Products of SO2 adsorption on fuel cell electrocatalysts by combination of sulfur K-edge XANES and electrochemistry

Electrochemical adsorption of SO(2) on platinum is complicated by the change in sulfur oxidation state with potential. Here, we attempt to identify SO(2) adsorption products on catalyst coated membranes (CCMs) at different electrode potentials using a combination of in situ sulfur K-edge XANES (X-ray absorption near-edge structure) spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques. CCMs employed platinum nanoparticles supported on Vulcan carbon (Pt/VC). SO(2) was adsorbed from a SO(2)/N(2) gas mixture while holding the Pt/VC-electrode potential at 0.1, 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9 V vs a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). Sulfur adatoms (S(0)) are identified as the SO(2) adsorption products at 0.1 V, while mixtures of S(0), SO(2), and sulfate/bisulfate ((bi)sulfate) ions are suggested as SO(2) adsorption products at 0.5 and 0.7 V. At 0.9 V, SO(2) is completely oxidized to (bi)sulfate ions. The identity of adsorbed SO(2) species on Pt/VC catalysts at different electrode potentials is confirmed by modeling of XANES spectra using FEFF8 and a linear combination of experimental spectra from sulfur standards. Results on SO(2) speciation gained from XANES are used to compare platinum-sulfur electronic interactions for Pt(3)Co/VC versus Pt/VC catalysts in order to understand the difference between the two catalysts in terms of SO(2) contamination.     

Adsorption of CO2 as a method for the characterisation of the structure of alumina-pillared clay catalysts

The aim of this work was to study the effect of the metal loading on the structure of two series of cobalt and manganese pillared clay-supported catalysts. For this purpose, equilibrium data for CO₂ adsorption at 273 K were analysed using Freundlich, Langmuir and Toth isotherm models, in order to estimate the adsorption parameters and to relate them with the metal loading of the catalysts. The metal distributions on the porous structure of the catalysts were studied using the temperature programmed reduction results combined with information from the nitrogen physisorption data. Comparison of all results reveals that up to a certain metal loading, about 0.5 wt% of Co and 2 wt% of Mn, the metal oxide is well dispersed into the porous structure of the pillared clay. At higher metal loadings, bulk-metal oxide particles are formed on the external surface.     

Copper,cobalt and manganese: Modified hydrotalcite materials as catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia. The influence of manganese concentration

Hydrotalcites containing Cu, Co and Mn with varying manganese contents were prepared by co-precipitation. Manganese was also introduced into the catalysts via adsorption of an Mn–EDTA complex from an aqueous solution. The obtained samples were characterized by room- and high-temperature XRD, low-temperature nitrogen sorption, and FT–IR. Calcination of the catalysts at 500 °C resulted in the formation of mixed oxides with specific surface areas of 166–187 m²/g. The calcined samples were tested as catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO_x with ammonia. It was found that the Mn content strongly influences the product selectivity in SCR–NH₃. Mn–EDTA modified samples exhibited higher selectivity towards N₂ than Mn hydrotalcites obtained by the co-precipitation method. A hydrotalcite sample containing 5.4 wt% of manganese showed the highest catalytic activity and the lowest selectivity to N₂ at the same time.     

MnOx／TiO2催化剂的表面状态与氧化活性

研究了不同负载量的MnO_2/TiO_2系列催化剂的表面状态及CO氧化活性。结果表明,当MnO_2负载量低于5.7wt％时,MnO_2呈Mn_2O_3相;高于5.7wt％时,MnO_2则为Mn_2O_3+MnO_2混合相。Mn_2O_3由分散态到聚集态的分散阀值为0.028g Mn_2O_3/100mm~2 TiO_2。催化剂氧化活性与其表面状态密切相关。当Mn~(3+)、Mn~(4+)共存时,有利于提高氧化活性。     

