Reductive amination of cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone to cyclohexylamine using SBA-15 supported copper catalysts

Amination of cyclohexanol was investigated in vapour phase over copper catalysts supported on mesoporous SBA-15. The different products identified during reductive amination of cyclohexanol reaction were cyclohexanone, cyclohexylamine, along with small amounts of N-Cyclohexylidinecyclohexylamine and dicyclohexylamine. Among several catalysts tested for the reductive amination, 5% Cu supported on SBA-15 exhibited better catalytic performance than other catalysts with 36% selectivity towards cylclohexylamine at 80% cyclohexanol conversion. The optimum reaction conditions employed to achieve the best catalyst performance were at 250 °C, 0.1 MPa of H₂/NH₃, TOS-10h. The active Cu sites, acidity of the catalyst, and effect of reaction parameters play a pivotal role in the reductive amination reaction. The prepared catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, H₂-TPR and NH₃-TPD. The dispersion of Cu, particle size, and metal surface area (m²/g) calculated from pulse N₂O decomposition method. TPR findings reveal the presence of substantially dispersed copper oxide species at lower loadings which is easily reducible than the bulk copper oxide species found at higher Cu loadings. The acidity measurements by NH₃-TPD analysis suggest that the maximum acidic strength was obtained at 5 wt% copper on porous SBA-15, and decreased with Cu loadings. The catalytic properties are well in agreement with the findings of catalysts characterization.     

Liquid-phase hydroamination of cyclohexanone

Activity and selectivity of supported Ni, Pt, and Pd catalysts were studied in the liquidphase reductive amination of cyclohexanone at temperatures ranging from 100 to 150 °C. The catalyst 20% Ni/SiO₂ is most active and selective providing a maximum yield of cyclohexylamine. The influence of the reaction conditions on the parameters of the catalytic process was studied. A detailed analysis of the reaction products was carried out using ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). This made it possible to refine the reaction mechanism and to identify a new by-product earlier unknown in the literature.     

Deactivation and regeneration of the B2O3/TiO2-ZrO2 catalyst in the vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime

The deactivation and regeneration of B₂O₃/TiO₂-ZrO₂ catalyst for the vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to -caprolactam were studied. The fresh, deactivated and regenerated catalysts were characterized by using adsorption of nitrogen, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry (TG) and NH₃-temperature-programmed desorption (NH₃-TPD) techniques. The crystal structure and pore size distribution of the catalyst were retained after reaction, but the number of acid sites decreased significantly. There was a relationship between the amount of coke deposited on the catalyst and the decline in catalytic activity. These results suggest that the coke deposition on the surface of catalyst is mainly responsible for the catalyst deactivation. The catalytic activity can be recovered completely after calcining the deactivated catalyst in air flow at 600 °C for 8 h.     

Pd（OAc）2／FePc催化环己烯氧化合成环己酮的研究

考察了几种Ｆｅ－大环配合物与Ｐｄ（ＯＡｃ）２组成的双组分催化体系，在乙腈酸性水溶液中环己烯经合成环己酮的催化活性，实验结果表明，其中以酞菁失（ＦｅＰｃ）与Ｐｄ（ＯＡｃ）２组成的催化体系活性最高，而ＦｅＴＰＰＣｌ与Ｐｄ（ＯＡｃ）２催化体系，虽然催化活性较高，但催化剂的稳定性较低，各种因素对Ｐｄ（ＯＡｃ）２／ＦｅＰｃ催化活催化影响的研究结果指出，在无水和酸存在的非水溶液中，Ｐｄ（ＯＡｃ）２／ＦｅＰｃ对     

Preparation of tantalum-pillared magadiite and its catalytic performance in Beckmann rearrangement

Vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to ε-caprolactam has been carried out using tantalum-pillared magadiites (Ta-magadiites) with different surface areas as catalysts. The Ta-magadiite catalysts of relatively large surface areas showed high catalytic activities, due to a large number of active sites. For the Ta-magadiite catalyst of the largest surface area, the oxime conversion reached 99.1%, with 97.5% of lactam selectivity. FT-IR and NH₃-TPD results demonstrated that the new hydroxyl groups and a large amount of acidic sites generated by Ta pillaring into the magadiite interlayer were responsible for the high catalytic performance of Ta-magadiite catalyst.     

