Experimental and theoretical studies of surface nitrate species on Ag/Al2O3 using DRIFTS and DFT

Surface nitrate (NO3(-)) species on the Ag/Al2O3 play an important role in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx. In this study, the formation and configuration of surface nitrate NO3(-)(ads) species on Ag/Al2O3 and Al2O3 in the oxidation of NO have been studied using in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Different nitrates species (bridging, bidentate and monodentate) were observed by in situ DRIFTS and validated by DFT calculations results. Attention was especially focused on the proposal of two different bidentate nitrates species (a normal bidentate and an isolated bidentate). In addition, the thermal stability of different surface nitrate species was discussed based on the adsorption energies calculations, DRIFTS, and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) results. It was suggested that the decomposition and desorption of the surface nitrate species could be controlled by kinetics.     

Theoretical and experimental study on formation and adsorption of enolic species on Ag-Pd/Al2O3 catalyst

The formation and adsorption of enolic species on a palladium promoted Ag/Al2O3 catalyst (denoted Ag-Pd/Al2O3) during the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx by C3H6 has been studied by means of DRIFTS and density functional calculations. The structure of the enolic species adsorbed on Ag-Pd/Al2O3 catalyst has been established based on the in situ DRIFTS spectra and simulated results. The reaction mechanism from C3H6 to enolic species on Ag-Pd/Al2O3 catalyst was proposed and the hypothesis about the Pd promotion was discussed.     

Al2O3上羰基硫常温催化水解的氧中毒机理

利用原位漫反射傅立叶变换红外光谱、X光衍射、BET、离子色谱(IC)等手段, 对Al2O3常温催化水解羰基硫(OCS)的氧中毒机理进行了研究. 实验表明, 表面—OH在OCS的催化水解反应中起关键作用, 表面HSCO-2物种是OCS催化水解反应的中间体. 有氧条件下, 利用原位红外光谱和离子色谱检测到了催化剂表面SO2-4的生成. SO2-4在催化剂表面积累是Al2O3上OCS常温催化水解氧中毒的主要原因.<     

Pure component spectral analysis of surface adsorbed species measured under real conditions. BTEM-DRIFTS study of CO and NO reaction over a Pd/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst

The adsorption of NO and CO was studied on an alumina-supported palladium catalyst by in situ diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS). The temperature range was 50-160 degrees C and a wide variety of partial pressures was used. The band-target entropy minimization (BTEM) algorithm was applied to the DRIFTS data sets resulting in the pure component spectra of numerous species adsorbed on both the Pd (primarily a variety of Pd-CO and Pd-NO species, in various oxidation states and coordinations) and alumina surface species (i.e. nitrates, nitrites, carbonates, bicarbonates, formates, and isocyanates) as well as gas phase species. Twenty seven previously known species were identified as well as three new and previously unreported or previously unassigned spectra. The present study indicates that BTEM can be meaningfully applied to Pd/Al2O3 DRIFTS in order to provide enhanced spectroscopic analysis. Moreover, the present results are compared in detail with the recent BTEM analysis of CO and NO adsorption on Pt/Al2O3 using DRIFTS (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2008, 10, 3535).     

原位漫反射红外光谱法研究SO2对Ag/Al2O3选择性催化丙烯还原NOx反应的影响

 以Ag/Al2O3为催化剂,采用原位漫反射傅里叶变换红外光谱法研究了SO2对C3H6选择性还原NOx反应的影响. 结果表明, SO2在催化剂表面转化为硫酸盐,并且随着硫酸盐累积量的增加,其主要红外特征吸收峰由低波数向高波数漂移. 高浓度表面硫酸盐的存在不仅抑制了催化剂表面硝酸盐的生成,而且抑制了硝酸盐与表面烯醇式物种(RCH=CH-O-)或乙酸盐物种进一步反应,生成活泼的反应中间体异氰酸酯(-NCO), 这是导致Ag/Al2O3催化剂上C3H6选择性还原NOx活性降低的主要原因.     

Density functional theory (DFT) and DRIFTS investigations of the formation and adsorption of enolic species on the Ag/Al2O3 surface

Molecular structure and vibrational frequencies of the novel surface enolic species intermediate on Ag/Al2O3 have been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and in situ infrared spectroscopy. The geometrical structures and vibrational frequencies were obtained at the B3P86 levels of DFT and compared with the corresponding experimental values. Theoretical calculations show that the calculated IR spectra are in good agreement with the experimental spectroscopic results. In addition, the adsorption energy of enolic species on the Ag/Al2O3 catalyst surface was also evaluated. The reaction mechanism from C2H5OH to enolic species on Ag/Al2O3 catalyst was proposed.     

