Preparation, characterization, activity and selectivity of highly loaded oxide promoted ruthenium catalysts for selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene

Summary The influence of promoters and precipitants of the catalyst precursor on the activity and selectivity of the hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene catalyzed by highly loaded oxide-promoted Ru/ZrO₂catalysts, carried out in a tetraphase reactor (in the presence of an aqueous solution of ZnSO₄), at 423 K and 5 Mpa, was studied. The effect of hydrogen diffusion on the reaction kinetics and on the selectivity has been taken into consideration, the internal pore diffusion being actually the limiting step. Hydrogen chemisorption measurements indicate that the catalyst activity is not influenced by the Ru dispersion, but rather by weakly chemisorbed species.     

氧化铈负载钌催化剂中钌表面密度对氨合成活性和氢中毒的影响

氨是关系国计民生的大宗化学品,也是氢能源的重要载体.目前,世界合成氨工业每年消耗约2％的世界总能源,并排放超过1％的CO2,节能降耗需求十分迫切,其中的关键在于高性能氨合成催化剂的开发.传统观点认为,B5活性位是钌催化剂上氮解离和氨合成的活性位,当钌粒子尺寸在1.8～2.5 nm时催化剂的B5活性位数量最多,而钌尺寸较小(0.7～0.8 nm)的催化剂几乎没有氨合成活性.本文通过改变钌负载量调变了氧化铈负载钌催化剂的钌表面浓度,证实钌粒子尺寸低于2.0nm时,氧化铈负载钌催化剂也具有较高的氨合成活性.XPS等表征结果证实:钌表面密度低于0.68 Ru nm-2时,钌主要以层状形式存在于氧化铈表面,层状钌与氧化铈紧密接触,电子从氧化铈的缺陷位传递给钌物种,在这种情况下,Ru 3d5/2的结合能有所下降,氮解离能力增强,这有利于提高催化剂的氨合成活性;当钌表面密度约为0.68 Ru nm-2时,钌金属传递电子给氧化铈,此时Ru 3d5/2结合能有所增加;当钌表面密度高于1.4 Ru nm-2后,钌物种优先在层状钌表面聚集成大尺寸钌纳米粒子,此时催化剂中同时存在钌团簇和钌纳米粒子,氧化铈载体对钌粒子电子性质的影响减弱,因此大尺寸钌金属颗粒Ru 3d5/2结合能又有所下降.另一方面,氢分子会在氧化铈表面形成均裂产物(两个OH基团)或异裂产物(Ce-H和OH).同时氢分子还会在0价钌金属表面解离形成氢原子,并进一步溢流到氧化铈表面与氧原子作用形成羟基.钌活性位上的氢物种比氧化铈中的氢更容易脱附,因此氧化铈中钌的存在不仅可以增强其氢吸附量,还降低了氢物种的吸附强度.当钌表面密度低时,氧化铈与钌的相互作用较强,催化剂中的氢物种容易溢流到氧化铈中形成羟基基团,此时催化剂的氢吸附能力增强,氢中毒问题较显著.当钌表面密度较高时,氢原子在大尺寸钌颗粒上移动、反应和脱附,因此催化剂的氢中毒问题也得到显著缓解.总之,对于氧化铈负载钌催化剂,氧化铈与钌金属之间的电子相互作用以及其吸附性质都会影响催化剂的氨合成活性,因此钌表面密度低于0.31 Ru nm-2以及约为2.1 Ru nm-2时,催化剂都展现出了较高的氨合成活性.本文将为设计制备高性能钌基氨合成催化剂提供理论指导.     

Pd nanoparticles dispersed on solid supports: synthesis,characterization and catalytic activity on selective hydrogenation of olefins in aqueous media

Two types of Pd nanoparticle catalysts were prepared having 2–4 nm particle size using silica gel and porous polymer beads as solid supports. 2‐Pyridinecarboxaldehyde ligand was anchored on commercially available 3‐aminopropyl‐functionalized silica gel followed by Pd metal dispersion. Bead‐shaped cross‐linked poly(4‐vinylpyridine‐co‐styrene) gel was prepared by an emulsifier‐free emulsion polymerization of 4‐vinylpyridine, styrene and divinylbenzene in the presence of ammonium persulfate and subsequently dispersing the Pd metal on the synthesized polymer. These catalysts were characterized by SEM, TEM and ICP techiniques with respect to appearance, size and possible leaching out, respectively. Furthermore, the reactivity of these catalysts was tested on hydrogenation of various α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds using aqueous solvent under a hydrogen balloon (1 atm). The results showed that the Pd dispersed on silica was a more efficient catalyst than Pd dispersed on polymer and the former could be recycled more than 10 times without considerable loss in activity. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

