射频等离子体对合成低碳醇用CuCoAl催化剂的改性作用

采用共浸渍法制备了CuCo/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂,应用射频等离子体技术对催化剂进行改性处理。以CO加氢合成低碳醇为模型反应对催化剂进行活性评价,通过X射线物相分析(XRD)、氢氧滴定(HOT)、CO程序升温脱附(CO-TPD)和程序升温还原(TPR)等技术对催化剂进行表征,研究了射频等离子体技术强化处理对催化剂结构、吸附性能和还原性能的影响。结果表明,等离子体技术改性处理提高了催化剂活性组分的分散度,细化了铜物种的晶粒尺寸,增加反应活性位并调变了活性位对吸附物种的吸附强度,改进了催化剂的还原性能,等离子体改性处理的催化剂比未处理的样品CO加氢反应活性和低碳醇的时空产率显著提高。     

Argon glow discharge plasma‐reduced palladium nanoparticles supported on activated carbon for Suzuki and Heck coupling reactions

Palladium nanoparticles supported on activated carbon were prepared by argon glow discharge plasma reduction (Pd/C‐P) without any chemical reducing agents and protective agents. The as‐prepared Pd/C‐P catalyst was characterized using nitrogen adsorption–desorption, X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analyses. The results showed that the palladium nanoparticles reduced by plasma are well dispersed with a smaller particle size than commercial Pd/C. Pd/C‐P exhibited a high catalytic activity in Suzuki and Heck coupling reactions. Moreover, there was no obvious loss of catalytic activity even after eight repeated cycles, showing good reactivity and recyclability.     

Investigation of glow discharge plasma for surface modification of polypropylene

Material surface properties of polymers, plastics, ceramics and textiles can be modified by atmospheric or low‐pressure glow discharge plasma. The aim of the present work is to study the surface modification of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film in order to improve its hydrophilic and wetting properties. In this article we used low‐pressure, low‐temperature oxygen plasma for the surface treatment of BOPP. Scanning electron microscopy indicates that plasma treatment causes mainly physical changes by creating microcraters and roughness on the surface and increasing surface friction. Attenuated total reflectance infrared spectra show oxygen‐containing groups such as ? OH at 3513 cm^?1 and C?O at 1695 cm^?1. Microscopic investigations of water droplets on BOPP (treated, untreated) show that the interfacial adhesion of treated surfaces is increased. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of excitation states of nitrogen on the surface nitridation of iron and steel in d.c. glow discharge plasma

The plasma nitriding phenomena that occur on the surfaces of iron and steel were investigated. In particular, the correlation between the kinds of nitrogen radicals and the surface nitriding reaction was investigated using a glow‐discharge apparatus. To control the excitation of nitrogen radicals, noble gas mixtures were used for the plasma gas. The highly populated metastables of noble gases selectively produce excited nitrogen molecules (N₂*) or nitrogen molecule ions (N₂⁺). The optical emission spectra suggested that the formation of N₂*‐rich or N₂⁺‐rich plasma was successfully controlled by introducing different kinds of noble gases. Auger electron spectroscopy and XPS were used to characterize the depth profile of the elements and chemical species on the nitrided surface. The nitride layer formed by a N₂⁺‐rich plasma had a much higher nitrogen concentration than that by a N₂*‐rich plasma, likely due to the larger chemical activity of the N₂⁺ species as well as the N₂⁺ sputtering bombardment to the cathode surface. The strong reactivity of the N₂⁺ species was also confirmed from the chemical shift of N 1s spectra for iron nitrides. An iron nitride formed by the N₂⁺‐rich plasma has higher stoichiometric quantity of nitrogen than that formed by the N₂*‐rich plasma. Besides the effect of nitrogen radicals on surface nitridation, the contribution of the chromium in steel to the nitriding reaction was also examined. This chromium can promote a nitriding reaction at the surface, which results in an increase in the nitrogen concentration and the formation of nitride with high nitrogen coordination. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

等离子体技术对CO2甲烷化用Ni/SiO2催化剂的改性作用

采用浸渍法制备了Ni/SiO₂催化剂,应用等离子体技术对催化剂进行改性处理。以CO₂甲烷化为模型反应对催化剂进行活性评价,通过H₂程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)和CO₂程序升温脱附(CO₂-TPD)技术对催化剂进行表征。研究了等离子体技术强化处理对催化剂吸附性能和还原性能的影响。结果表明,与常规焙烧的催化剂相比,等离子体技术改性处理提高了催化剂活性组分的分散度,增加反应活性位并调变了活性位对吸附物种的吸附强度,改进了催化剂的还原性能,CO₂甲烷化反应活性和甲烷的时空产率显著提高。     

Pt-Al2O3 catalyst and discharge plasma pre-treatment techniques for enhancing selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides: a comparative study

Summary This paper reports the effect of pretreatment of the gas stream by two different oxidation techniques, viz. by a noble metal catalyst and electric discharge plasma on selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides.