Production of hydrogen peroxide from carbon monoxide, water and oxygen over alumina-supported Ni catalysts

Novel amorphous Ni–B catalysts supported on alumina have been developed for the production of hydrogen peroxide from carbon monoxide, water and oxygen. The experimental investigation confirmed that the promoter/Ni ratio and the preparation conditions have a significant effect on the activity and lifetime of the catalyst. Among all the catalysts tested, the Ni–La–B/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst with a 1:15 atomic ratio of La/Ni, dried at 120 °C, shows the best activity and lifetime for the production of hydrogen peroxide. The deactivation of the alumina-supported Ni–B amorphous catalyst was also studied. According to the characterizations of the fresh and used catalysts by SEM, XRD and XPS, no sintering of the active component and crystallization of the amorphous species were observed. However, it is water poisoning that leads to the deactivation of the catalyst. The catalyst characterization demonstrated that the active component had changed (i.e., amorphous NiO to amorphous Ni(OH)₂) and then salt was formed in the reaction conditions. Water promoted the deactivation because the surface transformation of the active Ni species was accelerated by forming Ni(OH)₂ in the presence of water. The formed Ni(OH)₂ would partially change to Ni₃(PO₄)₂.     

Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from H2/O2 using Pd/Al2O3 catalysts

Pd/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method and were used for the direct formation of hydrogen peroxide from H₂ and O₂. The H₂O₂ concentration and selectivity were strongly dependent on the solubility of hydrogen in the reaction medium. The modification of the support by halogenate has a beneficial effect on the selectivity. The state of the active Pd on Pd/Al₂O₃ catalysts was studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Pd(0) was found to be active.     

A novel palladium catalyst for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from carbon monoxide, water and oxygen

The synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from carbon monoxide, water and oxygen in a biphasic system using palladium complexes with bidentate nitrogen ligands as catalysts was investigated. After testing a series of phenanthroline derivatives, 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenylphenanthroline (8) was selected as the most efficient ligand. The palladium complex with ligand 8 showed high stability and catalytic activity (turnover number up to 600 moles of hydrogen peroxide per mole of palladium per hour) and, on the basis of a preliminary study, carried out in continuous operation mode, it appears a promising catalyst for the development of an industrial process.     

Haemoglobin immobilized on nafion modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes for O2, H2O2 and CCl3COOH sensors

A conductive biocomposite film (MWCNTs-NF-Hb) containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) incorporated with entrapped haemoglobin (Hb) in nafion (NF) has been synthesized on glassy carbon electrode (GCE), gold (Au), indium tin oxide (ITO) and screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE) separately by potentiostatic methods. The presence of both MWCNTs and NF in the biocomposite film enhances the surface coverage concentration (Γ), and increases the electron transfer rate constant (K_s) to 132%. The biocomposite film exhibits a promising enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of O₂, H₂O₂ and CCl₃COOH. The cyclic voltammetry has been used for the measurement of electrocatalysis results of analytes by means of biocomposite film-modified GCEs. The MWCNTs-NF-Hb-modified GCEs’ sensitivity values are higher than the values obtained for other film modified GCEs. The surface morphology of the biocomposite films which have been deposited on ITO has been studied using scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The studies have revealed that there was an incorporation of NF and immobilization of Hb on MWCNTs. Finally, the flow injection analysis has been used for the amperometric studies of analytes at MWCNTs-Hb and MWCNTs-NF-Hb film modified SPCEs. The amperometric study results have shown higher slope values for MWCNTs-NF-Hb biocomposite film.     

Study on deactivation and regeneration of Pd/Al2O3 catalyst in hydrogen peroxide production by the anthraquinone process

Deactivated palladium catalysts in the hydrogenation of anthraquinione were regenerated with ethanol, nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, boiling water and steam, respectively. The deactivated and regenerated catalysts were characterized by XPS, ICP, TG, FTIR, TPD, XRD, etc., and studied in the hydrogenation of anthraquinone. The results showed that the main cause of catalyst deactivation is the coverage of the active component by deposits. The treatments by hydrogen peroxide and boiling water can effectively regenerate the deactivated catalysts. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermal desorption of hydrogen and carbon monoxide from Pd?Pb/Al2O3 catalysts

Thermal desorption of CO and H₂ from the surface of Pd/Al₂O₃ and Pd–Pb/Al₂O₃ catalysts has been investigated. No significant effects of adding lead to palladium catalysts on the activation energy of desorption process have been observed.

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Kinetic studies of hydrogen and carbon monoxide adsorption on Re2O7/Al2O3 catalysts

Kinetic studies of hydrogen and carbon monoxide adsorption on reduced Re₂O₇/Al₂O₃ catalysts have revealed that its activation energy decreases with increasing reduction degree of rhenium oxide. Adsorption of gases is suggested to take place on metallic rhenium atoms.