载体硫酸化对柴油机尾气催化剂Pt/Ce-Zr活性和稳定性的影响

近年来,随着大气环境污染问题日益严重,汽车尾气排放受到政府越来越严苛的控制.柴油车排气成分主要包括碳氢化合物(HC)、一氧化碳(CO)、氮氧化物(NOx)、微粒(PM)和二氧化硫(SO2),因此常用的尾气后处理系统有颗粒捕获器(DPF)、氧化型催化转换器(DOC)以及NOx选择还原系统(SCR),在处理尾气时三者联合使用.其中柴油机氧化型催化剂(DOC)是汽车尾气后处理装置的重要组成部分,主要用于氧化CO,HC和NO,可以将CO和HC氧化成无害的CO2和H2O,将NO氧化成NO2,为后续SCR反应提供条件.柴油机排气温度一般较低(150?400°C),特别是在冷启动阶段,排气温度可降低到100°C左右,要求催化剂具有良好的低温催化活性.此外,由于柴油中存在少量含硫有机化合物,经过燃烧分解,使得柴油机尾气中含有少量SO2,对催化剂又有钝化作用,因此催化剂的抗硫性也是需要关注的重点.本文采用浸渍法制备Pt/Ce-Zr-SO42?催化剂,考察了催化剂载体硫酸化以及Pt和H2SO4的负载顺序对催化剂催化氧化C3H6和CO的活性及抗硫性的影响,并且对Pt/Ce-Zr-SO42?催化剂进行了一系列表征,探究其物理化学性质.结果表明,SO42?的添加能有效提高催化剂活性.Pt/CZ-10S对C3H6和CO的T90(转化率为90%时的温度)相较于Pt/CZ催化剂降低了约75°C,另外,Pt/CZ-10S催化剂也表现出较好的抗硫稳定性,在含硫尾气中240°C反应20 h后,其对C3H6和CO的转化率仍保持在95%以上.CO-TPD和XPS分析结果显示,Ce-Zr-SO42?载体上Pt的分散度增加,增加的Pt颗粒可以产生更多新的活性位点(Pt&+-(SO42?)&?couples),从而表现出优异的催化活性.此外,硫酸化后催化剂表面酸性的变化也是其抗硫性能提高的原因.     

多元介孔混合氧化物La-Mn-Ce-O催化剂的制备与表征

采用柠檬酸络合鄄有机模板剂分解法制备出具有不同(nLa+nMn)/(nLa+nMn+nCe)比、不同温度焙烧的La-Mn-Ce-O系列多元介孔混合氧化物催化剂, 并与传统共沉淀法制备的La-Mn-Ce-O催化剂进行比较. N2吸附和脱附结果表明, 采用模板剂法制得的样品具有较大的比表面积(高达103.5 m2·g-1)和较均匀的孔径分布(3.4-4.4 nm); 500 ℃焙烧样品的比表面积约为共沉淀法所制样品的三倍. 600 ℃焙烧后, 样品的孔径分布范围稍有加宽, 但仍保持介孔结构. XRD表征结果表明, Mn物种具有高度的分散性, XRD 难以检测, La-Ce和Mn-Ce可能部分形成了固溶体结构. XPS结果揭示, Mn-Ce间存在电子态的强相互作用, 出现了Mn 2p的震激峰, 这种相互作用促进了氧物种在Ce和Mn物种间的传递, 增强了样品的氧化还原性能, 震激峰最明显的样品具有最佳的氧化性能. H2-TPR结果表明, 采用柠檬酸络合鄄有机模板剂分解法制备的催化剂中, 锰氧化物更容易被还原, Mn—O 键的活动度与CO氧化活性密切相关. 活性评价结果表明, 500 ℃焙烧的(nLa+nMn)/(nLa+nMn+nCe)为0.5的样品, 起燃温度比传统共沉淀法制得的样品降低了50 ℃左右, 并表现出较高的热稳定性.     

