Cyclohexane dehydrogenation on a copper-platinum catalyst

The reaction of the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane on a copper-platinum catalyst supported by silica gel (1 wt % Pt + 0.15 wt % Cu)/SiO₂ was studied. The state of the catalyst surface was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was established that under both flow and static conditions, the activity of the copper-platinum catalyst is higher than the activity of a catalyst containing 1 wt % Pt/SiO₂. The rise in activity as a result of the introduction of copper, due to a decrease in the activation energy, is explained by an increase in the fraction of carbon in the composition of active centers localized on particles of neutral (Pt _m ⁰) and positively charged (Pt _n ^+δ) platinum, and by the formation of centers with increased activity as a result of the adsorption of Cu^+δ on particles of Pt _m ⁰. It was demonstrated that treating the copper-platinum catalyst with the plasma of a glow discharge in argon and oxygen increases its activity, while treatment in high-frequency H₂ plasma reduces it. The indicated changes in the activity are associated with the alteration of the activation energies and the number of active centers, revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, that depend on changes in the catalyst surface composition.     

Effect of plasmochemical treatment of platinum catalyst on dispersity of metal phase and its catalytic activity

We studied how treatment of 0.64 wt % Pt/SiO₂ catalyst with a glow-discharge plasma in O₂ and a high-frequency plasma in H₂ (HF H₂) influences the cyclohexane dehydrogenation reaction. The effect of plasmochemical treatment on the average diameter of platinum particles was established by the method of X-ray diffraction analysis. It was found that oxygen plasma increases the surface area of the metal by ∼15% and diminishes activity by raising the activation energy and reducing the number of active centers per unit surface of the metal. The HF H₂ plasma increases the reaction rate constant many times over, due to the number of active centers per unit surface of the metal rising sharply while the size of the Pt particles remains unchanged.     

The influence of plasma chemical treatment of a platinum catalyst on its activity in the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane

The influence of plasma chemical treatments on the catalytic activity of 0.64 wt % Pt/SiO₂ and 1.0 wt % Pt/SiO₂ platinum catalysts in the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane was studied. The state of the surface of the catalysts was examined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Temperature hysteresis caused by the formation of active carbon was observed in flow experiments. It was shown that the reaction on the initial catalysts occurred on neutral and positively charged Pt particles, and that the active centers contained carbon. After catalyst treatment with a high-frequency plasma in H₂, its activity increased by many times because of the formation of a large number of low-activity centers on positively charged platinum particles also containing carbon. Glow discharge plasma in Ar sharply decreased catalytic activity, and the reaction then predominantly occurred on centers localized on neutral Pt particles, whereas centers on positive Pt particles were blocked. The state of the substrate (silica gel) did not change under the action of plasmas of both kinds.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxygen electroreduction on PtCoCr/C catalyst containing 20–40 wt % platinum

It is shown that the mechanism of oxygen electroreduction on the PtCoCr/C systems in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ is similar to that proposed for the Pt/C catalyst. The activity of ternary catalysts is by two and more times higher than that of monoplatinum catalyst. The constant k ₁ is much larger than k ₂ (k ₁ and k ₂ are the rate constants of O₂ reduction to water and H₂O₂, respectively) for all catalysts studied. This indicates that the catalytic systems are selective with respect to O₂ reduction immediately to water in the practically important potential range from 1.0 to 0.6 V. The yield of H₂O₂ increases with a shift of potential in the cathodic direction (<0.7 V) and does not exceed 1%. The sum of rate constants of further conversion of hydrogen peroxide also increases with a shift of potential in the cathodic direction. After a corrosion attack (a treatment in the acid for 24 h), a ratio between the rate constants (k ₁/k ₂) for the PtCoCr/C catalysts increases. This is caused by a considerable increase in k ₁, which is 2.84 × 10⁻² cm/s for the catalyst containing 34 wt % Pt (against 1.5 × 10⁻² cm/s for the untreated catalyst). This can be explained by the reaction proceeding on the particle surface, which was enriched in platinum in the course of corrosion treatment. The properties of platinum clusters on the alloy surface differ from those of monoplatinum as a result of the ligand effect. The amount of oxygen chemisorbed from water on this surface is lower than on Pt/C catalyst. This is the main factor determining an increase in the activity and stability of ternary catalysts.     