Mechanism of heterogeneous oxidation of carbonyl sulfide on Al2O3: an in situ diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy investigation

Heterogeneous reaction of carbonyl sulfide (OCS) on the surface of different types of alumina (Al(2)O(3)) at 298 K was investigated in a closed system and a flowed system using in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). The effects of calcination temperature of the Al(2)O(3) on its catalyzed reactivity were studied. The crystal structure and surface area of the Al(2)O(3) were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. This paper revealed that adsorbed OCS could be catalytically oxidized on the surface of Al(2)O(3) to form gas-phase CO(2) and surface hydrogen carbonate (HCO(3)(-)) and sulfate (SO(4)(2-)) species at 298 K. The surface hydroxyl (OH) species on the Al(2)O(3) had been found to be the key reactant for the heterogeneous oxidation of OCS. Furthermore, the surface hydrogen thiocarbonate (HSCO(2)(-)) species, an intermediate formed in the reaction of OCS with OH, can be observed on the thermal-treated Al(2)O(3). On the basis of these results, the reaction mechanism of heterogeneous oxidation of OCS on Al(2)O(3) is discussed.     

富氧条件下Cu/Al2O3催化剂上C3H6选择性还原NO的研究

以Cu/Al2O3为催化剂,对富氧条件下C3H6为还原剂选择性催化还原NO反应进行了研究.活性评价结果表明,与高活性的Ag/Al2O3催化剂相比,Cu/Al2O3催化剂选择性还原NO的活性较低,NO的最高转化率仅为40%.在所考察的温度范围(473～723K)内,红外谱图中不存在有机含氮化合物(R—ONO和R—NO2)的特征振动吸收峰.作为反应中间体—NCO的前驱体,有机含氮化合物在Cu/Al2O3催化剂表面难以生成是造成催化剂选择性还原NO活性低的直接原因.在Cu/Al2O3催化剂上,NO2吸附能够优先发生,并以NO3-物种的形式覆盖在大部分催化剂表面.动态原位红外光谱实验发现,这种NO3-表面物种与C3H6的反应性较差,使生成有机含氮化合物的关键反应难以发生,但此时的催化剂表面有利于C3H6和O2的完全氧化反应,这是导致Cu/Al2O3催化剂选择性较低的根本原因.     

氢气对Ag/Al2O3和Cu/Al2O3催化剂选择性催化C3H6还原Nox反应的影响

 添加H2对Ag/Al2O3和Cu/Al2O3催化剂选择性催化C3H6还原NOx反应具有不同的影响. 原位漫反射红外光谱分析表明,在Ag/Al2O3催化剂上, H2的存在促进了C3H6部分氧化产物烯醇式物种(RCH=CH-O-)和乙酸盐等的形成,烯醇式物种和硝酸盐为主要反应中间体,二者间的相互反应性能很强,能形成高浓度的反应关键中间体异氰酸酯(-NCO)表面吸附物种,因此NOx的去除活性提高; 而在Cu/Al2O3催化剂上, H2的存在并没有促进C3H6部分氧化产物的形成,而且抑制了硝酸盐的形成,进而抑制了C3H6部分氧化产物与硝酸盐反应形成表面-NCO 物种,导致NOx的去除活性降低.     

