Ni/SiO2 promoted growth of carbon nanofibers from chlorobenzene: characterization of the active metal sites

The temporal changes to supported Ni sites during the growth of graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNs) via the decomposition of chlorobenzene over Ni/SiO2 at 873 K have been investigated. The reaction of chlorobenzene with hydrogen also generated benzene, via catalytic hydrodechlorination, as the principal competing reaction. Reaction selectivity was found to be time dependent with a switch from a preferential hydrodechlorination to a predominant decomposition that generated an increasingly more structured carbon product over prolonged time-on-stream. These findings are discussed in terms of Cl/catalyst interaction(s) leading to metal site restructuring, the latter manifest in a sintering and faceting of the Ni metal particles. The pressure exerted on the metal/support interface due to fiber formation was of sufficient magnitude to extract the Ni particle from the support; the occurrence of an entrapped Ni particle at the fiber tip is a feature common to the majority of GCNs with the incorporation of Ni fragments along the length of the GCN. Metal site restructuring has been probed by temperature-programmed reduction of the passivated samples, H2 chemisorption/temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and XANES/EXAFS analyses. This restructuring serves to enhance destructive chemisorption and/or facilitate carbon diffusion to generate the resultant GCN. The nature of the carbonaceous product has been characterized by a combination of TEM-EDX, SEM, XRD and temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO).     

Synthesis of nanostructured carbon on Ni catalysts supported on mesoporous silica,preparation of carbon-containing adsorbents,and preparation and study of lipase-active biocatalysts

This work continues a series of our studies on the synthesis of nanostructured carbon (NSC) by the pyrolysis of H₂ + C₃–C₄ alkane mixtures on nickel and cobalt metal catalysts supported on chemically diverse inorganic materials (aluminosilicates, alumina, carbon) having different textural characteristics (mesoporous and macroporous supports) and shapes (granules, foamed materials, and honeycomb monoliths). Here, we consider Ni catalysts supported on granular mesoporous silica (SiO₂). It has been elucidated how the yield of synthesized carbon depends on the Ni/SiO₂ catalyst preparation method (homogeneous precipitation or impregnation) and on the composition of the impregnating solution, including the molar ratio of its components—nickel nitrate and urea. The morphology of catalytic NSC and Ni distribution in the silica granule have been investigated using a scanning electron microscope with an EDX analyzer. Carbon-containing composite supports (NSC/SiO₂) have been employed as adsorbents for immobilizing microbial lipase. The enzymatic activity and stability of the resulting biocatalysts have been estimated in transesterification reactions of vegetable (sunflower and linseed) oils involving methyl or ethyl acetate, esterification, and synthesis of capric acid–isoamyl alcohol esters in nonaqueous media.     

Formation of a supported cobalt catalyst for the synthesis of carbon nanofibers on aluminum oxide

Comparative studies of the effect of the physicochemical characteristics of a support (aluminum oxide) on the formation of a supported Co catalyst and its activity in the pyrolysis of alkanes (propane-butane) were performed. The effect of the crystalline modification of alumina on the yield of catalytic filamentous carbon (CFC) ((g CFC)/(g Co)) was studied. The surface morphologies of Co-containing catalysts and synthesized carbon deposits were studied by scanning electron microscopy. It was found that carbon deposits with a well-defined nanofiber structure were synthesized by the pyrolysis of a propane-butane mixture in the presence of hydrogen at 600°C on supported Co catalysts prepared by homogeneous precipitation on macroporous corundum (α-Al₂O₃). The yield of CFC was no higher than 4 (g CFC)/(g Co). On the Co catalyst prepared by homogeneous precipitation on mesoporous Al₂O₃, the intense carbonization of the initial support; the formation of cobalt aluminates; and, as a consequence, the deactivation of Co⁰ as a catalyst of FC synthesis occurred. The dependence of the yield of CFC on the preheating temperature (from 200 to 800°C) of Co catalysts before pyrolysis was studied. It was found that, as the preheating temperature of supported Co/Al₂O₃ catalysts was increased, the amount of synthesized carbon, including CFC, decreased because of Co⁰ deactivation due to the interaction with the support and coke formation.     