Catalytic deoxygenation of waste soybean oil over hybrid catalyst for production of bio-jet fuel: in situ supply of hydrogen by aqueous-phase reforming (APR) of glycerol

A one-pot reaction was performed to produce oxygen-free saturated hydrocarbons via the catalytic deoxygenation and hydrogenation of waste soybean oil over a hybrid catalyst (Pd/C and NiO/γ-Al₂O₃). We utilized in situ hydrogen generated from a reforming reaction of glycerol, a byproduct of triglyceride hydrolysis, for the one-pot reaction to produce hydrocarbons. When NiO/γ-Al₂O₃ (2 g) was used along with Pd/C (1 g), most of the unsaturated free fatty acids (FFAs) were hydrogenated into saturated FFAs, and the percentage of desirable hydrocarbons in the liquid product increased, in contrast to the case when only Pd/C (1 g) was used. This result means that using a hybrid catalyst is better for promoting the catalytic deoxygenation reaction than increasing the degree of loading of Pd/C, and suggests that it should be possible to decrease the amount of precious metal catalysts to be used for deoxygenation reaction.     

Catalysis of hydrosilylation: Part XXIV. H2PtCl6 in cyclohexanone as hydrosilylation catalyst—what is the active species in this catalytic system?

A cyclohexanone solution of H₂PtCl₆ was examined to find the catalytic species responsible for the hydrosilylation of the olefinic C=C bond. Similarly to other H₂PtCl₆–solvent systems (e.g. Speier's and Karstedt's catalysts), the real catalyst appeared to be colloidal platinum formed in situ by stepwise reduction [Pt(IV)→Pt(O)] and dechlorination of the platinum precursor. The role of cyclohexanone seems to be to form sufficiently stable platinum complexes to avoid rapid platinum precipitation and aggregation. The studies of H₂PtCl₆–solvent systems are of practical importance since these compounds are widely used catalyst precursors for hydrosilylation on an industrial scale.     

在Ni/HZSM-5催化剂上低温水蒸汽重整生物油制氢

We investigated high catalytic activity of Ni/HZSM-5 catalysts synthesized by the impregna-tion method, which was successfully applied for low-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil. The influences of the catalyst composition, reforming temperature and the molar ratio of steam to carbon fed on the stream reforming process of bio-oil over the Ni/HZSM-5 catalysts were investigated in the reforming reactor. The promoting effects of current passing through the catalyst on the bio-oil reforming were also studied using the electrochemical catalytic re-forming approach. By comparing Ni/HZSM-5 with commonly used Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts, the Ni₂₀/ZSM catalyst with Ni-loading content of about 20% on the HZSM-5 support showed the highest catalytic activity. Even at 450 oC, the hydrogen yield of about 90% with a near complete conversion of bio-oil was obtained using the Ni₂₀/ZSM catalyst. It was found that the performance of the bio-oil reforming was remarkably enhanced by the HZSM-5 supporter and the current through the catalyst. The features of the Ni/HZSM-5 catalysts were also investigated via X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma and atomic emission spectroscopy, hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller methods.     

Platinum carbonyl derived catalysts on inorganic and organic supports: a comparative study

Fumed silica, silica gel, silica-alumina and cross-linked (5.5%) polystyrene have been functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups and the Chini cluster [Pt₁₂(CO)₂₄]²⁻ has been anchored onto these functionalized materials by ion pairing. A catalyst has also been prepared by the adsorption of Na₂[Pt₁₂(CO)₂₄] on unfunctionalized fumed silica. The catalytic activities of the resultant materials, and that of commercially purchased 5% platinum on alumina have been studied for the hydrogenation of a variety of unsaturated compounds. The substrates studied are: α-acetamidocinnamic acid, cyclohexanone, acetophenone, methyl pyruvate, ethyl acetoacetate, nitrobenzene and benzonitrile. Compared to the polystyrene supported catalyst, the inorganic oxide supported catalysts have higher surface areas and for most of the substrates have notably higher activities. The functionalized fumed silica-based catalyst gives higher conversions than functionalized silica gel and silica-alumina-based catalysts. In the hydrogenation of acetophenone and ethyl acetoacetate, the functionalized fumed silica-based catalyst show superior activity compared to the commercial platinum catalyst, and the catalyst made by conventional adsorption method. In benzonitrile hydrogenation with all the cluster-derived catalysts a hydrazine derivative is selectively formed, but when the commercial platinum catalyst is used benzyl amine is the main product.     

The effects of magnesium and aluminium ions’ additions on the kinetics of titanium dioxide structural transformation

Catalytic fast pyrolysis analysis of miscanthus over HZSM-5, La/ZSM-5, and Ca/ZSM-5 was performed using pyrolysis–gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py–GC/MS). The characteristics of the catalysts used in this study were analyzed using XRD, SEM, Pyridine IR, ICP, and N₂ adsorption. The catalytic performance of the three catalysts was evaluated in terms of deoxygenation. Py–GC/MS results show that with increasing temperature, pyrolysis vapor yield first increased and then decreased. This may be due to secondary cracking at higher temperatures, which produced more gas products. Moreover, hydrocarbon content increased with rising temperature. The optimum temperature was found to be 600 °C, which resulted in the greatest liquid yield. All three catalysts increased pyrolysis vapor yield by about 30 %. Moreover, the hydrocarbon content of miscanthus increased from 6 to 39 %, 46, and 44 %, respectively, when HZSM-5, La/ZSM-5, and Ca/ZSM-5 were applied. In conclusion, the three catalysts were effective for deoxygenation of pyrolysis vapor yield. Considering both economic and catalytic upgrading effect, Ca/ZSM-5 may be the best catalyst.     

