Experimental investigation of fluidized-bed reactor performance for oxidative coupling of methane

Performance of the oxidative coupling of methane in fluidized-bed reactor was experimentally investigated using Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2,La2O3/CaO and La2O3-SrO/CaO catalysts.These catalysts were found to be stable,especially Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst.The effect of sodium content of this catalyst was analyzed and the challenge of catalyst agglomeration was addressed using proper catalyst composition of 2%Mn2.2%Na2WO4/SiO2.For other two catalysts,the effect of Lanthanum-Strontium content was analyzed and 10%La2O 3-20%SrO/CaO catalyst was found to provide higher ethylene yield than La2O3/CaO catalyst.Furthermore,the effect of operating parameters such as temperature and methane to oxygen ratio were also reviewed.The highest ethylene and ethane (C2) yield was achieved with the lowest methane to oxygen ratio around 2.40.5% selectivity to ethylene and ethane and 41% methane conversion were achieved over La2O3-SrO/CaO catalyst while over Mn-Na2WO4 /SiO2 catalyst,40% and 48% were recorded,respectively.Moreover,the consecutive effects of nitrogen dilution,ethylene to ethane production ratio and other performance indicators on the down-stream process units were qualitatively discussed and Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst showed a better performance in the reactor and process scale analysis.     

Effect of CeO2 preparation method and Cu loading on CuO/CeO2 catalysts for methane combustion

CeO2 was synthesized by sol-gel, hydrothermal, nitrate thermal decomposition methods, respectively, and used as support to prepare CuO/CeO2 catalysts. According to characterization and reaction results, preparation method of CeO2 had a great influence on the physicochemical properties and activities of CuO/CeO2 catalysts. CuO with high dispersion and strong interaction with CeO2 was highly active in methane combustion, while CuO particles less associated with CeO2 showed less activity. The CuO catalyst supported on CeO2 which was prepared via nitrate thermal decomposition method showed the largest area, the smallest particle size, the highest dispersion of copper species and strong support metal interactions. Therefore, it presented the highest redox ability and activity for methane combustion. Activities of the catalysts with different copper content kept increasing until 5% Cu loading and from then on kept constant. Moreover, methane conversion decreased as methane space velocities increased on CuO/CeO2 catalyst. Addition of CO2 to the feed did not produce a significant effect on the catalytic activity, but the presence of H2O provoked a remarkable decrease on the activity of CuO/CeO2 catalyst.     

Surface properties of Ni-Pt/SiO2 catalysts for N2O decomposition and reduction by H2

The surface properties of bimetallic Ni-Pt/SiO2 catalysts with variable Ni/Ni + Pt atomic ratio (0.75, 0.50, and 0.25) were studied using N2O decomposition and N2O reduction by hydrogen reactions as probes. Catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation of the silica support with aqueous solutions of the metal precursors to a total metal loading of 2 wt %. For both model reactions, Pt/SiO2 catalyst was substantially more active than Ni/SiO2 catalyst. Mean particle size by TEM was about the same (in the range 6-8 nm) for all catalysts and truly bimetallic particles (more than 95%) were evidenced by EDS in the Ni-Pt/SiO2 catalysts. CO adsorption on the bimetallic catalysts showed differences in the linear CO absorption band as a function of the Ni/Pt atomic ratio. Bimetallic Ni-Pt/SiO2 catalysts showed, for the N2O decomposition, a catalytic behavior that points out an ensemble-size sensitive behavior for Ni-rich compositions. For the N2O + H2 reaction, the bimetallic catalysts were very active at low temperature. The following activity order at 300 K was observed: Ni75Pt25 > Ni25Pt75 approximately Ni50Pt50 > Pt. TOF values for these catalysts increased 2-5 times compared to the most active reference catalyst (Pt/SiO2). The enhancement of the activity in the Ni75Pt25 bimetallic catalysts is explained in terms of the presence of mixed Ni-Pt ensembles.     