Alternative synthesis of poly(hydroxymethylsiloxane) for lipase immobilization and use of the adsorbates as esterification biocatalysts

A medium molar mass poly(hydrogenomethyl- siloxane), Me₃Si(O-SiHMe)_nOSiMe₃, (PHMS), has been used for preparing poly(hydroxymethylsiloxane) supports (PHOMS) for lipase immobilization. The procedure involved the conversion of PHMS to the corresponding poly(alkoxymethylsiloxanes). Me₃Si(OSi(OR) Me/_nOSiMe₃ (PHMS), their alkaline hydrolysis to form poly(siloxanolates) which were then converted to PHOMS by neutralization. The effect of different catalysts and alcohols (methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol) on the course of poly(alkoxymethylsiloxanes) formation is reported. PHOMS supports were characterized by BET and Hg porosimetry, and the degree of their crosslinking was determined by solid-phase NMR. Fluorescence spectroscopy was used to assess surface polarity and determine lipase loading. The efficiency of lipase adsorbed on these supports was tested in the esterification of stearic acid with propanol in hexane. It was found that the activity of the adsorbates is controlled by their porosity. The addition of an inert addend (e.g. hydrotalcite) in the step of alkaline hydrolysis of poly(alkoxymethylsiloxanes) increases the adsorption efficiency of the supports as compared to PHOMS. The potential application of the biocatalysts, lipase-PHOMS adsorbates, was extended by their encapsulation into a RTV silicone rubber containing Si-substituted poly(imide) as a swelling modifier.     

IB金属对Ni/SiO2催化剂乙炔选择性加氢反应性能的影响

乙烯是合成聚乙烯的原料,其主要来源是石油裂解气,其中少量的乙炔杂质会严重毒化生产聚乙烯的催化剂,因此需要将其去除.对于乙炔选择加氢反应,传统工业上使用的是Pd基催化剂,尽管其乙炔转化率很高,但对乙烯的选择性很低.我们前期的研究发现,IB族金属(Au,Ag和Cu)与Pd形成的合金单原子催化剂可以有效地提高乙烯的选择性.作为与Pd同组的非贵金属,Ni催化剂在多种催化加氢反应中显示出优异活性,而在乙炔选择加氢反应中,Ni是否能够替代贵金属Pd尚无定论.本文系统地研究了IB金属对Ni/SiO2催化剂乙炔选择性加氢性能的影响.与Pd/SiO2催化剂不同,单金属Ni/SiO2催化剂在低温下不具有活性.将IB金属添加到Ni/SiO2催化剂中,可以显著提高其催化活性以及对乙烯的选择性.其中,AuNix/SiO2和CuNix/SiO2催化剂的催化活性随还原温度升高而提高,而AgNix/SiO2催化剂对预处理温度不敏感.通过调变IB/Ni原子比和还原温度优化了催化剂的催化性能,发现优化后的三种催化剂(CuNi0.125/SiO2、AgNi0.5/SiO2和AuNi0.5/SiO2)的活性和选择性随反应温度升高表现出相似的变化趋势.催化稳定性考察结果显示,CuNi0.125/SiO2催化剂表现出最高选择性和稳定性;尽管AuNi0.5/SiO2的初始活性最高,但是稳定性最低.采用XRD、TPR和微量吸附量热等表征手段对不同IB金属对Ni基催化剂性质的影响进行了系统考察.以Cu-Nix/SiO2催化剂为例,H2-TPR测试结果表明,Cu-Ni双金属纳米颗粒的形成使得还原温度低于相应的单金属催化剂,表明铜和镍之间存在明显的相互作用.此外,通过TPR获得的CuNix/SiO2催化剂上的氢气消耗量与理论耗氢量相吻合,表明在还原处理的过程中双金属催化剂中的CuO和NiO可以被完全还原.乙炔的微量吸附量热结果表明,在CuNi0.125/SiO2,AgNi0.5/SiO2,AuNi0.5/SiO2和Ni0.5/SiO2催化剂上的初始吸附热分别为187,196,304和103 kJ/mol,即它们的初始乙炔吸附强度顺序为AuNi0.5/SiO2>AgNi0.5/SiO2>CuNi0.125/SiO2>Ni0.5/SiO2.该结果与三者的初始催化活性顺序一致,表明IB金属的加入可以增强乙炔在催化剂表面的吸附,从而提高催化活性.     

