Improvement of the stability of Hg/AC catalysts by CsCl for the high-temperature hydrochlorination of acetylene

Activated carbon-supported mercuric chloride(HgCl_2) is used as an industrial catalyst for acetylene hydrochlorination. However, the characteristic of easy sublimation of HgCl_2 leads to the deactivation o the catalyst. Here, we showed that the thermal stability of the Hg/AC catalyst can be evidently improved when Cs Cl is added into the Hg/AC catalyst. Compared with the pure Hg/AC catalyst, the sublimation rate of HgCl_2 from the Hg–Cs/AC catalyst decreased significantly and the Hg–Cs/AC catalyst showed bette catalytic activity and stability in the reaction. This promoting effect is related to the existence of cesium mercuric chlorides(Cs_xHg_yCl_(x+2y)) highlighted by XRD, HR-TEM and EDX analyses. Thus, reacting HgCl_2 with alkali chlorides to form alkali-mercuric chlorides may be a key to design highly efficient and thermally stable mercuric chloride catalyst for hydrochlorination reactions.     

油剂混合区的工艺条件对催化裂化汽油改质的影响

利用连续式小型提升管催化裂化实验装置研究了原料预热温度、再生剂温度、油剂混合区温度和剂油比等油剂混合区的工艺条件对催化裂化汽油改质的影响规律。结果表明,降低再生剂温度、油剂混合区温度和剂油比均可以降低干气和焦炭的产率,同时也对催化裂化汽油改质的效果产生了影响。其中,再生剂温度对干气和焦炭产率影响最大;剂油比对催化裂化汽油改质的效果影响显著。降低再生剂温度、剂油比和油剂混合区温度一定程度上降低了烯烃转化率、异构烷烃增加率和芳烃增加率。提高原料预热温度可以一定程度上增加烯烃转化率、异构烷烃增加率和芳烃增加率。催化裂化汽油改质油剂混合区的最佳工艺条件为维持一定的反应温度和剂油比,并尽可能降低再生剂温度和提高原料预热温度。     

碱金属钾对Ni基催化剂纤维素水蒸气气化活性的影响

采用两段式催化气化方式研究了生物质热解气化过程中碱金属的挥发对Ni基催化剂活性的影响。实验结果表明,负载K盐的纤维素水蒸气催化气化过程中,K挥发后会在催化剂表面沉积,而少量K的存在和表面沉积不但能够提高镍基催化剂的抗积炭能力,而且有助于提高其催化活性,产生更多的氢气。然而纤维素中K的浓度过大,将会抑制Ni基催化剂的效果;K在催化剂上的沉积随催化剂循环次数的增加而增加,K的含量愈高,对催化剂的抑制效果愈明显,从而缩短了催化剂的使用寿命。     

Insights into the origin of high activity and stability of catalysts derived from bulky, electron-rich monophosphinobiaryl ligands in the Pd-catalyzed C-N bond formation

A comparative kinetic examination of catalyst systems based on several monophosphinobiaryl ligands is reported. The bulk of the phosphine ligand controls the catalytic activity and the rate of catalyst activation with the catalyst based on 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2',4',6'-triisopropylbiphenyl providing the greatest activity and fastest activation. In the case where catalyst activation is slow (i.e., use of the smaller ligands such as 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2'-methylbiphenyl in combination with Pd(OAc)2) stirring the amine with the catalyst/base mixture prior to the commencement of the reaction increases the reaction rate along with the rate of catalyst activation. Kinetic isotope effects established that the catalyst activation process occurs through a beta-hydride elimination pathway.     

Organoaluminum–cyclic ether-cyclic imide catalysts for the polymerization of epoxides

A catalyst for the polymerization of epoxides consisting of trialkylaluminums, cyclic ethers, and cyclic imides has been investigated. Various catalyst components were examined to reveal that the combination of triisobutylaluminum, dioxane, and succinimide gives the most active catalyst. The catalytic activity is greatly enhanced with aging in which the change in color from pale yellow to dark red takes place. The polymerization data show that the dioxane provides a pathway for the catalyst components to form an active species. The dioxane-containing catalyst is likely to be different in structure from that of the dioxane-free catalyst. It was shown that the catalyst solution is electrically conductive. A parallel correlation seems to exist between the electrical conductivity and the catalytic activity, suggesting that the catalytic species may be of an ionic character.     