银/氧化铝催化乙醇选择性还原氮氧化物过程中典型中间体的吸附态研究

机动车污染物排放是我国大气复合污染形成的重要原因之一.尽管柴油车在我国机动车保有量中所占比例不到20%,但其排放的颗粒污染物(PM)和氮氧化物(NOx)分担率均超过60%.因此,控制柴油车尾气排放成为我国亟待解决的大气污染问题.目前,氨选择性催化还原NOx技术(NH3-SCR)已规模化应用于柴油车污染排放控制,出于安全性考虑,以尿素水溶液作为氨的来源.但NH3-SCR技术应用于柴油车尾气净化存在如下缺点：需要布建庞大的尿素添加基础设施、后处理系统复杂等.与此相反,以车载燃油为还原剂来源的HC-SCR技术可有效规避上述难题,展现了较好的应用前景.但是,直接以柴油为还原剂时, HC-SCR对NOx净化的效率还难以满足日益严格的排放法规的要求,因此需要深入研究HC选择性还原NOx的微观机制与构效关系,并以此为指导,发展以车载燃料为还原剂来源的高效净化NOx的新原理和新方法.已有的研究表明,银/氧化铝(Ag/Al2O3)具有优异的催化乙醇选择性还原NOx的能力,是最有希望应用于柴油车尾气NOx净化的催化剂-还原剂组合体系.鉴于此,本论文以Ag/Al2O3催化剂上乙醇-SCR反应为研究对象,以密度泛函理论计算方法(DFT)搭建了Ag/Al2O3催化剂的理论模型,考察了反应物乙醇(CH3CH2OH)、关键中间体(烯醇式物种CH2=CHO?和?NCO)在Ag/Al2O3催化剂上的吸附特征,采用电子态密度分析(DOS)研究了以上物种被活化的电子机制,以期甄别Ag/Al2O3催化乙醇选择性还原NOx的活性位结构,为高性能的HC-SCR催化剂设计提供指导.
　　依据化学态的不同, Ag/Al2O3催化剂上活性组分银可分为：高度分散的离子态(Ag+、在催化剂表面以Ag?O形式存在)、部分氧化团簇(Agnδ+)和金属颗粒银(Agn0),其中氧化态的银是催化乙醇选择性还原NOx的活性组分. Al2O3载体的主要暴露晶面为(110)和(100),在上述晶面上Al的配位状态存在明显差异,显著影响了银物种的锚定与分散,形成了具有不同键合特征的Ag?O?Al结构.基于对Al2O3暴露晶面上Al配位状态的分析,搭建了6种Ag?O?Al结构模型.结合Al MAS NMR对Ag/Al2O3实际催化剂的表征结果和理论模型吸附能的分析,获得了最为可能的两种Ag?O?Al结构： Ag?O?Altetra(AlO4)和Ag?O?Alocta(AlO6);前者为AgO与Al2O3(110)面Altrip位键合形成的特征结构(Al最终为四配位),后者系AgO锚定于Al2O3(100)面Alpenta位的能量最优结构(Al最终为六配位).
　　在Ag?O?Altetra上, Altetra位具有较强的酸性, Ag、Al原子轨道的杂化融合有利于电子转移;以上特性促进CH3CH2OH、CH2=CHO?、?NCO的吸附活化.在HC-SCR反应中,关键中间体?NCO通过与NOx直接反应可形成最终产物N2和CO2.可见,?NCO中N=C键的拉伸活化、断裂对上述反应的发生至关重要.由电子态密度分析可知, N=Cσ键能向Ag?O?Altetra中Altetra位转移电子,而Ag与Al的轨道融合能反馈电子到N=C π键;在这两种电子转移机制作用下,?NCO中的N=C键被最大程度弱化,有利其断裂,转化为最终产物N2和CO2.而Ag?O?Alocta上,并没有N=C键的活化拉伸,反而呈现出N=C键收缩趋势,不利于N=C键的断裂与最终产物的形成.由此推定, Ag?O?Altetra是Ag/Al2O3催化剂上HC-SCR反应的活性中心.     

银掺杂介孔氧化铝抗菌剂的一步合成与表征

以Al(NO_3)_3·9H_2O和AgNO_3为原料,采用水热法制备了介孔氧化铝纳米粒子(Mesoporous Al_2O_3NPs)和银掺杂介孔氧化铝纳米粒子(Mesoporous Ag/Al_2O_3NPs),通过X射线衍射(XRD)、场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)、X射线荧光光谱(XRF)、能量分散X射线衍射(EDX)和低温N2吸附-脱附等手段对产物进行了表征,通过最低抑菌浓度和抑菌圈实验研究了材料的抗菌性能.XRD分析表明在介孔Ag/Al_2O_3NPs中Al_2O_3是唯一结晶相,Ag掺杂后,介孔Ag/Al_2O_3NPs晶格常数和半高峰宽增大,晶面间距[(111),(400)和(440)面]减小.FE-SEM形貌分析表明掺杂后的介孔Ag/Al_2O_3NPs颗粒直径减小而孔径增大.EDX和XRF分析表明介孔Ag/Al_2O_3NPs中O/Al摩尔比为1.5,与Al_2O_3NPs中O/Al摩尔比相同.综合XRD和XRF分析结果认为,Ag进入介孔Al_2O_3晶格间隙形成间隙固溶体.低温N2吸附-脱附分析表明掺杂后的介孔Ag/Al_2O_3NPs比表面积、孔体积和孔径增大.曝气抗菌实验结果表明介孔Ag/Al_2O_3NPs的抗菌机理是活性氧和金属银的协同作用.介孔Ag/Al_2O_3NPs对革兰氏阴性菌(大肠杆菌)和革兰氏阳性菌(金黄色葡萄球菌)具有明显的抗菌效果,对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)均为80μg/m L,抑菌圈直径分别为26 mm和24 mm.     