ZrO2助剂对Co/SiO2催化剂在Fischer-Tropsch合成反应中稳定性的影响

采用TPR、XRD、XPS和H2脉冲吸附等表征手段考察了ZrO2助剂对Co/SiO2催化剂在Fischer-Tropsch(F-T)合成中稳定性的影响。结果表明,ZrO2的引入促进了钴物种在催化剂上的分散并明显抑制了该催化剂的失活;在反应过程中ZrO2起到结构助剂的作用,明显抑制了Co/SiO2催化剂上硅酸钴或水合硅酸钴物种的生成。     

Chiral self-dimerization of vanadium complexes on a SiO2 surface: the first heterogeneous catalyst for asymmetric 2-naphthol coupling

The self-dimerized chiral assembly of vanadium-Schiff-base complexes was found to occur on a SiO2 surface and to be the first heterogeneous catalyst for the asymmetric oxidative coupling of 2-naphthol with 100% selectivity and 90% enantioselectivity.     

Microwave-assisted effi cient synthesis of azlactone derivatives using 2-aminopyridine-functionalized sphere SiO2 nanoparticles as a reusable heterogeneous catalyst

In the present work, the highly efficient Erlenmeyer synthesis of azlactones catalyzed by 2- aminopyridine, supported on nano-sphere SiO2 is reported. First, the silica nanoparticles were modified with triethoxysilylpropyl chloride and then 2-aminopyridine was attached to the support via covalent linkages. This new heterogenized catalyst was used for efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of azlactone derivatives with Ac2O as a condensing agent under solvent-free conditions. The present method offers advantages including high yields, short reaction times and simple work-up. Also, the catalyst can be easily recycled and reused several times, which makes this method attractive, economic and environmentally-benign.     

NH4H2PO4/SiO2: a recyclable,efficient heterogeneous catalyst for crossed aldol condensation reaction

Abstract

Crossed aldol condensation of aromatic aldehydes with cyclic ketones in the presence of catalytic amount of NH₄H₂PO₄/SiO₂ (as a safe, green, and cheap heterogeneous catalyst) under solvent-free condition afforded α,?-bis(substituted-benzylidene) cycloalkanones in high yields. This method is general with respect to all types of aromatic aldehydes and is an eco-friendly procedure. And the catalyst is easily prepared, stable, reusable, and efficient under the reaction conditions.     

Ru添加对Co/SiO2费托合成催化剂性能的影响

用初湿含浸法制备了不同Ru添加量的Co/SiO₂模型催化剂,然后进行N₂物理吸附、XRD、H₂-TPD、DRIFTS等表征和微分固定床费托(F-T)反应评价。F-T反应结果表明,催化剂中添加Ru后,CO转化率显著提高,TOF值增大,CO₂和CH₄选择性降低,烯/烷比(O/P)降低。FT-IR表征说明,催化剂添加Ru后Co-O键的强度减弱,相对应的H₂-TPR也表明,催化剂的还原度得到显著提高。还原后的催化剂XRD结果进一步证实,加入Ru后,催化剂无钴氧化物被检出,并且当Ru添加量为0.5%(质量分数)时催化剂中金属钴主要以六方密堆(hcp)形式存在。CO-DRIFTS结果显示,Ru的加入使CO的吸收峰发生红移,即Ru促进了CO的解离。H₂-TPD结果则表明,随着Ru添加量的增加,催化剂表面CO_ads/Co_s和CO^*/Co_s增大,这是CH₄选择性降低的主要原因。     

Effects of promoters on catalytic performance of Fe-Co/SiO2 catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