选择加氢催化剂结构与性能的研究进展

选择加氢催化剂是石油化工领域一类重要的催化剂,广泛应用于各类乙烯装置中C2、C3、C4等组分以及裂解汽油中炔烃和二烯烃的脱除等领域.本文从制备与处理方法、助剂、载体、活性中心结构形态、反应机理、非Pd催化剂6个方面,对近5年来选择加氢催化剂,特别是炔烃和二烯烃选择加氢催化剂结构与性能的研究进行了评述.     

Ru/有机改性蛭石催化乙酰丙酸甲酯加氢性能的研究

以有机改性蛭石为载体,RuCl₃·x H₂O为活性组分前驱体,采用吸附-沉淀法制备催化剂Ru/有机改性蛭石(Ru/OV),将其用于乙酰丙酸甲酯(ML)催化加氢反应中。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、N₂物理吸附-脱附、透射电镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对催化剂进行表征。结合单因素和正交实验考察了反应温度、反应压力、反应时间对乙酰丙酸甲酯加氢效果的影响,在最佳工艺条件下乙酰丙酸甲酯的转化率达84%,γ-戊内酯(GVL)选择性达100%。经重复使用20次后,ML的转化率仍然保持在80%以上,GVL的选择性为100%。     

助剂Fe和反应修饰剂修饰的Ru催化剂上苯选择加氢制环己烯

共沉淀法制备了Ru-Fe(x)催化剂,并利用X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线荧光光谱(XRF)、N2物理吸附和透射电镜等手段对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,Ru-Fe(x)催化剂中助剂Fe以Fe3O4形式存在.单独Fe3O4并不能提高Ru催化剂的环己烯选择性.但在加氢过程中Fe3O4可与反应修饰剂ZnSO4反应生成(Zn(OH)2)3(ZnSO4)(H2O)x(x=1 or 3).化学吸附的(Zn(OH)2)3(ZnSO4)(H2O)x(x=1 or 3)在提高Ru催化剂环己烯选择性中起着关键作用.此外,Ru-Fe(x)催化剂的性能还与浆液中的Zn2+浓度和pH值有关.在0.61 mol/L ZnSO4溶液中Ru-Fe(0.47)催化剂不但给出了56.7%的环己烯收率,而且具有良好的稳定性和重复使用性能.化学吸附在Ru表面的Fe2+同样能提高Ru催化剂的环己烯选择性.在0.29 mol/L和0.61 mol/L FeSO4溶液中Ru-Fe(0.47)催化剂上化学吸附Fe2+量近似,性能近似.因为Fe2+和Zn2+性质的差异,在0.29 mol/L和0.61 mol/L FeSO4溶液中Ru-Fe(0.47)催化剂的环己烯选择性分别低于在同浓度的ZnSO4溶液中的.     

Structure‐activity relationship of supported Au catalysts with high catalytic activity by modifying the inactive supports

Three supported Au catalysts have been prepared by the deposition‐precipitation method by using the active carbon (AC), SiO₂‐AC, and SiO₂‐AC‐hollowed. The 3 supports were characterized by Brunauer‐Emmett‐Teller and scanning electron microscopy. Meanwhile, the supported Au nanoparticles were also characterized in detail by X‐ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, H₂‐TRP, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and their catalytic activity and stability in CO oxidation was evaluated. The results demonstrated that Au supported on SiO₂‐AC‐hollowed exhibited much higher catalytic activity with acceptable stability for 72 hours than the other 2. We attributed to finer supported Au nanoparticles with abundant low‐coordinated Au atoms on the surfaces of hollowed supports with large special surface area and abundant pore structure. In summary, we successfully found an efficient and cheap method to prepare catalysts with high catalytic activity and acceptable stability by modifying the inactive supports.     

