Robust nickel silicate catalysts with high Ni loading for CO2 methanation

CO₂ is the main component of greenhouse gases and also an important carbon source. The hydrogenation of CO₂ to methane using Ni-based catalysts can not only alleviate CO₂ emissions but also obtain useful fuels. However, Ni-based catalysts face one major problem of the sintering of Ni nanoparticles in the process of CO₂ methanation. Thus, this work has synthesized a series of efficient and robust nickel silicate catalysts (NiPS−X) with different nickel content derived from nickel phyllosilicate by the hydrothermal method. It was found that the Ni loading plays a critical role in the structure and catalytic performance of the NiPS−X catalysts. The catalytic performance gradually increases with the increase of Ni loading. In particular, the highly dispersed NiPS-1.6 catalyst with a high Ni loading of 34.3 wt% could obtain the CO₂ conversion greater than 80%, and the methane selectivity was close to 100% for 48 h at 330 °C and the GHSV of 40,000 mL g⁻¹ h⁻¹. The excellent catalytic property can be assigned to the high dispersion of Ni nanoparticles and the strong interaction between the active component and the carrier, which is derived from a unique layered silicate structure with lots of nickel phyllosilicate and a large number of Lewis acid sites.     

Rational Development of a Metal-Free Bifunctional System for the C−H Activation of Methane: A Density Functional Theory Investigation

The activation or heterolytic splitting of methane, a challenging substrate usually restricted to transition metals, has so far proven elusive in experimental frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chemistry. In this article, we demonstrate, using density functional theory (DFT), that 1-aza-9-boratriptycene is a conceptually simple intramolecular FLP for the activation of methane. Systematic comparison with other FLP systems allows to gain insight into their reactivity with methane. The thermodynamics and kinetics of methane activation are interpreted by referring to the analysis of the natural charges and by employing the distortion-interaction/activation strain (DIAS) model. These showed that the nature of the Lewis base influences the selectivity over the reaction pathway, with N Lewis bases favoring the deprotonation mechanism and P bases the hydride abstraction one. The lower barrier of activation for 1-aza-9-boratriptycene and the higher products stability are due to a better interaction energy than its counterparts, itself due to electrostatic interactions with the methane moiety, favorable orbital overlaps allowed by the side-attack, and space proximity between the B and N atoms.     

Thermodynamic properties of xanthone: Heat capacities,phase-transition properties,and thermodynamic-consistency analyses using computational results

Heat capacities and phase-transition properties for xanthone (IUPAC name 9H-xanthen-9-one and Chemical Abstracts registry number [90-47-1]) are reported for the temperature range 5 < T/K < 524. Statistical calculations were performed and thermodynamic properties for the ideal gas were derived based on molecular geometry optimization and vibrational frequencies calculated at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory. These results are combined with sublimation pressures from the literature to allow critical evaluation of inconsistent enthalpies of sublimation for xanthone, also reported in the literature. Literature values for the enthalpy of combustion of xanthone are re-assessed, a revision is recommended for one result, and a new value for the enthalpy of formation of the ideal gas is derived. Comparisons with thermophysical properties reported in the literature are made for all other reported and derived properties, where possible.     

褐煤半焦直接加氢制甲烷反应特性及其孔结构和表面形态变化

在高温高压(1 000 ℃、12 MPa)固定床反应器上对内蒙古褐煤半焦的加氢甲烷化反应特性进行了研究,采用氮吸附和扫描电镜(SEM)对甲烷化残渣比表面积、孔结构和表面形态进行了表征。结果表明,半焦加氢甲烷化可分为加氢热解、快速加氢和慢速加氢等三个反应阶段,每阶段分别发生含氧官能团和烷基侧链加氢反应、芳环结构加氢反应以及贫氢骨架碳结构加氢反应。半焦加氢甲烷化最优反应温度为800 ℃,反应压力为3.0~4.0 MPa;提高升温速率可以缩短前段(碳转化率低于46%)反应过程时间,对后段(碳转化率高于46%)反应过程影响较小。半焦甲烷化残渣的吸附-脱附等温线呈反S型,滞后环呈H3回线形状;在甲烷化反应过程中,半焦平均孔径先减小后增大,总孔容积和介孔容积逐渐增大,微孔容积和比表面积先增大后减小。     

减压蒸馏生物油与乙醇在ZSM-5/MCM-41上共催化裂化

采用减压蒸馏生物油为原料,与无水乙醇2:3(质量比)混合,在固定床中ZSM-5/MCM-41分子筛上共催化裂化,考查了反应温度和质量空速(WHSV)对裂化产物的影响。对ZSM-5/MCM-41进行了NH₃-TPD、BET、N₂吸附-脱附等表征,对裂化气体产物通过气相色谱仪分析,减压蒸馏生物油和精制生物油采用气相色谱-质谱联用仪进行定量分析。结果表明,反应温度500 ℃、WHSV 3.75 h^-1为反应优化工况。此反应条件下,精制生物油酸类物质从减压蒸馏生物油中的25.6%降至反应后的0.1%,效果显著,且精制生物油产率为46.8%,气体产物中CO₂和CO的浓度共9.5%。     

