Methane conversion into aromatic hydrocarbons over Ag-Mo/ZSM-5 catalysts

Nonoxidative methane conversion into aromatic hydrocarbons over ZSM-5-type high-silica zeolites modified with nanosized powders of molybdenum (4.0 wt %) and silver (0.1–0.5 wt %) is reported. The acidic properties of the catalysts have been investigated by temperature-programmed ammonia desorption. The microstructure and composition of the Ag-Mo/ZSM-5 catalytic systems have been studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The doping of the Mocontaining zeolite with silver enhances its activity and stability in nonoxidative methane conversion into aromatic hydrocarbons.     

Selective conversion of methane to aromatic hydrocarbons on large crystallite zeolite catalysts with mesoporous structure

Large crystallite mesoporous MFI (ZSM-5) zeolite was synthesized by using carbon nano-powder as a secondary template. The surface properties, morphological and phase composition of the synthesized material and of the commercial ZSM-5 (Zeolyst) zeolite were studied by nitrogen porosimetry, XRD and scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the volume of mesopores volume increases with development of a secondary mesoporosity in the structure of zeolite. The obtained zeolite supports were used to prepare molybdenum-containing catalysts for the methane aromatization by solid phase preparation technique. Based on the XPS data, molybdenum particles in these catalysts are characterized by more uniform size distribution. The formation of a secondary pore structure restrains the carbon deposit formation as well as increases the methane conversion and the yield of the aromatic compounds.     

Skeletal isomerization of 1-pentene

Series of ZSM-5 and Y zeolite catalysts have been prepared. Zeolites were submitted to ion exchange, drying, formation with 50 wt.% of aluminium hydroxide as a binder and then to final thermal treatment. Determination of catalysts activity in 1-pentene isomerization reaction was carried out in the temperature range of 175–325°C. The highest activity in isomerization reaction was attained in the presence of ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts with strong and medium strength acidity.     

Properties and deactivation of the active sites of an MoZSM-5 catalyst for methane dehydroaromatization: Electron microscopic and EPR studies

The MoZSM-5 (4.0 wt % Mo) catalyst has been characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, EDXA, and EPR. Two types of molybdenum-containing particles are stabilized in the catalyst in the course of nonoxidative methane conversion at 750°C. These are 2-to 10-nm molybdenum carbide particles on the zeolite surface and clusters smaller than 1 nm in zeolite channels. According to EPR data, these clusters contain the oxidized molybdenum form Mo⁵⁺. The surface Mo₂C particles are deactivated at the early stages of the reaction because of graphite condensation on their surface. Methane is mainly activated on oxidized molybdenum clusters located in the open molecular pores of the zeolite. The catalyst is deactivated after the 420-min-long operation because of coke buildup on the zeolite surface and in the zeolite pores.     

Effect of the formation of secondary pores in zeolite ZSM-5 on the properties of molybdenum-zeolite catalysts for methane aromatization

A study is performed of 4% Mo/ZSM-5 (30) catalysts for methane aromatization prepared by solid-phase synthesis with mechanical mixing of a zeolite with MoO₃ followed by calcination at 550°C. Zeolite etched with sodium hydroxide solutions and dealuminated with aluminum nitrate solutions is used as a support. Catalytic studies of the catalysts are conducted. The effect of treating the initial zeolite on the properties of catalysts in methane aromatization is determined. The effect subsequently treating a zeolite support has on the acid sites of a catalyst is confirmed by means of temperature-programmed reduction and the temperature-programmed desorption of NH3. The formation of molybdenum ions in the +5 oxidation state during catalysis and the presence of graphitized carbon deposits on a spent catalyst’s surface are confirmed by EPR and temperature-programmed oxidation.     

