Synthesis of Nickel Supported Catalysts for Hydrogen Production by Sol-Gel Method

SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ supported Ni catalysts were synthesized in the form of xerogels: the SiO₂ based materials were prepared starting from Ni propionate or glycolate salts and reacting them with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) in propionic acid, Si(ethylene glycolate) or sodium silicate. The Al₂O₃ supported catalysts were prepared similarly from Ni propionate salts with Al iso-propoxide salts. Narrow metal particles and strong metal support interactions are observed in the sol-gel catalysts. The metal dispersion was higher for Al₂O₃ based materials than the SiO₂ ones and it deeply depends on the Ni precursor for the silica supported Ni. Wet impregnated oxides with similar Ni loading have higher metal surface area than those from sol-gel processing. The influence of surface differences on the catalytic activity of the materials was studied following the CH₄ and CO₂ reaction in dry reforming conditions by pulse reaction tests.     

氧-硼共修饰多壁碳纳米管载铂催化剂的制备及氧还原活性

采用一种简便的方法,合成了氧-硼共修饰的多壁碳纳米管材料,以此为载体制备的铂基催化剂具有更小的铂粒径、更高的电化学表面积(40 m²·g_Pt^-1)和更高的氧还原活性(0.3 A·mg_Pt^-1)。氧、硼在提高碳纳米管的载体分散性、控制铂颗粒的均匀性和粒径、促进氧还原反应的氧吸附/解离方面发挥着重要的作用。     

氧-硼共修饰多壁碳纳米管载铂催化剂的制备及氧还原活性

采用一种简便的方法,合成了氧-硼共修饰的多壁碳纳米管材料,以此为载体制备的铂基催化剂具有更小的铂粒径、更高的电化学表面积(40 m²·g_Pt^-1)和更高的氧还原活性(0.3 A·mg_Pt^-1)。氧、硼在提高碳纳米管的载体分散性、控制铂颗粒的均匀性和粒径、促进氧还原反应的氧吸附/解离方面发挥着重要的作用。     

TiO2-Al2O3载体的制备方法对其负载的磷化镍催化剂加氢脱氮反应性能的影响

采用共沉淀法和原位溶胶-凝胶法制备了TiO₂-Al₂O₃复合载体,其负载的磷化镍催化剂采用等体积浸渍法和H₂原位还原法制备. 通过N₂吸附（BET）、X射线衍射（XRD）、透射电镜（TEM）、程序升温还原（TPR）,X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和等离子体发射光谱（ICP-AES）表征技术对催化剂进行了表征,并通过喹啉的加氢脱氮反应评价了催化剂的加氢脱氮性能. 结果表明,原位溶胶-凝胶法制成的复合载体基本保留了原有的γ-Al₂O₃的孔特征,具有较大的比表面积和较宽的孔分布,TiO₂主要以表面富集的形式分散在管状的γ-Al₂O₃表面,其负载的磷化镍催化剂还原后所形成的活性相为Ni₂P和Ni₁₂P₅;而共沉淀法制成的复合载体比表面积较小,孔径分布更加集中,TiO₂趋于在块状的Al₂O₃表面均匀分散,其负载的磷化镍催化剂具有更好的可还原性,还原后所形成的活性相为Ni₂P. 不同的载体制备方法和不同的钛铝比对催化剂加氢脱氮性能影响较大,当n（Ti）/n（Al）=1/8时,共沉淀法载体负载的催化剂表现出最佳的加氢脱氮性能,在340 ℃,3 MPa,氢油体积比500,液时空速3 h^-1的反应条件下,喹啉的脱氮率可以达到91.3%.     

Effects of the preparation methods on the properties of Ni-La2O3-SiO2 catalysts for m -dinitrobenzene hydrogenation

Ni-La₂O₃-SiO₂ catalysts were prepared by wetness impregnation and sol-gel method followed by conventional drying and supercritical drying, respectively. Their physico-chemical properties and activity for the hydrogenation of m-dinitrobenzene to m-phenylenediamine were investigated by BET, XRD, TPR, H₂-TPD and activity tests. The results showed that the structural and catalytic properties of the Ni-La₂O₃-SiO₂ catalysts obviously depended on the preparation method and the drying mode. The catalyst prepared by the sol-gel method in combination with conventional drying exhibited the highest catalytic activity among the catalysts tested, attributable to its well-dispersed nickel particles and larger active nickel surface area.     

