Adsorption of benzyl alcohol and 1-phenylethanol on graphitized thermal carbon black

The adsorption of benzyl alcohol and 1-phenylethanol on graphitized thermal carbon black at 300 K is investigated. Thermodynamic characteristics of the adsorption of conformers stable in the gas phase and in the adsorbed state are determined by a molecular statistics method. The geometry of the molecules is optimized using the MP2 and B3LYP methods with a 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Using the PBE0/6-31G(d) method, it is established that, in the adsorption of benzyl alcohol, two types of interactions, CH…O and OH…π_GTCB, occur. It is shown that, in 1-phenylethanol, intramolecular interactions are maintained.     

Versatile multilayer thin film preparation using hydrophobic interactions, crystallization, and chemical modification of poly(vinyl alcohol)

Multilayer thin film coatings were prepared on silicon substrates. Poly(vinyl alcohol) was adsorbed from aqueous solution to propyldimethylsilyl-modified silicon wafers. This thin semicrystalline coating was chemically modified using acid chlorides to form thicker, hydrophobic coatings. The products of the modification reactions allowed adsorption of a subsequent layer of poly(vinyl alcohol) that could subsequently be hydrophobized. This two-step process (adsorption/chemical modification) allows layer-by-layer deposition to prepare coatings with thickness, chemical structure, and wettability control.     

Kinetics of Lab Prepared Manganese Oxide Catalyzed Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol in the Liquid Phase

The oxidation of benzyl alcohol in the liquid phase was studied over manganese oxide catalyst using molecular oxygen as an oxidant. Manganese oxide was prepared by a mechanochemical process in solid state and was characterized by chemical and physical techniques. The catalytic performance of manganese oxide was explored by carrying out the oxidation of benzyl alcohol at 323–373 K temperature and 34–101 kPa partial pressure of oxygen. Benzaldehyde and benzoic acid were identified as the reaction products. Typical batch reactor kinetic data were obtained and fitted to the Langmuir–Hinshelwood, Eley–Rideal, and Mars–van Krevelene models of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions. The Langmuir–Hinshelwood model was found to give a better fit. Adsorption of benzyl alcohol at the surface of the catalyst followed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The heat of adsorption for benzyl alcohol was determined as –18.14 kJ mol^?1. The adsorption of oxygen followed the Temkin adsorption isotherm. The maximum heat of adsorption for oxygen was –31.12 kJ mol^?1. The value of activation energy was 71.18 kJ mol^?1, which was apparently free from the influence of the heat of adsorption of both benzyl alcohol and oxygen.     

Application of the vacancy solution theory to describe the enthalpic effects accompanying mixed-gas adsorption

The possibility of utilizing vacancy solution theory (VST) to study the enthalpic effects accompanying mixed-gas adsorption equilibria is presented. Besides heterogeneity, the interaction effects by using the regular adsorbed solution, Flory-Huggins, and Wilson models of nonideality in the adsorbed phase are taken into account. To predict adsorption phase diagrams and calorimetric effects in the mixed-gas adsorption system, only a knowledge of the single-gas adsorption isotherms and accompanying calorimetric effects is required. The possibility of simplification of the obtained theoretical expressions is shown. The obtained agreement between theory and experiment is very satisfactory.     

Investigation of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers for surface modification of contact lenses

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers from 0 to 57 mol % of vinyl alcohol were investigated for potential contact lens surface modification. Films of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers made by solution casting, showed that the copolymers with a high percentage of vinyl alcohol groups possessed excellent surface properties such as good wettability, low protein (albumin) and lipid adsorption, and no conformational change of the adsorbed protein. Utilizing the Langmuir-Blodgett dipping technique, an ultrathin layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer was deposited on a silicone rubber substrate. This initial results confirm that wettability was improved and the amount of protein adsorbed was reduced significantly after only one deposition trip.     

