Effect of size of catalytically active phases in the dehydrogenation of alcohols and the challenging selective oxidation of hydrocarbons

The size of the active phase is one of the most important factors in determining the catalytic behaviour of a heterogeneous catalyst. This Feature Article focuses on the size effects in two types of reactions, i.e., the metal nanoparticle-catalysed dehydrogenation of alcohols and the metal oxide nanocluster-catalysed selective oxidation of hydrocarbons (including the selective oxidation of methane and ethane and the epoxidation of propylene). For Pd or Au nanoparticle-catalysed oxidative or non-oxidative dehydrogenation of alcohols, the size of metal nanoparticles mainly controls the catalytic activity by affecting the activation of reactants (either alcohol or O(2)). The size of oxidic molybdenum species loaded on SBA-15 determines not only the activity but also the selectivity of oxygenates in the selective oxidation of ethane; highly dispersed molybdenum species are suitable for acetaldehyde formation, while molybdenum oxide nanoparticles exhibit higher formaldehyde selectivity. Cu(II) and Fe(III) isolated on mesoporous silica are highly efficient for the selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde, while the corresponding oxide clusters mainly catalyse the complete oxidation of methane. The lattice oxygen in iron or copper oxide clusters is responsible for the complete oxidation, while the isolated Cu(I) or Fe(II) generated during the reaction can activate molecular oxygen forming active oxygen species for the selective oxidation of methane. Highly dispersed Cu(I) and Fe(II) species also function for the epoxidation of propylene by O(2) and N(2)O, respectively. Alkali metal ions work as promoters for the epoxidation of propylene by enhancing the dispersion of copper or iron species and weakening the acidity.     

Catalytic selective oxidation or oxidative functionalization of methane and ethane to organic oxygenates

Selective oxidation or oxidative functionalization of methane and ethane by both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis is presented concerning: (1) selective oxidation of methane and ethane to organic oxygenates by hydrogen peroxide in a water medium in the presence of homogeneous osmium catalysts, (2) selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde over highly dispersed iron and copper heterogeneous catalysts, (3) selective oxidation of ethane to acetaldehyde and formaldehyde over supported molybdenum cat...     

乙烷部分氧化制C2氧化物用Fe－Al－P－O催化剂的研究Ⅱ．Fe－Al－P－O催化剂的吸附及催化性能

 用化学吸附－IR，化学吸附－TPD和微反技术研究了超细Fe－Al－P－O催化剂的化学吸附性能及对乙烷部分氧化反应的催化性能．结果表明，乙烷能够以－CH3中的H原子吸附于催化剂表面P＝O键的端氧上形成分子吸附态，并且随着吸附温度的升高，对乙烷的吸附强度逐渐增大；乙烯则主要是以C＝C双键吸附在催化剂的Lewis酸位Fe3＋上．乙烷部分氧化反应的主要产物为乙烯和COx，但在反应物中引入氢的条件下，乙烷部分氧化反应的性能大为改善，并可生成乙醇和乙醛等含氧化合物．     

稀土Pr_6O_(11)表面上低碳烃氧化反应的原位FT-IR研究

前文报道了CO与Pr_6O_(11)表面反应的结果.已发表的关于烃类与氧化物表面反应的研究,旨在了解烃类的活化和表面氧化机理,而且大部分工作都是在过渡金属氧化物上进行的.近年来的研究表明,稀土氧化物将是有潜力的甲烷氧化偶联制乙烯的催化剂,在消除环境污染的烃类完全氧化催化剂中,稀土氧化物也常被用作助剂或活性组分,但对于稀土氧化物本身的催化表面研究尚不多见.作者曾较系统地研究了CeO_2的表面催化性质,发现表面上存在多种氧物种,这些氧物种与烃类的反应活性差异很     

THE ROLE OF LATTICE AND GASEOUS OXYGEN ON THE OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE STUDIED BY A PULSE REACTION TECHNIQUE

A comparative study of the role of lattice and gaseous oxygen in theoxidative coupling of methane over Na~ /Cao and Ca_xSr_(1-x)TiO_3 perovskiteoxide catalysts was performed by using a pulse reaction technique with CH_4,O_2 and mixtures of CH_4and O_2.It was found that there is an oxygen species onthe Surface of Cao which is active only for the total oxidation of methane at thereaction temperature.These oxygen species.once reacted with methane andconsumed,can be regenerated by the adsorption of oxygen molecules from thegas phase or by the migration of the lattice oxysen from the bulk onto thesurface.In contrast,no such oxygen species and no reaction can be detected bymethane pulsed over Ca_xSr_(1-x)TiO_3perovskite oxide catalysts.Na~ can heavilysuppress the non-selective oxygen species on the surface,and When 5mol%Na~ was incorporated onto the surface of Cao,the sample showed no reactivityto methane.When oxygen exists in the gas phase,or the pulse containsmethane and oxygen,the reaction over(Cao is mai     

