Gold particles supported on self-organized nanotubular TiO2 matrix as highly active catalysts for electrochemical oxidation of glucose

Au/TiO₂/Ti electrode was prepared by a two-step process of anodic oxidation of titanium followed by cathodic electrodeposition of gold on resulted TiO₂. The morphology and surface analysis of Au/TiO₂/Ti electrodes was investigated using scanning electron microscopy and EDAX, respectively. The results indicated that gold particles were homogeneously deposited on the surface of TiO₂ nanotubes. The nanotubular TiO₂ layers consist of individual tubes of about 60–90 nm in diameter, and the electrode surface was covered by gold particles with a diameter of about 100–200 nm which are distributed evenly on the titanium dioxide nanotubes. This nanotubular TiO₂ support provides a high surface area and therefore enhances the electrocatalytic activity of Au/TiO₂/Ti electrode. The electrocatalytic behavior of Au/TiO₂/Ti electrodes in the glucose electro-oxidation was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The results showed that Au/TiO₂/Ti electrodes exhibit a considerably higher electrocatalytic activity toward the glucose oxidation than that of gold electrode.     

State of titanium in Ti-containing silica and silicalite catalysts in relation to their oxidation activity

The nature of active titanium species for epoxidation of olefins with H₂O₂ and t-butyl hydroperoxide has been investigated for titanium silicalite (TS-1), titania silica (TiO₂/SiO₂) prepared by a sol-gel method, and titanium oxide supported on silica by a CVD method (TiO₂/SiO₂-CVD). IR and XANES analyses suggested that Ti in TiO₂/SiO₂ and TiO₂/SiO₂-CVD has a tetrahedral configuration bonded to SiO₂ and that in TS-1 has a configuration composed of >Ti=O or related to it. Their configurations are closely related to their reactivities for epoxidation of olefins in which the former works with t-butyl hydroperoxide and the latter with H₂O₂.     

On the characterization of surface VOx-species by XPS: layered oxidic systems as model catalysts

Summary The influence of the support on vanadia, immobilized on Au, SiO₂, Al₂O₃ and TiO₂, suitable for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitric oxide by ammonia has been investigated. The layered oxidic substrates, which are deposited onto gold coated silicon wafers, represent model systems for the surfaces of technical SCR catalysts, that are suitable for surface science investigations. The oxidation states of the surface vanadia species immobilized on these samples have been studied by XPS after well-defined sample treatment in both oxygen and hydrogen atmospheres at 573 K and 723 K. From the observed shifts of the V 2p_3/2 binding energies, and from peak deconvolution, vanadia layers on gold, silica and alumina are found to exhibit characteristics similar to those of bulk vanadia. This behavior is characterized by the relative stability against a reductive atmosphere at 573 K. Changes in the oxidation states of the surface vanadia species are prominent only after treatment at 723 K. Titania exhibits a unique support interaction with vanadia which allows the reduction of vanadia at temperatures as low as 573 K. This fact may contribute to the outstanding performance of VO_x/TiO₂ in the selective reduction of nitric oxide by ammonia in waste gases.     

Structure and fragmentation of [C3H7O]+ ions formed by chemical ionization

The unimolecular metastable and collision-induced fragmentation reactions of [C₃H₇O]⁺ ions produced by gas-phase protonation of acetone, propanal, propylene oxide, oxetan and allyl alcohol have been studied. The CID studies show that protonation of acetone and allyl alcohol yield different stable ions with distinct structures while protonation of propanal or propylene oxide yield [C₃H₇O]⁺ ions of the same structure. Protonated oxetan rearranges less readily to give the same structure(s) as protonated propanal and propylene oxide. The [C₃H₇O]⁺ ions fragmenting as metastable ions after formation by CI have a higher internal energy than the same ions fragmenting after formation by EI. Deuteronation of the C₃H₆O isomers using CD₄ reagent gas shows that loss of C₂H₃D proceeds by a different mechanism than loss of C₂H₄. The results are discussed in terms of potential energy profile for the [C₃H₇O]⁺˙ system proposed earlier.     

