Selective Oxidation of Propane by Lattice Oxygen of Vanadium-Phosphorous Oxide in a Pulse Reactor

Selective oxidation of propane by lattice oxygen of vanadium-phosphorus oxide (VPO) catalysts was investigated with a pulse reactor in which the oxidation of propane and the re-oxidation of catalyst were implemented alternately in the presence of water vapor. The principal products are acrylic acid (AA),acetic acid (HAc), and carbon oxides. In addition, small amounts of C1 and C2 hydrocarbons were also found, molar ratio of AA to HAc is 1.4-2.2. The active oxygen species are those adsorbed on catalyst surface firmly and/or bound to catalyst lattice, i.e. lattice oxygen; the selective oxidation of propane on VPO catalysts can be carried out in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) riser reactor. For propane oxidation over VPO catalysts, the effects of reaction temperature in a pulse reactor were found almost the same as in a steady-state flow reactor. That is, as the reaction temperature increases, propane conversion and the amount of C1 C2 hydrocarbons in the product increase steadily, while selectivity to acrylic acid and to acetic acid increase prior to 350℃ then begin to drop at temperatures higher than 350℃, and yields of acrylic acid and of acetic acid attained maximum at about 400℃. The maximum yields of acrylic acid and of acetic acid for a single-pass are 7.50% and 4.59% respectively, with 38.2% propane conversion. When theamount of propane pulsed decreases or the amount of catalyst loaded increases, the conversion increases but the selectivity decreases. Increasing the flow rate of carrier gases causes the conversion pass through a minimum but selectivity and yields pass through a maximum. In a fixed bed reactor, it is hard to obtainhigh selectivity at a high reaction conversion due to the further degradation of acrylic acid and acetic acid even though propane was oxidized by the lattice oxygen. The catalytic performance can be improved inthe presence of excess propane. Propylene can be oxidized by lattice oxygen of VPO catalyst at 250℃, nevertheless, selectivity to AA and to HAc are even lower, much more acetic acid was produced (molar ratio of AA to HAc is 0.19:1-0.83:1) though the oxidation products are the same as from propane.     

Kinetics of the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane over a VMgO Catalyst

The reaction kinetics of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane was studied at 475-550℃ over a VMgO catalyst. Vanadium-magnesium-oxides are among the most selective and active catalysts for the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene. Selectivity to propylene up to about 60% was obtained at 10% conversion, but the selectivity decreased with increasing conversion. No oxygenates were detected, the only by-products were CO and CO2. The reaction rate of propane was found to be first order in propane and close to zero order in oxygen, which is in agreement with a Mars van Krevelen mechanism with the activation of the hydrocarbon as the rate determining step. The activation energy of the conversion of propane was found to be 122±6 kJ/mol.     

Selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid over mixed metal oxide catalysts

The effects of metal atomic ratio, water content, oxygen content, and calcination temperature on the catalytic performances of MoVTeNbO mixed oxide catalyst system for the selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid have been investigated and discussed. Among the catalysts studied, it was found that the MoVTeNbO catalyst calcined at a temperature of 600 ℃ showed the best performance in terms of propane conversion and selectivity for acrylic acid under an atmosphere of nitrogen. An effective MoVTeNbO oxide catalyst for propane selective oxidation to acrylic acid was obtained with a combination of a preferred metal atomic ratio （Mo1V0.31Te0.23Nb0.12）. The optimum reaction condition for the selective oxidation of propane was the molar ratio of C3H8 ：O2 ： H2O ： N2 = 4.4： 12.8 ： 15.3 ： 36.9. Under such conditions, the conversion of propane and the maximum yield of acrylic acid reached about 50% and 21%, respectively.     

ACIDITY OF ZnSM-2 CATALYST AND ITS EFFECTS ON PROPANE AROMATIZATION

The effects of the modification by zinc exchange on the acidity ofSM-2(ZSM-5 type)zeolite catalyst were studied by TPAD and IR spectra ofadsorbed pyridine.The loading of zinc increased Lewis acidity of the catalystand generated more sites with medium acid strength.Both the conversion ofpropane and the yield of aromatics were dependent on the zinc content in thecatalyst.Comparison of the behavior of a fresh and a partly pyridine poisoned0.7ZnSM-2 catalyst for propane conversion showed that the role of zinc speciesmay be:(a)adjusting catalyst acidity to promote propane activation and(b)act-ing as dehydrogenation catalyst for aromatization of olefins.It was shown thatZnSM-2 catalyst has good stability in propane aromatization reaction.     