锂/铌镁催化剂中碳酸锂的熔点与甲烷氧化偶联反应的活化和失活的关系

研究了铌掺杂的Li/MgO甲烷氧化偶联催化剂的反应性质及铌的助剂作用。铌的引入使得该催化剂上甲烷氧化偶联反应的活化温度降低50℃以上, 使此温度降到了催化剂中碳酸锂的熔点附近。试验观察到部分催化剂上甲烷氧化偶联反应的活性曲线在碳酸锂的熔点附近有一转折, 这一转折现象的出现与否及程度取决于制备条件。在碳酸锂的熔点附近, 含有铌的催化剂得到活化, 观察到无稀释气体时的反应引燃现象, 即温度增加几度活性便达到最大值。当在比碳酸锂熔点稍高的温度下且不稀释时反应, 含铌催化剂活性很高但很快失活, 在稍低于此熔点下则不失活, 但活性较低。这些试验结果表明, 含铌催化剂的活化与失活均与催化剂中的碳酸锂的相变化有关。试验还观察到了在稍高于碳酸锂的熔点下做寿命试验时, 甲烷氧化偶联反应的振荡现象。     

甲醇羰基化制醋酸铱基催化剂的研究

摘要 醋酸是一种重要的化工原料，甲醇羰基化是目前生产醋酸的主要方法， 铱基催化剂是最有发展前景的甲醇羰基化反应制备醋酸的催化剂。介绍了铱基催化 剂体系的催化机理、速度影响因素，并与铑基催化剂进行了比较．     

Study of the reaction of dichloromethane with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of antimony chlorofluorides

The reaction of dichloromethane with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of antimony chlorofluorides is studied in the setup for liquid-phase synthesis. The reaction type, orders with respect to reactants and the catalyst, and Arrhenius parameters are determined. The elemental composition of the catalyst for liquid-phase fluorination in the considered process is found. The dynamics of the catalyst activity is studied.     

Understanding the enantioselectivity of a heterogeneous catalyst: the influence of ligand loading and of silica passivation

One of the major drawbacks of heterogeneous catalysts is an inferior catalytic performance relative to their homogeneous counterparts. This is often attributed to high local concentration of the catalyst, and in certain cases to various active groups of the heterogeneous support and to its steric effects. We tested the influence of these factors in the case of a silica-grafted bis(oxazoline) catalyst used in the Diels-Alder reaction, by varying the ligand loading and the degrees of passivation of the silica. We show that, in the present case, the enantioselectivity of the catalyst is linearly correlated with the passivation of the silica, and high ligand loadings can be used without damaging the performance of the catalyst. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first example of a correlation between silica passivation and the enantioselectivity of a heterogeneous catalyst.     

Dependence of the rate of photocatalytic decomposition of safranine on the catalyst concentration

The effect of the concentration of disperse titanium-containing oxide photocatalysts on the decomposition of safranine in aqueous solution was studied. The observed decomposition rate constant of safranine increases with increasing catalyst content in the solution and reaches a maximum at catalyst concentration ≤3 g/L, after which this constant no longer depends on the catalyst content. The plateau for the rate constant results from light scattering and narrowing of the reaction space due to increased optical density of the solution. An increase in the specific catalyst surface is observed in the region of a rising rate constant with increasing catalyst concentration, while no such dependence is found in the plateau region. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 104-107, March-April, 2009.     

Influences of the adsorption state of catalyst on the performance of DS-PEC for visible light driven water splitting

Adsorption state of catalyst on photoanode is an important factor on influencing the performance of dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells(DS-PECs) for water splitting. Photoanode TiO_2(1 + 2) was assembled with Ru(bpy)3phosphoric acid derivative(complex 1) as photosensitizer and complex 2 as water oxidation catalyst to compare with photoanode TiO_2(1 + 3). The photocurrent density of photoanode TiO 2(1 + 3) with catalyst 3 synthesized with only one end fixing on the surface of TiO_2 is about four-fold of the photoanode assembled with catalyst 2 fixing with two claws on the surface of TiO 2. The phenomenon should be caused by the littery arrangement and shorter distance of catalyst 2 from the active center of catalyst to TiO_2 on the surface of semiconductor which led to lowly efficient electron transfer.     

