不同温度下乙醇电氧化过程的原位红外光谱研究

直接乙醇燃料电池因其优异的性能备受关注。乙醇的电催化氧化并非简单的燃烧,涉及多种催化反应过程。乙醇的C-C键断裂选择性低,以及乙醇氧化中间产物C1分子由于没有及时氧化离开催化剂表面而造成的催化剂中毒,是制约其应用的瓶颈问题。电化学原位红外光谱是在电化学反应的同时,原位采集反应物种特定官能团的振动信息,可在分子水平揭示反应过程,推测反应机理。不同温度条件下乙醇电氧化过程的研究,有助于合理的设计高性能乙醇燃料电池催化剂。选用高性能的PtRh/RGO催化剂,结合同位素示踪法和电化学原位红外光谱技术,研究了不同温度下乙醇的电氧化过程。循环伏安研究表明,乙醇电氧化性能及其C-C键断裂的程度为PtRh/RGO (45℃)>PtRh/RGO (25℃)>商业Pt/C。电化学原位红外光谱从分子水平跟踪了乙醇的电氧化过程,观察到随着电位的增加, CO2, CO,-CH3,-C-O特征峰的强度逐渐增加。CO2和CH3COOH分别归属于乙醇完全氧化和不完全氧化的终产物,因此红外光谱中两种物质特征峰积分面积的比值[CO2]/[CH3COOH]可做为CO2选择性的量度。用来定量标定CH3COOH的特征峰是位于1 280 cm-1的-C-O振动峰,但对于PtRh/RGO催化剂的红外光谱而言,它的乙酸特征峰振动峰位1 280 cm-1附近出现1 214 cm-1甲醇衍生物的振动峰,通过一种反射红外光谱与标样透射红外光谱差减扣除叠加峰方法,定量计算了叠加峰中1 280 cm-1特征峰的积分强度,从而计算出PtRh/RGO的CO2选择性。结果表明对比25℃时, 45℃下PtRh/RGO具有更高的选择性, 0.3 V时提高48.1%, 0.5和0.6 V时略有提高, 0.4 V时降低,这可能是乙醇中β-C和水中OH竞争吸附所致。在两种反应温度条件下, CO2选择性都在电位高于0.4 V时呈现下降趋势。为了进一步研究CO2来源于α-C或β-C的完全氧化,使用同位素标记的13CH312CH2OH做为探针分子,通过电化学原位红外光谱研究了25和45℃下PtRh/RGO电极上乙醇电氧化过程。结果表明,β-C完全氧化为CO2的起始电位与温度无关,都为0.3 V。通过用13CO2/12CO2积分面积的比值定量分析,发现45℃下,该比值在电位0.3~0.5 V时相比于25℃下分别增加0.11, 0.18和0.22,表明随着温度或电位的增加,β-C完全氧化的选择性增加。     

草酸在铅电极上电催化还原过程的in situ FTIRS研究

采用电化学原位傅里叶变换红外反射光谱(electrochemical in situ fourier transform infrared reflection spectroscopy,in situ FTIRS)研究了草酸在铅电极上电催化还原过程。 多步电位阶跃FTIRS(MSFTIRS)和时间分辨FTIRS(TRFTIRS)的结果表明：当研究电位为-0.70 V(vs. SCE)时,即可明显检测到乙醛酸生成;研究电位为-0.85 V时,电极表面累积生成乙醛酸的量达到最大值。 随着电位的负移,生成的乙醛酸的量减少。 同时在-0.95 V时即可明显检测到乙醛酸进一步被还原,生成的乙醇酸在1 093 cm-1 附近为—CH₂OH的CO伸缩振动吸收。 当研究电位为-1.50 V时,电极表面的乙醛酸几乎都被还原成乙醇酸。 另外,随着电位的负移,并没有检测到其他新物种的出现,表明乙醇酸在电极表面不会进一步发生还原反应。 研究电位为-0.75 V的原位时间分辨红外反射光谱显示反应产物乙醛酸在1 750 cm-1 左右CO的伸缩振动吸收谱峰的左右积分强度随时间线性增加;而研究电位在-1.60 V原位时间分辨红外反射光谱还观察到乙醇酸在1 093 cm-1附近—CH₂OH的C—O伸缩振动吸收。 电化学原位红外反射光谱技术有利于对反应中各物种官能团振动吸收的检测,为草酸电催化还原反应机理提供直接实验依据。     

