K-CuZrO_2催化剂上乙醇制备2-戊酮的研究

制备了不同Cu含量的K-CuZrO_2催化剂。以乙醇缩合制备2-戊酮为探针反应,考察了催化剂的催化性能并对反应机理进行了探索;采用BET、XRD、H_2-TPR、CO_2-TPD、TEM以及XPS等表征技术对催化剂的体相结构、性质进行了研究。结果表明,当Cu含量为9%时,乙醇转化率达到极大值(99.5%),这是由于此时催化剂中各组分分散较好,CuO-ZrO_2之间存在较强的相互作用,促进了CuO的还原,使催化剂表面Cu比表面积最大;2-戊酮选择性达到最大值(35.0%),是由于催化剂表面适合缩合反应的中等强度碱性中心碱性最强。通过对反应中间物种分析,推测了K-CuZrO_2催化剂上2-戊酮的形成过程:乙醇首先脱氢形成乙醛,之后两分子乙醛经缩合、分解得到丙酮,丙酮进一步与乙醛反应形成目标产物2-戊酮。     

焙烧温度对MgAlOx复合氧化物催化甲醛和乙醛合成正丙醛反应性能的影响

采用共沉淀法制备了镁铝水滑石前驱体,通过在不同温度下焙烧得到系列MgAlO_x复合氧化物催化剂,采用XRD、TG、N₂吸附-脱附、NH₃-TPD和CO₂-TPD等技术对催化剂的物理和化学性质进行了表征,采用甲醛和乙醛缩合反应对催化剂反应性能进行了评价。结果表明,随着焙烧温度的提高,乙醛转化率以及正丙醛时空收率先增加后减少,C-550催化剂最大,分别达到39.22%和103.86 g/（kg·h）,这与催化剂中强碱和强碱数目变化趋势一致。此外,提高催化剂中强碱和强碱数目还会促进副产物甲醇和CO₂的生成。     

柠檬酸辅助固相研磨法制备铜基催化剂及在CO_2加氢合成甲醇反应中的性能研究

通过柠檬酸辅助固相研磨法制备铜基催化剂,采用XRD、TPR、TG-DSC、SEM、BET、TEM、XPS、CO_2-TPD等手段对催化剂性能进行表征.结果表明室温固相研磨的前驱体在惰性气体N_2中焙烧使体系中的CuO绝大部分被原位还原成Cu~0,不需外加H_2还原,直接制得了C/I-Cu/ZnO催化剂,催化剂具有中孔.利用高压固定床连续反应装置对催化剂活性进行了评价,结果表明,柠檬酸用量、前驱体焙烧温度、焙烧升温速率等条件对催化剂活性产生影响,当C_6H_8O_7/(Cu+Zn)摩尔比为1.2/1并Cu/Zn摩尔比1/1,前驱体在N_2中以3 K·min~(-1)升温速率于623 K焙烧3 h,制得的C/I-Cu/ZnO催化剂比表面积最大,Cu~0粒径最小,在CO_2加氢合成甲醇反应中表现出最佳的活性,CO_2转化率、甲醇选择性和产率分别达到了28.28%、74.29%和21.01%.与外加H_2还原的C/H-Cu/ZnO催化剂相比,原位还原C/I-Cu/ZnO催化剂比表面积较大,Cu~0的粒径较小,活性较高.     