Influence of Sulfation on the Catalytic Activity of Ni-ZrO2 for NO Reduction with Propane in Excess Oxygen

Selective catalytic reduction （SCR） of nitric oxide with propane in excess oxygen was investigated on Ni-ZrO2 （NZ） and sulfated Ni-ZrO2 （SNZ）, prepared by coprecipitation from a mixture of nickel nitrate-zirconium oxychloride followed by modifying with （NH4）2SO4. It was found that sulfated Ni-ZrO2 catalyst showed higher activity for the SCR of NO with propane than that of Ni-ZrO2. The structural and surface properties of catalysts were studied by XRD, BET, SEM and FT-IR of pyridine adsorption. The experimental results indicated that the modification of （NH4）2SO4 resulted in the generation of strong BrOnsted and Lewis acid sites and promoted the dispersion of the Ni species, which could lead to higher NO conversion and propane efficiency in NO reduction.     

CH4 reforming with CO2 for syngas production over La2O3 promoted Ni catalysts supported on mesoporous nanostructured γ-A12O3

Nanostructured -y-A12O3 with high surface area and mesoporous structure was synthesized by sol-gel method and employed as catalyst support for nickel catalysts in methane reforming with carbon dioxide. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, TPR, TPO, TPH, NH3-TPD and SEM techniques. The BET analysis showed a high surface area of 204 m2.g-1 and a narrow pore-size distribution centered at a diameter of 5.5 nm for catalyst support. The BET results revealed that addition of lanthanum oxide to aluminum oxide decreased the specific surface area. In addition, TPR results showed that addition of lanthanum oxide increased the reducibility of nickel catalyst. The catalytic evaluation results showed an increase in methane conversion with increasing lanthanum oxide to 3 mol% and further increase in lanthanum content decreased the catalytic activity. TPO analysis revealed that the coke deposition decreased with increasing lanthanum oxide to 3 mol%. SEM and TPH analyses confirmed the formation of whisker type carbon over the spent catalysts. Addition of steam and Oxide to drv reformin feed increased the methane conversion and led to carbon free ooeration in combined orocesses.     

CH_4 reforming with CO_2 for syngas production over La_2O_3 promoted Ni catalysts supported on mesoporous nanostructured γ-Al_2O_3

Nanostructured γ-Al2O3 with high surface area and mesoporous structure was synthesized by sol-gel method and employed as catalyst support for nickel catalysts in methane reforming with carbon dioxide. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, N2adsorption-desorption,TPR, TPO, TPH, NH3-TPD and SEM techniques. The BET analysis showed a high surface area of 204 m2 g-1and a narrow pore-size distribution centered at a diameter of 5.5 nm for catalyst support. The BET results revealed that addition of lanthanum oxide to aluminum oxide decreased the specific surface area. In addition, TPR results showed that addition of lanthanum oxide increased the reducibility of nickel catalyst. The catalytic evaluation results showed an increase in methane conversion with increasing lanthanum oxide to 3 mol% and further increase in lanthanum content decreased the catalytic activity. TPO analysis revealed that the coke deposition decreased with increasing lanthanum oxide to 3 mol%. SEM and TPH analyses confirmed the formation of whisker type carbon over the spent catalysts. Addition of steam and O2 to dry reforming feed increased the methane conversion and led to carbon free operation in combined processes.     

