MgO‐ZrO2 Mixed Oxides as Effective and Reusable Base Catalysts for Glucose Isomerization into Fructose in Aqueous Media

MgO‐ZrO₂ mixed oxides prepared with different Mg/Zr atomic ratios (denoted as xMZ: where x is the atomic ratio of Mg/Zr) are investigated for the glucose isomerization to fructose in water at 95 °C. The highest fructose yield of 33 % is obtained over 0.76MZ with ≈74 % selectivity after 3 h. To gain insight into the structure–activity relationships, the prepared catalysts are characterized by N₂ physisorption, XRD, FTIR and CO₂‐TPD. The results indicate that the addition of MgO drastically changed the textual property of ZrO₂ and increased the number of basic sites. The kinetic studies revealed that the Lewis basic sites (cus‐O^2?) generated from the highly dispersed MgO are the active sites responsible for the enhanced isomerization activity. Notably, MZ is reusable for four runs without a significant decrease in catalyst activity. Accordingly, this study provides an easily prepared, cheap, and recyclable catalyst that may hold great potential for fructose production.     

Influence of Support Type and Metal Loading in Methane Decomposition over Iron Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

Natural gas resources, stimulate the method of catalytic methane decomposition. Hydrogen is a superb energy carrier and integral component of the present energy systems, while carbon nanotubes exhibit remarkable chemical and physical properties. The reaction was run at 700 °C in a fixed bed reactor. Catalyst calcination and reduction were done at 500 °C. MgO, TiO₂ and Al₂O₃ supported catalysts were prepared using a co‐precipitation method. Catalysts of different iron loadings were characterized with BET, TGA, XRD, H₂‐TPR and TEM. The catalyst characterization revealed the formation of multi‐walled nanotubes. Alternatively, time on stream tests of supported catalyst at 700 °C revealed the relative profiles of methane conversions increased as the %Fe loading was increased. Higher %Fe loadings decreased surface area of the catalyst. Iron catalyst supported with Al₂O₃ exhibited somewhat higher catalytic activity compared with MgO and TiO₂ supported catalysts when above 35% Fe loading was used. CH₄ conversion of 69% was obtained utilizing 60% Fe/Al₂O₃ catalyst. Alternatively, Fe/MgO catalysts gave the highest initial conversions when iron loading below 30% was employed. Indeed, catalysts with 15% Fe/MgO gave 63% conversion and good stability for 1 h time on stream. Inappropriateness of Fe/TiO₂ catalysts in the catalytic methane decomposition was observed.     

MgO/NaY催化糠醛和丙酮合成航空燃料中间体的性能研究

采用"机械混合-焙烧"方法制备了负载型固体碱催化剂MgO/NaY,研究了糠醛与丙酮在水-乙醇体系中的羟醛缩合反应,考察了催化剂负载量、原料配比、反应温度、反应时间等因素对催化剂性能的影响。结果表明,20%MgO/NaY催化剂表现出最佳的催化性能,在85℃条件下反应8 h后,糠醛转化率达到99.6%,亚糠基丙酮(FA)和二亚糠基丙酮(F₂A)选择性分别达到42.2%和57.1%,缩合产物的总收率为98.6%。高温促进反应中间体向产物的转化,有利于提高产物的总选择性。改变糠醛/丙酮的摩尔比可调控两种缩合产物的选择性,较高的糠醛/丙酮摩尔比有利于提高F₂A的选择性,但会降低整体反应速率。重复性评价表明,催化剂具有较好的再生性能。     

微乳法制备纳米Ru/NaY催化剂及其催化对苯二酚加氢

采用曲拉通X-100(Triton X-100)/正己醇/正庚烷/RuCl_3·3H_2O水溶液构成微乳液,以水合肼为还原剂,制备了纳米Ru颗粒,再破乳将其负载于NaY分子筛得到M-Ru/NaY催化剂.通过XRD、BET、XPS、SEM、TEM及DSC分析方法对催化剂进行了表征.表征结果表明,M-Ru/NaY催化剂具有金属钌平均粒径小,分布均匀,高度分散等优点.以对苯二酚加氢制1,4-环己二醇为探针反应,对微乳法和传统浸渍法制备的催化剂活性和选择性进行了比较,深入研究了催化剂用量,反应温度,氢气压力对对苯二酚加氢活性的影响及最佳反应时间的确定.实验结果表明,M-Ru/NaY催化剂在反应温度150℃,氢气压力4.0 MPa,m(M-Ru/NaY)∶m(对苯二酚)=0.2∶1,溶剂为异丙醇,此条件下反应30 min,对苯二酚转化率为100%,1,4-环己二醇的选择性高达92.6%.还考察了M-Ru/NaY催化剂的稳定性.最后,探讨了对苯二酚加氢反应路径.     

