通过超宽139La固体核磁共振波谱研究层状La（OH）2NO3

层状稀土氢氧化物是一类新型的稀土功能材料,本文采用固体核磁共振(SSNMR)方法研究了同时具备离子交换能力和非线性光学特性的层状La(OH)2NO3化合物,探讨了通过四极核CPMG(QCPMG)脉冲序列和变频谱图采集获取超宽^139La SSNMR谱图的方法,并描述了适用于此类实验的滤波方程和谱图重建方法.重建谱图同时包含四极核中心跃迁和卫星跃迁信息,本文使用QUEST软件对超宽^139La NMR谱图进行了模拟,获取的四极耦合常数CQ和非对称因子ηQ均与CASTEP密度泛函理论计算值高度吻合.SSNMR实验结果证实层状La(OH)2NO3化合物属于非中心对称结构(P21),解决了对其结构长期以来存在的争论.

Nature of active phase of VO_x catalysts supported on SiBeta for direct dehydrogenation of propane to propylene

The VOx catalysts supported on dealuminated Beta zeolite(Si Beta) with varying V loadings(from 0.5 to 10 wt%) are prepared and tested for their catalytic activities in the reaction of direct dehydrogenation of propane to propylene(PDH). It is characterized that the VSi Beta catalysts possess different kinds of vanadium species on the Si Beta support, including monomeric or isolated VOx species at a low V loading, and polynuclear VOx species in different polymerization degrees at higher V loadings. The 3 VSi Beta catalyst(V loading is 3 wt%), containing isolated VOx species in monolayer, shows around 40% of propane conversion with 90% of propylene selectivity(reaction conditions: 600 o C, 4000 m L g–1 h–1) which are comparable to VSi Beta catalysts with higher V loadings. The catalytic activity exhibits a good linear relationship with the amount of generated acidic sites, which are derived from the interaction sites between VOx species and Si Beta support, and keeps stable after several regeneration cycles. Thus, as the VOx species directly contact with Si Beta support via V–O–Si bonds, a reactivity enhancement can be achieved. While, the initial valence state of V does not seem to influence the catalytic performance. Moreover, the aggregation degree of VOx species determines the propylene selectivity and deactivation rate, both of which increase as raising the V loading amount.

P-doped mesoporous carbons for high-efficiency electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

Chemically modified carbonaceous materials have attained utmost attention in the fields of renewable energy storage and conversion,due to the controllable physicochemical properties,tailorable micro-/nanostructures,and respectable stability.Herein,P-doped mesoporous carbons were synthesized by using F127 as the soft template,organophosphonic acid as the P source and phenolic resin as the carbon source.Small amounts of iron species were introduced to act as a graphitization catalyst.The synthesized carbons exhibit the well-defined wormhole-like pore structure featuring high specific surface area and homogenously doped P heteroatoms.Notably,introducing iron species during the synthesis process can optimize the textural properties and the degree of graphitization of carbon materials.The doping amount of P has an important effect on the porous structure and the defect degree,which correspondingly influence the active sites and the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)activity.The resultant material presents superior catalytic activity for the ORR,together with remarkably enhanced durability and methanol tolerance in comparison with the commercial Platinum catalyst,demonstrating the possibility for its use in electrode materials and electronic nanodevices for metal-air batteries and fuel cells.

Phosphonate-derived nitrogen-doped cobalt phosphate/carbon nanotube hybrids as highly active oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts

The exploration of cost-effective non-noble-metal electrocatalysts is highly imperative to replace the state-of-the-art platinum-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR). Here, we prepared cobalt phosphonate-derived N-doped cobalt phosphate/carbon nanotube hybrids(Co Pi C-N/CNTs) by hydrothermal treatment of N-containing cobalt phosphonate and oxidized carbon nanotubes(o-CNT) followed by high-temperature calcination under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant Co Pi C-N/CNT exhibits a superior electrocatalytic performance for the ORR in alkaline media, which is equal to the commercial Pt/C catalyst in the aspect of half-wave potential, onset potential and diffuse limiting current density. Furthermore, the excellent tolerance to methanol and strong durability outperform those of commercial Pt/C. It is found that cobalt phosphonate-derived N-doped cobalt phosphate and the in-situ formed graphitic carbons play key roles on the activity enhancement. Besides, introducing a suitable amount of CNTs enhances the electronic conductivity and further contributes to the improved ORR performance.

