微量热技术测量担载型催化剂的吸附/反应能量并与反应性能相关联:综述

多相催化反应过程伴随着反应分子与催化剂表面之间的相互作用.这种相互作用强度与催化剂的反应性能密切相关.根据萨巴蒂尔原理(Sabatier principle),性能最优的催化剂与反应中间体之间应该具有适中的相互作用强度,一方面促进反应物活化,另一方面允许产物脱附.这样,测量和研究反应分子与催化剂之间的相互作用强度对于理解催化反应性能有非常重要的意义.当气体反应物接触到催化剂表面会伴随着热量的产生,该热量被定义为吸附热,并与吸附物种与催化剂之间形成的化学键强度直接相关.吸附热通常可以通过程序升温脱附(TPD)等方法间接获得.但是这些方法建立在吸附物种能够可逆地吸附和脱附的假设基础上.在实际的程序升温过程中,吸附物种通常会发生分解,并伴随着固体催化剂的重构等现象.因此,采用基于Tian-Calvet原理的热流量热计直接测量担载催化剂的吸附热是最可靠的吸附热测量方法.基于热流量热计测量的微量热技术的一个重要优点是采用合适的探针分子吸附,可以获得担载型催化剂表面吸附活性中心的数量、强度及其能量分布的定量信息.比如,采用碱性探针分子NH3或者吡啶,酸性探针分子CO2或SO2能够定量催化剂上酸-碱位的强度和数量,而金属催化剂活性中心可以应用H2或CO进行探测.当这些催化剂活性中心的定量表征结果与催化剂的反应活性测试结果相关联时,可以区分不同强度活性中心的反应性能,并为提高和改进催化剂性能提供研制方向.相对于NH3或CO等小分子气体,催化反应的反应物、产物或可能的中间体通常都是复杂分子,程序升温技术测量它们的吸附热时,这些分子通常会发生分解,限制了其吸附热的测量和研究.微量热技术能够直接测量这些分子的吸附热.因此,与催化反应活性相关联,反应物、产物或可能的中间体的吸附能量的测量和研究有利于更直接地认识催化剂的反应性能.在催化反应循环过程中,除了吸附,还包括表面反应和脱附步骤.这些步骤也伴随着吸附物种与催化剂之间键的形成与转换,并以热量的形式表现出来.测量这些热量对于认识催化反应过程,理解催化反应机理有重要的意义.热流量热计与催化微反系统相结合,为催化反应过程能量的测量和研究提供了可能.尽管微量热技术在测量担载型催化剂的吸附/反应能量并与反应性能相关联方面有其独特的优势,但是为了更好地用于催化研究,应该结合其它的表征技术(比如红外)确定吸附或反应物种的本质,结合理论计算对量热结果进行更好地补充和认识.本文综述了担载型催化剂的吸附/反应能量与反应性能关联的研究进展,指出了微量热技术在催化研究中的优势、不足,以及未来的研究方向.     

Site dependent dissociation of CO on supported Pd particle surface: A TPD study

CO adsorbs molecularly on smooth Pd surface and dissociates to a limited extent on small supported Pd particles. CO dissociation on Pd particles were investigated by means of TPD method. Pd particles was deposited on 2 mm thick anodicaly oxidized Al crystals in order to obtain a homogeneous distribution of temperature over Pd surface. It was shown that the size dependent CO dissociation activity of small supported Pd particles is caused by the existence of active sites, such as surface steps, whilst the plane sites are not active.     

Catalytic hydrodechlorination reaction of chlorophenols by Pd nanoparticles supported on graphene