Selective transformation of carbohydrates to 5-ethoxymethylfurfural over tungstophosphoric acid supported on activated carbon derived from orange peel

A series of tungstophosphoric acid supported on activated carbon derived from left-over orange-peel catalysts (TPA/OAC) have been prepared. These catalysts were examined for one-pot catalytic transformation of fructose/glucose to 5-ethoxymethylfurfural. Physico-chemical properties of the catalytic materials were executed by using various characterization methods. Spectroscopic analysis results propose that TPA was finely distributed on the high surface area carbon support with persistent Keggin ion structure. The EMF yield is depended on the content of active component TPA on support and also on the reaction conditions. The catalyst with 25 wt% TPA on OAC presented highest activity towards EMF synthesis from fructose. Although, the catalyst 25 wt% TPA/OAC showed low activity towards EMF synthesis from glucose, higher yields of ethyl glucopyranoside could be formed from glucose in EtOH. Activated carbon was synthesized by carbonization of orange peel treated with H₃PO₄, which was used as a good support for HPAs. The catalysts are quite stable and recyclable for the dehydrative alkylation of fructose.     

CO2 reforming of CH4 over highly active and stable yRhNix/NaY catalysts

Ni_7.5/NaY catalysts were prepared using two different methods, the incipient wetness impregnation method and the “two-solvent” method. These catalysts were characterised by N₂ sorption, XRD, TEM and TPR. Their activity and stability in the dry reforming of methane were tested at atmospheric pressure under an equimolar mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. Three different Ni species, very small, spherical, and layers of nickel silicate were observed by TEM. The preparation by the two-solvent method led to a better dispersion of the active phase as well as to better activity and stability. These catalysts were promoted with small amounts (0.1 wt%) of rhodium. Rhodium facilitates the reducibility and greatly enhances catalytic activity. A complete conversion (100%) for CH₄ and CO₂ over the Rh promoted catalyst is achieved at 584 °C and 559 °C respectively, while for the non-promoted Ni7.5/NaY catalyst, only a 60% conversion rate for CH₄ and CO₂ is reached at the same temperatures.     

Selective methane chlorination to methyl chloride by zeolite Y-based catalysts

The CH₄ chlorination over Y zeolites was investigated to produce CH₃Cl in a high yield. Three different catalytic systems based on Y zeolite were tested for enhancement of CH₄ conversion and CH₃Cl selectivity: (i) HY zeolites in H⁺-form having various Si/Al ratios, (ii) Pt/HY zeolites supporting Pt metal nanoparticles, (iii) Pt/NaY zeolites in Na⁺-form supporting Pt metal nanoparticles. The reaction was carried out using the gas mixture of CH₄ and Cl₂ with the respective flow rates of 15 and 10 mL min⁻¹ at 300–350 °C using a fixed-bed reactor under a continuous gas flow condition (gas hourly space velocity = 3000 mL g⁻¹ h⁻¹). Above the reaction temperature of 300 °C, the CH₄ chlorination is spontaneous even in the absence of catalyst, achieving 23.6% of CH₄ conversion with 73.4% of CH₃Cl selectivity. Under sufficient supplement of thermal energy, Cl₂ molecules can be dissociated to two chlorine radicals, which triggered the C-H bond activation of CH₄ molecule and thereby various chlorinated methane products (i.e., CH₃Cl, CH₂Cl₂, CHCl₃, CCl₄) could be produced. When the catalysts were used under the same reaction condition, enhancement in the CH₄ conversion was observed. The Pt-free HY zeolite series with varied Si/Al ratios gave around 27% of CH₄ conversion, but there was a slight decrease in CH₃Cl selectivity with about 64%. Despite the difference in acidity of HY zeolites having different Si/Al ratios, no prominent effect of the Si/Al ratios on the catalytic performance was observed. This suggests that the catalytic contribution of HY zeolites under the present reaction condition is not strong enough to overcome the spontaneous CH₄ chlorination. When the Pt/HY zeolite catalysts were used, the CH₄ conversion reached further up to 30% but the CH₃Cl selectivity decreased to 60%. Such an enhancement of CH₄ conversion could be attributed to the strong catalytic activity of HY and Pt/HY zeolite catalysts. However, both catalysts induced the radical cleavage of Cl₂ more favorably, which ultimately decreased the CH₃Cl selectivity. Such trade-off relationship between CH₄ conversion and CH₃Cl selectivity can be slightly broken by using Pt/NaY zeolite catalyst that is known to possess Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLP) that are very useful for ionic cleavage of H₂ to H⁺ and H⁻. Similarly, in the present work, Pt/NaY(FLP) catalysts enhanced the CH₄ conversion while keeping the CH₃Cl selectivity as compared to the Pt/HY zeolite catalysts.     