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over Ni-Mo-Mg-O catalysts

In this work, a series of Ni-Mo-Mg-O catalysts with mesoporous structure prepared by sol-gel method were investigated for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP). The techniques of temperature-programmed reduction with H2 (H2-TPR), N2 adsorption-desorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) were employed for catalyst characterization. It is found that the activity of the catalysts for ODHP increases first and then decreases with the increase of Mo content. The catalyst with a Mo/Ni atomic ratio of 1/1 exhibits the best catalytic activity, which gives the propene selectivity of 81.4% at a propane conversion of 11.3% under 600°C and maintains the good catalytic performance for 22 h on stream. This is related not only to its high reducibility and dispersion as revealed by TPR and XRD, but also to the formation of more selective oxygen species on the MoOx-NiO interface as identified by XPS.     

BiMo基复合氧化物催化剂丙烷直接氧化至丙烯醛研究

The effects of the available zoon above the catalyst bed on the performance of the catalyst were investigated. It has been suggested that propylene is an intermediate species in the reaction of propane to acrolein， and a two-step reaction scheme is proposed， the first step is oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene in the gas phase then followed by the second step， the selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein on the surface of the catalyst. The performance of the catalyst depends on both the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene in the gas phase and the selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein on the catalyst surface. The thermal cracking， homogeneous oxidative dehydrogenation and heterogeneous catalytic dehydrogenation of propane as well as the selective catalytic oxidation of propane to acrolein over BiMoO based mixed oxides catalysts were studied. Under the optimum reaction conditions of propane dehydrogenation and selective oxidation of propylene， the selectivity and the yield of acrolein approached to 45mol% and 14mol%， respectively under about 30mol% propane conversion.     

Synergistic effect of W and P on ZSM-5 and its catalytic performance in the cracking of heavy oil

In order to develop the conversion of heavy oil with a high yield of propylene in the catalytic cracking process, ZSM-5 zeolite was modified by tungsten and phosphorus, which was proved to be an effective method. Characterization results show that the improvement of catalytic performance could be correlated to the interaction of phosphorus and tungsten species on ZSM-5. P inhibited the aggregation of tungsten species on ZSM-5 and was conductive to convert the tungsten species with octahedral coordination into tetrahedral coordination. And this ultimately led to that more acid sites were reserved after hydrothermal treatment in the tungsten and phosphorus co-modified ZSM-5 catalyst. Phosphorus species played an important role to restrain the dehydrogenation activity of tungsten. In addition, a model reflecting the interaction between tungsten species and ZSM-5 framework was proposed.     

Effect of catalyst confinement and pore size on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over cobalt supported on carbon nanotubes

This paper studies the impact of structure of cobalt catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes(CNT) on the activity and product selectivity of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS) reaction.Three types of CNT with average pore sizes of 5,11,and 17 nm were used as the supports.The catalysts were prepared by selectively impregnating cobalt nanoparticles either inside or outside CNT.The TPR results indicated that the catalyst with Co particles inside CNT was easier to be reduced than those outside CNT,and the reducibility of cobalt oxide particles inside the CNT decreased with the cobalt oxide particle size increasing.The activity of the catalyst with Co inside CNT was higher than that of catalysts with Co particles outside CNT.Smaller CNT pore size also appears to enhance the catalyst reduction and FTS activity due to the little interaction between cobalt oxide with carbon and the enhanced electron shift on the non-planar carbon tube surface.     

EFFECT OF PHOSPHORUS ADDITION TO ZrO_2/SiO_2 ON CATALYTIC PROPERTIES FOR DEHYDROGENATION OF METHANOL

The effect of phosphorus addition to ZrO_2/SiO_2 on the performanceof catalysts for dehydrogenation of methanol was studied.The results showedthat the addition of P to ZrO_2/SiO_2 significantly enhanced the selectivity toHCHO with an increase in the CH_3OH conversion.The surface properties ofcatalyst were characterized by XRD,TPD,XPS and IR methods.The role of Pas a promoter in the above catalyst was discussed.     

CrOx/ SBA-15介孔催化剂上丙烷在二氧化碳气氛中脱氢反应的研究

The structure and catalytic properties based on Chromium Oxide supported on mesoporous SBA-15 for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane by CO₂ have been studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-Vis DRS), electron spin resonance (ESR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and propane pulsing experiments in the absence of gas-phase O₂. It has been shown that propane conversion and propene yield increase with Cr loadings. The propane conversion and propene yield on CrO_x(Cr: 10wt%)/SBA-15 catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane by CO₂ at 550 ℃ reach 24.8% and 21.8%, respectively .The results of ESR, UV-Vis DRS and propane pulsing experiments indicate that Cr^Ⅲ in the CrO_x/ SBA-15 catalyst is the main active species in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane by CO₂ and Cr^Ⅵ, Cr^Ⅴ is inactive in dehydrogenation.     