Chlorophenols are widely used as industrial chemicals such as herbicides, insecticides, wood preservatives, and disinfectants. However, chlorophenols are very toxic materials and they have become the cause of current environmental issues. Hydrodechlorination (HDC) reaction is a more environmentally friendly removal method of chlorophenols than other methods. In this paper, Pd–modified graphene was prepared and applied to HDC reaction. Pd supported on graphene (refer to Pd/G) was prepared using the recently reported microwave irradiation method. The Pd(II)/GO was made by impregnation methods of palladium precursors in solution phase and was subsequently reduced to Pd/G by microwave irradiation. The morphological and chemical structure of the Pd/G was characterized by XRD, SEM, ICP-MS, EDS, and TEM. It was found that the graphene-based Pd catalyst showed the highest catalytic performance among Pd/Y, Pd/MCM-41, and Pd/G catalysts. This is attributed to the smaller particle size and higher dispersions of Pd nanoparticles on the graphene surface. The catalytic HDC of chlorophenols was investigated. For HDC reaction, 100 ppm solution of chlorophenols such as 4-chlorophenol, six isomers of dichlorophenol, and 2,3,5-trichlorophenol in isopropanol was treated with catalyst and base, such as Na₂CO₃ and K₂CO₃, under a hydrogen gas at ambient pressure. The progress of the chlorophenol decomposition was analyzed with GC. All chlorophenols were completely decomposed within 2 h in the 3 % Pd/G catalyst. The reaction pathway of chlorophenols was elucidated from the conversion of chlorophenols and selectivities of products. The reuse of the catalyst was also studied. The performance of the recycled catalyst in HDC reaction up to six successive runs was observed.     

CeO2纳米管负载Pd纳米颗粒催化CO低温氧化

高效负载型Pd催化剂的制备及其在CO低温氧化反应中的机理探究是近年来的研究热点.普遍认为,Pd催化剂上的CO氧化反应遵循Langmuir-Hinshelwood机理:首先,CO吸附于Pd物种表面;然后,CO与催化剂表面的晶格氧发生反应转化为CO2,反应发生在金属-载体界面.另外,高分散的Pd活性物种有利于CO氧化反应.同时载体的形貌、暴露的晶面、氧空位以及孔结构等都是影响催化剂活性的重要因素.CeO2纳米管具有独特的管状特征和较高的比表面积,是一种潜在的CO低温氧化催化剂载体.本文利用乙醇还原法,以CeO2纳米管为载体,制备不同Pd含量的Pd/CeO2-nanotube纳米催化剂,并利用N2吸附脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、CO程序升温脱附(CO-TPD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等表征手段,探索纳米催化剂载体形貌对CO氧化反应活性的影响.氮气吸脱附结果表明,Pd/CeO2-nanotube具有较高的比表面积(58.0 m2/g),且存在介孔结构.XRD表征发现,Pd/CeO2-nanotube的衍射峰对应立方萤石型结构的CeO2的(111),(200),(220),(311)等品面.TEM结果表明,Pd/CeO2-nanotube具有均匀的纳米管形貌,其外径为40-60 nm,Pd纳米颗粒均匀分散在其表面.CO-TPD结果表明,Pd/CeO2-nanotube在1 10℃附近具有很强的脱附峰,在370℃和600℃附近分别具有较宽和较弱的脱附峰,这表明该催化剂具有较多的吸附位,且具有很强的CO吸附能力;CO不可逆吸附量计算结果表明,该催化剂上的Pd具有很高的表面分散度(23.3％),Pd颗粒尺寸为7.3 nm.XPS表征显示,Pd以pd2+的形式分散于CeO2纳米管的表面,且与载体发生相互作用,存在Pd-O-Ce键;同时该催化剂表面存在丰富的Ce3+,为反应提供更多的氧空位.0.9Pd/CeO2-nanotube纳米催化剂在CO氧化反应中表现出优良的活性,能在100℃实现CO的完全转化;通过计算发现,该催化剂具有较高的TOF值(0.63 s-1),由Arrhenius 曲线可得到该催化剂的活化能为26.5 kJ/mol.综上可见:金属活性组分的尺寸和分散度、载体的结构特征、CO吸附能力以及金属-载体间的相互作用决定催化剂的性能.Pd/CeO2-nanotube的高比表面积有利于Pd的分散;其强CO吸附能力有利于CO吸附于Pd物种表面;催化剂表面丰富的Ce3+能为反应提供更多的氧空位,Pd-O-Ce键的形成能增强金属-载体间的相互作用,有利于CO与催化剂表面品格氧发生反应.同时催化剂介孔结构有利于反应气体和产物气体的吸附和扩散,因此,Pd/CeO2-nanotube纳米催化剂在CO氧化反应中表现出优良的活性.     

