Synthesis of Ni/SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanoparticles for catalytic benzene hydrogenation

Nickel nanoparticles supported on silica were prepared by hydrazine reduction in aqueous medium. The obtained solids were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM), Electron Diffraction (ED), hydrogen chemisorption, and Temperature Programmed Desorption of hydrogen (H₂-TPD). The catalytic properties were evaluated for benzene hydrogenation in the temperature range 75–230 °C. XRD patterns reveal presence of the metallic nickel particles with fcc structure. Metal dispersion and hydrogen storage increase with decreasing metal particle size. The H₂-TPD profiles exhibit two domains, one due to desorption of hydrogen from Ni metal and another due to spillover from metal to the support. The catalytic activity strongly depends on the metal loading. It increases with decreasing metal loading. This is attributed to metal surface area, which also increases with decreasing metal loading. Kinetic studies of benzene hydrogenation on the Ni catalysts showed that the benzene partial order is around −2. This significant negative value is ascribed to a strong adsorption of benzene on the catalyst surface.     

Silica supported nanopalladium prepared by hydrazine reduction

Palladium catalysts (1–10 wt.% Pd) supported on silica were prepared by hydrazine reduction of palladium chloride at room temperature. They were characterized by XRD, TEM, EDX, H₂-adsorption, and H₂-TPD and tested in the gas phase hydrogenation of benzene in the temperature range 75–250 °C. A conventional catalyst (1 wt.% Pd) obtained by calcination then hydrogen reduction of the same metal precursor was studied for comparison. Metal particles with a size range 6.8–28.4 nm were obtained. Dispersion, hydrogen storage and activity in benzene hydrogenation increased with decreasing particle size. In comparison, the classical catalyst was found much more dispersed (mean particle size of 1.6 nm) and more active (specific rate 1.6–3.7 times higher) than the homolog hydrazine catalyst. However, unexpectedly, turnover frequency (TOF) calculations indicated a greater reactivity of the metal surface atoms for the hydrazine catalyst. It also stored more hydrogen. These contrasting results are discussed in relation with the metal particle morphology.     

Study of Ni-Ag/SiO2 catalysts prepared by reduction in aqueous hydrazine

We have studied bimetallic Ni-Ag (Ni + Ag = 1 wt%) catalysts supported on crystallized silica and prepared by aqueous chemical reduction with hydrazine at 353 K. Two protocols of reduction were used. Prepared catalysts were characterized by means of XRD, TEM, STEM, H2 chemisorption and H2-TPD. Their catalytic activity was studied in the gas-phase hydrogenation of benzene. The most important feature of the results obtained is the synergistic effect between Ni and Ag which led to improvement of dispersion and reactivity of nickel in the presence silver for precipitated catalysts. Silver is inactive in the test-reaction. Precipitated bimetallic catalysts give rise to total conversion from 373 K, a temperature at which conversion hardly reaches 30% for the impregnated catalysts. Dispersion and activity pass through a maximum of monotonically decrease with precipitated and impregnated catalysts, respectively. Deactivation was observed for bimetallic catalysts, particularly with precipitated samples. These results could be explained by the mechanism of metal reduction in the hydrazine media. As a result, various Ni-Ag species formed where Ni and Ag phases were separated clusters or interacted as heteroatomic groupings on the carrier surface. These grouping would be responsible of the high performances of the precipitated catalysts.     

以有机镍配合物为前体制备担载镍催化剂的研究

描述了以镍单核配合物ＮｉＣｐ２和簇合物Ｎｉ３Ｃｐ３Ｎ－ｔ－Ｃ４Ｈ９为前体的ＳｉＯ２载镍催化剂的制备，通过元素分析、ＴＲＲ、ＴＰＤＥ、ＸＰＳ，ＣＯ吸附和苯加氢反应对以镍配合物和簇合物为前体制备的催化剂的性能及其制备过程了研究和表征。结果表明，镍与合物和簇合物在担载过程中同载体ＳｉＯ２表面发生了相互作用，其化学组成发生了变化，在苯加氢反应中，此催化剂的活性比以Ｎｉ（ＮＯ３）２为前体制备的催化剂高得多，     