不同载体对负载型Cu-Fe催化剂CO加氢反应性能的影响

以不同的氧化物为载体,采用共浸渍法制备了一系列负载型的Cu-Fe催化剂Cu-Fe/MO_x(MO_x=ZnO、ZrO₂、TiO₂、SiO₂、MgO、Al₂O₃),并采用X射线衍射(XRD)、N₂吸附(N₂-adsorption)、程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)和一氧化碳程序升温脱附(CO-TPD)技术对催化剂进行了表征。在温度为250℃、压力为3 MPa和原料气空速为6 000 mL/(g·h)的反应条件下,在连续流动微型固定床反应装置上考察了其催化CO加氢合成低碳醇的反应性能。结果表明,与其他氧化物为载体的催化剂相比,Cu-Fe/SiO₂催化剂表面CuO的分散度较高,在较低的温度下容易被还原,具有较强的CO吸附能力,从而同时具有较高的活性和低碳醇选择性。     

Properties of palladium catalysts on carbon supports prepared from chemically modified and activated anthracites

The influence of chemical modification and thermal activation on the porous structure of Donbass anthracites (Ukraine) and on the state and catalytic properties of supported palladium has been studied. The most regular distribution of supported palladium particles with an average size of about 2 nm was observed for the supports prepared from the chemically modified anthracites. The activity of supported palladium in the liquid-phase hydrogenation of cyclohexene varies more than 10-fold depending on the preparation method of the anthracite support. The catalysts with the palladium nanoparticles located in micropores of the carbon support exhibit a lower catalytic activity. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Synthesis,characterization and catalytic,cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of two novel cyclotriphosphazene‐based multisite ligands and their Ru(II) complexes

Two novel cyclotriphosphazene ligands ( 2 and 3 ) bearing 3‐oxypyridine groups and their corresponding Ru(II) complexes ( 4 and 5 ) were synthesized and their structures were characterized using Fourier transform infrared, ¹H NMR and ³¹P NMR spectroscopic data and elemental analysis. The Ru(II) complexes were used as catalysts for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of p‐substituted acetophenone derivatives in the presence of KOH. Additionally, the cytotoxic activities of compounds 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 were evaluated against PC3 (human prostate cancer), DLD‐1 (human colorectal cancer), HeLa (human cervical cancer) and PNT1A (normal human prostate) cell lines. Finally the antimicrobial activities of compounds 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 were evaluated against a panel of Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacteria and yeast cultures. The complexes showed efficient catalytic activity towards transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives, especially those bearing electron‐withdrawing substituents on the para‐position of the aryl ring. The compounds were found to have moderate to high cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities, and Ru(II) complexation enhanced both cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities in comparison with the parent compounds. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

密度泛函理论计算研究表面应力对钯催化乙炔选择性加氢活性与选择性的影响（英文）

在石油催化裂解过程中,除了生成乙烯、丙烯及丁烯等烯烃,还会产生部分炔烃.目前工业上通常采用炔烃选择性加氢转化为对应的单烯烃,以除去其中炔烃.由于产品烯烃中的炔烃等杂质含量需极低,这就对用于加氢催化剂的活性和选择性提出了很高的要求,即催化剂需要选择性吸附炔烃并加氢,而不损失其中的烯烃.经过前期大量的基础研究工作,目前工业中炔烃选择性加氢应用最广泛的催化剂是负载型钯基催化剂.然而,单独的钯金属选择性并不理想,因而对其选择性以及活性进行调控成为了当前关注的研究课题.本文采用密度泛函理论计算结合微观反应动力学模拟手段,研究了钯金属表面应力存在条件下的活性与选择性,以及形成次表层物种的可能性和形成后的活性与选择性.研究发现,改变钯金属的晶格参数与表面应力,反应物、表面反应中间体和产物的吸附能都会产生相应的变化,且吸附能与晶格参数的变化存在线性关系,晶格参数越大,吸附越强.利用表面反应过渡态能量与初始态能量之间的线性关系,相应的乙炔加氢生成乙烯的反应速率可以通过微观反应动力学模拟得到.结果显示,不同晶格参数的钯催化剂催化乙炔加氢生成乙烯的反应活性位于相应火山型曲线的强吸附侧,即减弱乙炔和氢的吸附强度可提高乙烯的生成速率.在此基础上,本文研究了不同表面应力的钯催化剂在次表面吸附不同覆盖度碳原子和氢原子的情况,发现晶格参数越大越有利于碳原子和氢原子在次表面的吸附.同时,研究发现在次表面碳掺杂的条件下,不同表面应力条件下的钯催化剂的活性均有所增强.此外,由于乙烯在所有研究的钯催化剂表面脱附比进一步加氢容易,因而乙烯都可以选择性生成.     

