Synthesis of Diphenyl Carbonate over the Magnetic Catalysts Pd/La_(1-x)Pb_xMnO_3 (x=0.2-0.7)

The magnetic perovskite-supported palladium catalysts Pd/Lal_xPbxMnO3 （x = 0.2-0.7） were prepared and used for the oxidative carbonylation of phenol to diphenyl carbonate. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by the X-ray diffraction （XRD）, surface area measurement BET, vibration sample magnetometer （VSM） and tem- perature-programmed reduction （TPR）. The experimental results demonstrated that the magnetic Pd/La1-xPbxMnO3 （x = 0.4-0.5） obtain relative better catalytic activity. It can be explained by higher concentration of oxygen vacan- cies, larger amount and better mobility of lattice oxygen of their support. Furthermore, these samples possess suffi- cient saturated magnetization. Thus, Pd/La1-xPbxMnO3 （x = 0.4-0.5） may be suitable for operation in the magneti- cally stabilized bed reactor.

J/ψ and φ Electro-production in Pomeron Exchange Model

Based on Pomeron exchange model, J/ψ and φ production in electro-proton interaction are investigated with both linear and non-linear Pomeron trajectory. The experimental differential cross sections measured as a function of the kinematic variable Q^2,W and t are reproduced successfully in the model. Our conclusions are that the Pomeron exchange model is a successful description of J/ψ and φ electro-productions on the proton, and that the linear trajectory is a good approximation to non-linearity of the Pomeron trajectory.

Selective Oxidation of PM over Li Doped Potassium Titanate Catalysts

K2Ti2O5 and LixK2-xTi2O5 samples with varying K contents （x=0.125, 0.15, 0.3）, targeted on removal of two main environmental pollutants： PM and NOx, were synthesized by the solid state method using TiO2, KNO3 and LiOH-H2O as starting materials and were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, and BET. The catalytic activity of titanate catalysts on PM oxidation was evaluated using the temperature programmed oxidation （TPO） method. The test results showed that the perovskite structure of K2Ti205 was still retained after doping a small amount of Li, and the catalytic performance of LixK2-xTi2O5 had been improved significantly compared with that of K2Ti2O5. Li0.15K1.85Ti205 catalyst had the highest catalytic activity with an ignition temperature of 210℃ and a peak temperature of 290℃. The catalytic activity of both K2Ti2O5 and LixK2-xTi2O5 under intimate contact was higher than that under loose contact. When the exhaust gas flow rate was around 100 mL/min, the catalyst samples showed a highest activity. The Li doped K2Ti2O5 could be an excellent candidate for PM oxidation due to its high oxidation activity, water stability, resistance to sulfur poisoning and economical advantages.

Reactive Adsorption of Thiophene Using a NiZnO-Based Adsorbent

The thiophene removal ability of the synthesized NiZnO-based adsorbent was tested in a lab-scale fixed-bed system. The X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and the temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) instrument were used to characterize the samples. The XRD and TPR results showed that there existed stronger synergetic effect between ZnO and NiO to form well-dispersed adsorbent particles when the Zn/Ni molar ratio in adsorbent was 0.4, and that the optimum temperature for reduction of the NiZnO-based adsorbent was approximately in the range of 350℃—400℃. In addition, the effects of reaction temperature, and reaction pressure on the reactive adsorption desulfurization tests were studied.

Optimum High-Quality Ceramic Support like SiC, AI203 ＆ TiO2 for Cobalt as a Very Active Metal for Fisher-Tropsch-Synthesis in a Fixed Bed Reactor Configuration

A series of experiments were performed on indigenously synthesized catalyst pallets of cobalt as a very active metal on ceramic support like SiC, A1203 ＆ TiO2 in a fixed bed reactor configuration with an aim to study the catalyst activity ＆ selectivity, chemical kinetics, design flexibility, temperature, pressure by characteristics diffusion distance. Catalyst pallets were prepared and then characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscope, and Temperature Programmed Reduction. The results showed the Brunaner, Emmett and Teller area of SiC was the lowest among the three supports prepared for testing. However, its reducibility showed improvement with use of cobalt acetate, as a precursor, rather than cobalt nitrates. Mechanical strength and behavior was checked by the hardness testing machine. Fischer Tropsch （FT） synthesis experiments were performed in the fixed bed reactor set at 450-500 K and 2.3-2.5 MPa using synthetic gas having HJCO ration = 2.0. FT synthesis showed that cobalt/silicon carbide catalyst gives high CO conversion and lower methane selectivity, compared to Co/A1203 and Co/TiO2, as well as high C5＋ selectivity of almost 90%. Moreover, its stability was enhanced by the addition of Zr02, as without this addition, the Co/SiC interactions are weaker and can cause carbon sintering, and thus, the deactivation rate to increase.

Gold Supported on Metal Oxides for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation

Au has been loaded （1% wt.） on different commercial oxide supports （CuO, La2O3, Y2O3, NiO） by three different methods： double impregnation （DIM）, liquid-phase reductive deposition （LPRD）, and ultrasonication （US）. Samples were characterised by N2 adsorption at -196℃, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, high-angle annular dark-field imaging （Z-contrast）, X-ray diffraction, and temperature programmed reduction. CO oxidation was used as a test reaction to compare the catalytic activities. The best results were obtained with Au loaded by DIM on the NiO support, with an activity of 7.2 × 10^（-4） molco·gAu^（-1）·s^（-1） at room temperature. This is most likely related to the Au nanoparticle size being the smallest in this catalyst （average 4.8 nm）, since it is well known that gold particle size determines the catalytic activity. Other samples, having larger Au particle sizes （in the 2-12 nm range, with average sizes ranging from 4.8 to 6.8 nm）, showed lower activities. Nevertheless, all samples prepared by DIM had activities （from 1.1 × 10^（-4） to 7.2 × 10^（-4） molco·gAu^（-1）·S^（-1）, at room temperature） above those reported in the literature for gold on similar oxide supports. Therefore, this method gives better results than the most usual methods of deposition-precipitation or co-precipitation.

In-situ TEM investigation of MoS2 upon alkali metal intercalation

Phase transition in two dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS_2) can be induced by several methods and has been investigated for decades. Alkali metal insertion of MoS_2 had been proved an effective method to cause phase transition early in 1970s, and has been gaining renewed interest recently, due to the possible application of MoS_2 in energy storage. The alkali metal intercalation of MoS_2 has been studied by various techniques, among which in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provides unique capability of real time resolving the structural evolution of the materials at high spatial resolutions. Here by in-situ TEM technique we investigated the structural evolution of MoS_2 upon lithium and sodium intercalation, along with transformation of the nanosheet and variation of the electron diffraction patterns. The intercalation process is accompanied by emergence of superstructures, which exist in several forms. The ion intercalation results in phase transition of MoS_2 from 2H to 1T, and the driving mechanism of the phase transition are discussed. The work provides a more comprehensive understanding of ion intercalation induced phase transition of MoS_2.