Promoting effect of nitrogen doping on carbon nanotube-supported RuO_2 applied in the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

RuO_2 nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes(CNTs) functionalized with oxygen(OCNTs) and nitrogen(NCNTs) were employed for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER) in 0.1 M KOH.The catalysts were synthesized by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition using ruthenium carbonyl(Ru_3(CO)_(12)) as Ru precursor. The obtained RuO_2/OCNT and RuO_2/NCNT composites were characterized using TEM, H_2-TPR, XRD and XPS in order probe structure–activity correlations, particularly, the effect of the different surface functional groups on the electrochemical OER performance. The electrocatalytic activity and stability of the catalysts with mean RuO_2 particle sizes of 13–14 nm was evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry, and chronopotentiometry, showing that the generation of nitrogen-containing functional groups on CNTs was beneficial for both OER activity and stability. In the presence of RuO_2, carbon corrosion was found to be significantly less severe.     

异丙醇探针反应表征Ce－Mo－O催化剂的酸性与氧化还原性 Characterization of Acidic and Oxidative Properties of Ce-Mo-O Catalysts Using the Probe Reaction of Isopropanol Conversion

Acidic and redox properties are two important aspects of metal oxide catalysts for selective oxidation reactions. Various methods have been used to characterize these properties, of which the isopropanol conversion is a useful probe reaction that can give qualitative information. It is well known that acidicsites catalyze the dehydration of isopropanol to propylene and basic sites catalyze the dehydrogenation of isopropanol to acetone.     

BiMo基复合氧化物催化剂丙烷直接氧化至丙烯醛研究

The effects of the available zoon above the catalyst bed on the performance of the catalyst were investigated. It has been suggested that propylene is an intermediate species in the reaction of propane to acrolein， and a two-step reaction scheme is proposed， the first step is oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene in the gas phase then followed by the second step， the selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein on the surface of the catalyst. The performance of the catalyst depends on both the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene in the gas phase and the selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein on the catalyst surface. The thermal cracking， homogeneous oxidative dehydrogenation and heterogeneous catalytic dehydrogenation of propane as well as the selective catalytic oxidation of propane to acrolein over BiMoO based mixed oxides catalysts were studied. Under the optimum reaction conditions of propane dehydrogenation and selective oxidation of propylene， the selectivity and the yield of acrolein approached to 45mol% and 14mol%， respectively under about 30mol% propane conversion.     

Chemoselective hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol to 1,5-pentanediol over Ir-MoO_x/SiO_2 catalyst

In this work, MoOx promoted Ir/SiO2 catalysts were prepared and used for the selective hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol(THFA)to 1,5-pentanediol in a continuous flow reactor. The effects of different noble metals(Ir, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh), supports and Ir contents were screened.Among the investigated catalysts, 4 wt%Ir-MoOx/SiO2 with a Mo/Ir atomic ratio of 0.13 exhibited the best catalytic performance. The synergy between Ir particles and the partially reduced isolated MoOx species attached on them is essential for the excellent catalytic performance of Ir-MoOx/SiO2. The catalyst exhibited a better hydrogenolysis efficiency of THFA with the selectivity of 1,5-pentanediol of 65%–74% at a conversion of THFA of 70%–75% when the initial THFA concentration is ranging from 20 wt% and 40 wt%. And higher system pressure was also in favor of the conversion of THFA. During a stability test, the conversion of THFA and 1,5-pentanediol yield over Ir-MoOx/SiO2 decreased with reaction time, which can be explained by the leaching of Mo species during the reaction.     

Effects of the Specific Area and the Thermal Stability of a Polymer on the Catalytic Activities of Polymer Immobilized Co-Pd Catalysts by SAMI

Co-Pd bimetallic catalysts immobilized with four kinds of resins with different specific areas were prepared by means of the solvated metal atom impregnation (SMAI) method. The results of the XRD and the magnetic measurement showed that as the specific area of the resin increased, the particle sizes of Co and Pd on the catalysts with the same metal content decreased, so the catalytic activity of the catalysts for the hydrogenation of diacetone alcohol as well as the reduction of oxygen on the fuel cell electrode increased. Below 140 , the conversion of diacetone alcohol increased as the reaction temperature increased, and above 140 , the conversion decreased because of the rupture of the resin.     

