressure increased from 3.5 MPa to 4.5 MPa, the conversion of propene increased also, and the selectivity of nonene and dodecene changed very little. The conversion of propene at a space velocity of between 0.5 h-1 and 1.0 h-~ was higher than that achieved at 2.0 h-~, but the selectivity of nonene and dodecene did not show regular fluctuations. An optimum conversion of propene (91.05 m%) and an optimum selectivity of nonene and dodecene (89.51 m%) could be achieved at a reaction temperature of 170 ~C, a reaction pressure of 4.5MPa, and a LHSV of 1.0 fit. The experiments on catalyst life showed that the activity of the type B silica gel-phosphotungstic acid catalyst could be only maintained in 25 hours, and the reason was explained also.展开更多
The main cause to the deactivation of ZSM-5 catalyst, used for oxidation of benzene to phenol (BTOP) by nitrous oxide, is that the carbon deposition on the catalyst surface blocks the mouth of pores of the catalyst.In...The main cause to the deactivation of ZSM-5 catalyst, used for oxidation of benzene to phenol (BTOP) by nitrous oxide, is that the carbon deposition on the catalyst surface blocks the mouth of pores of the catalyst.In the experiments, ZSM-5 catalyst was modified by chemical surface deposition of silicon, and then the effect of modification condition on the catalyst activation was studied. The catalyst samples were characterized by XRF,EPS, XRD, TEM, N2 adsorption at low temperature, pyridine adsorption-infrared technique and etc. All the above results show that the uniform SiO2 membrane can be formed on ZSM-5 crystal surface. The SiO2 membrane covers the acid centers on ZSM-5 surface to inhibit surface coking, to avoid or decrease the possibility of ZSM-5 pore blockage so that the catalyst activity and stability can be improved efficiently. The optimum siliconiting conditions determined by the experiments are as follows: 4% load of silanizing agent, volume (ml)/mass (g) ratio of hexane/ZSM-5=15/1, and 16 h of modification time. Compared with the samples without siliconiting treatment,the samples treated under the above optimum condition can increase the productivity of phenol by 14% for 3 h reaction time and by 41% for 6 h reaction time respectively.展开更多
SiC nanowires with thickness-controlled SiO2 shells have been obtained by a simple and efficient method, namely treatment of SiC/SiO2 core-shell nanowires in NaOH solution. The products were characterized by transmiss...SiC nanowires with thickness-controlled SiO2 shells have been obtained by a simple and efficient method, namely treatment of SiC/SiO2 core-shell nanowires in NaOH solution. The products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The thickness of the SiO2 shell can be effectively controlled by selecting the appropriate processing time, and pure SiC nanowires were also obtained by alkaline cleaning in 1 mol-L-1 NaOH solution for 40 min at 70 ~C. A mechanism for the removal of the SiO2 shells has been proposed, and a two-phase reaction kinetic equation was derived to explain the rate of the removal of the SiO2 shells. The validity of this equation was verified by experiment. This work not only describes an effective experimental method for achieving SiC nanowires with thickness-controlled SiO2 coatings but also provides a fundamental theoretical equation with a certain level of generality. In addition, photoluminescence (PL) measurement results showed that the SiC nanowires sheathed with an optimum SiO2 thickness (3.03 nm) have better photoluminescence properties than either the bare SiC nanowires or SiC nanowires with thicker coatings of SiO2.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(21606222,21776270)Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2017M621170,2016M601350)~~
文摘Single-atom catalysis,the catalysis by single-atom catalysts(SACs),has attracted considerable attention in recent years as a new frontier in the heterogeneous catalysis field.SACs have the advantages of both homogeneous catalysts(isolated active sites)and heterogeneous catalysts(stable and easy to separate),and are thus predicted to be able to bridge the homo-and heterogeneous catalysis.This prediction was first experimentally demonstrated in 2016.In this mini-review,we summarize the few homogeneous catalysis progresses reported recently where SACs have exhibited promising application:a)Rh/ZnO and Rh/CoO SAC have been used successfully in hydroformylation of olefin of which the activity are comparable to the homogeneous Wilkinson’s catalyst;b)a Pt/Al2O3 SAC has shown excellent performance in hydrosilylation reaction;and c)M-N-C SACs(M=Fe,Co etc.)have been applied in the activation of C–H bonds.All of these examples suggest that fabrication of suitable SACs could provide a new avenue for the heterogenization of homogeneous catalysts.These pioneering works shed new light on the recognition of single-atom catalysis in bridging the homo-and heterogeneous catalysis.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of HubeiProvince Education Committee (No. 2004D007) and the NationalNatural Science Foundation of China (No. 20471044)
