Synthesis of biodiesel over ZnO/Ca(OH)2/KF catalyst prepared by the grinding method

A novel ZnO/Ca(OH)₂/KF solid base catalyst was prepared by the grinding method and applied to biodiesel synthesis by the transesterification of soybean oil. The effect of various parameters such as KF molar amount, calcination temperature, the amount of catalyst, molar ratio of methanol to oil, reaction temperature, and time on the activity of the catalyst were investigated. The catalysts were characterized by several techniques of thermogravimetry/derivative thermogravimetry, X–ray diffraction, Hammett indicator method, and scanning electron microscopy. The analysis results indicated that the KF interacted with Ca(OH)₂ and formed KCaF₃ phase before calcination of the catalyst. The formed KCaF₃ crystal phase was the main catalytic active component for the catalyst activity. In addition, the basicity of ZnO/Ca(OH)₂/KF was greatly influenced by the different calcination temperates, and the catalyst activity was correlated closely with the basicity. A desired biodiesel yield of 97.6 % was obtained at catalyst amount of 3 %, methanol/oil of 12:1, and reaction time of 1.5 h at 65 °C.     

烷基膦酸促进负载磷钨酸催化异丁烷/丁烯烷基化反应

异丁烷/丁烯烷基化是生产高辛烷值汽油的重要反应,目前主要采用液体强酸为催化剂,而固体催化剂用于该反应的性能均不理想。我们设计合成出十六烷基膦酸(HDPA)修饰的氧化硅负载型磷钨酸纳米多级结构催化剂(HDPA-HPW/SiO2),其结构与悬铃木果实相似。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、透射电子显微镜镜(TEM)、氮气吸附-脱附、异丁烷吸附-脱附等对该催化剂进行了表征,并使用固定床微型反应器评价了其对异丁烷/丁烯烷基化反应的催化性能。结果表明,HDPA的外围修饰增强了催化剂对烃类反应物的吸附,减少了烯烃聚合副反应和催化剂表面积碳的产生,提高了高辛烷值产物的选择性,延长了催化剂的寿命。     

Improvements in selectivity and stability of Rh catalysts modified by SnBu4. dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene

RhSn/SiO₂ bimetallic catalysts prepared via an organometallic route have proved to be very active and selective toward several hydrogenation reactions. In this work these catalysts were studied for the dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene. It was found that Rh/SiO₂ monometallic catalysts had a null selectivity to isobutene, and this selectivity increased up to more than 90% after the addition of tin, using SnBu₄ as precursor.     

Dehydrogenation of Isobutane to Isobutene with Carbon Dioxide over SBA‐15‐Supported Chromia‐Ceria Catalysts

A series of SBA‐15‐supported chromia‐ceria catalysts with 3% Cr and 1%–5% Ce (3Cr‐Ce/SBA) were prepared using an incipient wetness impregnation method. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption, SEM, TEM‐EDX, Raman spectroscopy, UV–vis spectroscopy, XPS and H₂‐TPR, and their catalytic performance for isobutane dehydrogenation with CO₂ was tested. The addition of ceria to SBA‐15‐supported chromia improves the dispersion of chromium species. 3Cr‐Ce/SBA catalysts are more active than SBA‐15‐supported chromia (3Cr/SBA), which is due to a higher concentration of Cr⁶⁺ species present on the former catalysts. The 3Cr‐3Ce/SBA catalyst shows the highest activity, which gives 35.4% isobutane conversion and 89.6% isobutene selectivity at 570 °C after 10 min of the reaction.     

Hydrodechlorination of chlorophenols over Pd catalysts supported on zeolite Y,MCM-41 and graphene

