Effect of the active component concentration in supported catalyst on the selectivity

The selectivity of heterogeneous catalytic reactions can be controlled by varying the concentration of a catalytically active component supported on a carrier. This has been confirmed by data for o-xylene oxidation on vanadium pentoxide supported on alumina.

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Colloidal metal nanoparticles as a component of designed catalyst

Recent advances in the synthesis of colloidal metal nanoparticles of controlled sizes and shapes that are relevant for catalyst design are reviewed. Three main methods, based on colloid chemistry techniques in solution, i.e., chemical reduction of metal salt precursors, electrochemical synthesis, and controlled decomposition of organometallic compounds and metal-surfactant complexes, are used to synthesize metal nanoparticles. Their catalytic activity and selectivity depend on the shape, size and composition of the metal nanoparticles, and the support effect, as shown for many reactions in quasi-homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. A specially designed type of thermally stable catalysts--"embedded" metal catalysts, in which metal nanoparticles are isolated by porous support shells so that metal sintering is effectively avoided at high temperatures, are also introduced. The utilization of pre-prepared colloidal metal nanoparticles with tuned size, shape and composition as components of designed catalysts opens up new field in catalysis.     

Oxidative interactions of propene with acetic acid on a Pd-zeolite catalyst

The interactions between C₃H₆, AcOH and O₂ were investigated on 1.5 % Pd/TsVM catalysts prepared with and without addition of 15 % AcOK. Three states for surface oxygen on the promoted catalyst were distinguished. Two of them are involved in the oxidation of AcOH and C₃H₆ to CO₂ and H₂O, whereas the adsorbed species of the third type participates in the formation of allyl acetate. The O/Pd ratios for the promoted catalyst fall in the range from 3 to 4, the nonpromoted system is characterized by an O/Pd value of 0.5. IR-spectral data are used to discuss the reaction scheme for the formation of allyl acetate. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1721–1726, October, 1993.     

Lanthanide triflate-catalyzed three component synthesis of alpha-amino phosphonates in ionic liquids. A catalyst reactivity and reusability study

The catalyst reactivity and reusability for the lanthanide triflate-catalyzed three component synthesis of alpha-amino phosphonates have been examined in room temperature ionic liquids, [bmim][X], in which the catalytic activities were very dependent on the counter anion, X, as well as on the phosphorus nucleophile, and moreover, the catalyst immobilized in an ionic liquid was reused several times without any loss of activity.     

Nature of the active component of copper-zinc-aluminium catalyst for methanol synthesis

Comparative studies of the catalytic properties and thermal stability of a copper-zinc-aluminium catalyst and its components have revealed that the catalytic activity is determined by a solid solution of copper and aluminium in zinc oxide containing OH^– and CO ₃ ^2– groups in its anion skeleton. The presence of aluminium in the solid solution ensures the increase of the catalyst thermal stability in the reaction medium.

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预硫化温度对煤直接液化催化剂组分转变及其催化性能的影响

在5％H2S/N2气氛,不同预硫化温度下制备了系列硫铁催化剂,并在5MPa的1％H2S/H2气氛、360℃下研究了其催化萘的加氢活性.借助MES、XRD和XPS等表征手段,探究了催化剂在不同预硫化温度及反应条件下组分转变规律.结果表明,预硫化过程是硫由表面向内部,依照FeS2→FeS、Fe1?xS→Fe3S4→Fe2O...     

The effect of active component distribution in a porous structure of supported catalyst

The catalytic process in supported catalyst with nonuniform distribution of active component among the pores of different size is considered. Some previous as well as new estimates are presented. The limit value of diffusivity in small pores (D _L < 10^?8 cm²/s) is established, at which the distribution can takes an effect. That is possible in the case of capillary condensation, when micro-pores are filled with liquid while macro-pores are filled with gas. Such diffusivity is also observed at configuration or surface diffusion in zeolite channels. Then the distribution may influence the pellet effectivity when the activity of active component inside zeolite crystals is higher than that on its external surface.     

Formation of the active component of a vanadium-molybdenum oxide catalyst in acrolein oxidation

An acrolein-containing reaction mixture reduces V⁵⁺ to V⁴⁺, accompanied by decomposition of the ammonium salt of vanadium-molybdenum-silicon heteropolyacid (HPA) to form a compound with the tentative composition of VMo₃O_11+x, which is the active component of the catalyst.

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Energy component analysis calculations on neutral atom …︁ base interactions

We present energy component analysis calculations on alkali atom (Li,Na) hydride (H₂O,NH₃,H₂S) interactions and compare these with corresponding (Li⁺ …? NH₃) cation …? hydride interactions. In contrast to cation hydride interactions, the neutral atom–hydride interactions are shown to involve considerable contributions from all energy components.     

TPD study of catalyst surface acidity

Acidity of catalyst surfaces of different nature such as -Al₂O₃, natural zeolite-clinoptilolite, and synthetic zeolite zeokar by adsorption of ammonia over a wide temperature range has been studied. Ammonia is adsorbed on the catalysts with different strengths, as evidenced by the presence of different types of acid sites.