Effect of MgO promoter on Ni-based SBA-15 catalysts for combined steam and carbon dioxide reforming of methane

A series of Ni/SBA-15 catalysts with Ni contents ranging from 5 wt% to 15 wt%, as well as another series of 10%Ni/MgO/SBA-15 catalysts, in which the range of the MgO content was from 1 wt% to 7 wt%, were prepared, and their catalytic performances for the reaction of combined steam and carbon dioxide reforming of methane were investigated in a continuous flow microreactor. The structures of the catalysts were characterized using the XRD, H2-TPR and CO2-TPD techniques. The results indicated that the CO selectivity for this reaction was very close to 100%, and the H2/CO ratio of the product gas could be controlled by changing the H2O/CO2 molar ratio of the feed gas. The simultaneous and plentiful existing of steam and CO2 had a significant influence on the catalytic performance of the 10%Ni/SBA-15 catalyst without modification. After reacting at 850 °C for 120 h over this catalyst, the CH4 conversion dropped from 98% to 85%, and the CO2 conversion decreased from 86% to 53%. However, the 10%Ni/3%MgO/SBA-15 catalyst exhibited a much better catalytic performance, and after reacting for 620 h, the CO2 conversion over this catalyst dropped from 92% to around 77%, while the CH4 conversion was not decreased. Oxidation of the Ni0 species as well as carbon deposition during the reaction were the main reasons for the deactivation of the catalyst without modification. On the other hand, modification by the MgO promoter improved the dispersion of the Ni0 species, and enhanced the CO2 adsorption affinity which in turn depressed the occurring of carbon deposition, and thus retarded the deactivation process.     

Polymerization of ethylene over metallocenes confined inside the supercage of a NaY zeolite

Metallocene catalysts entrapped inside the supercages of NaY zeolite were prepared by reacting NaY with methylaluminoxane (MAO) or trimethylaluminium (TMA) and then with Cp₂ZrCl₂ (Cp: cyclopentadienyl) or Cp₂TiCl₂. NaY/MAO/Cp₂ZrCl₂ and NaY/MAO/Cp₂TiCl₂ catalysts could polymerize ethylene. The amount of additional MAO for the polymerization was lowered to a mole ratio of Al/Zr of 186. Molecular weights and melting points of polyethylene polymerized with NaY-supported catalysts were higher than those of polyethylene obtained with homogeneous metallocene catalysts. It could be confirmed by extraction experiments that the metallocene catalyst was confined securely inside the supercage of the NaY zeolite.     

高活性MgO/SnO2复合金属氧化物催化剂的合成及在双氧水选择氧化环己酮制ε-己内酯反应中的应用

通过共沉淀法制备了一系列Mg基复合金属氧化物,采用X射线衍射（XRD）、热重（TG）以及N2 吸附（BET）等表征手段对催化剂的结构进行了表征,并研究了其对双氧水体系中环己酮Baeyer-Villiger氧化制己内酯的催化反应性能,考察了不同组成和配比的催化剂以及反应条件对催化活性的影响。结果表明,在以H2O2水溶液为氧化剂,苯甲腈和二氧六环混合溶液为溶剂时,复合金属氧化物MgO/SnO2体现出比MgO/La2O3、MgO/TiO2、MgO/ZnO、MgO/ZrO2等催化剂更优异的催化性能。同时发现金属摩尔比为7:3,焙烧温度为600℃ 的MgO/SnO2催化剂在优选反应条件下可使环己酮的最高转化率达90.5%,己内酯的选择性达到100%。     

Catalytic Oxidation of Dimethyl Ether to Hydrocarbons over SnO2/MgO and SnO2/CaO Catalysts

A novel reverse microemulsion method was used to prepare SnO2/MgO and SnO2/CaO catalysts. It was found that both the catalysts were active for the reaction of catalytic oxidation of dimethyl ether (DME) in the temperature range of 275 to 300℃. SnO2/CaO catalyst exhibits much higher activity than SnO2/MgO. On SnO2/CaO catalyst, DME conversion of 21.8% was obtained at 300℃, while selectivities to methyl formate (MF) and dimethoxyethane (DMET) of 19.1% and 59.0% respectively were obtained at 275℃.     