负载型Pd-Ni双金属纳米颗粒在无溶剂苯甲醇氧化中有效抑制甲苯的生成

醇类化合物的选择性氧化是实验室和工业应用中一类重要的官能团转化反应.以分子氧为氧化剂,在液相无溶剂条件下温和氧化符合绿色化学的要求.负载型Pd基催化剂因其优异的催化活性而在该反应中得到广泛应用.但是,单金属Pd催化剂对反应目标产物醛类化合物的选择性还有待提高.例如,在苯甲醇液相无溶剂氧化中,甲苯是在单金属Pd催化剂上的主要副产物.针对这一问题,除了对载体进行改性和修饰外,开发双金属Pd基催化剂也是一种有效的选择性调控策略.虽然已有的Pd-Au双金属催化剂可以在一定程度上降低甲苯的选择性,但是在较高温度和较高转化率下仍然难以控制甲苯的大量生成.本文采用固相合金化法合成了负载型Pd-Ni双金属纳米颗粒.该方法首先以硝酸镍为镍的前驱体浸渍介孔二氧化硅,然后负载钯纳米颗粒.在高温固相还原条件下,作为种子的钯纳米颗粒和镍通过原子迁移和生长,形成Pd-Ni双金属纳米颗粒.扫描透射电镜、能量色散X射线光谱、X射线衍射和X射线光电子能谱等表征证实了Pd-Ni双金属纳米颗粒的生成.上述催化剂用于苯甲醇液相无溶剂氧化,催化结果显示Ni的加入可以抑制副产物甲苯的生成,并且随Ni负载量增加,甲苯的选择性(在80%等转化率下)由22.6%(单金属Pd)降低至1.6%(双金属Pd1Ni20).尽管Ni的加入降低了单金属Pd的活性,但是由于提高了目标产物苯甲醛的选择性,醛的最终产率得到提升.进一步催化研究表明,Ni的加入可以抑制无氧氛围下甲苯的生成,说明Ni可以抑制歧化反应和降低表面氢浓度.这种作用可归结于Pd-Ni双金属的协同效应.该效应得到了CO吸附的傅里叶变换漫反射红外光谱和密度泛函理论研究的证实.双金属的几何效应和电子效应均减弱了苯甲醇在双金属纳米颗粒表面的解离吸附和相互作用,导致苯甲醇的吸附减弱,同时C–O键断裂不易进行.另外,由于Ni的亲氧性,双金属纳米颗粒表面有利于氧的吸附,降低吸附氢的浓度,减少C–H键生成,从而抑制甲苯的生成.     

疏水性Cosalen/SBA-15的制备及在甲苯选择性氧化中的应用

以介孔分子筛SBA-15为载体, 先采用γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)进行氨基硅烷化修饰, 然后经甲基三乙氧基硅烷(MTES)疏水修饰后固载双水杨醛缩乙二胺合钴配合物(Cosalen). 采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、 紫外-可见漫反射光谱、 X射线光电子能谱、 元素分析、 等离子体发射光谱、 X射线衍射和氮气物理吸附等手段对制备的固载型催化剂Cosalen/SBA-15进行了物相结构和修饰程度的表征, 并考察了样品对甲苯、 苯甲醛和苯甲醇的吸附性能及在甲苯液相氧化反应中的催化性能. 结果表明, 固载型催化剂Cosalen/SBA-15的介孔结构和孔道有序性保持良好, Cosalen通过与氨基配位固载在修饰后的载体SBA-15上, 且高度分散, 氨基硅烷化和甲基修饰明显增强了其表面疏水性能, 对苯甲醛和苯甲醇的吸附量降低. 疏水性Cosalen/SBA-15协同N-羟基邻苯二甲酰亚胺(NHPI)催化甲苯液相分子氧氧化反应, 无溶剂体系在130 ℃下反应2 h, 甲苯转化率达到16.0%, 产物中苯甲醛和苯甲醇的总选择性为32.0%, 在一定程度上抑制了极性产物深度氧化为苯甲酸. 高温不利于苯甲醛和苯甲醇选择性的提高, 降低温度至110 ℃, 甲苯转化率达到12.9%时, 苯甲醛和苯甲醇的总选择性提高到43.9%.     