Isomerization ofn-pentane andn-hexane on modified zeolites

The activity and selectivity of catalysts based on TsVM (an analog of ZSM-5), Beta, and La-H-Beta zoelites modified by Pt, Pt−Fe, and Pt−Ga were studied in the isomerization of C₅ and C₆ linear alkanes. The Pt/HTsVM, Pt/H-Beta, and Pt/La-H-Beta catalysts are efficient inn-pentane isomerization, whereas the Pt/H-Beta and Pt/La-H-Beta are most active inn-hexane isomerization. Nearly equilibirum isoparaffin yield at a selectivity of at least 95–96% is reached on these catalysts unlike other zeolite systems. The overall yield of 2,2-and 2,3-dimethylbutanes is 22 wt.%. The hexane isomers are not formed over the Pt/HTsVM catalyst due to the molecular-sieve properties of this type of zcolites. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya No. 11, pp. 1866–1869, November, 2000.     

Distribution of copper- and nickel-containing modifier components in the pore space of HZSM-5 zeolite

The distribution of copper- and nickel-containing components in the pore space of HZSM-5 zeolite was quantitatively studied. It was found that the detailed distribution of a modifier in the micropore and mesopore volumes of the zeolite depends on both the chemical nature of the modifier and the conditions of supporting and the regime of M²⁺ polycondensation in the pore space of the zeolite. The experimental data on the low-temperature adsorption of nitrogen on Cu(n)ZSM-5 catalysts can be interpreted as the result of the partial filling of the zeolite micropore space (10 vol %) and the finest mesopores with D < 3 nm with the modifier. In the case of Ni(n)ZSM-5 catalysts, the penetration of the modifier into zeolite channels (micropores) in detectable amounts was not found, and it was arranged in mesopores on the surface of zeolite crystallites. The reason for differences between modifier distributions in the pore structure of the zeolite was explained from the standpoint of different structures of copper and nickel polyhydroxo complexes in impregnating solutions after polycondensation. It was found that, in the Cu(n)ZSM-5 and Ni(n)ZSM-5 catalysts, the modifier component contained copper and nickel only in a doubly charged state and mainly octahedral oxygen environments. In this case, three-dimensional nanoparticles or coarsely dispersed particles of CuO were not detected in the pore space of the support, whereas the presence of a small amount of sufficiently large NiO crystals with a coherent-scattering region of 80–100 nm was detected in Ni(n)ZSM-5, and these crystals occurred on the surface of zeolite crystals. It was found that the apparent density of a copper-or nickel-containing component arranged in the pore space of the zeolite was lower than the density of the bulk CuO and NiO phases by a factor of ～3 and 4, respectively, because of the size effect.     