Identification of surface states on finely divided supported palladium catalysts by means of inelastic incoherent neutron scattering

The purpose of the present investigation was to utilize the inelastic incoherent neutron scattering (INS) technique to reveal changes at the surface of technical catalysts under the influence of hydrogen in gas/solid interactions and during chemical reactions in a liquid-phase process. The formation and the properties of supported palladium hydride and changes of the hydrogen-related surface chemistry of the corresponding activated carbon supports in 20% Pd/C catalysts after short-term and long-term hydrogen cycling at different hydrogen pressures and temperatures were studied. The spectra indicate that hydrogenation of the activated carbon support by hydrogen spillover occurs to, partly, give a material that strongly resembles a-C:H (amorphous hydrogenated carbon). Indications for different relaxation phenomena and long-range phase coherence inside of supported particles of palladium hydride compared to hydrogenated palladium black were obtained. A 5% Pd/C catalyst after use in C-C coupling reactions, the Heck reaction of bromobenzene and styrene to stilbenes, was also studied after subsequent solvent extraction. Evidence for a preferential adsorption and accumulation of cis-stilbene at the catalyst surface was obtained. INS allows identification of a certain isomer from a complex reaction mixture preferentially adsorbed at the surface of a finely divided industrial heterogeneous catalyst.     

Mesoporous Nickel–Alumina Catalysts for Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Recent progress on the mesoporous nickel–alumina catalysts for hydrogen production by steam reforming of liquefied natural gas (LNG) was reported in this review. A number of mesoporous nickel–alumina composite catalysts were prepared by a single-step surfactant-templating method using cationic, anionic, and non-ionic surfactant as structure-directing agents for use in hydrogen production by steam reforming of LNG. For comparison, nickel catalysts supported on mesoporous aluminas were also prepared by an impregnation method. The effect of preparation method and surfactant identity on physicochemical properties and catalytic activities of mesoporous nickel–alumina catalysts in the steam reforming of LNG was investigated. Regardless of preparation method and surfactant identity, nickel oxide species were finely dispersed on the surface of mesoporous nickel–alumina catalysts through the formation of surface nickel aluminate phase. However, nickel dispersion and nickel surface area of mesoporous nickel–alumina catalysts were strongly affected by the preparation method and surfactant identity. It was found that nickel surface area of mesoporous nickel–alumina catalyst served as one of the important factors determining the catalytic performance in hydrogen production by steam reforming of LNG. Among the catalysts tested, a mesoporous nickel–alumina composite catalyst prepared by a single-step non-ionic surfactant-templating method exhibited the best catalytic performance due to its highest nickel surface area.     

Hydrogenating Activity and Adsorption Capacity of Supported Nickel Catalysts Modified by Heteropoly Compounds

The catalytic activity, adsorption capacity, and pore structure of low-percentage nickel catalysts supported on -Al₂O₃or activated carbon and modified by tungsten heteropoly compounds are studied. The activity, selectivity, and thermal stability of the catalysts in the vapor-phase hydrogenation of olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons are higher than those for conventional nickel catalysts. The concentration of nickel in the catalysts is 10–15 times lower than that in commercial catalysts. However, the modified catalysts have higher specific surface areas of metal, higher dispersion, a uniform distribution of metal particles, and a pore-radius distribution other than in the support. The study of water adsorption and desorption showed that the heteropoly compound modifying the -Al₂O₃support covers the support surface completely, and supported nickel interacts with the active surface of the modifying agent rather than with Al₂O₃. A hydrogenation mechanism is proposed, which involves H₂dissociation on Ni particles and the subsequent diffusion of hydrogen atoms via a spillover mechanism to the adsorbed organic compound with the participation of the OH groups of the modifying agent.     