过渡金属氧化物催化剂上NH3 分解Claus反应机理研究

运用浸渍法制备了七种过渡金属氧化物催化剂.对于NH3 分解反应均可获得很高的NH3转化率;对于NH3分解Claus反应则可以获得较高的SO2转化率和单质硫选择性.通过比较发现Co3O4-TiO2和Fe2O3-TiO2催化剂的低温活性比较高.经过XRD表征发现,在NH3分解Claus反应中,催化剂的活性相可能是过渡金属硫化物.结合活性评价和XRD表征结果提出了NH3分解Claus反应的机理.     

金属Sr、Fe掺杂对LaCoO3催化氧化碳烟及抗硫性能影响

利用柠檬酸-EDTA(乙二胺四乙酸)配位法制备了La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3催化剂,展现出较好的催化氧化碳烟(soot)活性和抗硫性能。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、傅利叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、扫描电镜(SEM)、H2-程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和SO2程序升温脱附(SO2-TPD)等研究了Sr、Fe掺杂对催化剂物理化学性质及抗硫能力影响。当Sr掺杂LaCoO3时有利于形成较多的表面吸附氧(O2^-、O^-)和氧空位,且低温氧化还原性能亦有较大改善,提高了催化氧化碳烟活性,其Ti(起燃温度)和Tm(最大碳烟燃烧速率温度)分别为284和347℃。当催化剂同时掺杂Sr、Fe时,其低温氧化还原性能进一步改善,并形成较多Fe^4+离子,有利于提高催化氧化碳烟活性。催化剂SO2中毒失活主要来源于Co^2+/Co^3+和表面吸附氧的硫酸化(SO3^2-、SO4^2-)。XPS和SO2-TPD结果表明,LaSrCoFeO3抗硫性主要来源于Fe^3+与SO2结合形成的硫酸盐物种,降低了SO2对活性组分表面吸附氧和Fe^4+毒化。TPO(程序升温氧化)结果表明,硫化后的LaSrCoFeO3-S仍具有较好的催化氧化碳烟活性,其Tm仅为361℃,表明Sr、Fe同时掺杂具有较好的低温催化氧化碳烟活性和良好的抗硫性能。     

添加金属氧化物的V2O5/AC在烟气脱SO2及脱SO2后H2再生制备硫磺的活性研究

干法脱除烟气SO2的多种催化剂均可在H2气氛中再生,直接制备硫磺。该过程的实现不仅要求再生尾气循环,而且要求催化剂具有双重功能,即在脱硫过程中催化氧化SO2为H2SO4以及在再生过程中将催化还原释放出的SO2进一步转化为硫磺。添加有金属氧化物的V2O5/AC催化剂具备双重功能。着重考察了添加Ce、W、Fe、Co 等氧化物的V2O5/AC催化剂烟气SO2脱除能力及脱除SO2后经H2再生制备硫磺的能力,并对添加Co的催化剂进行了优化。结果表明,在这类催化剂中,对烟气脱SO2起主要催化氧化作用的是V2O5,对H2再生硫磺制备起作用的是添加的金属氧化物。除Ce2O3外,WO3、Fe2O3和CoO都提高了再生中的硫磺收率,CoO的作用最为显著。较合适的催化剂组成是1%V2O5和0.5%CoO。这些金属氧化物在AC上的担载方法,对烟气脱SO2和H2再生结果的影响不明显。硫磺的生成需要CoO向CoS2的转变,再生后催化剂上残余有部分CoS2,且残余硫量还与V2O5量有关。     

