Metal-support interaction in mesoporous silica supported cobalt Fischer-Tropsch catalysts

Summary The pore structure of silica supports (SiO₂ or MCM-41) has little influence on the metal-support interaction in silica supported cobalt catalysts. Cobalt dispersion, reduction behavior, and catalytic properties for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis were primarily affected by the metal particle size.     

Ru和Cu助剂对费托合成Fe基催化剂反应性能的影响

研究了Ru和Cu助剂对无K的费托(F-T)合成Fe基催化剂的织构性质、物相结构、还原和碳化行为的影响.在n(H2)/n(CO)=2.0,t=260℃,P=1.5MPa和GHSV=2000h-1的条件下,采用固定床反应器考察了Ru,Cu助剂对Fe基催化剂费托合成反应性能的影响.采用低温N2物理吸附、X射线衍射、穆斯堡尔谱...     

Temperature-programmed reduction and temperature-programmed oxidation of nickel and copper-nickel catalysts with addition of palladium supported on alumina

Reducibility and reoxdation of nickel and copper-nickel catalysts with addition of palladium supported on alumina have been investigated by the TPR and TPO methods. Palladium has been found to be an effective promoter of reduction of catalysts under study.

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Temperature-programmed reduction study on carbon-supported platinum-gold alloy catalysts

Alloy catalysts of Pt-Au/C with different Pt/Au ratios were prepared by the precipitation-deposition of metal chlorides and reduced by H(2) at 470 K. The surface composition of alloy crystallites deposited on the prepared catalysts was characterized by a technique of temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). In the characterization, O(2) was chemisorbed on the reduced catalysts and the chemisorbed O(2) was reduced by TPR. A low-temperature routine (LT) in the temperature range between 120 and 430 K was used for the TPR characterization. Monometallic catalysts of Au/C and Pt/C showed a reduction peak in the LT-TPR at reduction temperature (T(r))=145 and 240 K, respectively. T(r) from alloyed catalysts fell in the range and increased monotonously with their Pt/Au ratios. Interior Pt atoms in deposited alloy particles tended to segregate toward their surface during oxidation treatment at elevated temperatures.     

Reduction profiles of supported Ru, Au and Ru?Au

The reduction with hydrogen of Ru, Au and Ru–Au supported catalysts was followed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The supports used were MgO, SiO₂ and Al₂O₃. The differences in the reduction behavior of both metals on each carrier are correlated with the surface composition of the bimetallic clusters.

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Ru, Au Ru–Au . MgO, SiO₂ Al₂O₃. .

     

石墨化氮化碳负载Cu纳米颗粒用作高效氧还原电催化剂

高活性低成本氧还原反应(ORR)电催化剂是燃料电池和金属/空气电池等可再生能源技术的关键组成部分.在离子液体[(C16mim)2CuCl4]和质子化的石墨化氮化碳(g-CN)的存在下,采用简易的水热反应制备了Cu/g-CN电催化剂用于ORR.与纯的g-CN相比,所制Cu/g-CN表现出高的ORR催化活性:起始电势正移99 mV,为2倍动力学电流密度.另外,Cu/g-CN还表现出比商用Pt/C(HiSPECTM 3000,20%)催化剂更好的稳定性和甲醇容忍性.因此,该催化剂作为廉价的高效ORR电催化剂有望应用于燃料电池中.     

Gas phase hydrogenation of o-xylene on Ru supported catalysts

The gas phase hydrogenation of o-xylene on supported ruthenium catalysts has been studied. Metal dispersity, acidity of the support and carbonaceous residues modified the stereoselectivity of Ru. Following the rollover model for the reaction, the results are explained in terms of the residence time of the reactive species on the metal surface.     

Methanol oxidation on unsupported and carbon supported Pt + Ru anodes

A novel Pt + Ru electrode material is shown to be highly active for the direct electro-oxidation of methanol in H₂SO₄ solutions and to show very little tendency to poison. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of this material before use as an anode showed that the ruthenium is oxidised and that there is an important surface concentration of oxidised platinum. After prolonged use as a methanol-oxidation anode, the concentration of oxidised platinum is somewhat increased and there is no evidence for any Pt-CO or Pt₂ = CO species; rather adsorbed formate is present. These data are consistent with Ru acting as a promoter of active surface oxygen. Dispersion of the Pt and Ru on a pure carbon support gives a much greater performance per gram of precious metal; however, the initial increase in overpotential is greater by over 100 mV. The differences in the catalytic behaviour of these two materials is discussed, and the importance of competing reactions is considered.     

