Investigation of concentration hysteresis in methane oxidation on bimetallic Pt–Pd/Al2O3 catalyst by in situ XPS and mass spectrometry

A combination of in situ XPS and mass spectrometry was used to investigate concentration hysteresis in the low- temperature oxidation of methane over a bimetallic Pt–Pd catalyst. It was shown that a decrease in the oxygen concentration leads to a sharp increase in the catalytic activity of the sample under study. The transition of the catalyst to a high/low activity state occurs due to the partial reduction/oxidation of the active component, with both platinum and palladium participating in the methane oxidation reaction.     

钯负载介孔氧化锆基复合催化材料的合成与表征

利用表面活性剂辅助模板及适当后处理工艺实现了少量贵金属氧化钯及稀土氧化铈在有序介孔氧化锆孔道中或孔道表面的均匀分散/负载. 借助XRD, TEM, EDS等分析手段进行样品结构表征; 同时针对不同催化体系探讨了丙烯催化氧化以及Heck反应的催化性能. 研究结果表明, 贵金属钯/稀土氧化铈负载的有序介孔氧化锆体系对丙烯氧化具有良好催化活性, 钯直接负载介孔氧化锆的体系具有优异的Heck反应催化选择性及较少的催化剂使用量.     

Complete Oxidation of Methane over Palladium Supported on Alumina Modified with Calcium,Lanthanum,and Cerium Ions

The activity and thermal stability of Pd/Al_2O_3 and Pd/(Al_2O_3 MO_x)(M=Ca,La,Ce) palladium catalysts in the reaction of complete oxidation of methane are presented in this study.The catalyst supports were prepared by sol-gel method and they were dried either conventionally or with supercritical carbon dioxide.Then they were impregnated with palladium nitrate solution.The catalysts with unmodified alumina had a high surface area.The activity and thermal stability of the alumina- supported catalyst was also very high.The introduction of calcium,lanthanum,or cerium oxide into alumina support caused a decrease of the surface area in the way dependent on the support precursor drying method.These modifiers decreased the activity of palladium catalysts,and they required higher temperatures for the complete oxidation of methane than unmodified Pd/Al_2O_3.The improvement of the palladium activity by lanthanum and cerium support modifier was observed only at low temperatures of the reaction.     

Complete Oxidation of Methane Alumina Modified with Calcium, over Palladium Supported on Lanthanum, and Cerium Ions

The activity and thermal stability of Pd/Al2O3 and Pd/（Al2O3＋MOx） （M=Ca, La, Ce） palladium catalysts in the reaction of complete oxidation of methane are presented in this study. The catalyst supports were prepared by sol-gel method and they were dried either conventionally or with supercritical carbon dioxide. Then they were impregnated with palladium nitrate solution. The catalysts with unmodified alumina had a high surface area. The activity and thermal stability of the aluminasupported catalyst was also very high. The introduction of calcium, lanthanum, or cerium oxide into alumina support caused a decrease of the surface area in the way dependent on the support precursor drying method. These modifiers decreased the activity of palladium catalysts, and they required higher temperatures for the complete oxidation of methane than unmodified Pd/Al2O3. The improvement of the palladium activity by lanthanum and cerium support modifier was observed only at low temperatures of the reaction.     

Reactivation of a palladium catalyst during glucose oxidation by molecular oxygen

Kinetic data of glucose oxidation in aqueous solution catalyzed by heterogeneous palladium catalyst are presented under conditions of the catalyst reversible deactivation by oxygen. Measurements were run in a semi-continuous stirred tank reactor at 30°C and atmospheric pressure in kinetic regime. Effect of the reaction mixture composition on the reaction rate is presented. The catalyst activation/reactivation technique is discussed and optimized. Relation between optimal activation time and glucose concentration was defined.     

