Unique selectivity for the dimerization of propene on RhSn/SiO2 catalysts: implications on the mechanism of C---C bond formation and cleavage on bimetallic catalysts

A series of bimetallic catalysts RhSn_x/SiO₂ (x = 0.4, 0.7, 0.9, and 1.4) were synthesized by the reaction of the monometallic catalyst Rh/SiO₂ with Sn(n-butyl)₄ under hydrogen. Various chemical and spectroscopic methods indicated that the metals present were fully reduced, and that tin atoms rest on the surface, very slightly increasing particle size and producing isolated rhodium sites. The catalytic reactions of propylene/hydrogen mixtures in the presence of these bimetallic catalysts are compared with those of the monometallic Rh/SiO₂ catalysts. The mechanistically interesting reactions observed are those of carbon-carbon bond formation and cleavage. For the monometallic catalyst, olefin homologation and hydrogenolysis were observed, reactions which invoked the transfer of C₁ fragments from one olefin to another. For the bimetallic catalysts, a marked increase in the selectivity for C₆ products was observed. The presence of hydrogen is necessary to this reaction but selectivity for C₆ is enhanced when hydrogen is in deficit with respect to propylene. Selectivity for C₆ increases with the surface rhodium to tin, Rh^s/Sn, ratio to a maximum at 0.9. Low temperature favors the formation of C₆ and C₂ products.     

Performance of Pt/SnO2 catalyst in the gas phase hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde

Selective hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde was performed on 5% Pt/SnO₂ catalysts, in gaseous phase, at atmospheric pressure, at 353 K. Two types of catalyst were prepared using H₂PtCl₆ and Pt(NH₃)₄(NO₃)₂ as metallic precursors. Their performances were compared as a function of the reduction temperature and both catalysts were characterised by X-ray diffraction after different reduction treatments. Using the ex-chloride catalyst, the selectivity values to the unsaturated alcohol (UOL) resulted into a maximum of 45% while a selectivity as high as 70–77%, in 0–25% conversion range, was achieved by using ex-nitrate catalyst reduced at 443 K. The formation of Pt–Sn alloy on the metal particles of platinum was thought to be necessary to improve the activity and the selectivity on these catalysts. In the contrast, a presence of PtSn₂ formed at a reduction temperature higher than 473 K led to a decrease of activity and selectivity.     

Sn-promoting mechanism for ketone hydrogenation over Rh/SiO2

Hydrogenation of acetophenone, 2-butanone, styrene and 1-hexene over Rh---Sn/SiO₂ in heterogeneous liquid phase reaction systems was studied by in situ EXAFS, FT-IR, TEM, analytical TEM, CO and H₂ adsorption measurements. The catalytic activity of Rh/SiO₂ for hydrogenation of acetophenone and 2-butanone increased by a factor of 5–500 by Sn addition, showing a maximum activity at surface composition Sn_s/Rh_s = 1.5, whereas hydrogenation of styrene and 1-hexene decreased monotonously and drastically by Sn addition. In situ Sn K-edge EXAFS of the well characterized CVD-Rh---Sn/SiO₂ catalyst prepared by using Sn(CH₃)₄ vapor suggested that oxygen of C=O group makes a bond with Sn atom upon acetophenone adsorption.     

Synthesis and characterization of niobium-promoted cobalt/iron catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes for the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide

Bimetallic Co /Fe catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes( CNTs) were prepared,and niobium( Nb) was added as promoter to the 70 Co ∶30Fe /CNT catalyst. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized,and the catalytic performances were analyzed at the same operation conditions( H_2 ∶CO( volume ratio) = 2 ∶1,p = 1 MPa,and t = 260 ℃) in a tubular fixed-bed microreactor system. The addition of Nb to the bimetallic catalyst decreases the average size of the oxide nanoparticles and improves the reducibility of the bimetallic catalyst. Evaluation of the catalyst performance in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction shows that the catalyst results in high selectivity to methane,and the selectivity to C_(5+) increased slightly in the bimetallic catalyst unlike that in the monometallic catalysts. The addition of 1% Nb to the bimetallic catalyst increases CO conversion and selectivity to C_(5+). Meanwhile,a decrease in methane selectivity is observed.     

