以介孔分子筛为金属催化剂载体制备纳米碳管

 以不同的介孔分子筛作为金属催化剂载体,对催化合成纳米碳管进行了系统的研究,讨论了反应条件对纳米碳管纯度和产量的影响. 结果表明,不同的介孔分子筛对金属活性中心的形成、碳组分的扩散、纳米碳管的管径及形态均有明显的影响. 此外,金属的种类、状态和含量也影响纳米碳管的合成. 探索了合成高产量纳米碳管的条件,并对介孔分子筛上生长纳米碳管的特点进行了讨论.     

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by catalytic pyrolysis method with Feitknecht compound as precursor of NiZnAl catalyst

Carbon nanotubes are synthesized by catalytic pyrolysis method with a kind of new type catalyst--nickel-zinc-alumina catalyst prepared from Feitknecht compound. Tubular carbon nanotubes, bamboo-shaped carbon naotubes, herringbone carbon nanotubues and branched carbon nanotubes are all found formed at moderate temperature. It is important for the formation of quasi-liquid state of the metal nanoparticles at the tip of carbon naotubes during the growth of carbon nanotubes to lead to different kinds of carbon nanotubes. It is likely that the addition of zinc make the activity of nickel catalyst after calcinations and reduction changed strangely.     

过渡金属氧化物和金属负载型沸石催化剂上合成 纳米碳管及其表征

采用气相催化沉积法催化合成纳米碳管,比较了不同金属氧化物和金属负载型沸石催化剂以及不同分子筛载体对合成纳米碳管的影响,并用TEM,XRD表征其形貌和结晶度,用DTA-TG考察了纳米碳管的热和稳定性。实验结果表明纳米碳管的形成除了与金属种类有关外,还直接与催化剂的颗粒大小和分散状态有关。粒径在20nm左右的不规则形状的纳米粒子是形成纳米碳管的活性组分,非负载和负载型的催化剂均表明活性组分的粒径与纳米碳管的管径有一定的对应关系。化学提纯后能得到高纯度的纳米碳管;其管壁具有较好的石墨化结构,在空气中的热稳定性大于400℃,而在氮气中能维持到1200℃以上。     

纳米CaCO3负载过渡金属CVD法制备多壁碳纳米管的研究

以纳米碳酸钙粉体为载体,用浸渍法制备了可用于化学气相沉积(CVD)法制备碳纳米管的高产率催化剂.应用FESEM,HRTEM,TEM,XRD和激光拉曼谱对产物进行了表征.结果表明,由于纳米碳酸钙具有较大的比表面积,可高密度地承载催化剂活性组分.在碳纳米管生长初期,处于缓慢分解状态的纳米碳酸钙才能有效地起到载体作用,且反应温度为700～750℃时,碳纳米管的产率较高.Fe-Co双金属催化剂在700℃,催化生长60min后,可增重10倍,而且产物中无定形碳含量极少.纳米碳酸钙载体易于提纯,用质量分数为30%的硝酸超声提纯粗产品1h,可使纯度提高到97%,且不破坏碳纳米管结构.     

Effect of catalyst mass on CVD synthesis of carbon nanotubes

Method for obtaining carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition on metal oxide catalysts produced by the reaction of transition metal nitrates with glycine was considered. The process of synthesis of carbon nanotubes was experimentally studied at various reaction durations, temperatures, and amounts of a catalyst. It was found that the ash content of the product and the content of impurities depend on the amount of a catalyst. A reactor design raising the output capacity of the process for synthesis of carbon nanotubes is suggested.     

碳纳米管担载CuCoCe催化剂催化合成气制低碳醇的性能

以碳纳米管为载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了一系列Cu Co Ce催化剂,考察了碳纳米管长度及羧基官能团对该系列催化剂催化合成气制低碳醇反应性能的影响;采用X射线衍射(XRD)、氮气吸附-脱附、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对催化剂进行了结构和性能表征.实验结果表明,以含有羧基官能团的、长度为0.5~2μm的碳纳米管为载体时,催化剂的低碳醇时空收率最高,达到783.72mg·gcat-1·h-1,醇产物中C2+醇选择性达到82.71%.研究结果表明,短纳米管有利于活性金属进入碳纳米管内部,并促使活性组分分散均匀,这对CO转化率和低碳醇时空收率的提高有显著作用;碳纳米管上羧基官能团的存在促进了金属与金属、金属与载体之间的相互作用,从而使醇产物中C2+醇选择性明显提高.     

Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds Catalyzed by Metal/Metal Oxide‐Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

Metal/metal oxide‐decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs ) have been found to be effective over various catalysts because of the synergistic, hybrid, physical, and chemical properties of such nanotubes. These properties make them highly active catalytic tools with excellent chemoselectivity, low catalyst loading, and high recyclability of the catalyst. Here, we discuss some recent findings related to the following topics: (1) synthesis of metal/metal oxide‐decorated MWCNTs , (2) characterization techniques of heterogeneous nanocomposites, and (3) application of these metal/metal oxide nanocomposites for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. This review emphasizes the main requirements for developing new nanocomposites for the synthesis of pharmaceutically important heterocycles.     

Low‐Temperature Growth of Carbon Nanotubes Catalyzed by Sodium‐Based Ingredients

Synthesis of low‐dimensional carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a key driver for achieving advances in energy storage, computing, and multifunctional composites, among other applications. Here, we report high‐yield thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthesis of CNTs catalyzed by reagent‐grade common sodium‐containing compounds, including NaCl, NaHCO₃, Na₂CO₃, and NaOH, found in table salt, baking soda, and detergents, respectively. Coupled with an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction to crack acetylene at reduced temperatures, Na‐based nanoparticles have been observed to catalyze CNT growth at temperatures below 400 °C. Ex situ and in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) reveal unique CNT morphologies and growth characteristics, including a vaporizing Na catalyst phenomenon that we leverage to create CNTs without residual catalyst particles for applications that require metal‐free CNTs. Na is shown to synthesize CNTs on numerous substrates, and as the first alkali group metal catalyst demonstrated for CNT growth, holds great promise for expanding the understanding of nanocarbon synthesis.     

Patterning catalyst via inkjet printing to grow single-walled carbon nanotubes

We demonstrated a method to pattern catalyst via inkjet printing to grow SWNTs, using metal salt solutions as the inks and an ordinary office-use printer. We printed water solutions of cobalt acetate on hydrophilic Si substrates and grew high quality SWNT films.     

Enhanced methane decomposition over transition metal-based tri-metallic catalysts for the production of COx free hydrogen

In this study, COx-free hydrogen production via methane decomposition was studied over Cu–Zn-promoted tri-metallic Ni–Co–Al catalysts. The catalysts have been prepared by the constant pH co-precipitation method, and the nominal Ni metal loading was fixed at 50 wt % along with other metals at 10 wt% each. The catalyst activity for methane decomposition reaction was examined in a reactor between 400 °C and 700 °C and at atmospheric pressure. Different techniques such as N₂-physisorption, X-ray diffraction, H₂-TPR SEM, TEM, ICP-MS, TGA, and Raman spectroscopy were applied to characterize the catalysts. The relation between the catalyst composition and their catalytic activity has been investigated. The controlled synthesis has resulted in a series of catalysts with a high surface area. Ni–Co–Cu–Zn–Al was the most active and productive catalyst. Various characterizations indicate that the promotional effects of Cu–Zn interaction were the critical factor in catalysts' activity and stability. Ni–Co–Cu–Zn catalyst gave the highest methane conversion of 85% at 700 °C. Zn addition improves the stability of the catalyst by retaining the active metal size during the decomposition reaction. The catalyst was active for 80 h of stability study. The rapid deactivation of the Ni–Co catalyst was due to the sintering of the catalyst at 650 °C. Moreover, carbon species accumulated during the methane decomposition reaction depend on the catalysts' composition. Zn promotes the growth of reasonably long and thin carbon nanotubes, whereas the diameter of carbon nanotubes on unpromoted catalysts was large.     

