Key aspects of crystalline Mo-V-O-based catalysts active in the selective oxidation of propane

Mo-V-O-based complex metal oxide catalysts were synthesized hydrothermally for the first time, characterized structurally and tested in the selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid, and the results obtained were compared on the basis of catalyst crystal structures in order to clarify key aspects of alkane selective oxidation over multifunctional metal oxide catalysts. The catalysts tested were black solids of rod-shaped crystals, which had a layer structure in the direction of fiber axis and various high dimensional arrangements of metal octahedra in the cross-section plane. A strong dependency on the octahedra arrangements and a facet dependency were observed, and the roles of metal elements in the course of selective oxidation of propane were clarified by comparing the catalytic performance of various Mo-V-O-based catalysts. We discuss the multi-functional character derived from high dimensional structures of the catalysts and mechanism of the selective oxidation of propane.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Mo-Based Oxide Catalysts and Selective Oxidation of Alkanes

Mo-V-M(=Al, Ga, Bi, Sb and Te)–O mixed oxide catalysts were synthesized hydrothermally for the first time, characterized structurally, and tested for ethane and propane oxidation after activation by various ways. These catalysts were black solids of rod-shaped (fiber like) crystals, which had a layer structure in the direction of fiber axis and a high dimensional arrangement of metal octahedra in the cross-section plane. These fresh crystalline materials became active for catalytic oxidation of alkanes after heat-treatment at 600 °C and subsequent grinding in order to increase exposed plane of the cross-section. The resulting catalysts were very active for an oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with 80% of the ethylene selectivity in the reaction temperature range of 300 to 400 °C and also showed about 50% selectivity to acrylic acid in the propane oxidation. Multi-functional character which derived from the high dimensional structure of the catalysts and mechanism of the selective alkane oxidation were discussed.     

高分散隔离活性位催化剂中过渡金属离子结构对丙烷选择氧化反应性能的影响

考察了碱金属K修饰的SiO2负载极低含量过渡金属的高分散隔离活性位系列催化剂(K-M/SiO2(n(K)∶n(M)∶n(Si)=10∶1∶1000),M=V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn)的丙烷选择氧化催化性能,并运用UV-Raman和CO2-TPD等方法,对该系列催化剂进行了结构和物化性能表征,探讨了催化剂的表面离子结构与催化反应性能之间的关系。 发现钾修饰的SiO2负载过渡金属高分散隔离活性位催化剂上过渡金属离子的组态结构,对丙烷选择氧化反应性能有重要影响。相对稳定的全充满或无d电子的表面离子结构有利于选择氧化反应进行,而存在多种价态的相对不稳定的离子结构有利于深度氧化的进行。 这一离子结构与丙烷选择氧化催化性能的关系与前期乙烷选择氧化规律相似,进一步说明在高分散隔离活性位催化剂中,过渡金属离子的电子组态结构是影响低碳烷烃选择氧化反应性能的最重要因素。     

A study of the surface region of the Mo-V-Te-O catalysts for propane oxidation to acrylic acid

The bulk mixed Mo-V-Te oxides possess high activity and selectivity in propane oxidation to acrylic acid and represent well-defined model catalysts for studies of the surface molecular structure-activity/selectivity relationships in this selective oxidation reaction. The elemental compositions, metal oxidation states, and catalytic functions of V, Mo, and Te in the surface region of the model Mo-V-Te-O system were examined employing low energy ion scattering (LEIS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This study indicated that the surfaces of these catalysts are terminated with a monolayer, which possesses a different elemental composition from that of the bulk. The rates of propane consumption and formation of propylene and acrylic acid depended on the topmost surface V concentration, whereas no dependence of these reaction rates on either the surface Mo or Te concentrations was observed. These findings suggested that the bulk Mo-V-Te-O structure may function as a support for the unique active and selective surface monolayer in propane oxidation to acrylic acid. The results of this study have important practical consequences for the development of improved selective oxidation catalysts by introducing surface metal oxide components to form new surface active V-O-M sites for propane oxidation to acrylic acid.     

Selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid over mixed metal oxide catalysts

The effects of metal atomic ratio, water content, oxygen content, and calcination temperature on the catalytic performances of MoVTeNbO mixed oxide catalyst system for the selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid have been investigated and discussed. Among the catalysts studied, it was found that the MoVTeNbO catalyst calcined at a temperature of 600 ℃ showed the best performance in terms of propane conversion and selectivity for acrylic acid under an atmosphere of nitrogen. An effective MoVTeNbO oxide catalyst for propane selective oxidation to acrylic acid was obtained with a combination of a preferred metal atomic ratio （Mo1V0.31Te0.23Nb0.12）. The optimum reaction condition for the selective oxidation of propane was the molar ratio of C3H8 ：O2 ： H2O ： N2 = 4.4： 12.8 ： 15.3 ： 36.9. Under such conditions, the conversion of propane and the maximum yield of acrylic acid reached about 50% and 21%, respectively.     