First-Principles Evaluation of One-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic C−H Activation of Natural Gas

To replace the oxygen evolution reaction with thermodynamically more favorable and economically more profitable methane and ethane (the major components of natural gas) electrochemical partial oxidation, we employed constant electrode potential density functional theory calculations to screen 20 one-dimensional metal-organic frameworks containing heteroatom-substituted benzene as electrocatalysts. By computing the Pourbaix diagrams, O−H binding energies, and C−H activation barriers, we determined that although none of these catalysts were able to activate methane, one was able to hydroxylate ethane to ethanol with facile kinetics, making it a promising electrocatalyst for natural gas oxidation.     

Stepwise Oxidation of Thiophene and Its Derivatives by Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Methyltrioxorhenium(VII)

The oxidation of thiophene derivatives by hydrogen peroxide is catalyzed by methyltrioxorhenium(VII) (CH(3)ReO(3)). This compound reacts with hydrogen peroxide to form 1:1 and 1:2 rhenium peroxides, each of which transfers an oxygen atom to the sulfur atom of thiophene and its derivatives. Complete oxidation to the sulfone occurs readily by way of its sulfoxide intermediate. The rates for each oxidation step of dibenzothiophenes, benzothiophenes, and substituted thiophenes were determined. The rate constants for the oxidation of the thiophenes are 2-4 orders of magnitude smaller than those for the oxidation of aliphatic sulfides, whereas the rate constants are generally the same for the oxidation of the thiophene oxides and aliphatic sulfoxides. The rate constant for conversion of a sulfide to a sulfoxide (thiophene oxide) increases when a more electron-donating substituent is introduced into the molecule, whereas the opposite trend was found for the reaction that converts a sulfoxide to a sulfone (thiophene dioxide). Mechanisms consistent with this are proposed. The first trend reflects the attack of the nucleophilic sulfur atom of a thiophene center on a peroxide that has been electrophilically activated by coordination to rhenium. The second, more subtle, trend arises when both sulfoxide and peroxide are coordinated to rhenium; the inherently greater nucleophilicity of peroxide then takes control.     

Starch-Enhanced Synthesis of Oxygenates from Methane and Carbon Dioxide Using Dielectric-Barrier Discharges

In this work, starch has been used to enhance the oxygenate formation directly from methane and carbon dioxide using dielectric-barrier discharges (DBDs). The use of starch inhibits the formation of liquid hydrocarbons and significantly increases the selectivity of oxygenates. Oxygenates produced include primarily formaldehyde, methanol, ethanol, formic acid, and acetic acid. The total selectivity is about 10–40% with conversion of methane and carbon dioxide of about 20%. Lower methane feed concentration favors the production of oxygenates, and higher feed flow rate leads to higher selectivity of oxygenates in the presence of starch.     

Discrimination of Lattice Oxygen Species Involved in the Oxidative Coupling of Methane on a Mn Mixed-Mg Oxide

Two functional lattice oxygens on the surface of a Mn-mixed Mg oxide were distinguished in the oxidative coupling of methane: the oxygen of MgO, which was active for methyl radical formation, and that of a Mn-Mg oxide solid solution, which was active for the dehydrogenation of ethane.     

在Li-Nd-Zn-Mg氧化物上甲烷氧化偶联

天然气资源丰富,其中主要成分为甲烷.以甲烷为原料开发化工产品一直引起人们的重视.1982年Keller首先提出甲烷氧化偶联制乙烯、乙烷的催化过程,为开拓廉价乙烯原料路线提供了新的可能途径,从而引起各国催化工作者的重视.近年来,此催化过程的乙烯及乙烷的收率(y_(02))已提高到10—30%之间.各国都在努力开发活性高及选择性好的催化剂,促使此催化过程工业化。本文研究了Li-Nd-Zn-Mg氧化物甲烷氧化偶联催化剂,对反应条件进行了初步考察,乙烯及乙烷的收率y_(02)达到30.8%。