聚苯并噁嗪固载钯基纳米催化剂在芳香醇氧化反应中的应用

以球状聚苯并噁嗪为载体,采用浸渍热解法合成了钯炭纳米催化剂.通过透射电子显微镜观察发现,钯纳米粒子几乎全部均匀分布在载体上,且尺寸均一,平均直径约为3. 5 nm.结果表明,载体表面含有丰富的含氮含氧官能团,氮和氧原子与钯之间存在相互作用,从而使聚苯并噁嗪能够有效固载钯纳米粒子.采用相同的方法进一步合成Pd-Au/C和Pd-Pt/C双金属催化剂,Pd-Au和Pd-Pt纳米粒子也展现出良好的分散性,无明显团聚现象,平均直径分别为4. 3和4. 2 nm,进一步说明聚苯并噁嗪对金属活性组分的有效固载.将催化剂应用于苯甲醇氧化反应,其中Pd₁-Au₁/C在2 h的转化率为98%,对产物苯甲醛的选择性大于99%,该催化剂经过焙烧可恢复催化活性,表现出良好的循环稳定性,并能将不同取代基的芳香醇氧化为相应的醛,是一种良好的醇氧化催化剂.     

Single-Cu-atoms anchored on 3D macro-porous carbon matrix as efficient catalyst for oxygen reduction and Pt co-catalyst for methanol oxidation

Single metal atoms immobilized on a carbon substrate are of great potential for enhancing the catalytic activities for oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation reactions（ORR/MOR） owing to the maximized atom utilization. Herein, single copper atoms（SCAs） are loaded on macro-porous nitrogen-doped carbon（Cu-NC） derived from zeolitic imidazolate framework-8（ZIF-8）, which are used as catalysts for ORR and Pt-supports for MOR. For ORR, the catalyst marked as Cu-NC-3 exhibits a higher peak potential of ...     

Loading Copper Atoms on Graphdiyne for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Production

Graphdiyne, as a magical support, can anchor zero valence metal atoms, providing us with an opportunity to develop emerging catalysts with the maximized active sites and selectivity. Herein we report high-performance atom catalysts (ACs), Cu⁰/GDY, by anchoring Cu atoms on graphdiyne (GDY) for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The activity and selectivity of this catalyst are obviously superior to that of commercial 20 wt.% Pt/C, and the turnover frequency of 30.52 s⁻¹ is 18 times larger than 20 wt.% Pt/C. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the strong p-d coupling induced charge compensation leads to the zero valence state of the atomic-scaled transition metal catalyst. Our results show the strong advantages of graphdiyne-anchored metal atom catalysts in the field of electrochemical catalysis and opens up a new direction in the field of electrocatalysis.     

Preparation and Catalytic Performance of Carbon Nanotube Supported Palladium Catalyst

Two carbon nanotube supported palladium catalysts were prepared using a chemical reduction technique (Pd/CR‐CNT) and a conventional impregnation method (Pd/CNT) respectively, and their catalytic performances for Heck reaction were investigated. The catalysts were characterized by TEM and XPS techniques and the products were characterized by ¹H NMR. Research results showed that the (Pd/CR‐CNT) catalyst showed a better catalytic activity than the (Pd/CNT) catalyst, owing to better dispersion of palladium nanoparticles and stronger interaction between the active palladium species and carbon nanotube. Meanwhile, the product yield maintained 99.93% of its initial value at five‐times re‐use, compared with that at the first time use. The catalyst prepared with the chemical reduction method represented a better reusing performance.     

Pd-Enriched-Core/Pt-Enriched-Shell High-Entropy Alloy with Face-Centred Cubic Structure for C1 and C2 Alcohol Oxidation

High-entropy alloy nanoparticles (HEA NPs) have aroused great interest globally with their unique electrochemical, catalytic, and mechanical properties, as well as diverse activity and multielement tunability for multi-step reactions. Herein, a facile low-temperature synthesis method at atmospheric pressure is employed to synthesize Pd-enriched-HEA-core and Pt-enriched-HEA-shell NPs with a single phase of face-centred cubic structure. Interestingly, the lattice of both Pd-enriched-HEA-core and Pt-enriched-HEA-shell enlarge during the formation process of HEA, with tensile strains included in the core and shell of HEA. The as-obtained PdAgSn/PtBi HEA NPs show excellent electrocatalytic activity and durability for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). The specific (mass) activity of PdAgSn/PtBi HEA NPs for MOR is 4.7 mA cm⁻² (2874 mA mg_(Pd+Pt)⁻¹), about 1.7 (5.9) and 1.5 (4.8) times higher than that of commercial Pd/C and Pt/C catalysts, respectively. Additional to high-entropy effect, Pt sites and Pd sites on the interface of the HEA act synergistically to facilitate the multi-step process towards EOR. This study offers a promising way to find a feasible route for scalable HEA manufacturing with promising applications.     