Effects of plasmochemical treatments and cerium additions on the structural characteristics and activity of copper catalyst particles in isopropanol dehydrogenation

The effect of the treatment of the 5 wt % Cu/SiO₂ (I) and (5 wt % Cu + 0.5 wt % Ce)/SiO₂ (II) catalysts with glow discharge plasma in O₂, H₂, and Ar on their structural characteristics was studied by X-ray phase analysis; the influence of cerium additions and plasmochemical treatments on the catalyst activity in isopropanol dehydrogenation was also investigated. Under the plasmochemical treatment, the diameters of Cu particles in catalyst I nearly doubled and microstresses in the metal particles also changed. Catalyst II was X-ray amorphous both before and after plasmochemical treatments. The activity of I after plasmochemical treatment increased because of the increase in the number of centers and changes in their composition. Growth of the activity of I compared with the activity of II was explained by the formation of new catalytic centers due to positive charging of the Ce^+?? adatom on the surface of the copper particle.     

X-ray photoelectron study of the interaction of H<Subscript>2</Subscript> and H<Subscript>2</Subscript>+O<Subscript>2</Subscript> mixtures on the Pt/MoO<Subscript>3</Subscript> model catalyst

The effects of H₂ and H₂ + O₂ gas mixtures of varying composition on the state of the surface of the Pt/MoO₃ model catalyst prepared by vacuum deposition of platinum on oxidized molybdenum foil were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) at room temperature and a pressure of 5–150 Torr. For samples with a large Pt/Mo ratio, the XP spectrum of large platinum particles showed that the effect of hydrogen-containing mixtures on the catalyst was accompanied by the reduction of molybdenum oxide. This effect results from the activation of molecular hydrogen due to the dissociation on platinum particles and subsequent spill-over of hydrogen atoms on the support. The effect was not observed at low platinum contents in the model catalyst (i.e., for small Pt particles). It is assumed for the catalyst that the loss of its hydrogen-activating ability is a consequence of the formation of platinum hydride. Possible participation of platinum hydride as intermediate in hydrogen oxidation to H₂O₂ is discussed.     

Catalysts of ethanol anodic oxidation for ethanol-air fuel cell with a proton-conducting polymer electrolyte

Synthesis techniques for binary PtSn, PdM (M = Sn, V, Mo) and ternary PtSnNi, PtRuSn catalysts of ethanol electrooxidation on highly dispersed carbon materials are suggested. The highest activity in the 0.5 M H₂SO₄ solution containing 1 M C₂H₅OH corresponds to the system of PtSn (3: 1, 40 wt % Pt) with the particle size of 2–4 nm and tin content in the alloy with platinum of about 6%. It was shown that the catalyst efficiency as regards ethanol oxidation depth decreases in the series of Pt > PtRu ≈ PtSn, and the catalyst activity by current forms the series of PtSn > PtRu > Pt. The membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) with the anodes on the basis of the PtSn (3: 1, 40 wt % Pt) catalyst had stable characteristics for 220 h at the current density of ∼50 mA/cm².     

The effect of electrochemically treated glassy carbon on the activity of supported Pt catalyst in methanol oxidation

Effect of electrochemical oxidation of glassy carbon on deposition of platinum particles and electrocatalytic activity of platinum supported on oxidized glassy carbon (Pt/GC_OX) were studied for methanol oxidation in H₂SO₄ solution. Platinum was potentiostatically deposited from H₂SO₄ + H₂PtCl₆ solution. Glassy carbon was anodically polarised in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ at 2.25 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE) during 35 s. Electrochemical treatment of GC support, affecting not significantly the real Pt surface area, leads to a better distribution of platinum on the substrate and has remarkable effect on the activity. The activity of the Pt/GC_OX electrode for methanol oxidation is larger than polycrystalline Pt and for more than one order of magnitude larger than Pt/GC electrode. This increase in activity indicates the pronounced role of organic residues of GC support on the properties of Pt particles deposited on glassy carbon.     