溶胶—凝胶法制备NiO／SiO2催化剂研究

分别以正硅酸乙酯、硝酸镍为硅源和镍源,采用溶胶－凝胶法,经超临界流体干燥和普通干燥制备了NiO-A-SiO2、NiO-G-SiO2催化剂;以气凝胶和干凝胶为载体,采用浸渍法制备了NiO/A-SiO2、NiO/G-SiO2催化剂。并用XRD、TEM、BET、TPR等手段,研究了制备方法对催化剂织构、结构和Ni物种存在形态的影响,发现NiO-A-SiO2和NiO-G-SiO2催化剂上高度分散的NiO簇团与SiO2之间有较强的相互作用,其顺酐液相选择加氢转化率低于10％;NiO/G-SiO2催化剂上,以单一物种形态存在的NiO与SiO2相互作用弱,顺酐转化率为42％;NiO/A-SiO2催化剂上,以多种形态存在的微量NiO与SiO2间的相互作用较复杂,其顺酐液相选择加氢的转化率和丁二酸酐的选择性分别可达100％和98％。     

K-MnO／y-A1203和Cu／SiO2催化剂应用于苯甲酸甲酯连续加氢合成无氯苯甲醇

以K—MnO／F—Al2O3和Cu／SiO2为催化剂，利用固定床串联反应器实现了苯甲酸甲酯连续加氢合成无氯苯甲醇反应过程．K-MnO/y-Al2O3和Cu／SiO2催化剂对于苯甲酸甲酯连续加氢合成苯甲醇具有良好的加氢活性，反应转化率可达89．2％，苯甲醇的选择性为84．1％．在苯甲酸甲酯加氢连续步骤中的氢醛比得到提高，有效地抑制了副产物甲苯的生成．XRD，SEM和TPR表征结果表明：采用吸附沉淀法制备的Cu／SiO2-C15．2催化剂，氧化铜在载体上具有良好的分散性能，并且易于还原，表现出最佳的苯甲醛加氢活性．     

甲烷催化燃烧中制备参数对NiO/CuO-ZrO2催化剂高温反应性能的影响

采用溶胶凝胶－超临界干燥的方法制备了NiO/CuO-ZrO2催化剂，分别考察了焙烧温度、活性组分含量对催化剂甲烷燃烧性能的影响，并利用XRD、物理吸附等手段考察了两个参数对催化剂性能影响的本质原因，发现NiO/CuO-ZrO2催化剂具有较高的催化活性，较好的高温（1 000 ℃）反应稳定性，焙烧温度对催化剂的影响很大，500 ℃是合适的焙烧温度，通过试验发现活性组分NiO为5 mol％时催化剂适于在相对较低的温度下使用，而NiO为15 mol％时，催化剂具有较好的高温稳定性。     

镍基催化剂上乙醇水蒸气重整反应的研究

考察了载体对Ni催化剂乙醇水蒸气重整制氢反应性能的影响。结果表明，Ni/CeO2催化剂具有较好的低温活性和氢气选择性。对Ni担载量和焙烧温度考察发现，400℃焙烧的15%NiCeO2催化剂具有较好的催化性能；继续升高焙烧温度引起NiO和CeO2粒子的显著增大,导致对氢气选择性的降低。较小的Ni和CeO2粒子有利于乙醇水汽重整反应的进行，而大的粒子倾向于乙醇的分解反应。 350℃时,在反应过程中分别添加CO、CO2和CH4的结果表明没有发生CO和CO2甲烷化反应,而发生了一定程度的CH4水汽重整反应。     

CuO-NiO/SiO2催化氧化1-甲氧基-2-丙醇合成甲氧基丙酮

 采用浸渍法制备了CuO－NiO／SiO2负载型催化剂．以空气为氧源，对CuO－NiO／SiO2催化体系催化氧化1－甲氧基－2－丙醇合成甲氧基丙酮反应的催化活性进行了考察．实验结果表明，NiO组分的负载量对催化活性影响较大；NiO和CuO两者之间有很强的协同催化效应．TPR和XRD结果表明，添加镍组分可促进铜在载体表面上分散，使氧化物还原温度降低，提高催化活性．在优化条件下，1－甲氧基－2－丙醇的转化率可达74．3％，甲氧基丙酮的收率可达63％．     

