Improved hydrogen generation from formic acid

The ruthenium-catalyzed generation of hydrogen from formic acid was investigated in the presence of amines and halide additives. While amidines and halide additives increase the production of hydrogen with [RuCl₂(p-cymene)]₂, >330 mL hydrogen/h is generated in the presence of [RuCl₂(benzene)]₂/dppe and N,N-dimethyl-n-hexylamine.     

Silver-Cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles to the generation of hydrogen from formic acid decomposition

The fabrication of cost effective heterogeneous catalysts for the release of hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials is the key technological challenge to the fuel-cell based hydrogen economy. Ag-Co bimetallic NPs were fabricated by using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and sodium borohydride as stabilizing and reducing agents, respectively. Catalytic activity of SDS-Ag-Co was higher than that of SDS free Ag-Co and monometallic (Ag and Co) due to the electron interactions and synergistic effect between the Ag and Co. Ag₁₀-Co₉₀ exhibited the superior catalytic activity, with rate constant of 5.2 × 10^?4 s^?1 at 303 K, activation energy of 46 kJ/mol, activation enthalpy of 44 kJ/mol, activation entropy of ?165 J/K/mol, and turn over frequency of 240 h^?1. The hydrogen generation rate increased and decreased with in increasing temperature, molar concentration of formic acid, presence of sodium formate, and pH, respectively. The kinetic rate equation can be stated as: rate = -d[formic acid]/dt = k_obs[formic acid]^0.99[Ag₅₀Co₅₀]^0.98, k_obs = 2.48 × 10⁷ exp (?5637.96/RT).     

Highly active and stable porous polymer heterogenous catalysts for decomposition of formic acid to produce H2

Formic acid (FA) has attracted extensive attention as a hydrogen storage material. Here, we develop two heterogeneous catalysts based on porous organic polymers (POPs). After loading the Ru species, the catalyst bearing the triphenylphosphine ligand showed excellent performance in terms of activity and stability for the decomposition of FA to produce hydrogen.     

氢分离与CO催化甲烷化双功能型钯复合膜

以多孔Al₂O₃陶瓷为基体材料, 采用浸渍法担载NiO后用2B铅笔修饰NiO/Al₂O₃表面, 通过化学镀法沉积约5 μm厚的金属钯, 还原后成功制得Pd/Pencil/Ni/Al₂O₃膜. 为进行对比, 还制备了未担载镍的Pd/Pencil/Al₂O₃膜. 膜的表面和断面形貌分别采用扫描电镜和金相显微镜观测, 膜的透氢动力学通过H₂/N₂单气体法测试, 并以成分为H₂ 77.8%, CO 5.2%, CO₂ 13.5%和CH₄ 3.5%的原料氢测定了膜的氢分离效果. 结果表明, 未载镍的Pd/Pencil/Al₂O₃膜只具有氢分离作用, 而Pd/Pencil/Ni/Al₂O₃膜还可以有效地将钯膜泄漏的CO和CO₂转化为甲烷, 因而成为双功能型钯膜. 这种双功能膜尤其适用于面向质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)的氢气分离, 既有效解决了PEMFC对氢燃料中CO格外敏感的难题, 又提高了对钯膜缺陷的容忍度, 因而延长了钯膜的使用寿命.     

磷钼酸（PMA）修饰炭载Pd催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

为了提高直接甲酸燃料电池（DFAFC）中炭载Pd（Pd/C）催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能,用回流法制备了磷钼酸（PMA）修饰的炭载Pd（PMA-Pd/C）催化剂.并用谱学技术和电化学技术表征了催化剂的组分和结构,发现PMA通过化学作用而牢固地固定在Pd表面.由于PMA-Pd/C催化剂能抑制甲酸的自分解,因此,PMA-Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能优于Pd/C催化剂.     