Photocatalytic hydrogen generation of Pt-Sr(Zr1 − x Y x )O3 − δ -TiO2 heterojunction under the irradiation of simulated sunlight

The Pt-Sr(Zr_{1 − x} Y _x )O_{3 − δ} -TiO₂(Pt-SZYT) heterojunction photocatalysts were prepared by a photodeposition method. The composite particles were characterized by XRD, SEM, UV-Vis DRS, and PL techniques. Photocatalytic hydrogen generation in H₂C₂O₄ aqueous solution under the irradiation of simulated sunlight was used as a probe reaction to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of the photocatalysts. The effects of the content of Pt loading and the concentration of oxalic acid on the photocatalytic activity of the catalyst were discussed. The continuous photocatalytic activity of the Pt-SZYT and the relationship between PL intensity and hydrogen generation were also discussed. The results show that Pt-SZYT catalysts had high photocatalytic activity of hydrogen generation. The content of Pt loading and the concentration of oxalic acid have important influence on the photocatalytic hydrogen generation. The optimal loading content of platinum was 0.90 mass%. Under this condition, the average rate of photocatalytic hydrogen generation was 1.68 mmol·h⁻¹ when the concentration of oxalic acid was 50 mmol·L⁻¹. The higher the photocatalytic activity, the weaker the PL intensity, which was demonstrated by the analysis of PL spectra. __________ Translated from Acta Chimica Sinica, 2008, 61 (in Chinese)     

Alumina-platinum catalyst in the reductive dehydration of ethanol and diethyl ether to alkanes

The reductive dehydration of ethanol and diethyl ether selectively occurs with the formation of alkanes to C₁₀₊ on an AP-64 alumina-platinum catalyst (0.6 wt % Pt/γ-Al₂O₃) after its reduction with hydrogen at 450°C for 12 h in Ar. It was found that one of the main reaction paths is the insertion of ethylene into substrate intermediates with the predominant formation of normal alkanes. It was found by XAFS spectroscopy that Pt₂Al intermetallide particles were formed along with platinum metal clusters after long reduction. The ammonia TPD data indicated a change in the acid properties of the surface after the long reduction of the catalyst: the concentration of medium-strength surface aprotic acid sites increased by a factor of 2. It was found that the interaction of aprotic sites with water vapor resulted in the formation of strong proton acid sites. It is likely that these latter are responsible for the growth of a carbon skeleton in the course of alkane formation from ethanol.     

Facile and Large-Scale Fabrication of Sub-3 nm PtNi Nanoparticles Supported on Porous Carbon Sheet: A Bifunctional Material for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Hydrogenation

Facile and large-scale preparation of materials with uniform distributions of ultrafine particles for catalysis is a challenging task, and it is even more difficult to obtain catalysts that excel in both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrogenation, which are the corresponding merging and splitting procedures of hydrogen, respectively. Herein, the fabrication of ultrafine bimetallic PtNi nanoparticles embedded in carbon nanosheets (CNS) by means of in situ self-polymerization and annealing is reported. This bifunctional catalyst shows excellent performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol. Remarkably PtNi bimetallic catalyst with low metal loading (PtNi₂@CNS-600, 0.074 wt % Pt) exhibited outstanding HER activity with an overpotential as low as 68 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm⁻² with a platinum loading of only 0.612 μg_Pt cm⁻² and Tafel slope of 35.27 mV dec⁻¹ in a 0.5 m aqueous solution of H₂SO₄, which is comparable to that of the 20 % Pt/C catalyst (31 mV dec⁻¹). Moreover, it also shows superior long-term electrochemical durability for at least 30 h with negligible degradation compared with 20 % Pt/C. In addition, the material with increased loading (mPtNi₂@CNS-600, 2.88 % Pt) showed robust catalytic activity for hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol at ambient pressure and temperature. The catalytic activity towards hydrogen splitting is a circumstantial evidence that agrees with the Volmer–Tafel reaction path in the HER.     

