超高稳定性的等级孔碳负载高分散铜基选择性加氢催化剂

负载型Pd,Pt,Au等贵金属催化剂由于具有较高活性而被广泛应用于选择性加氢催化领域,但资源稀缺、价格昂贵等问题严重制约了其在催化领域的长远发展.目前大量研究结果表明,非贵金属催化剂也具有较高的选择性催化加氢能力,在已被报道的非贵金属加氢催化剂中,铜基催化剂由于在选择性加氢反应中表现出较高加氢选择性和活性引起了人们的广泛关注.然而,早期研究的负载型铜基催化剂普遍存在催化稳定性较低的问题,所以提高铜基催化剂的使用寿命成为了问题关键.本文以铜基有机金属框架HKUST-1作为合成目标催化剂的前驱体,首先探究了水热合成条件对HKUST-1合成结构完整性及结晶度的影响,再通过精确调控HKUST-1的原位碳化过程,利用金属有机框架高温分解自还原行为,成功制备出了等级孔碳负载的高分散铜基催化剂,并将所制备的催化剂应用于1,3-丁二烯选择性加氢反应中.扫描电子显微镜、高分辨透射电子显微镜、X射线衍射、氮气吸脱附、傅里叶红外吸收光谱、X射线光电子能谱等技术用来表征了碳化前后催化剂载体结构的变化,铜粒子尺寸、价态及其在载体中分布的变化.文中也深入探究了以上因素对催化剂选择性催化加氢性能的影响.研究表明:120℃水热合成18 h能获得尺寸在15μm左右,结晶度高且形貌规整的HKUST-1前驱体.随后通过合理地控制金属有机框架分解过程,可实现对碳载体的等级孔结构和活性铜纳米粒子的分散程度的精确调控,获得高效等级孔载体结构和高分散铜位点的催化剂.不仅如此,通过一步碳化自还原HKUST-1制备的等级孔碳负载Cu的催化性能表现出对碳化温度高度的关联性.其催化活性随碳化处理温度的升高呈现先增强后减弱的趋势,但所有获得的催化剂对单烯烃都具有很高的选择性(>98%).特别地,本文发现在600℃碳化合成的催化剂在低温75℃反应可实现对1,3-丁二烯的100%转化,对丁烯的选择性为100%.同时,该催化剂在恒温75℃下持续反应120 h以上,其对丁二烯转化率和对丁烯选择性依然保持100%,表现出了超高的催化稳定性和潜在的商用价值.本文展示了通过简单地调控金属有机骨架的碳化过程是获得具有优异选择性催化加氢性能的铜基催化剂的有效途径.     

Synthesis of silica supported AuCu nanoparticle catalysts and the effects of pretreatment conditions for the CO oxidation reaction

Supported gold nanoparticles have generated an immense interest in the field of catalysis due to their extremely high reactivity and selectivity. Recently, alloy nanoparticles of gold have received a lot of attention due to their enhanced catalytic properties. Here we report the synthesis of silica supported AuCu nanoparticles through the conversion of supported Au nanoparticles in a solution of Cu(C(2)H(3)O(2))(2) at 300 °C. The AuCu alloy structure was confirmed through powder XRD (which indicated a weakly ordered alloy phase), XANES, and EXAFS. It was also shown that heating the AuCu/SiO(2) in an O(2) atmosphere segregated the catalyst into a Au-CuO(x) heterostructure between 150 °C to 240 °C. Heating the catalyst in H(2) at 300 °C reduced the CuO(x) back to Cu(0) to reform the AuCu alloy phase. It was found that the AuCu/SiO(2) catalysts were inactive for CO oxidation. However, various pretreatment conditions were required to form a highly active and stable Au-CuO(x)/SiO(2) catalyst to achieve 100% CO conversion below room-temperature. This is explained by the in situ FTIR result, which shows that CO molecules can be chemisorbed and activated only on the Au-CuO(x)/SiO(2) catalyst but not on the AuCu/SiO(2) catalyst.     

Novel ultrasonic-modified MnOx/TiO2 for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with ammonia

A novel ultrasonic-modified MnO(x)/TiO(2) catalyst was prepared and compared with two different kinds of MnO(x)/TiO(2) catalysts in the process of low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH(3). The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were studied by using various characterization techniques, such as Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface measurement, X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (in situ FT-IR). The ultrasonic-modified process introduced ultrasound in the solution impregnation step of traditional impregnation method for MnO(x)/TiO(2) catalyst preparation. In this study, ultrasonic process significantly improved the dispersion behavior and surface acid property of manganese oxide on TiO(2) as well as the catalytic activity, especially at temperature below 120°C. The NO conversion could reach 90% at 100°C. For the novel ultrasonic-modified catalyst, the combination analysis of XRD and HRTEM confirmed that manganese oxide was in a highly dispersed state and Ti and Mn had strong interaction. Furthermore, in situ FT-IR studies revealed that there were significant amounts of Lewis acidity and high Mn atom concentration on the surface of the novel catalysts.     