Temperature Hysteresis in the Reaction of Methane Oxidation on a Palladium-Doped Manganese Hexaaluminate Catalyst

A study of the Pd-containing catalyst based on manganese hexaaluminate by X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy, thermo-programmed reduction with hydrogen, and thermoprogrammed oxidation showed the hysteresis manifested itself in a difference between the temperature dependences of its catalytic activity in the oxidation of methane under the conditions of sample heating or cooling is related to the decomposition of PdO to metallic palladium at temperatures higher than 700–800°C and the subsequent formation of PdO nanoparticles, which are localized on the surface of metallic Pd (30–50 nm) in the form of polycrystalline films with a thickness of 2–5 nm, at temperatures lower than 600–700°C. A near-surface oxide film is formed under the conditions of cooling in oxygen-containing atmospheres, including in the presence of methane. The value of the hysteresis depends on the heat treatment temperature of the catalyst, and it reaches a maximum on the catalysts calcined at 900 and 1000°C.     

Palladium oxidase catalysis: selective oxidation of organic chemicals by direct dioxygen-coupled turnover

Selective aerobic oxidation of organic molecules is a fundamental and practical challenge in modern chemistry. Effective solutions to this problem must overcome the intrinsic reactivity and selectivity challenges posed by the chemistry of molecular oxygen, and they must find application in diverse classes of oxidation reactions. Palladium oxidase catalysis combines the versatility of Pd(II)-mediated oxidation of organic substrates with dioxygen-coupled oxidation of the reduced palladium catalyst to enable a broad range of selective aerobic oxidation reactions. Recent developments revealed that cocatalysts (e.g. Cu(II), polyoxometalates, and benzoquinone) are not essential for efficient oxidation of Pd(0) by molecular oxygen. Oxidatively stable ligands play an important role in these reactions by minimizing catalyst decomposition, promoting the direct reaction between palladium and dioxygen, modulating organic substrate reactivity and permitting asymmetric catalysis.     

Phenomenological aspects related to the electrochemical behaviour of smooth palladium electrodes in alkaline solutions

The voltammetric behaviour of smooth palladium electrodes in 1 M NaOH is studied in the potential range related to the thermodynamic stability of water. The electrosorption of H atoms on bulk Pd appears as a reversible reaction coupled to a diffusion process which occurs within bulk Pd. The voltammetric electrodesorption of H from bulk Pd is a process under mixed control, i.e. the diffusion from the bulk and the surface oxidation of H atoms. Fast pseudocapacitive reactions are detected in the range 0.2–0.4 V associated with the adsorption of H atoms at the submonolayer level. The initial stages of Pd oxide layer formation, at ca. 0.68 V, involves two reversible stages. The Pd oxide monolayer formation is achieved at 1.25 V/RHE and is followed by the formation of a third reversible system. This system is enhanced by an excursion in the potential range of the oxygen evolution reaction. This reversible system is probably a redox system involving Pd(II)/Pd(IV) species. The voltammetric electroreduction of the Pd oxide film shows rather irreversible behaviour. Inhibition effects on the reversible adsorption of H atoms due to residual oxide species were observed as well as inhibition on loading the Pd electrode with hydrogen to form the (α + β)-PdH phase. Rotating ring-disc experiments demonstrate that Pd electrodissolution in basic solutions is much smaller than in acid solutions. However, soluble palladium species are detected, especially during the formation of the fast redox systems, in the potential range related to Pd oxide layer growth.     

Palladium nanoparticles decorated on reduced graphene oxide: An efficient catalyst for ligand‐ and copper‐free Sonogashira reaction at room temperature

This article focuses on a room temperature copper‐free Sonagashira cross‐coupling reaction in ethanol, catalysed by palladium nanoparticles homogeneously deposited on reduced graphene oxide. The catalyst showed efficient catalytic activity towards the said coupling reaction, and was well characterized using various techniques, and could be reused up to six times with almost constant yield of the desired product. The attractions of this protocol are that the reaction completes within short reaction time under ligand‐ and copper‐free conditions and it avoids harsh reaction conditions.     