Performance enhancement of bimetallic Co-Ru/CNTs nano catalysts using microemulsion technique

Bimetallic cobalt-ruthenium nano catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes(CNTs)are prepared using microemultion technique with water-to-surfactant ratios of 0.5—1.5.The nano catalysts were extensively characterized by different methods and their activity and selectivity in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS)have been assessed in a fixed-bed microreactor.The physicochemical properties and performance of the nanocatalysts were compared with the catalyst prepared by impregnation method.Very narrow particle size distribution has been produced by the microemulsion technique at relatively high loadings of active metals(15 wt%Co and 1 wt%Ru).According to TEM images,small Co particles(2—7 nm)were mostly confined inside the CNTs.Comparing with the catalyst prepared by impregnation,the use of microemulsion technique with water to surfactant ratio of 0.5 decreased the average cobalt oxide particle size to 4.8 nm,the dispersion was almost doubled and the reduction increased by 28%.Activity and selectivity were found to be dependent on the catalyst preparation method and water-to-surfactant ratio(as well as cobalt particle sizes).CO conversion increased from 59.1%to 75.1%and the FTS rate increased from 0.291 to0.372 gHC/(gcath).C5+liquid hydrocarbons selectivity decreased from 92.4%to 87.6%.     

Carbon nanotubes decorated α-Al2O3 containing cobalt nanoparticles for Fischer-Tropsch reaction

A new hierarchical composite consisted of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) layer anchored on macroscopic α-Al2O3 host matrix was synthesized and used as support for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). The composite constituted by a thin shell of a homogeneous, highly entangled and structure-opened carbon nanotubes network and it exhibited a relatively high and fully accessible specific surface area of 76 m 2 g-1 , compared with that of 5 m 2 g-1 of the original α-Al2O3 support. The metal-support interaction between carbon nanotubes surface and cobalt precursor and high effective surface area led to a relatively high dispersion of cobalt nanoparticles. This hierarchically supported cobalt catalyst exhibited a high FTS activity along with an extremely high selectivity towards liquid hydrocarbons compared with the cobalt-based catalyst supported on pristine α-Al2O3 or on CNTs carriers. This improvement can attribute to the high accessibility of composite surface area comparing with the macroscopic host structure alone or to the bulk CNTs where the nanoscopic dimension induced a dense packing with low mass transfer which favoured the problem of reactants competitive diffusion towards the cobalt active site. In addition, intrinsic thermal conductivity of decorated CNTs could help the heat dissipating throughout the catalyst body, thus avoiding the formation of local hot spots which appeared in high CO conversion under pure syngas feed in FTS reaction. Cobalt supported on CNTs decorated α-Al2O3 catalyst also exhibited satisfied high stability during more than 200 h on stream under relatively severe conditions compared with other catalysts reported in the literature. Finally, the macroscopic shape of such composite easily rendered its usage as catalyst support in a fixed-bed configuration without facing problems of transport and pressure drop as encountered with the bulk CNTs.     

Engineering morphologies of cobalt oxide/phosphate-carbon nanohybrids for high-efficiency electrochemical water oxidation and reduction

Active non-noble metal catalysts plays a decisive role for water electrolysis,however,the rational design and development of cost-efficient electrocatalysts with Pt/IrO2-like activity is still a challenging task.Herein,a facile one-step electrodeposition route in deep eutectic solvents(DESs) is developed for morphology-controllable synthesis of cobalt oxide/phosphate-carbon nano hybrids on nickel foam(CoPO@C/NF).A series of CoPO@C/NF nanostructures including cubes,octahedrons,microspheres and nanoflowers are synthesized,which show promising electrocatalytic properties toward oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions(OER/HER).Such surface self-organized microstructure with accessible active sites make a significant contribution to the enhanced electrochemical activity,and hybridizing cobalt oxide with cobalt pyrophosphates and carbon can result in enhanced OER performance through synergistic catalysis.Among all nanostructures,the obtained microspherical CoPO@C/NF-3 catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic activities for OER and HER in 1.0 M KOH,affording an anodic current density of 10 mA cm^-2 at overpotentials of 293 mV for OER and 93 mV for HER,with good long-time stability.This work offers a practical route for engineering the high-performance electrocatalysts towards efficient energy conversion and storage devices.     