固定床反应器上挤条小晶粒TS-1催化丙烯环氧化反应

采用纳米TS-1母液作为晶种, 在四丙基溴化铵(TPABr)-乙胺廉价水热体系中, 合成出晶粒尺寸为600 nm×400 nm×250 nm的小晶粒钛硅分子筛(TS-1), 用挤条法将其成型, 得到的挤条小晶粒TS-1被用于催化固定床反应器中的丙烯环氧化反应. 采用X射线衍射(XRD)光谱, 傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱, 紫外-可见(UV-Vis)漫反射光谱及氮气物理吸附对挤条成型的小晶粒TS-1进行表征, 并对丙烯环氧化的最优反应条件进行考察. 其中所考察的条件包括: 反应温度, 压力, 丙烯/H₂O₂摩尔比(n(C₃H₆)/n(H₂O₂)), 丙烯、甲醇及H₂O₂的质量空速(WHSV), 以及NH₃·H₂O浓度. 在所考察的范围内, 温度对环氧丙烷(PO)收率的影响较小, 当反应压力为2.0 MPa, n(C₃H₆)/n(H₂O₂)为4时, 可以得到最高的PO收率. 当丙烯、甲醇及H₂O₂的空速分别为0.93、2.5及0.25 h^-1时, PO在产物中的含量最高. 较低的NH₃·H₂O浓度对高PO收率更有利. 在优化的反应条件下, 对比不同晶粒大小TS-1的催化性能, 并考察了挤条小晶粒TS-1的长期运转性能, 连续反应1000 h, H₂O₂转化率及PO选择性仍能维持在95%以上.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of Pt-WC/TiO2 in ionic liquid and its application for methanol oxidation

Tungsten carbide/titanium oxide (WC/titanium dioxide (TiO₂)) particles are prepared by microwave-assisted heating in conjunction with ionic liquid and the subsequent reduction–carbonization. The platinum particles are loaded on the WC/TiO₂ to prepare Pt-WC/TiO₂. The electrocatalytic performances of the Pt-WC/TiO₂ toward methanol oxidation are evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and the CO stripping tests. It is found that electrocatalytic activity of Pt-WC/TiO₂ is enhanced by adding ionic liquid (IL) during sample preparation. The results indicate that better performance toward methanol oxidation and higher tolerance to CO are achieved with an optimal addition of 1.5 ml 1-methyl-imidazoliumtetr-afluoroborate for preparing Pt-WC/TiO₂. To investigate the function of IL, the phase structure and morphology of samples at different stages during preparation are examined by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Ionic liquid is found to act as not only a good solvent offering the excellent microwave absorption, but also a structure-directing agent to control the morphology and structure of sample, which affect the activity of the final catalysts.     

多孔材料负载金催化剂的制备与应用*

本文综述了微孔材料和介孔材料负载型金催化剂的制备、表征与应用研究的最新进展,从多孔载体的选择（氧化物、微孔分子筛、介孔氧化物、介孔分子筛和介孔碳材料）、金的最新负载方法（沉积-沉淀法、溶胶-凝胶法、原位法/一步法和化学气相沉积法）与表征及其催化性能（一氧化碳低温氧化、氢气/氧气直接合成过氧化氢、直接合成环氧丙烷和有机物的选择性氧化）等方面详尽地评述了微孔材料和介孔材料负载型金催化剂研究概况。同时,提出了多孔材料负载金催化剂存在的一些问题,并展望了其研究和发展的方向。     

基于 H2/O2 等离子体和钛硅沸石的丙烯气相环氧化方法

 将 H₂/O₂ 非平衡等离子体现场产生的气态 H₂O₂和丙烯与耦合反应器中钛硅沸石 TS-1 直接接触, 实现了丙烯气相环氧化反应. 结果表明, 非平衡等离子体生成气态 H₂O₂ 的速率由介质阻挡放电的输入功率决定, 环氧丙烷的生成速率和选择性取决于钛硅沸石催化剂和反应条件. 在 H₂ 和 O₂ 进料流量分别为 170 和 8 ml/min, 介质阻挡放电输入功率为 3.5 W, 环氧化反应温度为 110 ^oC, 丙烯进料量为 18 ml/min, 催化剂用量为 0.8 g 的条件下, 生成环氧丙烷产率达 246.9 g/(kg•h)、环氧丙烷选择性和 H₂O₂ 有效利用率分别为 95.4% 和 36.1%, 反应 36 h 内未见催化剂失活.     