Supported bimetallic catalyst Pt-Pb/SiO2 for selective conversion of nitrobenzene to p-aminophenol in pressurized CO2/H2O system

Various supported Pt-Pb bimetallic catalysts were prepared and applied for the catalytic conversion of nitrobenzene to p-aminophenol in the environmentally benign pressurized CO_2/H_2O system.Among the bimetallic catalysts prepared,Pt-Pb/SiO_2 is the best and nitrobenzene could be converted to paminophenol with a selectivity as high as 82% when the reaction was carried out using this catalyst at110 ℃ under 5 MPa CO_2 and 0.2 MPa H_2.     

Zn-Co bimetallic supported ZSM-5 catalyst for phosgene-free synthesis of hexamethylene–1,6–diisocyanate by thermal decomposition of hexamethylene–1,6–dicarbamate

A set of mono-and bimetallic(Zn-Co) supported ZSM-5 catalysts was first prepared by PEG-additive method. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were investigated by FTIR, XPS, XRD, N_2adsorption-desorption measurements, SEM, EDS and NH3-TPD techniques. The physicochemical properties showed that the Zn Co_2O_4 spinel oxide was formed on the ZSM-5 support and provided effectual synergetic effect between Zn and Co species for the bimetallic catalyst. Furthermore, bimetallic supported ZSM-5 catalyst exhibited weak, moderate and strong acidic sites, while the monometallic supported ZSM-5 catalyst showed only weak and moderate or strong acidic sites. Their catalytic performances for thermal decomposition of hexamethylene–1,6–dicarbamate(HDC) to hexamethylene–1,6–diisocyanate(HDI) were then studied. It was found that the bimetallic supported ZSM-5 catalysts,especially Zn-2Co/ZSM-5 catalyst showed excellent catalytic performance due to the good synergetic effect between Co and Zn species, which provided a suitable contribution of acidic sites. HDC conversion of 100% with HDI selectivity of 91.2% and by-products selectivity of 1.3% could be achieved within short reaction time of 2.5 h over Zn-2Co/ZSM-5 catalyst.     

Effect of promoter on selective hydrogenation of furfural over Cu-Cr/TiO2 catalyst

The selective hydrogenation of furfural has been investigated over the titania-supported monometallic (Cu) and bimetallic (Cu–Cr) catalysts. The catalytic performances were assessed over 4 h of run length under atmospheric pressure at the hydrogen-to-hydrocarbon ratio of 10.6 and 453 K. The results represented that the level of furfural conversion over the non-promoted catalyst was very low (below 10%) while the promoted one showed considerable furfural conversion during this period (higher than 70%). However, both catalysts exhibited high durability and selectivity towards furfuryl alcohol.

     

草酸二甲酯气相催化加氢合成乙二醇的研究

采用共沉淀法制备了一系列 CuO/SiO₂ 催化剂,进行草酸二甲酯气相加氢活性评价,分别考察了不同沉淀剂（Na₂CO₃、NH₃·H₂O、NaOH）、催化剂组成以及反应工艺条件对加氢性能的影响。采用N₂ 吸附脱附、N₂O吸附、XRD、TG热重分析、H₂-TPR等手段对催化剂进行表征。结果表明,草酸二甲酯加氢反应活性与Cu⁰有关,提高铜比表面积有利于提高加氢活性。采用以NaOH沉淀剂制备的CuO质量分数为50%的CuO/SiO₂催化剂,在200℃、2MPa、0.07h^-1和氢酯摩尔比为100时,草酸二甲酯转化率可达 98%,乙二醇选择性87%,且催化剂表现出较好的稳定性。     

Effect of particle size in the hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde on supported Pt and Pt-Sn catalysts

The present work reports the effect of metal particle size on the selectivity to crotyl alcohol (S_UOL) in the liquid phase hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde over SiO₂ and a-Al₂O₃-supported Pt and Pt-Sn catalysts. It was demonstrated that, for the monometallic catalysts, a higher particle size led to a higher S_UOL, while for the bimetallic catalysts, this effect was not so important.     