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on anchored Co/Nb2O5/Al2O3 catalysts: the nature of the surface and the effect on chain growth

A series of Co/x%Nb2O5/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by anchoring niobia on an Al2O3 support at different niobia concentrations. Characterization of the structure and nature of surface active sites was attempted in order to correlate the CO hydrogenation activity of these systems with those of the Co/Al2O3 and Co/Nb2O5 catalysts. The effect of the reduction temperature on the CO hydrogenation activity and selectivity was studied, showing that interaction of cobalt and niobia surface species favored the selectivity for hydrocarbon chain growth. However, this effect is less pronounced on the niobia-promoted Co/Al2O3 compared to Co/Nb2O5 catalysts. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) results on Co/x%Nb2O5/Al2O3 showed prevailing amounts of Co2+ and Co3+ after calcination and reduction at 573 K, while, after reduction at 773 K, besides metallic cobalt, the Co2+ species still remains in contact with alumina, even for higher niobia loading. It seems that during this process formation and destruction of new interfaces involving Co0-NbOx sites takes place. Results suggest that Co0, Co0-Co2+, and Co0-NbOx are the active sites at the surface. The relative abundance of Co2+ species affects greatly the performance of the catalysts. DRIFTS and selectivity results suggest that these sites might be responsible for the reaction chain growth and therefore for the drastic change in the selectivity of CH4 and C5+ hydrocarbons mainly on the Co/Nb2O5 catalyst. DRIFTS results on Co/Nb2O5/Al2O3 showed the formation of -C=C- and -CH3- besides CHxO species. With increasing reduction temperature, the -C=C- species disappear while -CH3- fragments increased markedly, suggesting the formation of increasing amounts of hydrocarbons with higher chain length.     

Spectral reconstruction of surface adsorbed species using band-target entropy minimization. Application to CO and NO reaction over a Pt/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst using in situ DRIFT spectroscopy

The adsorption of NO and CO was studied on an alumina-supported platinum catalyst by in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). The temperature range was 50-160 degrees C and a wide variety of partial pressures was used. The band-target entropy minimization (BTEM) algorithm was applied to the DRIFTS data sets resulting in the pure component spectra of numerous species adsorbed on both the Pt (primarily a variety of Pt0-CO and Pt2+ -CO species) and alumina surface (i.e. nitrates, nitrites, bicarbonates, isocyanates) as well as gas-phase species. Thirty-one previously known species were identified as well as 6 new and previously unreported or previously unassigned spectra. The present results indicate that BTEM analysis of DRIFTS data is a very promising tool for the study of heterogeneous catalytic in situ spectroscopic data.     