Hydroxyl‐Mediated Non‐oxidative Propane Dehydrogenation over VOx/γ‐Al2O3 Catalysts with Improved Stability

Supported vanadium oxides are one of the most promising alternative catalysts for propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and efforts have been made to improve its catalytic performance. However, unlike Pt‐based catalysts, the nature of the active site and surface structure of the supported vanadium catalysts under reductive reaction conditions still remain elusive. This paper describes the surface structure and the important role of surface‐bound hydroxyl groups on VO_x / γ‐Al₂O₃ catalysts under reaction conditions employing in situ DRIFTS experiments and DFT calculations. It is shown that hydroxyl groups on the VO_x /Al₂O₃ catalyst (V?OH) are produced under H₂ pre‐reduction, and the catalytic performance for PDH is closely connected to the concentration of V?OH species on the catalyst. The hydroxyl groups are found to improve the catalyst that leads to better stability by suppressing the coke deposition.     

不同聚合物分散剂对Pt/SAPO-11催化剂性能的影响

采用浸渍法制备了经过不同聚合物分散剂处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂，并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、N₂吸附-脱附和NH₃程序升温脱附(TPD)等对催化剂的组织结构进行了表征。结果表明，分散剂不会破坏催化剂的结构，反而提高了其孔体积、孔径和比表面积，同时改变了沸石的酸强度和酸量，其中以聚乙烯吡咯烷酮处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂孔体积、孔径和酸性分布最佳。在固定床反应器上对不同分散剂处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂催化性能进行评价，结果表明聚乙烯吡咯烷酮处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂也表现出最佳的催化性能，麻风树油的加氢脱氧率高达99.45%，生物航空煤油组分收率和异构烷烃组分(C₈~C₁₆)的选择性分别达到了44.67%和56.37%。     

不同聚合物分散剂对Pt/SAPO-11催化剂性能的影响

采用浸渍法制备了经过不同聚合物分散剂处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂,并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、N₂吸附-脱附和NH₃程序升温脱附(TPD)等对催化剂的组织结构进行了表征。结果表明,分散剂不会破坏催化剂的结构,反而提高了其孔体积、孔径和比表面积,同时改变了沸石的酸强度和酸量,其中以聚乙烯吡咯烷酮处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂孔体积、孔径和酸性分布最佳。在固定床反应器上对不同分散剂处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂催化性能进行评价,结果表明聚乙烯吡咯烷酮处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂也表现出最佳的催化性能,麻风树油的加氢脱氧率高达99.45%,生物航空煤油组分收率和异构烷烃组分(C₈~C₁₆)的选择性分别达到了44.67%和56.37%。     

不同聚合物分散剂对Pt/SAPO-11催化剂性能的影响

采用浸渍法制备了经过不同聚合物分散剂处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂,并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、N₂吸附-脱附和N_H3程序升温脱附(TPD)等对催化剂的组织结构进行了表征。结果表明,分散剂不会破坏催化剂的结构,反而提高了其孔体积、孔径和比表面积,同时改变了沸石的酸强度和酸量,其中以聚乙烯吡咯烷酮处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂孔体积、孔径和酸性分布最佳。在固定床反应器上对不同分散剂处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂催化性能进行评价,结果表明聚乙烯吡咯烷酮处理的Pt/SAPO-11催化剂也表现出最佳的催化性能,麻风树油的加氢脱氧率高达99.45%,生物航空煤油组分收率和异构烷烃组分(C₈~C₁₆)的选择性分别达到了44.67%和56.37%。     

Dy2O3 as a catalyst for a Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reaction

Dy₂O₃ activated at high temperature is reported as a catalyst for the liquid phase reduction of cyclohexanone. The catalytic activity of Dy₂O₃ activated at 300, 500 and 800°C and its mixed oxides with alumina for the reduction of cyclohexanone with 2-propanol has been reported. The data have been correlated with the electron donating properties of the catalysts which were reported from the adsorption of electron acceptors [EA] of various electron affinity on the surface of these oxides.     