液相还原法制备Cu/Zn/Al/Zr催化剂用于CO_2加氢合成甲醇（英文）

近年来,由于大气CO_2浓度增加引起的温室效应正日益威胁着人类的生存与发展,CO_2的捕获与利用是有望解决温室效应和能源危机的有效途径.CO_2催化转化为甲醇成为众多研究者关注的焦点,这是因为甲醇不仅是一种重要的基本化工原料,也是一种洁净的绿色燃料和能源载体.Cu基催化剂广泛应用于CO_2加氢合成甲醇反应,并表现出良好的催化性能.通常,金属催化剂的制备是采用H_2对金属氧化物进行还原.然而,传统的气相还原过程伴随着强烈的热效应,且需要在高温(473-573 K)下进行,会引起表面铜颗粒长大并加速其聚集烧结,使得活性组分利用率下降.近年来,以NaBH_4为还原剂的液相还原法逐渐受到人们的重视,该方法操作简单、快捷且条件可控,反应在低温下进行,放出的热量可在液相环境中迅速得到转移,大大抑制了铜颗粒的聚集.因此,液相还原法可制备出高铜分散度、高活性的催化剂.焙烧温度对铜基催化剂结构和催化性能的影响已得到广泛探究,但这仅限于含二价铜物种催化剂,焙烧温度对含多种铜价态催化剂的影响未见报道.由于液相还原法制备的催化剂含有还原态的铜物种(Cu~0和Cu~+),它们比Cu~(2+)具有更强的流动性,因此在后续的焙烧过程中催化剂更容易发生烧结和聚集.本文采用液相还原法合成了Cu/Zn/Al/Zr催化剂,分别于423,573,723和873 K焙烧后用于CO_2加氢合成甲醇反应,考察了焙烧温度对制备的铜基催化剂结构性质和催化性能的影响,并与传统共沉淀法制备的催化剂进行了对比.结果显示,随着焙烧温度升高,铜物种聚集作用增强,金属铜颗粒尺寸增大,873 K时烧结出现显著增强.由于比表面积随焙烧温度升高而减小,高温度焙烧的催化剂具有小的表面碱性位数目.焙烧温度会影响催化剂中铜物种与其它组分的相互作用,进而影响催化剂的还原.随着焙烧温度的升高,催化剂的还原温度逐渐降低,表面Cu~+/Cu~0的比例先增后减.CO_2加氢活性评价显示,液相还原法制备的催化剂具有更高的催化活性,尤其是甲醇选择性;随着焙烧温度升高,催化剂的CO_2转化率和甲醇选择性先增后减,CZAZ-573催化剂具有最高活性,且在1000 h长周期活性测试中表现稳定.CO_2转化率与催化剂暴露金属铜的比表面积密切相关.相比Cu~0,产物甲醇更容易在Cu~+表面催化生成,催化剂表面的Cu~+/Cu~0比与甲醇选择性的变化规律一致.通过调控焙烧温度可得到高Cu比表面积以及高Cu~+/Cu~0比的催化剂,有利于CO_2加氢生成甲醇.     

CaO对Cu-ZnO-ZrO_2催化CO_2加H_2合成甲醇性能影响

用CaO作为改性助剂,采用并流共沉淀法制备了CuO∶ZnO∶ZrO_2为5∶4∶1(物质的量比),CaO添加量为0、1%、2%、4%、8%、16%(摩尔分数)的六组催化剂。用X射线衍射(XRD)、微商热重(TG-DTG)、傅里叶红外(FT-IR)、N2吸附脱附(BET)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、氢气程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、CO_2程序升温脱附(CO_2-TPD)、NH_3程序升温脱附(NH_3-TPD)对催化剂进行了表征。用自制固定床评价了催化剂活性。结果表明,添加CaO后,催化剂路易斯酸性和表面碱性增强;催化剂母体中高温碳酸盐含量增加,热稳定性增强,CuO颗粒粒径变小,Cu-Zn协同作用增强,Cu比表面积增大,分散性变好。催化剂活性受到表面酸碱性、铜比表面积、Cu-Zn协同作用和铜分散性共同影响。当CaO为2%时,铜比表面积为79.3 m2/g、铜分散度为34.8%、CO_2转化率为24.55%、甲醇选择性为19.01%、甲醇收率为0.044 g/(gcat·h),催化剂活性最好。过量CaO占据催化剂孔道和覆盖表面活性位,使催化剂路易斯酸性和表面碱性过强,CuO与H_2有效接触减少,CO_2难以脱附,催化活性下降。因此,适量CaO(2%)添加可促进CO_2加氢反应合成甲醇。     