Synthesis and properties of a platinum catalyst supported on plasma chemical silicon carbide

A CO oxidation catalyst based on β–SiC and Pt nanoparticles has been synthesized and studied. The average size of Pt clusters on the surface of the plasma-chemical silicon carbide nanoparticles is close to 4 nm. It has been found that the rate of the CO oxidation reaction at low concentrations (100 mg/m³) in air at room temperature over the catalyst based on platinum and silicon carbide nanoparticles is 60–90 times that over a platinum black-based catalyst with a specific surface area of 30 m²/g. The Pt/SiC catalyst containing 12 wt % Pt has been found to provide the maximum CO oxidation rate.     

Oxidation of methanol on Pt(Mo) electrodes obtained using galvanic displacement method

The electrocatalytic Pt-Mo system was obtained by formation of platinum particles on the Mo surface under its contact with PtC₆²⁻ (PtCl₄²⁻) under the open circuit conditions. Cyclic voltammograms of the obtained Pt(Mo) electrodes feature well pronounced peaks of hydrogen adsorption and desorption on Pt particles. Nonuniform platinum distribution across the electrode surface was found. Pt(Mo) electrodes showed a higher specific activity in the reaction of methanol oxidation in the potential range of 0.35–0.45 V (RHE) as compared to Pt/Pt.     

Hydroisomerization of benzene-containing gasoline fractions on a Pt/SO 42? -ZrO2-Al2O3 catalyst: II. Effect of chemical composition on acidic and hydrogenating and the occurrence of model isomerization reactions

The acidic and hydrogenating of Pt/SO₄²⁻-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃ samples containing from 18.8 to 67.8 wt % Al₂O₃ as a support constituent were studied by the IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO and pyridine, and the model reactions of n-heptane and cyclohexane isomerization on these catalysts were examined. The total catalyst activity in the conversion of n-heptane decreased with the concentration of Al₂O₃; this manifested itself in an increase in the temperature of 50% n-heptane conversion from 112 to 266°C and in an increase in the selectivity of isomerization to 94.2%. In this case, the maximum yield of isoheptanes was 47.1 wt %, which was reached on a sample whose support contained 67.8 wt % Al₂O₃. A maximum yield (69.6 wt %) and selectivity (93.7%) for methylcyclopentane formation from cyclohexane were also reached on the above catalyst sample. This can be explained by lower concentrations of Lewis and Br?nsted acid sites in the Pt/SO₄²⁻-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃ system, as compared with those in Pt/SO₄²⁻-ZrO₂. The experimental results allowed us to make a preliminary conclusion that the Pt/SO₄²⁻-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃ catalyst whose support contains 67.8 wt % Al₂O₃ is promising for use in the selective hydroisomerization of benzene-containing gasoline fractions in the thermodynamically favorable process temperature range of 250–300°C.     

Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Template Based Efficient Pt/ZrO2@C Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of H2 Below 90 °C

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO_x with H₂ as a reductant is the most promising denitration technology at low temperature. Achieving the conversion of NO_x into N₂ at ambient temperature not only prolongs the service life of the catalyst, but also provides more freedom for the arrangement of denitration units throughout the flue gas treatment equipment. However, the development of highly efficient, stable, and environmentally benign supported platinum‐based catalysts for H₂‐SCR at ambient temperature is still a major challenge. Herein, a 0.5 wt % Pt/ZrO₂@C catalyst, which was composed of carbon‐coated octahedral ZrO₂ with highly dispersed Pt particles, was prepared by using a new stabilization strategy based on UiO‐66‐NH₂ (a zirconium metal–organic framework) as a template. The catalytic performance of this Pt/ZrO₂@C in H₂‐SCR was tested and confirmed to achieve near 100 % NO_x conversion at 90 °C. Also, 70 % N₂ selectivity of the catalyst was achieved. The morphology, structure, and porous properties of the as‐synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by using data obtained from field‐emission SEM, TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and N₂ adsorption–desorption isotherms. The results show that residual carbon formed by pyrolysis treatment is coated on octahedral ZrO₂, and effectively prevents the agglomeration of platinum particles on the surface.     