Impact of ageing on the distribution of platinum group elements and catalyst poisoning elements in automobile catalysts

The distribution of platinum group elements (PGEs) and catalyst poisoning elements (Pb, Zn, P and S) on the surface of gasoline and diesel automobile catalysts was investigated within this study. Laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA–ICPMS) provides both the sensitivity and the spatial resolution required for the surface analysis of sectioned automobile catalysts, and scanning along channels reveals the distribution of longitudinal changes in PGE and catalyst poisoning elements. Changes in catalyst surface features were studied for fresh catalysts and after ageing of the catalyst up to 80 000 km for both types of catalysts studied. The PGEs in the gasoline catalyst were found to decrease at the front of the catalyst after ageing, whereas the diesel catalyst presented a more constant loss along the catalyst. The fraction of poisoning elements (Pb, P and Zn for the gasoline catalyst and P and Zn for the diesel catalyst) retained by the catalyst is distributed non‐uniformly over the length of the catalyst. This could indicate different ageing mechanisms for gasoline and diesel catalysts. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

熔铁催化剂还原过程的原位XRD研究及活性相的形成机理

选择Fe1-xO基和Fe3O4基氨合成熔铁催化剂ZA-5和A110, 采用XRD原位反应器模拟真实的还原条件进行原位XRD实验. 通过对还原过程的物相跟踪分析和对前驱体、活性相的XRD微结构动态演化分析表明, ZA-5和A110的还原温度区间分别为300~362 ℃和343~450 ℃, 前者比后者具有更快的还原速度及更低的还原温度; ZA-5和A110在(211)和(110)方向的晶粒度比值(D₍₂₁₁₎/D₍₁₁₀₎)分别为0.7014和0.8631, ZA-5催化剂具有更好的高活性(211)晶面, 其活性相微观应力明显比A110大, 且随着温度升高逐渐减小; 采用Rietveld全谱拟合结构分析和Popa模拟技术对活性相晶形进行模拟, 得到A110活性相晶形为凹陷立方体, ZA-5为立方体和球形的混合晶形, ZA-5的高活性晶面(111)和(211)晶面比A110生长更好; ZA-5催化剂活性相晶形从低温的类八面体向高温球形演化, 在355 ℃时有比较完善的八面体晶形, 此温度下(111)晶面生长得最好; ZA-5催化剂活性相与前驱体的八面体晶形结构匹配性好, 比A110更容易还原.     

Application of a Supramolecular‐Ligand Library for the Automated Search for Catalysts for the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Industrially Relevant Substrates

A procedure is described for the automated screening and lead optimization of a supramolecular‐ligand library for the rhodium‐catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of five challenging substrates relevant to industry. Each catalyst is (self‐) assembled from two urea‐functionalized ligands and a transition‐metal center through hydrogen‐bonding interactions. The modular ligand structure consists of three distinctive fragments: the urea binding motif, the spacer, and the ligand backbone, which carries the phosphorus donor atom. The building blocks for the ligand synthesis are widely available on a commercial basis, thus enabling access to a large number of ligands of high structural diversity. The simple synthetic steps enabled the scale‐up of the ligand synthesis to multigram quantities. For the catalyst screening, a library of twelve new chiral ligands was prepared that comprised substantial variation in electronic and steric properties. The automated procedures employed ensured the fast catalyst assembly, screening, and direct acquisition of samples for analysis. It appeared that the most selective catalyst was different for every substrate investigated and that small variations in the building blocks had a major impact on the catalyst performance. For two substrates, a catalyst was found that provided the product with outstanding enantioselectivity. The subsequent automated optimization of these two leads showed that an increase of catalyst loading, dihydrogen pressure, and temperature had a positive effect on the catalyst activity without affecting the catalyst selectivity.     