原位FTIR反射光谱研究碱性介质中乙醇在nm-Pt/GC电极上的氧化

运用电化学循环伏安和原位ＦＴＩＲ反射光谱研究了碱性介质中乙醇在ｎｍ－Ｐｔ／ＧＣ电极上的氧化。结果表明,主要产物是ＣＨ３ＣＯＯ＾－,仅存在少量乙醛,未检测到ＣＯ谱峰。与酸性介质中乙醇氧化的双途径机理不同,碱性介质中乙醇的氧化未经过解离吸附的中间步骤。     

水热法碱活化生物质乙醇木质素的化学结构变化

为了提高生物质乙醇木质素的反应活性,采用水热法在四种不同碱性条件下对生物质乙醇木质素进行催化活化处理。运用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、核磁共振氢谱(1H-NMR)、凝胶色谱(GPC)和有机元素分析手段研究了生物质乙醇木质素被四种碱(NaOH, KOH, K₂CO₃和Na₂CO₃)催化活化前后木质素的化学结构以及组分变化。FTIR结果表明生物质乙醇木质素碱经处理后,木质素的酚羟基特征吸收峰1 375 cm-1都有明显增大趋势,醚键振动吸收峰1 116 cm-1减弱,1 597和1 511 cm-1处苯环骨架振动吸收峰强度变化很小;1H-NMR分析结果表明酚羟基含量都有增大趋势,增加顺序为：KOH>NaOH>K₂CO₃>Na₂CO₃,其中KOH处理后的木质素酚羟基含量增加量为原木素的170%。这由于离子半径大的钾离子更容易与木质素β—O—4醚键上的氧形成加和物,进而发生醚键断裂反应,生成新的酚结构衍生物。GPC 表明生物质乙醇木质素碱处理后分子量分布向低分子区域扩展, 数均和重均分子量减小。元素分析结果显示木质素经过水热反应处理后,C含量都有所增加,而H和O含量则降低了,表明木质素经水热反应处理过程中有脱羧基作用,同时蛋白质的含量也有所降低,提高了木质素的纯度。这都有利于直接将木质素用于制备酚醛树脂胶黏剂。     

原位漫反射红外光谱表征钛硅分子筛TS-1催化苯乙烯氧化反应

采用高温漫反射红外光谱考察了钛硅分子筛TS-1的稳定性,发现960 cm-1吸收峰在673 K时没有变化,表明所表征的骨架钛具有一定的高温稳定性,而表征分子筛骨架振动的两个吸收峰在673 K下向低波数位移了约13 cm-1。探讨了H₂O₂吸附对TS-1分子筛骨架钛的影响,发现960 cm-1处的吸收峰在吸附H₂O₂后强度减弱,并且向高波数位移了11 cm-1;抽真空或加热,吸收峰又复原,表明骨架钛可能存在TiO结构,H₂O₂与分子筛中的TiO作用,使相应的960 cm-1吸收峰向高波数位移。原位漫反射红外光谱考察了TS-1催化苯乙烯氧化反应,谱图分析表明,苯甲醛是主要产物,TS-1催化氧化的关键是H₂O₂吸附在TS-1的骨架钛上形成活性中心。     

掺杂碱金属与碱土金属的CuO-CeO_2催化剂的漫反射红外光谱分析

CuO-CeO2系列催化剂是高效的CO选择性氧化反应的催化剂,通过原位漫反射红外光谱对掺杂碱金属和碱土金属氧化物的CuO-CeO2催化剂表面的吸附物种进行了研究。结果表明CuO-CeO2系列催化剂上,2 106 cm-1处出现CO的红外吸附峰。在反应气氛中,此峰的强度随着温度先升高后降低,说明Cu+是CO主要的活性吸附中心。低温下催化剂表面吸附的CO主要以可逆形式脱附出来,而高温下CO则以不可逆的形式脱附出来。催化剂表面在3 660 cm-1处出现尖锐的红外峰,归属于CeO2经还原产生的Ce-(OH)2偕式基团。在1 568,2 838和2 948 cm-1附近处出现甲酸根的红外谱峰,以及1 257和1 633 cm-1处出现碳酸根物种的红外峰。甲酸根物种是气相的CO与表面的羟基反应生成的产物,该物种的C—H键断裂生成碳酸根物种,这两物种均会降低催化剂的高温活性。Cu1Li1Ce9Oδ催化剂出现较强的CO2和甲酸根的红外峰,温度高于180℃时,该催化剂上还能看到微弱的CO红外峰,说明锂离子的给电子性质有利于提高Cu1Li1Ce9Oδ催化剂上CO的不可逆脱附,抑制氢的活化吸附,同时促进了甲酸根物种的生成。低温下Cu1Mg1Ce9Oδ和Cu1Ba1Ce9Oδ催化剂上CO的吸附量较多,但主要以可逆脱附形式脱附出来,对CO选择性氧化没有贡献。     