掺氮纳米炭球担载高分散钯纳米催化剂的制备及其苯甲醇氧化性能(英文)

负载型贵金属纳米催化剂中的金属纳米粒子易发生团聚或流失,因此提高金属活性组分的分散性和稳定性很重要。我们报道了一种制备高分散钯纳米催化剂的方法,通过浸泡法将氯钯酸前驱体负载到苯并噁嗪聚合物上,再经过惰性气氛一步热解得到纳米炭球担载钯催化剂.催化剂性能通过温和条件下苯甲醇氧化反应进行评价.经过500℃热处理制备的催化剂,从TEM图可以看出Pd纳米粒子均匀分散在载体上,尺寸大小约为3 nm,这是由于载体和钯活性组分的配位作用有利于提高钯纳米粒子的分散性和稳定性.通过调控金属负载量及负载时间,尽可能地实现活性组分分布在载体外表面,制备的催化剂上最高TOF为690 h-1.此催化剂同时具有较好的循环稳定性,失活后的催化剂经过200℃焙烧即可实现再生.     

Supported Ru catalysts prepared by two sonication-assisted methods for preferential oxidation of CO in H2

The preferential oxidation (PROX) of CO in the presence of H(2) is an important step in the production of pure H(2) for industrial applications. In this report, two sonochemical methods (S1 and S2) were used to prepare highly dispersed Ru catalysts supported on mesoporous TiO(2) (TiO(2)(MSP)) for the PROX reaction, in which a reaction gas mixture containing 1% CO + 1% O(2) + 18% CO(2) + 78% H(2) was used. The supported Ru catalysts performed better than the supported Au and Pt catalysts, and the S1 and S2 methods are superior to the impregnation method. The Ru/TiO(2)(MSP) catalysts were active for the PROX reaction below 200 °C and good for the methanation reactions of CO and CO(2) above 200 °C. The presence of residual chlorine in the catalysts severely suppressed their PROX reaction activity, and a higher dispersion of Ru particles led to better catalytic performances. The addition of Au in the Ru/TiO(2)(MSP) catalyst also caused a poorer catalytic activity for both the PROX and the methanation reactions. TPR results showed that in the active catalysts prepared by the S1 and S2 methods, the well dispersed Ru particles, after calcination in air, had a stronger interaction with the support than those in the catalyst prepared by the impregnation method and in the Au-Ru/TiO(2)(MSP) catalyst. In situ CO absorption experiments performed with the diffusion reflectance Fourier transform infra red (DRIFT) method showed that the bridged adsorbed CO species on isolated Ru(0) sites correlated with the catalytic performances, indicating that these isolated Ru(0) sites are the most active sites of the Ru/TiO(2)(MSP) catalysts in the PROX reaction.     

前驱体中N含量对FeN/C催化剂氧还原活性的影响研究

采用热解法制备FeN/C催化剂,考察催化剂前驱体中氮含量对其氧还原活性的影响. 使用X射线衍射、比表面积和孔径分布测试、透射电子显微镜以及热重分析等方法对催化剂的结构、形貌及催化剂前驱体的热性质等进行表征,使用线性扫描伏安法对催化剂的氧还原活性进行测试. 结果表明,以1,10-菲啰啉为氮源,FeCl₃为铁源,Black Pearl 2000为载体,催化剂前驱体中1,10-菲啰啉含量为20wt%,Fe含量为1wt %时,热处理制备所得催化剂粒子分布均匀,比表面积为824.48 m ²·g ^-1,平均孔隙为10.58 nm,表面的氮元素含量为0.31wt%;并具有最好的氧还原催化活性.催化剂前驱体中氮源含量在热解过程中导致催化剂的比表面积、孔径结构及表面氮元素含量的变化是影响催化剂活性的关键因素.     