Revealing the Effect of Surface Composition on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Supported Pt-Fe Alloy Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation Performance

The designs of efficient and inexpensive Pt-based catalysts for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) are essential to boost the commercialization of direct methanol fuel cells. Here, the highly catalytic performance PtFe alloys supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) decorating nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) have been successfully prepared via co-engineering of the surface composition and electronic structure. The Pt₁Fe₃@NC/MWCNTs catalyst with moderate Fe³⁺ feeding content (0.86 mA/mg_Pt) exhibits 2.26-fold enhancement in MOR mass activity compared to pristine Pt/C catalyst (0.38 mA/mg_Pt). Furthermore, the CO oxidation initial potential of Pt₁Fe₃@NC/MWCNTs catalyst is lower relative to Pt/C catalyst (0.71 V and 0.80 V). Benefited from the optimal surface compositions, the anti-corrosion ability of MWCNT, strong electron interaction between PtFe alloys and MWCNTs and the N-doped carbon (NC) layer, the Pt₁Fe₃@NC/MWCNTs catalyst presents an improved MOR performance and anti-CO poisoning ability. This study would open up new perspective for designing efficient electrocatalysts for the DMFCs field.     

Regulating Efficient and Selective Single-atom Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Anchoring transition metal (TM) atoms on suitable substrates to form single-atom catalysts (SACs) is a novel approach to constructing electrocatalysts. Graphdiyne with sp−sp² hybridized carbon atoms and uniformly distributed pores have been considered as a potential carbon material for supporting metal atoms in a variety of catalytic processes. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to study the single TM atom anchoring on graphdiyne (TM₁−GDY, TM=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co and Cu) as the catalysts for CO₂ reduction. After anchoring metal atoms on GDY, the catalytic activity of TM₁−GDY (TM=Mn, Co and Cu) for CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) are significantly improved comparing with the pristine GDY. Among the studied TM₁−GDY, Cu₁−GDY shows excellent electrocatalytic activity for CO₂ reduction for which the product is HCOOH and the limiting potential (U_L) is −0.16 V. Mn₁−GDY and Co₁−GDY exhibit superior catalytic selectivity for CO₂ reduction to CH₄ with U_L of −0.62 and −0.34 V, respectively. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by TM₁−GDY (TM=Mn, Co and Cu) occurs on carbon atoms, while the active sites of CO₂RR are the transition metal atoms . The present work is expected to provide a solid theoretical basis for CO₂ conversion into valuable hydrocarbons.     

The application of infrared spectroscopy to probe the surface morphology of alumina-supported palladium catalysts

Five alumina-supported palladium catalysts have been prepared from a range of precursor compounds [palladium(II) nitrate, palladium(II) chloride, palladium(II) acetylacetonate, and tetraamminepalladium(II) tetraazidopalladate(II)] and at different metal loadings (1-7.3 wt %). Collectively, this series of catalysts provides a range of metal particle sizes (1.2-8.5 nm) that emphasize different morphological aspects of the palladium crystallites. The infrared spectra of chemisorbed CO applied under pulse-flow conditions reveal distinct groupings between metal crystallites dominated by low index planes and those that feature predominantly corner/edge atoms. Temperature-programmed infrared spectroscopy establishes that the linear CO band can be resolved into contributions from corner atoms and a combination of (111)(111) and (111)(100) particle edges. Propene hydrogenation has been used as a preliminary assessment of catalytic performance for the 1 wt % loaded catalysts, with the relative inactivity of the catalyst prepared from palladium(II) chloride attributed to a diminished hydrogen supply due to decoration of edge sites by chlorine originating from the preparative process. It is anticipated that refinements linking the vibrational spectrum of a probe molecule with surface structure and accessible adsorption sites for such a versatile catalytic substrate provide a platform against which structure/reactivity relationships can be usefully developed.     

