Mechanistic features of reduction of copper chromite and state of absorbed hydrogen in the structure of reduced copper chromite

The review discusses the experimental data on the unusual mechanism of the reduction of copper cations from the copper chromite, CuCr₂O₄, structure. Treatment of copper chromite in hydrogen at 180–370°C is not accompanied by water formation but leads to absorption of hydrogen by the oxide structure with simultaneous formation of metallic copper as small flat particles which are epitaxially bound to the oxide. This process is due to the redox reaction Cu²⁺ + H₂ → Cu⁰ + 2H⁺; the protons are stabilized in the oxide phase, which is confirmed by neutron diffraction studies. The reduced copper chromite which contains absorbed hydrogen in its oxidized state and the metallic copper particles epitaxially bound to the oxide phase structure exhibit catalytic activity in hydrogenation reactions.     

Adsorption of hydrogen on reduced copper chromite

Temperature programmed desorption and volumetric methods in static conditions were used to study hydrogen adsorption on the surface of metallic copper particles produced by the partial reduction of copper chromite CuCr₂O₄ with hydrogen. In the temperature range 300-573 K and in the range of medium surface coverages by hydrogen, the main state of adsorbed hydrogen reveals the heat of adsorption q= 78 kJ/mol and activation energy of adsorption E _a = 69 kJ/mol. In the temperature range 77-300 K, an adsorption state with lower heat and activation energy was found, indicating a non-uniformity of the copper surface within ca. 8% of the total number of surface sites. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Interaction of hydrogen with copper chromite surface

Kinetics of the surface reduction of copper chromite, CuCr₂O₄, with molecular hydrogen has been studied. H₂S transformation proceeds with participation of copper reduced states, probably Cu⁰, formed as a result of surface reaction. Process kinetics has a topochemical character. Reaction rate as a function of surface reduction degree, x, reaches a maximum near x=0.5.     

Kinetics of the medium-temperature reduction of copper chromite with hydrogen

The static volumetric method was used to study the kinetics of copper chromite CuCr₂O₄ reduction with hydrogen at 50-80 kPa and 498, 523 and 580 K. The rate of copper chromite reduction is maximal initially and decreases monotonically with time. This observation suggests that the reduction is not a topochemical process. The apparent activation energy of the reaction equals initially 107 kJ/mole. The results obtained argue for a particular mechanism of the copper chromite reduction via redox substitution of hydrogen for copper in the chromite and, therefore, agree with earlier data obtained by various structural and adsorption methods. Specific features of the reduction mechanism are discussed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Character of hydrogen interaction with copper chromite

Hydrogen bonding kinetics have been studied and water amounts produced in H₂ interaction with copper chromite CuCr₂O₄ determined. Two possible interaction mechanisms are suggested: (1) a mechanism involving solid phase oxygen accompanied by water formation; (2) direct redox copper displacement from chromite by hydrogen that requires no oxygen. Initially, when the reaction occurs mainly on the surface, up to 40% of hydrogen is converted according to the first mechanism. Then, the process mainly occurs in the bulk via the second mechanism. Hydrogen sorption by copper chromite proved to be reversible.     

Quantitative aspects of the desorption of copper from the silicon (100) surface

The desorption of copper from copper contaminated Si(100) samples has been investigated by thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS). The samples have been contaminated with aqueous CuSO(4)/EDTA solutions. The amount of copper deposited on the Si surface was in the monolayer region as determined by means of ratio-tracer experiments. The copper is adsorbed on the sample surface in two different states, which could be resolved by TDS. By means of STM and XPS measurements it was possible to assign these two desorption peaks to the desorption of copper from carbon deposits, which had already been present before the contamination process, and to the desorption of copper from the bare Si surface.     

Quantitative aspects of the desorption of copper from the silicon (100) surface

The desorption of copper from copper contaminated Si(100) samples has been investigated by thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS). The samples have been contaminated with aqueous CuSO₄/EDTA solutions. The amount of copper deposited on the Si surface was in the monolayer region as determined by means of ratio-tracer experiments. The copper is adsorbed on the sample surface in two different states, which could be resolved by TDS. By means of STM and XPS measurements it was possible to assign these two desorption peaks to the desorption of copper from carbon deposits, which had already been present before the contamination process, and to the desorption of copper from the bare Si surface.     

