Adsorption of polyacrylic acid on aluminium oxide: DRIFT spectroscopy and ab initio calculations

Diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared (DRIFT) spectroscopy was used to study the adsorption process of the water-soluble polyacrylic acid (PAA) polymer on hydrous δ-Al₂O₃. Vibrational assignment of PAA, sodium polyacrylate, (Na–PA) and the PA-oxide surface complex was achieved by comparison of observed band position and intensity in the DRIFT spectra with wavenumbers and intensities from ab initio quantum mechanical calculations. The presented data of polyacrylic acid suggest that IR data calculated ab initio on relatively short oligomers (quantum-mechanical oligomer approach) may provide valuable information regarding the interpretation of polyelectrolyte infrared spectra. Batch adsorption experiments were performed to sorb PAA onto the δ-Al₂O₃ surface. The results obtained from DRIFT studies were compared with adsorption isotherm experiments in order to relate the level of PAA coverage to the nature of the surface complex. Ab initio molecular orbital calculations on PAA/Al₂O₃ clusters were used to model possible surface complexes. Strong correlation were found between theoretical and observed DRIFT frequencies of the antisymmetric R-COO⁻ vibration. A number of possible configurations of the polyacrylic acid/aluminate surface complex were tested via ab initio calculations. These possible configurations included different di-aluminium octahedral Al³⁺ surface models. Results obtained from adsorption isotherm experiments, DRIFT spectra and ab initio calculations indicate that the carboxylate oxygens bridge an Al³⁺-octahedral dimer [Al₂(OH)₂4(H₂O)2(OH)] in a ligand-exchange inner sphere complex.     

甲醇在絲光型Si-Fe沸石分子筛上吸附的研究

本文用程序升温脱附-质谱联合、红外光谱、穆斯堡尔谱等手段研究了甲醇在丝光型Si-Fe沸石上的吸附过程并探讨了吸附机理。研究结果表明,甲醇不仅可能吸附在沸石的酸中心上,也可能吸附在沸石的碱中心上。酸碱中心在甲醇吸附时起着一定的协同作用。文中给出了吸附模型。     

Density functional theory (DFT) investigation of the adsorption of the CH3OH/Au(100) system

The adsorption of methanol on flat Au (100) surface with different coverages (θ = 1.0, 0.5 and 0.25 monolayer (ML)) is studied using density functional theory. Among the three sites (top, bridge and hollow) and coverages investigated in the present work, no adsorption is stable for θ = 1.0 ML. The most energetically preferred site of adsorption for CH₃OH is found to be the hollow site for coverages of 0.25 ML and 0.50 ML. We also find that for all adsorption sites, an increase in CH₃OH coverage triggers a decrease in the adsorption energy. The geometric parameters, local density of states and work function changes are analysed in detail. The coadsorption of methoxy and hydrogen has also investigated. In addition, the dissociation of methanol on Au(100) has been studied, and an activation energy was found to be 1.72 eV. This result compare with existing data in the literature for Au(111) surface. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Density Functional Theoretical Studies on the Methanol Adsorption and Decomposition on Ru(0001) Surfaces

Periodic density functional theory(DFT) calculations are presented to describe the adsorption and decomposition of CH₃OH on Ru(0001) surfaces with different coverages, including p(3×2), p(2×2), and p(2×1) unit cells, corresponding to monolayer(ML) coverages of 1/6, 1/4, and 1/2, respectively. The geometries and energies of all species involved in methanol dissociation were analyzed, and the initial decomposition reactions of methanol and the subsequent dehydrogenations reactions of CH₃O and CH₂OH were all computed at 1/2, 1/4, and 1/6 ML coverage on the Ru(0001) surface. The results show that coverage exerts some effects on the stable adsorption of CH₃O, CH₂OH, and CH₃, that is, the lower the coverage, the stronger the adsorption. Coverage also exerts effects on the initial decomposition of methanol. C-H bond breakage is favored at 1/2 ML, whereas C-H and O-H bond cleavages are preferred at 1/4 and 1/6 ML on the Ru(0001) surface, respectively. At 1/4 ML coverage on the Ru(0001) surface, the overall reaction mechanism can be written as 9CH₃OH→3CH₃O+6CH₂OH+9H→6CH₂O+3CHOH+18H→7CHO+COH+CH+OH+26H→8CO+C+O+36H.     