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol with formic acid as hydrogen donor over CuCs-MCM catalyst

Catalytic transfer hydroge nation(CTH) of furfural(FF) to furfu ryl alcohol(FFA) has received great intere st in recent years.He rein,Cu-Cs bimetallic supported catalyst,CuCs(2)-MCM,was developed for the CTH of FF to FFA using formic as hydrogen donor.CuCs(2)-MCM achieved a 99.6% FFA yield at an optimized reaction conditions of 170℃,1 h.Cu species in CuCs(2)-MCM had dual functions in catalytically decomposing formic acid to generate hydrogen and hydrogenating FF to FFA.The doping of Cs made the size of Cu particles smaller and improved the dispersion of the Cu active sites.Impo rtantly,the Cs species played a favorable role in enhancing the hydrogenation activity as a promoter by adjusting the surface acidity of Cu species to an appropriate level.Correlation analysis showed that surface acidity is the primary factor to affect the catalytic activity of CuCs(2)-MCM.     

MoS2/Zn3In2S6复合光催化剂构建:高效提升可见光驱动甲酸制氢

虽然传统的化石燃料依然能够满足当今快速工业化发展对能源的巨大需求,但其固有的不可再生性及其燃烧产物对环境的污染,严重阻碍了其在生产和生活中的广泛使用.因此,可持续清洁能源开发的研究已快速成为人类研究的热点.氢是一种具备高热值、可持续等优点的清洁能源,也兼备成本及污染低等优势.甲酸(FA)以其无毒、低成本、氢含量高等优点,是一种潜在的热门储氢材料,而可见光占太阳光谱的43%左右.因此,开发高效可见光催化剂驱动FA制氢将是一种应对能源危机的有效途径.许多传统光催化剂已被用于可见光催化FA制氢,但制备成本高、过程复杂、条件苛刻及可见光响应差、稳定性和选择性差、有毒气体释放等缺点严重限制了其光催化性能.光催化研究关键之一是实现光生电荷的高效率分离和转移,从而光催化剂光催化性能的提高.Zn3In2S6(ZIS6)因具有强可见光吸收、稳定性好及环保等特点正迅速成为光催化剂半导体的“明星”,常与助催化剂(如贵金属Pt、Au、Pd等)复合形成异质结以促进光生载流子分离和提高其光催化活性,但制备成本高等因素却严重限制其发展.将成本低、化学稳定性好的MoS2与其它半导体耦合也是提高半导体光催化剂性能的有效手段之一,但高温、热处理时间长及有毒气体释放等却成了制约因素.本文选用价格低廉的反应前驱体,采用简单的一锅法水将MoS2紧密地结合到ZIS6的表面,热制备了一系列含有不同质量百分比MoS2的MoS2/Zn3In2S6(MoS2/ZIS6)复合光催化剂,有效降低了制备成本和有毒气体(H2S)的释放.结果表明,可见光照射下(λ>400 nm),MoS2的引入可大大提高ZIS6光生电荷分离效率及制氢活性,尤其以0.5%MoS2/ZIS6性能最优,光催化制氢速率高达74.25μmol·h^-1(量子效率约2.9%),约ZIS6的4.3倍(17.47μmol·h^-1).XRD结果表明,MoS2/ZIS6样品中含有无定型MoS2紧密固定在晶型ZIS6片状结构表面,未影响ZIS6晶型,SEM表征也证实了此结果.随后的TEM、HRTEM及EDX结果也进一步确认了各组成元素的存在和分布.采用XPS对元素化学环境进行了分析,通过S和Mo元素的成键能变化证实了MoS2和ZIS6间的紧密接触.UV-Vis DRS测试表明,MoS2/ZIS6可以利用可见光在适当带隙的基础上进行光催化制氢.通过BET、PL和电化学技术研究了比表面积、光生电荷分离和传递速率等对光催化性能的影响.最终,结合上述表征结果成功阐述了可见光驱动FA制氢的反应机理.     

Platinum nanoparticles as recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for selective methylation of amines and imines with formic acid: Indirect utilization of CO2

N-methylation of amines and imines with formic acid as C1 source by easily prepared Pt NPs as heterogeneous catalyst is reported here. Primary, secondary amines and imines were successfully methylated in good to excellent yields under mild conditions. Both aromatic and aliphatic amines could be applied as substrates. Meanwhile, the heterogeneous Pt NPs were capable to be recylcled and reused for 7 times without significant decrease of reactivity. This protocol provided an indirect utilization pathway of CO₂ by using formic acid as C1 source.     

