Balancing high thermal stability with high activity in diaryliminoacenaphthene‐nickel(II) catalysts for ethylene polymerization

The N,N‐diaryliminoacenaphthenes, 1,2‐[2,4‐{(4‐FC₆H₄)₂CH}₂‐6‐MeC₆H₄N]₂‐C₂C₁₀H₆ ( L1 ) and 1‐[2,4‐{(4‐FC₆H₄)₂CH}₂‐6‐MeC₆H₄N]‐2‐(ArN)C₂C₁₀H₆ (Ar = 2,6‐Me₂C₆H₃ L2 , 2,6‐Et₂C₆H₃ L3 , 2,6‐i‐Pr₂C₆H₃ L4 , 2,4,6‐Me₃C₆H₂ L5 , 2,6‐Et₂‐4‐MeC₆H₂ L6 ), incorporating at least one N ?2,4‐bis(difluoro benzhydryl)‐6‐methylphenyl group, have been synthesized and fully characterized. Interaction of L1 – L6 with (DME)NiBr₂ (DME = 1,2‐dimethoxyethane) generates the corresponding nickel(II) bromide N,N‐chelates, L NiBr₂ ( 1 – 6 ), in high yield. The molecular structures of 3 and 6 reveal distorted tetrahedral geometries at nickel with the ortho‐substituted difluorobenzhydryl group providing enhanced steric protection to only one side of the metal center. On activation with various aluminum alkyl co‐catalysts, such as methylaluminoxane (MAO) or Et₂AlCl, 1 – 6 displayed outstanding activity toward ethylene polymerization (up to 1.02 × 10⁷ g of PE (mol of Ni)^?1 h^?1). Notably 1 , bearing equivalent fluorobenzhydryl‐substituted N‐aryl groups, was able in the presence of Et₂AlCl to couple high activity with exceptional thermal stability generating high molecular weight branched polyethylenes at temperatures as high as 100 °C. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55 , 1971–1983     

单原子催化剂的制备、表征及催化性能

单原子催化剂(SACs)是指金属以单原子形式均匀分散在载体上形成的具有优异催化性能的催化剂.与传统载体型催化剂相比,SACs具有活性高、选择性好及贵金属利用率高等优点,在氧化反应、加氢反应、水煤气变换、光催化制氢以及电化学催化等领域都具有广泛应用,是目前催化领域的研究热点之一.常见的SACs制备方法有共沉淀法、浸渍法、置换反应法、原子层沉积法以及反奥斯瓦尔德熟化法等.实验及理论研究表明,单原子催化剂高的活性和选择性可归因于活性金属原子和载体之间的相互作用及由此引起的电子结构改变.载体是影响单原子催化剂性能的重要因素之一.目前常用的SACs载体有金属氧化物、二维材料和金属纳米团簇等,本文着重综述了这三种负载型SACs的制备、表征、催化性能及催化机理,并概述了SACs未来可能的发展方向和应用.研究表明,共沉淀法、湿浸渍法和反奥斯瓦尔德熟化法等方法可用来制备氧化物负载的SACs.高角环形暗场像-扫描透射电子显微镜(HAADF-STEM)表明金属是以单原子形式均匀分散在载体上,近边X射线吸收精细结构(XANES)结果表明金属原子与载体之间存在着强相互作用.实验和理论研究均表明该类催化剂在CO氧化反应、水煤气转化及乙炔加氢生成乙烯等反应中具有高的催化活性和稳定性.采用化学气相沉积法和原子层沉积法等方法可以将金属原子稳定地负载在具有缺陷活性位点的石墨烯、MXene及六方氮化硼等二维材料上并相应制备出SACs.X射线吸收精细结构谱(EXAFS)和XANES分析表明样品中金属以单原子形式存在,而且金属原子与载体之间也存在着强相互作用,理论计算表明金属原子与二维载体之间的电荷转移是SACs活性高的主要原因.置换反应法和连续还原法是制备溶胶型SACs的有效方法,其中置换反应法可将活性金属原子原位组装在金属模板团簇的顶点位置,连续还原法可将活性原子负载于金属模板团簇的表面.DFT计算表明活性原子和金属模板团簇之间存在电荷转移效应,这是溶胶型SACs具有非常高的催化活性的主要原因.SACs下一步的研究方向可能是:(1)研究开发新型SACs,尽可能提高催化剂中活性金属原子的含量;(2)深入研究SACs的结构、活性以及催化机理之间的关系;(3)尝试将SACs大规模应用于工业催化.     