不同晶粒尺寸H-ZSM-5催化剂上甲醇芳构化反应性能

芳烃是一类重要的有机化工基础原料,通常采用传统的石油路线生产芳烃,包括催化裂化和催化重整等工艺.由于石油资源的紧缺,以可再生资源为原料生产芳烃工艺的发展具有十分重要的意义.甲醇作为一种重要的基础原料,可来源于煤、天然气和生物质等,因此,甲醇制芳烃工艺(MTA)的研究受到日益关注.ZSM-5分子筛具有较大的比表面积、可调节的酸性、优良的择形选择性和很高的水热稳定性,因而在甲醇芳构化中展现出良好的催化性能.研究发现,甲醇转化率和产物分布与ZSM-5分子筛的酸性和多孔性等密切相关.本文通过调控模板剂与水的比例和晶化时间,采用水热法制备了一系列不同晶粒度H-ZSM-5分子筛催化剂,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、N2物理吸附脱附(BET)和X射线荧光光谱等技术对所得分子筛的理化性质、骨架结构和形貌进行了表征;采用吡啶红外光谱和NH3程序升温脱附技术对其酸性进行了分析,使用热重(TG)技术对反应后催化剂的积碳含量进行了分析,并将所制备的H-ZSM-5分子筛催化剂分别应用于MTA反应,系统性地探究分子筛晶粒度对其理化性质和MTA催化性能的影响.XRD结果表明,所合成的五种样品均具有典型的ZSM-5分子筛特征衍射峰且无杂晶,且具有不同的晶粒度,分别为4.0±0.3,1.2±0.2 μm,614.1±31.9、391.9±32.4和99.1±7.0 nm.N2物理吸附脱附曲线可以发现,晶粒度为99.1±7.0 nm的ZSM-5分子筛展现出典型的Ⅰ型和Ⅳ型物理吸附曲线且在较高的相对压力(P/Po=0.8-1.0)处有一个明显的H4型迟滞环,表明此分子筛具有介孔和大孔结构;BJH吸附孔径分布图表明,这些介孔主要分布在2-7和20-50 nm范围内;同时各样品的比表面积和孔体积随着其晶粒度的减小而增大.结果还表明五种不同晶粒度的ZSM-5分子筛具有相似的SiO2/Al2O3摩尔比和酸性质.MTA反应结果表明,随着催化剂晶粒度的降低,甲醇的平均转化率,芳烃选择性和BTX选择性有所提高,在300 min时晶粒度较大的三个催化剂上,甲醇转化率迅速降至90％,而晶粒度较小的两个催化剂上,甲醇转化率始终维持在95％以上,其中晶粒度为99.1±7.0 nm的样品上芳烃选择性最高(平均42％以上),BTX选择性达37％.对失活催化剂积碳含量分析,随着催化剂晶粒度的降低,积碳量降低.晶粒度较低的纳米分子筛催化剂具有更短的孔道,更高效的扩散性能,更高的比表面积和独特的梯级孔结构,因而在甲醇芳构化反应中展现出更长的寿命,更高的活性和更低的积碳量,在甲醇制芳烃工业化生产中具有巨大潜力.     

PtSnNa/SUZ-4:丙烷脱氢反应的高效催化剂

丙烷脱氢制丙烯是优化利用炼厂气和油田伴生气资源的一条重要途径.随着丙烯需求量的逐步增加,丙烷脱氢制丙烯日益受到重视.负载型PtSn/γ-Al2O3催化剂具有优良的丙烷脱氢活性和选择性,但在高温、低氢压的反应条件下,催化剂易积炭而失活.近年来,选用了微孔分子筛如ZSM-5和介孔分子筛如SBA-15和MCM-41作为PtSn催化剂的载体,结果表明,具有规整孔道结构的负载型PtSn/分子筛催化剂的丙烷脱氢反应稳定性明显优于PtSn/γ-Al2O3催化剂.SUZ-4分子筛与ZSM-5分子筛结构相似且孔径相当,所不同的是ZSM-5由十元环交叉孔道组成,而SUZ-4由十元环和八元环孔道垂直相交组成.我们用微型催化反应装置结合XRD、BET比表面积和孔体积测试、NH3吸附-程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)、氢化学吸附、热重分析(TG)、H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)和程序升温氧化(TPO)等多种物理化学手段研究了负载型PtSnNa/SUZ-4和PtSnNa/ZSM-5催化剂的结构和丙烷脱氢反应性能,以及这两种催化剂在丙烷脱氢反应中催化性能差异的原因.实验结果显示,在丙烷脱氢反应中,负载型PtSnNa/SUZ-4催化剂上丙烯选择性和反应稳定性明显优于PtSnNa/ZSM-5催化剂,说明载体一定程度上会影响催化剂上丙烷脱氢反应性能.XRD,BET比表面积和孔体积测试等表征手段结果表明,SUZ-4和ZSM-5的孔体积和比表面积比较接近,载体的结构又类似,且两者的积碳量也相近,故载体的基本性质和积碳量的差异不是引起催化剂性能差异的原因.NH3-TPD结果表明,H-SUZ-4的酸强度明显强于H-ZSM-5.由于浸渍法制备负载型PtSn催化剂所用前体为具有强酸性的混合溶液(H2PtCl6+SnCl4),存在于SUZ-4分子筛孔道内表面的强酸中心不利于上述前体与SUZ-4分子筛孔道内表面结合.ZSM-5分子筛孔道内表面比较弱的强酸中心,促进了催化剂前体在ZSM-5分子筛孔道内表面的分散与结合.和ZSM-5为载体的催化剂相比,PtSnNa/SUZ-4上Pt粒子大部分分散在载体的外表面,从而金属上的积碳不易引起催化剂的失活.故多孔材料上Pt的分布是影响催化活性差异的主要原因.为进一步证明多孔材料上Pt的分布是影响催化活性差异的主要原因,我们通过二苯并噻吩预处理催化剂的手段证明Pt粒子在分子筛孔内外的分布情况.由于二苯并噻吩的尺寸比较大(0.8 nm)不能进入到分子筛的孔道内(SUZ-4:0.56 nm,ZSM-5:0.56 nm),所以载体孔道外的部分Pt会被二苯并噻吩预处理而失去活性,而孔道内的Pt不会因为预处理仍具有催化活性.实验结果表明,PtSnNa/SUZ-4经过二苯并噻吩预处理后,催化活性大大降低;而PtSnNa/ZSM-5经过二苯并噻吩预处理后,催化活性几乎没有变化.说明PtSnNa/SUZ-4上Pt粒子大部分分散在载体的外表面,从而金属上的积碳不易引起催化剂的失活.     