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。     

Selective hydrogenation of citral over Au-based bimetallic catalysts in supercritical carbon dioxide

Selective hydrogenation of citral was investigated over Au-based bimetallic catalysts in the environmentally benign supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂) medium. The catalytic performances were different in citral hydrogenation when Pd or Ru was mixed (physically and chemically) with Au. Compared with the corresponding monometallic catalyst, the total conversion and the selectivity to citronellal (CAL) were significantly enhanced over TiO₂ supported Pd and Au bimetallic catalysts (physically and chemically mixed); however, the conversion and selectivity did not change when Ru was physically mixed with Au catalyst compared to the monometallic Ru/TiO₂, and the chemically mixed Ru-Au/TiO₂ catalyst did not show any activity. The effect of CO₂ pressure on the conversion of citral and product selectivity was significantly different over the Au/TiO₂, Pd-Au/TiO₂, and Pd/TiO₂ catalysts. It was assumed to be ascribed to the difference in the interactions between Au, Pd nanoparticles and CO₂ under different CO₂ pressures.     

金属助剂对Ni/SiO2催化剂苯甲醚加氢脱氧性能的影响

采用等体积浸渍法制备了Ni/SiO₂及Ni与金属助剂M（M=Fe、Co、Cu、Zn及Ga）物质的量比为30的Ni基双金属催化剂（记作Ni₃₀M/SiO₂）,利用H₂-TPR、XRD、H₂化学吸附、NH₃-TPD以及N₂物理吸附-脱附等手段对催化剂进行了结构表征,研究了不同助剂对催化剂结构与苯甲醚加氢脱氧性能影响。结果发现,金属助剂影响了催化剂前驱体中镍物种的还原性能,表明金属助剂及镍之间存在一定相互作用。Ni₃₀M/SiO₂中Ni-M双金属晶粒粒径和Ni/SiO₂中金属Ni晶粒粒径相近。由于表面张力较低的金属会在双金属晶粒表面富集,Ni₃₀M/SiO₂的H₂化学吸附量不同程度地低于Ni/SiO₂。另外,Ni₃₀M/SiO₂催化剂的酸量（尤其较弱酸中心酸量）高于Ni/SiO₂。在300℃、常压、苯甲醚质量空速1.0 h^-1及H₂与苯甲醚物质的量比为25：1条件下考察了各催化剂苯甲醚的加氢脱氧性能。Ni₃₀M/SiO₂上苯甲醚转化率不同程度低于Ni/SiO₂,原因在于Ni₃₀M/SiO₂催化剂H₂化学吸附量较低。Ga及Zn改性催化剂上三苯（包括苯、甲苯及二甲苯）选择性分别为81.7%和76.8%,高于Ni/SiO₂（71.5%）,且Ni₃₀Ga/SiO₂及Ni₃₀Zn/SiO₂上三苯收率（分别为65.0%及63.8%）高于或接近于Ni/SiO₂（63.7%）。Ni/SiO₂及Ni₃₀M/SiO₂催化剂中,Ni₃₀Zn/SiO₂具有较高甲基转移能力及较低C-C键氢解活性。从提高碳收率、降低耗氢量角度而言,Ni₃₀Zn/SiO₂具有较佳的加氢脱氧性能,与Ni和Zn之间作用及Zn亲氧性高于Ni有关。     