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Deactivation kinetics of a COcoupling reaction after addition of H2 to the system

The influence of hydrogen on the catalytic coupling reaction of CO was tested ar reaction temperatures of 105 120^oC and a residence time of 1.8 s. The formation rate of diethyl oxalate (DEO) decreases with the addition of hydrogen to the system. Increasing hydrogen concentration and reaction temperature, the apparent rate of main reaction or the yield of DEO decreases more quickly. But the deactivation rate does not change with the relative activity. By correlating the experimental data, the deactivation kinetics was obtained. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

甲醇水蒸气重整制氢CuO/CeO2-ZrO2/SiC整体催化剂的研究

采用浸渍法和溶胶凝胶法制备了CuO/CeO₂-ZrO₂/SiC整体催化剂，并将其用于甲醇水蒸气重整制氢反应中。结果表明，与CuO/CeO₂-ZrO₂颗粒催化剂相比，CuO/CeO₂-ZrO₂/SiC整体催化剂催化活性较好，产氢速率较快且重整气中CO体积分数较低。进一步探究了涂层涂覆量和CuO负载量对催化性能的影响，结果表明，当CeO₂-ZrO₂复合氧化物涂层涂覆量在15%±1%，CuO负载量为5%±1%时，催化性能较好；当反应温度为340℃，水醇物质的量比为1.2，甲醇水蒸气气体空速为4840 h^-1时，甲醇转化率为86.0%，产氢速率为1490.0 L/（m³·s），重整气中CO体积分数为1.55%。最后通过单因素实验法探究了甲醇水蒸气气体空速、水醇物质的量比和反应温度对反应的影响。结果表明，随着气体空速变大，甲醇转化率下降，产氢速率上升，重整气中CO体积分数下降。随着水醇物质的量比增加，甲醇转化率先上升后下降，产氢速率先上升后下降，重整气中CO体积分数下降。随着反应温度的升高，甲醇转化率、产氢速率和重整气中CO体积分数均上升。     

NiO–ThO2 mixed catalysts in hydrogen peroxide decomposition and influence of ionizing radiation

Some physico-chemical and catalytic properties of NiO–ThO₂ catalysts containing various amounts of components in the range 0–100 wt% of one component have been studied before and after 1 MGy gamma or 1 and 3 MGy accelerated electron irradiation in air or in water using the hydrogen peroxide decomposition as a test reaction. The γ-irradiation of pure NiO led to significant changes in surface oxidative ability as well as in catalytic activity of the oxide. Dramatic changes in catalytic activity of the NiO (and partially also of the samples containing an excess of NiO) were caused by reduction of the samples with hydrogen.     

The influence of hydrogen peroxide on carbon monoxide electrooxidation at Pt/C and Pt:Ru/C electrodes

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells constitute one of the most important efficiency energy converters for non-centralised uses. However, the use of fuels arising from reformate processes significantly lowers the current efficiency because of anodic catalytic poison coming from adsorbed carbon monoxide (CO_ad). In this work, the influence of the addition of hydrogen peroxide in the flow current is studied, considering the adsorption and electrochemical oxidation of carbon monoxide on carbon-supported Pt (20% Pt/Vulcan) and Pt:Ru (1:1, 20% Pt:Ru/Vulcan) catalysts in 2 M sulphuric acid. The investigation was conducted applying cyclic voltammetry and on-line differential electrochemical mass spectrometry. A series of experiments has been performed to investigate the influence of the temperature as well as the time of contact and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide. Oxidation of CO_ad to carbon dioxide occurs at lower potentials in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, it is possible to remove ca. 70% of CO_ad on Pt/C electrodes. On the other hand, for PtRu/C electrodes, similar charge values to those of Pt/C electrodes were obtained for the CO stripping, but the process occurs at more negative potentials. In this case, the effect of partial desorption for CO_ad by interaction with hydrogen peroxide is added to the bifunctional mechanism usually considered for this alloy. This paper is dedicated to Prof. Francisco Nart, in memoriam.     

Regeneration of Pd/Al2O3 catalysts used for tetrachloroethylene hydrodechlorination

The deactivation of the Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst used for the hydrodechlorination of tetrachloroethylene (TTCE) is caused by both the carbonaceous deposits and by the hydrogen chloride produced in the reaction. In this work, several regeneration procedures have been tested, concluding that the best procedure is the leaching with ammonia, followed by calcinations and reduction. This procedure leads to an important recovery of the initial activity. The catalyst regenerated with this treatment is even less prone to deactivation that the fresh catalyst.     