Hydrodechlorination (HDC) reaction of chlorophenols was carried out using Pd catalysts supported over zeolite Y, MCM-41 or graphene. Pd-MCM-41 and Pd-Y zeolite were prepared by impregnation and ion-exchange method, respectively. Pd-graphene (Pd-G) was prepared by hydrazine hydrate reduction of palladium ion dispersed on graphene oxide. The catalysts were characterized by several analytical tools such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). These catalysts were subjected to HDC reaction of chlorophenols, such as 4-chlorophenol (4-CP), 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), 2,6-dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP) and 3,4-dichlorophenol (3,4-DCP). The reaction rate of HDC of chlorophenols catalyzed by Pd catalysts with various solid bases, such as KF/Al₂O₃ (alumina), sodium acetate (NaOAc) and K₂CO₃ was compared. First, Pd-MCM-41 and Pd-Y catalysts were compared. 2,4- and 3,4-DCPs were completely decomposed within 6 h, in the case of Pd-MCM-41 with NaOAc. Using Pd-Y instead of Pd-MCM-41 with NaOAc, much faster decomposition was observed. Faster decomposition of 4-CP and DCPs was observed with NaOAc base than K₂CO₃ or KF/Al₂O₃ under the same condition. In the case of Pd-Y with KF/Al₂O₃, slower decomposition of 4-CP and DCPs was observed. These base effects were interpreted using the solubility of NaCl and KCl in alcohol and the basic sites of KF/Al₂O₃. Because the solubility of NaCl is known to be larger than KCl solubility in alcohol, byproduct NaCl could be easily dissolved and ionized in solvents. For Pd-Y with KF/Al₂O₃, the small pore size of Y zeolite can interfere with the diffusion of HCl to KF/Al₂O₃ basic site. Second, three catalysts, including Pd-graphene, were compared. 2,4-DCP was decomposed within 2 h using Pd-G with either K₂CO₃, NaOAc or KF/Al₂O₃. Pd-G catalyst showed the highest catalytic activity among Pd-G, Pd-MCM-41 and Pd-Y catalysts. The high activity and stability of the Pd-G could be attributed to the strong metal–support interaction with an electron-deficient site and a critical Pd particle size (ca. 3.5 nm) of Pd-G nanocatalyst with a stronger resistance to the deactivation and good affinity toward aromatic organic molecules, especially phenols. The progress of HDC reaction was monitored by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC/FID), and a feasible degradation process could be explained by analyzing the degradation products such as phenol, cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol from resulting GC chromatograms. The effect of reaction temperature on HDC in Pd-G catalyst was also discussed. In conclusion, Pd-G is an efficient catalyst for decomposition of chlorophenols and can be applied to remediation of chlorophenol-contaminated water under mild conditions.     

KF promoted mesoporous γ-Al2O3 with strong basicity: Preparation,characterization and catalytic activitiy for transesterification to biodiesel

The present paper describes the preparation of KF/M-γ-Al₂O₃, efficient mesoporous solid bases. The procedure involves loading KF into a crystalline mesoporous γ-Al₂O₃ that was synthesized by the self-assembly of poly-4-vinylpyridine (P4VP) with Al³⁺ species. The synthesis is based on the strong acid-base interaction, hydrothermal treatment at 180°C and calcination at 550°C. Characterizations using XRD analysis and low temperature N₂ adsorption indicated that different amounts of KF could be introduced into crystalline mesoporous γ-Al₂O₃ to obtain catalysts with high BET surface areas, large pore volumes and uniform pore size distribution. Based on SEM images, KF/M-γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts have rough surface character and a large nanopore volume. CO₂-TPD curves registered for KF/M-γ-Al₂O₃ contain high temperature peaks, indicating strong basicity of the catalysts. Under the same reaction conditions KF/M-γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts exhibit much better activities for transesterification to biodiesel than KOH, NaOH, H₂SO₄, hydrotalcite and CaO. Enhanced activities appear to arise from strong basisity and large BET surface areas.     

Isobutane Dehydrogenation Assisted by CO2 over Silicalite‐1‐Supported ZnO Catalysts: Influence of Support Crystallite Size

The ZnO catalysts supported on Silicalite‐1 zeolites with different crystallite sizes (0.08, 0.35, 1 and 1.7 μm, respectively) and 5% Zn were synthesized via an incipient wetness method. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption, SEM, TEM‐EDX, DRIFT spectra and NH₃‐TPD, and their catalytic performance in isobutane dehydrogenation assisted by CO₂ was investigated. The catalytic activity is strongly dependent on the crystallite size of Silicalite‐1 support. The ZnO/S‐1‐0.35 catalyst with ca. 0.35 μm crystallite size displays the highest activity, affording an initial isobutane conversion of 51.0% and 74.5% isobutene selectivity. This can be attributed to a higher amount of acid sites present on this catalyst as well as the largest amount of nest silanols possessed by the S‐1‐0.35 support.     