Chemoselective hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol to 1,5-pentanediol over Ir-MoOx/Si02 catalyst

In this work, MoOx promoted Ir/SiO2 catalysts were prepared and used for the selective hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol （THFA） to 1,5-pentanediol in a continuous flow reactor. The effects of different noble metals （Ir, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh）, supports and Ir contents were screened. Among the investigated catalysts, 4 wt%Ir-MoOx/SiO2 with a Mo/Ir atomic ratio of 0.13 exhibited the best catalytic performance. The synergy between Ix particles and the partially reduced isolated MoOx species attached on them is essential for the excellent catalytic performance of Ix-MoOx/SiO2. The catalyst exhibited a better hydrogenolysis efficiency of THFA with the selectivity of 1,5-pentanediol of 65%-74% at a conversion of THFA of 70%-75% when the initial THFA concentration is ranging from 20 wt% and 40 wt%. And higher system pressure was also in favor of the conversion of THFA. During a stability test, the conversion of THFA and 1,5-pentanediol yield over Ix-MoOz/SiO2 decreased with reaction time, which can be explained by the leaching of Mo species during the reaction.     

Catalytic properties of Cu-Co catalysts supported on HNO3-pretreated CNTs for higher-alcohol synthesis

HNO 3 -pretreated CNTs were employed as supports, and a special ultrasound-assisted impregnation method was designed to prepare supported Cu-Co catalysts for higher-alcohol synthesis from syngas. The catalysts used in this work were characterized by N 2 adsorption-desorption, TEM, XRD, H 2 -TPR, CO-TPD techniques. It was found that the pre-treatment procedure of CNTs remarkably promoted the catalytic properties of the Cu-Co/CNTs catalysts. For the Cu-Co catalyst supported on CNTs pre-treated by 68 wt% HNO 3 , some active components were introduced into the CNTs channels, their dispersions and the amount of strongly adsorbed CO-species were improved. The CO conversion and alcohol yield on the HNO 3 -pretreated Cu-Co/CNTs catalyst were increased by ～21% and ～69%, respectively, compared with those on the normal Cu-Co/CNTs catalyst.     

Kinetics of the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane over a VMgO Catalyst

The reaction kinetics of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane was studied at 475-550℃ over a VMgO catalyst. Vanadium-magnesium-oxides are among the most selective and active catalysts for the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene. Selectivity to propylene up to about 60% was obtained at 10% conversion, but the selectivity decreased with increasing conversion. No oxygenates were detected, the only by-products were CO and CO2. The reaction rate of propane was found to be first order in propane and close to zero order in oxygen, which is in agreement with a Mars van Krevelen mechanism with the activation of the hydrocarbon as the rate determining step. The activation energy of the conversion of propane was found to be 122±6 kJ/mol.     

Nanosized Pd assembled on superparamagnetic core–shell microspheres:Synthesis,characterization and recyclable catalytic properties for the Heck reaction

A series of magnetically recyclable Pd/Fe3O4@g-Al2O3 catalysts were synthesized using the superparamagnetic Fe3O4@g-Al2O3core–shell microspheres as the supporter and nano-Pd particles assembled on g-Al2O3 shell as the active catalytic component.The structure of the catalysts was characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),N2adsorption–desorption and vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM).The catalytic activity and the recyclability properties of the catalysts for the Heck coupling reaction with aryl bromides and the olefins were investigated.The results show that the microspheres of the magnetic Pd/Fe3O4@g-Al2O3 catalysts were about 400 nm and the nano-Pd particles assembled on g-Al2O3 shell were about 3–4 nm in size.The saturation magnetization(MS) of the magnetic catalysts was sufficiently high to allow magnetic separations.In the Heck coupling reactions,the magnetic Pd/Fe3O4@g-Al2O3 catalysts exhibited good catalytic activity and recyclability.With Pd/Fe3O4@g-Al2O3(0.021 mol%) catalyst,the bromobenzene conversion and product yield reached about 96.8% and 91.2%,respectively,at 120 8C and in 14 h.After being recycled for six times,the conversion of bromobenzene and the recovery of the catalyst were about80% and 90%,respectively.The nano-Pd particles were kept well dispersed in the used Pd/Fe3O4@g-Al2O3 catalysts.     

Effect of catalyst confinement and pore size on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over cobalt supported on carbon nanotubes

This paper studies the impact of structure of cobalt catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes(CNT) on the activity and product selectivity of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS) reaction.Three types of CNT with average pore sizes of 5,11,and 17 nm were used as the supports.The catalysts were prepared by selectively impregnating cobalt nanoparticles either inside or outside CNT.The TPR results indicated that the catalyst with Co particles inside CNT was easier to be reduced than those outside CNT,and the reducibility of cobalt oxide particles inside the CNT decreased with the cobalt oxide particle size increasing.The activity of the catalyst with Co inside CNT was higher than that of catalysts with Co particles outside CNT.Smaller CNT pore size also appears to enhance the catalyst reduction and FTS activity due to the little interaction between cobalt oxide with carbon and the enhanced electron shift on the non-planar carbon tube surface.     