石墨烯负载镍催化CO_2加氢甲烷化

采用改进的Hummers法制备了氧化石墨烯(GO),经水合肼还原得到石墨烯(RGO),通过浸渍法制备了石墨烯负载的镍基催化剂(Ni/RGO);对其催化二氧化碳甲烷化反应的性能进行了研究,并与以碳纳米管(CNTs)和活性炭(AC)为载体负载的Ni基催化剂进行了比较.由于催化剂的载体分别为RGO,CNTs和AC,所以Ni将会表现出不同的形态.利用红外光谱(FTIR)、比表面积(BET)测试、程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、X射线衍射(XRD)分析和透射电子显微镜(TEM)等表征手段对其结构及物理性质进行了表征.结果表明,Ni/RGO具有相对较大的比表面积(316 m~2/g),Ni在Ni/RGO上的颗粒尺寸(5.3 nm)小于其在Ni/CNTs(8.9 nm)和Ni/AC(11.6 nm)上的颗粒尺寸;该催化剂在二氧化碳甲烷化反应中具有更高的催化活性和选择性,而且具有良好的使用寿命.     

Alumina‐supported nickel catalyst for liquid‐phase reactions: an expedient and efficient heterogeneous catalyst for hydrogenation reactions

The preparation of a new nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ catalyst for hydrogenation reactions is described. The nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by impregnation of alumina with a solution of a nickel(II) salt. After drying, the nickel(II) salt was reduced under mild conditions into nickel(0) using t‐BuONa‐activated sodium hydride in tetrahydrofuran at 65 °C. The nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ catalysts obtained were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy. The supported catalysts were successfully used in solution‐phase hydrogenation of double and triple bonds. Although the activity of the nickel(0)/Al₂O₃ is comparable to non‐supported nickel(0) reagents, it has the advantage of being reusable more than ten times with only a slight decrease of reactivity. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ni／ZrO2-Al2O3制备表征及催化性能的研究

本文采用浸渍沉淀法制备了不同配比的ZrO2-Al2O3复合载体。并通过浸渍法制备Ni/ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂,以苯加氢制环己烷反应为探针,考察了ZrO2与Al2O3的配比对Ni催化剂催化加氢性能的影响;采用X射线衍射(XRD)、程序升温还原(TPR)、程序升温脱附(TPD)等技术考察复合载体对Ni催化剂的体相结构、还原性能以及表面吸附性能的影响。研究结果表明,ZrO2质量分数为20%的复合载体所负载的Ni催化剂有很好的加氢活性,优于单组分载体负载的Ni催化剂;采用浸渍沉淀法制备的ZrO2-Al2O3复合载体中ZrO2以非晶态形式存在,这是由于Al2O3的存在影响了ZrO2的内部结构;该载体负载的Ni催化剂较其他催化剂更容易被还原,吸附中心数量增加。     

封装型Pt/SOD分子筛的合成及表征

基于封装型贵金属分子筛的合成,充分利用其择形性和氢溢流特性构建新型加氢催化剂,选定Pt作为活性组分,方钠石作为载体,通过水热合成法直接将金属前驱体Pt(NH_3)_4Cl_2引进SOD合成母液中进行晶化,合成了不同封装量的Pt/SOD分子筛。采用苯加氢反应测试样品的催化活性,并运用XRD、SEM、TEM和H_2-TPD对样品进行表征。结果表明,合成的不同封装量的Pt/SOD样品均具有良好的催化活性,与溢流氢受体HZSM-5间均具有良好的氢溢流效应。其中,当金属前驱体Pt(NH_3)_4Cl_2的用量为(Pt(NH_3)_4Cl_2)∶(Si-Algel)比为0.030 g/g时,所合成的Pt/SOD样品最佳,催化苯加氢反应的苯转化率可达54.38%。     

负载型钌基催化剂催化苯选择加氢合成环己烯

沉淀法制备的钌基催化剂催化苯选择加氢的工艺已成熟并工业化,新型高活性、高选择性的负载型催化剂因其独特的性质成为目前新的研究方向.本文重点讨论了负载型钌基催化剂制备过程中载体种类、载体修饰、活性组分和负载量等因素对催化剂活性、选择性等方面的影响,同时也介绍了反应温度、压力、转速和添加剂等因素对催化剂活性、选择性等方面的影响.     