SiO2负载的Au-Ni双金属催化剂在乙炔选择加氢反应中的应用

负载型Au催化剂在乙炔选择加氢反应中表现出很高的乙烯选择性,但其转化率相对较低.通过添加第二种金属如Pd,Fe,Ag和Cu等,制备双金属催化剂是提高其在加氢反应中催化活性的一种非常有效的手段.其中Au-Pd双金属催化剂是最受关注的体系之一,Pd的加入可以非常显著地提高其催化乙炔选择加氢反应的活性.据文献报道,与Pd同一主族的Ni也具有较好的加氢活性.尽管与Pd相比,Ni很难与Au形成合金,但目前已有Au-Ni双金属催化剂在多种反应中表现出协同效应的报道,如水气变换、CO氧化以及芳香硝基化合物选择加氢等.因此,向Au催化剂中添加Ni也可能提高催化剂在乙炔选择加氢反应中的催化活性.因此,我们采用两步法制备了一系列SiO2负载的具有不同Ni:Au原子比的Au-Ni双金属催化剂,并将其用于乙炔选择加氢反应,发现Au-Ni双金属催化剂在该反应中表现出了显著的协同效应,其活性明显优于相应单金属催化剂的活性.尽管其乙烯选择性略低于单金属Au催化剂,但明显高于单金属Ni催化剂.通过调节还原温度和/或Ni:Au的比例,对催化剂的性能进行了优化.结果显示,当Ni:Au=0.5时,催化剂表现出最优的综合性能,即兼具较高的乙炔转化率和乙烯选择性.为了研究Au-Ni双金属催化剂中金属纳米粒子的结构、组成以及Au-Ni之间的相互作用,我们对催化剂进行了X射线衍射(XRD)、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、能量散射谱(EDS)以及原位红外光谱(DRIFTS)表征.XRD和TEM结果显示,催化剂中的Au-Ni双金属纳米粒子都具有高分散和粒径均匀的特点.通过EDS分析,发现在Au-Ni双金属催化剂中的单个金属纳米粒子同时含有Au和Ni两种元素,尽管每个纳米粒子中Ni:Au的比例有差异.HRTEM结果发现,Au-Ni双金属纳米粒子的晶格间距介于Au(111)和Ni(111)的晶面间距之间,说明在Au-Ni双金属催化剂中有Au-Ni合金形成.原位DRIFTS结果显示,在Au-Ni双金属催化剂中,Au的存在促进了Ni的还原,说明Au与Ni之间存在紧密的相互作用.综上可见,Au和Ni在乙炔选择加氢反应中所表现出的协同效应主要归功于Au-Ni合金的形成,其中金属态Ni起主要的活性作用,而Au的存在则提高了催化剂的乙烯选择性.     

不同载体Ni基催化剂生物质热解气甲烷化反应性能

采用浸渍法制备了Ni金属负载在不同载体(SiO2、ZrO2、CeO2、Al2O3和Al2O3-CeO2)表面形成的催化剂,研究了水蒸气和载体对生物质热解气甲烷化反应性能的影响。结果表明,随着水蒸气量的增加CO转化率逐渐增大,而甲烷选择性呈现先增加后降低的变化趋势,当nw ater/ngas比值为0.26时达到最大。载体Al2O3相比SiO2、ZrO2和CeO2具有更大的比表面积和Ni金属分散度,促进了生物质热解气甲烷化反应活性和选择性。相比于Ni-Al2O3催化剂,Al2O3-CeO2复合载体具有更多的镍金属负载量活性金属分散度,以及最好的低温甲烷化反应性能。在300℃的低温条件下,Ni-Al2O3-CeO2催化剂的CO转化率达到97%,CH4增长率达到110%。     

凹凸棒石负载Cu-Fe-Co基催化剂组合体系用于CO加氢制备低碳醇

采用浸渍法(IM)和浸渍燃烧法(IMSC)制备了凹凸棒石(ATP)及凹凸棒石-多孔硅胶微球混合物(ATPS)负载CuFe-Co基改性费托催化剂,通过N_2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、H_2-程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)和CO_2-程序升温脱附(CO_2-TPD)等手段对催化剂进行了表征,并将它们应用于CO加氢制备低碳醇反应。结果表明,IMSC较IM制备催化剂更有利于CuO的负载、分散和还原,促进H_2和CO与Cu活性位的接触,但两者的最佳低碳醇合成温度均为280℃。通过对ATP和ATPS负载Cu-Fe-Co基催化剂(CFCK/ATP、CFCK/ATPS)与Cu/ZnO/Al_2O_3(CZA)甲醇催化剂的组合体系的优化,获得较理想的低碳醇合成催化剂组合体系CZA║CFCK/ATPS-IMSC。利用它们之间的"产物转化耦合效应",实现CO转化率为46.3%,低碳醇选择性为39.6%,C_(2+)醇含量为22.7%。     