Electrochemical oxidation of catecholamines and catechols at carbon nanotube electrodes

The differences in the electrochemical oxidation of two commonly known catecholamines, dopamine and norepinephrine, and one catechol, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), at three different types of carbon based electrodes comprising conventionally polished glassy carbon (GC), nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs), and non-doped CNTs were assessed. Raman microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to evaluate structural and compositional properties. Raman measurements indicate that N-CNT electrodes have ca. 2.4 times more edge plane sites over non-doped CNTs. XPS data show no evidence of oxygen functionalities at the surface of either CNT type. N-CNTs possess 4.0 at. % nitrogen as pyridinic, pyrrolic, and quaternary nitrogen functionalities that result in positively charged carbon surfaces in neutral and acidic solutions. The electrochemical behavior of the various carbon electrodes were investigated by cyclic voltammetry conducted in pH 5.8 acetate buffer. Semiintegral analysis of the voltammograms reveals a significant adsorptive character of dopamine and norepinephrine oxidation at N-CNT electrodes. Larger peak splittings, DeltaE(p), for the cyclic voltammograms of both catecholamines and a smaller DeltaE(p) for the cyclic voltammogram for DOPAC at N-CNT electrodes suggest that electrostatic interactions hinder oxidation of cationic dopamine and norepinephrine, but facilitate anionic DOPAC oxidation. These observations were supported by titrimetry of solid suspensions to determine the pH of point of zero charge (pH(pzc)) and estimate the number of basic sites for both CNT varieties. This study demonstrates that carbon purity, the presence of exposed edge plane sites, surface charge, and basicity of CNTs are important factors for influencing adsorption and enhancing the electrochemical oxidation of catecholamines and catechols.     

水滑石负载钯催化剂上的醇无氧脱氢反应

 研究了多种载体负载 Pd 催化剂上苯甲醇无氧脱氢反应. 结果发现, 以兼具较强酸性和碱性的水滑石 (HT) 为载体时, Pd 催化剂具有优异的苯甲醇转化活性和苯甲醛选择性, 当 Pd 含量为 0.32%~0.55% 时催化性能最佳. Pd/HT 催化剂可重复使用, 且对于含推电子取代基的芳香醇、2-噻吩甲醇、α,β-不饱和醇与环状脂肪醇等的直接脱氢反应均具有较好催化性能. HT 表面的 Pd(II) 物种反应后转变为平均粒径为 2.0~2.5 nm 的 Pd 纳米粒子或纳米簇. 具有较高分散度的 Pd(II) 物种易转变为较小的 Pd 纳米粒子, 从而具有较佳的催化性能. 本文推测, 催化剂表面的碱性位可促进苯甲醇 O–H 键的活化, 形成 Pd-苯甲氧基中间体, 该中间体进一步脱氢生成苯甲醛和 Pd-H 物种; 而催化剂表面的质子酸位可与 Pd-H 作用, 促进 H2 的脱除.     

Comparative study of catalytic activity of Pd loaded hydroxyapatite and fluoroapatite in butan-2-ol conversion and methane oxidation

Palladium loaded calcium-hydroxyapatite, Pd(z)/CaHAp, and calcium-fluoroapatite, Pd(z)/CaFAp, were synthesised and characterised by TEM, XRD, IR and UV–vis–NIR spectroscopies. Introduction of palladium does not change the structure of CaHAp and CaFAp. The average size of PdO particles was found to be around 4–5 nm on Pd(1)/CaHAp but larger (6–7 nm) on Pd(1)/CaFap. The acid–base properties of the supports and of the catalysts were studied using butan-2-ol conversion. On CaHAp and CaFAp, the butenes yield (dehydration reaction) is very low either in the absence or in the presence of oxygen. The methyl ethyl ketone yield (dehydrogenation reaction) is significant only in the presence of oxygen and higher over CaFAp. Conversely, the performances of Pd(z)/CaHAp are better than those of Pd(z)/CaFAp below 180 °C. Above 180 °C, buta-2-ol combustion is favoured on Pd/CaHAp but not on Pd/CaFAp.

In methane oxidation, Pd(z)/CaHAp showed also a much larger activity than Pd(z)/CaFAp. On 2 wt% Pd loaded CaHAp, the methane oxidation reaches a conversion of almost 100% at 350 °C, which is comparable with the performance of conventional Pd/Al₂O₃ catalysts. The reducibility of PdO under methane–oxygen mixtures is lower on Pd(z)/CaHAp. For both reactions, the lower activity of Pd(z)/CaFAp is related to its higher acidity, resulting from the substitution of OH⁻ by F⁻, and to the larger PdO particle size.     