由XPS研究CO2在低压甲醇合成中的作用

本文应用XPS,在模拟工业催化剂和实际操作条件下,对低压甲醇合成铜基催化剂的表面形态进行了研究.结果表明,在还原及反应状态下,催化剂表面没有稳定的Cu~(2+)、Cu~+离子存在,仅Cu~0能被检测到;ZnO被还原,形成缺氧结构ZnOx(X≤1),表面出现氧空位.认为高度分散的Cu~0与其紧密接触的部分还原的ZnOx联合组成了甲醇合成的表面活性中心,也即表面上的Cu-Zn-O(“口”为氧空位)构成了最佳合成活性单元.提出反应原料气中适量CO_2的加入有助于金属Cu微晶的分散,认为CO_2的作用主要是使反应气氛中含有一定的氧化势,它与原料气中的CO+H_2一起,对金属Cu微晶起氧化还原作用.CO_2可将Cu~0氧化成Cu~(?+)(甚至Cu~+).但Cu~(?+)会马上被CO+H_2还原成Cu~0.通过这样的氧化还原循环,阻止了Cu微晶的聚集长大,延长了催化剂的使用寿命.     

以类水滑石为前驱体的Cu/Zn/Al/(Zr)/(Y)催化剂制备及其催化CO_2加氢合成甲醇的性能

采用共沉淀法合成了Cu:Zn:Al:Zr:Y原子比分别为2:1:1:0:0、2:1:0.8:0.2:0、2:1:0.8:0:0.2和2:1:0.8:0.1:0.1的Cu/Zn/Al/(Zr)/(Y)类水滑石化合物.将前驱体材料在空气中500°C焙烧后得到复合金属氧化物,并将其用于CO2加氢合成甲醇反应.采用X射线衍射(XRD)、热重(TG)分析、N2吸附、氧化亚氮(N2O)反应吸附、氢气程序升温还原(H2-TPR)和H2/CO2程序升温脱附(H2/CO2-TPD)技术对所制备的样品进行表征.结果表明,Zr和Y的引入使得催化剂BET比表面积大幅增加,金属铜的比表面积和分散度均按以下顺序依次增加:Cu/Zn/AlCu/Zn/Al/ZrCu/Zn/Al/YCu/Zn/Al/Zr/Y,然而,强碱位数目占总碱位数目的比例的变化顺序为:Cu/Zn/AlCu/Zn/Al/YCu/Zn/Al/Zr/YCu/Zn/Al/Zr.活性评价结果揭示CO2转化率取决于金属铜的比表面积,甲醇选择性则随强碱位比例的增加而线性增加.因而,Zr和Y的引入有利于甲醇的合成,Cu/Zn/Al/Zr/Y催化剂上的甲醇收率最高.     

Li-Mn/WO_(3)/TiO_(2)固体酸催化剂的制备及其甲烷氧化偶联催化性能研究北大核心CSCD

Li-Mn/WO_(3)/TiO_(2)催化剂具有良好的低温OCM催化性能,采用浸渍法制备Li-Mn/WO_(3)/TiO_(2)催化剂,并详细考察WO_(3)对催化剂物理化学性质及催化性能的影响.利用X射线衍射(XRD)、CO_(2)程序升温脱附(CO_(2)-TPD)、O_(2)程序升温脱附(O_(2)-TPD)、H_(2)程序升温还原(H_(2)-TPR)、拉曼光谱(Raman)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等表征技术对催化剂进行了研究,发现WO_(3)的添加提高了C_(2)选择性,并有效抑制了深度氧化.XRD与CO_(2)-TPD结果表明,WO_(3)的添加不仅有利于金红石型TiO_(2)的形成而且能够中和催化剂表面的强碱位,从而抑制了深度氧化反应.O_(2)-TPD和H_(2)-TPR结果表明,WO_(3)的添加降低了晶格氧(O^(2-))移动性,进而提高了反应的C_(2)选择性.此外,WO_(3)的添加促使了低温氧化偶联活性物种MnTiO_(3)的形成并提高了活性物种的分散性,因此提高了催化剂甲烷氧化偶联的反应活性和选择性.所有Li-Mn/x%WO_(3)/TiO_(2)催化剂中,Li-Mn/5%WO_(3)/TiO_(2)催化剂显示出最佳的OCM反应性能.在750℃,CH_(4)∶O_(2)∶N_(2)=10∶4∶5,GHSV=2280 mL·g^(-1)·h^(-1)条件下,最高的C_(2)产物收率可达16.3%.     