金掺杂对碳负载钯催化还原性能的促进作用

在许多催化应用中双金属的PdAu催化剂性能优于单金属催化剂.科研人员对具有可控纳米结构和高活性的PdAu催化剂进行了广泛的研究,但该催化剂的制备需要多步且通常步骤复杂.本文仅通过浸渍和焙烧制得了Au掺杂的负载型Pd催化剂,所得PdAu/C催化剂用于室温水相三氯乙烯加氢脱氯反应.当Pd和Au负载量分别为1.0 wt%和1.1 wt%时,在经过干燥、空气处理和H2还原的过程后，所制得的PdAu/C催化剂活性最高,初始转化频率(TOF)为34.0×10–2 molTCEmolPd–1 s–1,是单金属1.0 wt%Pd/C催化剂TOF (2.2×10–2 molTCEmolPd–1 s–1)的15倍以上. X射线吸收光谱结果表明,金的加入避免了400oC焙烧时Pd的氧化.本文还提出了可能的催化剂纳米结构演变路径,以解释所观察到的催化现象.     

高温处理对碳载吡啶钴催化氧还原性能的影响

利用碳黑(Vulcan XC-72R) 中加入硫酸钴和吡啶(Py)作为催化剂前躯体, 经溶剂分散热处理构建了一类新型的高效氧还原CoPy/C复合催化剂. 运用循环伏安法和旋转圆盘电极(RDE)技术研究了不同温度(600~900 ℃)处理CoPy/C催化剂在碱性介质中对氧还原的电催化性能. 结果表明, 热处理能显著提高CoPy/C的催化活性, 活性次序为800 ℃>900 ℃>600 ℃>未处理. 其中800 ℃处理的15%Co25%Py/C(质量分数)复合催化剂表现出最佳的氧还原催化性能, 以其制备的气体扩散电极在3.0 mol/L KOH 电解质溶液(O₂气氛)中的半波电位为-0.069 V(相对于标准可逆氢电极), 起峰电位为0.026 V, 同时表现出明显的极限扩散电流. 利用透射电镜、 能谱分析和X射线衍射技术对催化剂的微观形貌、 颗粒大小和活性位结构的研究结果表明, 所制备的碳黑负载吡啶钴催化剂(15%Co25%Py/C)平均粒径为17 nm, 经800 ℃处理后吡啶结构发生了坍塌, 形成了其它价态的钴氧化合物、 硫化物和单质钴, 并协同吡啶中的氮对氧起催化还原作用. RDE结果表明, O₂在CoPy/C催化剂上的反应动力学主要通过4e^-过程还原成H₂O.     

Microwave-assisted polyol synthesis of carbon-supported platinum-based bimetallic catalysts for ethanol oxidation

High surface area carbon-supported Pt, PtRh, and PtSn catalysts were synthesized by microwave-assisted polyol procedure and tested for ethanol oxidation in perchloric acid. The catalysts were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), TEM, and EDX techniques. STM analysis of unsupported catalysts shows that small particles (～2?nm) with a narrow size distribution are obtained. TEM and XRD examinations of supported catalysts revealed an increase in particle size upon deposition on carbon support (diameter?～?3?nm). The diffraction peaks of the bimetallic catalysts in X-ray diffraction patterns are slightly shifted to lower (PtSn/C) or higher (PtRh/C) 2θ values with respect to the corresponding peaks at Pt/C catalyst as a consequence of alloy formation. Oxidation of ethanol is significantly improved at PtSn/C with the onset potential shifted for?～?150?mV to more negative values and the increase of activity for approximately three times in comparison to Pt/C catalyst. This is the lowest onset potential found for ethanol oxidation at PtSn catalysts with a similar composition. Chronoamperometric measurements confirmed that PtSn/C is notably less poisoned than Pt/C catalyst. PtRh/C catalyst exhibited mild enhancement of overall electrochemical reaction in comparison to Pt/C.     

Fe-N/C-TsOH催化剂应用碱性介质催化氧还原的电催化活性

通过溶剂分散热处理方法制备了一种吡咯和对甲苯磺酸(TsOH)共同修饰的碳载非贵金属复合催化剂(Fe-N/C-TsOH),并采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对催化剂的形貌和组成成分进行表征. 借助循环伏安法(CV)和旋转圆盘技术研究了TsOH对催化剂在0.1 mol·L^-1 KOH介质中催化氧还原性能的影响. 结果表明：TsOH的存在对催化剂催化氧还原反应(ORR)的活性影响很大. 以其制备的气体扩散电极在碱性电解质溶液中催化氧还原过程时转移的电子数为3.899,远比不含TsOH修饰的催化剂催化氧还原的电子数(3.098)高. 此外,研究发现600 ℃热处理过的Fe-N/C-TsOH催化剂表现出最佳的氧还原催化性能. 相比未经热处理过的Fe-N/C-TsOH催化剂,起峰电位和-1.5 mA·cm^-2电流密度对应的电压分别向正方向移动30 和170 mV. XPS研究结果表明吡咯氮是催化剂主要活性中心,提供氧还原活性位,而TsOH加入形成的C―S_n―C和―SO_n―有利于催化剂催化氧还原活性的提高,从而使该催化剂对氧还原表现出很好的电催化性能和选择性.     