碘和氧修饰银(110)表面对甲醇吸附的影响: 密度 泛函理论的计算研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3-LYP方法和原子簇模型研究了碘和修饰银(110)表面对甲醇吸附的影响。结果表明,甲醇分子在干净的银表面吸附很弱甚至不吸附,但在氧或碘修饰过的银表面上,由于预吸附导致吸附能的增加而变得容易吸附。并进一步采用目前较新的映像电荷模型计算验证了在甲醇部分氧化制甲醛反应中氧或碘对银催化剂表面修饰的本质是电荷修饰这一推论,为实验中如何筛选修饰提供了良好的判据。     

Adsorption of phenol and benzyl alcohol onto surfactant modified silica

The adsorption of the surfactant, dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, DTAB, and the co-adsorption of the additives phenol and benzyl alcohol, onto silica from aqueous solutions are investigated. The adsorption of DTAB is found to increase with increasing alcohol concentration in solutions where the DTAB concentration is below the cmc. Moreover, the corresponding adsorption of DTAB decreases when the DTAB concentration is above the cmc. The co-adsorption of the alcohol is found to increase with increasing alcohol concentration, and benzyl alcohol co-adsorbs more strongly than phenol. The surfactant modified silica shows a very high ability to incorporate phenol and benzyl alcohol. The results are discussed in relation to solubilization site and surfactant aggregate shape.     

有机杂化介孔Beta分子筛的合成及在苯甲醇烷基化反应中的应用

针对沸石分子筛在苯甲醇和三甲基苯的烷基化催化反应应用中存在催化活性低及微孔孔道内大量苯甲醇自醚化副反应导致产物选择性低这一难题, 通过引入等级孔结构提高外比表面积和有机杂化修饰封堵微孔孔道的双重策略, 在大幅提升可接触的外表面活性中心数量的同时有效降低苯甲醇进入微孔孔道内发生自醚化副反应, 开发出具有高反应活性及烷基化产物选择性的有机杂化介孔Beta分子筛材料, 大幅度提升了其对苯甲醇和三甲基苯的烷基化反应的催化活性和产物的选择性, 使苯甲醇的转化率从66.8%提升到了99.7%, 烷基化产物的选择性从14.8%提高到50.7%. 本工作为开发高活性及高选择性的烷基化催化剂提供了新的思路.     

胶束溶液增溶过程的高分辩NMR研究

本文用高分辨~1H-NMR谱, 研究了十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)胶束水溶液对m-二甲苯和苯甲醇的增溶作用。结果表明, 增溶物浓度很低时, m-二甲苯和苯甲醇均吸附在胶束-水“界面”。随着浓度增加m-二甲苯增溶在胶束的“栅栏”层和内核中, 并沿SDS的烃链均匀分布。当浓度约为0.34摩尔分数时, 它沿烃链的增溶达到“饱和”, 开始进入胶束内核中心。苯甲醇主要增溶在“栅栏”层中, 其羟基靠近胶束-水“界面”, 苯基深入到与α-CH_2基相邻的五个亚甲基的位置。     

Octyl‐Decorated Fréchet‐Type Dendrons: A General Motif for Visualisation of Static and Dynamic Behaviour Using Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy?

A detailed STM study of monolayers of 3,5-bis[(3,5-bisoctyloxyphenyl)methyloxy]benzaldehyde and 3,5-bis[(3,5-bisoctyloxyphenyl)methyloxy]benzyl alcohol adsorbed on graphite is presented. Very highly resolved scanning tunnelling microscopy images are observed at room temperature in air allowing the analysis of the conformation of the adsorbed molecules. These long-chain alkyl-decorated Fréchet-type dendrons are a powerful assembly motif and initially form a pattern based on trimeric units, assembled into hexagonal host structures with a pseudo-unit cell of seven molecules, one of which remains highly mobile. Over time, the supramolecular ordering changes from a trimeric into a dimeric pattern. The chirality arising from the adsorption onto a surface of the dendrons is discussed.     