Structure of the CO bond on supported Pd particles: influence of size and surface state

We have investigated the surface of supported palladium particles by static secondary ion mass spectrometry (SSIMS). Pd particles were grown in situ on alumi na (oxide layer and sapphire surfaces) and stabilized by heating treatment. The particle size, density and crystallographic structure were determined in previous studies by transmission electron microscopy and diffraction (TEM and TED). Various ionic species are detected by SSIMS analysis which makes it possible to characterize the CO absorbed layer: Pd _n CO⁺ (n=1, 2) for molecular adsorption and Pd _n C⁺ for CO dissociation. The size dependence of the bonding state of CO (linear, bridge, ...) was monitored by: PdCO⁺/σ _n Pd _n CO⁺ signal ratio over various size particles (mean diameter in the 2–9 nm range). Investigations were performed as a function of CO coverage (adsorption at room temperature) and also under CO dissociation conditions: heating under CO atmosphere or CO+O₂ (catalysis). The data analysis shows that on clean Pd particles smaller than 3 nm the CO molecules give rise mainly to PdCO⁺ species. We have interpreted this result by the adsorption of CO on two palladium atoms, the carbon end being tightly bonded to a low coordination Pd atom and the oxygen end weakly bonded to a neighbour Pd atom. These couples of Pd atoms form the specific sites for CO dissociation, the density of which depends on the roughness of the particle surface.     

Palladium supported on structured and nonstructured carbon: a consideration of Pd particle size and the nature of reactive hydrogen

This study sets out a comprehensive characterization of bulk Pd and Pd (ca. 8% w/w) supported on activated carbon (AC), graphite and graphitic nanofibers (GNF). Catalyst activation has been examined by temperature programmed reduction (TPR) analysis and the activated catalysts analyzed in terms of BET area, TEM, H2 chemisorption/TPD, and XRD measurements. While H2 chemisorption and TEM delivered the same sequence of increasing (surface area weighted) average Pd particle sizes, a significant difference (by up to a factor of 3) in the values obtained from both techniques has been recorded and is attributed to an unwarranted (but widely adopted) assumption of an exclusive H2/Pd adsorption stoichiometry=1/2. It is demonstrated that TEM analysis provides a valid mean particle size once it is established that the associated standard deviation is small and insensitive to additional particle counting. XRD line broadening yielded an essentially equivalent Pd size (20-25 nm) for each supported catalyst. The nature of the hydrogen associated with the supported catalysts has been probed and is shown to comprise of chemisorbed (on Pd), spillover (on the carbon support), and hydride (associated with Pd) species. Physical mixtures of bulk Pd + support (AC, graphite, and GNF) were also considered in order to assess hydrogen spillover by H2 TPD analysis. Generation of spillover hydrogen at room temperature is established where temperatures in excess of 740 K are required for effective desorption from the supported Pd catalysts, i.e., 280 K higher than that required for the desorption of chemisorbed hydrogen. Pd hydride formation (at room temperature) is shown to be reversible with decomposition occurring at ca. 380 K. Taking the hydrodechlorination of chlorobenzene as a test reaction, the capability of Pd hydride to promote a hydrogen scission of C-Cl in the absence of an external supply of H2 is demonstrated with a consequent consumption of the hydride. This catalytic response was entirely recoverable once the Pd hydride was replenished during a subsequent reactivation step.     

Adsorption of O2 and oxidation of CO at Au nanoparticles supported by TiO2(110)

Density functional theory calculations are performed for the adsorption of O2, coadsorption of CO, and the CO+O2 reaction at the interfacial perimeter of nanoparticles supported by rutile TiO2(110). Both stoichiometric and reduced TiO2 surfaces are considered, with various relative arrangements of the supported Au particles with respect to the substrate vacancies. Rather stable binding configurations are found for the O2 adsorbed either at the trough Ti atoms or leaning against the Au particles. The presence of a supported Au particle strongly stabilizes the adsorption of O2. A sizable electronic charge transfer from the Au to the O2 is found together with a concomitant electronic polarization of the support meaning that the substrate is mediating the charge transfer. The O2 attains two different charge states, with either one or two surplus electrons depending on the precise O2 adsorption site at or in front of the Au particle. From the least charged state, the O2 can react with CO adsorbed at the edge sites of the Au particles leading to the formation of CO2 with very low (approximately 0.15 eV) energy barriers.     

纳米Pd和Au催化CO2还原粒径效应的密度泛函理论计算研究

以可再生能源为能量来源,在水溶液中进行的光(电)催化CO2还原生成高附加值化学品和燃料是解决能源危机与环境污染的有效途径之一.CO是一种简单却很重要的CO2还原产物,它可以作为水煤气变换反应与费托合成的重要原料.具有较高CO选择性的贵金属纳米颗粒催化剂(如Au和Pd)一直受到研究者的广泛关注.一般来说,金属颗粒催化剂的...     