CO分子在不同类型Al2O3表面的吸附构型和电子结构

采用基于赝势平面波基组的密度泛函理论方法对CO分子在α-Al₂O₃（0001）以及γ-Al₂O₃的（100）、（110C）、（110D）表面上的吸附构型和电子结构进行系统研究.计算结果表明,CO倾向于选取C端吸附在表层Al原子上,并主要通过其5σ轨道与表面发生作用,吸附后部分电子从CO转移到底物,导致各Al₂O₃表面功函均发生不同程度的下降,与气相相比,吸附后CO分子的C-O伸缩振动频率均发生蓝移.通过对比CO在各表面上的吸附情况,可以看出CO可作为检测Al₂O₂不同类型表面活性中心的有效探针分子.     

Theoretical study of the adsorption of isobutane over H-mordenite zeolite by ab initio and DFT methods

Values of relative interaction energy between an isobutane molecule and the surface of the H-mordenite zeolite were obtained. Sixteen tetrahedral sites were taken into account for the surface. Results showed that the adsorption energies were 4 and 8 kJ/mol, for ab initio restricted Hartree–Fock (RHF) method and density functional Becke–Lee–Yang Parr (B3-LYP) approaches, respectively, when C₂---H₂ bond is located in front of H⁺ atom of H-mordenite surface. The minimum value for the interaction in the adsorption was around 2.25 and 2.50 Å distance from the DFT and ab initio method, respectively. The interaction of isobutane by methyl groups side over the catalytic surface caused a repulsive interaction. Therefore, adsorption of isobutane is a selective process by the H₂ side of the molecule. Calculations were done by employing the 6-31G^** basis set.     

First-principles study of the adsorption of formaldehyde on the clean and atomic oxygen covered Cu(1 1 1) surface

The interaction of formaldehyde with the clean and atomic oxygen-covered Cu(1 1 1) surfaces has been studied by means of cluster model density functional calculations in which Cu₂₂(14,8) is used to represent the perfect Cu(1 1 1) surface. The calculations point towards a η¹-H₂CO---O orientation with the oxygen atom almost on top of a copper surface atom. The formaldehyde adsorption energy is of 22–25 kJ/mol and the internal geometry of adsorbed formaldehyde is almost identical to that of the molecule in the gas-phase. The C---O bond is almost parallel to the surface and the conformation with the molecular plane normal to the surface is slightly preferred to the conformation with the molecular plane nearly parallel to the surface. A Cu₂₂---O model where atomic oxygen is adsorbed on a fcc hollow site was used to study the co-adsorption and reaction of formaldehyde with atomic oxygen. Oxygen co-adsorption has a dramatic effect on the formaldehyde adsorption energy which is increased by 50%. The calculated energy barrier for the formation of the dioxymethylene intermediate species through the H₂CO+O→H₂CO₂ reaction is of 36 kJ/mol.     

Study on the controllable synthesis of SH-MCM-41 mesoporous materials and their adsorption properties of the La3+, Gd3+ and Yb3+

SH-MCM-41 was examined in adsorption and desorption experiments to investigate the adsorption capacities of La³⁺, Gd³⁺ and Yb³⁺ and the reusability.     

生物柴油合成反应中KNO3/Al2O3催化剂的活性物种与失活研究

制备了KNO₃/Al₂O₃负载型固体碱催化剂，通过XRD、DRIFT、低温氮吸附、ICP和碱度滴定等手段对催化剂表面性质进行了表征，研究了其对大豆油与甲醇酯交换制备生物柴油的催化性能，剖析了在反应过程中该催化剂的催化本质以及失活原因。结果表明，高温焙烧后Al₂O₃表面KNO₃完全分解，形成了大量偏铝酸钾分散在载体表面；在酯交换反应时Al₂O₃表面的偏铝酸盐等活性组分不断溶出并参与反应，这是该催化剂表现出高活性的主要原因。在反应过程中生成的产物生物柴油和甘油对催化剂的活性有很大影响，其中，生物柴油与活性物种发生的皂化反应是造成催化剂失活的主要原因。     