Intramolecular hydroamination of 2-(2-phenylethynyl)aniline catalyzed by gold nanoparticles

The possibility of using heterogeneous catalysts with a low content of gold in the intramolecular hydroamination of 2-(2-phenylethynyl)aniline was shown. The catalysts with size of gold particles lower than 3 nm exhibit catalytic activity. The study of efficiency of the heterogeneous Au-containing catalysts on different supports (MCM-41, γ-Al₂O₃(F), NH₄ ⁺-Beta, Diasorbamine-60, APTES-MCM-41, and SH-PMO) revealed that the maximum yields of 2-phenylindole were achieved with gold supported on mesoporous silicate materials. A high degree of dispersion of gold in these catalysts is explained by the presence of amino or thiol anchor groups in the support composition. It was found by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy and XPS and XRD methods that gold in these catalysts exists on the support surfaces as small metal particles and due to their size dimensions they show a decreased electron density, i.e., they are electron-deficient Au^δ+ nanoparticles.     

Application of Sol-Gel Method to Preparation of Ultra-Uniform Co-Based Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Reaction

Uniformly dispersed Co/SiO₂ catalysts (10–60 wt% on metal basis) were prepared by the sol-gel method, and used for the Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis in slurry phase at 503 K and 1 MPa in a flow of synthesis gas (H₂/CO = 2/1, W/F = 10 g-catal·h/mol). The catalysts were characterized by temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and chemisorption. Although CO conversion over the unpromoted catalysts prepared by the sol-gel method was lower than the conventional catalysts prepared by impregnation, the catalytic activity of the former catalysts was more stable than the latter catalysts. The conversion was improved drastically, when 0.01–1 wt% of Ir or Ru (on metal basis) was added to the catalysts prepared by the sol-gel method. The TPR and XPS spectra and the H₂ chemisorption revealed that the noble metal addition was responsible for the reduction of Co particles in the catalysts. It is supposed that the durability of the promoted catalysts prepared by the sol-gel method was ascribed to the high dispersion of Co particles stabilized on the catalyst surface.     

Study of the local structure of supported nanostructural platinum catalysts

The possibility of controlling the state of platinum deposited on the support surface via minor changes in the catalyst preparation procedure is demonstrated using a series of highly dispersed Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts with different particle size of the active component. Dispersity, local structure and electronic state of supported platinum were examined by a combination of high resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS/XANES). It was shown that various platinum species can be obtained on the surface of the support: bulk or surface Pt(II) or Pt(IV) oxides, mixed metal-oxide structures, bulk particles of metallic platinum, and two-dimensional surface Pt⁰ particles strongly interacting with the support.     

Influence of Periodic Nitrogen Functionality on the Selective Oxidation of Alcohols

An enhancement in catalytic alcohol oxidation activity is attributed to the presence of nitrogen heteroatoms on the external surface of a support material. The same Pd particles (3.1–3.2 nm) were supported on polymeric carbon–nitrogen supports and used as catalysts to selectively oxidize benzyl alcohol. The polymeric carbon–nitrogen materials include covalent triazine frameworks (CTF) and carbon nitride (C₃N₄) materials with nitrogen content varying from 9 to 58 atomic percent. With comparable metal exposure, estimated by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the activity of these catalysts correlates with the concentration of nitrogen species on the surface. Because the catalysts showed comparable acidic/basic properties, this enhancement cannot be ascribed to the Lewis basicity but most probably to the nature of N‐containing groups that govern the adsorption sites of the Pd nanoparticles.     

Cu-loaded dealuminated Y zeolites active in selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with ammonia

The selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia in the presence of oxygen has been carried out on Cu-loaded dealuminated Y zeolite catalysts. Copper was introduced by the usual ion-exchange procedure with an aqueous solution of cupric acetate. On deeply dealuminated USY zeolites, Cu²⁺ was supported in the amount larger than 2Cu/Al = 2, resulting in the formation of CuO fine particles in addition to the isolated and dimer Cu²⁺ species. The specific catalytic activity per surface copper on the CuO particles was very high compared with these Cu²⁺ species. NO adsorption measurement revealed the higher dispersion of CuO on the deeply dealuminated USY than on SiO₂, which made Cu/USY a better catalyst for the reduction of NO. The reaction intermediates were investigated through the IR spectra of adsorbed species.     

Cu-loaded dealuminated Y zeolites active in selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with ammonia

The selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia in the presence of oxygen has been carried out on Cu-loaded dealuminated Y zeolite catalysts. Copper was introduced by the usual ion-exchange procedure with an aqueous solution of cupric acetate. On deeply dealuminated USY zeolites, Cu²⁺ was supported in the amount larger than 2Cu/Al=2, resulting in the formation of CuO fine particles in addition to the isolated and dimer Cu²⁺ species. The specific catalytic activity per surface copper on the CuO particles was very high compared with these Cu²⁺ species. NO adsorption measurement revealed the higher dispersion of CuO on the deeply dealuminated USY than on SiO₂, which made Cu/USY a better catalyst for the reduction of NO. The reaction intermediates were investigated through the IR spectra of adsorbed species.     