Selective deposition of Sn on the Pt surface of Pt/ZnAl2O4 catalyst and addition effect on isobutane dehydrogenation

Pt−Sn bimetallic catalysts were prepared by a CVD technique in which Sn was added by passing volatile organometallic compounds over Pt/ZnAl₂O₄ in a H₂ flow. Mixed Pt−Sn sites improve the activity of isobutane dehydrogenation, while Sn on the support improves the selectivity.     

镍磷物质的量比对负载型Ni2P/MCM-41催化剂结构及加氢脱硫性能的影响

以MCM-41为载体,采用一种简捷、温和法制备了负载型Ni₂P/MCM-41催化剂。用H₂程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、N₂吸附比表面积测定(BET)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)分析对催化剂进行了表征。以1%(质量分数)二苯并噻吩(DBT)的十氢萘溶液为原料,在连续固定床反应装置上,研究了初始Ni/P物质的量比对催化剂HDS活性的影响,并考察了催化剂的稳定性。结果表明,初始Ni/P物质的量比为1/2和1/3的前驱体,在390 ℃下还原时得到单一的Ni₂P相。初始Ni/P物质的量为1/2时,得到的催化剂活性最好。在反应温度340 ℃、压力3.0 MPa、氢/油体积比500、质量空速2.0 h^-1时,DBT的转化率接近100%。     

Dehydrogenation of isobutane in the presence of carbon dioxide over supported vanadium oxide catalysts

Summary The dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene in the presence of carbon dioxide was carried out over supported vanadium oxide catalysts. The influence of the support on the catalytic performance was investigated. The isobutane conversion and isobutene selectivity in the presence of carbon dioxide were compared with the results obtained during the dehydrogenation reaction in the presence of helium (inert gas). The catalysts were characterized by temperature-programmed techniques (TPR, TPD-NH₃, TPD-CO₂).     

Supported metallocene catalysts prepared by impregnation of MAO modified silica by a metallocene/monomer solution

Silica supported (butylcyclopentadienyl)₂ZrCl₂/MAO catalysts were synthesized according to the “incipient wetness” method from a solution of metallocene in a liquid monomer. The monomer was allowed to polymerize yielding a catalyst containing polyhexene (PH), polystyrene (PS) or polyoctadiene (PO). One catalyst containing no polymer was also synthesized. The catalysts were used to polymerize ethene at 70°C and 4 bar total pressure. The measured average activities were 5 300 kg PE/(mol Zr · h) for (BuCp)₂ZrCl₂/MAO/PH/SiO₂, 8 600 kg PE/(mol Zr · h) for (BuCp)₂ZrCl₂/MAO/PS/SiO₂, 3 400 kg PE/(mol Zr · h) for (BuCp)₂ZrCl₂/MAO/PO/SiO₂ and 5 700 kg PE/(mol Zr · h) for (BuCp)₂ZrCl₂/MAO/SiO₂. The polyhexene, polystyrene or polyoctadiene in the catalyst forms a protective layer around the active sites. Even after exposure to air for five hours these catalysts retain some polymerization activity.     

钒氧化物催化CO2氧化异丁烷脱氢的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了一系列钒氧化物催化剂,并用于CO₂氧化异丁烷脱氢反应. 采用X射线衍射、低温N₂吸附-脱附、O₂程序升温氧化、程序升温表面反应和原位傅里叶变换红外光谱等方法研究了催化剂的性质. 反应结果表明,尽管所有钒氧化物催化剂的丁烯选择性都大于85%,但随着催化剂组成和制备方法的改变,催化活性和稳定性差异显著. 其中,12 wt% V₂O₅/Ce_0.6Zr_0.4O₂（7 wt%）-Al₂O₃的催化活性最高,而6 wt% V₂O₅-Ce_0.6Zr_0.4O₂（7 wt%）-Al₂O₃的稳定性最佳. 关联分析催化反应结果与催化剂表征表明,钒氧化物的催化活性取决于VO_x物种的结晶度和分散度,而催化剂表面所积重质焦炭的特性是决定催化剂稳定性的关键. 非稳态反应和原位光谱结果确认,CO₂氧化异丁烷脱氢遵循Mars-van Krevelen氧化还原机理.     