Hydrogenation of acetylene–ethylene mixtures on Pd catalysts: study of the surface mechanism by computational approaches. Metal dispersion and catalytic activity

The hydrogenation mechanism of acetylene–ethylene mixtures on Pd catalysts under different experimental conditions was studied by employing a time-dependent Monte Carlo approach set to use a fixed series of event probabilities. The dependence of the catalyst activity and selectivity on the sizes of the metal particles was simulated at microscopic level and the results, also refined by fitting procedures, suggested proper explanations for the apparent nonuniformity of the related experimental findings. The use of the steric hindrance parameter of the surface species and the available surface energy on the metallic catalyst sites was decisive for reproducing the experimental results. Received: 16 September 1999 / Accepted: 3 February 2000 / Published online: 2 May 2000     

预处理方法对Ru/SBA-15催化丙三醇氢解反应性能的影响(英)

使用浸渍法结合不同预处理方法制备了一系列的Ru/SBA-15催化剂,并将其应用于丙三醇氢解反应中.使用N₂吸附-脱附、X射线衍射、CO化学吸附以及透射电子显微镜等方法对所制备Ru/SBA-15进行了表征.结果表明,催化剂前驱体经过空气焙烧后再经H₂还原的Ru/SBA-15催化剂上Ru的分散度较低,而直接使用H₂处理较高.同时,随着H₂还原温度提高,Ru分散度逐渐降低.保持反应活性接近时,随着Ru分散度的降低,TOF增加.表明Ru/SBA-15催化剂上丙三醇氢解是结构敏感反应.     

Depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to aromatic hydrocarbons with a Ru catalyst on a variety of Nb-based supports

Efficient conversion of lignin to aromatic hydrocarbons via depolymerization and subsequent hydrodeoxygenation is important. Previously, we found that NbO_x species played a key role in the activation and cleavage of C–O bonds in lignin and its model compounds. In this study, commercial niobic acid (HY-340), niobium phosphate (NbPO-CBMM) and lab-made layered niobium oxide (Nb₂O₅-Layer) were chosen as supports to study the effect of Brönsted and Lewis acids on the activation of C–O bonds in lignin conversion. A variety of Ru-loaded, Nb-based catalysts with different Ru particle sizes were prepared and applied to the conversion of p-cresol. The results show that all the Ru/Nb-based catalysts produce high mole yields of C₇–C₉ hydrocarbons (82.3–99.1%). What's more, Ru/Nb₂O₅-Layer affords the best mole yield of C₇–C₉ hydrocarbons and selectivity for C₇–C₉ aromatic hydrocarbons, of up to 99.1% and 88.0%, respectively. Moreover, it was found that Lewis acid sites play important roles in the depolymerization of enzymatic lignin into phenolic monomers and the cleavage of the C–O bond of phenols. Additionally, the electronic state and particle size of Ru are significant factors which influence the selectivity for aromatic hydrocarbons. A partial positive charge on the metallic Ru surface and a smaller Ru particle size are beneficial in improving the selectivity for aromatic hydrocarbons.     

Study of the effect of the ligand structure on the catalytic activity of Pd@ ligand decorated halloysite: Combination of experimental and computational studies

Taking advantage of computational chemistry, the best diamine for the synthesis of a multi‐dentate ligand from the reaction with 3‐(trimethoxysilyl) propylisocyanate (TEPI) was selected. Actually, predictive Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations provided the right diamino chain, i.e. ethylenediamine, capable to sequester a palladium atom, together with the relatively polar solvent toluene, and then undergo the experiments as a selective catalytic agent. The ligand was then prepared and applied for the decoration of the halloysite (Hal) outer surface to furnish an efficient support for the immobilization of Pd nanoparticles. The resulting catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity for hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Moreover, it showed high selectivity towards nitro functional group. The study of the catalyst recyclability confirmed that the catalyst could be recycled for several reaction runs with only slight loss of the catalytic activity and Pd leaching. Hot filtration test also proved the heterogeneous nature of the catalysis.     