在复合金属氧化物催化剂上丙烷直接氧化制丙烯酸

丙烷直接氧化制丙烯酸是近年来催化氧化的热点课题。MoVTe(Sb)NbO复合金属氧化物催化剂是该反应最重要的一类催化剂。本文对该类催化剂的制备化学包括活化方式以及决定催化性能的主要活性相结构等方面的新近认识进行了系统评述;依据丙烷催化转化的反应途径,总结了有关催化剂元素组分在反应中的作用与功能的最新进展,调变催化剂的粒子尺寸与形貌、晶相组成与结构、表面酸碱性与氧化还原性是获得优良催化性能的关键因素。     

双溶剂浸渍法制备VOX/MCF催化剂及丙烷选择氧化

采用双溶剂法制备了负载型氧化钒类催化剂(VOx/MCF),N2物理吸附、X射线衍射、透射电镜、拉曼光谱、程序升温脱附、程序升温还原等系统研究了催化剂的物化性质并测试了其在丙烷选择氧化反应中的催化性能.结果表明,由双溶剂法制备的VOx/MCF催化剂具有较好的催化活性,且在氧化钒负载量基本一致的前提下,双溶剂法制备的VOx/MCF催化剂比普通浸渍法制备的VOx/MCF具有更高的催化活性,这与双溶剂法的制备过程可以使得钒物种尽可能进入载体内表面,有利于氧化钒的较好分散有关,而高度分散的氧化钒物种,正是丙烷选择氧化反应的活性中心.     

铋钒钼复合氧化物催化剂结构与丙烷选择氧化催化性能

用X射线衍射（XRD）、激光拉曼光谱（LRS）、程序升温还原（TPR）和微型反 应测试等手段研究了Bi-V-Mo-O复合氧化物催化剂组成、结构与丙烷选择性氧化催 化性能。结果表明不同组成的Bi-V-Mo-O复合氧化物催化剂可形成白钨矿型晶体结 构,丙烷选择氧化催化性能与催化剂组成和结构密切相关。Mo组分的引入使催化剂 的丙烷安全氧化催化性能受到抑制,丙烯醛选择性增加且在Mo/（V+Mo）原子比为 0.45时达极大值。Mo含量进一步增加,催化剂的丙烯选择性增加而丙烯醛选择性下 降。LRS和TPR结果表明,不同组成的Bi-V-Mo-O复合氧化物催化剂的丙烷选择氧化 催化性能与催化剂的金属氧物种性质相关联。     

Roles of surface Te, Nb, and Sb oxides in propane oxidation to acrylic acid over bulk orthorhombic Mo-V-O phase

The outermost surfaces and subsurface layers of the orthorhombic (M1) Mo-V-O catalysts promoted with Te, Nb, and Sb oxide species at submonolayer surface coverage were examined by low-energy ion scattering (LEIS). This study indicated that the Nb oxide species was preferentially located at the topmost surface, while the subsurface Te and Sb concentrations declined gradually into the bulk. Although the original Mo-V-O catalyst was essentially unselective in propane oxidation to acrylic acid, significant improvement in the selectivity to acrylic acid was observed when Te, Nb, and Sb oxides were present as the surface species at submonolayer coverage. These findings further suggested that the formation of the surface V-O-M bonds (M = Nb, Te, or Sb) was highly beneficial for both the activity and selectivity of the orthorhombic Mo-V-O catalysts in propane oxidation to acrylic acid. The highest selectivity was observed when both Nb and Te (or Sb) oxide species were present at the surface. The selectivity trends established for the surface-promoted Mo-V-O catalyst parallel those found previously for the corresponding bulk Mo-V-M-O catalysts. These results further indicated that the introduction of surface metal oxide species is a highly promising method to prepare well-defined model catalysts for studies of the structure-activity/selectivity relationships as well as optimize the catalytic performance of the bulk mixed Mo-V-M-O catalysts for selective (amm)oxidation of propane.     