微乳法制备纳米Ru/NaY催化剂及其催化对苯二酚加氢

采用曲拉通X-100(Triton X-100)/正己醇/正庚烷/RuCl_3·3H_2O水溶液构成微乳液,以水合肼为还原剂,制备了纳米Ru颗粒,再破乳将其负载于NaY分子筛得到M-Ru/NaY催化剂.通过XRD、BET、XPS、SEM、TEM及DSC分析方法对催化剂进行了表征.表征结果表明,M-Ru/NaY催化剂具有金属钌平均粒径小,分布均匀,高度分散等优点.以对苯二酚加氢制1,4-环己二醇为探针反应,对微乳法和传统浸渍法制备的催化剂活性和选择性进行了比较,深入研究了催化剂用量,反应温度,氢气压力对对苯二酚加氢活性的影响及最佳反应时间的确定.实验结果表明,M-Ru/NaY催化剂在反应温度150℃,氢气压力4.0 MPa,m(M-Ru/NaY)∶m(对苯二酚)=0.2∶1,溶剂为异丙醇,此条件下反应30 min,对苯二酚转化率为100%,1,4-环己二醇的选择性高达92.6%.还考察了M-Ru/NaY催化剂的稳定性.最后,探讨了对苯二酚加氢反应路径.     

DNA‐Directed Growth of Pd Nanocrystals on Carbon Nanotubes towards Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reactions

Unique DNA‐promoted Pd nanocrystals on carbon nanotubes (Pd/DNA–CNTs) are synthesized for the first time, in which through its regularly arranged PO₄^3? groups on the sugar–phosphate backbone, DNA directs the growth of ultrasmall Pd nanocrytals with an average size of 3.4 nm uniformly distributed on CNTs. The Pd/DNA–CNT catalyst shows much more efficient electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with a much more positive onset potential, higher catalytic current density and better stability than other Pd‐based catalysts including Pd nanocrystals on carbon nanotubes (Pd/CNTs) without the use of DNA and commercial Pd/C catalyst. In addition, the Pd/DNA–CNTs catalyst provides high methanol tolerance. The high electrocatalytic performance is mainly contributed by the ultrasmall Pd nanocrystal particles grown directed by DNA to enhance the mass transport rate and to improve the utilization of the Pd catalyst. This work may demonstrate a universal approach to fabricate other superior metal nanocrystal catalysts with DNA promotion for broad applications in energy systems and sensing devices.     

聚苯并噁嗪固载钯基纳米催化剂在芳香醇氧化反应中的应用

以球状聚苯并噁嗪为载体,采用浸渍热解法合成了钯炭纳米催化剂.通过透射电子显微镜观察发现,钯纳米粒子几乎全部均匀分布在载体上,且尺寸均一,平均直径约为3. 5 nm.结果表明,载体表面含有丰富的含氮含氧官能团,氮和氧原子与钯之间存在相互作用,从而使聚苯并噁嗪能够有效固载钯纳米粒子.采用相同的方法进一步合成Pd-Au/C和Pd-Pt/C双金属催化剂,Pd-Au和Pd-Pt纳米粒子也展现出良好的分散性,无明显团聚现象,平均直径分别为4. 3和4. 2 nm,进一步说明聚苯并噁嗪对金属活性组分的有效固载.将催化剂应用于苯甲醇氧化反应,其中Pd₁-Au₁/C在2 h的转化率为98%,对产物苯甲醛的选择性大于99%,该催化剂经过焙烧可恢复催化活性,表现出良好的循环稳定性,并能将不同取代基的芳香醇氧化为相应的醛,是一种良好的醇氧化催化剂.     

官能化碳纳米管负载Ru催化山梨醇氢解制备低碳二元醇

以不同官能化碳纳米管(原始MCN、氨基化AMCN和石墨化GMCN等)作为载体,通过浸渍法制备了Ru/CNTs催化剂,并应用于山梨醇氢解制1,2-丙二醇和乙二醇反应中。利用XRD、HRTEM、XPS和ICP-AES等方法对催化剂进行了表征,考察了官能团性质、碱助剂等因素对山梨醇氢解性能的影响。结果表明,与Ru/MCN或Ru/GMCN相比较,Ru/AMCN催化剂对山梨醇氢解有更高的活性,在205℃、5.0 MPa氢压条件下,以Ca(OH)₂为添加剂,山梨醇的转化率可达99.5%,1,2-丙二醇(1,2-PD)和乙二醇(EG)的总产率为47.7%。催化剂重复利用五次,催化活性无明显下降。     