Mn/beta与Mn/ZSM-5催化剂对氨选择性催化还原NO的低温催化活性比较: 锰前驱体的影响

氮氧化物(NOx)作为主要的大气污染物之一,给环境和人类带来一定危害,其主要源于汽车、轮船以及工厂中液态(汽油和柴油)或固态(煤)化石原料的燃烧.目前,选择性催化还原法(SCR)因技术相对成熟且经济有效,被广泛应用于氮氧化物脱除.催化剂是该技术的关键,而典型的商业钒系催化剂(V2O5-WO3/TiO2和V2O5-MoO3/TiO2)存在工作窗口温度窄(300–400 ℃)、V2O5的生物毒性以及较高的SO2氧化性能等缺点,因此开展高效且环境友好催化剂的研究工作迫在眉睫.近年来,锰基催化剂因其丰富的价态变化以及氧化形态而受到科研工作者的广泛关注.研究者已经对锰前驱体做了大量研究,但是关于不同锰前驱体制备得到的催化剂的活性物种组成以及催化活性往往存在着不同观点.因此进一步开展对锰前驱体研究仍有必要.同时,二氧化钛载体比表面积较小,并不是制备锰基催化剂的理想载体.分子筛载体因其比表面积大、特殊的孔道结构以及丰富的酸位等特点引起了研究者的关注.用于制备锰基催化剂的分子筛载体主要有ZSM-5,Beta,USY和SAPO等,其中ZSM-5系列催化剂是研究热点.另一方面,研究发现Beta分子筛具有良好的水热稳定性,被认为是理想的NH3-SCR催化剂载体.研究者对比了不同金属负载的Beta分子筛与ZSM-5分子筛的催化活性,结果表明,Fe/beta的催化活性高于Fe/ZSM-5和Fe/ZSM-11; Cu/beta的催化活性与Cu/ZSM-5相当,均表现出较高的活性.而关于Mn/ZSM-5的研究已有大量文献报道,但关于Mn/beta的研究相对较少.另外,关于不同锰前驱体在Beta以及ZSM-5分子筛载体表面的物化性质差异也少有报道.本文以H/beta和H/ZSM-5分子筛作为载体,采用硝酸锰、乙酸锰和氯化锰三种前驱体,通过湿法浸渍制备了Mn/beta和Mn/ZSM-5两类NH3-SCR催化剂,并在固定床管式反应器中对比评价了两类催化剂的催化活性.凭借氮气等温吸附/脱附(BET)、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线荧光(XRF)、氢气程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、氨气程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)以及X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术对催化剂进行了表征,系统分析了不同前驱体在两种载体表面形成的活性组分以及理化性质对催化性能的影响.催化剂活性评价结果表明,对于Mn/beta和Mn/ZSM-5催化剂,在220–350 ℃反应温度区间内,乙酸锰和硝酸锰制备的催化剂NO脱除率均在80%以上.其中Mn/beta-Ac在240 °C时达到最高的NO脱除率97.5%,并且在220–350 ℃温度区间内保持着90%以上的活性,具有最宽的活性温度窗口.同时,在两系列锰基催化剂中,乙酸锰制备的催化剂均表现出最佳的催化活性,且对于同一种前驱体制备的催化剂,Mn/beta催化剂的NH3-SCR活性优于Mn/ZSM-5.BET数据显示,负载锰物种之后,催化剂的比表面积和孔体积均明显减小,但相对于Mn/ZSM-5催化剂,Mn/beta催化剂仍保持着优良的织构性质.XRD、XRF及H2-TPR结果表明,氯化锰前驱体主要产生少量的结晶Mn3O4并且大部分保持以MnCl2的形式存在,这也是此类催化剂表现出较差的低温催化活性的原因.结合XPS表征分析了催化剂的表面性质.结果表明,硝酸锰前驱体主要产生结晶MnO2和少量未分解的硝酸锰,乙酸锰前驱体主要产生高度分散的无定形MnO2和Mn2O3混合物以及结晶Mn3O4.进一步结合NH3-TPD分析结果以及活性评价结果可以得出: 丰富的无定形MnOx(MnO2和Mn2O3)物种、较高的表面锰含量和表面活性氧基团以及适当含量的弱酸位有利于提升催化剂的低温NH3-SCR催化活性.     