担载钒氧化物催化剂对丙烷选择氧化性能

用等体积浸渍法制备了SBA-15担载的钒基氧化物催化剂,使用X射线衍射（XRD）分析、氮气吸附、紫外激光拉曼、傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）光谱和紫外-可见漫反射（UV-Vis DRS）光谱对催化剂的结构进行了表征,并评价了催化剂对丙烷选择氧化的活性与选择性.实验结果表明SBA-15载体对丙烷选择氧化的活性优于常规的SiO₂载体.SBA-15担载的低载量催化剂是高分散的催化剂体系,在低钒载量（n（V）/n（Si）<2.5%）时,催化剂具有规则的六方介孔结构.低钒载量（n（V）/n（Si）<0.1%）时,隔离四配位的钒氧化物是丙烷选择氧化生成醛类化合物的活性物种;高钒载量（n（V）/n（Si）>2.5%）时,聚合六配位的钒氧化物和微晶钒氧化物是丙烷脱氢或深度氧化的活性物种.     

丙烷选择氧化制丙烯醛MoVTeO/SiO2催化剂结构与性能研究

考察了MoVTeO/SiO₂系列催化剂对丙烷选择氧化制丙烯醛反应的催化性能,结合XRD,Raman和TPD等表征结果研究了催化剂结构、表面性质与催化性能之间的关系.结果表明,以Mo为主要活性组分的催化剂(MoV_0.2Te_0.1/SiO₂)具有较好的催化性能.在V,Te组分存在下,Mo物种的分散度和MoO₃的可还原性能提高.以表面钼酸盐和多钼酸盐类形态存在的高分散Mo物种有助于提高催化活性,而催化剂较弱的表面酸性对丙烯醛的生成有利.     

Effect of diluent and reaction parameter on selective oxidation of propane over MoVTeNb catalyst using nanoflow catalytic reactor

The selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid over an MoVTeNb mixed oxide catalyst, dried and calcined before reaction has been studied using high-throughput instrumentation, which is called nanoflow catalytic reactor. The effects of catalyst dilution on the catalytic performance of the MoVTeNb mixed oxide catalyst in selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid were also investigated. The effects of some reaction parameters, such as gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） and reaction temperature, for selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid over diluted MoVTeNb catalyst have also been studied. The configuration of the nanoflow is shown to be suitable for screen catalytic performance, and its operating conditions were mimicked closely to conventional laboratory as well as to industrial conditions. The results obtained provided very good reproducibility and it showed that preparation methods as well as reaction parameters can play significant roles in catalytic performance of these catalysts.     

低碳烷烃选择氧化金属氧化物催化剂的结构与其催化性能的关系

基于金属氧化物催化剂的低碳烷烃选择氧化是催化研究的一个热点和难点, 而认识催化剂的结构与其催化性能之间的关系对于获得高效催化剂, 解决低碳烷烃选择氧化反应中存在的问题至关重要. 本文围绕催化剂的结构对其催化性能的影响, 概述了V-P-O、V-Sb-O、Mo-V-Te-Nb-O和V-Mg-O等几类典型的氧化物催化剂体系在这方面的研究进展. 结合我们开发的Re-Sb-O催化剂体系, 分析了多功能中心、活性位分离、两相协同效应等方面对金属氧化物催化剂的催化性能的影响. 这些认识将有助于设计合成性能优异的催化剂及实现低碳烷烃的选择氧化活化和定向转化.     

Visible-light-responsive photocatalytic reaction on tetrahedrally-coordinated chromium oxide moieties loaded on ZSM-5 zeolites and HMS mesoporous silica: partial oxidation of propane

Chromium oxide (Cr-oxide) moieties loaded on ZSM-5 zeolites and HMS mesoporous silica molecular sieves were prepared by an impregnation method and characterized by various spectroscopic methods (XRD, XAFS, UV-Vis, photoluminescence) and their photocatalytic reactivities for partial oxidation of propane under visible light irradiation were investigated. The local structure of Cr-oxide species depended to a large extent on the zeolite types and Si/A1 ratios of zeolites. Tetrahedrally-coordinated isolated Cr-oxide moieties can be loaded on HMS and ZSM-5 having the higher Si/A1 ratios. On these catalysts, in the presence of propane and O₂, a partial oxidation proceeded under visible light irradiation to produce acetone with high selectivity. The charge-transfer excited state of the tetrahedral Cr-oxide moieties plays a significant role in the selective photocatalytic reactions under visible light irradiation.     

丙烷选择氧化催化剂Mo-V-Zr-O的研究

研究了Zr添加量对Mo-V-O基催化剂丙烷选择氧化制丙烯醛催化性能的影响.对催化剂的BET、X射线衍射、H2-程序升温还原、NH3-程序升温脱附和异丙醇分解表征结果表明,Zr的添加改变了催化剂的物相结构、氧化还原性和酸碱性质,从而影响催化剂的催化性能,其中Mo2VZr0.5Ox催化剂表现出较好的催化活性和丙烯醛选择性.     