Highly efficient photocatalytic reduction of nitrogen into ammonia by single Ru atom catalyst supported by BeO monolayer

Ammonia（NH₃） is one of the most important building blocks of the chemical industry and a promising sustainable energy carrier. Conventional production of NH₃ via the Haber-Bosch process requires high temperature and high pressure, which is energy demanding and suffers safety issues. Photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction（NRR） is a green and sustainable route for NH₃ production, and has been expected to be an alternative for NH₃ production under mil...     

Particle size dependence for CO chemisorption on supported Ru catalysts

The stoichiometry of CO chemisorption on highly dispersed zeolite-supported Ru has been investigated. This stoichiometry, which can be expressed as CO/H, increases with decreasing Ru particle diameter. For diameters <1.6 nm this ratio approached a limiting value of 4–5, indicating the formation of surface carbonyls. No direct influence of the support on this ratio could be detected.

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CO Ru, . , CO/H, Ru. <1,6 n 4–5, . .

     

Catalysts containing supported rhodium complexes. A new support: polyphenylsiloxane on silica

When silica is coated with an organosilicon ladder polymer, after chloromethylation and phosphination it is possible to obtain a support for catalysts containing rhodium complexes which have proved much more active towards olefin hydrogenation than their homogeneous analogues, although they seem to follow the same general mechanism. The reasons for this new but expected result are discussed and a comparison is made with other similar supported catalysts.     

Light induced photoreactions with plasmid DNA by Cu/Ru and Cu/Ru/Pt multi-metallic porphyrins

Coordination of two [Ru(bipy)(2)Cl](+) moieties (where bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine) to the pyridyl nitrogens in the 5,10-positions of meso-5,10,15-(4-Pyridyl)-20-(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin gives the diruthenium porphyrin complex II. Insertion of copper(II) into the porphyrin center allows for the third pyridyl nitrogen to coordinate to Pt(dmso)Cl(2). Electronic transitions associated with the ruthenium porphyrin include an intense Soret band and four less intense Q-bands in the visible region of the spectrum. An intense π-π* transition in the UV region associated with the bipyridyl groups and a metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) band appearing as a shoulder to the Soret band are also observed. A slight blue shift of the Soret band and collapse of the Q-bands into one band is observed upon insertion of Cu(II) into the porphyrin center. No change in the electronic spectrum is observed upon coordination of the Pt(dmso)Cl(2) moiety. Electrochemical properties associated with the complexes include a redox couple in the cathodic region attributed to the porphyrin and a redox couple in the anodic region due to the Ru(III/II) couple. DNA titrations of the Cu/Ru and Cu/Ru/Pt porphyrins indicate that both complexes interact strongly with DNA potentially through a partial intercalation mechanism. Gel electrophoresis studies indicate that the Cu/Ru/Pt porphyrin has a greater effect on DNA migration through the gel than the well known DNA binding agent cis-platin. Irradiation of aqueous solutions of the Cu/Ru porphyrin and supercoiled DNA at a 5:1 base pair to complex ratio (in the absence of oxygen) with visible light above 400 nm shows a nicking of the DNA. Repeat experiments in the presence of oxygen show that the Cu/Ru porphyrin photocleaves the DNA, giving the linear form, as evidenced by gel electrophoresis.     

Effect of electron availability on selectivity of O2 reduction by synthetic monometallic Fe porphyrins

Herein we report that biomimetic analogues of cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) couple reduction of O(2) to oxidation of a single-electron carrier, Ru(NH(3))(6)(2+), under steady-state catalytic turnover. Higher Ru(II) concentrations favor the 4-electron vs 2-electron O(2) reduction pathway. Our data indicate that the capacity of electrode-adsorbed Fe-only porphyrins to catalyze reduction of O(2) to H(2)O is due to high availability of electrons and is eliminated under the biologically relevant slow electron delivery.     

Dehydrogenation of methanol on low Cu and Re—Cu catalysts supported on sibunite

The activity and selectivity of mono- and bimetallic catalysts containing copper and rhenium on sibunite were studied in the decomposition of methanol to methyl formate (MF), water, H₂, CO, and CO₂at 200—400 °C. Methane is also formed on rhenium-containing catalysts at 300—400 °C. The dehydrogenating activity and selectivity to form MF are higher on the copper-sibunite catalysts than on the rhenium-sibunite samples. The introduction of 0.25% Re into the 4% copper-containing catalyst enhances its total activity and stability.     

