Selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene on Ni and Ni-Pd catalysts modified with heteropoly compounds of the Keggin type

It is established that unmodified Ni catalysts and Ni catalysts modified with Mo- and W-heteropoly compounds (HPC) of the Keggin type (6 wt %) along with catalyst containing 6% K₄SiW₁₂O₄₀/Al₂O₃ appear to be active in the reaction of phenylacetylene (PA) hydrogenation. At low temperatures (100?C150°C), the selectivity of the process strongly depends on the nature of the modifier or second active metal (Pd). It is demonstrated that in the presence of 6% Ni-0.015% Pd/Al₂O₃ modified by HPC K₄SiMo₆W₆O₄₀, the conversion of PA at 100°C was 87% at a styrene: ethylbenzene ratio of 1: 1. The acidity of HPC is found to influence the side reactions of alkylation and condensation. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrates that Ni in modified HPC 6% Ni/Al₂O₃ is present in the form of the particles below 2 nm in size, and these particles of Ni become larger when affected by the reaction medium during PA hydrogenation.     

Properties of Pd–Ag/C catalysts in the reaction of selective hydrogenation of acetylene

Samples of Pd/C and Pd–Ag/C, where C represents carbon nanofibers (CNFs), are synthesized by methane decomposition on a Ni–Cu–Fe/Al₂O₃ catalyst. The properties of Pd/CNF are studied in the reaction of selective hydrogenation of acetylene into ethylene. It is found that the activity of the catalyst in hydrogenation reaction increases, while selectivity decreases considerably when the palladium content rises. The obtained dependences are caused by the features of palladium’s interaction with the carbon support. At a low Pd content (up to 0.04 wt %) in the catalyst, the metal is inserted into the interlayer space of graphite and the catalytic activity is zero. It is established by EXAFS that the main share of palladium in catalysts of 0.05–0.1 wt % Pd/CNF constitutes the metal in the atomically dispersed state. The coordination environment of palladium atoms consists of carbon atoms. An increase in the palladium content in a Pd/CNF catalyst up to 0.3 wt % leads to the formation of highly dispersed (0.8–1 nm) Pd particles. The Pd/CNF samples where palladium is mainly in the atomically dispersed state exhibit the highest selectivity in the acetylene hydrogenation reaction. The addition of silver to a 0.1 wt % Pd/CNF catalyst initially probably leads to the formation of Pd–Ag clusters and then to alloyed Pd–Ag particles. An increase in the silver content in the catalyst above 0.3% causes the enlargement of the alloyed particles and the palladium atoms are blocked by a silver layer, which considerably decreases the catalytic activity in the selective hydrogenation of acetylene.     

High-Density and Thermally Stable Palladium Single-Atom Catalysts for Chemoselective Hydrogenations

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have shown superior activity and/or selectivity for many energy- and environment-related reactions, but their stability at high site density and under reducing atmosphere remains unresolved. Herein, we elucidate the intrinsic driving force of a Pd single atom with high site density (up to 5 wt %) under reducing atmosphere, and its unique catalytic performance for hydrogenation reactions. In situ experiments and calculations reveal that Pd atoms tend to migrate into the surface vacancy-enriched MoC surface during the carburization process by transferring oxide crystals to carbide crystals, leading to the surface enrichment of atomic Pd instead of formation of particles. The Pd₁/α-MoC catalyst exhibits high activity and excellent selectivity for liquid-phase hydrogenation of substituted nitroaromatics (>99 %) and gas-phase hydrogenation of CO₂ to CO (>98 %). The Pd₁/α-MoC catalyst could endure up to 400 °C without any observable aggregation of single atoms.     