Cu、Ni、Ru、Pt对费托合成Fe催化剂的助剂作用研究

考察了Cu、Ni、Ru、Pt对费托合成Fe催化剂的助剂作用。XRD结果表明,加入Cu、Ni助剂对催化剂有一定的分散作用,而Ru、Pt影响不大。XPS结果表明,所有添加的助剂在催化剂表面均有一定程度的富集,且4种过渡金属助剂与Fe存在不同程度的电荷相互作用。H₂-TPR表明,Cu、Pt、Ru在催化剂还原过程中首先还原为金属态,进而能够明显促进催化剂的还原。CO-TPD表明,加入Cu、Pt、Ni助剂对CO的吸附活化有明显的促进作用。用固定床反应器对催化剂的费托反应性能进行了评价,反应结果表明,加入Ru、Ni、Pt、Cu会依次提高催化剂的反应活性,Pt、Cu、Ru、Ni助剂会依次使催化剂的CH₄选择性增加,并降低C₅₊的选择性。     

The influence of matrix structure on the activity and selectivity of polymer supported catalysts

The influence of the pore structure, surface area, crosslinking density and the distribution of catalytic groups on the activity / selectivity of polymer supported catalysts was investigated. As model catalysts a variety of styrene-divinylbenzene-copolymers functionalized with sulfonic acid groups were used. The isomerization of 1-butene and the cleavage of methyl tert - butyl ether (MTBE) were studied as gas phase reactions in the presence of the acid resins. The activity and selectivity was controlled by the acidity and accessibility of the polymer supported catalyst.     

Effect of transition metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu) on selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over Pt/CNTs catalyst

Summary The effect of transition metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu) on the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CMA) to the corresponding semi-hydrogenated product over Pt/CNTs catalyst has been studied in ethanol at 343 K under 2.0 MPa H₂ pressure. PtNi/CNTs catalyst shows good catalytic activity and selectivity of C=C bond hydrogenation, 68.4% for conversion of CMA and 97.0% for selectivity of hydrocinnamaldehyde (HCMA). PtCo/CNTs catalyst shows good catalytic activity and selectivity of C=O bond hydrogenation, 91.3% for conversion of CMA and 88.2% for selectivity of cinnamylalcohol (CMO).     

Ruthenium(II) complexes bearing pyridine‐based tridentate and bidentate ligands: catalytic activity for transfer hydrogenation of aryl ketones

Ru(II) complexes of the general formula [RuCl₂(′′)(L)] (1: ′N = N_b, L = MeOH; 2: ′N = N_b, L = CH₃CN; 3: ′N = N_d, L = CH₃CN; 4: ′N = N_p, L = CH₃CN), [Ru(p‐cymene)(_a–b)Cl]Cl (5a: N N_a = 2,2′‐bipyridine; 5b: N N_b = 4,4′‐dimethyl–2,2′‐bipyridine), [Ru(′′)(_a–b)Cl]Cl (6a: ′N = N_b, _a = 2,2′‐bipyridine; 6b: ′N = N_b, _b = 4,4′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine; 7a: ′N = N_d, _a = 2,2′‐bipyridine; 7b: ′N = N_d, _b = 4,4′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine; 8a: ′N = N_p, _a = 2,2′‐bipyridine; 8b: ′N = N_p, _b = 4,4′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine) and [Ru(′′)(_a)Cl]BF₄ (9a: ′N = N_b; _a = 2,2′‐bipyridine) were synthesized from the corresponding [RuCl₂(p‐cymene)]₂ dimer, ′′ and _a–b ligands. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR. Complex 9a was studied by X‐ray diffraction, confirming its cationic‐mononuclear [RuCl(_bb)(_a)]⁺ nature. The synthesized Ru(II) complexes (1–8) were employed as catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones to secondary alcohols in the presence of KOH using 2‐propanol as a hydrogen source at 82°C. The rates of the transfer hydrogenation reactions strongly depended on the type of and ancillary ligands. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Further ‘tethered’ Ru(II) catalysts for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of ketones; the use of a benzylic linker and a cyclohexyldiamine ligand

The synthesis and characterisation of two new Ru(II) catalysts for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of ketones is described. In the case of 4, the novelty lies in the use of a benzyl tethering group between the asymmetric ligand part (TsDPEN) and the η⁶-arene ring, which increases the complex rigidity. For 5, the use of a cyclohexyldiamine as a chiral ligand is described for the first time. In the ATH of ketones in formic acid/triethylamine, alcohols with ees of up to 97% were formed.