由不同镍盐前体制备高分散Ni/SBA-15催化剂：活化氛围的影响

以硝酸镍和乙酸镍为镍前体,用浸渍法分别在空气和氢气氛围活化制得系列Ni/SBA-15催化剂,通过XRD、H₂-TPD、N₂物理吸附和在线质谱等物理化学手段对催化剂进行了表征,并结合微型高压反应釜萘加氢反应,评价了催化剂的加氢性能。结果表明,氢气氛围活化对硝酸镍为镍前体所制Ni/SBA-15催化剂的镍分散度和活性有显著促进作用,而空气氛围活化对乙酸镍为镍前体所制催化剂有明显促进作用。根据催化剂前体在不同氛围活化时的热分解产物,提出了活化氛围对不同镍前体制得Ni/SBA-15催化剂所产生的作用机理。     

Regiospecific hydrogenation of quinolines and indoles in the heterocyclic ring

Quinolines, indoles, acridine, and carbazole were hydrogenated using a large variety of heterogeneous catalysts in hydrocarbon solvents in an effort to achieve selective hydrogenation of the heterocyclic ring. When quinolines were hydrogenated using supported platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, or nickel metal catalysts in the presence of hydrogen sulfide, carbon disulfide, or carbon monoxide, there was exclusive hydrogenation of the heterocyclic ring to give only 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines. Use of iridium, rhenium, molybdenum(VI) oxide, tungsten(VI) oxide, chromium(III) oxide, iron(III) oxide, cobalt(II) oxide-molybdenum(VI) oxide, or copper chromite catalysts also caused exclusive hydrogenation of the heterocyclic ring even without addition of sulfur Compounds or carbon monoxide. Hydrogenation of indoles using platinum, rhenium, or, in some cases, nickel catalysts (with or without sulfur Compounds) occurred exclusively in the heterocyclic ring to give indolines, but conversions were affected by indole-indoline equilibria.     

Palladium supported on structured and nonstructured carbon: a consideration of Pd particle size and the nature of reactive hydrogen

This study sets out a comprehensive characterization of bulk Pd and Pd (ca. 8% w/w) supported on activated carbon (AC), graphite and graphitic nanofibers (GNF). Catalyst activation has been examined by temperature programmed reduction (TPR) analysis and the activated catalysts analyzed in terms of BET area, TEM, H2 chemisorption/TPD, and XRD measurements. While H2 chemisorption and TEM delivered the same sequence of increasing (surface area weighted) average Pd particle sizes, a significant difference (by up to a factor of 3) in the values obtained from both techniques has been recorded and is attributed to an unwarranted (but widely adopted) assumption of an exclusive H2/Pd adsorption stoichiometry=1/2. It is demonstrated that TEM analysis provides a valid mean particle size once it is established that the associated standard deviation is small and insensitive to additional particle counting. XRD line broadening yielded an essentially equivalent Pd size (20-25 nm) for each supported catalyst. The nature of the hydrogen associated with the supported catalysts has been probed and is shown to comprise of chemisorbed (on Pd), spillover (on the carbon support), and hydride (associated with Pd) species. Physical mixtures of bulk Pd + support (AC, graphite, and GNF) were also considered in order to assess hydrogen spillover by H2 TPD analysis. Generation of spillover hydrogen at room temperature is established where temperatures in excess of 740 K are required for effective desorption from the supported Pd catalysts, i.e., 280 K higher than that required for the desorption of chemisorbed hydrogen. Pd hydride formation (at room temperature) is shown to be reversible with decomposition occurring at ca. 380 K. Taking the hydrodechlorination of chlorobenzene as a test reaction, the capability of Pd hydride to promote a hydrogen scission of C-Cl in the absence of an external supply of H2 is demonstrated with a consequent consumption of the hydride. This catalytic response was entirely recoverable once the Pd hydride was replenished during a subsequent reactivation step.     

