Activity Enhancement of Pt/Ba/Al2O3 Mixed with Mn/Ba/Al2O3 for NOx Storage-reduction by Hydrogen

The storage and reduction of nitrogen oxides has attracted much attention as an efficient way to reduce NOx emission of lean-burn gasoline and diesel engines1-5. At present, NOx storage and reduction (NSR) catalysts based on Pt and Ba have been extensivel…     

Catalytic Combustion of Methane over CO1-xMgxO/Al2O3/FeCrAl Monolithic Catalysts

A series of CoxMgxO/Al2O3/FeCrAl catalysts （x=0-1） were prepared. The structures of the catalysts were characterized using XRD, SEM, and TPR analyses. The catalytic activity of the catalysts for methane combustion was evaluated in a continuous flow microreactor. The results indicated that the active washcoats adhered well on the FeCrAl foils. The phases in the catalysts were Co--xMgxO solid solutions, α-Al2O3, and γ-Al2O3. The surface particle size of the catalysts varied with variations in the molar ratios of Co to Mg. The Co component of the Co1_xMgxO/Al2O3/FeCrAl catalysts played an important role in the catalytic activity for methane combustion. In the Co1-xMgxO/AluO3/FeCrAl series catalyst （x=0.2-0.8）, the catalytic activity in terms of x was in the order of 0.5〉0.2〉0.8 under the experimental conditions. The presence of Mg in these catalysts could promote the thermal stability to a large extent. There were strong interactions between the Co1-xMgxO oxides and the AluO3/FeCrAl supports.     

Sulfation and Desulfation Mechanisms on Pt–BaO/Al2O3 NOx Storage-Reduction (NSR) Catalysts

NO_x storage-reduction (NSR) catalyst is regarded as the promising solution to effectively remove NO_x emitted from lean-burn engines. However, sulfur poisoning remains the big obstacle for NSR technology to overcome. Here fundamental studies on NSR catalyst, especially focusing on the various characteristics of sulfur poisoning and regeneration mechanism, were reviewed. Various aspects of sulfation mechanism such as the roles of Pt and Ba, and the types of sulfate species were investigated. It was found that the desulfation of barium sulfate with H₂ resulted in the transformation into barium oxide (BaO) or barium sulfide (BaS) depending on the amount of barium loading and the sulfur loading, based on the combined temperature programmed reaction with hydrogen, Sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy and time-resolved X-ray diffraction results. H₂O played a critical role in converting BaS into BaO, thus promoting the desulfation by producing the additional H₂S. The overall sulfation and desulfation scheme was proposed by integrating the results obtained in this study.     