PtRhSn/GN催化剂上甲醇电催化氧化的原位红外光谱研究

通过多元醇还原法制备了石墨烯(GN)负载的Pt及Pt基多元催化剂:Pt/GN,PtRh/GN,PtSn/GN,PtRhSn/GN。循环伏安研究表明,Rh的加入提升了Pt基催化剂的甲醇电催化氧化活性,而Sn的加入明显降低了甲醇在Pt基催化剂上的过电位,起始氧化电位负移106mV。电化学原位红外光谱研究进一步表明,Rh和Sn的加入使得Pt基催化剂对甲醇氧化的起始氧化电位负移;Rh的加入使得CO谱峰强度增大,而Sn的加入明显降低了CO谱峰强度。三元催化剂PtRhSn/GN很好的综合了Rh和Sn的电子效应及协同效应特点,相比于Pt/GN催化剂,起始氧化电位负移60mV,且活性达到其1.57倍。     

红外光谱法研究聚苯乙烯磺酰氯树脂功能基团的均一性

利用380FTIR型红外光谱研究了聚苯乙烯与氯磺酸在不同时间及投料比条件下的氯磺化反应。以1 601.5 cm-1苯环特征峰作为内标峰,1 377.4与3 476.8 cm-1处的磺酰氯和磺酸特征峰作为参比峰,以朗伯-比耳定律为理论依据,利用红外光谱法测定了特征频率强度A,将 A_{1 377.4}和A_{3 476.8}与A_{1 601.5}进行比较,并以A_{1 377.4}∶A_{3 476.8}的大小表示聚苯乙烯磺酰氯树脂均一性的高低。结果表明：(1)当反应1 h之后A_{1 377.4}∶A_{3 476.8}随时间的延长而增大。(2)在投料比为1∶1之前,A3 476.8∶A_{1 601.5}随投料比的增大而增大,之后则随投料比的增大而减小,同时出现了磺酰氯吸收峰且A_{1 377.4}∶A_{1 601.5}随投料比逐渐增大,在4∶1之后A_{1 377.4}∶A_{1 601.5}与A_{3 476.8}∶A_{1 601.5}呈现稳定。在一步法反应条件下,当投料比为4∶1时,反应5 h,可获得均一性较好的聚苯乙烯磺酰氯树脂 (磺酰氯的担载量为4.0 mmol·g-1)。结果证明红外光谱法可方便、快捷地检测聚苯乙烯磺酰氯树脂的均一性,具有一定的实用性及推广性。     

表面合金电催化剂上甲酸氧化的原位FTIR反射光谱研究

运用原位红外反射光谱(FTIRS)和电化学循环伏安法(CV)研究了甲酸在三种不同电极上的电催化特性。结果表明甲酸在碳载铂电极(Pt/GC)上的电催化氧化机理与本体铂电极(Pt)相类似,即可以通过活性中间体或毒性中间体氧化至CO_2。Pt/GC对甲酸的氧化比Pt具有更高的电催化活性。Pt/GC表面以Sb吸附原子修饰的电极(Sb-Pt/GC)上,甲酸氧化的起始电位(E;)提前至-0.10V,氧化电流峰电位(Ep)提前至0.34V,氧化峰电流(jp)值增加了7.28倍,半峰宽(FWHM)为0.30V。同样,Surface al-loy/GC电极上,E_I为-0.12V,E_p为0.32V和j_p为7.25mA·cm~(-2),相对Pt/GC分别负移了0.22,0.02V和增大了8.15倍,半峰宽(FWHM)为0.5V。表明Sb-Pt/GC和Surface alloy/GC电极不仅能够有效地抑制毒性中间体CO的生成,而且还可以显著地提高其对活性中间体的氧化的电催化活性。     