Studies on the Adsorption and Dissociation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Nickel

The adsorption and dissociation of methane and carbon dioxide for reforming on nickel catalysts were extensively investigated by TPSR, TPD, XPS and pulse reaction methods. These studies showed that the decomposition of methane results in the formation of at least three kinds of surface carbon species on supported nickel catalysts. Carbidic Cα, carbonaceous Cβ and carbidic clusters Cγ surface carbon species formed by the decomposition of methane demonstrated different surface mobility, thermal stability and reactivity. Carbidic Cα is a very active and important intermediate in carbon dioxide reforming with methane, and the carbidic clusters Cγ species might be the precursor of surface carbon deposition. The partially dehydrogenated Cβ species can react with H2 or CO2 to form CH4 or CO. On the other hand, it was proven that CO2 can be weakly adsorbed on supported nickel catalysts, and only one kind of CO2 adsorption state is formed. The interaction mechanism between the species dissociated from CH4 and CO2 during reforming was then hypothesized.     

Ruthenium nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous carbon microfibers: preparation, characterization and catalytic properties in the hydrogenation of D-glucose

Ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles dispersed in mesoporous carbon microfibers were prepared using alumina microfibers as the templates via a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) route. Characterized data showed that Ru nanoparticles were embedded in the mesoporous carbon matrix. The samples were found to possess a specific surface area as high as 750 m(2) g(-1), pore sizes in the range of 3-5 nm, lengths in the range of 5-10 μm, and a width of about 0.5 μm. The Ru catalysts displayed a remarkably high catalytic activity and an excellent stability in the hydrogenation of D-glucose. The observed good catalyst performance is attributed to the carbon microfiber morphology, unblocked mesoporous structure, and the hydrogen spillover effect induced by the unique surface contact between the Ru nanoparticles and the carbon. In addition, the incorporation of nitrogen significantly improved the catalytic performance due to the enhanced hydrogen adsorption, better wettability, and modified electronic properties of the Ru.     

Nickel Reinforced Catalysts Over a Heat-Exchanging Surface for Benzene Hydrogenation

X-ray technique, mercury porosimetry and electron microscopy were used to study the regularities of formation of porous metallic nickel-aluminium supports reinforced with a steel grid and distributed over a heat-exchanging surface, and of nickel catalysts supported on them. Such catalysts are active in gas phase benzene hydrogenation and also possess high heat conductivity.     

Combined hydrogenation of carbon oxides on catalysts bearing iron and nickel nanoparticles

The reaction of the hydrogenation of a mixture of carbon oxides on ultradisperse powder (UDP) catalysts containing Fe and Ni nanoparticles and their bimetallic mechanical mixtures was investigated. It was established that the main reaction product on UDP Ni is methane, while the main products on the bimetallic systems are methane and ethylene. A synergetic effect was observed on the bimetallic catalyst under investigation. It was revealed that the hydrogenation of a mixture of carbon oxides proceeds through the stage of dissociative adsorption of both components, CO and CO₂. The olefin selectivity of the process was explained by the participation of different forms of adsorbed hydrogen (H_I: H_II) at the catalyst surface. It is assumed that the hydrogenation of carbon oxides on iron-nickel catalysts proceeds either through the jumpover effect or via hydrogen spillover.     

金属有机骨架高温自还原制备高性能等级孔碳负载Co基催化剂

以钴基金属有机框架为前驱体, 利用一步高温碳化自还原法, 通过精确调控碳化过程, 实现等级孔道结构及钴纳米颗粒分散性的可控调节, 制备出高催化活性及产物选择性的等级孔碳负载Co基催化剂. 研究发现, 600 ℃碳化后的催化剂为具有高比表面积的等级孔道结构和高分散的钴纳米颗粒, 在选择性催化1,3-丁二烯加氢反应中, 丁二烯完全转化温度低至60 ℃, 对应丁烯的选择性高达61%, 实现了低温高选择性催化加氢.