碱金属和氯离子对Mn_2O_3－Na_2WO_4／SiO_2催化剂甲烷氧化偶联反

本文考察了碱金属和氯离子对Ｍｎ２Ｏ３－Ｎａ２ＷＯ４／ＳｉＯ２催化剂甲烷氧化偶联反应性能的影响，结果表明，只有在氯离子和碱金属的共同作用下才能有效地提高Ｃ２烃的收率及其选择性．催化剂经ＮａＣｌ改性后，Ｃ２烃收率为２２％，并可获较高的烯烷比．在考察范围内增加接触时间（Ｗ／Ｆ），催化剂选择性保持不变，但乙烯的选择性呈上升趋势．钠盐Ｎａ２ＷＯ４、Ｎａ４Ｐ２Ｏ７、Ｎａ２ＳＯ４、Ｎａ２ＣＯ３及Ｎａ２Ｂ４Ｏ７对稳定催化剂的贡献按上述顺序逐渐减小．对ＮａＣｌ－Ｍｎ２Ｏ３－Ｎａ２ＷＯ４／ＳｉＯ２催化剂进行了稳定性考察，使用ＸＰＳ、ＸＲＤ和红外光谱对经历不同反应时间的催化剂进行了表征．     

CH_4在Mo/HZSM-5及其改性催化剂上的无氧芳构化(英文)

运用微型固定床反应器装置,研究了Mo/HZSM-5催化剂的Mo载量、金属助剂改性、载体模数对甲烷无氧芳构化反应性能的影响。结果表明,Ni/Mo摩尔比为0.1的Mo-Ni/HZSM-5(SiO2/Al2O3=25)催化性能最好,其稳定性较好,芳烃收率最高可达15.74%;此时甲烷转化率60.24%,芳烃选择性26.13%。     

Effect of Transition Metals (Cu, Co and Fe) on the Autothermal Reforming of Methane over Ni/Ce0.2Zr0.1Al0.7Oδ Catalyst

The transition metals (Cu, Co, and Fe) were applied to modify Ni/Ce0.2Zr0.1Al0.7Oδ catalyst.The effects of transition metals on the catalytic properties of Ni/Ce0.2Zr0.1Al0.7Oδ autothermal reforming of methane were investigated. The Ni-supported catalysts were characterized by XRD, TPR and XPS.Tests in autothermal reforming of methane to hydrogen showed that the addition of transition metals (Cu and Co) significantly increased the activity of catalyst under the conditions of lower reaction temperature,and Ni/Cu0.05Ce0.2Zr0.1Al0.65Oδ was found to have the highest conversion of CH4 among all catalysts in the operation temperatures ranging from 923 K to 1023 K. TPR, XRD and XPS measurements indicated that the cubic phases of CexZr1-xO2 solid solution were formed in the preparation process of catalysts.Strong interaction was found to exist between NiO and CexZr1-xO2 solid solution. The addition of Cu improved the dispersion of NiO, inhibited the formation of NiAl2O4, and thus significantly promoted the activity of the catalyst Ni/Cu0.05Ce0.2Zr0.1Al0.65Oδ.     

Effect of CeO2 on the catalytic performance of Ni/Al2O3 for autothermal reforming of methane

The effect of promoter Ce on the catalytic performance of Ni/Al2O3 catalyst for autothermal reforming of methane to hydrogen was investigated. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. The results indicated that the catalytic performance of the catalysts was improved with the addition of Ce. Ni/Ce30Al70Oδ showed the highest CH4 conversion in operation temperatures ranging from 650 ℃ to 850 ℃. At the same time, the decrease in H2/CO ratio with increasing reaction temperature was consistent with the fact that water-gas shift reaction was thermodynamically unfavorable at higher temperatures. The XRD result indicated that adding Ce to Ni/Al2O3 catalyst prevented the formation of NiAl2O4 and facilitated the formation of NiO. The formation of NiO increased the number of active sites, resulting in higher activity. Comparing the TPR profiles of Ni/Ce30Al70Oδ with Ni/Al2O3, it could be clearly observed that with the addition of Ce, the total reduction peak areas in the middle and low temperatures increased. It was most probably that the addition of Ce inhibited the stronger interaction between Ni and Al2O3 to form the phase of NiAl2O4, and favored the formation of the strong interaction between NiO species and CeO2. Therefore, the addition of Ce to the Ni/Al2O3 catalyst increased the active surface that promoted the activity of the catalyst.     