Cl–改性对Ag/Al2O3催化剂结构及其催化C3H6-SCR和H2/C3H6-SCR反应性能的影响

以烯烃为还原剂的NOx选择性催化还原(HC-SCR)是重要的环境催化反应之一.Ag/Al2O3催化剂(SA)因在HC-SCR反应中表现高活性、高N2选择性及中等H2O和SO2耐受性等优点,而被广泛研究.SA催化剂中存在不同的Ag物种,包括孤立Ag+离子,带部分正电荷Agnδ+团簇和金属态Agn0团簇.文献研究结果表明,SA催化剂中Agnδ+团簇是催化HC-SCR反应的活性Ag物种,而Ag物种类型与Ag的负载量密切相关.因此文献中研究SA催化HC-SCR反应的结构-性能关系主要是通过改变Ag负载量来开展的,最优Ag负载量约为1％～2％.本文以Cl–改性的γ-Al2O3作为载体,采用传统的浸渍法制备了Ag/Al2O3-Cl催化剂(SA-Cl),通过XRD、TEM、H2-TPR、UV-Vis DRS以及XPS对催化剂进行了结构表征,并结合C3H6-SCR和H2/C3H6-SCR活性测试,建立催化剂结构-催化性能关系;同时利用原位傅里叶变换红外光谱(DRIFTS)和在线同步辐射单光子电离质谱(SVUV-PIMS)研究了SA催化HC-SCR的反应机理.结构表征结果表明,在SA催化剂中,Ag负载量的提高主要是增加了Agn0物种,而在SA-Cl催化剂中,Ag负载量的提高主要是增加了Agnδ+物种,因此Cl?改性能促进SA催化剂中Agnδ+物种的形成.活性测试结果表明,在相同Ag负载量下,SA-Cl催化剂表现出比SA催化剂更好的HC-SCR催化性能.Cl?改性对SA催化剂中Ag物种的调控作用和HC-SCR催化性能的促进作用随Ag负载量的增加变得更为明显.原位DRIFTS结果表明,γ-Al2O3载体(Al位点)是NO氧化形成硝酸盐物种的主要活性位点;Agnδ+物种催化丙烯适度氧化主要生成乙酸盐类物种,可以还原表面硝酸盐物种;而Agn0催化丙烯过度氧化主要生成羧酸盐类物种,进而生成CO2,不能还原表面硝酸盐物种.由此可见,Agnδ+是催化HC-SCR反应的活性Ag物种,而Agn0是催化烃类完全氧化反应的活性Ag物种;Cl–改性能有效促进Agnδ+的形成,进而提高HC-SCR催化反应活性.在线SVUV-PIMS结果检测到H2/C3H6-SCR反应中存在气态中间物种丙烯腈(CH2=CHCN).–CN和–NCO物种被认为是HC-SCR反应的关键中间物种,能够直接与气相NO+O2反应生成N2.因此,CH2=CHCN的存在说明HC-SCR反应涉及到气相反应机理.基于SA和SA-Cl催化剂,进一步研究了H2对C3H6-SCR低温活性的促进作用.结果表明,H2的促进作用是通过作用于Agnδ+物种,而不是通过Agn0物种来实现的;H2的引入有利于低温下强吸附硝酸盐物种的脱附或分解以及中间体向–NCO和–CN物种的转化,从而提高HC-SCR低温催化活性.综上,基于Cl–改性的Ag/Al2O3-Cl催化剂,本文成功证实了Agnδ+物种是催化HC-SCR反应的活性Ag物种,并结合原位DRIFTS在线SVUV-PIMS谱分别鉴定了催化反应表面中间物种和气相中间物种.这些结果加深了对SA催化HC-SCR反应构-效关系和反应机理的基础理解.     

Heterogeneous reactions of sulfur dioxide on typical mineral particles

The heterogeneous reaction of SO2 on Al2O3, CaO, TiO2, MgO, FeOOH, Fe2O3, MnO2, and SiO2, as well as authentic aerosol sample, was investigated by using a White Cell coupled with in situ-FTIR and Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS). Simultaneous observations of reactants and products were performed to obtain full information on the mechanism and kinetics of the reactions. SO2 was irreversibly adsorbed to form surface sulfite (SO3(2-)), bisulfite (HSO3(-)), and sulfate (SO4(2-)). The reactivity order of these particles is the following: FeOOH >Al2O3 > mixture > MgO > Fe2O3 > SiO2. Field-collected aerosol showed significant activity for the oxidation of SO2. The uptake coefficient of SO2 on Al2O3 with different acidity varied in the order of basic Al2O3 > neutral Al2O3 > acidic Al2O3. The surface-active oxygen and hydroxyl might be the key factors for the conversion of SO2 to SO4(2-). The faster reaction rate could be achieved with greater surface area on particles with the same mass. On the basis of the same surface area Fe2O3 could be most reactive in the reaction with SO2 compared with all other particles. The apparent rate constants were determined to be 1.35 x 10(-2) and 9.4 x 10(-3) for uptake on Al2O3 and MgO, respectively, which are the same as the results of other scientists.     

Bactericidal mechanism of Ag/Al2O3 against Escherichia coli

The bactericidal process of Ag/Al2O3 to Escherichia coli has been investigated to clarify the bactericidal mechanism. In SEM images, the configuration of E. coli cells contacting with the catalyst surface was quite different from that contacting with AgNO3 solution, which indicated that the Ag+ eluted from the catalyst did not play an important role in the bactericidal process. The bactericidal experiments strongly confirmed the contribution of multiform reactive oxygen species (ROS) (super oxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase as the scavengers for O2*- and H2O2, respectively) to bactericidal effect on the catalyst surface. Furthermore, the surface modification of Ag/Al2O3 by ultraviolet and formaldehyde influenced the bactericidal effect obviously, which not only confirmed the bactericidal mechanism of catalytic oxidation but also provided evidence for the synergistic effect between Ag and Al2O3 on the catalyst surface.     