Ligand effects on the size and purity of Pd nanoparticles

Palladium nanoparticles (Pd-NPs) were prepared by a single-phase reduction of palladium acetate in the presence of different organic thiol ligands. Sizes, size distributions and crystallinity of the Pd-NPs were determined by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) while thermogravimetric analysis coupled with mass spectroscopy (TGA-MS) was employed to measure their organic ligand to palladium ratios and to quantify contaminants. No systematic effect of the different ligands on the size and purity of the Pd-NPs was observed but 1^st-generation Frechet dendron thiols had an about 4 times larger foot-print at the surface of the NPs than the other thiol ligands.     

Adsorption of carbon on Pd clusters of nanometer size: a first-principles theoretical study

Adsorbed atomic C species can be formed in the course of surface reactions and commonly decorate metal catalysts. We studied computationally C adsorption on Pd nanoclusters using an all-electron scalar relativistic density functional method. The metal particles under investigation, Pd(55), Pd(79), Pd(85), Pd(116), Pd(140), and Pd(146), were chosen as fragments of bulk Pd in the form of three-dimensional octahedral or cuboctahedral crystallites, exposing (111) and (100) facets as well as edge sites. These cluster models are shown to yield size-converged adsorption energies. We examined which surface sites of these clusters are preferentially occupied by adsorbed C. According to calculations, surface C atoms form strongly adsorbed carbide species (with adsorption energies of more than 600 kJ mol(-1)) bearing a significant negative charge. Surface sites allowing high, fourfold coordination of carbon are overall favored. To avoid effects of adsorbate-adsorbate interaction in the cluster models for carbon species in the vicinity of cluster edges, we reduced the local symmetry of selected adsorption complexes on the nanoclusters by lowering the global symmetry of the nanocluster models from point group O(h) to D(4h). On (111) facets, threefold hollow sites in the center are energetically preferred; adsorbed C is calculated to be slightly less stable when displaced to the facet borders.     

The size of particle aggregates produced by flocculation with PNIPAM, as a function of temperature

This work investigates the effect of temperature on the size of alumina aggregates formed by flocculation with temperature responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM). The results are discussed in terms of the effects of temperature on particle collision, particle adhesion and aggregate breakage. It was found that the size of alumina aggregates increases with increasing solution temperature. Particle/particle collision and aggregate breakage are largely unaffected by increasing solution temperature and therefore could not account for the change in aggregate size. The dominant factor in aggregate growth with increasing temperature was found to be the increase in the force of adhesion between alumina particles. The appearance of the adhesive force is triggered by the increase in temperature above the lower critical solution temperature of PNIPAM.     

Combinatorial approach to the study of particle size effects in electrocatalysis: synthesis of supported gold nanoparticles

A high-throughput method for physical vapor deposition has been applied to the synthesis of libraries of supported gold particles on amorphous substoichiometric TiO(x)() and carbon supports. The TiO(x)() substrate stoichiometry can be varied or kept constant across a supporting sample, and subsequent deposition of particle sizes on supports are controlled through the nucleation and growth process. TEM measurements indicate nucleation and growth of Au particles takes place, with the smallest particles initially observed at 1.4 nm with a maximum density of 5.5 x 10(12) cm(-2) on titania, and 2.6 nm with concomitantly lower density on carbon. The 1.4-nm particles on titania exhibit a binding energy shift in the Au(4f) core level of 0.3 eV from bulk gold, and the shift is approximately 0.1 eV by the time particles grow to a mean size of 2.5 nm. These shifts are associated with final state effects, and the supported gold particles are metallic and appear to be relatively stable in air. When combined with appropriate substrates and screening techniques, this method provides a highly controllable method for the high-throughput synthesis of model supported catalyst.     

Catalytic reaction energetics by single crystal adsorption calorimetry: hydrocarbons on Pt(111)

Single crystal adsorption calorimetry provides essential information about the energetics of surface reactions on well-defined surfaces where the adsorbed reaction products can be clearly identified. In this tutorial review, we cover the essentials of that technique, with emphasis on our lab's recent advances in sensitivity and temperature range, and demonstrate what can be achieved through a review of selected example studies concerning adsorption and dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons on Pt(111). A fairly complete reaction enthalpy diagram is presented for the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane to benzene on Pt(111).     