Adsorption of nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, and their binary mixtures on aluminophosphate molecular sieves

Experimental isotherms describing the adsorption of pure N₂, CH₄ and CO in AlPO₄-11, AlPO₄-17, and AlPO₄-18 were determined using the volumetric method at 40°C and at 23°C (AlPO₄-11 only) over a pressure range up to 123 kPa, and subsequently fitted with the Langmuir or Freundlich equations, as well as the Flory-Huggins Vacancy Solution Theory equation. The capacities for the adsorbates investigated were found to depend on the geometry of the sieve pore size, as well as the molecular dimensions and the polority of the adsorbate involved. At 40°C and over the investigated pressure range, AlPO₄-11 and AlPO₄-17 adsorbed pure CH₄ in the highest amounts, while AlPO₄-18 had a slightly higher capacity for pure CO. The model parameters obtained by fitting the experimental pure-component isotherms permitted the prediction of binary adsorption information for the CO−N₂, CH₄−CO, and CH₄−N₂ gas mixtures at 101.3 kPa total pressure, using the Extended Langmuir Model, the Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory, and/or the Flory-Huggins Vacancy Solution Theory for mixtures. An explanation of the behaviour predicted by each model for each adsorption system is attempted.     

沉淀介质对合成醇Cu-Co-Fe系催化剂的影响

分别以水和乙醇为沉淀介质，按不同方法制备了低碳醇合成用Ｃｕ－Ｃｏ－Ｆｅ系催化剂．以乙醇为沉淀介质时，有利于提高生成低碳醇的活性和选择性，产物中正构醇含量增加，且不服从Ｓｃｈｕｌｚ－Ｆｌｏｒｙ方程分布方式．乙醇的存在，使沉淀体系中的杂质ＮａＮＯ３不易洗脱，催化剂还原温度提高；高的ＮａＮＯ３含量对进一步提高催化剂的活性和选择性不利．吸附实验结果表明，乙醇的预处理可提高催化剂对ＣＯ的不可逆吸附能力，提高还原温度则会使催化剂对ＣＯ的不可逆吸附能力减弱．提高催化活性和选择性的方法是用乙醇修饰催化剂，并降低其中ＮａＮＯ３的含量     

Selectivity modulation in the consecutive hydrogenation of benzaldehyde via functionalization of carbon nanotubes

Hydrogenation of benzaldehyde is a typical consecutive reaction,since the intermediate benzyl alcohol is apt to be further hydrogenated.Here we demonstrate that the selectivity of benzyl alcohol can be tuned via functionalization of carbon nanotubes(CNTs),which are used as the support of Pd.With the original CNTs,the selectivity of benzyl alcohol is 88% at a 100% conversion of benzaldehyde.With introduction of oxygen-containing groups onto CNTs,it drops to 27%.In contrast,doping CNTs with N atoms,the selectivity reaches 96% under the same reaction conditions.The kinetic study shows that hydrogenation of benzyl alcohol is significantly suppressed,which can be attributed to weakened adsorption of benzyl alcohol.This is most likely related to the modified electronic structure of Pd species via interaction with functionalized CNTs,as shown by XPS characterization.     

Alkane/Alcohol mixed monolayers at the solid/liquid interface

In this work, we present the behavior of solid monolayers of binary mixtures of alkanes and alcohols adsorbed on the surface of graphite from their liquid mixtures. We demonstrate that solid monolayers form for all the combinations investigated here. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is used to identify the surface phase behavior of these mixtures, and elastic neutron incoherent scattering has been used to determine the composition of the mixed monolayers inferred by the calorimetry. The mixing behavior of the alcohol/alkane monolayer mixtures is compared quantitatively with alkane/alkane and alcohol/alcohol mixtures using a regular solution approach to model the incomplete mixing in the solid monolayer with preferential adsorption determining the surface composition. This analysis indicates the preferential adsorption of alcohols over alkanes of comparable alkyl chain length and even preferential adsorption of shorter alcohols over longer alkanes, which contrasts strongly with mixtures of alkane/alkane and alcohol/alcohol of different alkyl chain lengths where the longer homologue is always found to preferentially adsorb over the shorter. The alcohol/alkane mixtures are all found to phase separate to a significant extent in the adsorbed layer mixtures even when molecules are of a similar size. Again, this contrasts strongly with alkane/alkane and alcohol/alcohol mixtures where, although phase separation is found for molecules of significantly different size, good mixing is found for similar size species.     

Unraveling the surface reactions during liquid-phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol on Pd/Al2O3: an in situ ATR-IR study

The palladium-catalyzed liquid-phase reaction of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde was investigated in the presence and absence of oxygen by attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy. The 5 wt % Pd/Al2O3 catalyst was fixed in a flow-through ATR-IR cell serving as a continuous-flow reactor. The reaction conditions (cyclohexane solvent, 323 K, 1 bar) were set in the range commonly applied in the heterogeneous catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols. The in situ ATR-IR study of the solid-liquid interface revealed a complex reaction network, including dehydrogenation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde, decarbonylation of benzaldehyde, oxidation of hydrogen and CO on Pd, and formation of benzoic acid catalyzed by both Pd and Al2O3. Continuous formation of CO and its oxidative removal by air resulted in significant steady-state CO coverage of Pd during oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Unexpectedly, benzoic acid formed already in the early stage of the reaction and adsorbed strongly (irreversibly) on the basic sites of Al2O3 and thus remained undetectable in the effluent. This observation questions the reliability of product distributions conventionally determined from the liquid phase. The occurrence of the hydrogenolysis of the C-O bond of benzyl alcohol and formation of toluene indicates that Pd was present in a reduced state (Pd0) even in the presence of oxygen, in agreement with the dehydrogenation mechanism of alcohol oxidation.     

Mn-Al和Cu-Mn-Al复合氧化物催化苯甲醇选择氧化反应

用溶胶-凝胶法制备了不同组成的Mn-Al和Cu-Mn-Al复合氧化物两组催化剂,用于苯甲醇选择氧化反应.用X射线衍射(XRD)、N2物理吸附(BET)、扫描电镜(SEM)、H_2程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、O_2程序升温脱附(O_2-TPD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)技术对催化剂进行了结构表征,考察了催化剂组成对催化活性的影响.结果表明:以甲苯为溶剂,O_2为氧化剂,353 K反应5 h,Mn_2Al和Cu_(0.3)Mn_(0.7)Al_2催化剂上的苯甲醇转化率分别为36.6%和40.9%,苯甲醛选择性均为100%.进一步研究表明:催化剂活性与其H2还原性和O_2吸附性有关,高活性的催化剂吸附氧多,生成的活性氧易参与反应.     

Adsorption equilibriums in a silica-poly(vinyl alcohol)-gelatin system

The interaction of gelatin with nonporous nanosized amorphous silica containing poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) preliminarily adsorbed on its surface is studied. It is established that the modification of the nanosilica via PVA adsorption does not influence its ability to adsorb the protein. It is shown that, during adsorption, gelatin partly displaces PVA molecules from the silica surface. It is assumed that hydroxyl groups of strongly retained PVA macromolecules may play the role of active sites of protein adsorption along with free silanol groups.     

Modification of ceramic membranes by alcohol adsorption

This study aims at modifying ceramic membranes by means of alcohol chemisorption. Composite ceramic membranes with a skin layer of γ-alumina were used. First, the adsorption of several alcohol on powdered γ-alumina was investigated emphasising the thermal stability of the adsorbed compounds. Later, a commercial γ-alumina membrane was modified by alcohol adsorption. The permeability of water and several organic compounds was obtained for both the non-modified and modified ceramic membrane. Also, its isoelectric point was determined. The results prove that all the alcohol were readily adsorbed on powdered γ-alumina not only physically but also chemically forming an alkoxide. The chemisorbed alcohol was stable up to 200°C. Beyond this temperature, the alkoxide breaks up releasing the alcohol although the alkoxide also can react yielding an olefin or ether. The ceramic membrane was also successfully modified by alcohol adsorption. The layer of chemisorbed alcohol imparts hydrophobic characteristics to the membrane surface, so water permeability decreases significantly. This cannot be merely explained by pore size reduction due to the adsorbed layer. Thermal treatment at 250°C recovered original permeability with only minor damage to the membrane.