Effect of foreign ion additives on ceria surface reactivity towards isopropanol adsorption and decomposition: An infrared investigation

Infrared spectroscopy was employed to investigate reactions of isopropanol vapour on pure and doped ceria catalysts. The results obtained reveal that isopropanol is irreversibly adsorbed (at 298 K) on strongly dehydroxylated pure ceria surfaces in the form of coordinated molecules and, probably, two different types of isopropoxide ions (terminal and bridge-bonded). The coordinated molecules are suggested to be of importance in the alcohol dehydration (at > / 573 K) to give propene, whereas the bridging isopropoxides to be the surface intermediate of the dehydrogenation (at > /423 K) to give acetone. At > 573 K, the acetone takes part in a surface-mediated bimolecular reaction to produce isobutene and methane, and acetate surface species. The dehydration and dehydrogenation activities of ceria are seen to reside at eus Ce⁴⁺-²⁻ pair sites. The secondary reaction of acetone, however, is suggested to occur on Ce⁴⁺-OH⁻ surface sites. Doping of ceria with Na⁺ ions suppresses alcohol dehydration as well as further reactions of acetone. Cr³⁺- and Al³⁺-doping improve the surface selectivity towards dehydrogenation and dehydration reactions respectively.     

新型Pd/HZSM-5-N催化剂的制备及其在苯甲醇氧化反应中的应用

以分子筛HZSM-5为前驱体,氨气为氮源,直接高温氮化制得掺氮分子筛HZSM-5-N(1);以Pd(OAc)₂为钯源,1为载体,采用溶胶-固载法制备了一系列不同钯负载量(α)的新型Pd^α/1催化剂,其结构和性质经SEM, FT-IR,元素分析,XRD, N₂-BET和ICP表征。以苯甲醇氧化成苯甲醛反应为探针反应,研究了α, Pd^α/1用量,反应时间和反应温度对Pd^α/1催化性能的影响。结果表明：在最优反应条件(Pd₂/1 40 mg,于120 ℃反应180 min)下,苯甲醇转化率为66.7%,苯甲醛选择性为92.9%。 Pd₂/1重复使用性能较好,循环使用5次,催化活性保持不变。     

碳纳米管限域效应对肉桂醛选择加氢产物分布的影响

碳纳米管因其独特的电子结构和性能引起了研究者们广泛的兴趣,尤其是它有序的纳米级管腔结构,可以为催化剂和催化反应提供一种独特的一维限域环境.碳纳米管的限域效应主要由于其管腔几何和电子结构可以使反应物发生富集、对金属纳米颗粒的尺寸限制以及对电子结构的调变作用.一系列研究表明,碳纳米管的限域效应可以对催化剂的活性进行调变,但是对产物选择性的影响方面研究得较少,特别是管径小于4 nm的碳纳米管的限域体系.因此,本文以肉桂醛选择性加氢反应为探针,研究限域效应对产物选择性的影响规律.采用管径为1–3 nm的碳纳米管,基于气相填充的方法将Ru纳米团簇分散于碳纳米管的管腔中,得到碳纳米管限域的Ru催化剂(Ru@CNT);采用浸渍法制备了碳纳米管管外壁负载的催化剂(Ru/CNT)来进行对比.肉桂醛含有共轭的C=C和C=O键,由于C=C键能低于C=O,前者更易发生加氢反应.结果表明,分散在碳纳米管外壁的Ru催化剂可以催化肉桂醛中的C=C加氢,得到氢化肉桂醛(HCAL);而Ru@CNT催化剂不仅可以催化C=C加氢得到氢化肉桂醛HCAL,还可以催化C=O键加氢得到肉桂醇,以及氢化肉桂醇. 通过高分辨透射电镜、拉曼、程序升温还原、程序升温脱附对催化剂进行了表征.发现碳纳米管限域的纳米团簇金属颗粒的粒径大约为1–2 nm,与管外负载的金属颗粒相近,但是Ru@CNT催化剂上仍有部分金属纳米团簇分布在管外壁,这可能是Ru@CNT催化剂上有C=C键加氢产物的一个原因.碳纳米管独特的限域效应促进了Ru物种的还原,在H2气氛下管内Ru物种的还原温度比管外低20oC.金属与碳纳米管的内、外壁之间的电子相互作用,纳米管腔的空间限制作用及管腔富集作用可能是产物分布产生差异的原因.