Carbon-supported PdSn nanoparticles as catalysts for formic acid oxidation

Pd and PdSn nanoparticles supported on Vulcan XC-72 carbon are prepared by a microwave-assisted polyol process. The catalysts are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), linear sweeping voltammetry, and chronoamperometry. The results show that the Pd and PdSn nanoparticles, which are uniformly dispersed on carbon, are 2–10 nm in diameters. All Pd/C and PdSn/C catalysts display the characteristic diffraction peaks of a Pd face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure. It is found that the addition of Sn to Pd can increase the lattice parameter of Pd (fcc) crystal. The PdSn/C catalysts have higher electrocatalytic activity for formic acid oxidation than a comparative Pd/C catalyst and show great potential as less expensive electrocatalyst for formic acid electrooxidation in DFAFCs.     

炭载Pd-P催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

用黄磷作原料,制备了具有不同Pd-P原子比的碳载Pd-P(Pd-P/C)催化剂,并且使用X射线衍射(XRD)和能量色散X射线光谱仪(EDX)等手段对制备的催化剂进行了表征,总结了P含量对Pd-P合金纳米粒子的粒径和晶体结构的影响。电化学测试结果表明,甲酸在Pd/C、Pd₁P₆/C 和Pd₁P₈/C催化剂上,氧化峰峰电位由低到高依次为Pd₁P₆/C ﹤Pd₁P₈/C﹤Pd/C,电化学稳定性顺序为Pd₁P₆/C >Pd₁P₈/C>Pd/C,Pd₁P₆/C 催化剂对甲酸氧化的催化性能最佳,适量的P掺杂能够增强Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性和稳定性,因此,Pd-P/C催化剂是一类具有应用前景的直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)阳极催化剂。     

Aluminum(III) triflate-catalyzed selective oxidation of glycerol to formic acid with hydrogen peroxide

Glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel production and is an important readily available platform chemical. Valorization of glycerol into value-added chemicals has gained immense attention. Herein, we carried out the conversion of glycerol to formic acid and glycolic acid using H₂O₂ as an oxidant and metal (III) triflate-based catalytic systems. Aluminum(III) triflate was found to be the most efficient catalyst for the selective oxidation of glycerol to formic acid. A correlation between the catalytic activity of the metal cations and their hydrolysis constants (K_h) and water exchange rate constants was observed. At 70 °C, a formic acid yield of up to 72% could be attained within 12 h. The catalyst could be recycled at least five times with a high conversion rate, and hence can also be used for the selective oxidation of other biomass platform molecules. Reaction kinetics and ¹H NMR studies showed that the oxidation of glycerol (to formic acid) involved glycerol hydrolysis pathways with glyceric acid and glycolic acid as the main intermediate products. Both the [Al(OH)_x]ⁿ⁺ Lewis acid species and CF₃SO₃H Brønsted acid, which were generated by the in-situ hydrolysis of Al(OTf)₃, were responsible for glycerol conversion. The easy availability, high efficiency, and good recyclability of Al(OTf)₃ render it suitable for the selective oxidation of glycerol to high value-added products.     

A high dispersed Pt0.35Pd0.35Co0.30/C as superior catalyst for methanol and formic acid electro-oxidation

Pt：Pd：Co ternary alloy nanoparticles were synthesized by sodium borohydride reduction under nitrogen, and were supported on carbon black as catalysts for methanol and formic acid electro-oxidation. Compared with Pt0.65C00.35/C, Pt/C, Pd0.65C00.35/C, and Pd/C catalyst, Pt0.35Pd0.35Co0.30/C exhibited relatively high durability and strong poisoning resistance, and the Pt-mass activity was 3.6 times higher than that of Pt/C in methanol oxidation reaction. Meanwhile, the Pt0.35Pd0.35Co0.30/C exhibited excellent activity with higher current density and higher CO tolerance than that of Pt0.6sCo0.35/C, Pt/C, Pd0.65C00.35/ C, and Pd/C in formic acid electro-oxidation.     