Thermal fluctuation and magnetization of Ni-Zn ferrite nanoparticles by particle size

Summary Ni_1-xZn_xFe₂O₄ (0≤x≤1) mixed ferrite nanoparticles encapsulated with amorphous-SiO₂ were prepared by a wet chemical method. Particle sizes were controlled to range from 2.6 to 33.7 nm by heat treatment, and the particle size dependence of saturation magnetization M_s was investigated for the x=0.5 region. The M_s value decreased abruptly for particle sizes below about 6 nm. From the temperature dependence of the magnetization under field-cooled and zero-field-cooled conditions, blocking temperatures T_b were observed to be between 28 and 245 K depending on the particle size. At the blocking temperature, the superparamagnetic spins in the particle are supposed to be blocked against the thermal fluctuation energy. A smaller particle volume causes a lower blocking temperature; so an extremely small particle would be strongly affected by thermal fluctuation.     

Pd nanoparticles supported on CeO2 as efficient catalyst for hydrogen generation from formaldehyde solution at room temperature

A facile and efficient method for facilitating hydrogen generation from formaldehyde aqueous solution was developed using Pd nanoparticles supported on CeO₂ (Pd/CeO₂) as the catalyst. The prepared Pd/CeO₂ catalyst exhibited 100% H₂ selectivity and excellent catalytic activity for formaldehyde dehydrogenation with the initial rate of 2089 ml min⁻¹ g_Pd⁻¹ at room temperature and atmospheric pressure without any extra additive. The prepared catalyst was stable and reusable, and its catalytic activity kept almost unchanged after it was reused for the fifth run. Therefore, it is considered that this Pd/CeO₂ based hydrogen generation system may serve as an alternative hydrogen supply candidate for practical application.     

Effects of carbon nanotube functionalization on the agglomeration and sintering of supported Pd nanoparticles

The size of carbon nanotube supported Pd and PdO nanoparticles was investigated on oxidatively functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes. All samples were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The average particle diameter calculated from TEM image analysis was found to be inversely proportional with the duration of the oxidation in nitric acid. Crystallite sizes determined from XRD patterns confirmed this general tendency.     

Influence of dose on particle size of colloidal silver nanoparticles synthesized by gamma radiation

Colloidal silver nanoparticles were synthesized by γ-irradiation-induced reduction method of an aqueous solution containing silver nitrate as a precursor in various concentrations between 7.40×10^?4 and 1.84×10^?3 M, polyvinyl pyrrolidone for capping colloidal nanoparticles, isopropanol as radical scavenger of hydroxyl radicals and deionised water as a solvent. The irradiations were carried out in a ⁶⁰Co γ source chamber at doses up to 70 kGy. The optical absorption spectra were measured using UV–vis spectrophotometer and used to study the particle distribution and electronic structure of silver nanoparticles. As the radiation dose increases from 10 to 70 kGy, the absorption intensity increases with increasing dose. The absorption peak λ_max blue shifted from 410 to 403 nm correspond to the increase of absorption conduction electron energy from 3.02 to 3.08 eV, indicating the particle size decreases with increasing dose. The particle size was determined by photon cross correlation spectroscopy and the results showed that the particle diameter decreases exponentially with the increase of dose. The transmission electron microscopy images were taken at doses of 20 and 60 kGy and the results confirmed that as the dose increases the diameter of colloidal silver nanoparticle decreases and the particle distribution increases.     

Adsorption of cadmium on anatase nanoparticles-effect of crystal size and pH

The adsorption and desorption of Cd(2+) to large and nanometer-scale anatase crystals have been studied to determine the relationship between heavy metal adsorption properties and anatase particle size. A solvothermal method was used to synthesize very fine anatase nanocrystals with average grain sizes ranging from 8 to 20 nm. On a surface area basis, it was found that large and nanometer-scale anatase particles had similar maximum Cd(2+) adsorption capacities, while their adsorption slopes differed by more than 1 order of magnitude. The particle-size effect on adsorption is constant over a pH range of 4-7.5. The desorption of Cd(2+) from both particle sizes is completely reversible. The adsorption data have been modeled by the Basic Stern model using three monodentate surface complexes. It is proposed that intraparticle electrostatic repulsion may reduce the adsorption free energy significantly for nanometer-sized particles.