Increasing the propylene epoxidation activity of TS-1 catalysts by hydrothermal treatment of ammonia solution

Summary Treating titanium silicalite (TS-1) with ammonia solution under hydrothermal conditions proves to be an effective post-synthesis modification method for improving TS-1 catalytic activity in propylene epoxidation. Characterizations indicate that the treated TS-1 did not change TS-1 composition and generate more Ti (IV)-superoxide species (g_z = 2.0265, g_y = 2.0090, g_x = 2.0022) when interacting with aqueous H₂O₂(30 wt.%) compared with the as-synthesized one.</o:p>     

Comparative studies of gold catalysts prepared via solvated metal atom impregnation and conventional impregnation: characterization and low-temperature co oxidation

Supported Au catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation were prepared by solvated metal atom impregnation (SMAI) and conventional impregnation (CI). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigations indicated that gold in all the samples was in the metallic state. TEM and XRD measurements showed that the mean diameter of Au particles prepared by SMAI was smaller than that of those prepared by CI with the same gold content. Catalytic tests showed that SMAI catalysts had higher CO oxidation activity than CI catalysts with the same compositions. Both SMAI and CI Au/TiO₂catalysts exhibited high activities in low temperature CO oxidation. Full CO conversion was obtained at 323 K for 3.1 wt.% Au/TiO₂ (SMAI) catalyst, which displayed higher activity than the 3.1 wt.% Au/D-72(SMAI) and 3.1 wt.% Au/TiO₂(CI). Although the sizes of gold particles prepared by the same method and supported on both TiO₂ and resin were comparable, the Au/TiO₂ catalysts showed significantly higher activities than the Au/resin catalysts with the same Au contents under the same reaction conditions. These results prove that not only the gold particle size, but also the support plays a key role in CO oxidation. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Selective oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to ammonium thiosulfate and sulfur over vanadium-bismuth oxide catalysts

The selective oxidation of hydrogen sulfide containing excess water and ammonia was studied over vanadium-bismuth mixed oxide catalysts. The investigation was focused on understanding the complex reaction steps and the roles of each metal oxide. Therefore, supported V₂O₅/TiO₂, V-Bi-O/TiO₂ catalysts and a mechanical mixture of V₂O₅ + Bi₂O₃ were tested in the reaction. Ammonia reacted either with H₂S or SO₂, produced from the oxidation of H₂S. Water vapor promoted the reaction of ammonia and SO₂. Strong synergistic phenomena in catalytic activity were observed for the mechanically mixed catalyst of V₂O₅ and Bi₂O₃. V-Bi-O/TiO₂ catalyst showed very high H₂S conversion without any considerable emission of SO₂. Temperature-programmed studies (TPR and TPO), XRD and Raman analyses revealed that the high catalytic performance of V-BiO/TiO₂ catalyst originated from the high redox capacity of the bismuth vanadate phase.     

Catalytic Performance of Amorphous Ti/SiO2 in the Gas-Phase Epoxidation of Propylene with H2O2

The epoxidation of propylene with dilute H₂O₂ aqueous solution over titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) zeolite catalyst is a green chemical reaction for propylene oxide (PO) production. Carrying out the reaction in gas-phase can get rid of problems caused by using methanol solvent. This paper reports an attempt of using non-zeolite catalyst for the gas-phase epoxidation. Amorphous Ti/SiO₂, obtained by grafting amorphous SiO₂ with TCl₄ in ethanol solvent in a chemical liquid-phase deposition (CLD) process, has been used as the catalyst. Results show that the CLD Ti/SiO₂ with appropriate Si/Ti molar ratio is an active catalyst for gas-phase epoxidation, achieving 9.8 % propylene conversion and 66.9 % PO selectivity with 40.3 % H₂O₂ utilization, which indicates that this amorphous Ti/SiO₂ catalyst deserves extensive studies in the future.     