ON THE ROLES OF Li IN Li-Pt/HZSM-5 CATALYSTS

Catalytic dehydrogenation of propane over alkali promoted Pt/HZSM-5 is investigated. Among the catalysts tested in this work, 1%Li-Pt/HZSM-5 exhibits a much better improvement in propene selectivity. Reactionpathway on the catalyst is postulated as a synergetic effect of reversed hydrogenspillover and controlled acidity of the catalyst. Another function of Li in thesuppressing of hydrogenolysis activity by Pt is also observed.     

Conversion of CO_2 and H_2 into propane over InZrO_x and SSZ-13 composite catalyst

Direct converting carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels and value-added chemicals would offer a very attractive approach for efficient utilization of CO₂ as a carbon resource.Although,olefins,aromatics and gasoline have been successfully synthesized by CO₂ hydrogenation,highly selective conversion of CO₂ and H₂ into C₂₊hydrocarbon is still challenging due to a high C-C coupling barrier and inhibiting the production of other long-chain hydrocarbons.Here,we report a composite catalyst made of InZrO_x and SSZ-13 molecular sieve(InZrO_x+SSZ-13),which exhibits 74.5% propane selectivity at 623 K.The 8-MR micropores and the higher strength of the acid for SSZ-13 benefit the formation of propane.Compared with pure InO_x and m-ZrO₂ the composite oxide InZrO_x containing more oxygen vacancies,exhibits to be more readily reduced by H₂ and easier to adsorb and desorb CO₂ within the reaction temperature.All those could be beneficial to the activation and conversion of H₂ and CO₂.The catalytic performance of InZrO_x+SSZ-13 in CO₂ hydrogenation provides a potential for production of propane.     

Preparation of 2,6-diisopropylnaphthalene with recycled process of isomers

2,6-Diisopropylnaphthalene（2,6-DIPN）,as the precursor of important monomer 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid,was prepared by hydroisopropylation of refined naphthalene with propene over shape-selective catalyst.Naphthalene conversion of 92% and 2,6-DIPN selectivity of 64% were obtained.Static melt crystallization was applied to separate and purify 2,6-DIPN from its isomers,resulted in a product purity of≥99%.The other isomers were converted into monoisopropylnaphthalene,which also reacted with propene to form 2,6-DIPN.A recycled process including hydroisopropylation,separation and transalkylation was established,the yield of 2,6-DIPN based on naphthalene could be doubled by one cycle operation.     

In situ Deposition of ‘Naked’ Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Silica Spheres as Recyclable Catalysts in Styrene Epoxidation

Tlie rational designs of particle size, morphology and surface states of the Au nanoparticles(AuNPs) are crucial for Au nanocatalyst. We herein report a method to synthesize the silica microspheres supported AuNPs(ca.1 nm) and their application in controlling the reaction conversion and selectivity in styrene epoxidation. Surfactant-ftee AuNPs deposited on silica microspheres were in situ fabricated with aid of the Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) as sacrificial template by galvanic replacement reaction, leading to AuNPs/SiO2 catalyst directly without any post-treatment to expose crystal facets.A high conversion of 46.7% and selectivity of 91.7% to styrene oxide was achieved with H2O2 as oxidant in ethanol. The solid catalyst could be reused at least 10 reaction cycles without significant decrease in activity and selectivity. This study not only supplies an active, recoverable catalyst for styrene oxidation with green oxidant and solvent, but also demonstrates that the silica microspheres functionalized with thiol groups have a superior ability in stabilizing noble metal nanoparticles even without any surfactant.