Bulk production of multi-wall carbon nanotube bundles on sol–gel prepared catalyst

A method to grow multi-wall carbon nanotube bundles in a high yield (weighing over 15 times the catalyst) is developed and a plausible explanation for the formation and high yield of the bundles is suggested. The Co–Mo–Mg–O catalyst used in the experiment is prepared by a sol–gel technique, molybdenum being doped into the catalyst through oxidation and diffusion at 750 °C. Small changes to the catalyst preparation lead to the growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). Our work is an exploitation of the high performance of the solid catalyst in the synthesis of novel nanomaterials.     

多壁碳纳米管的制备及改性处理

用自制的镍 硅二元气凝胶作催化剂,合成了多壁碳纳米管.甲烷在680℃催化裂解120min,再升温至800℃继续裂解20min,得到多壁碳纳米管.TEM、HRTEM和Raman光谱分析表明,所得多壁碳纳米管与高定向石墨具有相似的层状结构,其管径分布均匀,约15～30nm左右,长径比大,管端封闭,并含有金属催化剂粒子;采用不同方法改性处理,发现经过稀硝酸浸泡和空气氧化处理后,能去除碳管中金属催化剂,同时碳纳米管管长变短,端帽开口,能有效利用内表面,比表面积增大.     

Improvement of Fe/MgO catalysts by calcination for the growth of single- and double-walled carbon nanotubes

Calcination at 900-1000 degrees C for 8-12 h of an Fe/MgO catalyst prepared by impregnation was found to result in a uniform MgFe2O4/MgO solid solution that showed a successful settling of well-dispersed iron species into the MgO lattice. During methane reduction, many iron-containing particles with a diameter of about 4 nm were formed on the catalyst surface to provide numerous active sites for the growth of single- and double-walled carbon nanotubes. There was a significant improvement of the Fe/MgO catalyst that resulted in a high yield of impurity-free nanotubes. Using C2H4 cracking at 600 degrees C and transmission electron microscope observations, the Fe species distribution in the catalysts and microscope images of nanotube growth were described in detail. H2 reduction of the calcined Fe/MgO catalyst was found to cause the formation of iron layers on the catalyst surface, which resulted in the growth of only carbon layers. The results are useful for understanding changes in the metal species distribution in the catalysts and the nanotube growth mechanism, and they provide a simple method to improve Fe/MgO catalysts.     

A reevaluation of the correlation between the synthesis parameters and structure and properties of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes(NCNTs) were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition using cobaltbased oxides as catalyst and ethylenediamine(EDA) as carbon/nitrogen precursor. The influence of growth time,EDA concentration and growth temperature on the morphology,yield,composition,graphitization and oxidation resistance of the NCNTs was systematically investigated by using Raman spectroscopy,temperature-programmed oxidation and other techniques. The NCNT growth from ethylenediamine with a high N/C ratio involves several processes including mainly(1) catalytic growth of NCNTs,(2) homogeneous gas-phase decomposition of EDA,(3) non-catalytic deposition of pyrolytic carbon/nitrogen species and(4)surface etching of amorphous carbon or carbon at defect sites through gasification. At a later growth stage the etching process appears to be dominating,leading to the thinning of nanotubes and the decrease of yield.Moreover,the surface etching through carbon gasification strongly influences the structure and degree of graphitization of NCNTs.     

Simple Dip-Coating Process for the Synthesis of Small Diameter Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes-Effect of Catalyst Composition and Catalyst Particle Size on Chirality and Diameter

We report on a dip-coating method to prepare catalyst particles (mixture of iron and cobalt) with a controlled diameter distribution on silicon wafer substrates by changing the solution's concentration and withdrawal velocity. The size and distribution of the prepared catalyst particles were analyzed by atomic force microscopy. Carbon nanotubes were grown by chemical vapor deposition on the substrates with the prepared catalyst particles. By decreasing the catalyst particle size to below 10 nm, the growth of carbon nanotubes can be tuned from few-walled carbon nanotubes, with homogeneous diameter, to highly pure single-walled carbon nanotubes. Analysis of the Raman radial breathing modes, using three different Raman excitation wavelengths (488, 633, and 785 nm), showed a relatively broad diameter distribution (0.8-1.4 nm) of single-walled carbon nanotubes with different chiralities. However, by changing the composition of the catalyst particles while maintaining the growth parameters, the chiralities of single-walled carbon nanotubes were reduced to mainly four different types, (12, 1), (12, 0), (8, 5), and (7, 5), accounting for about 70% of all nanotubes.     