Thin layer of Ni-modified 13X zeolite on glassy carbon support as an electrode material in aqueous solutions

A new type of an electrode material, zeolite modified by the incorporation of Ni or NiO clusters into its cavities, was synthesized by multiple impregnation of zeolite 13X with a Ni-acetylacetonate solution followed by solvent evaporation and thermal degradation of the nickel compound. Samples with a Ni/13X mass ratio within the range 0.2–1.0 were synthesized. Modification by both Ni and NiO clusters, depending on whether the atmosphere was reducing (H₂) or oxidizing (air), respectively, was used to finish the sample. After modification, the zeolite kept its original crystallographic structure, as proven by X-ray diffractommetry. The dimensions of the incorporated clusters were limited by the diameter of the zeolite cavities (reaching 1.3 nm). This material, homogenized with 10 wt % of nanodispersed carbon, was bonded in the form of a thin layer to a glassy carbon disc by means of Nafion and used as an electrode material in an aqueous 0.1 M NaOH solution. The cyclovoltammograms of this thin-layer electrode resemble those of a smooth nickel electrode in alkaline solutions. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Preparation of Amorphous Silica-Alumina Using the Sol–Gel Method and its Reactivity for a Matrix in Catalytic Cracking

Amorphous silica-aluminas were prepared by the sol–gel method using organic templates such as carboxylic acid and the gel skeletal reinforcement method. Their reactivities as a matrix for the catalytic cracking were investigated. Malic acid (MA) was used as a catalyst for the sol–gel method, an organic template and a reagent for the dispersion of Al. When the ratio of MA/TEOS (tetraethoxysilane) increased from 0.22 to 1.22, surface area, pore volume and pore diameter increased and the mesopore was formed at 1.22. Their average BET pore diameters for 0.22 and 1.22 of MA/TEOS were 2.0 to 5.1 nm, respectively. Although conversions of n-dodecane were around 20% or less with single amorphous silica-aluminas, both single beta-zeolite and the mixed catalysts of zeolite and amorphous silica-aluminas showed much higher activity. Further, the mixed catalyst using silica-alumina with mesopore (MAT(MA122-5)) exhibited the higher ratio of multi-branched paraffin to single branched paraffin in the gasoline franction of products (C5–C11) than the mixed catalysts using silica-alumina with only micropore and silica with mesopore or single zeolite. In the gel skeletal reinforcement method, tetraethoxy orthosilicate (TEOS) was used as not only a precursor of silica but also an agent which reinforces the skeleton of silica-gel to prepare an aerogel and extremely large mesopores were formed for resultant silicas and silica-aluminas. When silica aerogel was reinforced by TEOS solution, the pore diameter and pore volume reached 30 nm and 3.1 cm³/g, respectively, in the N₂ adsorption measurement by the BJH method, indicating that most of pores for this silica consisted of mesopores. In catalytic clacking reaction of n-dodecane, the mixed catalyst prepared by beta-zeolite and silica-alumina with large mesopore exhibited not only the comparable activity to that for single zeolite but also the unique selectivity where large amounts of branched products were formed. When the catalyst beds of silica-alumina and zeolite were separated, the reference silica-alumina (ref.SA) → zeolite system exhibited the higher activity and the product selectivity close to those for MAT(ref.SA). It is likely that the primary cracking of n-dodecane on silica-alumina would occur to produce the primary cracked product which effectively reacted with zeolite and inhibited the coke formation by overcracking.     