制备条件对用于甘油蒸汽重整反应Ni基催化剂性能的影响

研究了制备参数对用于甘油蒸汽重整反应的Ni基催化剂性能的影响。采用过量浸渍法、等体积浸渍法和改进的平衡沉积过滤(EDF)法制备了一系列Al2O3负载的8 wt%Ni催化剂,运用X射线衍射(XRD)、电感耦合等离子体光谱仪、N2吸附-脱附、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜和H2程序升温还原(TPR)表征了催化剂的表面和体相性质;采用CHN分析仪和SEM表征了使用后催化剂以测定其表面沉积的碳及其形貌。结果表明,制备方法对所制催化剂的织构、结构和表面性质影响很大,导致氧化铝表面Ni物种的分散和种类的不同。即使XRD和TPR结果证实形成了铝酸镍晶相,但Ni/Al-edf催化剂中β峰的贡献大于其它两个催化剂的,表明在这种情况下铝酸镍更容易还原。在550 oC以上CO2选择性增加和CO选择性不变,表明Ni/Al-wet和Ni/Al-edf催化剂可成功催化水汽变换反应。另外,650oC时Ni/Al-edf催化剂上甘油生成气相产物的转化率、氢气产率以及烯丙醇、乙醛和乙酸选择性最高,且它在所有催化剂中的积炭量也最低。将催化剂结构性质、分散度和还原性与其催化性能相关联,发现EDF法制得的催化剂比表面积和活性相分散度更高,更易被还原,因而其活性和生成H2的选择性更高,也更抗积碳。     

13X分子筛负载Fe催化剂上1,4-二氧六环在空气中完全氧化(英文)

采用浸渍法制备了不同Fe含量的13X分子筛负载的Fe催化剂(Fe/X13),运用N_2吸附-脱附法测得其BET比表面积和BJH孔径分布,采用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、程序升温还原和NH_3程序升温脱附法表征了该催化剂的织构性质.在固定床流动反应器中,以空气为氧化剂、在100-400℃范围内考察了Fe/X13催化剂上1,4-二氧六环的完全氧化反应性能,研究了反应温度、金属担载量和气体空速(GHSV)等条件对催化氧化降解二氧六环反应性能的影响,并在400℃测定了该催化剂反应50h的稳定性,结果表明,6 wt%Fe/13X催化剂表现出最高的催化性能,在400℃,GHSV=24000 h~(-1)的条件下,二氧六环转化率为97%,生成CO和CO_2的选择性达95%,降解产物还包括少量的乙醛、乙二醇-甲酸酯、乙二醇二甲酸、1,4-二氧六环-2醇、1,4-二氧六环-2酮及2-甲氧基1,3二氧戊环.基于这些经色谱-质谱联用仪检测出的产物,提出了可能的1,4-二氧六环降解机理。     

Ni对Pd/Al2O3密偶催化剂催化性能的影响

考察了助剂Ni对以改性氧化铝为载体的单Pd密偶催化剂的影响.结果表明,掺杂Ni可以明显改善对C3H8的催化性能,尤其对老化催化剂效果显著.此外, Ni的添加使老化催化剂Pd/Al2O3的起燃温度(T50)和完全转化温度(T90)分别降低31和30oC.单反应测试结果表明,添加Ni能明显提高对C3H8+ NO反应的催化性能.采用H2程序升温还原、CO吸附、高倍透射电镜和X射线光电子能谱等手段对新鲜和老化催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,掺杂Ni不仅可以抑制活性组分PdOx的烧结,减少金属态Pd0的产生,而且可以提高PdOx物种的可还原能力和有效比表面积.     

Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene palladium complex: living catalyst for activation of aryl chlorides in Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling

Palladium complexes bearing abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene were used as catalysts in Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling of aryl chlorides at 25 °C. The catalyst remained active for 10 successive catalytic runs and can activate 4-chlorotoluene at 25 °C with 0.01 mol% catalyst loading resulting in a TON of 9500 within 6 h.     