甲苯和一氧化碳氧化用介孔LaFeO3催化剂（英文）

以KIT-6和二氧化硅纳米球为硬模板制备了比表面积分别为138和65 m2/g的正交相蠕虫状介孔LaFeO3催化剂LFO-1和LFO-2.在空速为20000 mL/(g劒h)的条件下,LFO-1样品显示出最高的催化活性:对于CO氧化反应,T50%和T90%分别为155和180 oC;对于甲苯氧化反应,T50%和T90%分别为200和253 oC.该样品优异的催化性能与它具有较大的比表面积、较高的氧吸附物种浓度、较好的低温还原性以及良好的蠕虫状介孔结构有关.     

Kinetic investigations on interaction of carbon monoxide with RuIICl2(PPh3)3 in mixed aqueous medium

Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics of interaction of CO with RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ (1) have been investigated in 1:1(v/v) water — 1,4-dioxan mixture in which 1 dissociates to RuCl₂(PPh₃)₂ (1a), by losing a coordinated PPh₃. The kinetics of complexation of (1a) with CO to form RuCl₂(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (2) indicated first order dependence in [1a] and [CO]. The thermodynamic parameters for the formation of 2 were determined.This revised version was published online in December 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Graphene oxide–MnO_2 nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode as an efficient sensor for H_2O_2

In this study, a new facile preparation method of nanocomposites consisting of graphene oxide and manganese dioxide nanowires(GO/MnO_2 NW_s) was developed. The morphology, structure and composition of the resulted products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and N_2 adsorption and desorption. The GO/MnO_2 nanocomposite was used as an electrode material for non-enzymatic determination of hydrogen peroxide. The proposed sensor exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance for the determination of hydrogen peroxide in phosphate buffer solution(PBS, pH7) at an applied potential of 0.75 V. The non-enzymatic biosensor for determination of hydrogen peroxide displayed a wide linear range of 4.90 mmol L~(-1)–4.50 mmol L~(-1)with a correlation coefficient of 0.9992, a low detection limit of 0.48 mmol L~(-1) and a high sensitivity of 191.22μA(mmol L~(-1))~(-1)cm~(-2)(signal/noise, S/N = 3). Moreover, the non-enzymatic biosensor shows an excellent selectivity.     

Temperature-programmed desorption of carbon monoxide from 3% Ir?Fe/Al2O3 catalysts

An increase in percentage of iron in 3% Ir–Fe/Al₂O₃ brings about a considerable decrease in desorptive effects of CO and small qualitative changes in TPD spectra, suggesting the predominant role of iridium, slightly modified by the presence of iron.

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Effect of the calcination temperature on the properties of Fe2O3/SiO2 catalysts for oxidation of hydrogen sulfide

The effect of the calcination temperature on the properties of supported iron oxide catalysts for hydrogen sulfide oxidation prepared by impregnation of silica with iron(III) nitrate has been studied. An increase in the calcination temperature was found to diminish the catalytic activity of the Fe₂O₃/SiO₂ catalysts in hydrogen sulfide oxidation. This behavior can be explained by the agglomeration of iron oxide particles and by a decrease in the surface concentration of active sites. It has been shown that an increase in the calcination temperature makes the catalyst more stable towards the sulfidation of the active component (Fe₂O₃) to the iron disulfide phase.     

NiCo2O4对H2O2在碱性溶液中电化学还原反应的催化行为

利用溶胶-凝胶法合成纳米NiCo2O4,并利用X射线衍射和透射电镜分析其结构和表面形貌. 结果表明NiCo2O4具有尖晶石结构, 平均粒径约为15 nm. 利用电势线性扫描和恒电势法测定了其对H2O2在碱性溶液中电化学还原反应的催化性能. 发现NiCo2O4对H2O2电化学还原具有高的催化活性和稳定性, 在H2O2浓度低于0.6 mol·L-1时, 其电化学还原反应主要通过直接还原途径进行. 以NiCo2O4为阴极催化剂的Al-H2O2半燃料电池在室温下的开路电压达1.6 V; 在1.0 mol·L-1 H2O2溶液中, 峰值功率密度达209 mW·cm-2, 此时电流密度为220 mA·cm-2.     

Selective oxidation reactions of diaryl- and dialkyldisulfides to sulfonic acids by CH3ReO3/hydrogen peroxide

Diaryl- and dialkyl disulfides were oxidized in acetonitrile at 20 °C by CH₃ReO₃/H₂O₂ oxidant system to yield selectively the corresponding sulfonic acids in short reaction times and in high yields.     

A molecular route towards silica supported zirconium catalysts active for the mild oxidation of olefins with H2O2

A series of Zr based catalysts were synthesized using tetraneopentylzirconium as precursor complex and a silica partially dehydroxylated. Modifications of the Zr coordination sphere of the anchored complex, (SiO)ZrNp₃ (Np = neopentyl), by hydrolysis or hydrogenolysis lead to catalysts showing unexpected activity for the expoxidation of cyclohexene and hydroxylation of phenol with H₂O₂.