From Waste Biomass to Solid Support: Lignosulfonate as a Cost‐Effective and Renewable Supporting Material for Catalysis

Lignosulfonate (LS) is an organic waste generated as a byproduct of the cooking process in sulfite pulping in the manufacture of paper. In this paper, LS was used as an anionic supporting material for immobilizing cationic species, which can then be used as heterogeneous catalysts in some organic transformations. With this strategy, three lignin‐supported catalysts were prepared including 1) lignin‐SO₃Sc(OTf)₂, 2) lignin‐SO₃Cu(OTf), and 3) lignin‐IL@NH₂ (IL=ionic liquid). These solid materials were then examined in many organic transformations. It was finally found that, compared with its homogeneous counterpart as well as some other solid catalysts that are prepared by using different supports with the same metal or catalytically active species, the lignin‐supported catalysts showed better performance in these reactions not only in terms of activity but also with regard to recyclability.     

Clay-Supported Molybdenum-Based Catalysts for Higher Alcohol Synthesis from Syngas

A kind of clay-supported K-Co-Mo catalyst was prepared by a sol-gel method combined with incipient wetness impregnation. The catalyst structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction, N₂ adsorption-desorption, H₂ temperature-programmed reduction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy techniques and its catalytic performance for higher alcohol syn-thesis from syngas was investigated. The active components has a high dispersion on the clay support surface. The increase of the Mo loading promoted reduction of M⁶⁺ but had no signi cant in fluence on the reduction of Mo⁴⁺ and Co²⁺ species. After reduction, a kind of lower state Mo^δ+ (1<δ<4) species was observed on the surface. Compared with the unsupported catalyst, the clay supported K-Co-Mo catalysts showed much higher catalytic performance for alcohol formation. The reason can be explained that the supported catalyst have a high active surface area and the mesoporous structure prolonged the residence time of intermediates for alcohol formation to some extent, which promoted the formation of higher alcohols. The high activity of the catalyst reduced at 773 K may be attributed to the high content of Mo^δ+ (1<δ<4) species on the surface, which was regarded as the active site for the adsorption of nondissociative CO and responsible for the alcohol formation.     

Thermal behaviour study of some sol-gel TiO2 based materials

Among the great number of sol-gel materials prepared, TiO₂ holds one of the most important places due to its photocatalytic properties, both in the case of powders and coatings. Impurity doping is one of the typical approaches to extend the spectral response of a wide band gap semiconductor to visible light. This work has studied some un-doped and Pd-doped sol-gel TiO₂ nanopowders, presenting various surface morphologies and structures. The obtained powders have been embedded in vitreous TiO₂ matrices and the corresponding coatings have been prepared by dipping procedure, on glass substrates. The relationship between the synthesis conditions and the properties of titania nanosized materials, such as thermal stability, phase composition, crystallinity, morphology and size of particles, and the influence of dopant was investigated. The influence of Pd on TiO₂ crystallization both for supported and unsupported materials was studied (lattice parameters, crystallite sizes, internal strains). The hydrophilic properties of the films were also connected with their structure, composition and surface morphology. The methods used for the characterization of the materials have been: simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy (TEM, SAED) and AFM.     

New organic supports for metallocene catalysts applied in olefin polymerizations

Nano-sized latex particles as organic supports for metallocenes applied in olefin polymerizations are introduced. The particles are functionalized with nucleophilic surfaces such as polyethylenoxide (PEO), polypropyleneoxide (PPO) or pyridine units allowing an immobilization of the metallocene catalysts via a non-covalent immobilization process. The latices are obtained by emulsion or miniemulsion polymerization with styrene, divinylbenzene as the crosslinker, and either PEO or PPO functionalized styrene or 4-vinylpyridine for surface functionalization. The supported catalysts, e.g. [Me₂Si(2MeBenzInd)₂ZrCl₂/MAO] on PPO containing latices or Cp₂ZrMe₂/([Ph₃C][B(C₆F₅)₄]) on pyridine functionalized materials were tested in ethylene polymerizations. Remarkably, high activities and excellent product morphologies were obtained. The influence of the degree of surface functionalization on activity and productivity was investigated. Furthermore, the fragmentation of the catalyst was studied by electron microscopy using bismuth-labeled latex particles or by fluorescence and confocal fluorescence microscopy using dye-labeled supports. Finally, a self-immobilizing catalyst/monomer system is presented. It is demonstrated that by using PEO-functionalized olefins, the metallocenes were immobilized on the monomers. Subjecting these mixtures to an ethylene copolymerization, again high activities and productivities as well as polyolefin beads with high bulk densities are observed, indicating that an extra supporting process for controlling the product size and shape of the polyolefins is not necessary for these monomers.     