Formation of Pt/C catalysts on various carbon supports

Platinum catalysts with the active component content of 5–40 wt % on various carbon supports have been synthesized by the reductive hydrolysis of platinum chloro complexes. The degree of dispersion of the supported platinum decreases with an increasing weight percentage of the metal in the catalyst. The following mechanism of Pt/C catalyst formation is deduced from experimental data: H₂PtCl₆ adsorption on the support surface generates platinum nuclei, which then grow owing to the deposition of platinum ions under the action of an alkali and a reductant.     

Distinctive features of supported catalysts prepared from platinum carbonyl clusters

The formation of Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ and Pt/C catalysts from platinum carbonyl clusters H₂[Pt₃(CO)₆]_n (n = 2, 5) is studied. The strength of interaction between clusters (strong Lewis bases) and the support and the state of platinum in catalysts are governed by the acceptor strength of the support. The formation of a stable platinum compound with a surface of γ-Al₂O₃ (strong Lewis acid) is shown for a Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst by the method of radial distribution functions. In a Pt/C catalyst containing the same amount of Pt supported on a carbon material known to be a weaker acceptor, metallic platinum is formed along with surface-bonded platinum. Proceeding from the existence of the active phase of catalysts in the form of a surface platinum complex and platinum crystallites, the properties of catalysts are discussed in the complete oxidation of methane and the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane, as well as the high dispersity of platinum and its thermal stability     

Catalytic properties of Pt/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> catalysts in the aqueous-phase reforming of ethylene glycol: Effect of the alumina support

The influence of the alumina support on the catalytic activity of Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts in aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol to hydrogen was studied. The catalysts were prepared by impregnation of γ-, δ-, and α-alumina with H₂PtCl₆. The highest rate of hydrogen production (452 μmol min⁻¹ g⁻¹) obtained with the Pt/α-Al₂O₃ catalyst can be related to the highest extent of dispersion of Pt on α-Al₂O₃. XPS, TEM-EDX and TPR-H₂ measurements showed the absence of chloride-containing surface complexes in the Pt/α-Al₂O₃ catalyst. However, chloride-containing entities were found on the surface of Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ and Pr/δ-Al₂O₃ catalysts. When chloride ions are removed chlorinated Pt species facilitate the sintering of Pt crystallites and in this way affect the extent of Pt dispersion. Moreover, depending upon the particular crystalline form, alumina atoms have different coordination and alumina surfaces contain varying amounts of OH groups of different nature which affect the interaction between Pt and the support.     

N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒铂配合物合成、结构和性质

四氯合铂酸钾分别与邻、间、对磺基苯甲酸在乙腈和水中利用水热合成获得了3个铂的N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒配合物:[Pt(NIA)_2]·(2-sb)·2H_2O(1),[Pt(NIA)_2]·(3-sb)·3H_2O(2)和[Pt(NIA)_2]·(1,4-dsb)·2H_2O(3)(NIA=N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒,2-sb~2-=2-磺基苯甲酸二价阴离子、3-sb~2-=3-磺基苯甲酸二价阴离子、1,4-dsb~2-=1,4-二磺基苯二价阴离子)。合成过程中发生了乙氰三聚以及4-sb~2-转变为1,4-dsb~2-的反应。对配合物进行了元素分析、红外、紫外、荧光、热重和粉末X射线衍射表征,并利用单晶X射线衍射测定了配合物的晶体结构。3个配合物为阳离子-阴离子物种,阳离子为[Pt(NIA)_2]~(2+),中心金属离子四配位平面构型;阴离子与阳离子、水形成氢键,组成一个三维网络结构,但3个配合物的氢键模式不同。配合物在热稳定性、荧光性质上有一定差异。     

Platinum colloid supported on graphite: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study

Two states of platinum, Pt⁰ and Pt^+δ, with the binding energy of the Pt(4f_7/2) line at 71.4±0.1 and 72.2±0.3 eV, are revealed by XPS in colloidal platinum deposited onto graphite. The latter state is assigned to surface Pt atoms partially oxidized due to the interaction with water and/or oxygen-terminated sulfonate group in an organic shell. The colloid deposition is found to be temperature dependent with the apparent activation energy of ∼40 kJ/mol.