文摘Catalytic activity of activated carbon supported tungstosilicic acidin synthesizing 2-methyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl- 1,3-dioxolane, 2,4-dimethyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane, cyclohexanone ethylene ketal, cyclohexanone 1,2-propa- nediol ketal, butanone ethylene ketal, butanone 1,2-propanediol ketal, 2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane, 2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane was reported. It has been demonstrated that activated carbon supported tungstosilicic acid is an excellent catalyst. Various factors involved in these reactions were investigated. The optimum conditions found were: molar ratio of aldehyde/ketone to glycol is 1/1.5, mass ratio of the catalyst used to the reactants is 1.0%, and reaction time is 1.0 h. Under these conditions, the yield of 2-methyl-2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane is 61.5%, of 2,4-dimethyl- 2-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane is 69.1%, of cyclohexanone ethylene ketal is 74.6%, of cyclohexanone 1,2-propanediol ketal is 80.1%, of butanone ethylene ketal is 69.5%, of butanone 1,2-propanediol ketal is 78.5%, of 2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane is 56.7%, of 4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane is 86.2%, of 2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane is 87.5%, of 4-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane is 87.9%.
基金Project(2006CB600901) supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(50802115) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘To protect carbon/carbon (C/C) composites from oxidation, a SiC coating modified with SiO2 was prepared by a complex technology. The inner SiC coating with thickness varying from 150 to 300 μm was initially coated by chemical vapor reaction (CVR): a simple and cheap technique to prepare the SiC coating via siliconizing the substrate that was exposed to the mixed vapor (Si and SiO2) at high temperatures (1 923?2 273 K). Then the as-prepared coating was processed by a dipping and drying procedure with tetraethoxysilane as source materials to form SiO2 to fill the cracks and holes. Oxidation tests show that, after oxidation in air at 1 623 K for 10 h and thermal cycling between 1 623 K and room temperature 5 times, the mass loss of the CVR coated sample is up to 18.21%, while the sample coated with modified coating is only 5.96%, exhibiting an obvious improvement of oxidation and thermal shock resistance of the coating. The mass loss of the modified sample is mainly contributed to the reaction of C/C substrate with oxygen diffusing through the penetrating cracks formed in thermal shock tests.
文摘Obtaining a detailed understanding of the surface modification of supports is crucial;however,it is a challenging task for the development and large-scale fabrication of supported electrocatalysts that can be used as alternatives to Pt-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR).In this study,commercial silicon carbide(SiC)was modified through surface oxidization(O-SiC)to support the use of Pd nanoparticles(Pd NPs)as electrocatalysts for ORR.The obtained Pd/O-SiC catalysts exhibited better ORR activity,stronger durability,and higher resistance to methanol poisoning than that exhibited by commercial Pt/C.The role of the support in enhancing the ORR performance,especially the oxidization of SiC surfaces,was discussed in detail based on the experimental characterizations and density functional theory calculations.The underlying mechanism of the superior ORR performance of Pd/O-SiC catalysts was attributed to the charge transfer from SiC_(x)O_(y)to Pd NPs on the surfaces of SiC and the strong metal–support interactions(SMSIs)between Pd and SiC_(x)O_(y).The charge transfer enhanced the ORR activity by inducing electron-rich Pd,increased the adsorption of the key intermediate OOH,and decreased the Gibbs free energy of the critical ORR step.Furthermore,SMSIs enhanced the ORR stability of the Pd/O-SiC catalyst.This study provided a facile route for designing and developing highly active Pd-based ORR electrocatalysts.