2%Fe-10%Co/SiO₂ catalysts with different potassium or zirconium loadings were prepared by aqueous incipient wetness impregnation and tested for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a flow reactor, using H₂/CO = 1.6 (molar ratio) in the feed, under the condition of an overall pressure of 1 MPa, GHSV of 600 h⁻¹ and temperature of 503 K. The zirconium and potassium promoters remarkably influenced hydrocarbon distribution of the products. CO conversion increased on the catalysts with the increase of zirconium loadings, which indicated that zirconium enhanced the activity of iron-cobalt catalysts. Low potassium loadings also enhanced the activity of the catalysts. However, high potassium loading made CO conversion on the catalysts decrease and weakened the secondary hydrogenations. The catalyst was characterized by BET, XRD and TPR. The catalyst characterization revealed that the Co₃O₄ phase was presented on the fresh catalyst, whereas the spinel phase of Fe-Co alloy and CoO existed on the used catalyst.     

Corundum impregnation conditions for preparing supported Ni catalysts for the synthesis of a uniform layer of carbon nanofibers

Impregnation techniques for corundum (S _BET = 0.5 m²/g) as a support for Ni catalysts for C₃–C₄ alkane pyrolysis into catalytic filamentous carbon (CFC) are compared. The effects of the following factors on the uniformity of the active component (Ni) deposition on the inert support and on the CFC yield (g CFC)/(g Ni) are reported: (1) pH of the nickel nitrate solution, (2) presence of aluminum(III) nitrate in the solution, (3) addition of viscosifying agents (glycerol, glucose, sucrose) to the solution, (4) catalyst calcination conditions before pyrolysis, and (5) catalyst drying technique. The surface morphology of the Ni catalysts and of the carbon deposits resulting from the catalytic pyrolysis of C₃–C₄ alkanes in the presence of hydrogen has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The optimum way of preparing the supported Ni catalysts is by carrying out the incipient wetness impregnation of corundum with a nickel nitrate solution (0.05–0.1 mol/l) containing glycerol (20–25 vol %), drying the product in a microwave oven, and burning away the glycerol before alkane pyrolysis.     

金属助剂对Ni/SiO2催化剂苯甲醚加氢脱氧性能的影响

采用等体积浸渍法制备了Ni/SiO₂及Ni与金属助剂M（M=Fe、Co、Cu、Zn及Ga）物质的量比为30的Ni基双金属催化剂（记作Ni₃₀M/SiO₂）,利用H₂-TPR、XRD、H₂化学吸附、NH₃-TPD以及N₂物理吸附-脱附等手段对催化剂进行了结构表征,研究了不同助剂对催化剂结构与苯甲醚加氢脱氧性能影响。结果发现,金属助剂影响了催化剂前驱体中镍物种的还原性能,表明金属助剂及镍之间存在一定相互作用。Ni₃₀M/SiO₂中Ni-M双金属晶粒粒径和Ni/SiO₂中金属Ni晶粒粒径相近。由于表面张力较低的金属会在双金属晶粒表面富集,Ni₃₀M/SiO₂的H₂化学吸附量不同程度地低于Ni/SiO₂。另外,Ni₃₀M/SiO₂催化剂的酸量（尤其较弱酸中心酸量）高于Ni/SiO₂。在300℃、常压、苯甲醚质量空速1.0 h^-1及H₂与苯甲醚物质的量比为25：1条件下考察了各催化剂苯甲醚的加氢脱氧性能。Ni₃₀M/SiO₂上苯甲醚转化率不同程度低于Ni/SiO₂,原因在于Ni₃₀M/SiO₂催化剂H₂化学吸附量较低。Ga及Zn改性催化剂上三苯（包括苯、甲苯及二甲苯）选择性分别为81.7%和76.8%,高于Ni/SiO₂（71.5%）,且Ni₃₀Ga/SiO₂及Ni₃₀Zn/SiO₂上三苯收率（分别为65.0%及63.8%）高于或接近于Ni/SiO₂（63.7%）。Ni/SiO₂及Ni₃₀M/SiO₂催化剂中,Ni₃₀Zn/SiO₂具有较高甲基转移能力及较低C-C键氢解活性。从提高碳收率、降低耗氢量角度而言,Ni₃₀Zn/SiO₂具有较佳的加氢脱氧性能,与Ni和Zn之间作用及Zn亲氧性高于Ni有关。     