含金金属纳米颗粒用于液相化学氢化物催化制氢

液相化学氢化物以化学键的形式储存氢能,被认为是一类很有前景的化学储氢材料。液相化学氢化物的大规模应用很大程度上依赖于高效催化系统的开发。含金金属纳米颗粒在用于液相化学氢化物催化制氢中表现出优异的催化性能。本文综述了金纳米颗粒和含金异金属纳米颗粒用于液相氢化物催化制氢的最新研究进展。     

铂合金氧还原催化剂:合成、结构和性能

质子交换膜燃料电池是一种将燃料中的化学能直接转化为电能的装置,它具有转化效率高、能量密度高、低温启动、易于操作等优点,因而被认为是最具发展前景的新能源利用方式,在电动汽车、便携电源及分散式电站有着广泛应用.但是,目前质子交换膜燃料电池技术的发展面临着巨大挑战,主要问题包括高成本、低功率密度和低寿命.众所周知,质子交换膜燃料电池中的阴极氧还原反应在酸性条件下是一个复杂的四电子过程,动力学速度缓慢,限制了电池的最终性能.目前大量使用的阴极氧还原催化剂是细小的铂或铂合金纳米颗粒负载在碳载体上,其成本占燃料电池总成本的比例最大.制约燃料电池商业化发展的另一个重要问题是电池寿命低,其中氧还原催化剂的稳定性是决定电池寿命的主要因素.在这样的研究背景下,如何降低催化剂中铂的用量、提高催化剂活性和稳定性显得尤为重要,这也是近年来国内外学者研究的热点.在铂基合金催化剂中,通常采用过渡金属元素作为掺杂元素,由于原子半径不匹配(几何效应)以及电子结构不同(电子效应),合金催化剂表现出优于纯铂催化剂的催化性能.近几年,对于铂基合金催化剂的研究已取得重大进展,以合金组成和结构研究为基础,通过精确控制原子结构、调控表面电子状态以及制备工艺,获得了各种特殊形貌的催化剂,大大提高了催化活性.本文深入综述了近年来铂基合金氧还原催化剂制备、形貌和性能,特别关注了催化剂形貌和催化活性之间的关系.值得注意的是,具有有序原子排列的铂合金催化剂不仅在半电池中表现出优异活性,在实际质子交换膜燃料电池中也显示了很好的活性和稳定性.另一方面,碳载体的形貌及微观结构也对提高催化活性和稳定性起到决定性作用,通过化学手段加强金属纳米颗粒与碳载体之间的相互作用也是提高催化剂稳定性的重要途径.尽管铂基氧还原催化剂在近几年取得了重要进展,但在实际商业化过程中还存在诸多挑战,本文在综述进展的基础上,对铂基催化剂的发展提出了展望.首先,对于氧还原反应机理仍需要深入研究,采用更加精确的理论模型模拟氧还原动力学过程,以获得影响催化活性的关键因素.其次,提高催化剂在膜电极中的催化活性和利用率.目前,氧还原催化剂在半电池测试中性能优异,但是实际燃料电池操作条件下其性能远不能达到要求,这与膜电极、催化剂层及扩散层结构相关.因此,基于不同铂基催化剂的特性,合理设计膜电极组件的结构是将催化剂进行实际应用的基础.最后,催化剂的稳定性仍需进一步提高,尽管目前大部分催化剂在实验室半电池研究中表现了很好的稳定性,但在实际燃料电池中的稳定性研究还不足,而且对催化剂在膜电极中性能衰退机理的研究也非常有限.因此,对于铂基氧还原催化剂的研发仍需要国内外科研工作者不懈的努力.     