文摘In this paper, the propene oligomerization reaction catalyzed by phosphotungstic acid supported on two kinds of silica gel was studied, it had been found out that the conversion of propene catalyzed by the type A silica gel-phosphotung- stic acid catalyst was 3.38 m%, while the conversion of propene catalyzed by the type B silica gel-phosphotungstic acid catalyst was 90.1 m% with a nonene selectivity of 42.33 m%, and a dodecene selectivity of 31.79 m%. The influence of reaction temperature, pressure and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) on the reaction catalyzed by the type B silica gel- phosphotungstic acid catalyst was investigated. It had been verified that when the reaction temperature increased from 170 ~C to 190 ~C, the conversion of propene increased while the selectivity of nonene and dodecene decreased; when the re- action pressure increased from 3.5 MPa to 4.5 MPa, the conversion of propene increased also, and the selectivity of nonene and dodecene changed very little. The conversion of propene at a space velocity of between 0.5 h-1 and 1.0 h-~ was higher than that achieved at 2.0 h-~, but the selectivity of nonene and dodecene did not show regular fluctuations. An optimum conversion of propene (91.05 m%) and an optimum selectivity of nonene and dodecene (89.51 m%) could be achieved at a reaction temperature of 170 ~C, a reaction pressure of 4.5MPa, and a LHSV of 1.0 fit. The experiments on catalyst life showed that the activity of the type B silica gel-phosphotungstic acid catalyst could be only maintained in 25 hours, and the reason was explained also.
文摘The main cause to the deactivation of ZSM-5 catalyst, used for oxidation of benzene to phenol (BTOP) by nitrous oxide, is that the carbon deposition on the catalyst surface blocks the mouth of pores of the catalyst.In the experiments, ZSM-5 catalyst was modified by chemical surface deposition of silicon, and then the effect of modification condition on the catalyst activation was studied. The catalyst samples were characterized by XRF,EPS, XRD, TEM, N2 adsorption at low temperature, pyridine adsorption-infrared technique and etc. All the above results show that the uniform SiO2 membrane can be formed on ZSM-5 crystal surface. The SiO2 membrane covers the acid centers on ZSM-5 surface to inhibit surface coking, to avoid or decrease the possibility of ZSM-5 pore blockage so that the catalyst activity and stability can be improved efficiently. The optimum siliconiting conditions determined by the experiments are as follows: 4% load of silanizing agent, volume (ml)/mass (g) ratio of hexane/ZSM-5=15/1, and 16 h of modification time. Compared with the samples without siliconiting treatment,the samples treated under the above optimum condition can increase the productivity of phenol by 14% for 3 h reaction time and by 41% for 6 h reaction time respectively.
基金The work reported here was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 51272117, 51172115, and 50972063, the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province under Grant Nos. ZR2011EMZ001, and ZR2011EMQ011, the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No. 20123719110003, the Application Foundation Research Program of Qingdao under Grant No. 13-1-4- 117-jch, and the Tackling Key Program of Science and Technology in Shandong Province under Grant No. 2012GGX10218. We express our grateful thanks to them for their financial support.
文摘SiC nanowires with thickness-controlled SiO2 shells have been obtained by a simple and efficient method, namely treatment of SiC/SiO2 core-shell nanowires in NaOH solution. The products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The thickness of the SiO2 shell can be effectively controlled by selecting the appropriate processing time, and pure SiC nanowires were also obtained by alkaline cleaning in 1 mol-L-1 NaOH solution for 40 min at 70 ~C. A mechanism for the removal of the SiO2 shells has been proposed, and a two-phase reaction kinetic equation was derived to explain the rate of the removal of the SiO2 shells. The validity of this equation was verified by experiment. This work not only describes an effective experimental method for achieving SiC nanowires with thickness-controlled SiO2 coatings but also provides a fundamental theoretical equation with a certain level of generality. In addition, photoluminescence (PL) measurement results showed that the SiC nanowires sheathed with an optimum SiO2 thickness (3.03 nm) have better photoluminescence properties than either the bare SiC nanowires or SiC nanowires with thicker coatings of SiO2.