The optimization of the procedure for the preparation of nanotubes under self-propagating high-temperature synthesis conditions: The influence of catalysts and reagents

The conditions of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis in a powdered sodium carbonate-magnesium mixture optimum for the preparation of the largest amount of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were studied. The yield of nanotubes and nanofibers was weakly sensitive to the selection of the amount of a catalyst. The yield of nanotubes ceased to increase noticeably at a relative catalyst content higher than 10 wt %. For the first time, the self-propagating high-temperature reaction was performed with an iron-nickel catalyst in a limestone-magnesium mixture, that is, with the cheapest powdered reagent containing carbon. The reaction produced a small number of CNTs and nanofibers; cubic crystals, predominantly of MgO, were also observed.     

A growth mechanism for carbon nanotubes using metal oxides as catalysts

Metal oxides have only recently begun to be used as catalysts for the growth of carbon nanotubes. Here, we propose a new model for the growth of carbon nanotubes, based on the intra‐granular charge transfer transition and the lattice strain of the catalyst nanoparticles. This is supported by results obtained from the doped metal oxides like samarium doped zinc oxide (SmZnO) and terbium doped zinc oxide (TbZnO). The intragranular charge transfer transition is believed to be responsible for the dissociation of the hydrocarbon molecules. The lattice strain of the catalyst nanoparticles appears to be responsible for the diffusion of carbon atoms through the catalyst particles.     

Thermogravimetric analysis of synthesis variation effects on CVD generated multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Changes in the thermogravimetrically determined oxidation behaviors of CVD-grown multiwalled carbon nanotubes with varying synthesis conditions are examined. Catalyst type and synthesis temperature are found to have a measurable impact upon nanotube stability, suggesting differing levels of crystalline perfection in the resulting nanotubes. The results provide evidence showing the catalytic effects of nanotube catalyst particles and their oxides upon the oxidation of nanotube carbon and graphite. The significance of thermogravimetric analysis as a characterization tool for carbon nanotubes is discussed.     

催化剂对纳米聚团床法制备的纳米碳材料形貌的影响

 在纳米聚团床中用催化化学气相沉积法批量制备了碳纳米管，研\r\n究了过渡金属催化剂对碳纳米管形貌和产量的影响．实验结果表明，含\r\n铁催化剂的活性较低，产率较低，但产品质量较好；含镍催化剂的活性\r\n较高，产率较高，但产品质量较差；在钴催化剂作用下发现了一种新型\r\n的针状纳米碳材料．用含载体较少的铁催化剂可以得到纯度较高且微观\r\n结构较好的碳纳米管，但产率较低；不含任何载体的纯镍催化剂则不能\r\n得到碳纳米管．适宜的催化剂组成、催化剂活性点的均匀分布和裂解速\r\n度的控制等构成了纳米聚团床大批量制备碳纳米管技术的关键．     

Effect of zinc added to the Co/Al2O3 catalyst on the formation of carbon nanofilaments from methane and butadiene-1,3

The dynamics of carbon nanofilament growth from methane and butadiene-1,3 on Co-Zn/Al₂O₃ catalysts have been studied in the temperature range 500–750°C. The rate-limiting step in the growth of nanofilaments from butadiene is carbon atom diffusion through the bulk of the metal particle. In the case of methane, the process is controlled by one of the stages of hydrocarbon decomposition on the metal particle. The structure and morphology of the nanofilaments (composites) forming by the carbide cycle mechanism on fine zinc-promoted cobalt particles have been studied by electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The morphology and crystallographic properties of the nanofilaments depend on the ratio of the hydrocarbon decomposition rate (which is determined by the nature of the hydrocarbon) to the rate at which carbon atoms diffuse from their formation sites to the nanofilament formation sites (which is determined by the nature of the metal particle and by the carbon diffusion coefficient in the particle bulk). The properties of the resulting carbon nanofilaments can be controlled by varying the nature of the hydrocarbon to be decomposed and the reaction temperature and by introducing another metal into the cobalt particles.