Size effects in electronic and catalytic properties of unsupported palladium nanoparticles in electrooxidation of formic acid

We report a combined X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and chronoamperometry (CA) study of formic acid electrooxidation on unsupported palladium nanoparticle catalysts in the particle size range from 9 to 40 nm. The CV and CA measurements show that the most active catalyst is made of the smallest (9 and 11 nm) Pd nanoparticles. Besides the high reactivity, XPS data show that such nanoparticles display the highest core-level binding energy (BE) shift and the highest valence band (VB) center downshift with respect to the Fermi level. We believe therefore that we found a correlation between formic acid oxidation current and BE and VB center shifts, which, in turn, can directly be related to the electronic structure of palladium nanoparticles of different particle sizes. Clearly, such a trend using unsupported catalysts has never been reported. According to the density functional theory of heterogeneous catalysis, and mechanistic considerations, the observed shifts are caused by a weakening of the bond strength of the COOH intermediate adsorption on the catalyst surface. This, in turn, results in the increase in the formic acid oxidation rate to CO2 (and in the associated oxidation current). Overall, our measurements demonstrate the particle size effect on the electronic properties of palladium that yields different catalytic activity in the HCOOH oxidation reaction. Our work highlights the significance of the core-level binding energy and center of the d-band shifts in electrocatalysis and underlines the value of the theory that connects the center of the d-band shifts to catalytic reactivity.     

Catalytic activity of palladium supported on single wall carbon nanotubes compared to palladium supported on activated carbon Study of the Heck and Suzuki couplings, aerobic alcohol oxidation and selective hydrogenation

Nanoparticles (2–10 nm) of palladium have been deposited on single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) by spontaneous reduction from Pd(OAc)₂ or from oxime carbapalladacycle. These catalysts exhibit higher catalytic activity than palladium over activated carbon (Pd/C) for the Heck reaction of styrene and iodobenzene and for the Suzuki coupling of phenylboronic and iodobenzene. This fact has been attributed as reflecting the dramatic influence of the size particle on the activity of the palladium catalyst for CC bond forming reactions as compared to other reaction types less demanding from the point of view of the particle size. Thus, in contrast to the Heck and Suzuki reactions, Pd/C is more active than palladium nanoparticles deposited on SWNT for the catalytic oxidation by molecular oxygen of cinnamyl alcohol to cinnamaldehyde and for the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to 3-phenylpropionaldehyde.     

High-loading Pt nanoparticles on mesoporous carbon with large mesopores for highly active methanol electro-oxidation

High metal-loading Pt/C electrocatalysts are important for the fabrication of thin-layered membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs). However, the preparation of high-loading Pt catalysts with a narrow size distribution of nanoparticles remains a challenge. Herein, ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) with large mesopores (~15 nm) and a high surface area (1316.0 m² g^?1) was fabricated using a SiO₂ nanosphere array as a template. This material was developed to support a high loading of Pt nanoparticles (60 wt%) and was then used as an electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). The prepared Pt/OMC contains Pt nanoparticles with an average size of ~1.9 nm that are uniformly dispersed on the mesoporous walls of the OMC. The Pt/OMC catalyst exhibits smaller Pt nanoparticle size, greater Pt dispersion, larger specific electrochemically active surface area (ECSA), and higher electrocatalytic activity for the MOR than the carbon black (Vulcan XC-72R)-supported Pt and the commercial Pt/C catalysts.     

In situ synthesis of a Prussian blue nanoparticles/graphdiyne oxide nanocomposite with high stability and electrocatalytic activity

Herein we report an in situ synthesis of Prussian blue nanoparticles (PB) on graphdiyne oxide (GDYO) which acts as an excellent substrate. The hybrid was then used as an electrode with high electrochemical catalytic activity towards hydrogen peroxide. The PB/GDYO hybrid was prepared by simply adding FeCl₃ to GDYO solution, and then mixing with Fe(CN)₆^3 − at room temperature. The GDYO was able to anchor PB in nanoparticle form and stabilize it in neutral and weakly basic solutions. The hybrid was investigated by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements. The PB/GDYO hybrid showed high electrochemical catalytic activity and stability for the detection of hydrogen peroxide.     