Pt/Au原子比对活性炭负载Au-Pt直接甲酸燃料电池阴极催化剂性能的影响

制备了不同Pt/Au原子比的活性炭负载Au-Pt催化剂(Au-Pt/C),研究了Au/Pt原子比对Au-Pt/C催化剂氧还原电催化性能和抗甲酸性能的影响.结果表明,与Au/C催化剂相比,Au-Pt/C具有更好的电催化性能.当Pt/Au原子比从0/50增加到2/48时,Au-Pt/C催化剂表现出良好的氧还原电催化性能和抗...     

Low loaded Pt-Co catalyst surfaces optimized by magnetron sputtering sequential deposition technique for PEM fuel cell applications: physical and electrochemical analysis on carbon paper support

A series of thin Pt-Co films with different metal ratios were deposited by using the sequential cosputtering directly on a commercial hydrophobic carbon paper substrate at room temperature and in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions. Their electrocatalytic properties toward the oxygen reduction reaction were investigated in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ solution by means of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) on rotating disc electrode (RDE). The results showed that Pt particles, deposited by dc-magnetron gun, surround the large Co-clusters deposited by rf-magnetron gun. In addition, the increase of Co content led to an increase in the electrochemical active surface area (EASA) from 23.75 m²/gPt to 47.54 m²/gPt for pure Pt and Pt:Co (1:3), respectively, which corresponded the improvement of the utilization of Pt by a factor of 1.91. This improvement indicated that the sequential magnetron cosputtering was one of the essential technique to deposit homogeneous metal clusters with desirable size on the gas diffusion layer by adjustment plasma parameters.     

质子交换膜燃料电池非贵金属型Fe-N-C催化剂的研究进展

质子交换膜燃料电池具有绿色、可持续、效率高等优点,被认为是解决环境与能源问题最有前途的替代方案。燃料电池核心是催化剂,目前应用最成熟的是铂族贵金属,但其高昂的成本制约着燃料电池的快速推广,另外铂族金属对CO、NH₃等气体较为敏感,使得燃料纯度要求苛刻,因此开发高性能低成本的催化剂替代贵金属是推动燃料电池商业化的重要途径。本文总结了近年来燃料电池近年来Fe-N-C催化剂的研究成果,并对Cu、Co等金属掺杂影响进行了系统综述。文中从制备方法、载体、氮源、金属掺杂等对Fe-N-C催化剂氧还原活性及耐久性的影响进行了详细的对比分析,对催化剂的失活机理进行了一定的探讨。最后,本文展望了Fe-N-C催化剂未来的发展方向,提出催化剂活性、耐久性同步提升以及优化燃料电池催化剂层的方案。     

碳载Pt-P催化剂对氧还原的电催化性能

用NaH2PO2液相还原方法制得碳载Pt-P(Pt-P/C)催化剂(m(Pt)∶m(P)=5∶1)。 X射线衍射谱测量表明,Pt-P/C催化剂的Pt衍射峰的2θ值稍大于Pt/C催化剂的相应值,表明P进入了Pt晶格,形成了Pt-P合金。 电化学测试表明,Pt-P/C催化剂对氧还原的电催化性能要比商品化的E-TEK Pt/C催化剂好,其还原电位正移了40 mV。 由于Pt-P/C催化剂中Pt-P粒子的平均粒径和相对结晶度与Pt/C催化剂相似,推测Pt-P/C催化剂对氧还原的电催化性能好于Pt/C催化剂的原因可能为P的作用。     

金属前驱体对质子交换膜燃料电池用PtCu/C催化剂性能的影响

采用乙二醇还原法,利用不同金属前驱体(CuSO_4/CuCl_2、K_2PtCl_4/H_2PtCl_6)制备了铂铜总质量分数为20%的四种PtCu/C催化剂,并通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、循环伏安法(CV)和线性扫描伏安法(LSV)对催化剂进行物相结构表征及电化学性能测试。结果表明,以CuSO_4和K_2PtCl_4为前驱体组合制备出的PtCu/C催化剂性能最优。所制备的PtCu/C催化剂金属颗粒平均粒径为2.3nm,粒径范围窄,在碳载体上负载均匀;电化学活性面积(ECSA)达到73.0m2/gPt,质量比活性(MA)为126.65mA/mgPt,均优于商业Pt/C催化剂。