Kinetics of the thermal desorption of O2, HCl,and H2O from the surface of cobalt chromite

A study has been carried out on the kinetics of the temperature-programmed desorption of O₂, HCl, and H₂O from the surface of cobalt chromite. A mathematic model was obtained for the kinetics of the thermal desorption and a method was developed for determining the kinetic constants. The kinetic parameters of the desorption of O₂, HCl, and H₂O were calculated using these experimental data.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 449–455, September–October, 1993.     

Catalytic properties of copper chromite ferrites in water gas shift reaction and hydrogen oxidation

The catalytic properties of a series of copper chromite ferrite samples with the composition CuCr_2–xFe_xO₄ (where x = 0–2) and a spinel-type structure in reactions with reducing (water gas shift reaction, WGSR) and oxidizing (the oxidation of hydrogen) reaction atmospheres were studied. The samples were obtained by the thermal decomposition of mixed hydroxo compounds. The distribution of Cu²⁺ ions in the tetrahedral and octahedral crystallographic positions of spinel, which depends on the Cr³⁺/Fe³⁺ ratio, affects the apparent activation energy (E_a) in both of the reactions. In WGSR, E_a is ～33 kJ/mol for CuCr₂O₄, in which Cu²⁺ ions mainly occupy tetrahedral positions, whereas E_a ≈ 100 kJ/mol for CuFe₂O₄, in which Cu²⁺ ions mainly occupy octahedral positions. In the reaction of hydrogen oxidation, E_a is ～71 kJ/mol for CuCr₂O₄ or ～42 kJ/mol for CuFe₂O₄. The value of E_a for the mixed chromite ferrites changes with the replacement of chromium ions by iron ions and, hence, with a ratio between the amounts of copper ions in the tetrahedral and octahedral oxygen positions of spinel.     

Temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of hydrogen from a NiNaY zeolite after reduction

By TPD it could be shown that hydrogen desorption of a reduced NiY-zeolite stoichiometrically corresponds to the decrease of reduction degree. Therefore, the reason for hydrogen abstraction should be a partial reoxidation of Ni⁰.

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, NiY- . Ni⁰.

     

Effect of water on hydrogen desorption from the surface of Rh/C catalysts

An increase in the number of titration cycles results in a considerable decrease in H_T and O_T values, which in turn, brings about a decrease in the amount of desorbed hydrogen. This shows that water, being a product of titration reaction, is adsorbed on the oxidized surface of rhodium and represents a kinetic-diffusive barrier for hydrogen titration.

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, H_T O_T, , , . , , , , , - .

     

INAA for the validation of chromium and copper determination in copper chromite by infrared spectrometry

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Routes of nitrogen formation in reduction of nitrogen oxide by carbon monoxide and hydrogen over nickel chromite catalyst

The route of NO reduction to N₂ over nickel chromite catalyst is dependent on the nature of the reducing agent. NO reduction by dihydrogen proceeds mainly through the step of N₂O formation, whereas NO reduction to N₂ by carbon monoxide is mainly direct without a step of N₂O formation.

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NO N₂ NO , , N₂O, NO , , NO N₂, . . N₂O.

     

Adsorption and desorption of copper and zinc in the surface layer of acid soils

The environmental and health effects of the contamination of soils by heavy metals depend on the ability of the soils to immobilize these contaminants. In this work, the adsorption and desorption of Cu and Zn in the surface layers of 27 acid soils were studied. Adsorption of Cu(II) from 157-3148 mumol L(-1) solutions was much greater than adsorption of Zn(II) from solutions at the same concentration. For both Cu and Zn, the adsorption data were fitted better by the Freundlich equation than by the Langmuir equation. Multiple regression analyses suggest that Cu and Zn adsorption depends to a significant extent on pH and CEC: for both metals these variables accounted for more than 80% of the variance in the Freundlich pre-exponential parameter K(F), and pH also accounted for 57% of the variance in 1/n for Zn and, together with carbon content, for 41% of the variance in 1/n for Cu. The percentage of adsorbed metal susceptible to desorption into 0.01 M NaNO3 was greater for Zn than for Cu, but in both cases depended significantly on pH, decreasing as pH increased. In turn, both pH(H2O) and pH(KCl) are significantly correlated with cation exchange capacity. Desorption of metal adsorbed from solutions at relatively low concentration (787 mumol L(-1)) exhibited power-law dependence on Kd, the quotient expressing distribution between soil and soil solution in the corresponding adsorption experiment, decreasing as increasing Kd reflected increasing affinity of the soil for the metal. The absence of a similarly clear relationship when metal had been adsorbed from solutions at relatively high concentration (2361 mumol L(-1)) is attributed to the scant between-soil variability of Kd at these higher concentrations. In general, adsorption was greater and subsequent desorption less in cultivated soils than in woodland soils.     