Pt/Co3O4/3DOM Al2O3：甲苯燃烧的高效催化剂

与硫氧化物、氮氧化物、一氧化碳以及悬浮颗粒一样,大部分挥发性有机物(VOCs)污染大气环境.控制 VOCs排放有多种方法,其中催化氧化法是一种有效技术,关键在于获得高效催化剂.
　　近年来,负载过渡金属和贵金属催化剂因具有比单纯负载贵金属和单纯负载过渡金属氧化物更好的催化性能而备受关注.在负载贵金属催化剂中,高比表面积载体负载 Pt, Pd或 Rh催化剂得到广泛而深入的研究,尽管这些催化剂成本较高,但是其对 VOCs氧化反应显示了很高的低温催化活性.众所周知,催化活性取决于贵金属和 VOCs的种类,不同负载贵金属催化剂对特定反应会表现出不同的催化活性.负载 Pt催化剂对长链碳氢化合物和芳香族化合物氧化反应表现出更高的活性.相对于负载贵金属催化剂,负载过渡金属氧化物催化剂不仅具有良好的氧化活性,而且价格低廉.迄今已发现许多过渡金属氧化物(如 Co3O4, Cr2O3和 MnO2等)对典型 VOCs氧化反应具有催化活性,其中 Co3O4的催化活性尤为突出.研究表明, Co3O4的性质和分散度是决定其性能的关键因素,制备方法、载体性质和过渡金属氧化物负载量对 Co3O4的物化性质具有重要影响,而且在负载 Pt催化剂中添加金属氧化物能改善其催化性能.尽管多孔氧化铝是一种常用的载体材料,但目前尚无文献报道三维有序大孔-介孔氧化铝负载 Co3O4和 Pt纳米粒子催化剂的制备及其对甲苯氧化反应的催化性能.
　　本文采用聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯微球胶晶模板法、等体积浸渍法和聚乙烯醇保护的硼氢化钠还原法制备了三维有序大孔-介孔(3DOM Al2O3)负载 Co3O4和 Pt (xPt/yCo3O4/3DOM Al2O3, Pt的质量分数(x%)为0-1.4%, Co3O4的质量分数(y%)为0-9.2%)纳米催化剂.通过电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱、X射线衍射、氮气吸附-脱附、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、选区电子衍射、X射线光电子能谱及氢气程序升温还原等技术表征了催化剂的物化性质,利用固定床微型石英反应器评价了催化剂对甲苯氧化反应的催化活性.结果表明,xPt/yCo3O4/3DOMAl2O3催化剂具有多级孔结构(大孔孔径为180–200 nm,介孔孔径为4–6 nm),比表面积为94?102 m2/g.粒径为18.3 nm的 Co3O4纳米粒子和粒径为2.3?2.5 nm的 Pt纳米粒子均匀分散在3DOM Al2O3表面.在xPt/yCo3O4/3DOM Al2O3催化剂中,1.3Pt/8.9Co3O4/3DOM Al2O3拥有最高的 Oads浓度、最好的低温还原性和最高的甲苯氧化反应催化活性(当空速为20000mL g–1 h–1时,甲苯转化率达90%的反应温度为160oC).基于催化剂的活性数据和结构表征,我们认为,1.3Pt/8.9Co3O4/3DOM Al2O3优异的催化性能与其高分散的 Pt纳米粒子、高的 Oads浓度、好的低温还原性、Pt和 Co3O4纳米粒子间的强相互作用以及多级孔结构相关.     

Catalytic Combustion of Methane over MnOx／ZrO2-Al2O3 Catalysts

MnOx/Al2O3 and MnOx/ZrO2-Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation of Mn(CH3COO)2 on the corresponding supports, followed by the characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD). temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and BET surface area techniques. The result shows the BET surface area of ZrO2-Al2O3 is lower than that of Al2O3 due to the loading of ZrO2.However tile resulted MnOx/ZrO2-Al2O3 catalyst exhibits higher activity for methane combustion than MnOx/Al2O3, because the addition of ZrO2 onto Al2O3 is beneficial for the dispersion of Mn species and the improvement of the lattice oxygen activity in MnOx. subsequently the activation of methane during combustion. The optimum loading of Zr in MnOx/ZrO2-Al2O3 is in the range of 5%-10% correlated with the calcination temperatures of catalyst supports.     

Low Temperature Catalytic Combustion of Ethanol over Pt/γ-Al_2O_3/Ce_xZr_(1-x)O_2 Honeycomb Catalysts

It has been found that the catalytic activity toward the decomposition of ethanol in a fix bed reactor can be greatly improved by loading Pt on the surface of CexZr1-xO2. In this study, we have investigated the effects of different x of Pt/γ-Al2O3/CexZr1-xO2 on the catalytic activity of catalysts. The prepared catalysts were characterized by BET, XRD, and TPR. The BET surface areas of the catalysts decreased with x decreasing. XRD results reveal that deposited Pt dispersed on the CexZr1-xO2 and γ-Al2O3 matrix. The order of catalytic activities is Pt/y-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2＞Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.25Zr0.75O2＞Pt/γ-Al2O2/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2＞Pt/y-Al2O3/CeO2＞Pt/γ-Al2O3/ZrO2. Among the catalysts, the reduction peak area of Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 is the largest and the oxygen mobility is noticeably pro-moted, which is in good harmony with the catalytic activity. Incorporation of ZrO2 into the CeO2 lattice considerably decreases the destruction temperature for ethanol. Based on these observations, the mechanistic role of oxygen mo-bility in the oxidation reaction has been suggested.     