Cu/ZnO催化糠醛气相加氢制2-甲基呋喃的研究

通过共沉淀法制备一系列铜锌催化剂,用于固定床上糠醛气相加氢制2-甲基呋喃的研究。采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、N_2吸附-脱附、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、H_2-程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、NH_3-程序升温脱附(NH_3-TPD)表征,分析催化剂中Cu0和ZnO在催化反应中的作用。结果表明,Cu~0是糠醛加氢的活性中心,氧化锌的加入减小了催化剂晶粒粒径、增大了催化剂比表面积、利于催化剂还原和增加催化剂表面弱酸性位。当Cu/Zn物质的量比为1∶2时,Cu_1Zn_2催化剂具有适宜氧化还原活性中心及弱酸位数量,对2-甲基呋喃表现出较高的选择性。Cu_1Zn_2催化剂在常压、反应温度为200℃、氢醛物质的量比为4∶1、糠醛体积空速为0.3 h-1条件下,糠醛转化率100.0%,2-甲基呋喃选择性最高为93.6%。反应稳定运行200 h后,糠醛转化率仍为100.0%,2-甲基呋喃选择性为80.0%,糠醇选择性为11.4%。     

柠檬酸盐凝胶法制备纳米CuO-ZnO-ZrO_2的工艺分析及CO_2加氢制甲醇的性能

采用柠檬酸盐凝胶法制备出纳米CuO-ZnO-ZrO_2(CZZ)催化剂,应用XPS、BET、XRD、H_2-TPR、H_2-TPD、CO_2-TPD和TG-DTA等检测手段对催化剂及前驱体的结构进行表征。研究了湿凝胶干燥时间和柠檬酸用量对催化剂结构的影响,并与燃烧法制得的催化剂进行对比,考察了不同催化剂CO_2加氢制甲醇的性能。研究表明,延长湿凝胶干燥时间可有效防止催化剂焙烧时发生喷溅,有利于催化剂中各组分的分散,提高催化剂对H_2和CO_2的吸附能力;112℃干燥48h制得的催化剂(CZZ-48h)BET比表面积为43.5m~2/g,高于燃烧法;柠檬酸用量等于化学计量比时催化剂的性能最佳,在240℃、2.6MPa、空速为3600h-1、H_2/CO_2(体积比)为3的条件下甲醇时空收率达109.4g/(kg·h);柠檬酸过量会影响催化剂组分的分散度,并造成分解残留覆盖催化剂表面活性位而不利于CO_2加氢反应。     

A Highly Stable Copper‐Based Catalyst for Clarifying the Catalytic Roles of Cu0 and Cu+ Species in Methanol Dehydrogenation

Identification of the active copper species, and further illustration of the catalytic mechanism of Cu‐based catalysts is still a challenge because of the mobility and evolution of Cu⁰ and Cu⁺ species in the reaction process. Thus, an unprecedentedly stable Cu‐based catalyst was prepared by uniformly embedding Cu nanoparticles in a mesoporous silica shell allowing clarification of the catalytic roles of Cu⁰ and Cu⁺ in the dehydrogenation of methanol to methyl formate by combining isotope‐labeling experiment, in situ spectroscopy, and DFT calculations. It is shown that Cu⁰ sites promote the cleavage of the O?H bond in methanol and of the C?H bond in the reaction intermediates CH₃O and H₂COOCH₃ which is formed from CH₃O and HCHO, whereas Cu⁺ sites cause rapid decomposition of formaldehyde generated on the Cu⁰ sites into CO and H₂.     

载体H+含量对CuY甲醇氧化羰基化反应性能影响

通过过量浸渍Cu(NO_3)_2溶液于Y分子筛载体上,制备出Cu负载量为6.4%的CuY催化剂,考察了甲醇氧化羰基化反应的催化性能,并采用X射线衍射(XRD)、H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和NH3程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)等手段对催化剂表面微观结构进行了表征。研究表明,随Y分子筛载体H+含量的增加,可使更多Cu物种落位于分子筛微孔笼结构中,且高度分散,而笼内未交换的Na+能进一步促进铜物种更多落位于载体超笼结构中,形成更多甲醇氧化羰基化反应的Cu+活性中心。同时随铜物种引入,催化剂中产生了明显的中强酸,酸量随落位于载体笼结构中的Cu物种的增加而增加,催化剂总酸量随之增加,导致甲醇氧化羰基化产物分布发生改变,碳酸二甲酯(DMC)选择性明显降低。对比等体积浸渍法制备的92.3%的高DMC选择性CuY催化剂,以不含H+的NaY分子筛为载体,过量浸渍法制备的CuY催化剂酸量少、Cu物种活性中心多,在保持82.4%的高DMC选择性时,其DMC的时空收率(STY)也高达109.1mg·g~(-1)·h-1。     