Selective Alkane Oxidation by Manganese Oxide: Site Isolation of MnOx Chains at the Surface of MnWO4 Nanorods

The electronic and structural properties of vanadium‐containing phases govern the formation of isolated active sites at the surface of these catalysts for selective alkane oxidation. This concept is not restricted to vanadium oxide. The deliberate use of hydrothermal techniques can turn the typical combustion catalyst manganese oxide into a selective catalyst for oxidative propane dehydrogenation. Nanostructured, crystalline MnWO₄ serves as the support that stabilizes a defect‐rich MnO_x surface phase. Oxygen defects can be reversibly replenished and depleted at the reaction temperature. Terminating MnO_x zigzag chains on the (010) crystal planes are suspected to bear structurally site‐isolated oxygen defects that account for the unexpectedly good performance of the catalyst in propane activation.     

A Convenient and Selective Palladium‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols

An efficient procedure for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, respectively, with molecular oxygen under ambient conditions has been achieved. By applying catalytic amounts of Pd(OAc)₂ in the presence of tertiary phosphine oxides (O?PR₃) as ligands, a variety of substrates are selectively oxidized without formation of ester byproducts. Spectroscopic investigations and DFT calculations suggest stabilization of the active palladium(II) catalyst by phosphine oxide ligands.     

A new strategy to design a graphene oxide supported palladium complex as a new heterogeneous nanocatalyst and application in carbon–carbon and carbon‐heteroatom cross‐coupling reactions

The palladium nanoparticles were successfully stabilized with an average diameter of 6–7 nm through the coordination of palladium and terpyridine‐based ligands grafted on graphene oxide surface. The graphene oxide supported palladium nanoparticles were thoroughly characterized and applied as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst in carbon–carbon (Suzuki‐Miyaura, Mizoroki‐Heck coupling reactions) and carbon–heteroatom (C‐N and C‐O) bond‐forming reactions. The catalyst was simply recycled from the reaction mixture and was reused consecutive four times with small drop in catalytic activity.     

In Situ Observation of Surface Species on Iridium Oxide Nanoparticles during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

An iridium oxide nanoparticle electrocatalyst under oxygen evolution reaction conditions was probed in situ by ambient‐pressure X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Under OER conditions, iridium undergoes a change in oxidation state from Ir^IV to Ir^V that takes place predominantly at the surface of the catalyst. The chemical change in iridium is coupled to a decrease in surface hydroxide, providing experimental evidence which strongly suggests that the oxygen evolution reaction on iridium oxide occurs through an OOH‐mediated deprotonation mechanism.     

The study of the active surface for CO oxidation over supported Pd catalysts

CO oxidation was investigated on various powder oxide supported Pd catalysts by temperature-programmed reaction.The pre-reduced catalysts show significantly higher activities than the pre-oxidized ones.Model studies were performed to better understand the oxidation state,reactivities and stabilities of partially oxidized Pd surfaces under CO oxidation reaction conditions using an in situ infrared reflection absorption spectrometer(IRAS).Three O/Pd(100)model surfaces,chemisorbed oxygen covered surface,surface oxide and bulk-like surface oxide,were prepared and characterized by low-energy electron diffraction(LEED)and Auger electron spectroscopy(AES).The present work demonstrates that the oxidized palladium surface is less active for CO oxidation than the metallic surface,and is unstable under the reaction conditions with sufficient CO.     

Palladium‐anchored multidentate SBA‐15/di‐urea nanoreactor: A highly active catalyst for Suzuki coupling reaction

Modification of mesoporous silica was carried out by reaction of SBA‐15 with di‐urea‐based ligand. Next, with the help of this ligand, palladium ions were anchored within the multidentate SBA‐15/di‐urea pore channels with high dispersion. The SBA‐15/di‐urea/Pd catalyst was characterized using various techniques. Theoretical calculations indicated that each palladium ion was strongly interacted with one nitrogen and two oxygen atoms from the multidentate di‐urea ligand located in SBA‐15 channels and these interactions remained during the catalytic cycle. These results are in good agreement with those of hot filtration test: the palladium ions have very high stability against leaching from the SBA‐15/di‐urea support. The catalytic performance of SBA‐15/di‐urea/Pd nanostructure was examined for the Suzuki coupling reaction of phenylboronic acid and electronically diverse aryl halides under mild conditions with a minimal amount of Pd (0.26 mol%). Compared to previous reports, this protocol afforded some advantages such as short reaction times, high yields of products, catalyst stability without leaching, easy catalyst recovery and preservation of catalytic activity for at least six successive runs.     