Quantum mechanical investigation of the effect of catalyst fluorination in the intermolecular asymmetric Stetter reaction

The asymmetric intermolecular Stetter reaction was investigated using the B3LYP and M06-2X functionals. Fluorination of a triazolium bicyclic catalyst had been found to significantly influence reaction yields and enantiomeric ratios. Computations indicate that the improved reactivity of the fluorinated catalyst is due to better electrostatic interactions between the nitroalkene and catalyst. Computational investigations of preferred conformations of the ground state catalyst and acyl anion equivalent, and the transition structures leading to both enantiomers of the products, are reported.     

碳氮复合材料负载镍甲醇羰基化催化剂的研究

通过碳化由偏氯乙烯和丙烯腈悬浮共聚得到的前体,制得碳氮复合材料,将其负载金属镍后即得气相甲醇羰基化反应的催化剂。分别采用扫描电镜(SEM)、氮气吸附、XPS、电子探针(EPMA)等方法对该材料及由其制得的催化剂进行表征,证明该催化剂中的镍呈高度分散的纳米粒子状态。采用固定床反应器对该催化剂进行催化性能测试,结果表明该催化剂在较低金属镍负载量及较温和的条件下即可具有较好的催化性能。该催化剂的最佳镍负载量为1.5%左右。     

沉淀铁费托合成催化剂焙烧工艺的优化研究

通过DOE实验设计对沉淀铁费托合成催化剂焙烧过程进行了优化,并给出了焙烧过程的分子模拟与粒子长大模型。结果表明,随着焙烧温度的升高和焙烧时间的延长,催化剂的孔容减小,堆比及骨架密度增加,耐磨性改善。BET表面与磨耗的变化趋势一致,即比表面积越小磨耗越小;磨耗与密度成线性反比关系,密度越高磨耗越小。通过焙烧工艺的优化,可调变Cu、Si通过O原子与Fe原子的键合作用及催化剂的粒子粒径,得到较高F-T活性且稳定性好的沉淀铁催化剂。在该实验中,优化的焙烧温度为560℃。     

Fuel cell catalyst degradation on the nanoscale

A newly developed methodology for examining fuel cell catalyst degradation is introduced. In contrast to the conventional, destructive TEM investigation procedure, this methodology enables the observation of corrosion processes of the same catalyst region repeatedly. In particular we demonstrate the impact of a potential cycling treatment on a carbon-supported platinum catalyst, and propose a new corrosion mechanism for fuel cell catalyst degradation. Under the applied harsh conditions, whole Pt particles detach from the support and dissolve into the electrolyte without re-deposition.     

碳载Pt-P催化剂对氧还原的电催化性能

用NaH2PO2液相还原方法制得碳载Pt-P(Pt-P/C)催化剂(m(Pt)∶m(P)=5∶1)。 X射线衍射谱测量表明,Pt-P/C催化剂的Pt衍射峰的2θ值稍大于Pt/C催化剂的相应值,表明P进入了Pt晶格,形成了Pt-P合金。 电化学测试表明,Pt-P/C催化剂对氧还原的电催化性能要比商品化的E-TEK Pt/C催化剂好,其还原电位正移了40 mV。 由于Pt-P/C催化剂中Pt-P粒子的平均粒径和相对结晶度与Pt/C催化剂相似,推测Pt-P/C催化剂对氧还原的电催化性能好于Pt/C催化剂的原因可能为P的作用。     

磷钨酸离子液体催化合成N-苯基邻苯二甲酰亚胺的研究

以邻苯二甲酸酐为原料,以磷钨酸离子液体为催化剂合成了N-苯基邻苯二甲酰亚胺。通过对溶剂、反应温度、催化剂用量的研究,探索了磷钨酸离子液体催化反应条件和催化剂循环使用效果。结果表明,催化合成的最佳反应条件是:甲苯作为溶剂,催化剂用量为0.20 mmol,反应温度为100℃。催化剂循环使用6次后催化剂损失率小于0.01%。该方法实现了N-苯基邻苯二甲酰亚胺的绿色合成。