B2O3对Ag/TiO2-Al2O3吸附剂的柴油吸附脱硫性能影响

采用浸渍法制备了不同B₂O₃负载量(e.g. 5%~20% (w))的Ag/TiO₂-B₂O₃-Al₂O₃吸附剂。以含硫量为245.36mg(S)/L 的商业柴油作为考察对象,常温常压下采用静态评价进行吸附脱硫性能研究。结果表明,B₂O₃改性后的Ag/TiO₂-Al₂O₃吸附剂的柴油吸附脱硫活性有了较大提高,当B₂O₃的负载量为15%时,吸附剂的吸附脱硫活性最高,2%Ag/4%TiO₂-15%B₂O₃-Al₂O₃ (w)的饱和吸附硫容达到2.36mg(S)/g 吸附剂。这对于未经预处理的商业柴油而言,吸附脱硫活性已经达到较高水平。采用N₂物理吸附、O₂化学吸附、X射线衍射(XRD)、NH₃程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)、傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR spectra)、¹¹B核磁共振(¹¹B-NMR)等表征手段对不同负载量B₂O₃改性Ag/TiO₂-Al₂O₃吸附剂的织构性质、晶相结构和表面酸性的影响进行研究。关联活性测试和表征结果发现,吸附剂的吸附脱硫活性主要与吸附剂的表面弱酸性有关,而B₂O₃改性在吸附剂表面引入了较多的四配位的BO₄物种,能显著增加吸附剂表面弱酸性位点数量,提高吸附剂的吸附脱硫活性。     

Adsorption dynamics of gases and vapors on the nanoporous metal organic framework material Ni2(4,4'-bipyridine)3(NO3)4: guest modification of host sorption behavior

This study combines measurements of the thermodynamics and kinetics of guest sorption with powder X-ray diffraction measurements of the nanoporous metal organic framework adsorbent (host) at different adsorptive (guest) loadings. The adsorption characteristics of nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and ethanol and methanol vapors on Ni2(4,4'-bipyridine)3(NO3)4 were studied over a range of temperatures as a function of pressure. Isotherm steps were observed for both carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide adsorption at approximately 10-20% of the total pore volume and at approximately 70% of total pore volume for methanol adsorption. The adsorption kinetics obey a linear driving force (LDF) mass transfer model for adsorption at low surface coverage. At high surface coverage, both methanol and ethanol adsorption follow a combined barrier resistance/diffusion model. The rates of adsorption in the region of both the carbon dioxide and methanol isotherm steps were significantly slower than those observed either before or after the step. X-ray diffraction studies at various methanol loadings showed that the host structure disordered initially but underwent a structural change in the region of the isotherm step. These isotherm steps are ascribed to discrete structural changes in the host adsorbent that are induced by adsorption on different sites. Isotherm steps were not observed for ethanol adsorption, which followed a Langmuir isotherm. Previous X-ray crystallography studies have shown that all the sites are equivalent for ethanol adsorption on Ni2(4,4'-bipyridine)3(NO3)4, with the host structure undergoing a scissoring motion and the space group remaining unchanged during adsorption. The activation energies and preexponential factors for methanol and ethanol adsorption were calculated for each pressure increment at which the linear driving force model was obeyed. There was a good correlation between activation energy and ln(preexponential factor), indicating a compensation effect. The results are discussed in terms of reversible adsorbate/adsorbent (guest/host) structural changes and interactions and the adsorption mechanism. The paper contains the first evidence of specific interactions between guests and functional groups leading to structural change in flexible porous coordination polymer frameworks.     

二维Ti2C与Ti3C2表面OH、O、F、Au的吸附活性

较高的比表面积与稳定性使得二维Ti₂C与Ti₃C₂结构在贵金属催化剂载体、锂离子电池、储氢材料等领域具有重要的应用前景. 研究Ti₂C、Ti₃C₂的表面吸附活性有助于认识其表面特征. 第一性原理计算研究显示:Ti₂C与Ti₃C₂对O、OH、F具有较强的吸附活性. 通过比较Ti₂C、Ti₃C₂、Ti(001)、TiC(001)的表面电子结构, 我们发现Ti₂C与Ti₃C₂较强的表面吸附活性来自于表面Ti 原子未极化的3d轨道. 这使得Ti₂C、Ti₃C₂表面通常覆盖有O、F、OH. 吸附了O、OH基团的Ti₂C与Ti₃C₂结构(Ti₂CO_2-2x(OH)_2x、Ti₃C₂O_2-2x(OH)_2x)对Au原子的吸附能随OH比例的增大而增大.     