V2O5/TiO2 Catalyst Xerogels: Method of Preparation and Characterization

This work describes a modified sol-gel method for the preparation of V₂O₅/TiO₂ catalysts. The samples have been characterized by N₂ adsorption at 77 K, X-ray Diffractometry (XRD), Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM/EDX) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The surface area increases with the vanadia loading from 24 m² g^–1 for pure TiO₂ to 87 m² g^–1 for 9 wt% of V₂O₅. The rutile form is predominant for pure TiO₂ but becomes enriched with anatase phase when vanadia loading is increased. No crystalline V₂O₅ phase was observed in the diffractograms of the catalysts. Analysis by SEM showed heterogeneous granulation of particles with high vanadium dispersion. Two species of surface vanadium were observed by FT-IR spectroscopy: a monomeric vanadyl and polymeric vanadates. The vanadyl/vanadate ratio remains practically constant. Ethanol oxidation was used as a catalytic test in a temperature range from 350 to 560 K. The catalytic activity starts around 380 K. For the sample with 9 wt% of vanadia, the conversion of ethanol into acetaldehyde as the main product was approximately 90% at 473 K.     

Direct observation of MgCl2‐supported Ziegler catalysts by high resolution transmission electron microscopy

The surface atomic structure of MgCl₂ crystalline particles and MgCl₂‐supported Ziegler catalysts was observed by means of high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Step‐terrace surface structures, characteristic of the structure of the MgCl₂ crystal, are found in the observed images of MgCl₂ particles. The observation of the structure of MgCl₂‐supported Ziegler catalysts shows that the MgCl₂ crystals are severely deformed by the processes of catalyst preparation. Due to the preparation procedure used the structure of the catalyst changes from crystalline to amorphous.     

Thermal Stability of Pt/Al2O3 Catalysts Prepared by Sol-Gel

A series of Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared using a sol-gel method. The influence of several parameters used in the synthesis including: metal content, identity of the metal precursor, and the water/alkoxide ratio on the structural properties of the fresh (dried) and calcined samples were studied. It was found that the BET surface area decreased with an increase in the platinum content. A surface area of 500 m²/g was obtained following calcination at 773 K. The structure of fresh samples as determined by FTIR corresponded to that of a pseudoboehmite structure. Samples prepared using a water/alkoxide ratio (H₂O/ATB) of 9 showed a well-defined, uniform pore size distribution following calcination at 773 K. Metal dispersions comparable to those obtained using impregnation methods were obtained. Aging studies (calcination at 873 K for 24 h) performed on these catalysts, exhibited sintering behavior which were similar to Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared by other methods. The sample prepared using a H₂O/ATB ratio of 9 had the highest surface area and was more thermally resistant towards metal sintering. A bimodal metal particle size distribution was observed: some particles exhibited sintering while others of similar size showed a greater thermal stability to sintering. The sample having the largest surface area and the highest thermal stability following thermal treatment was a consequence of a more condensed structure and a higher pore roughness obtained after drying the gel. This enabled the formation of an alumina structure which was more amorphous and limited aggregation of platinum particles due to surface diffusion within the pore structure.     

Effect of pretreatment of graphite oxide on activity of platinum supported catalysts in liquid-phase hydrogenation

The effect of the reduction procedure of graphite oxide (GO) on activity of platinum supported catalysts in liquid-phase hydrogenation of nitrobenzene and dec-1-ene was studied. The following methods were applied to prepare the catalysts: simultaneous reduction of graphite oxide and H₂PtCl₆; deposition of platinum on graphite oxide which was preliminary subjected to reduction with sodium tetrahydroborate or hydrazine hydrate, or to thermal reduction at 1000 and 1050 °С. It was shown that at equal Pt particles size of ca. 2 nm the catalyst supported on thermally reduced graphite oxide is more active in the model reactions than the catalysts supported on chemically reduced graphite oxide. The catalyst prepared by simultaneous reduction was the least active.     

New copper-containing catalysts based on modified amorphous silica and their use in flow azide—alkyne cycloaddition

Сopper-containing catalysts supported on amorphous silica modified by amines were prepared using the chemical reduction method. The morphology of copper particles and their chemi calstate depend on the type of the reducing agent used. The use of ascorbic acid results in the formation of monodisperse submicron Cu⁰ particles 200—300 nm in size, whereas Cu⁰ particles with a size ranging from 50 to 150 nm are formed when hydrazine hydrate was used. The morphology and chemical state of the copper particles reduced with sodium borohydride depend substantially on the amount of the reducing agent: Cu⁰ nanoparticles 10—15 nm in size are formed if the reducing agent is an excess, layered Cu₂O plates are formed at the equimolar amount of sodium borohydride, and a decrease in the amount of sodium borohydride results in spherical Cu₂O particles. All the catalysts synthesized in the flow regime showed higher activity in the catalytic cycloaddition of azides to alkynes than the commercially available copper catalysts.