Fe-Mn/Al2O3催化剂低温 NH3选择性催化还原 NO的性能

本文制备了一系列 Fe-Mn/Al2O3催化剂,并在固定床上考察了其 NH3低温选择性催化还原 NO的性能.首先考察了不同 Fe负载量制备的催化剂的脱硝性能,优选出最佳的 Fe负载量;在此基础上,研究了 Mn负载量对催化剂脱硝效率的影响;最后,对优选催化剂的抗 H2O和抗 SO2性能进行了实验研究;同时,对催化剂由于 SO2所造成的失活机制进行了考察.采用 N2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射、透射电镜、能量弥散 X射线谱、程序升温还原、程序升温脱附、X射线光电子能谱、热重和傅里叶变换红外光谱等方法对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,最佳的 Fe和 Mn负载量均为8%,所制的8Fe-8Mn/Al2O3催化剂在150°C的脱硝效率可达近99%;同时,在整个低温测试区间(90–210°C)的脱硝效率均超过了92.6%. Fe在催化剂表面主要以 Fe3+形态存在,而 Mn主要包括 Mn4+和 Mn3+; Mn的添加提高了 Fe在催化剂表面的积累,促进了催化剂比表面积增大和活性物种分散,改善了催化剂氧化还原性能和对 NH3的吸附能力.催化剂的高活性主要是由于其具有较大的比表面积、高度分散的活性物种、增加的还原特性和表面酸性、较低的结合能、较高的 Mn4+/Mn3+和增强的表面吸附氧.此外,8Fe-8Mn/Al2O3的催化性能受 H2O和 SO2影响较小,抗 H2O和 SO2能力较强.同时,反应温度对催化剂的抗硫性有重要影响,在较低的反应温度下,催化剂抗硫性更好; SO2造成催化剂活性降低主要是由于催化剂表面硫酸盐物种的生成.一方面,表面硫酸铵盐的生成造成催化剂孔道堵塞和比表面积降低,减少了反应中的气固接触从而导致活性降低;另一方面,催化剂表面的活性物种被硫酸化,造成反应中的有效活性位减少,从而降低了催化剂活性.     

Effects of carrier and Mn loading on supported manganese oxide catalysts for catalytic combustion of methane

Supported manganese oxide catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation method for methane catalytic combustion, and effects of the support （Al2O3, SiO2 and TiO2） and Mn loading were investigated. These catalysts were characterized with N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and temperature-programmed reduction techniques. Methane conversion varied in a large range depending on supports or Mn loading. Al2O3 supported 15% Mn catalyst exhibited better activity toward methane catalytic oxidation. The manganese state and oxygen species played an important role in the catalytic performance,     

Effect of palladium on the reducibility of Mn based materials: correlation with methane oxidation activity

Mn-based oxide supports were synthesized using different procedures: (i) carbonate co-precipitation method, leading to the formation of a hexaaluminate crystallized solid (La(0.2)Sr(0.3)Ba(0.5)MnAl(11)O(19)) and (ii) solid-solid diffusion method, leading to the formation of a doped theta-Al(2)O(3) crystallized solid (nominal composition: 60 wt% La(0.2)Sr(0.3)Ba(0.5)MnAl(11)O(19) + 40 wt% Al(2)O(3)). Impregnation of 1.0 wt%Pd was carried out on both oxides. The solids were tested for the catalytic methane combustion up to 700 degrees C. It was observed that adding palladium resulted in an important increase in the catalytic activity. The combined use of H(2)-TPR and XPS techniques reveals that only Mn(3+)/Mn(2+) redox "couple" is present in the solids, whatever the synthesis procedure used. The fraction Mn(3+)/Mn is proportional to the total Mn content in the solid support, whatever the sample structure (hexaaluminate or doped theta-Al(2)O(3)) and its morphology (large crystals or aggregates of small particles, respectively). Pd impregnation and further calcination at 650 degrees C has no significant effect on the Mn(3+)/Mn fraction. However, some changes in Mn(3+) reduction profile are observed, depending on the solid structure. Indeed, palladium addition strongly affects the manganese reducibility with an important shift of the reduction process to lower temperatures (approximately 100 degrees C). On the basis of redox properties observed for the different catalysts, a Mars-van-Krevelen redox mechanism, with oxygen transfer from support oxides to palladium particles, is proposed to explain the difference in terms of catalytic conversion and stability with respect to a 1.0 wt%Pd/Al(2)O(3) reference sample.     