Physical and electrochemical characterizations of microwave-assisted polyol preparation of carbon-supported PtRu nanoparticles

PtRu nanoparticles supported on Vulcan XC-72 carbon and carbon nanotubes were prepared by a microwave-assisted polyol process. The catalysts were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The PtRu nanoparticles, which were uniformly dispersed on carbon, were 2-6 nm in diameter. All PtRu/C catalysts prepared as such displayed the characteristic diffraction peaks of a Pt face-centered cubic structure, excepting that the 2theta values were shifted to slightly higher values. XPS analysis revealed that the catalysts contained mostly Pt(0) and Ru(0), with traces of Pt(II), Pt(IV), and Ru(IV). The electro-oxidation of methanol was studied by cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and chronoamperometry. It was found that both PtRu/C catalysts had high and more durable electrocatalytic activities for methanol oxidation than a comparative Pt/C catalyst. Preliminary data from a direct methanol fuel cell single stack test cell using the Vulcan-carbon-supported PtRu alloy as the anode catalyst showed high power density.     

直接甲酸燃料电池氧还原碳载Au-Ir催化剂的电催化性能

用四氢呋喃(THF)络合还原法分别合成并比较了碳载金(Au/C)、碳载铱(Ir/C)、碳载金-铱(Au-Ir/C)催化剂对氧气还原和甲酸氧化的电催化活性.发现3种催化剂对甲酸氧化都没有电催化活性;Au-Ir/C催化剂对氧还原的电催化活性要远好于Au/C和Ir/C催化剂.表明Au-Ir/C催化剂适合作为直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)的阴极催化剂.     

氧化铈促进的高效Au/Al2O3催化剂制备及其催化CO选择氧化反应性能

近年来,伴随全球能源危机的加剧,以及温室效应和细颗粒物等一系列环境问题出现,各国研究者正努力寻求和开发可持续利用的新能源来代替传统的化石能源.燃料电池具有能量转化效率高、对环境排放低和污染小等优点,作为一种新的环境友好型技术而广受关注.在众多的燃料电池中,质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)因具有能量效率高和工作窗口温度
　　低等优势而备受关注.但是, PEMFC燃料以H2为主,主要来源是烃类的重整气,但其中痕量的CO (10 ppm)将会引起Pt电极中毒,导致PEMFC性能迅速下降,因此如何有效地祛除富氢气体中的CO并尽可能减少H2的消耗具有重要研究价值.目前, CO选择氧化法(CO-PROX)是公认的最简单、廉价和有效的办法之一. CO的消除通常选用霍加拉特催化剂,虽然Cu基催化剂具有低廉的成本和较好的CO催化氧化性能,但是当反应中有H2O和CO2存在时,其活性会迅速下降. Au催化剂具有优异的低温CO催化氧化性能,但在PEMFC的工作温度窗口为80–120oC时,随着反应温度提高, H2与CO之间的竞争吸附变强,采用单组分Au催化剂难于在80–120 oC内使CO完全氧化.因此,设计并制备高效的Au催化剂来提高其在PEMFC工作温度(80–120 oC)条件下CO-PROX反应活性和选择性仍然是目前该方向的难点.氧化铈(CeO2)是一种重要的稀土化合物,由于Ce具有独特的4f电子层结构, Ce3+/Ce4+在一定条件下可以相互转化,具有较高的储放氧能力,即能够在富氧条件下储存氧,在贫氧条件下释放氧. CeO2是一种重要的氧化反应催化剂载体,是三效催化剂的主要组成部分,在净化汽车尾气方面稀土元素具有独特的优势,广泛应用于CO氧化和NOx消除等领域中.最近,本课题组以自制的氧化铝为载体,制备了K掺杂的Au-Cu/Al2O3催化剂,其在CO-PROX反应中具有较好的催化活性和稳定性.本文在此基础上,利用Au与CeO2之间的相互作用,制备了CeO2掺杂的Au/CeO2/Al2O3催化剂和K掺杂的Au-Cu/CeO2/Al2O3催化剂.表征结果发现,催化剂中Au和Au-Cu纳米粒子的尺寸均一,平均粒径分别为2.4±0.4和2.8±0.4 nm.与Au/Al2O3催化剂相比, Ce掺杂的Au催化剂具有更高的金属分散度,拓宽了其CO完全转化时的反应温度窗口(30–70 oC).对所制备的Au催化剂进一步通过拉曼光谱、H2程序升温还原和CO-红外光谱等手段分析和CO-PROX催化性能测试,可以证实Au-Cu/CeO2/Al2O3催化剂中各组分在CO-PROX反应中所起的作用.结果表明, CeO2的掺杂能增强活性组分与载体之间的相互作用,有助于提高Au-Cu纳米粒子的分散度,此外还能提高Au催化剂的还原性能,其表面形成的氧空位提高了CO-PROX反应的催化性能. Cu物种的引入显著增强了CO在Au催化剂上吸附能力.综上所述, CeO2组分对Au/Al2O3催化剂的促进作用体现在：(1)有效锚定Au和Au-Cu纳米粒子;(2)提供CO-PROX反应中的活性氧物种.     