萘在贵金属Pd、Pt及Pd-Pt催化剂上的加氢活性及耐硫性能

采用等体积浸渍法制备了SiO2-Al2O3负载的Pd、Pt单金属催化剂及Pd/Pt摩尔比分别为1∶1、1∶4、4∶1的双金属催化剂(Pd1Pt1、Pd1Pt4、Pd4Pt1),对其进行X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、CO化学吸附和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)表征,并详细考察了各催化剂的萘加氢活性和耐硫性能.结果表明,在实验考察范围内,Pd4Pt1催化剂上的萘转化率最高可达98.2%,全饱和产物十氢萘选择性最高可达93.6%,十氢萘反/顺生成率之比最高可达7.8,均高于单金属Pd(97.5%,59.1%,4.3)和Pt(96.8%,39.9%,2.9)催化剂的值.萘在三种催化剂上的加氢速率顺序为vPd4Pt1vPdvPt.添加二苯并噻吩(DBT)后Pd4Pt1上的萘转化率和十氢萘选择性仍然最高,十氢萘反/顺比在Pt催化剂上不受影响,在Pd4Pt1催化剂上稍有降低,而在Pd催化剂上降低明显.在三种不同Pd/Pt摩尔比的双金属催化剂中,Pd4Pt1催化剂上的萘转化率和十氢萘选择性在添加DBT前后都是最佳的.     

Formation of C4 Oligomers in Hydrogenation of Acetylene over Pd/Al2O3 and Pd/TiO2 Catalysts

Selectivity of product formation has been tested in hydrogenation of acetylene over 0.3 wt.% Pd/-alumina and 0.5 wt.% Pd/TiO₂catalysts. Non-steady-state regime of catalyst operation was tested in pulse-flow experiments. Significant carbon poisoning appears to be a necessaryrequisite for selective formation of ethylene. The effect of hydrogen and acetylene partial pressure has been tested on the selectivity of C₄products. At 273–298 K the catalysts showed 26–35% selectivity for C₄ hydrocarbons and <2.5% for ethane production at conversionsof 30–40%. Deuterium distribution in ethylene and 1,3-butadiene and the deuterium content of the surface hydrogen pool have been compared and mechanismof diene formation has been discussed.     

Rational Design of Pt−Pd−Ni Trimetallic Nanocatalysts for Room-Temperature Benzaldehyde and Styrene Hydrogenation

Nanostructures of the multimetallic catalysts offer great scope for fine tuning of heterogeneous catalysis, but clear understanding of the surface chemistry and structures is important to enhance their selectivity and efficiency. Focussing on a typical Pt−Pd−Ni trimetallic system, we comparatively examined the Ni/C, Pt/Ni/C, Pd/Ni/C and Pt−Pd/Ni/C catalysts synthesized by impregnation and galvanic replacement reaction. To clarify surface chemical/structural effect, the Pt−Pd/Ni/C catalyst was thermally treated at X=200, 400 or 600 °C in a H₂ reducing atmosphere, respectively termed as Pt−Pd/Ni/C−X. The as-prepared catalysts were characterized complementarily by XRD, XPS, TEM, HRTEM, HS-LEIS and STEM-EDS elemental mapping and line-scanning. All the catalysts were comparatively evaluated for benzaldehyde and styrene hydrogenation. It is shown that the “PtPd alloy nanoclusters on Ni nanoparticles” (PtPd/Ni) and the synergistic effect of the trimetallic Pt−Pd−Ni, lead to much improved catalytic performance, compared with the mono- or bi- metallic counterparts. However, with the increase of the treatment temperature of the Pt−Pd/Ni/C, the catalytic performance was gradually degraded, which was likely due to that the favourable nanostructure of fine “PtPd/Ni” was gradually transformed to relatively large “PtPdNi alloy on Ni” (PtPdNi/Ni) particles, thus decreasing the number of noble metal (Pt and Pd) active sites on the surface of the catalyst. The optimum trimetallic structure is thus the as synthesised Pt−Pd/Ni/C. This work provides a novel strategy for the design and development of highly efficient and low-cost multimetallic catalysts, e. g. for hydrogenation reactions.     

Pd-Cu/γ-Al2O3催化苯乙炔选择性加氢反应

为了提高苯乙炔加氢反应中的苯乙烯选择性, 本文采用“胶体-等体积浸渍”两步法制备了Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃双金属催化剂. 利用高分辨率透射电镜(HRTEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、CO脉冲化学吸附、N2物理吸附、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)等技术表征了Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃的结构性质, 考察了Cu/Pd 摩尔比、Pd负载量以及金属引入顺序对Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃催化苯乙炔选择性加氢性能的影响. 结果表明, 与Pd/γ-Al₂O₃单金属催化剂相比, Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃的苯乙烯选择性大幅度提高, 尤其是当Pd负载量为0.3%(w), 且Cu/Pd摩尔比为0.6时, Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃表现出优异的加氢选择性; 在0.1 MPa和40 ℃下, 当苯乙炔转化率为90%时, 双金属催化剂的苯乙烯选择性可达95%; 当转化率达到99%以上时, 苯乙烯选择性仍保持在82%左右. 分析表明, Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃中形成了Pd-Cu合金, 但是两种金属间不存在电子转移, Cu对Pd的几何效应才是导致Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃苯乙烯选择性增加的主要原因.     