Study on adsorption performance of manganese titanium oxide composite biochar for removal of Rhodamine B

A novel manganese titanium oxide/biological carbon (Mn/Ti/BC) composite was synthesized and prepared by hydrothermal synthesis to further improve the adsorption performance of Rhodamine B. The microstructure of the composite was analyzed by characterization means such as scanning electron microscopy(SEM),FT-IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The adsorption experiments were carried out by varying the parameters such as adsorption time, adsorbent dosage, initial concentration of the solution, and temperature. The adsorbed samples were analyzed by UV spectrophotometer. The obtained data were tested for the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models at equilibrium. The R₂ (correlation coefficient) values indicated that the data were in good agreement with the Langmuir adsorption model. The experimental results showed that the removal rate of Rhodamine B reached 98% when the solution concentration of Rhodamine B was 100 mg/L, and the addition of manganese titanium oxide-biomass carbon composite was 0.5 g, and the dosage ratio was 1:1:1 (Mn–Ti–C). The adsorption process was chemisorption in accordance with the secondary kinetic equation. With low cost, fast adsorption, and good stability,the Mn–Ti–C composite is an excellent adsorption material with good application prospects.     

富氧条件下 Mn/ZSM-5 选择催化 CH4 还原 NO

 考察了富氧条件下 Mn/ZSM-5 催化剂上 CH₄ 选择催化还原 NO 反应, 并采用 H2程序升温还原、SO2程序升温表面反应和 NO程序升温脱附等手段对催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明, 催化剂活性与制备方法和 Mn 负载量密切相关. 离子交换法制备的 Mn/ZSM-5 催化剂活性明显优于浸渍法制备的催化剂; NO 转化率随着 Mn 负载量的增加而增加, 至 2.06% 时达到最大值 (57.3%), 然后随着 Mn 负载量的增加而降低. 采用离子交换法或较低 Mn 负载量 (≤ 2.06%) 抑制了催化剂中非化学计量的 MnO_x (1.5 < x < 2) 物种的形成, 减缓了 CH₄ 的氧化燃烧反应, 因而 CH₄ 还原 NO 的选择性提高. 在含 SO₂ 体系中, Mn/ZSM-5 活性在 550 ^oC 以下时明显下降, 但在 600 ^oC 以上基本不受影响. 这是由于在 550 ^oC 以下时 SO₂ 在 Mn/ZSM-5 表面形成了稳定的吸附硫物种, 覆盖了部分活性位, 导致催化剂活性降低; 而在 600 ^oC 以上时含硫物种基本脱附完全, 因而对催化剂活性影响不大.     

过渡金属硫化物催化剂上SO2的还原

 对系列过渡金属硫化物催化剂上CO还原SO2的反应进行了研究．结果表明，FeS的催化性能最好，而MnS的催化性能最差，其他几种催化剂的活性顺序依次为CoS＞CuS＞NiS．催化剂的活性与硫化物自身的氧化还原能力、所具有的晶相结构及其同SO2的吸附键合作用力有密切的关系．在硫化物催化剂上，SO2还原的反应机理很可能是贫、富含硫化合物的交替作用机理．     

SO4^2—／TiO2—SiO2固体超强酸的结构及其光催化性能

自从 Arata等 [1]首次报道无卤素型 SO2 - 4/Mx Oy 固体超强酸体系以来 ,对该类催化剂的研究引起了人们的广泛重视 .大量研究工作表明 ,固体超强酸催化剂对丁烷异构化、苯衍生物烷基化、链烷烃裂解和乙烯二聚等诸多酸催化的反应表现出极高的反应活性 [2 ] .最近 ,我们把 SO2 - 4/Ti O2 型固体超强酸应用于有机物的光催化氧化反应 ,研究发现 Ti O2 光催化剂经 H2 SO4 浸渍处理形成固体超强酸后 ,催化剂的光催化活性大大提高 ,并具有很好的反应活性、稳定性和抗湿性能 [3] ;此外 ,我们以前的工作表明 Ti O2 中引入 Si O2 后 ,其结构、…     