部分还原氧化石墨烯/二氧化钛复合材料的水热合成及其光催化活性

采用水热法以Hummers氧化法制备的氧化石墨和钛酸四丁酯为原料制备了部分还原的氧化石墨烯/二氧化钛(RGO/TiO₂)复合光催化剂, 并研究了该复合材料在可见光以及紫外光下对亚甲基蓝的光催化降解活性.结果表明, 通过改变反应温度和氧化石墨加入量可以调控TiO₂的晶相组成及其在复合材料中的分散性; 在水热反应过程中氧化石墨烯发生了部分还原; 所制备的RGO/TiO₂复合材料的可见光和紫外光催化活性均高于纯TiO₂; 部分还原的氧化石墨烯在复合材料中担当载体和电子受体, 同时可以使TiO₂的初始吸收边向可见光区域红移, 增强了TiO₂在可见光区域的吸收, 能有效提高对目标污染物的吸附性和光催化降解活性.     

Active component of supported vanadium catalysts in the selective oxidation of methanol

The structure of catalysts based on vanadium oxide supported on different oxides (SiO₂, γ-Al₂O₃, ZrO₂, and TiO₂) was investigated. Their catalytic properties in the selective oxidation of methanol in a temperature range of 100–250°C were studied. It was shown that the nature of the support determines the structure of the oxide forms of vanadium. The supporting of vanadium on SiO₂ and γ-Al₂O₃ leads to the preferred formation of crystalline V₂O₅; the surface monomeric and polymeric forms of VO_x are additionally formed on ZrO₂ and TiO₂. It was established that the crystalline V₂O₅ oxide is least active in the selective oxidation of methanol; the polymeric forms are more active than monomeric ones. The mechanism of the selective oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane and methyl formate on the vanadium oxide catalysts is considered.     

Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia into nitrogen and water vapour over transition metals modified Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>, TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> and ZrO<Subscript>2</Subscript>

Copper or iron supported on commercially available oxides, such as γ-Al₂O₃, TiO₂ (anatase) and monoclinic tetragonal ZrO₂ (mt-ZrO₂) were tested as catalysts for selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia into nitrogen and water vapour (NH₃-SCO) in the low temperature range. Different commercial oxides were used in this study to determine the influence of the specific surface area, acidic nature of the support and crystalline phases as well as of the type of species and aggregation state of transition metals on the catalytic performance in selective ammonia oxidation. Copper modified oxide supports were found to be more active and selective to nitrogen than catalysts impregnated with iron. Activities of both transition metal modified samples decreased in the following order: mt-ZrO₂, TiO₂ (anatase), γ-Al₂O₃. Quantitative total ammonia conversion was achieved with the Cu/ZrO₂ catalytic system at 400°C. Characterisation techniques, e.g. H₂-temperature programmed reduction, UV-VIS-diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, suggest that easily reducible copper oxide species are important in achieving high catalytic performances at low temperatures.     

Preparation and catalytic activity of titanium silicalite-1 zeolite membrane with TPABr as template

The preparation of the supported titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) zeolite membrane with inexpensive tetrapropylammonium bromide (TPABr)/weak base synthesis system was studied by three methods, and the catalytic activity of the obtained TS-1 zeolite membrane was evaluated with the oxidation of 2-propanol (IPA) under pervaporation condition. It was found that TS-1 zeolite membrane could be successfully prepared with “seeding” or “seeding in situ” method, but could not be achieved with “in situ” method. Adding a little amount of promoter ions of PO₄³⁻ into the synthesis gel was of benefit to the catalytic activity of the prepared TS-1 zeolite membrane, but had no obvious effect on the membrane layer formation on the mullite porous support. For “seeding” method, the membrane prepared with the synthesis gel having molar composition of SiO₂:0.1TPABr:0.9Et₂NH:0.03TiO₂:80H₂O:0.06H₃PO₄ at 150 °C for 48 h showed the highest oxidation conversion of IPA of 72% accompanied by a flux of 0.35 kg/m² h. Further more, much higher IPA oxidation conversion of 76% accompanied by a flux of 0.65 kg/m² h was obtained for the TS-1 zeolite membrane prepared with the same synthesis gel by “seeding in situ” method at 150 °C for 72 h.     