纳米Cr2O3系列催化剂上CO2氧化乙烷脱氢制乙烯反应

 采用溶胶－凝胶法和共沸蒸馏法耦合技术制备了纳米Cr2O3催化剂，并采用共沉淀法和共沸蒸馏法耦合技术制备了纳米Cr2O3／Al2O3，Cr2O3／ZrO2和Cr2O3／MgO复合催化剂．应用BET，XRD，XPS，TPR和TEM等物理化学方法对催化剂的结构和物化性质进行了表征，并考察了该系列催化剂上CO2氧化乙烷脱氢制乙烯的反应性能．结果表明，纳米Cr2O3催化剂上乙烷和CO2的转化率均明显高于常规Cr2O3催化剂，但乙烯的选择性低于常规Cr2O3催化剂；纳米复合催化剂中的复合成分显著影响催化剂的催化性能．其中，10％Cr2O3／MgO纳米复合催化剂在温度为973K时，乙烷转化率和乙烯选择性分别可达到61．54％和94．79％．纳米催化剂表面Cr的还原性以及Cr6＋／Cr3＋比值是影响乙烷转化率和乙烯选择性的重要因素．     

Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane over Ni Catalysts Supported on Al2O3 Modified with La2O3, MgO, and CaO

The preparation of synthesis gas from carbon dioxide reforming of methane (CDR) has attracted increasing attention. The present review mainly focuses on CDR to produce synthesis gas over Ni/MO_x/Al₂O₃ (X = La, Mg, Ca) catalysts. From the examination of various supported nickel catalysts, the promotional effects of La₂O₃, MgO, and CaO have been found. The addition of promoters to Al₂O₃-supported nickel catalysts enhances the catalytic activity as well as stability. The catalytic performance is strongly dependent on the loading amount of promoters. For example, the highest CH₄ and CO₂ conversion were obtained when the ratios of metal M to Al were in the range of 0.04–0.06. In the case of Ni/La₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalyst, the highest CH₄ conversion (96%) and CO₂ conversion (97%) was achieved with the catalyst (La/Al = 0.05 (atom/atom)). For Ni/CaO/Al₂O₃ catalyst, the catalyst with Ca/Al = 0.04 (atom/atom) exhibited the highest CH₄ conversion (91%) and CO₂ conversion (92%) among the catalysts with various CaO content. Also, Ni/MgO/Al₂O₃ catalyst with Mg/Al = 0.06 (atom/atom) showed the highest CH₄ conversion (89%) and CO₂ conversion (90%) among the catalysts with various Mg/Al ratios. Thus it is most likely that the optimal ratios of M to Al for the highest activities of the catalysts are related to the highly dispersed metal species. In addition, the improved catalytic performance of Al₂O₃-supported nickel catalysts promoted with metal oxides is due to the strong interaction between Ni and metal oxide, the stabilization of metal oxide on Al₂O₃ and the basic property of metal oxide to prevent carbon formation.     

Highly selective synthesis of 3-methylindole from glycerol and aniline over Cu/NaY modified by K2O

The vapor-phase synthesis of 3-methylindole from glycerol and aniline over Cu/NaY modified by K2O was investigated. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and the temperature- programmed desorption of ammonia （NH3-TPD）. The effect of the reaction temperature on the activity and selectivity of Cu]NaY-K2O catalyst was also investigated. The results indicated that the addition of K2O to Cu/NaY increased the selectivity of the catalyst remarkably because the amount of middle-strong acid sites decreased clearly. The decrease of the reaction temperature was beneficial for the increase of 3- methylindole selectivity. Over Cu/NaY-K2O, the selectivity of 3-methylindole reached 75% and the yield of the target product was up to 47% at 220 ℃. A probable catalytic mechanism for the synthesis of 3- methylindole from glycerol and aniline was proposed.     