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环芳有机分子中分子轨道的通过空间相互作用

本文给出了描述环芳类化合物分子轨道通过空间相互作用的模型, 进一步采用离散变分X~α自洽场方法研究它们的电子结构, 并计算三类环芳有机分子轨道的通过空间相互作用, 计算结果表明环芳类有机分子的通过空间相互作用的大小随分子中苯环, 乙炔、乙烯间距离的增大而衰减, 本文的结果与定性分析是一致的。     

A dynamic study of isomerization on MoOx catalyst

The dynamics of n-heptane isomerization on the reduced MoO₃ catalyst have been studied in a fixed bed flow reactor. In the reaction temperature ranging from 523 to 673 K, the apparent energy for n-heptane isomerization obtained from the Arrhenius plot was 49.3 kJ/mol. At 573 K, the reaction orders of 0.33 in n-heptane and 0.35 in H₂ have been obtained.     

Mechanistic study on dimerization of acetylene with a Nieuwland catalyst

A mechanistic study on the Nieuwland catalysis for dimerization of acetylene is performed by detecting copper–acetylene and copper–monovinylacetylene π‐complexes and also by examining the kinetics under virtually the same reaction conditions employed in the industrial process. An efficient H/D exchange occurs between acetylene and protons in the Nieuwland catalytic system. Addition of a coordinating ligand to the conventional Nieuwland catalytic system results in improvement of the catalytic activity and selectivity for the acetylene dimerization. The kinetic analysis including the kinetic deuterium isotope effect provides valuable insight into the Nieuwland catalytic mechanism of the dimerization of acetylene. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synergistic effect of binary component ligands in chiral catalyst library engineering for enantioselective reactions

This article highlights our recent efforts in the development of highly efficient and cost-effective chiral catalysts for asymmetric reactions through a combinatorial approach by assembling the component ligands (at least one of which is in non-racemic form, while the other might be optically pure, racemic or achiral) with metal ions to generate modular chiral catalyst libraries. The synergistic effect of the binary ligands in terms of both enantioselectivity and activity of the catalysis has been observed in a variety of catalyst systems, including catalysts containing Ti(IV), Zn(II), Rh(I) or Ru(II) ions, for asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder, carbonyl-ene, alkylation, and hydrogenation reactions, respectively.     

An air and thermally stable one- component catalyst for the amination of aryl chlorides

[reaction: see text] In this paper we report a new, highly efficient palladacyclic precatalyst that is air, moisture, and thermally stable and obviates the need to employ a glovebox. We have developed a convenient one-component precatalyst for the amination of aryl chlorides that overcomes many of the limitations of those previously described.     

Surface component distribution in a vanadium-molybdenum oxide catalyst for making acrylic acid from acrolein

A scanning electron microscope and microprobe analyzer have been used to examine the surfaces of vanadium-molybdenum catalysts on aerosil. It is found that the phase VMo₃O₁₁ is formed, which is dispersed on the SiO₂. MoO₃ crystals of various shapes occur at the surface of the dispersed phase. It is suggested that this catalyst is highly active in oxidizing acrolein to acrylic acid because of the presence of VMo₃O₁₁.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperinental'naya Khimiya, No. 3, pp. 374–378, May–June, 1986.     

Global study of myoglobin-surfactant interactions

Surfactants interact with proteins in multifarious ways which depend on surfactant concentration and structure. To obtain a global overview of this process, we have analyzed the interaction of horse myoglobin (Mb) with an anionic (SDS) and cationic (CTAC) surfactant, using both equilibrium titration techniques and stopped-flow kinetics. Binding and kinetics of conformational changes can be divided into a number of different regions (five below the cmc and one above) with very distinct features (broadly similar between the two surfactants, despite their difference in head group and chain length), which nuance the classical view of biphasic binding prior to micellization. In stage A, fairly weak interactions lead to a linear decrease in thermal stability. This gives way to a more cooperative process in stage B, where aggregates (presumably hemimicelles) start to form on the protein surface, leading to global denaturation (loss of a thermal transition) and biphasic unfolding kinetics. This is consolidated in stage C with titratable surfactant adsorption. Adsorption of this surfactant species leads to significant changes in kinetics, namely, inhibition of unfolding kinetics in CTAC and altered unfolding amplitudes in SDS, though the process is still biphasic in both surfactants. Stage D commences the reduction in exothermic binding signals, leading to further uptake of 5 (SDS) or 31 (CTAC) surfactant molecules without any major changes in protein conformation. In stage E many more surfactant molecules (46 SDS and 39 CTAC) are bound, presumably as quasi-micellar structures, and we observe a very slow unfolding phase in SDS, which disappears as we reach the cmc. Above the cmc, the unfolding rates remain essentially constant in SDS, but increase significantly in CTAC, possibly because binding of bulk micelles removes the inhibition by hemimicellar aggregates. Our work highlights the fascinating richness of conformational changes that proteins can undergo in the presence of molecules with self-assembling properties.