以类水滑石为前驱体的Cu/ZnO/Al2O3催化剂用于COx加氢合成甲醇：CO在反应混合物中的作用

近年来,催化CO₂加氢合成甲醇被视为有望解决温室效应和燃料枯竭的有效途径。目前,铜基催化剂因具有较高的反应活性被广泛应用于工业生产。然而,竞争逆水煤气变换反应产生的CO导致甲醇选择性较低,同时副产物水引起Cu发生不可逆烧结,进而降低甲醇产率。众所周知,CO能够调整分子的表面竞争吸附和活性位的氧化还原行为,本工作拟向原料气中掺入具有还原性的CO以抑制逆水煤气变换反应和防止表面氧化中毒。另一方面,通常认为铜基催化的CO₂加氢制甲醇是结构敏感性反应,不同的前驱体能够显著影响催化剂结构和形貌,进而影响催化活性。因此,我们首先通过共沉淀法和蒸氨法制备了含有类水滑石前驱体(CHT-CZA)和复合物前驱体(CNP-CZA)结构的Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃催化剂。随后,为探究CO掺杂后反应机理,在250 ℃,5 MPa的反应条件下,含有不同比例CO的原料气中(CO₂:CO:H₂:N₂ = x:(24.5 - x):72.5:3)评价两种催化剂对甲醇合成的性能。评价结果显示两种催化剂反应性能趋势相同,随着CO含量增加,CO₂转化率和STY_H2O不断降低,STY_MeOH逐渐增加。X射线光谱(XPS)显示随CO含量增加,催化剂表面还原性Cu比例增加。评价和表征结果说明CO引入抑制了逆水煤气变换反应的发生,通过还原被H₂O氧化的活性Cu表面,促使更多的活性Cu位点暴露参与甲醇合成。另一方面,透射电镜(TEM)显示掺杂的CO会过度还原而引起颗粒团聚,导致催化剂逐渐失活。相比之下,含有水滑石前驱体的催化剂在任何气氛下均表现出更加优越的反应性能和长周期稳定性。这可归因于类水滑石前驱体独特的片层结构通过结构限域作用有效避免了因CO过度还原而导致的金属颗粒团聚,从而减少活性位点损失。     

关于含酯基多孔聚合物小球固定相保留机制的探讨

通过比保留体积对数值与绝对温度倒数的直线关系,水和甲醇标准曲线的正截距、氘交换以及吸附系数和溶解系数的测定,证明至少对我们的聚合物固定相来说。表面吸附对保留值是决定性的因素。     

利用原位APXPS与STM研究H2在ZnO(10${\rm{\bar 1}}$0)表面的活化

Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃是工业中最广泛使用的甲醇合成催化剂。然而该催化反应的活性位点和机理目前仍存争议。H₂作为反应物之一,研究其在ZnO表面的活化和解离对于弄清甲醇合成反应的催化机理具有重要的帮助。本工作利用近常压光电子能谱(APXPS)和扫描隧道显微镜(STM)原位研究了H₂在ZnO(10${\rm{\bar 1}}$0)表面上的活化和解离。APXPS结果表明：在0.3 mbar (1 mbar = 100 Pa)的H₂气氛中,室温下ZnO表面形成羟基(OH)吸附物种。STM实验发现通入H₂后ZnO表面发生了(1×1)到(2×1)的重构。上述结果和原子H在ZnO(10${\rm{\bar 1}}$0)表面的吸附结果一致。然而吸附H₂O可以导致同样的现象。因此,我们还开展了H₂O在ZnO(10${\rm{\bar 1}}$0)表面吸附的对比实验。结果表明：H₂气氛中ZnO表面发生0.3 eV的能带弯曲,而H₂O吸附实验中几乎观察不到能带弯曲发生。同时,热稳定性实验表明H₂气氛中ZnO表面的OH不同于H₂O解离吸附产生的OH,前者具有更高的脱附温度。因此,本工作的结果表明常温和常压下H₂在ZnO(10${\rm{\bar 1}}$0)表面发生解离吸附。这一结果和以往超高真空下未发现H₂在ZnO(10${\rm{\bar 1}}$0)表面上的解离不同,说明H₂的活化是一个压力依赖过程。     