Atomic layer deposition: Catalytic preparation and modification technique for the next generation

Atomic layer deposition(ALD)attracts great attention nowadays due to its ability for designing and modifying catalytic systems at the molecular level.There are several reported review papers published recently discussing this technique in catalysis.However,the mechanism on how the deposited materials improve the catalyst stability and tune the reaction selectivity is still unclear.Herein,catalytic systems created via ALD on stepwise preparation and/or modification under self-limiting reaction conditions are summarized.The effects of deposited materials in terms of electronic/geometry modification over the catalytic nanoparticles(NPs)are discussed.These effects explain the mechanism of the catalytic stability improvement and the selectivity modification.The unique properties of ALD for designing new catalytic systems are further investigated for building up photocatalytic reaction nanobowls,tandem catalyst and bi-active-component metallic catalytic systems.

Stabilizing copper species using zeolite for ethanol catalytic dehydrogenation to acetaldehyde

The selective dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde is a promising route for acetaldehyde production.Although Cu-based catalysts exhibit high activity in ethanol dehydrogenation,a rapid deactivation due to Cu sintering always occurs.In this study,highly dispersed Cu species were stabilized using the silanol defects in Beta zeolite(denoted as Beta)resulting from dealumination,and applied as robust catalysts for ethanol-to-acetaldehyde conversion.Typically,a long catalyst lifetime of 100 h with an acetaldehyde yield of^70%could be achieved over 5%Cu/Beta.The presence of Cu^+and Cu0 species and the agglomeration of Cu particles after a long-term reaction for 180 h were revealed by transmission electron microscopy,thermogravimetric analysis,and CO-diffuse-reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy,and were responsible for the deactivation of the Cu/Beta catalyst in the ethanol-to-acetaldehyde conversion.

Bimetallic Cr-In/H-SSZ-13 for selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide by methane

Bimetallic Cr-In/H-SSZ-13 zeolites were prepared by wet impregnation and investigated for selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide by methane(CH4-SCR).Reduction-oxidation treatments led to close contact and interaction between Cr and In species in these zeolites,as revealed by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.Compared to monometallic Cr/H-SSZ-13 and In/H-SSZ-13,the bimetallic catalyst system exhibited dramatically enhanced CH4-SCR performance,i.e.,NO conversion greater than 90%and N2 selectivity greater than 99%at 550°C in the presence of 6%H2O under a high gas hourly space velocity of 75 000/h.The bimetallic Cr-In/H-SSZ-13 showed very good stability in CH4-SCR with no significant activity loss for over 160 h.Catalytic data revealed that CH4 and NO were activated on the In and Cr sites of Cr-In/H-SSZ-13,respectively,both in the presence of O2 during CH4-SCR.

Unexpectedly selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to styrene on titania supported platinum photocatalyst under 385 nm monochromatic light irradiation

Conversion of alkynes to alkenes by photocatalysis has inspired extensive interest but it is still challenging to obtain both high conversion and selectivity.Here we first demonstrate the photocatalytic conversion of phenylacetylene(PLE)to styrene(STE)with both high conversion and selectivity by using the titania(TiO2)supported platinum(Pt)as photocatalyst under 385 nm monochromatic light irradiation.It is demonstrated that the conversion rate of PLE is strongly dependent on the content of Pt cocatalyst loaded on the surface of TiO2.Based on our optimization,the conversion of PLE and the selectivity towards STE on the 1 wt%Pt/TiO2 photocatalyst can unexpectedly reach as high as 92.4%and 91.3%,respectively.The highly selective photocatalytic hydrogenation can well be extended to the conversion of other typical alkynes to alkenes,demonstrating the generality of selective hydrogenation of C≡C over the Pt/TiO2 photocatalyst.