新型固体酸催化剂Nafion/SiO2的制备与表征

以正硅酸乙酯为硅源,通过原位溶胶-凝胶技术,制得一类由中孔孔道氧化硅组装的纳米Nafion固体酸催化剂Nafion/SiO2,大大增加了Nafion^(R)NR50酸性中心的暴露量,提高了活性中心的可接近程度。BET,FTIR,TG,SEM和EDX分析表明,NR50的纳米颗粒负载在多孔性SiO2中呈现分布均匀;NH3-TPD分析结果表明,固体酸催化剂Nafion/SiO2具有四种强度不同的酸性位,且其主要酸性中心(SO3H)具有两种不同的热稳定性。     

Effect of ZnO on the performance of Ag/SiO2 catalyst for the vapor-phase synthesis of 3-methylindole

The vapor-phase synthesis of 3-methylindole over Ag/SiO2 doped with ZnO was investigated. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, H2- TPR, NH3-TPD and TG techniques. The results indicated that ZnO promoter greatly enhanced the initial activity of the catalyst but disfavored its stability. H2-TPR and XRD results showed that the reduction peak of Ag2O shifted to higher temperature and the intensity of silver diffraction peaks was much weaker after the addition of ZnO promoter to Ag/SiO2. This indicated that there existed the interaction between Ag2O and SiO2-ZnO which promoted the silver particles dispersing on the support and inhibited the sintering of silver during the reaction. NH3-TPD and TG results revealed that the acid amounts of the catalyst and coking increased after adding ZnO to Ag/SiO2, which resulted in the deactivation of Ag/SiO2-ZnO catalyst rapidly.     

蛋壳型Ni/Al2O3催化剂的制备研究

随着生产的发展,工业装置日趋大型化,催化剂内表面利用率?宏观选择性?阻力降等问题日益引起人们的注意。为了提高催化剂的利用率,人们开始关注活性组分非均匀分布催化剂[1-2]。活性组分非均匀分布催化剂分为蛋壳型?蛋白型和蛋黄型三种典型类型[3]。蛋壳型催化剂能减少贵金属活性组分的用量,提高不可逆串联反应过程中中间产物的选择性[4,5];除此外蛋壳型催化剂抗自身中毒的性能较好[6-9]。本文用几种方法来制备蛋壳型催化剂,并对其进行了比较,由实验数据和理论分析得出:刷涂沉淀法能使活性组分N i最集中分布在活性氧化铝球载体表面,制得活性…     

ZrO2助剂对Ni/SiO2催化剂CO甲烷化催化活性及其吸附性能的影响

采用连续流动微反装置和原位漫反射红外光谱法考察了Ni/SiO₂及添加ZrO₂助剂的Ni/ZrO₂-SiO₂催化剂CO甲烷化催化活性和吸附性能。结果表明,在CO体积分数 1%、空速 5000h^-1、常压的反应条件下,200℃时Ni/ZrO₂-SiO₂催化剂可将CO完全转化。而相同反应条件下Ni/SiO₂催化剂上CO的转化率仅为35%,直至270℃时方可将CO完全转化。由此可见,ZrO₂助剂的添加明显提高了Ni/ZrO₂-SiO₂催化剂的CO甲烷化催化活性。同时,ZrO₂助剂的添加显著提高了Ni/ZrO₂-SiO₂催化剂对CO的吸附能力,H₂存在时可通过在较低温度时形成较多的桥式羰基氢化物来提高Ni/ZrO₂-SiO₂催化剂的CO甲烷化催化活性;CO甲烷化反应条件下,Ni/SiO₂和Ni/ZrO₂-SiO₂催化剂上C-O键的削弱和断裂是经由羰基氢化物 多氢羰基氢化物的途径,而不是经由C-O键的直接断裂途径。