Crystal‐Plane‐Controlled Selectivity of Cu2O Catalysts in Propylene Oxidation with Molecular Oxygen

The selective oxidation of propylene with O₂ to propylene oxide and acrolein is of great interest and importance. We report the crystal‐plane‐controlled selectivity of uniform capping‐ligand‐free Cu₂O octahedra, cubes, and rhombic dodecahedra in catalyzing propylene oxidation with O₂: Cu₂O octahedra exposing {111} crystal planes are most selective for acrolein; Cu₂O cubes exposing {100} crystal planes are most selective for CO₂; Cu₂O rhombic dodecahedra exposing {110} crystal planes are most selective for propylene oxide. One‐coordinated Cu on Cu₂O(111), three‐coordinated O on Cu₂O(110), and two‐coordinated O on Cu₂O(100) were identified as the catalytically active sites for the production of acrolein, propylene oxide, and CO₂, respectively. These results reveal that crystal‐plane engineering of oxide catalysts could be a useful strategy for developing selective catalysts and for gaining fundamental understanding of complex heterogeneous catalytic reactions at the molecular level.     

组合催化剂上丙烷选择氧化制丙烯酸

考察了在C3H8氧化脱氢的NiZrO催化剂和C3H6选择氧化的Mo基催化剂组成的组合催化剂上C3H8选择氧化制取丙烯酸的反应性能.结果表明,两个催化剂比例适当时,反应的丙烯酸收率可达最大.优化温度、烷氧比、空速以及N2含量等反应条件的结果发现,反应体系中O2的匮乏会严重影响反应性能.在有氧分布器的反应装置中对所选组合催化剂在优化的反应条件下进行了30h稳定性测试,结果表明,在340oC,反应性能基本稳定,C3H8转化率和丙烯酸选择性可分别维持在～20%和～74%.     

甲苯类化合物的选择性氧化

综述了以O2为清洁氧源甲苯类化合物的气相和液相选择性氧化。甲苯类化合物的气相选择性氧化中主要介绍了金属氧化物、分子筛和负载型催化剂并对影响催化剂活性和选择性的因素进行了分析;甲苯类化合物的液相选择性氧化中重点介绍了MC(mid-century)催化体系及其反应机理方面的研究进展,并特别介绍了仿生催化在甲苯类化合物催化氧化中的应用。对各催化氧化体系的应用前景进行了展望。     

Atomic XAFS as a tool to probe the reactivity of metal oxide catalysts: quantifying metal oxide support effects

The potential of atomic XAFS (AXAFS) to directly probe the catalytic performances of a set of supported metal oxide catalysts has been explored for the first time. For this purpose, a series of 1 wt % supported vanadium oxide catalysts have been prepared differing in their oxidic support material (SiO2, Al2O3, Nb2O5, and ZrO2). Previous characterization results have shown that these catalysts contain the same molecular structure on all supports, i.e., a monomeric VO4 species. It was found that the catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde and the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene increases in the order SiO2 < Al2O3 < Nb2O5 < ZrO2. The opposite trend was observed for the dehydrogenation of propane to propene in the absence of oxygen. Interestingly, the intensity of the Fourier transform AXAFS peak decreases in the same order. This can be interpreted by an increase in the binding energy of the vanadium valence orbitals when the ionicity of the support (increasing electron charge on the support oxygen atoms) increases. Moreover, detailed EXAFS analysis shows a systematic decrease of the V-Ob(-M(support)) and an increase of a the V-O(H) bond length, when going from SiO2 to ZrO2. This implies a more reactive OH group for ZrO2, in line with the catalytic data. These results show that the electronic structure and consequently the catalytic behavior of the VO4 cluster depend on the ionicity of the support oxide. These results demonstrate that AXAFS spectroscopy can be used to understand and predict the catalytic performances of supported metal oxide catalysts. Furthermore, it enables the user to gather quantitative insight in metal oxide support interactions.     

BiMo基复合氧化物催化剂丙烷直接氧化至丙烯醛研究

The effects of the available zoon above the catalyst bed on the performance of the catalyst were investigated. It has been suggested that propylene is an intermediate species in the reaction of propane to acrolein， and a two-step reaction scheme is proposed， the first step is oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene in the gas phase then followed by the second step， the selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein on the surface of the catalyst. The performance of the catalyst depends on both the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene in the gas phase and the selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein on the catalyst surface. The thermal cracking， homogeneous oxidative dehydrogenation and heterogeneous catalytic dehydrogenation of propane as well as the selective catalytic oxidation of propane to acrolein over BiMoO based mixed oxides catalysts were studied. Under the optimum reaction conditions of propane dehydrogenation and selective oxidation of propylene， the selectivity and the yield of acrolein approached to 45mol% and 14mol%， respectively under about 30mol% propane conversion.