Electrocatalysis on binary alloys: II. Oxidation of molecular hydrogen on supported Pt+Ru alloys

The electrocatalytic properties of Pt+Ru alloys supported on graphitized carbon have been studied using oxide-free metal alloys that have been well characterized for phase identification, specific metal surface area, and surface composition. The CO tolerance of the Pt+Ru alloys for the oxidation of CO contaminated hydrogen in hot concentrated H₃PO₄ increases monotonically with Ru content of the surface and is a direct result of a decreasing coverage of the alloy by adsorbed CO. Furthermore, the strength of bonding of adsorbed CO with the metal surface decreases dramatically with increasing Ru content in the surface. The absolute activity of Pt+Ru alloys for the oxidation of CO contaminated hydrogen is a complex function of temperature and electrode potential. At 160°C, pure Pt is the most active catalyst at all potentials, but at temperatures lower than 120°C the reaction-limiting current for pure Ru exceeds that of pure Pt. At any temperature from 110–160°C or any electrode potential from 0–0.3V (HE), the variation of electrocatalytic activity with alloy composition indicates only dilution of the activity of the more active component.     

钴-聚吡咯-碳载PtNi燃料电池催化剂的制备及应用

采用脉冲微波辅助化学还原合成新型载体钴-聚吡咯-碳(Co-PPy-C)负载PtNi催化剂.利用透射电镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)研究了催化剂的结构和形貌,此外,利用循环伏安(CV)和线性扫描伏安(LSV)等方法测试了催化剂的电化学活性及耐久性. PtNi/Co-PPy-C催化剂的金属颗粒直径约为1.77 nm,催化剂在载体上分布均匀且粒径分布范围较窄. XRD结果显示, PtNi/Co-PPy-C中Pt(111)峰最强, Pt主要是面心立方晶格.CV结果显示,其电化学活性面积(ECSA)为72.5 m²·g^-1,明显高于商用催化剂Pt/C(JM)的56.9 m²·g^-1.为进一步考查催化剂耐久性,电化学加速5000圈耐久性测试后, PtNi/Co-PPy-C颗粒发生明显集聚, ECSA衰减率和0.9 V下比质量活性衰减率分别为38.2%和63.9%.此外,采用有效面积为50 cm²的单电池用于评价自制催化剂的性能,发现在70 ℃且背压为50 kPa时电池的性能最好,此时自制PtNi/Co-PPy-C催化剂制备膜电极(MEA)的最大功率密度达到523 mW·cm^-2.可见自制催化剂的电化学性能高于商用Pt/C(JM),在质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)领域有一定的应用前景.     

Cellulose conversion to polyols on supported Ru catalysts in aqueous basic solution

It is of great significance and challenge to achieve direct conversion of cellulose to specific polyols, e.g., ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. For such selective conversion, a novel one-pot approach was studied by combination of alkaline hydrolysis and hydrogenation on supported Ru catalysts. A wide range of bases including solid bases, e.g., Ca(OH)₂ and La₂O₃, and phosphate buffers were examined in the cellulose reaction in water, and the cellulose conversions and polyol products depended largely on the basicity or pH values in the aqueous solutions. Ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, and especially 1,2,5-pentanetriol were obtained with selectivities of 15%, 14% and 22%, respectively, at 38% cellulose conversion at pH 8 in phosphate buffer solution. These preliminary results provide potentials for efficient conversion of cellulose to targeted polyols by using the advantages of bases.     

Pulse flow study of factors influencing oxygen chemisorption on supported Ru catalysts

O₂ chemisorption on supported Ru catalysts has been studied using the pulse flow technique to investigate the effect of operating variables on the chemisorption measurements. The results indicate that O₂ chemisorption depends on the reduction temperature and pretreatment cycle of the metal surface.

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O₂ Ru , O₂ .

     

Structural rearrangements of Ru nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes under microwave irradiation

The structure evolution of twinned Ru nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes rearranging into Ru single nanocrystals under the microwave irradiation and the exposed surface of Ru single crystals were observed, which provided new insights into synthesis and application of metal nanoparticle catalysts.     

Ru/Co-Al-O负载型催化剂的制备及其加氢脱氧性能研究

先采用共沉淀法制备出Co-Al类水滑石,其经煅烧后形成的复合氧化物用作载体制备出一系列Ru/Co-Al-O负载型催化剂,并采用XRD、BET、FT-IR等方法对其结构性能进行表征分析,最后以木质素生物质油的典型含氧化合物对甲基苯酚为模型,测试所制催化剂的加氢脱氧性能。主要研究了载体中Co/Al物质的量比、催化剂还原温度等因素对催化剂加氢脱氧活性的影响,并优化了HDO反应温度。结果表明,当Co/Al物质的量比为3∶1,催化剂还原温度为350℃,反应温度为275℃时,催化剂的加氢脱氧活性最高,催化对甲基苯酚加氢脱氧反应的转化率和脱氧率都达到了100%。