Synthesis and characterization of Sibunit-supported Pd–Ga,Pd–Zn,and Pd–Ag catalysts for liquid-phase acetylene hydrogenation

Pd/Sibunit and Pd–M/Sibunit (M = Ga, Zn, or Ag) catalysts have been synthesized, and their catalytic properties in liquid-phase acetylene hydrogenation have been investigated. Doping of the palladium catalyst with a metal M leads to the formation of the Pd₂Ga, PdZn, or Pd_0.46Ag_0.54 bimetallic compound. The bimetallic particles are much smaller (1.6–2.0 nm) than the monometallic palladium particles (4.0 nm). Doping with zinc raises the ethylene selectivity by 25% without affecting the activity of the catalyst. Specific features of the effect of each of the dopants on palladium are reported.     

Preparation and catalytic performance of monolayer-dispersed Pd/Ni bimetallic catalysts for hydrogenation

Pd/Ni bimetallic catalysts were prepared by replacement reactions, characterized by X-ray diffraction, CO chemisorption and H₂ temperature-programmed desorption, and evaluated for hydrogenation of cyclohexene, styrene and acetone. The results show that Pd atoms are monolayer-dispersed on the Ni surface in these Pd/Ni catalysts. Consequently, Pd/Ni catalysts are much more active than Pd/Ni and Pd/c-Al₂O₃ with the same Pd loading prepared by the conventional impregnation method. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2007, 28(8): 676–680 [译自: 催化学报]     

原子层沉积构筑Pd/TiO2限域催化剂及其在1,4-丁炔二醇加氢的应用

利用ALD制备了TiO₂限域的Pd催化剂, 研究了限域空间内Pd纳米颗粒与TiO₂的界面作用对1,4-丁炔二醇(BYD)加氢性能的影响. 相比于管外负载型催化剂, 限域催化剂在催化1,4-丁炔二醇选择性加氢反应中体现出非常高的催化活性和1,4-丁烯二醇的选择性. HR-TEM、 EDX-Mapping、 XRD、 XPS和H₂-TPR表征说明, 限域体系中Pd-TiO₂的界面相互作用强于传统TiO₂表面负载型Pd催化剂, 这种强界面作用不仅能够提高BYD的加氢活性, 也可抑制半加氢产物1,4-丁烯二醇的异构化和深度加氢, 提高1,4-丁烯二醇的选择性, 而且限域结构也可阻止管内壁Pd纳米颗粒的脱落, 提高催化剂的稳定性.     

A comparative study of Ir/Ga<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>, Pt/Ga<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>, and Ru/Ga<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> catalysts in selective hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde

Catalytic performance of gallia-supported iridium catalysts in the reaction of selective hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde in the gas phase was studied and compared to that of platinum and ruthenium catalysts. The best catalytic properties in terms of the selectivity to crotyl alcohol are shown by 5 wt % Pt/α-Ga₂O₃ and 5 wt % Ir/α-Ga₂O₃ catalysts prepared from nonchlorine precursors: Pt(acac)₂ and Ir(acac)₃, but for the 5 wt % Pt/α-Ga₂O₃ a very high selectivity of 75% at the high conversion (ca. 60%) is observed. A high selectivity of galia-supported iridium and platinum catalysts was explained by the surface reducibility of gallium oxide leading to covering (decoration) of platinum and iridium by gallium suboxides and the promoting effect of gallium.     