常压下Pt-Bi双金属催化剂上甘油选择性氧化(英文)

制备了一系列活性碳(AC)负载的Pt-Bi双金属催化剂,考察了催化剂中Bi含量对其催化甘油选择性氧化反应性能的影响.结果表明,适量Bi的添加可以改善催化剂中Pt的氧化还原性能,从而有利于催化剂活性的提高和二羟基丙酮(DIHA)产物的生成.当Bi的含量为5%时,该催化剂的活性最高,甘油转化率和DIHA选择性分别达到91.5%和49.0%.表征结果显示,Pt-Bi颗粒的平均粒径为3.8nm,且高度分散在催化剂表面,这是该催化剂具有较高活性的主要原因.     

Adsorption and oxidation of ethanol on colloid-based Pt/C, PtRu/C and Pt3Sn/C catalysts: in situ FTIR spectroscopy and on-line DEMS studies

The interaction of colloid-based, carbon supported Pt/C (40 wt%), PtRu/C (45 wt%) and Pt3Sn/C (24 wt%) catalysts with ethanol and their performance for ethanol electrooxidation were investigated in model studies by electrochemical, in situ infrared spectroscopy and on-line differential electrochemical mass spectrometry measurements. The combined application of in situ spectroscopic techniques on realistic catalysts and under realistic reaction (DEMS, IR) and transport conditions (DEMS) yields new insight on mechanistic details of the reaction on these catalysts under the above reaction and transport conditions. Based on these results, the addition of Sn or Ru, though beneficial for the overall activity for ethanol oxidation, does not enhance the activity for C-C bond breaking. Dissociative adsorption of ethanol to form CO2 is more facile on the Pt/C catalyst than on PtRu/C and Pt3Sn/C catalysts within the potential range of technical interests (<0.6 V), but Pt/C is rapidly blocked by an inhibiting CO adlayer. In all cases acetaldehyde and acetic acid are dominant products, CO2 formation contributes less than 2% to the total current. The higher ethanol oxidation current density on the Pt3Sn/C catalyst at these potentials results from higher yields of C2 products, not from an improved complete ethanol oxidation to CO2.     

Synthesis of dual-doped non-precious metal electrocatalysts and their electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction

The pyrolyzed carbon supported ferrum polypyrrole(Fe-N/C) catalysts are synthesized with or without selected dopants, p-toluenesulfonic acid(TsOH), by a facile thermal annealing approach at desired temperature for optimizing their activity for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) in O2-saturated 0.1 mol/L KOH solution. The electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry(CV) and rotating disk electrode(RDE) are employed with the Koutecky-Levich theory to quantitatively obtain the ORR kinetic constants and the reaction mechanisms. It is found that catalysts doped with TsOH show significantly improved ORR activity relative to the TsOH-free one. The average electron transfer numbers for the catalyzed ORR are determined to be 3.899 and 3.098, respectively, for the catalysts with and without TsOH-doping. The heat-treatment is found to be a necessary step for catalyst activity improvement, and the catalyst pyrolyzed at 600℃ gives the best ORR activity. An onset potential and the potential at the current density of-1.5 mA/cm2 for TsOH-doped catalyst after pyrolysis are 30 mV and 170 mV, which are more positive than those without pyrolized. Furthermore, the catalyst doped with TsOH shows higher tolerance to methanol compared with commercial Pt/C catalyst in 0.1 mol/L KOH. To understand this TsOH doping and pyrolyzed effect, X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscope(SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) are used to characterize these catalysts in terms of their structure and composition. XPS results indicate that the pyrrolic-N groups are the most active sites, a finding that is supported by the correspondence between changes in pyridinic-N content and ORR activity that occur with changing temperature. Sulfur species are also structurally bound to carbon in the forms of C–Sn–C, an additional beneficial factor for the ORR.