Mechanistic study of partial oxidation of methane to syngas using in situ time-resolved FTIR and microprobe Raman spectroscopies

In situ time-resolved Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and microprobe Raman spectroscopies were used to characterize the reaction mechanisms of the partial oxidation of methane to syngas over SiO(2)- and gamma-Al(2)O(3)-supported rhodium and ruthenium catalysts. The interaction of both pure methane and a methane/oxygen mixture at a stoichiometric feed ratio with an oxygen-rich catalyst surface led to the formation of CO2 and H(2)O as the primary products. For the H(2)-pretreated samples, the reaction mechanisms with the catalysts differ. Only Rh/SiO(2) is capable of catalyzing the direct oxidation of methane to syngas, while syngas formation over Rh/gamma-Al(2)O(3), Ru/SiO(2), and Ru/gamma-Al(2)O(3) can be achieved mainly via a combustion-reforming scheme. The significant difference in the mechanisms for partial oxidation of methane to syngas over the catalysts can be correlated to the differences in the concentration of oxygen species (O(2-)) on the catalyst surface during the reaction, mainly due to the difference in the nature of the metals and supports.     

In-Situ FT-IR Investigation Methane to Syngas over of Partial Oxidation of Rh/SiO2 Catalyst

Partial oxidation of methane to syngas （POM） over Rh/SiO2 catalyst was investigated using in-situ FT-IR. When methane interacted with 1.0wt%Rh/SiO2 catalyst, it was dissociated to adsorbed hydrogen and CHx species. The adsorbed hydrogen atoms were transferred to SiO2 surface by ＂spill-over＂ and reacted with lattice oxygen to form surface -OH species. POM mechanism was investigated over Rh/SiO2 catalyst using in-situ FT-IR. It was found that CO2 was formed before CO could be detected when CH4 and O2 were introduced over the preoxidized Rh/SiO2 catalyst, whereas CO was detected before CO2 was formed over the prereduced Rh/SiO2 catalyst.     

Autothermal reforming of methane over Ni catalysts supported over ZrO2-CeO2-Al2O3

Ni catalysts supported on Al2O3, ZrO2-Al2O3, CeO2-Al2O3 and ZrO2-CeO2-Al2O3 were prepared by coprecipitation method, and their catalytic performances for autothermal reforming of methane to hydrogen were investigated. The Ni-supported catalysts were characterized by XRD, TPR and XPS. The relationship between the structures and catalytic activities of the catalysts was discussed. The results showed that the catalytic activity and stability of the Ni/ZrO2-CeO2-Al2O3 catalyst was better than those of other catalysts with the highest CH4 conversion, H2/CO and H2/COx ratio at 750 ℃. The catalyst showed a little deactivation along the reaction time during its 72 h on stream with the mean deactivation rate of 0.08%/h. The catalytic performance of the Ni/ZrO2-CeO2-Al2O3 catalyst was also affected by reaction temperature, no2 ： nCH4 molar ratio and nH2O ： nCH4 molar ratio. TPR, XRD and XPS measurements indicated that the formation of ZrO2-CeO2 solid solution could improve the dispersion of NiO, and inhibit the formation of NiAl2O3, and thus significantly promoted the catalytic activity of the Ni/ZrO2-CeO2-Al2O3 catalyst.     