Al促进SO~4^2^-/M~xO~y(M=Zr, Ti, Fe)固体强酸的研究

合成与表征了三个系列的Al促进固体强酸样品,并研究了对甲苯的苯甲酰化反应性能.实验表明,SO_4~(2-)/ZrO_2,SO_4~(2-)/TiO_2和SO_4~(2-)/Fe_2O_3中引入适量的Al_2O_3,有助于稳定样品表面的含硫物种,增加样品表面的有效酸位,提高样品的强酸性和对甲苯的苯甲酰化的反应活性.NH_3吸附微量热结果表明,Al促进样品的强酸性和催化活性的显著提高是由于样品表面的酸位强度分布发生了变化,有利于正丁烷异构化反应和苯甲酰化反应的中强酸位和强酸位的酸量显著增加.     

Surface characterization of WO(3)/ZrO(2) catalysts

A series of WO(3)/ZrO(2) catalysts with tungsten (W) loadings ranging from 0.5 to 11.4 wt% was prepared by incipient wetness impregnation on a preformed ZrO(2) support. The oxidic catalysts were characterized using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, ISS, and IR spectroscopy. XRD and Raman results showed that the ZrO(2) support was predominantly present in the monoclinic form. XPS and Raman measurements indicated the formation of increasing amounts of W interaction species for catalysts with W loadings up to 8.8 wt% WO(3). In addition to the W interaction species, bulk WO(3) was also observed for catalysts with W loadings > or = 3.0 wt% WO(3). Comparison of the XPS results with coverage measurements by ISS and CO adsorption suggests that the W surface phase is in the form of two-dimensional polymeric patches for catalysts with W loadings 3.0 < or = wt% WO(3) < or = 4.5. For catalysts with W loadings >4.5 wt% WO(3), the results indicated an additional build-up of a bilayer (or multilayer) polymeric W species. Analysis of the hydroxyl region of ZrO(2) by IR spectroscopy showed that initial additions of W occur on the high frequency hydroxyl group. A schematic for the structure of the catalysts has been proposed based on the above observations.     

Studies on platinum-promoted sulfated zirconia alumina: effects of pretreatment environment and carrier gas on n-butane isomerization and benzene alkylation activities

A series of platinum-promoted sulfated zirconia alumina catalysts (SZA) with different amounts of platinum (0.5, 1, and 2 wt%) were synthesized. Two other catalysts were prepared by mechanically mixing different proportions of the Al-promoted sulfated zirconia with Pt/Al(2)O(3). The 650 degrees C calcined catalysts were characterized by N(2) adsorption/desorption (BET), TPR, and TPD analysis. Butane isomerization activity of the catalysts was studied at 270 degrees C, varying the pretreatment environment and carrier gases. Though the textural properties of the catalysts did not change significantly with platinum loading, the maximum surface area of 116 m(2)/g was exhibited by the catalyst with 1 wt% Pt loading. Under the studied reaction conditions, the air-pretreated catalysts (sulfated zirconia alumina (SZA) and platinated SZA) showed higher n-butane conversion than the N(2)-pretreated catalyst. However, nitrogen was a better carrier gas than H(2), CO(2) or air, and CO(2) and air deactivated the catalyst very fast. Unlike the platinated SZA catalysts, the mechanically mixed catalysts showed an induction phenomenon. A redox mechanism is suggested for butane isomerization over these catalysts. The catalyst SZA was also found to be active for alkylation of benzene with isopropanol, which gave 93% selectivity toward cumene.