Influence of impregnation conditions on the activity of CrOx/Al2O3 catalysts in dehydrogenation of isobutane in fixed bed reactor

The development of catalysts for dehydrogenation of light paraffin hydrocarbons in a fixed bed reactor is of great importance for the world petrochemical industry. The preparation of granules (~3 mm in diameter) of CrO_x/Al₂O₃ catalysts is hindered by such problems as homogeneous distribution of active component and modifiers, high strength of granules, etc. In this paper, the alumina support dissolution in the impregnating solution containing chromic acid and the opportunity to apply vacuum impregnation to minimize this effect in the preparation of CrO_x/Al₂O₃ catalysts are discussed. A series of catalysts is synthesized at different impregnation pressures (1, 0.85, and 0.7 atm), characterized by a complex of physical–chemical methods (low-temperature N₂ adsorption, SEM, XRD, TPR-H₂), and tested in isobutane dehydrogenation. The use of vacuum impregnation is shown to lead to the reduction of the specific surface area of the catalysts from to 91 to 56 m²/g and the growth of content of CrO_x phases that decreases the catalytic activity in dehydrogenation. The isobutylene yield at 610 °C decreases from 68% to 54% for the catalyst prepared at P = 0.7 atm as compared with the one prepared at atmospheric pressure. The high activity and stability are connected with the hierarchical structure of the alumina support and homogeneous chromia distribution on its surface.     

Highly efficient KF/Al2O3-catalyzed versatile hetero-Michael addition of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur nucleophiles to α,β-ethylenic compounds

The first example of KF/Al₂O₃-catalyzed versatile hetero-Michael addition reaction of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur nucleophiles was developed for facile preparation of organic compounds of widely different structures. In contrast with the existing methods using many acidic catalysts, this method is very general, simple, high-yielding, environmentally friendly, and oxygen and moisture tolerant.     

Synergistic effect between Sn and K promoters on supported platinum catalyst for isobutane dehydrogenation

Catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane has recently received considerable attention because of the increasing demand for isobutene.In this study,the synergistic effect between Sn and K on PtSnK/γ-Al2O3 catalysts has been investigated by changing the content of Sn.It was found that with the presence of potassium,suitable addition of Sn could not only increase the metal dispersion,but also reduce the catalyst acidity.In these cases,the synergistic effect could also strengthen the interactions between the metal and support,which resulted in an increase in both catalytic activity and stability.In our experiments,Pt-0.6SnK/Al catalyst exhibited the lowest deactivation rate (12.4%) and showed a selectivity to isobutene higher than 94% at the isobutane conversion of about 45.3% after running the reaction for 6 h.However,with the excessive loading of Sn,surface property of active sites and the interactions between metal and support were changed.As a result,the initial optimal ratio between the metallic function and acid function would be destroyed,which was disadvantageous to the reaction.     

Effect of chelating agents on catalytic performance of Cr/γ-Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> dehydrogenation catalysts

Chromia/alumina (Cr₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃) catalysts with addition of chelating agents (citric acid or oxalic acid) were prepared by the incipient impregnation method. The resulting catalysts with different citric acid (CA) or oxalic acid (OA) contents were applied to the dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene. The influence of chelating agents on the catalysts was investigated by means of BET, SEM, H₂-TPR, NH₃-TPD, and TG-DTG. The results showed that the Cr₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts with addition of CA or OA exerted slightly increase on specific surface area. The addition of the chelating agents as expected, determined a general decrease in the surface acidity. The catalysts with CA or OA have a better anti-coking ability by inhibiting the side reaction of cracking and carbon formation. The addition of CA or OA for preparing these catalysts resulted in a beneficial effect on the reducibility of the Cr species to diminish the reduction temperature. The appropriate content of chelating agents could improve dispersion of metal species in the γ-Al₂O₃ support. The catalytic activity showed an important enhancement when the metal species was impregnated in the presence of CA or OA.     

Study of the acid-base properties of SiO2-supported NiMoO4 catalysts by temperature-programmed desorption: effect of the support

The acid-base properties of several NiMoO₄ catalysts supported on two silicas and prepared by different methods have been studied by temperature-programmed desorption of NH₃. The catalytic behavior in the oxidative dehydrogenation of isobutane for two NiMoO₄ catalysts with different acid-base properties are compared.     