Selective Oxidation of CO in Excess H2 over Ru/Al2O3 Catalysts Modified with Metal Oxide

The Ru/Al_2O_3 catalysts modified with metal oxide(K_2O and La_2O_3)were prepared via incipient wetness impregnation method from RuCl_3·nH_2O mixed with nitrate loading on Al_2O3 support. The activity of catalysts was evaluated under simulative conditions for the preferential oxidation of CO (CO-PROX)from the hydrogen-rich gas streams produced by reforming gas,and the performances of catalysts were investigated by XRD and TPR.The results showed that the activity temperature of the modified catalysts Ru-K_2O/Al_2O3 and Ru-La_2O_3/Al_2O_3 were lowered approximately 30℃compared with pure Ru/Al_2O_3,and the activity temperature range was widened.The conversion of CO on Ru-K_2O/Al_2O_3 and Ru-La_2O_3/Al_2O_3 was above 99% at 140-160℃,suitable to remove CO in a hydrogen-rich gas and the selectivity of Ru-La_2O_3/Al_2O_3 was higher than that of Ru-K_2O/Al_2O_3 in the active temperature range. Slight methanation reaction was detected at 220℃and above.     

Effect of Al2O3 Binder on the Precipitated Iron-Based Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

A series of iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalysts incorporated with Al2O3 binder were prepared by the combination of co-precipitation and spray drying technology. The catalyst samples were characterized by using N2 physical adsorption, temperature-programmed reduc-tion/desorption (TPR/TPD) and Mossbauer effect spectroscopy (MES) methods. The characterization results indicated that the BET surface area increases with increasing Al2O3 content and passes through a maximum at the Al2O3/Fe ratio of 10/100 (weight basis). After the point, it decreases with further increase in Al2O3 content. The incorporation of AI2O3 binder was found to weaken the surface basicity and suppress the reduction and carburization of iron-based catalysts probably due to the strong K-Al2O3 and Fe-Al2O3 interactions. Furthermore, the H2 adsorption ability of the catalysts is enhanced with increasing Al2O3 content. The FTS performances of the catalysts were tested in a slurry-phase continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) under the reaction conditions of 260℃, 1.5 MPa, 1000 h-1 and molar ratio of H2/CO 0.67 for 200 h. The results showed that the addition of small amounts of Al2O3 affects the activity of iron-based catalysts to a little extent. However, with further increase of Al2O3 content, the FTS activity and water gas shift reaction (WGS) activity are decreased severely. The addition of appropriate Al2O3 do not affect the product selectivity, but the catalysts incorporated with large amounts of Al2O3 have higher selectivity for light hydrocarbons and lower selectivity for heavy hydrocarbons.     

Tungsten Promoted Ni／Al2O3 Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane to Synthesis Gas

A series of tungsten promoted alumina supported nickel catalysts has been prepared for the carbon diox-ide reforming of methane to synthesis gas. The catalysts have been characterized by means of XRD, TEM,and Laser Raman spectroscopy. It is shown that the addition of tungsten to the nickel catalyst can stabilize the catalyst and increase the resistance to carbon deposition. Adding a suitable amount of tungsten can also increase the catalyst activity to be close to that of supported noble metal catalysts. The carburisation of the tungsten modified nickel catalyst decreases the catalyst activity at lower reaction temperatures (＜1123K),but has no effect on the catalyst performance at higher reaction temperatures. The alumina supported nickel catalyst modified by 0. 67% (mass fraction) WO3 has the equivalent equilibrium constant of the dry reforming reaction to that of alumina supported 5% (mass fraction) Ru at 873 K, and also has a lower activation energy for dry reforming than the latter.     

Application of Fe2O3/Al2O3 Composite Particles as Oxygen Carrier of Chemical Looping Combustion

Chemical looping combustion (CLC) of carbonaceous compounds has been proposed, in the past decade, as an efficient method for CO2 capture without cost of extra energy penalties. The technique involves the use of a metal oxide as an oxygen carrier that transfers oxygen from combustion air to fuels. The combustion is carried out in a two-step process: in the fuel reactor, the fuel is oxidized by a metal oxide, and in the air reactor, the reduced metal is oxidized back to the original phase. The use of iron oxide as an oxygen carrier has been investigated in this article. Particles composed of 80 wt% Fe2O3, together with Al2O3 as binder, have been prepared by impregnation methods. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis reveals that Fe2O3 does not interact with the Al2O3 binder after multi-cycles. The reactivity of the oxygen carrier particles has been studied in twenty-cycle reduction-oxidation tests in a thermal gravimetrical analysis (TGA) reactor. The components in the outlet gas have been analyzed. It has been observed that about 85% of CH4 converted to CO2 and H2O during most of the reduction periods. The oxygen carrier has kept quite a high reactivity in the twenty-cycle reactions. In the first twenty reaction cycles, the reaction rates became slightly higher with the number of cyclic reactions increasing, which was confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) test results. The SEM analysis revealed that the pore size inside the particle had been enlarged by the thermal stress during the reaction, which was favorable for diffusion of the gaseous reactants into the particles. The experimental results suggested that the Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier was a promising candidate for a CLC system.     