Electrochemical characterization of MnO2 as electrocatalytic energy material for fuel cell electrode

 Development of inexpensive non Pt based high electrocatalytic energy materials is the need of the hour for fuel cell electrode to produce clean alternative green energy from synthesized bio alcohol using biomass. MnO₂, electro synthesized at different current density is found to be well performed electrocatalytic material, comparable to Pt, with higher current density, very low overvoltage for the electrochemical oxidation of methanol. From EIS study, the polarization resistance of the coated MnO₂ is found to be much low and electrical double layer capacitance is high, the effect increases with increase in current density of electro deposition. XRD, EDX and AAS analysis confirm the MnO₂ deposition. The morphology of SEM images exhibits an enhanced 3D effective substrate area, for electro oxidation of the fuel. A few nano structured grains of the deposited MnO₂ is also observed at higher current density. The fact supports that a high energetic inexpensive electro catalytic material has been found for fuel cell electrode to synthesis renewable energy from methanol fuel.     

O2/CO2气氛下稻秆添加磷酸二氢铵对固钾及灰熔融特性的研究

研究了21%O₂/79%CO₂气氛下,磷酸二氢铵对稻秆不同温度下的固钾能力及对灰熔融性的影响。利用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-AES)、X射线衍射(XRD)以及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等检测手段,对稻秆燃烧灰中K元素含量、产物物相以及微观形貌进行分析。固定床燃烧固钾实验表明,添加NH₄H₂PO₄能够有效提高稻秆固钾率,900℃下稻秆自身固钾率为14.65%,添加NH₄H₂PO₄后固钾率为68.79%,可以有效抑制生物质燃烧过程中碱金属以气态形式析出,并缓解了灰结渣现象。700℃燃烧条件下NH₄H₂PO₄和钾反应的主要产物为KPO₃;900℃下反应的主要产物为高熔点物质K₂CaP₂O₇,从微观形貌可以看出NH₄H₂PO₄能够抑制灰颗粒的烧结,添加NH₄H₂PO₄能有效提升稻秆灰熔点。     

SCR脱硝过程中SO2催化氧化的原位红外研究

采用工业用V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂催化剂,基于傅里叶原位红外光谱(FT-IR)技术考察SO₂的氧化过程及烟气组分对SO₂氧化行为的影响;结果表明,SO₂在催化剂表面氧化主要是首先吸附在催化剂表面V₂O₅活性位上,占据其O原子,以SO^2-₃形式存在,后与催化剂表面V⁵⁺-OH发生反应,生成金属硫酸盐(VOSO₄)中间产物,O₂重新氧化催化氧化过程中由于被SO₂夺取O原子而被还原的V₂O₅物种,使V⁴⁺转化为V⁵⁺,促进金属硫酸盐(VOSO₄)向SO₃转化;SO₂与NO、NH₃的竞争吸附阻碍SO₂在V₂O₅活性点位上的氧化;在SCR中,NO的脱除与SO₂的氧化是相互抑制的关系。     

预裂化理论研究:基质表面酸性位类型及不同类型酸性位接触顺序对裂化过程小分子烯烃收率的影响

在区分氢负离子转移反应与氢转移反应、非选择性氢转移反应与总的氢转移反应的情况下,通过合成物性相近但酸性不同的氧化铝,用以作为裂化催化剂基质材料,在固定床反应器上考察了催化裂化过程,基质酸性位类型及基质表面Lewis及Brönsted酸性位接触顺序对小分子烯烃(丙烯、丁烯)收率的影响。结果表明,催化裂化生成小分子烯烃过程中,分子筛与基质所呈现出的反应特点存在较大的区别,前者活性虽高,但总的氢转移反应活性过强。基质材料裂化活性虽低但其表面以氢负离子转移反应为主,反应路径角度更有利于小分子烯烃收率的提高。另外,基质表面存在Brönsted酸性位,或原料油首先与基质表面Lewis酸性位相接触再与Brönsted酸性位反应的预裂化过程,会在促进裂化反应发生的同时抑制总的氢转移反应,更有利于小分子烯烃收率的提高。     

不同WO3含量对CeO2-ZrO2-WO3催化剂在NH3选择性催化还原NO中的影响

采用水热法制备了CeO₂-ZrO₂-WO₃(CZW)催化剂,考察了WO₃含量对CZW催化剂上NH₃选择性催化还原NO_x性能的影响,并利用X射线衍射、N₂吸附-脱附、H₂程序升温还原、NH₃和NO程序升温脱附等方法对其进行了表征。结果表明,WO₃以无定形的形式存在于催化剂中,添加WO₃后显著提高了催化剂的表面酸性,并且在CZW催化剂上出现了强吸附的NO物种,从而有利于提高催化剂的活性。另外,适量的WO₃引入将增大催化剂的比表面积,促进催化剂的氧化还原性能,这将有利于提高SCR的催化活性。和CeO₂-ZrO₂催化剂相比,当WO₃的含量为20%时,CZW催化剂表现出良好的抗硫性能。此外,当空速为60 000 h^-1时,在200~463 ℃,该催化剂显示出了大于90% NO_x转化率。