Fabrication of Nitrogen‐Doped Mesoporous‐Carbon‐Coated Palladium Nanoparticles: An Intriguing Electrocatalyst for Methanol and Formic Acid Oxidation

Inspired by the attractive catalytic properties of palladium and the inert nature of carbon supports in catalysis, a concise and simple methodology for in situ nitrogen‐doped mesoporous‐carbon‐supported palladium nanoparticles (Pd/N‐C) has been developed by carbonizing a palladium dimethylglyoximate complex. The as‐synthesized Pd/N‐C has been exfoliated as a fuel cell catalyst by studying the electro‐oxidation of methanol and formic acid. The material synthesized at 400 °C,namely, Pd/N‐C‐400,exhibitssuperior mass activity and stability among catalysts synthesized under different carbonization temperaturesbetween300 and 500 °C. The unique 1D porous structure in Pd/N‐C‐400 helps better electron transport at the electrode surface, which eventually leads to about five times better catalytic activity and about two times higher stability than that of commercial Pd/C. Thus, our designed sacrificial metal–organic templatedirected pathway becomes a promising technique for Pd/N‐C synthesis with superior catalytic performances.     

Controllable Assembly of Highly Oxidized Cobalt on Graphdiyne Surface for Efficient Conversion of Nitrogen into Nitric Acid

The manufacture of nitric acid (HNO₃) consumes large amounts of energy and causes serious environmental pollution. Electrochemical synthesis is regarded as a key way to eliminate carbon emissions from the chemicals industry. The selective electrosynthesis of HNO₃ from nitrogen was achieved by controllable assembly of cobalt metal on graphdiyne surface using a powerful tool of electrochemistry at ambient conditions. As an advanced material, graphdiyne (GDY) has a large conjugated structure on its surface and is rich in sp-C triple bond skeleton, which can achieve strong interaction with metal atoms, resulting in incomplete charge transfer between graphdiyne and cobalt atoms. The experimental and theoretical calculation results show that the highly oxidized cobalt on graphdiyne (HOCo/GDY) can selectively and efficiently activate and convert the nitrogen into the key intermediate *NO, which promotes the efficient overall conversion performance of nitrogen to nitric acid. Thus, the highest nitric acid yield (192.0 μg h⁻¹ mg⁻¹) and Faradaic efficiency (21.5 %) were achieved at low potentials.     

High‐Efficiency Encapsulation of Pt Nanoparticles into the Channel of Carbon Nanotubes as an Enhanced Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidation

Pt‐based nanostructures serving as anode catalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) have been widely studied for many years. Nevertheless, challenging issues such as poor reaction kinetics and the short‐term stability of the MOR are the main drawbacks of such catalysts and limit their applications. Herein, we have developed a facile approach to encapsulate Pt nanoparticles (NPs) inside the nanochannels of porous carbon nanotubes (CNTs; Pt‐in‐CNTs) as a new enhanced electrocatalytic material. The as‐prepared CNTs offer simultaneously ordered diffusion channels for ions and a confinement effect for the NPs, which both facilitate the promotion of catalytic kinetics and avoid the Ostwald ripening of Pt NPs, thus leading to high activity and durable cycle life as an anode catalyst for MOR. This work provides a new approach for enhancing the stability and activity by optimizing the structure of the catalyst, and the Pt‐in‐CNTs represent the most durable catalysts ever reported for MOR.     

Highly Active Catalysis of Cobalt Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin Promoted by Chitosan for Cyclohexane Oxidation in Response-Surface-Methodology-Optimized Reaction Conditions

We aimed at elevating catalytic performances of cobalt tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin (Co TPFPP) through axial coordination, nanocavities, and covalently grafting action. The Co TPFPP was immobilized onto nanoporous and nonporous chitosan, forming Co TPFPP/np- and nonp-CTS catalysts, respectively. The catalysts were characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic performances of these catalysts for cyclohexane oxidation under response-surface-methodology-optimized oxidation reaction conditions were estimated and compared. Co TPFPP/np-CTS was an excellent catalyst at aspect of catalytic activity, exhibiting the considerable potential reusability, 24.2 mol % yields (KA oil : cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol) in average, and total turnover frequencies (TOFs) of 3.25×10⁶ h⁻¹. This is attributed to the structural characteristics of the Co TPFPP/np-CTS catalyst: the cobalt porphyrin molecules could be highly scattered on CTS, forming the independent active sites, and were not leached. The axial coordination exerted the most important effect on the catalytic activity, and the covalent grafting action had a decisive effect on the increase of the total TOFs and on the reusability of the catalyst.     