Mo/Fe3O4(111)表面对燃煤烟气汞吸附的密度泛函研究

利用CASTEP软件包采用密度泛函理论计算研究了过渡金属Mo掺杂Fe_3O_4(111)Fe_(tet)表面对Hg~0、HgCl和HgCl_2的吸附特征,分析了Mo掺杂前后Fe_3O_4(111)Fe_(tet)表面上不同汞物种的吸附形态。结果表明,Mo掺杂Fe_3O_4(111)Fe_(tet)表面对HgCl和HgCl_2为化学吸附,而对Hg~0的吸附为物理吸附;与纯净表面相比,HgCl在Mo原子掺杂表面上的吸附能提高了40%-66%。HgCl_2在纯净Fe_3O_4(111)Fe_(tet)表面形成"M"形结构;而掺杂Mo原子后,由于Cl原子与Mo原子之间更强的相互作用,使得HgCl_2发生了完全解离,两个Cl原子分别与Mo原子和Fe原子成键吸附在表面,Hg脱附。相关研究结果可为脱除燃煤烟气中的汞提供一定的理论指导。     

Fe元素及点缺陷对焦炭表面NH_3异相吸附的影响:密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论,并使用具有周期性边界条件的石墨烯模型近似模拟焦炭表面,研究了Fe原子修饰及点缺陷对NH_3在焦炭表面异相吸附的影响。计算结果表明,NH_3分子在点缺陷石墨烯表面的吸附属于物理吸附,结合能为-0.381 e V;NH_3分子吸附在Fe修饰的完整石墨烯表面属于化学吸附,吸附能为-1.442 eV; Fe原子修饰及点缺陷单独存在下NH_3的吸附能均大于NH_3在完整石墨烯表面的吸附(吸附能为-0.190 eV)。此外,Fe原子修饰与点缺陷共存对NH_3的吸附具有协同作用,结合能达到-3.538 eV,明显大于两者单独存在下NH_3的吸附能之和,综合分析Mulliken布居数与态密度,Fe原子与石墨烯表面、NH_3分子之间有更多地电荷转移,可以解释两者共存对NH_3吸附协同促进的原因。     

钽掺杂六方相氧化钨对Sr2+的吸附:Zeta电位的测量及吸附机理的研究

研究Ta掺杂六方相氧化钨(hex-WO₃)材料在吸附Sr²⁺过程中其表面zeta电位的变化情况,并进一步探讨了吸附过程的热力学及吸附机理。结果表明：(1)在实验pH值范围内,Ta掺杂hex-WO₃悬浮液的zeta电位值随溶液中电解质的价态增大而增大;(2)且zeta电位随体系中离子强度的增加而增大;(3) Ta掺杂hex-WO₃对Sr²⁺的吸附容量随着温度降低而增大,随着离子强度的增加而减少;(4)吸附过程的吸附焓为－47 kJ·mol^-1,且Sr²⁺离子与材料表面之间主要为化学相互作用;(5) Ta掺杂hex-WO₃对Sr²⁺吸附过程主要为材料表面吸附及材料孔道内离子交换共同作用。     

Investigation of the effect of carbon monoxide on the oxidative carbonylation of methanol to dimethyl carbonate over CuX and CuZSM-5 zeolites

Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate offers prospects for a “green chemistry” replacement to eliminate use of phosgene for polymer production and other processes. The carbonylation of methanol to produce dimethyl carbonate over Cu⁺X and Cu⁺ZSM-5 zeolites prepared by solid-state ion exchange has been investigated, focusing on the interaction of carbon monoxide with the Cu⁺ zeolites. The methanol carbonylation mechanism reported previously has been extended to account for carbon monoxide adsorption at high pressure. The comparison of the results obtained from Cu⁺X and Cu⁺ZSM-5 show that strong CO adsorption on the catalyst is not related to increased rate of dimethyl carbonate production. The rate limiting step for DMC production is best described as the Eley-Rideal reaction of gas-phase CO with surface methoxide.     

Molecular orbital study for Na, Mg, and Al adsorption on the Si (111) surface

We investigated the interactions between the Si(111) surface and the Na, Mg, and Al atoms using cluster model calculations. Calculations were performed at levels of complete-active-space self-consistent-field (CASSCF) and multi-reference singly and doubly excited configuration interaction (MRSDCI) calculations using the model core potential method. Our calculations revealed that the most favorable sites of Na, Mg, and Al adsorption on Si(111) are on top (T₁), bridge (B₂), and 3-fold filled (T₄) sites, respectively. The nature of chemical bonds between these metal atoms and the dangling bonds of the surface Si atoms are found to be essentially covalent.