Reactions of organic exhausts and the thermal stability of catalysts

The catalytic combustion of various organic compounds has been investigated over noble and non-noble metal catalysts using a fixed bed. It was concluded that the activity order of different organic compounds on a noble metal catalyst, is toluene > 2-butanone > benzene >n-heptane≈isopropyl alcohol > acrylonitrile > cyclohexane. On non-noble metal catalyst, it is isopropyl alcohol > 2-butanone > acrylonitrile > toluene >n-heptane > cyclohexane > benzene. In order to compare the thermal stability of catalysts, the catalytic reaction of toluene has been studied over noble and non-noble metal catalysts which were calcined at various temperatures up to 900°C for 3 h.     

Degree-of-isolation shapes the catalytic performance of single-site alloy catalysts

<正>Metal nanocatalysts have attracted widespread attention in heterogeneous catalysis for their remarkable catalytic performance. The electronic properties of metal nanoparticles govern the orbital hybridization and charge transfer between active metals and reactants; meanwhile, the local geometries of metal nanoparticles could also have a substantial impact on chemical bond breaking and bond making. These two effects are strongly coupled with each other,     

少量CeO2的添加对Pd/La-Al2O3密偶催化剂三效性能的影响

以La改性的Al₂O₃为载体,采用共吸附浸渍法制备了一系列不同CeO₂含量的单Pd密偶催化剂,并对其进行了表征. PdO_x和CeO₂之间的强相互作用改善了Pd⁰再氧化为PdO的能力,同时增强了反应条件下硝酸盐,亚硝酸盐和异氰酸盐在载体上的吸附. 因此适量CeO₂的添加明显改善了新鲜催化剂对HC和NO_x的催化性能,且当CeO₂添加量为2%时催化效果最佳. Pd-Ce界面上PdO_x和CeO₂间强相互作用也使得PdO_x物种在高温时仍能以小颗粒的形式分散在载体上,从而显著地提高催化剂的热稳定性. 经1100 ℃高温老化后,CeO₂ （2%-4%）的存在明显拓宽了HC和NO_x的操作窗口,这对于提高单Pd密偶催化剂在汽车尾气处理上的催化性能有重要意义.     

Anode-supported planar SOFC with high performance and redox stability

Solid oxide fuel cells with full ceramic anodes have recently attracted increasing attention, because the conventional Ni/YSZ cermet anodes may fail during practical operation due to their weak mechanical stability in the case of re-oxidation of the nickel. However, until now the reported fuel cells based on ceramic anodes have been fabricated only as small pellet-sized cells and electrochemical performance has been barely satisfactory, making it difficult to evaluate these attempts with respect to commercial feasibility. Herein, we report single cells based on Y-substituted SrTiO₃ anode substrates. These planar cells have outer dimensions of 50 × 50 mm², which has not been reached for a ceramic anode-supported cell before. They show power densities of 0.7–1.0 W cm^? 2 at 0.7 V and 800 °C, which are sufficient for technical applications. The cells survived 200 anode-gas changes between fuel and air (redox cycles), providing a new direction for the development and commercialisation of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cells.     

Phosphonium‐based polyelectrolyte networks with high thermal stability,high alkaline stability,and high surface areas

Phosphonium‐containing polyelectrolyte networks (PENs) ( P1 – P4 ) were prepared by cyclotrimerization of bis(4‐acetylphenyl)diphenylphosphonium bromide ( M1 ) and 1,4‐diacetylbenzene ( M2 ) with p‐toluene sulfonic acid in various M1:M2 ratios (1,0, 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4). The relative abundance of the PAr₄⁺ units in each PEN was demonstrated to influence thermal stability, alkaline stability, water uptake, surface area, and CO₂ uptake in predictable ways. Impressively, PENs with NTf₂^? counterions (Tf = CF₃SO₃) did not exhibit 5% mass loss until heating above 400 °C. Alkaline stability, tested by challenging a PEN with 6 M NaOH(aq) at 65 °C for 120 h, increased with increasing PAr₄⁺ content, which reflected the enhanced reactivity of the HO^? anion in more hydrophobic materials (i.e., PENs with lower M1:M2 ratios). The specific surface areas estimated by Brunauer‐Emmett‐Teller (BET) analysis for these PENs were above 60 m²/g under N₂ and nearly 90 m²/g under CO₂. Notably, P3 (in which 33% of monomers comprise a phosphonium moiety) exhibited a CO₂ uptake affinity of one CO₂ molecule adsorbed for every phosphonium site. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 598–604     

Synthesis of silica-pillared layered lanthanum titanate with high thermal stability

It is now well established that layered solids other than smectite clays may bepillared to form three-dimensional crosslinked materials, the porosity of which isultimately tunable by the nature of the host substrate and the chemical species     

Facile synthesis of polymerized ionic liquids with high thermal stability

Twelve main-chain-type polymerized ionic liquids that have alkylimidazolium cation units were prepared using simple synthetic processes. The polymers were prepared using the self-polymerization of a single monomer; no polymerization initiators were required. The thermal stability and solvent miscibility of these polymers were studied. Results show that the combined anions greatly influence the solubility and thermal stability of the polymers. Among these polymers, poly-alkylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide polymers exhibited the highest thermal stability (>400 °C), which makes them candidates for many applications.     