Structure and dynamics of the interface between a Ag single crystal electrode and an aqueous electrolyte

The aim of this work is to elucidate the initial steps of the electrochemical oxidation of Ag(111) in alkaline electrolytes. We use electrochemical as well as ex situ (XPS) and in situ (SHG) spectroscopic techniques to reconstruct the Ag(111)/electrolyte interface as a complex dynamic entity. Moving in the direction from negative to positive potentials we first observe specific adsorption of hydroxide ions, which starts at ca. -1.1 V vs. Ag/Ag2O in 0.1 M NaOH. SHG data prove that hydroxide retains its negative charge. At -0.3 V oxidation of the surface sets in with the formation of negatively charged adsorbed oxygen species and Ag+ ions, which give rise to peaks at 528.2 +/- 0.2 eV and at 367.7 eV in the O 1s and the Ag 3d(5/2) XP spectra, respectively. Around -0.1 V the adlayer is transformed into an ordered surface oxide phase which grows via a nucleation and growth mechanism. Above the reversible Ag/Ag2O potential the 2D Ag(I) oxide transforms into a 3D Ag(I) oxide. The electrochemical oxidation is compared with the previously studied gas-phase process, demonstrating both remarkable similarities as well as some differences.     

硝酸铵对SO2在大气颗粒物表面气-粒转化影响的模拟研究

利用流动态的原位傅里叶变换红外漫反射光谱(DRIFTS)对含硝酸铵气溶胶(以α-Fe₂O₃为主模拟气溶胶)与SO₂的非均相反应进行了研究, 比较了硝酸铵与其它金属氧化物(CaO, MgO, α-Al₂O₃和SiO₂)与SO₂反应的情况.实验结果表明, 硝酸铵和α-Fe₂O₃混合颗粒物比硝酸铵和其它金属氧化物混合颗粒与SO₂反应的吸附系数高, 表明α-Fe₂O₃比其它金属氧化物催化能力变强.利用BET面积作为反应活性表面积, 发现含有6％(质量分数)NH₄NO₃的α-Fe₂O₃混合颗粒物与SO₂反应具有最高的比表面积吸附系数(γ_BET=2.42×10^-9), 比纯氧化铁的反应高了近1.8倍.而纯NH₄NO₃颗粒与SO₂不发生反应, 表明少量硝酸铵的存在在一定程度上提高了SO₂在气溶胶颗粒物表面转化成硫酸盐的能力. 本文还讨论了含硝酸铵气溶胶与SO₂的反应机制及其对大气环境的影响.     

Synergistic effect between NO2 and SO2 in their adsorption and reaction on gamma-alumina

Field measurements showed that there exists a correlation between nitrate and sulfate on mineral dust. In this work, the synergistic mechanism of adsorption and reaction between SO2 and NO2 on gamma-alumina was studied using in situ diffusion reflectance infrared Fourier spectroscopy (in situ DRIFTS) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD). The results revealed that the reaction pathway of NO2 adsorbed on alumina was altered in the presence of SO2. In the absence of SO2, nitrite was found to be an intermediate in the oxidation of NO2 to surface nitrate species. However, in the presence of SO2, the formation of nitrite was inhibited and a new intermediate, dinitrogen tetraoxide (N2O4), was observed. On the other hand, surface tetravalent sulfur species S(IV), including bisulfite and sulfite, were oxidized to sulfate in air condition when NO2 was present. The atmospheric implication of this synergistic effect was also discussed.     

Synergistic reaction between SO2 and NO2 on mineral oxides: a potential formation pathway of sulfate aerosol

Sulfate is one of the most important aerosols in the atmosphere. A new sulfate formation pathway via synergistic reactions between SO(2) and NO(2) on mineral oxides was proposed. The heterogeneous reactions of SO(2) and NO(2) on CaO, α-Fe(2)O(3), ZnO, MgO, α-Al(2)O(3), TiO(2), and SiO(2) were investigated by in situ Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (in situ DRIFTS) at ambient temperature. Formation of sulfate from adsorbed SO(2) was promoted by the coexisting NO(2), while surface N(2)O(4) was observed as the crucial oxidant for the oxidation of surface sulfite. This process was significantly promoted by the presence of O(2). The synergistic effect between SO(2) and NO(2) was not observed on other mineral particles (such as CaCO(3) and CaSO(4)) probably due to the lack of the surface reactive oxygen sites. The synergistic reaction between SO(2) and NO(2) on mineral oxides resulted in the formation of internal mixtures of sulfate, nitrate, and mineral oxides. The change of mixture state will affect the physicochemical properties of atmospheric particles and therefore further influence their environmental and climate effects.