High molar mass ethene/1‐olefin copolymers synthesized with acenaphthyl substituted metallocene catalysts

The influence of ligand structure on copolymerization properties of metallocene catalysts was elucidated with three C₁‐symmetric methylalumoxane (MAO) activated zirconocene dichlorides, ethylene(1‐(7, 9)‐diphenylcyclopenta‐[a]‐acenaphthadienyl‐2‐phenyl‐2‐cyclopentadienyl)ZrCl₂ ( 1 ), ethylene(1‐(7, 9)‐diphenylcyclopenta‐[a]‐acenaphthadienyl‐2‐phenyl‐2‐fluorenyl)ZrCl₂ ( 2 ), and ethylene(1‐(9)‐fluorenyl‐(R)1‐phenyl‐2‐(1‐indenyl)ZrCl2 ( 3 ). Polyethenes produced with 1 /MAO had considerable, ca. 10% amount of trans‐vinylene end groups, resulting from the chain end isomerization prior to the chain termination. When ethene was copolymerized with 1‐hexene or 1‐hexadecene using 1 /MAO, molar mass of the copolymers varied from high to moderate (531–116 kg/mol) depending on the comonomer feed. At 50% comonomer feed, ethene/1‐olefin copolymers with high hexene or hexadecene content (around 10%) were achievable. In the series of catalysts, polyethenes with highest molar mass, up to 985 kg/mol, were obtained with sterically most crowded 2 /MAO, but the catalyst was only moderately active to copolymerize higher olefins. Catalyst 3 /MAO produced polyethenes with extremely small amounts of trans‐vinylene end groups and relatively low molar mass 1‐hexene copolymers (from 157 to 38 kg/mol) with similar comonomer content as 1 . These results indicate that the catalyst structure, which favors chain end isomerization, is also capable to produce high molar mass 1‐olefin copolymers with high comonomer content. In addition, an exceptionally strong synergetic effect of the comonomer on the polymerization activity was observed with catalyst 3 /MAO. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 373–382, 2008     

V2O5/赤铁矿催化剂结构及其NH3选择性催化还原NOx性能

以水热合成针铁矿为前驱体浸渍偏钒酸铵,分别于300,400和500℃空气中焙烧,制备了不同活性组分负载量的V₂O₅/赤铁矿（V/H）催化剂,用于氨选择性催化还原（SCR）脱硝。采用X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、比表面积分析仪、程序升温还原及程序升温脱附等方法对催化剂结构进行了表征,并用标气配制模拟烟气进行了脱硝实验。结果表明,300℃煅烧3%V/H催化剂当烟气温度为250-300℃时NO转化率均可达95%以上;当配气中单独加入水蒸气或低浓度SO₂（0.01%）时,V/H催化脱硝的活性不受影响;当系统加入高浓度的SO₂（0.03%与0.05%）或同时添加H₂O与SO₂时,SCR脱硝效率下降,其机制可能是SO₂在催化剂表面竞争吸附所致,停止添加后,催化活性迅速恢复。     

Kinetic features of ethylene polymerization over supported catalysts [2,6‐bis(imino)pyridyl iron dichloride/magnesium dichloride] with AlR3 as an activator

The effects of polymerization temperature, polymerization time, ethylene and hydrogen concentration, and effect of comonomers (hexene‐1, propylene) on the activity of supported catalyst of composition LFeCl₂/MgCl₂‐Al(i‐Bu)₃ (L = 2,6‐bis[1‐(2,6‐dimethylphenylimino)ethyl] pyridyl) and polymer characteristics (molecular weight (MW), molecular‐weight distribution (MWD), molecular structure) have been studied. Effective activation energy of ethylene polymerization over LFeCl₂/MgCl₂‐Al(i‐Bu)₃ has a value typical of supported Ziegler–Natta catalysts (11.9 kcal/mol). The polymerization reaction is of the first order with respect to monomer at the ethylene concentration >0.2 mol/L. Addition of small amounts of hydrogen (9–17%) significantly increases the activity; however, further increase in hydrogen concentration decreases the activity. The IRS and DSC analysis of PE indicates that catalyst LFeCl₂/MgCl₂‐Al(i‐Bu)₃ has a very low copolymerizing ability toward propylene and hexene‐1. MW and MWD of PE produced over these catalysts depend on the polymerization time, ethylene and hexene‐1 concentration. The activation effect of hydrogen and other kinetic features of ethylene polymerization over supported catalysts based on the Fe (II) complexes are discussed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 5057–5066, 2007