氧化铜修饰羟基磷灰石负载金对醇类需氧氧化的双金属协同催化

采用均匀沉积-沉淀法制备了氧化铜修饰羟基磷灰石负载金催化剂(Au/CuO-HAP),并用原子吸收光谱、N2吸附脱附、X射线粉末衍射、透射电镜和X射线光电子能谱等方法对催化剂结构和形貌进行了表征.考察了催化剂对醇类液相需氧氧化的催化性能.与单金属Au/HAP或CuO-HAP相比较,双金属Au/CuO-HAP对苯甲醇氧化的催化活性和苯甲醛的选择性有显著提高,120 oC反应1.5 h,苯甲醇的转化率和苯甲醛的选择性分别达到99.7%和98.4%.在Au/CuO-HAP的催化下,其它类型的芳香醇均可高选择性转化为相应的醛或酮. Au/CuO-HAP催化剂有很好的稳定性和可回收性,4次回收后,其催化活性没有明显变化.     

不同硅源的Cu/SiO2催化糠醛加氢制2-甲基呋喃

以硅溶胶和气相二氧化硅为载体,采用氨蒸法制备了Cu/SiO₂-sol和Cu/SiO₂-aer两种催化剂,采用N₂吸附脱附、X射线衍射（XRD）、傅里叶红外光谱（FT-IR）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、N₂O-H₂滴定、氢气程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）、氨程序升温脱附（NH₃-TPD）及X射线光电子能谱（XPS）对样品进行表征,在固定床反应器中考察两种催化剂对糠醛气相加氢制2-甲基呋喃的催化性能。结果表明,Cu/SiO₂-sol催化剂具有更好的催化活性,在150 h反应时间内,糠醛转化率为100%,2-MF选择性在91%以上。这主要归因于以硅溶胶为硅源可以生成更多页硅酸铜,还原后催化剂表面Cu的分散性更高、弱酸位更多,有利于提高糠醛的转化率与2-甲基呋喃的选择性。同时Cu/SiO₂-sol具有较大的孔容孔径,有利于降低反应过程中积炭,延长催化剂寿命。     

Rh-Mn-Li/SiO2催化剂上CO加氢制C2含氧化合物:载体硅烷化程度的影响

以三甲基氯硅烷为硅烷化试剂,对硅胶进行不同程度硅烷化预处理,采用浸渍法制备了其负载的Rh-Mn-Li催化剂,用于CO加氢制C₂含氧化合物的反应,并运用红外光谱、N₂吸附-脱附法、C含量测定、透射电镜、H₂程序升温还原和程序升温表面反应等手段对载体和催化剂进行了表征。结果表明,制得的不同硅烷化程度硅胶织构性质变化不大,它们负载的催化剂上Rh平均粒径均在3nm左右,硅烷化对催化剂吸附CO的形态和Rh的还原性能的影响均很小,但随着载体硅烷化程度的提高,催化剂上Rh解离CO的能力增加,因而其活性逐渐增加,且不影响C₂含氧化合物的选择性。     

Bimetallic catalysts for hydrogenation in liquid phase

Activity and selectivity of bimetallic catalysts for two model reactions, citral hydrogenation in isopropanol and nitrate reduction in water, are reviewed on the basis of results obtained over bimetallic systems prepared in our laboratory, notably by redox techniques. The parent metal is generally a noble metal (Rh, Pd, Pt), while the additive is most often a non-noble metal (Ge, Sn, Cu…) whose oxidation state plays an important role in hydrogenation. Dramatic improvements of the selectivity to unsaturated alcohols are observed in citral hydrogenation with adequate deposition of the additive and pretreatment of the final catalyst. In nitrate reduction, the second metal essentially affects the first step of the process (conversion of nitrate to nitrite) but the global selectivity (limitation of NH₃ formation) may be significantly improved by tuning the couple parent metal–additive. Other aspects such as the choice of the support and the optimization of reaction conditions (temperature, pressure, pH effects in water) are also discussed.