Highly Active Hydrogen-rich Photothermal Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction on Ni/LaInO3 Perovskite Catalysts with Near-unity Selectivity

Photo-assisted reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction is regarded green and promising in controlling the reaction gas ratio in Fischer Tropsch synthesis. But it is inclined to produce more byproducts in high H₂ concentration condition. Herein, LaInO₃ loaded with Ni-nanoparticles (Ni NPs) was designed to obtain an efficient photothermal RWGS reaction rate, where LaInO₃ was enriched with oxygen vacancies to roundly adsorbing CO₂ and the strong interaction with Ni NPs endowed the catalysts with powerful H₂ activity. The optimized catalyst performed a large CO yield rate (1314 mmol g_Ni⁻¹ h⁻¹) and ≈100 % selectivity. In situ characterizations demonstrated a COOH* pathway of the reaction and photoinduced charge transfer process for reducing the RWGS reaction active energy. Our work provides valuable insights on the construction of catalysts concerning products selectivity and photoelectronic activating mechanism on CO₂ hydrogenation.     

Supported catalysts based on Pd–In nanoparticles for the liquid- phase hydrogenation of terminal and internal alkynes: 2. catalytic properties

Pd–In/Al₂O₃ and Pd–In/MgAl₂O₄ catalysts prepared from dinuclear Pd–In acetate complexes were studied in the hydrogenation of alkyne compounds with different structures. The Pd–In catalysts demonstrate high selectivity in the hydrogenation of internal alkynes comparable with that of the Lindlar catalyst. Similar activity/selectivity characteristics are reached at a significantly lower Pd content. For terminal alkynes, the favorable effect of Indium introduction is considerably less pronounced. An analysis of the In effect on the selectivity and the ratio between the rates of the first and second hydrogenation steps suggests that the reaction selectivity is determined to a large extent by a thermodynamic factor (adsorption–desorption equilibrium between the reactants and the reaction products).     

Enhancement of the catalytic performances and lifetime of Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for the steam toluene reforming via the combination of dopants: inspection of Cu,Co, Fe,Mn, and Mo species addition

In this work, the influence of metallic dopant addition in 10 wt % Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst on the material physico-chemical properties and catalytic activity for the toluene steam reforming was studied. Seventeen doped Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts were synthesized by the sol–gel process. The aim of this study was to determine which elements were the most suitable for the doping of 10 wt % Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts. The influence of the dopants was studied through different physico-chemical techniques. It appeared that some dopants showed lower catalytic performances due to high carbon deactivation. On the contrary, some dopants increased the resistance to coking while also improving the catalytic activity. Different mechanisms were proposed to explain these modifications of catalytic behavior. Among all doped Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts, the samples that combined Mn + Mo or Co + Mo dopants showed the best catalytic performances at 650 °C. Both samples showed high toluene reforming activity and low amounts of carbon deposit.     

Influence of the addition of Pd and Cu to cobalt catalysts prepared by SMAI for F-T synthesis

The Co-Pd/SiO₂ and Co-Cu/SiO₂ catalysts were prepared via solvated metal atom impregnation (SMAI) method and investigated for the Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis. The catalysts contained 5wt.% Co and a weight ratio of Pd (or Cu) to Co of 1/30. XPS indicated that Co, Pd and Cu were in metallic state. The results of XPS and magnetic measurements showed that Co and Pd (Cu) were alloyed. The Co particles on the catalysts were very highly dispersed and they displayed superparamagnetic behavior. FT-IR indicated that the electrons shifted from Cu and Pd to Co. Catalytic tests showed that CO hydrogenation rates followed the order Pd-Co > Cu-Co > Co.      

Concerted and Selective Electrooxidation of Polyethylene-Terephthalate-Derived Alcohol to Glycolic Acid at an Industry-Level Current Density over a Pd−Ni(OH)2 Catalyst

Electro-reforming of Polyethylene-terephthalate-derived (PET-derived) ethylene glycol (EG) into fine chemicals and H₂ is an ideal solution to address severe plastic pollution. Here, we report the electrooxidation of EG to glycolic acid (GA) with a high Faraday efficiency and selectivity (>85 %) even at an industry-level current density (600 mA cm⁻² at 1.15 V vs. RHE) over a Pd−Ni(OH)₂ catalyst. Notably, stable electrolysis over 200 h can be achieved, outperforming all available Pd-based catalysts. Combined experimental and theoretical results reveal that 1) the OH* generation promoted by Ni(OH)₂ plays a critical role in facilitating EG-to-GA oxidation and removing poisonous carbonyl species, thereby achieving high activity and stability; 2) Pd with a downshifted d-band center and the oxophilic Ni can synergistically facilitate the rapid desorption and transfer of GA from the active Pd sites to the inactive Ni sites, avoiding over-oxidation and thus achieving high selectivity.     