Tandem Lewis acid catalysis for the conversion of alkenes to 1,2‐diols in the confined space of bifunctional TiSn‐Beta zeolite

The generation of multifunctional isolated active sites in zeolite supports is an attractive method for integrating multistep sequential reactions into a single‐pass tandem catalytic reaction.In this study,bifunctional TiSn‐Beta zeolite was prepared by a simple and scalable post‐synthesis approach,and it was utilized as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the tandem conversion of alkenes to 1,2‐diols.The isolated Ti and Sn Lewis acid sites within the TiSn‐Beta zeolite can efficiently integrate alkene epoxidation and epoxide hydration in tandem in a zeolite microreactor to achieve one‐step conversion of alkenes to 1,2‐diols with a high selectivity of>90%.Zeolite confinement effects result in high tandem rates of alkene epoxidation and epoxide hydration as well as high selectivity toward the desired product.Further,the novel method demonstrated herein can be employed to other tandem catalytic reactions for sustainable chemical production.

稀土钙钛矿纳米材料的可控合成进展

近年来,钙钛矿纳米材料在能源相关领域得到了迅猛发展,这得益于其优异的光电、催化等性能.稀土元素因其特殊4f电子构型相关的性质而被当作掺杂剂或组成元素来调控钙钛矿纳米材料的性能,拓展钙钛矿材料在诸多领域的应用.基于此,本文对近年来稀土钙钛矿纳米材料的可控合成方法进行了总结,并以卤化物型和氧化物型稀土钙钛矿的零维、一维、二维和三维纳米材料为实例,论述了不同形貌纳米材料的制备方案,并对稀土钙钛矿纳米材料的发展前景给予了展望.

Robust cobalt oxide catalysts for controllable hydrogenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols

The selective catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acids is an important process for alcohol production,while efficient heterogeneous catalyst systems are still being explored.Here,we report the selective hydrogenation of carboxylic acids using earth‐abundant cobalt oxides through a reaction‐controlled catalysis process.The further reaction of the alcohols is completely hindered by the presence of carboxylic acids in the reaction system.The partial reduction of cobalt oxides by hydrogen at designated temperatures can dramatically enhance the catalytic activity of pristine samples.A wide range of carboxylic acids with a variety of functional groups can be converted to the corresponding alcohols at a yield level applicable to large‐scale production.Cobalt monoxide was established as the preferred active phase for the selective hydrogenation of carboxylic acids.

Mg-doped SrTaO_(2)N as a visible-light-driven H_(2)-evolution photocatalyst for accelerated Z-scheme overall water splitting

Perovskite SrTaO_(2)N is one of the most promising narrow-bandgap photocatalysts for Z-scheme overall water splitting.However,the formation of defect states during thermal nitridation severely hinders the separation of charges,resulting in poor photocatalytic activity.In the present study,we successfully synthesize SrTaO_(2)N photocatalyst with low density of defect states,uniform morphology and particle size by flux-assisted one-pot nitridation combined with Mg doping.Some important parameters,such as the size of unit cell,the content of nitrogen,and microstructure,prove the successful doping of Mg.The defect-related carrier recombination has been significantly reduced by Mg doping,which effectively promotes the charge separation.Moreover,Mg doping induces a change of the band edge,which makes proton reduction have a stronger driving force.After modifying with the core/shell-structured Pt/Cr_(2)O_(3)cocatalyst,the H_(2)evolution activity of the optimized SrTaO_(2)N:Mg is 10 times that of the undoped SrTaO_(2)N,with an impressive apparent quantum yield of 1.51%at 420 nm.By coupling with Au-FeCoO_(x)modified BiVO_(4)as an O_(2)-evolution photocatalyst and[Fe(CN)_(6)]_(3)−/[Fe(CN)_(6)]_(4)−as the redox couple,a redox-based Z-scheme overall water splitting system is successfully constructed with an apparent quantum yield of 1.36%at 420 nm.This work provides an alternative way to prepare oxynitride semiconductors with reduced defects to promote the conversion of solar energy.