黄铁矿氧化的原位衰减全反射红外光谱表征

黄铁矿是自然界普遍存在的一种矿物,容易发生氧化反应,是酸性矿山废水(AMD)的主要来源。研究黄铁矿氧化有助于揭示其产生污染的机制。通过黄铁矿氧化生成硫酸,硫酸再与黄铁矿中所含碳酸盐(钙)反应生成二氧化碳这一设计实验,实现了黄铁矿在大气环境和水环境中氧化的原位衰减全反射红外光谱表征。通过对反应生成的CO₂进行原位表征,发现黄铁矿在空气和水中均存在明显的氧化作用,二者的氧化速率随时间而下降,差别在于,黄铁矿在水环境中的氧化速率下降较之在大气中显著,表明黄铁矿在水中的氧化较之在大气中要慢。在衰减全反射测量中,2 350 cm-1处表征CO₂的双吸收峰的选择性好,并可实现原位分析。     

Preparation of PtSn/C electrocatalysts using citric acid as reducing agent for direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC)

PtSn/C electrocatalysts (Pt:Sn atomic ratios of 50:50 and 60:40) were prepared using citric acid as reducing agent, and the pH of the reaction medium was varied by the addition of OH⁻ ions. The obtained electrocatalysts were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The electrocatalysts were tested on the direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC) at 90 °C. The obtained PtSn/C electrocatalysts showed the presence of a face-centered cubic, Pt, and SnO₂ phases. In DEFC studies, the PtSn/C electrocatalysts showed a superior performance compared to a commercial PtSn/C and Pt/C electrocatalysts from E-TEK.     

Ordered intermediate compound PtBi-modified Pt/C catalyst for 2-propanol electrooxidation in alkaline medium

The PtBi-modified Pt/C catalyst was prepared by liquid chemical reduction method. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize PtBi-modified Pt/C catalyst. The electrochemical behaviors for the 2-propanol electrooxidation reaction in alkaline medium were measured by cyclic voltammetry, line sweep voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS). The results showed that the prepared PtBi is ordered intermediate compound. Compared with the spectrum obtained from Pt/C catalyst, the XPS peak of PtBi-modified Pt/C catalyst is obviously moving toward the low Pt 4f biding energy. The Bi⁰ and Bi₂O₃ coexist on the surface of PtBi/C catalyst. In alkaline medium, the electrochemical activity of 2-propanol electrooxidation of PtBi/C catalyst is higher than that of commercial Pt/C catalyst. EIS result shows that the reaction mechanism of 2-propanol electrooxidation for both catalysts is similar.     

Electro-oxidation of ethanol using PtSnRh/C electrocatalysts prepared by an alcohol-reduction process

PtRh/C (90:10), PtRh/C (50:50), PtSn/C (50:50), and PtSnRh/C (50:40:10) electrocatalysts were prepared by an alcohol-reduction process using ethylene glycol as solvent and reduction agent and Vulcan Carbon XC72 as supports. The electrocatalysts were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The electro-oxidation of ethanol was studied by cyclic voltammetry chronoamperometry at room temperature and on a single cell of a direct ethanol fuel cell at 100 °C. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry experiments showed that PtSnRh/C and PtSn/C electrocatalysts have similar performance for ethanol oxidation at room temperature, while the activity of PtRh/C electrocatalysts was very low. At 100 °C on a single cell, PtSnRh/C showed superior performance compared to PtSn/C and PtRh/C electrocatalysts.     

Nanoparticulate TiO2-promoted PtRu/C catalyst for methanol oxidation

To improve the electrocatalytic properties of PtRu/C in methanol electrooxidation, nanoparticulate TiO₂-promoted PtRu/C catalysts were prepared by directly mixing TiO₂ nanoparticles with PtRu/C. Using cyclic voltammetry, it was found that the addition of 10 wt% TiO₂ nanoparticles can effectively improve the electrocatalytic activity and stability of the catalyst during methanol electrooxidation. The value of the apparent activation energy (E _a) for TiO₂-PtRu/C was lower than that for pure PtRu/C at a potential range from 0.45 to 0.60 V. A synergistic effect between PtRu and TiO₂ nanoparticles is likely to facilitate the removal of CO-like intermediates from the surface of PtRu catalyst and reduce the poisoning of the PtRu catalysts during methanol electrooxidation. Therefore, we conclude that the direct introduction of TiO₂ nanoparticles into PtRu/C catalysts offers an improved facile method to enhance the electrocatalytic performance of PtRu/C catalyst in methanol electrooxidation.     