表面助剂改性对Cu/ZnO/Al2O3甲醇合成催化剂性能的影响

采用共沉淀-后浸渍方法制备了表面助剂改性的Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ (CZA)甲醇合成催化剂, 在固定床反应器上以合成气为原料分别考察了三种助剂(Zr、Ba和Mn)对CZA催化剂性能的影响; 以Zr为助剂时反应温度的影响; 并进行了催化稳定性试验. 利用粉末X射线衍射(XRD)、低温氮气吸脱附(N₂-sorption)、氧化亚氮(N₂O)反应吸附技术、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、氢气程序升温吸脱附(H₂-TPD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和高分辨透射电子显微镜(HR-TEM)技术对催化剂进行了表征.结果显示: 以Zr或Ba作为助剂能够明显提高CZA催化剂耐热前后的甲醇时空收率(STY); Mn的引入降低了CZA催化剂的耐热前活性; Zr的引入降低了CZA催化剂最高活性温度点, 增强了CZA催化剂的催化稳定性; 还原态CZA催化剂表面Cu⁰和ZnO都能吸附活化氢气, Cu⁰与ZnO的强相互作用有利于提高催化剂的性能, 耐热后催化剂性能的降低归因于Cu晶粒的长大. 在实验和表征结果基础上,提出了CZA催化剂上合成气制甲醇的“双向同步催化反应历程”.     

CO Oxidation on Cu/MgO-SiO2 Sol-Gel Derived Catalysts

Sol-gel Cu//MgOSiO₂ catalysts were prepared gelling tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), magnesium ethoxide and copper acetylacetonate at pH 3 and pH 9. The catalysts shown specific surface areas ca. 500 m²/g and 140 m²/g for pH 9 and pH 3 preparations respectively. Si(OH) and Si(OH)₂ hydroxy groups were observed by MAS-RMN spectroscopy in both preparations. CO₂-TPD and NH₃-TPD desorption thermograms showed that acid and basic sites were formed on the catalysts surface. It has been found that the catalysts having the highest density of basic sites were the catalysts showing the highest activity for the CO oxidation. It is proposed that the catalytic activity depends of the relative Cu⁼¹/Cu⁼² stability given by the support acidity.     

Preparation of nanosheet Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts, and effect of Fe content on acidity, water, and sulfur resistance in the selective catalytic reduction of NO x by ammonia

Direct synthesis of nanosheet Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts and their use for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO _x by ammonia were studied. XRD, BET, SEM, EPR, and NH₃-TPD were used to understand the properties of catalysts with different iron loading. XRD confirmed the presence of the ZSM-5 crystal phase, and there was no Fe₂O₃ phase on the surface of the crystals. SEM showed the Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts comprised microspheres made up of nanosheets. EPR indicated that the iron was present as isolated Fe³⁺and FeO _x oligomers uniformly dispersed throughout the crystals. NH₃-TPD indicated that Fe-ZSM-5 (20,1:1) had maximum acid sites and density at approximately 250 and 450 °C, respectively. Fe-ZSM-5 (20,1:1) had the highest activity in the SCR reaction with NH₃. It was also confirmed that Fe-ZSM-5 (20,1:1) had excellent resistance to SO₂ and H₂O under the SCR reaction conditions. The effects of water vapor and SO₂, iron loading, and the Si/(Fe + Al) ratio were also investigated for these catalysts.     