PtRu/氮掺杂碳电催化甲醇氧化及电解水析氢性能

将三聚氰胺、RuCl₃及炭黑以一定的比例分散于乙醇中,采用旋转蒸干及高温热处理合成了一种氮掺杂碳(NC)负载Ru的Ru/NC催化剂。采用硼氢化钠液相化学还原法合成了不同Pt、Ru负载量的PtRu/NC催化剂,并用于电催化甲醇氧化反应(MOR)及电催化分解水析氢反应(HER)。结果表明,合成的催化剂中Pt₁Ru/NC(Pt、Ru的实际负载量分别为1.14%、0.54%)表现出最优的MOR性能,质量活性达4.96 A·mg^-1_PtRu,且经10 000 s稳定性测试后质量活性保持在测试前的91.1%。同时,当电流密度为100mA·cm^-2时,Pt₁Ru/NC在 HER中表现出最低的过电位(103 mV)和最小的 Tafel斜率(15.29 mV·dec^-1)。通过 X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描透射电子显微镜(STEM)、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)、STEM-能谱(STEM-EDS)技术表征了PtRu/NC双金属催化剂,其具有优异催化性能的原因如下：(1) PtRu双金属纳米颗粒高度分散于NC上;(2) Pt以纳米团簇或单原子形式负载于Ru上,后负载于NC,形成了Pt-Ru相分离结构;(3) Pt、Ru与N之间存在协同效应。     

原位合成氧化镍硼/石墨炔杂化材料用于提高光/电催化产氢性能

当今世界面临严峻的能源紧缺和环境污染问题,发展高效无污染的清洁能源替代传统化石能源成为近几十年科研工作者的研究热点.其中,氢能由于具有高燃烧值和产物无污染等优点成为理想的替代能源.光/电催化水分解产生氢气是最有效的制氢方法之一.目前,高活性的产氢催化剂仍以贵金属为主,但贵金属价格高昂和稀缺性等限制了其大规模应用,因此,...     

Catalytic Activity of Microbially‐formed Palladium Nanoparticles

The catalytic behavior of microbially‐formed palladium nanoparticles using Clostridium pasteurianum BC1 is reported. To our knowledge, this is the first study that evaluates the electrochemical catalytic activity of microbially‐formed palladium nanoparticles. Pd nanoparticles formed using immobilized microbes were found to exhibit an average mass activity of 177 mA mg⁻¹ which was almost twice the activity of the abiotically formed controls (94 mA mg⁻¹). The results of this study aim to support the use of nanoparticles formed using facile and environmentally‐friendly microbial synthesis methods as a suitable alternative as opposed to standard physical and chemical synthesis methods.     

Dual-template synthesis of defect-rich mesoporous Co3O4 for low temperature CO oxidation

CO oxidation is a benchmark in heterogeneous catalysis for evaluation of redox catalysts due to its practical relevance in many applications and the fundamental problems associated with its very high activity at low temperatures. Among which, Co₃O₄ is one of the most active non-precious metal catalysts. Exposed crystal planes and cobalt sites are considered to be important for its high catalytic activity. Herein, we demonstrate an enhanced CO oxidation activity by a defect-rich mesoporous Co₃O₄ that prepared by a designed dual-template method. Two different kinds of silicas are used as hard-templates at the same time, resulting in a defect-rich mesoporous Co₃O₄ with a surface area as high as 169 m²/g. This catalyst exhibited a very high catalytic activity for low temperature CO oxidation with a light-off temperature at −73 ^oC under the space velocity of 80,000 mL h^-1 g_cat^-1. Further studies reveal that the high surface area promotes the lattice oxygen mobility, surface rich of Co²⁺ species and active oxygen species are crucial for the high catalytic activity. Moreover, the dual-template approach paves a way towards the design and construction of high-surface-area mesoporous metal oxides for various applications.