Recent Advances in Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2 Over Gold Catalysts

Recent studies have revealed that supported gold catalysts exhibit comparable or superior catalytic performance relative to platinum group metals, especially at low temperatures, in the preferential oxidation of CO under excess H₂ (CO-PROX). Complete conversion of CO with good selectivity of O₂ for CO₂ and highly stable catalyst performance in the presence of CO₂ and H₂O are considered to be essential for the successful development of CO-PROX catalysts for application in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. The performance of supported gold catalysts in the CO-PROX reaction has been shown to be dependent on the characteristics of gold (size, oxidation state, and its interaction with other metal/oxides), nature of the support (size, composition, preparation method, presence of promoters, and doping with other metal ions), and reaction conditions (temperature and feed composition). Complete CO conversion has been achieved in the presence of certain gold catalysts below 100 °C. The unresolved issues in CO-PROX include the undesired oxidation of H₂, detrimental effects of CO₂ and/or H₂O, and long-term stability of the catalysts. To address these issues, the catalytic activity of gold supported on simple oxides such as TiO₂, CeO₂, Al₂O₃, and Fe₂O₃ has been improved dramatically by the addition of promoters, alteration of the gold-oxide support interface, and modification of the oxide supports. Recently, nanoporous gold has also been recognized to be promising for this reaction. This review highlights recent developments of unsupported and supported gold catalysts for the CO-PROX reaction.     

Selective Oxidation of Propylene to Acetone over Supported Vanadia Catalysts

A 10%V₂O₅/TiO₂ catalyst showed a pronounced catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of propylene to acetone and the formation of isopropoxy species from the adsorption of propylene was found to be the rate-limiting step.     

Reaction of oxygen with adsorbed hydrogen species of a reduced Pt/TiO2 catalyst

Reaction of oxygen with the adsorbed hydrogen species of Pt/TiO₂ catalysts reduced in the temperature range of RT-773 K has been studied by temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO). It is obtained that the Pt-assisted reaction of oxygen with both the surface hydroxy groups and titanium hydride species occurs in the temperature range of 320–450 K; direct oxidation of the surface hydrogen species takes place on the surface of TiO₂ in the temperature range of 500–600 K; and oxygen reacts with the stored hydrogen species in the sublayer and bulk of the TiO₂ support when the temperature was increased to above 600 K.     

Excess capacity on compound phases of Li2FeTiO4 composite cathode materials synthesized by hydrothermal reaction using optional titanium sources to boost battery performance

Li₂FeTiO₄ composites have been produced using commercial LiAC, FeCl₂ and different titanium sources by hydrothermal synthesis (HS) at 175 °C and subsequent annealing at 700 °C. Impure phase TiO₂, Fe₂O₃ and FeTiO₄ were detected out among the Li₂FeTiO₄ composites with different titanium sources. Micron and nano-sized particles of Li₂FeTiO₄ were prepared from various titanium raw materials, with nano-sized particles predominating when titanium raw materials were layered hydrogen titanate nanowire (H₂Ti₃O₇NW, HTO-NW) and titanium oxide nanotubes (TiO₂NB). The Li₂FeTiO₄ composites synthesized by HTO-NW shows a primary particle size of 50−200 nm of high crystallinity staggered with undissolved nanowire with a diameter size of about 100 nm. The samples using one-dimensional nanometer titanium oxide (TiO₂ NB) as the raw material can get a super high initial discharge capacity of 367.8 mAh/g at the rate of C/10 and excellent cycling stability. The selection of raw materials and adopting multi-phase modification can be considered as an effective strategy to improve the electro-chemical properties of Li₂FeTiO₄ composite cathode materials for the lithium secondary battery.