Fundamental Difference in Reductive Lithiations with Preformed Radical Anions versus Catalytic Aromatic Electron‐Transfer Agents: N,N‐Dimethylaniline as an Advantageous Catalyst

The reductive lithiation of phenyl thioethers, or alkyl chlorides, by either preformed aromatic radical anions or by lithium metal and an aromatic electron‐transfer catalyst, is commonly used to prepare organolithiums. Revealed herein is that these two methods are fundamentally different. Reductions with radical anions occur in solution, whereas the catalytic reaction occurs on the surface of lithium, which is constantly reactivated by the catalyst, an unconventional catalyst function. The order of relative reactivity is reversed in the two methods as the dominating factor switches from electronic to steric effects of the alkyl substituent. A catalytic amount of N,N‐dimethylaniline (DMA) and Li ribbon can achieve reductive lithiation. DMA is significantly cheaper than alternative catalysts, and conveniently, the Li ribbon does not require the removal of the oxide coating when DMA is used as the catalyst.     

Effect of carriers and additives on the activity and stability of copper-based catalysts for the dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol

A continuous process for the dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone on copper-based catalysts was described. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, XPS and TPR, and Cu⁰ was found to be the active site for the copper-based catalysts studied. The two carrier catalysts were proved to be more active than the single carrier ones, and the Cr additive, which mainly existed as the CuCr₂O₄ phase on the catalyst’s surface, was found to have a significant effect on the activity and stability of the Cu-Cr-Mg-Al catalyst.     

Efficient Conversion of Carbon Dioxide with Si‐Based Reducing Agents Catalyzed by Metal Complexes and Salts

Homogeneous metal complex and salt catalysts were developed for the reductive transformation of CO₂ with Si‐based reducing agents. Cu‐bisphosphine complexes were found to be excellent catalysts for the hydrosilylation of CO₂ with polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS). The Cu complexes also showed high catalytic activity and a wide substrate scope for formamide synthesis from amines, CO₂, and PMHS. Simple fluoride salts such as tetrabutylammonium fluoride acted as good catalysts for the reductive conversion of CO₂ to formic acid in the presence of hydrosilane, disilane, and metallic Si. Based on the kinetics, isotopic experiments, and in‐situ NMR measurements, the reaction mechanism for both catalyst systems, the Cu complex and the fluoride salt, have been proposed.     

Turkish perlite supported nickel oxide as the heterogeneous acid catalyst for a series of Claisen–Schmidt condensation reactions

Potentially active and eco-friendly solid acid catalysts have been synthesized by loading different weight percentages (10, 15, and 50) of nickel oxide on thermally activated Turkish perlite through the deposition-precipitation method. Structural features of prepared catalysts were analyzed using BET surface area analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope (SEM), SEM-EDX, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), pyridine adsorbed FT-IR, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) techniques. Pyridine adsorbed FT-IR analysis confirmed the presence of the optimum amount of Bronsted acidic sites in a catalyst having 15 wt. % loading of nickel oxide, which was tested for catalyzing a series of Claisen–Schmidt condensation of cyclohexanone and aromatic aldehydes to produce good isolated yield (90%–93%) of 2,6-bis(substituted benzylidene)cyclohexanones, significantly used in anti-tumor and cytotoxic activities. The high catalytic efficiency of the chosen catalyst remains almost intact up to six reaction cycles. On higher wt. % loading of nickel oxide, crystallite size increases along with agglomeration of larger nickel oxide particles on catalyst surface resulting in pore blockage and poor catalytic activity. Loading of NiO on the surface of thermally activated Turkish perlite was confirmed by SEM-EDX analysis, and TEM observations show that the particle size of the preferred catalyst was less than 50 nm. Based on results drawn from XRD, FT-IR, pyridine adsorbed FT-IR, UV-Vis DRS studies, model structures were proposed for Turkish perlite and all prepared catalysts. During this work, the catalytic potential of the preferred catalyst was compared with other previously reported catalysts, and it showed appreciable results. The formed products were further confirmed by their melting point and ¹H-NMR analysis.     

Preparation of Al2O3-supported nano-Cu2O catalysts for the oxidative treatment of industrial wastewater

Cuprous oxide (Cu₂O) nanoparticles supported on Al₂O₃ prepared using two different methods (hereafter referred to as catalyst I and II, respectively) were characterized by XRD and TEM. The catalytic activities of catalyst I and II during the treatment of industrial wastewater were then investigated. Specifically, the progress of the catalytic oxidation of industrial wastewater was observed by monitoring the time-dependent change in the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of industrial wastewater when the catalysts were applied. The results indicated that the catalytic activity of catalyst II was greater than that of catalyst I. Furthermore, under optimal conditions the COD removal efficiency was 94.59%. Finally, the mechanism by which the oxidative degradation of the industrial wastewater occurred could be explained based on a hydroxyl radical mechanism.