稀燃NOx储存－还原催化剂*

NO_x 储存-还原（NSR）技术是最有前景的稀燃氮氧化物消除技术,自从日本丰田公司1996年首次提出NOx 储存还原这一概念后,一直受到研究者的广泛关注。本文综述了近十余年来NSR催化剂（PBA型、水滑石型、钙钛矿型）的研究进展,重点概述了目前比较公认的NO_x储存－还原的反应路径,以及NSR催化剂的失活机制,包括H₂O和CO₂的负面影响,热失活和硫中毒问题,最后展望了NO_x 储存还原技术未来的发展趋势。     

低温下Pt/Al_2O_3和Pd/Al_2O_3光辅助乙二醇水相重整制氢研究

采用浸渍还原法制备了氧化铝负载的Pt和Pd纳米颗粒催化剂,用于光辅助乙二醇水相重整制氢反应。结果表明,光照能够有效降低乙二醇水相重整制氢的活化能,Pt/Al_2O_3比Pd/Al_2O_3具有更高的H_2转换频率(TOF)和更低的CO选择性。采用XRD、TEM、UV-vis等技术对催化剂的结构和形貌进行了表征,原位漫反射红外光谱(DRIFTS)表明,光照能促进乙二醇分子O-H键的断裂。理论计算表明,Pt/Al_2O_3催化乙二醇重整制氢反应产物中较低的CO选择性主要归因于CO在Pt表面较小的反应能垒,能够较快与H_2O解离的O反应生成CO_2。     

Sulfuration of Pt/Al2O3, Pt?Re/Al2O3 and Pt?Ir/Al2O3 catalysts

Three reforming catalysts Pt/Al₂O₃, Pt–Ir/Al₂O₃ and Pt–Re/Al₂O₃ have been sulfurated by H₂S and tested by their activities in benzene hydrogenation. By treatment at 500°C under hydrogen flow only a part of the initial activity of the non-sulfurated catalyst is retained. So only a part of the adsorbed sulfur is easily removed in these conditions. The remaining sulfur for each of the catalysts (Pt/Al₂O₃, Pt–Ir/Al₂O₃ and Pt–Re/Al₂O₃) gives the same atomic ratio of 0.5 sulfur atom per accessible metallic atom.

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Pt/Al₂O₃, Pt–Ir/Al₂O₃ Pt–Pe/Al₂O₃ . 500°C H₂ . . ., . (Pt/Al₂O₃, Pt–Ir/Al₂O₃ Pt–Pe/Al₂O₃) 0,5.

     

NOx储存-还原催化剂Pt-Pd/BaO/TiAlO的制备及其抗硫性能

采用共沉淀-浸渍法制备了新型催化剂Pt-Pd/BaO/TiAlO,通过对催化剂进行NOx吸附储存实验、有硫(SO2)和无硫情况下的NOx储存-还原循环实验以及程序升温脱附、程序升温还原、N2吸附-脱附和X射线衍射等表征分析,考察了该催化剂的储存NOx性能以及抗硫性能.结果表明,在Pt-Pd/BaO/TiAlO中,复合氧化物TiAlO为储存NOx的组分兼载体,Ti和Al原子比为1∶2时,储存NOx能力最大;BaO(4%)作为助剂不但增加了催化剂的热稳定性,还提高了其储存NOx的能力.与Pt/BaO/γ-Al2O3相比,Pt-Pd/BaO/TiAlO具有良好的抗硫性能.Pt-Pd/BaO/TiAlO上吸附形成的硫化物稳定性较差,易被还原脱除,这是其抗硫性能良好的原因之一.     