The impact of surface Cu2+ of ZnO/(Cu1−xZnx)O heterostructured nanowires on the adsorption and chemical transformation of carbonyl compounds

The surface cation composition of nanoscale metal oxides critically determines the properties of various functional chemical processes including inhomogeneous catalysts and molecular sensors. Here we employ a gradual modulation of cation composition on a ZnO/(Cu_1−xZn_x)O heterostructured nanowire surface to study the effect of surface cation composition (Cu/Zn) on the adsorption and chemical transformation behaviors of volatile carbonyl compounds (nonanal: biomarker). Controlling cation diffusion at the ZnO(core)/CuO(shell) nanowire interface allows us to continuously manipulate the surface Cu/Zn ratio of ZnO/(Cu_1−xZn_x)O heterostructured nanowires, while keeping the nanowire morphology. We found that surface exposed copper significantly suppresses the adsorption of nonanal, which is not consistent with our initial expectation since the Lewis acidity of Cu²⁺ is strong enough and comparable to that of Zn²⁺. In addition, an increase of the Cu/Zn ratio on the nanowire surface suppresses the aldol condensation reaction of nonanal. Surface spectroscopic analysis and theoretical simulations reveal that the nonanal molecules adsorbed at surface Cu²⁺ sites are not activated, and a coordination-saturated in-plane square geometry of surface Cu²⁺ is responsible for the observed weak molecular adsorption behaviors. This inactive surface Cu²⁺ well explains the mechanism of suppressed surface aldol condensation reactions by preventing the neighboring of activated nonanal molecules. We apply this tailored cation composition surface for electrical molecular sensing of nonanal and successfully demonstrate the improvements of durability and recovery time as a consequence of controlled surface molecular behaviors.

Unexpected features of surface Cu²⁺ on ZnO/(Cu1−xZnx)O nanowires for molecular transformation and electrical sensing of carbonyl compounds were found.     

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.     

Stability of Cu–Mn bimetal catalysts based on different zeolites for NOx removal from diesel engine exhaust

Cu–Mn bimetal catalysts were prepared to remove nitrogen oxides (NO_x) from diesel engine exhaust at low temperatures. At a Cu/Mn ratio of 3:2, the NO_x conversions at 200 °C reached 65% and 90% on Cu–Mn/ZSM-5 and Cu–Mn/SAPO-34, respectively. After a hydrothermal treatment and reaction in the presence of C₃H₆, the activity of Cu–Mn/SAPO-34 was more stable than that of Cu–Mn/ZSM-5. No obvious variations in the crystal structure or dealumination were observed, whereas the physical structure was best maintained in Cu–Mn/SAPO-34. The atomic concentration of Cu on the surface of Cu–Mn/SAPO-34 was quite stable, and the consumption of octahedrally coordinated Cu²⁺ could be recovered. Conversely, the proportion of octahedrally coordinated Cu²⁺ on the surface of Cu–Mn/ZSM-5 significantly decreased. Therefore, besides the structure, the redox cycle between Cu⁺ and octahedrally coordinated Cu²⁺ played an important role in the stability of the catalysts.     

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid to Acetaldehyde: Synergistic Effect of Bifunctional Co/Ce‐Fe Oxide Solid Solution Catalysts

The large‐scale industrial production of acetic acid (HAc) from carbonylation of methanol has enabled intense research interest from direct hydrogenation of HAc to acetaldehyde (AA). Herein, a series of cerium‐iron oxide solid solution supported metallic cobalt catalysts were prepared by modified sol‐gel method and were applied in gas‐phase hydrogenation of HAc to AA. A synergistic effect between the hydrogenation metal cobalt and Ce‐Fe oxide solid solution is revealed. Specifically, oxygen vacancies provide the active sites for adsorption of HAc, while highly uniformly dispersed metallic Co adsorbs H₂ and activates the reduction of HAc into AA. Moreover, the metallic Co can also assist the cyclical conversion between Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺ and Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺ on the surface of Ce_1‐xFe_xO_2‐δ supports. The unique effect substantially enhances the ability of the support material to rapidly capture oxygen atoms from HAc. It is found that the catalyst of 5% Co/Ce_0.8Fe_0.2O_2‐δ with the highest concentration of oxygen vacancy presents the best catalytic performance (i.e. acetaldehyde yield reaches 49.9%) under the optimal reaction conditions (i.e. 623 K and H₂ flow rate = 10 mL/min). This work indicates that the Co/Ce‐Fe oxide solid solution catalyst can be potentially used for the selective hydrogenation from HAc to AA. The synergy between the metallic Co and Ce_1‐xFe_xO_2‐δ revealed can be extended to the design of other composite catalysts.