Methane Decomposition over Ni/α-Al2O3 Promoted by La2O3 and CeO2

The decomposition of methane on Ni/a-Al2O3 modified by La2O3 and CeO2 with differ-ent contents has been investigated and the ralationship between methane decomposition and removal of carbon by CO2 over these catalyst has also been studied by pulse-chromatography. The catalysts were characterized by TPR and XRD. It was shown that Ni/a-Al2O3 could be promoted by adding La2O3, and the carbon species produced over this catalyst was activated and eliminated by CO2. But CeO2 would suppress the decomposition of methane over Ni crystallite. Both La2O3 and CeO2 can inhibit aggregation of the Ni particles. Decomposition of methane over the Ni-based catalysts is structure sensitive to a certain extent.     

Effect of electron beam irradiation on CO2 reforming of methane over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts

The effect of electron beam irradiation on the CO₂ reforming of methane over Ni/Al₂O₃ was investigated. The conversion rate of CO₂ and CH₄ forming H₂ and CO using various catalysts irradiated with an absorbed dose greater than 2 MGy was 5–10% higher than when using an untreated catalyst. The Ni/O ratio on the catalyst surface increased after treatment with an electron beam, and was more prominent for catalysts with a higher Ni content. As such, based on XRD and XPS measurements, electron beam treatment was found to result in either the desorption of oxygen from NiO or the removal of OH groups from the outermost surface layer of the catalyst. In addition, the concentration of active sites, such as Ni²⁺ and NiO, or surface defects was also found to increase with the absorbed radiation dose, thereby increasing the conversion rate.     

CO Selective Oxidation in Hydrogen-Rich Gas over Copper-Series Catalysts

The performances of CO selective oxidation in hydrogen-rich gas over four catalytic systems of CuO/ZrO2, CuO/MnO2, CuO/CoO and CuO/CeO2 were compared. The reducibility of these catalysts and the effect of CuO and CeO2 molar ratio of CuO/CeO2 catalysts on the activity of selective CO oxidation are investigated by XRD and TPR methods. The results show that the catalysts with the exception of CuO/ZrO2 have the interactions between CuO and CoO, CeO2 or MnO2, which result in a decrease in the reduction temperature. Among the catalysts studied, CuO/ZrO2 catalyst shows the lowest catalytic activity while CuO/CeO2 catalyst exhibits the best catalytic performance. The CuO(10%)/CeO2 catalyst attains the highest CO conversion and selectivity at 140 and 160℃. The addition of 9% H2O in the reactant feed decreases the activity of CuO/CeO2 catalyst but increases its CO selectivity.     

Development of Methane Decomposition Catalysts for CO<Subscript>x</Subscript> Free Hydrogen

Now-a-days, catalytic decomposition of methane (CDM) into hydrogen and carbon is a promising technique for production of fuel cell grade hydrogen. The Ni based catalysts seems promising particularly for the production of CO_x free H₂ by methane decomposition process. The CDM activity and longevity of the Ni based catalysts are mainly influenced by the amount of Ni and type of support material. In this paper the CDM activity results are correlated with NiO crystallite size, Ni metal surface area and acidity of the catalysts. In case of bimetallic catalysts addition of Cu to Ni catalysts lead to enhance the CDM activity at higher temperature thus resulting in the increased concentration of hydrogen in the outlet stream. Finally, some of the carbon-based catalysts are studied for methane decomposition activity at higher temperature. The surface changes over carbon catalysts with methane decomposition are studied using various characterization techniques.     

助剂对超细CuO－ZnO－SiO_2催化剂性质和CO_2加氢反应性能的影响

研究了９种助剂对用于ＣＯ２加氢反应的超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂性能的影响，并进行了ＸＲＤ和ＴＰＲ表征．结果表明，助剂影响超细催化剂的性质和催化性能，ＴｉＯ２、ＣｅＯ２、ＭｇＯ和Ｌａ２Ｏ３是ＣＯ２加氢合成甲醇的超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂体系的优良助剂．在含有不同助剂的ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂体系内存在ＣｕＯ和ＺｎＯ晶相，但除ＣｅＯ２以外，其它的助剂都可能以微晶或无定型的形式存在．ＴＰＲ研究表明，添加的助剂除ＣｅＯ２以外，都使超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂的还原温度提高，而且助剂对ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂活性的影响，按照助剂对ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂还原温度的影响进行了探讨