铌改性的Pd/Al2O3催化剂催化苯燃烧反应简

采用浸渍法制备了Nb改性的Pd/Al2O3催化剂,考察了该催化剂催化苯燃烧反应性能,并研究了催化剂的稳定性. 结果表明,Nb的添加明显提高了Pd/Al2O3催化剂性能,在195 ℃时苯转化率达到90%,苯的完全燃烧温度降低了40 ℃. 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、H2 程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、NH3程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)和氮气吸附等手段对催化剂进行了表征,结果表明,Nb的加入不仅提高了Pd物种的分散度,同时改变了部分Pd的价态,形成适宜反应的PdO-Pd物种,并促进了催化剂表面氧浓度的增加,使氧物种氧化能力增强,从而提高了催化性能. 1%Pd-5%Nb/Al2O3催化剂的催化活性高于2.0%Pd/Al2O3催化剂.     

碳纳米管负载的Fe2O3催化剂制备

Carbon nanotubes were modified by FeSO₄-H₂O₂ system, iron hydroxides were adsorbed on the wall of carbon nanotubes simultaneously. These precursors were treated at 723K for 2 h under hydrogen, nitrogen and air atmosphere to prepare carbon nanotubes supported γ-Fe₂O₃catalyst, γ-Fe₂O₃and α-Fe₂O₃compound catalyst and amorphous Fe₂O₃catalyst, respectively. This is green method to prepare high Fe₂O₃loading (≥50 %) catalyst without adding other cation. The different structures Fe₂O₃catalysts can be synthesized by controlling the condition of thermal treatment to content active phase requirements for different catalytic reactions. The paper presents a new method to prepare carbon nanotubes supported catalysts.     

Thermal Stability of Pt/Al2O3 Catalysts Prepared by Sol-Gel

A series of Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared using a sol-gel method. The influence of several parameters used in the synthesis including: metal content, identity of the metal precursor, and the water/alkoxide ratio on the structural properties of the fresh (dried) and calcined samples were studied. It was found that the BET surface area decreased with an increase in the platinum content. A surface area of 500 m²/g was obtained following calcination at 773 K. The structure of fresh samples as determined by FTIR corresponded to that of a pseudoboehmite structure. Samples prepared using a water/alkoxide ratio (H₂O/ATB) of 9 showed a well-defined, uniform pore size distribution following calcination at 773 K. Metal dispersions comparable to those obtained using impregnation methods were obtained. Aging studies (calcination at 873 K for 24 h) performed on these catalysts, exhibited sintering behavior which were similar to Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared by other methods. The sample prepared using a H₂O/ATB ratio of 9 had the highest surface area and was more thermally resistant towards metal sintering. A bimodal metal particle size distribution was observed: some particles exhibited sintering while others of similar size showed a greater thermal stability to sintering. The sample having the largest surface area and the highest thermal stability following thermal treatment was a consequence of a more condensed structure and a higher pore roughness obtained after drying the gel. This enabled the formation of an alumina structure which was more amorphous and limited aggregation of platinum particles due to surface diffusion within the pore structure.     

H2O、CO2组分对NOx存储-还原性能的影响

NOx存储-还原技术是控制汽车稀燃NOx排放的重要手段之一,在汽车尾气中H2O、CO2组分含量均相对较高,有必要弄清这些组分对NOx存储-还原特性的影响。论文以MnOx改性Pt/Ba/Al2O3催化剂为研究对象,评价在不同气氛下的NOx存储能力和催化还原性能。结果表明：CO2、H2O组分均抑制催化剂的NOx存储性能,H2O的抑制作用主要表现在低温区,CO2抑制NOx存储的现象在高温区更为显著。CO2对NOx存储速率的抑制作用较H2O更为明显,且其NOx存储速率随着温度的升高表现的差异性更为明显。对于NOx催化还原过程,CO2、H2O或CO2 H2O添加均导致N2选择性降低,其N2选择性按CO2 > H2O > CO2 H2O的顺序降低。     

Pt/Al2O3 and Pt/Ba?Al2O3 catalysts studied by temperature programmed desorption of oxygen: Evidence for a low temperature desorbing species

For fresh and aged Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts, TPD of oxygen is fairly well related to the noble metal surface areas and to the catalytic activity in butane combustion, whereas for aged Pt/Ba−Al₂O₃ solids, the catalytic activity is still preserved despite a tremendous sintering of the metallic phase and seems to be connected to a surface barium superoxide.