Catalytic Oxidation of CO and Benzene over Metal Nanoparticles Loaded on Hierarchical MFI Zeolite

In order to obtain highly active catalytic materials for oxidation of carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), monometallic platinum, copper, and palladium catalysts were prepared by using of two types of ZSM-5 zeolite as supports—parent ZSM-5 and the same one treated by HF and NH₄F buffer solution. The catalyst samples, obtained by loading of platinum, palladium, and copper on ZSM-5 zeolite treated using HF and NH₄F buffer solution, were more active in the reaction of CO and benzene oxidation compared with catalyst samples containing untreated zeolite. The presence of secondary mesoporosity played a positive role in increasing the catalytic activity due to improved reactant diffusion. The only exception was the copper catalysts in the reaction of CO oxidation, in which case the catalyst, based on untreated ZSM-5 zeolite, was more active. In this specific case, the key role is played by the oxidative state of copper species loaded on the ZSM-5 zeolites.     

Carbon ceramic electrode incorporated with zeolite ZSM-5 for determination of Piroxicam

A new chemically modified electrode is constructed based on carbon ceramic electrode incorporated with zeolite ZSM-5. Voltammetric behavior of piroxicam at the carbon ceramic zeolite modified electrode (CCZME) was investigated. The modified electrode exhibited catalytic activity toward the electrooxidation of piroxicam. Experimental parameters such as solution pH, scan rate, concentration of piroxicam and zeolite amount were studied. It has been shown that using the CCZME, piroxicam can be determined by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and hydrodynamic amperometry (HA). Under the optimized conditions the calibration plots are linear in the concentration ranges of 0.20–25.00 and 0.20–50.10 μM with limit of detections of 0.65 and 0.29 μM for DPV and HA, respectively. The modified electrode with DPV and HA methods was successfully applied for analysis of piroxicam in pharmaceutical formulations. The results were favorably compared to those obtained by the spiked method. The results of the analysis suggest that the proposed method has promise for the routine determination of piroxicam in the products examined.     

甲烷在Mo/HZSM-5催化剂上的脱氢聚合反应

对不同Mo含量的Mo／HZSM－5催化剂的结构进行了表征，并对这些催化剂的甲烷非氧气氛下的转化反应进行了考察．催化剂的BET比表面积及酸性随Mo含量的增加而降低，当Mo含量大于5％时，Mo对ZSM－5分子筛的晶型有影响，并出现MoO3物相．甲烷在700℃时可高选择性地生成苯和乙烯，最佳Mo含量大约为2％．纯的MoO3或HZSM－5上该反应几乎不进行，因此，可能是分散的钼氧离子和分子筛的酸中心是甲烷转化的活性中心，只有二者的协同作用才能促进甲烷的转化．反应后催化剂中的钼物种被还原了．催化剂上的积炭可能是催化剂失活的主要原因之一，烧炭后催化剂活性基本恢复．     

Characterization by 27Al NMR, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and density functional theory techniques of the species responsible for benzene hydrogenation in Y zeolite-supported carburized molybdenum catalysts