ZnCl2/NaY催化邻苯二酚与甲醇醚化反应

ZnCl2/NaY催化邻苯二酚与甲醇醚化反应;固体酸催化剂;愈创木酚     

镍基催化剂上稻草水蒸气重整制富氢合成气

采用浸渍法制备了SiO₂, γ-Al₂O₃, CaO和TiO₂负载的Ni催化剂, 以及不同MgO含量的MgO-7.5%Ni/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂,利用X射线衍射和N₂吸附-脱附技术表征了催化剂的结构,在固定床反应器上评价了它们在稻草水蒸气催化重整制合成气反应中的催化性能,考察了反应条件对催化剂性能的影响.结果表明, 以γ-Al₂O₃为载体时Ni催化剂活性最高,其中7.5%Ni/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂的H₂收率可达1071.3ml/g,H₂:CO的体积比为1.4:1;同时,MgO的添加进一步提高了该催化剂的性能,当MgO含量为1.0%时,H₂收率可达1194.6ml/g,H₂:CO体积比可达3.9:1.可见MgO的加入促进了Ni基催化剂上稻草水蒸气催化重整制合成气反应的进行,同时使得合成气中CO发生水-汽转换反应,从而大大提高了合成气中H₂含量.     

Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate catalyzed by K2CO3/MgO

A series of M/MgO (M?=?CaO, KNO₃, KOH, K₂CO₃) catalysts were prepared by a dry impregnation method and used for synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate. It was found that K₂CO₃/MgO was the most efficient catalyst, with a glycerol carbonate yield of approximately 99% under the conditions: DMC/glycerol molar ratio 2.5:1, catalyst/raw material weight ratio 1%, reaction time 2?h, and reaction temperature 80?°C. FTIR, BET, TEM, and XRD were used for characterization of the catalyst and showed that the active sites seemed to be K₂O formed on the K₂CO₃/MgO catalyst. Finally, a recycling experiment showed that the catalyst was relatively stable and could be reused up to four times, at least, by regeneration.     

Effect of Brønsted/Lewis Acid Ratio on Conversion of Sugars to 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural over Mesoporous Nb and Nb‐W Oxides

A series of mesoporous Nb and Nb‐W oxides were employed as highly active solid acid catalysts for the conversion of glucose to 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF ). The results of solid state ³¹P MAS NMR spectroscopy with adsorbed trimethylphosphine as probe molecule show that the addition of W in niobium oxide increases the number of Brønsted acid sites and decreases the number of Lewis acid sites. The catalytic performance for Nb‐W oxides varied with the ratio of Brønsted to Lewis acid sites and high glucose conversion was observed over Nb₅W₅ and Nb₇W₃ oxides with high ratios of Brønsted to Lewis acid sites. All Nb‐W oxides show a relatively high selectivity of HMF , whereas no HMF forms over sulfuric acid due to its pure Brønsted acidity. The results indicate fast isomerization of glucose to fructose over Lewis acid sites followed by dehydration of fructose to HMF over Brønsted acid sites. Moreover, comparing to the reaction occurred in aqueous media, the 2‐butanol/H₂O system enhances the HMF selectivity and stabilizes the activity of the catalysts which gives the highest HMF selectivity of 52% over Nb₇W₃ oxide. The 2‐butanol/H₂O catalytic system can also be employed in conversion of sucrose, achieving HMF selectivity of 46% over Nb₅W₅ oxide.     

MgO在NaY沸石上的分散及其催化性能

采用微波辐射方法将ＭｇＯ直接分解在ＮａＹ沸石上,从而获得强碱性活性位。ＭｇＯ／ＮａＹ具有耐水冲刷性,克服了通常负载型固体碱在水中易流失的弱点,并在２７３Ｋ的顺式－２－丁烯异构化反应中具有催化活性。     

制备方法对Ni/MgO/Al2O3催化剂在甲烷与二氧化碳重整反应活性的影响

采用浸渍－还原法制备的Ｎｉ／ＭｇＯ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３在ＣＨ４与ＣＯ２重整制合成气反应中显示出良好的催化性能和一定的抗积炭能力;在１０２３Ｋ下流动反应气氛中连续运转１００ｈ,未见活性下降,ＣＨ４及Ｃ弦均为９０％左右,ＣＯ收率高于９０％,实验还发现,ＣＨ４转化率随着原料气中ＣＯ２浓度的增加而升高,当Ｖ（ＣＯ２）／Ｖ（ＣＨ４）＝２时ＣＨ４转化率可达１００％,通过ＢＥＴ比表面积测定及ＸＲＤ,ＴＥＭ等分析手段,比