Low-Temperature Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide: The Synthesis and Properties of a Catalyst Based on Titanium Dioxide,Nanodiamond, and Palladium for CO Oxidation

A catalyst based on TiO₂ and nanodiamond with a 10 wt % palladium content of the catalyst was synthesized. The effect of the nanodiamond content on the catalytic properties in a reaction of CO oxidation at room temperature and low concentrations of CO (<100 mg/m³) was studied. It was established that, at a nanodiamond content of the catalyst from 7 to 9 wt % and a palladium content of 10 wt %, the rate of CO oxidation reached a maximum, and it was higher by a factor of 2.5 than the rate of CO oxidation on a catalyst based on pure TiO₂, which included palladium clusters. With the use of transmission electron microscopy, XRD X-ray diffractometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, it was found that the clusters of palladium covered with palladium oxide with an average cluster size of 4 nm were formed on the surface of the TiO₂ carrier. It was assumed that the catalyst synthesized is promising for applications in catalytic and photocatalytic air-cleaning systems.     

钒磷复合氧化物催化剂再氧化的在线动态质谱研究

 采用在线质谱动态响应技术，研究了钒磷复合氧化物（VPO）催化剂再氧化条件（氧浓度、温度和时间）对正丁烷选择氧化制顺酐反应的影响．结果表明，催化剂再氧化条件对正丁烷选择氧化反应性能有明显的影响，其中再氧化温度是主要影响因素．当正丁烷选择氧化和VPO催化剂再氧化在反应器（循环流化床和固定床）内序贯、交替进行时，可以通过改变再氧化条件使催化剂再氧化反应与正丁烷选择氧化反应恰当地匹配以改善时均反应性能．     

钙钛矿型La1+X/2Sr1-x/2Co1-xCuxO3催化CO氧化活性与表征

The catalytic activity and the reactive properties of perovskite-type oxides catalysts La(1+x/2)Sr(1-x/2)Co1-xCuxO3 for CO oxidation reaction were investigated. Results showed that the catalytic activity for CO oxidation reached to a maximum when x＝0.4. The temperature for complete CO oxidation under atmospheric and experimental conditions was 168℃. According to the stoicheometry of catalyst, all catalysts were oxygen defect compounds. The active oxygen species on this catalyst was the adsorbed oxygen which was adsorbed on the surface lattice oxygen defect. It was also found that Co4+ existed in the catalysts and the sufrace active oxygen species was caused by the Co4+. It was concluded that CO oxidation reaction on this catalyst was carried out by the valence change between Co3+ and Co4+ which was adjusted by the adsorbed oxygen.     

Interaction of CO with palladium supported on oxidized tungsten

A model catalyst system, palladium on tungsten oxide, has been examined by temperature-programmed desorption and photoemission spectroscopy. The samples were prepared by evaporation of palladium onto an oxidized tungsten foil under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. Mostly three-dimensional (3-D) palladium (Pd) clusters were found to be present on oxidized tungsten (WOx) surfaces at room temperature. Upon annealing to 670 K, the palladium clusters are redispersed and decorated by the WOx surface layer. The nature of the WOx phase on top of the palladium clusters is dependent on the mode of oxidation of the tungsten foil prior to palladium deposition. Mainly W(2+) species decorate palladium deposits on tungsten oxidized at room temperature, while mainly W(4+) species are on top of palladium deposits on the surface oxidized at 1300 K. The appearance of a Pd(n+)-O-W(4+) mixed oxide phase with n < 2 was observed on the oxidized tungsten surface. The substantial reduction (relative to nonannealed samples) of molecular CO coverage induced by annealing is discussed in terms of the changes in chemical composition and morphology of the outermost surface.