Carburized molybdenum catalysts supported on a dealuminated NaH-Y zeolite were prepared by carburization under a 20% methane in hydrogen flow of two precursors obtained by adsorption of molybdenum hexacarbonyl, one containing 5 wt % and the other 10 wt % Mo, and a third one was prepared by impregnation with aqueous ammonium heptamolybdate, containing 5 wt % Mo. The three catalysts displayed very distinct behaviors in the benzene hydrogenation reaction at atmospheric pressure and 363 K. By using XANES spectroscopy at the molybdenum L edge, EXAFS and XANES spectroscopy at the molybdenum K edge, and 27Al solid-state NMR spectroscopy, it was shown that different carburized molybdenum species exist in each sample. In the catalyst containing 10 wt % Mo, formation of molybdenum carbide nanoparticles was observed, with an estimated diameter of 1.8 nm. In the catalyst containing 5 wt % Mo and prepared by carburization of adsorbed molybdenum hexacarbonyl, formation of molybdenum oxycarbide dimers is proposed. In the latter case, density functional theory calculations have led to a dimer structure which is compatible with EXAFS results. In the catalyst prepared by impregnation with ammonium heptamolybdate solution followed by carburization, the molybdenum seems to interact with extraframework alumina to produce highly disordered mixed molybdenum-aluminum oxycarbides.     

Preparation method effect on the physicochemical and catalytic properties of a methane dehydroaromatization catalyst

The molybdenum precursor effect on the physicochemical properties of the Мо/ZSM-5 catalyst and on its catalytic properties in nonoxidative methane conversion into aromatic hydrocarbons has been investigated. The textural characteristics of molybdenum catalysts have been determined by low-temperature nitrogen adsorption, and their acidity has been measured by temperature-programmed ammonia desorption. The microstructure and composition of Mo/ZSM-5 samples have been determined by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The activity and on-stream stability of the Мо-containing zeolite catalyst in the nonoxidative conversion of methane depend on the type of molybdenum compound that was used in catalyst preparation.     

Synthesis and physicochemical study of ZSM-5 high-silica zeolite from natural raw materials

ZSM-5 high-silica zeolite was obtained from metakaolinite, Dzhenranchel’sk volcanic ash, and silica gel at T = 150–220°C, pH 9–13, and τ = 48–240 h with the use of an organic structure-forming additive, butanediol-1,4, in an alkaline solution. Optimum conditions for the synthesis of ZSM-5 zeolite were found (T = 200°C, pH 10, τ = 144 h). The catalytic properties of its H-form in vapor-phase esterification of acetic acid (I) with ethanol (II) were studied at 140–180°C and a I: II molar ratio from 1 to 2. Synthesized HZSM-5 showed high activity and selectivity in this reaction.     

甲烷在Mo/HZSM-5催化剂上的脱氢聚合反应

对不同Mo含量的Mo／HZSM－5催化剂的结构进行了表征，并对这些催化剂的甲烷非氧气氛下的转化反应进行了考察．催化剂的BET比表面积及酸性随Mo含量的增加而降低，当Mo含量大于5％时，Mo对ZSM－5分子筛的晶型有影响，并出现MoO3物相．甲烷在700℃时可高选择性地生成苯和乙烯，最佳Mo含量大约为2％．纯的MoO3或HZSM－5上该反应几乎不进行，因此，可能是分散的钼氧离子和分子筛的酸中心是甲烷转化的活性中心，只有二者的协同作用才能促进甲烷的转化．反应后催化剂中的钼物种被还原了．催化剂上的积炭可能是催化剂失活的主要原因之一，烧炭后催化剂活性基本恢复．     

Ceramic honeycombs coated with zeolite Co-ZSM-5 for Nox abatement

A deNO_x catalyst was prepared by wash-coating a cobalt ion exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite together with an alumina binder on a cordierite honeycomb structure. A few types of the Co-ZSM-5 based catalysts were tested for NO_x reduction with C₂H₄ under oxidizing conditions in the temperature range between 250–600°C. Preliminary tests of the catalytic activity of the systems showed NO_x reduction up to 95% at temperatures between 400–550°C using a mixture of a synthetic gas and air as reactant.