Bismuth as an additive modifying the selectivity of palladium catalysts

The influence of bismuth addition on the activity and selectivity of palladium catalysts supported on SiO₂ in the reaction of glucose oxidation to gluconic acid was studied. The catalysts modified with Bi show much better selectivity and activity than palladium catalysts. The XRD studies proved the presence of intermetallic compounds BiPd and Bi₂Pd, which probably increase activity and selectivity of PdBi/SiO₂ catalysts in the oxidation of glucose. The TPO studies of catalysts containing 5 wt.% Pd/SiO₂, 3 wt.% Bi/SiO₂ and 5 wt.% Pd–5 wt.% Bi/SiO₂ show that palladium oxidation occurs at much higher temperatures than in the case of bismuth. The maximum rate of Pd oxidation occurs at around 580 K while the maximum rate of Bi oxidation takes place at around 430 K. Considering the above facts, a reaction involving bimetallic catalysts in oxidizing atmosphere at 333 K should not lead to surface oxidation of palladium and thus their deactivation.     

Hydrogenation of citral over pt and pt-fe/sio2 catalysts

Summary Pt/SiO₂ and Pt-Fe/SiO₂ catalysts having a Pt loading ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 wt.% and a fixed amount of Fe in the bimetallic series, 1.0 wt.% have been prepared by the impregnation procedure, followed by calcinations and reduction in H₂ flow at 773 K. The samples were characterized by N₂ adsorption at 77 K, H₂ chemisorption at 298 K, TEM, TPR and XPS. The hydrogenation of citral at 363 K and 8.3 bar over a series of Pt/SiO₂ and Pt-Fe/SiO₂ catalysts was studied. Thus, the selectivity towards the unsaturated alcohol (geraniol + nerol) decreases at high loads of monometallic Pt. An effect of polarization of the C=O bond due to the presence of Fe³⁺ species leads to catalysts active and highly selective to the hydrogenation of the carbonyl bond. Characterization results showed that Pt is present as Pt^o and Fe mainly asFe³⁺.     

Selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene on Pd/Al2O3: Effect of the addition of Pt and particle size

Phenylacetylene hydrogenation on Pd, Pt and Pd–Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts has been studied. In all catalysts activity was found not to depend on particle size. However, selectivity to styrene was found to depend on Pd/Al₂O₃ catalysts. Carbon deposition in both metal and support explains such a behavior. Nevertheless, in small Pd particles a longer residence time of styrene may control the selectivity.     

Development of a Ni–Pd/CeZrO<Subscript>2</Subscript>/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> catalyst for the effective conversion of methane into hydrogen-containing gas

The effects of the Pd content (0–1 wt %) and the synthesis method (joint impregnation with Ni + Pd and Pd/Ni or Ni/Pd sequential impregnation) on the physicochemical and catalytic properties of Ni–Pd/CeZrO₂/Al₂O₃ were studied in order to develop an efficient catalyst for the conversion of methane into hydrogen-containing gas. It was shown that variation in the palladium content and a change in the method used for the introduction of an active constituent into the support matrix make it possible to regulate the redox properties of nickel cations but do not affect the size of NiO particles (14.0 ± 0.5 nm) and the phase composition of the catalyst ((γ + δ)-Al₂O₃, CeZrO₂ solid solution, and NiO). It was established that the activity of Ni–Pd catalysts in the reaction of autothermal methane reforming depends on the method of synthesis and increases in the following order: Ni + Pd < Ni/Pd < Pd/Ni. It was found that, as the Pd content of the Ni–Pd/CeZrO₂/Al₂O₃ catalyst was decreased from 1 to 0.05 wt %, the ability for self-activation, high activity, and operational stability of the catalyst under the conditions of autothermal methane reforming remained unaffected: at 850°C, the yield of hydrogen was ~70% at a methane conversion of ~100% during a 24-h reaction.