Thermal desorption of hydrogen from carbon nanosheets

Carbon nanosheets are a unique nanostructure that, at their thinnest configuration, approach a single freestanding graphene sheet. Temperature desorption spectroscopy (TDS) has shown that the hydrogen adsorption and incorporation during growth of the nanosheets by radio frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition are significant. A numerical peak fitting to the desorption spectra (300-1273 K) via the Polanyi-Wigner equation showed that desorption followed a second order process, presumably by the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. Six peaks provide the best fit to the TDS spectra. Surface desorption activation energies were determined to be 0.59, 0.63, and 0.65 eV for the external graphite surface layers and 0.85, 1.15, and 1.73 eV for desorption and diffusion from the bulk. In contrast to TDS data from previously studied a-C:H films [Schenk et al. J. Appl. Phys. 77, 2462 (1995)], a greater amount of hydrogen bound as sp(2) hybridized carbon was observed. A previous x-ray diffraction study of these films has shown a significant graphitic character with a crystallite dimension of L(a)=10.7 nm. This result is consistent with experimental results by Raman spectroscopy that show as-grown carbon nanosheets to be crystalline as commercial graphite with a crystallite size of L(a)=11 nm. Following TDS, Raman data indicate that the average crystallite increased in size to L(a)=15 nm.     

Investigation of hydrogen desorption from CaSiH by means of calorimetric method

The present work deals with the study of the reaction of hydrogen desorption from the CaSiH_X hydride by means of the calorimetric method. The dehydrogenation of the CaSiH_X hydride was carried out at 548 K. For a calorimetric study, the installation composed of the differential heat-conducting Tian–Calvet type calorimeter connected with a conventional Sieverts-type apparatus was employed. Such installation permitted us to obtain simultaneously the P-X isotherms (P—equilibrium hydrogen pressure, X = H/CaSi) and variation of the partial molar enthalpies of the reaction of hydrogen desorption from CaSiH_X with the hydrogen concentration in the metallic matrix. It was ascertained that in the CaSi-H₂ system there was one region where values of the partial molar enthalpy of the reaction of hydrogen desorption from the CaSiH_X hydride remained constant. This means that formation of one hydride phase in the CaSi-H₂ system took place. The enthalpy and entropy values for the reaction of hydrogen desorption from the CaSiH_X in the plateau range are ΔH _des = 53.8 ± 1.2 kJ mol^?1 H₂ and ΔS _des = 94.2 ± 2.7 J mol^?1 H₂ K^?1 (ΔH _des and ΔS _des—the differential molar enthalpy and entropy desorption, respectively).     

Study of copper chromite catalysts, III. Structure and catalytic activity of copper chromite catalyst in reductive alkylation reaction

The catalytic activity of copper chromite catalysts prepared by thermal decomposition reaction of basic copper(II) ammonium chromate, CuCrO₄[Cu(OH)₂]_0.17–(NH₄OH)_0.78, and copper(II) chromate CuCrO₄, has been studied. The catalysts with highly disordered structure, prepared from basic copper(II) ammonium chromate at 270–320 °C, show the highest catalytic activity in reductive alkylation reaction. The activity of recrystallized catalysts, prepared from basic copper(II) ammonium chromate or CuCrO₄ at higher decomposition temperature, is significantly lower.

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, Cu(II), CuCrO₄[Cu(OH)₂]_0,17(NH₄OH)_0,78, Cu(II), CuCrO₄. , Cu(II) 270–320°C, . , Cu(II) CuCrO₄ , .

     

Changes in iron oxidation state and surface composition of iron-chromium catalyst reduced by hydrogen

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic studies of the reduction of iron-chromium catalysts have been carried out to determine changes in the relative surface concentrations of iron(II) and (III) oxides and metallic iron and in its surface composition at 100–500°C.

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(II), (III) 100–500°C. .