Preparation of PtSnSb/C by an alcohol reduction process for direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC)

PtSn/C and PtSnSb/C electrocatalysts (20 wt.% metal loading) were prepared by an alcohol reduction process using H₂PtCl₆.6H₂O, SnCl₂.2H₂O, and Sb(OOCCH3) as metal sources, ethylene glycol as solvent and reducing agent, and Vulcan XC72 as carbon support. The electrocatalysts were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy, while that the performance for ethanol oxidation was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperommetry (chrono) at room temperature. The diffractograms of the PtSn/C and PtSnSb/C electrocatalysts showed four peaks associated to Pt face-centered cubic structure and two peaks that were related to a SnO₂ phase. For PtSb/C and PtSnSb/C electrocatalysts, no Sb (antimony) peaks corresponding to a metallic antimony or antimony oxide phases were observed. Transmission electron microscopy images showed that the metal particles were homogeneously distributed over the support. The PtSnSb/C (50:45:05) electrocatalyst showed an increase of performance for ethanol oxidation in relation to PtSn/C electrocatalyst at room temperature. In the tests at 100 °C on a single cell of a direct ethanol fuel cell, the maximum power density of PtSnSb/C (50:45:05) electrocatalyst was slightly higher than that of PtSn/C electrocatalyst.     

Synthesis of carbon supported palladium nanoparticles catalyst using a facile homogeneous precipitation-reduction reaction method for formic acid electrooxidation

A highly dispersed and ultrafine carbon supported Pd nanoparticles (Pd/C) catalyst is synthesized by a facile homogeneous precipitation-reduction reaction method. Under the appropriate pH conditions, [PdCl₄]²⁻ species in PdCl₂ solution are slowly transformed into the insoluble palladium oxide hydrate (PdO·H₂O) precipitation by heat treatment due to a slow hydrolysis reaction, which results in the generation of carbon supported PdO·H₂O nanoparticles (PdO·H₂O/C) sample with the high dispersion and small particle size. Consequently, a highly dispersed and ultrafine Pd/C catalyst can be synthesized by PdO·H₂O → Pd⁰ in situ reduction reaction path in the presence of NaBH₄. As a result, the resulting Pd/C catalyst possesses a significantly electrocatalytic performance for formic acid electrooxidation, which is attributed to the uniformly sized and highly dispersed nanostructure.     

Ultrasound effect on Suzuki reactions. 1. Synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryls

Ultrasound effect on the Pd(0) catalysed reaction of arylboronic acid with halobenzenes was investigated. The effect of catalyst, base as well as solvent was tested. Heterogenous reaction of iodoarenes with different arylboronic acids, catalysed by Pd/C and KF as the base in methanol:water mixture resulted in good yields of cross-coupling products. Reaction time of sonochemical reaction was 1 h, while 4 h of reflux was necessary to achieve comparable results. Bromobenzenes gave best results using aqueous solution of PdCl2 as the catalyst, potassium carbonate as the base in toluene:water two phase system using TEBA (benzyltriethylammonium chloride) as PT catalyst. Chlorobenzenes gave just feeble yields of cross-coupling products.     

Electrooxidation of formic acid catalyzed by Pd Nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes with sodium oxalate

This paper repots a highly catalytic palladium nanoparticle catalyst dispersed on the purified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (P-MWCNTs) for the electrooxidation of formic acid, in which sodium oxalate is employed as both a dispersant and a coordination agent. The nanostructured catalysts have been characterized by X-ray diffraction technique and transmission electron microscopy. It is found that the as-prepared face-centered cubic crystal Pd nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed on the surface of MWCNTs with an average particle size of 5.6 nm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis revel that sodium oxalate is a tractable ligand with the aid of a suitable solution. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry tests demonstrate that the obtained Pd/P-MWCNT catalyst from typical experiment has better catalytic activity and stability for formic acid electrooxidation than acid-oxidation treatment MWCNT (AO-MWCNT)-supported Pd catalyst from the control experiment. Therefore, the as-prepared Pd/P-MWCNTs would be a potential candidate as an anode electrocatalyst in direct formic acid fuel cells.     

Electrooxidation of ethanol using Pt rare earth–C electrocatalysts prepared by an alcohol reduction process

Pt rare earth–C electrocatalysts (rare earth = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Lu) were prepared by an alcohol reduction process using ethylene glycol as reduction agent and solvent and Vulcan XC 72 as support. The electrocatalysts were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and cyclic voltammetry. The electrooxidation of ethanol was studied in acid medium by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry using thin porous coating technique. The XRD patterns indicate that all electrocatalysts present the face-centered cubic structure of Pt and the presence of rare earth hydroxides. All electrocatalysts prepared by this methodology showed superior performance for ethanol electrooxidation at room temperature compared to Pt–C.