金-硅胶催化剂的一步合成及其催化苯乙烯环氧化性能的研究

环氧苯乙烷具有重要的经济价值,现有的工业生产技术存在能耗高及环境污染大等诸多问题,使得环境友好的苯乙烯环氧化生产工艺的开发具有重要意义.采用一步合成法制备了系列金-硅胶纳米球催化剂,实现了纳米金的高度分散(粒径6.4 nm),对苯乙烯环氧化反应表现出较好的催化活性及产物选择性.通过X射线粉末衍射、红外光谱及X射线光电子能谱等表征技术,结合苯乙烯环氧化反应性能的考察,对金-硅胶催化剂的制备条件进行了优化.     

Structure,thermal stability,and catalytic performance of MgO-ZrO<Subscript>2</Subscript> composites

A composite constituted by zirconia supported on magnesia is thermally treated. Depending on temperature, several crystal sizes and crystalline zirconia structures are obtained. At low temperatures, cubic zirconia crystals are found to be deposited on the crystalline magnesia matrix. As temperature increases, the cubic zirconia phase transforms to the tetragonal and the monoclinic phases. They form clusters supported on the MgO matrix. All these results are supported by different analytical techniques and a catalytic test.     

Synthesis and characterization of second-order nonlinear optical polyurethane with high thermal stability

A second-order nonlinear optical polyurethane was formed with an X-type multi-dimensional charge-transfer (CT) chromophore (DNPIPDHPI) and 3,3^′-dimethoxy-4,4^′-diphenyl diisocyanate. Simultaneous poling and polymerization and in situ second harmonic generation (SHG) measurement technique was carried on to evaluate the thermal stability of the poling induced orientation. The SHG signal of the poled polymer film was not decay below 150 °C and remains 90% of relative d₃₃ value at 200 °C, which is better than the results reported in literature. Comparison of thermal stability indicates that the X-type chromophores possess better property in controlling the decay of the SHG activity than classic chromophores.     

Facile synthesis for ordered mesoporous gamma-aluminas with high thermal stability

The facile synthesis of highly ordered mesoporous aluminas with high thermal stability and tunable pore sizes is systematically investigated. The general synthesis strategy is based on a sol-gel process associated with nonionic block copolymer as templates in ethanol solvent. Small-angle XRD, TEM, and nitrogen adsorption and desorption results show that these mesoporous aluminas possess a highly ordered 2D hexagonal mesostructure, which is resistant to high temperature up to 1000 degrees C. Ordered mesoporous structures with tunable pore sizes are obtained with various precursors, different acids as pH adjustors, and different block copolymers as templates. These mesoporous aluminas have large surface areas (ca. 400 m2/g), pore volumes (ca. 0.70 cm3/g), and narrow pore-size distributions. The influence of the complexation ability of anions and hydro-carboxylic acid, acid volatility, and other important synthesis conditions are discussed in detail. Utilizing this simple strategy, we also obtained partly ordered mesoporous alumina with hydrous aluminum nitrate as the precursor. FTIR pyridine adsorption measurements indicate that a large amount of Lewis acid sites exist in these mesoporous aluminas. These materials are expected to be good candidates in catalysis due to the uniform pore structures, large surface areas, tunable pore sizes, and large amounts of surface Lewis acid sites. Loaded with ruthenium, the representative mesoporous alumina exhibits reactant size selectivity in hydrogenation of acetone, D-glucose, and D-(+)-cellobiose as a test reaction, indicating the potential applications in shape-selective catalysis.     

高效 CeO2-MnOx-Al2O3催化剂的制备、表征及催化消除 NO性能

机动车在给人类生活带来便利的同时,也造成了严重的大气污染.其尾气净化成为人们关注的焦点.一氧化氮(NO)、一氧化碳(CO)和碳氢化合物(HCs)是机动车尾气中的三大典型污染物,主要通过三效催化(TWC)技术进行脱除. TWC技术涉及几个重要的催化反应,其中 CO催化还原 NO由于能够同时消除 CO和 NO两种污染物而引起研究者的极大关注.研究表明,负载型贵金属催化剂在该反应中显示出优异的催化性能,但存在资源匮乏、价格昂贵以及热稳定性欠佳等不足.因此,低价、高效的过渡金属氧化物催化剂成为近年研究重点.稀土金属氧化物 CeO2由于具有良好的氧化还原性能、较高的储释氧容量以及丰富的表面氧空位而被广泛用于 CO催化还原 NO反应.研究表明,对 CeO2进行离子掺杂可进一步增大其比表面积,改善其氧化还原性能和储释氧容量.并且,我们在先前的研究中还发现,将具有多种可变价态的钛离子或锡离子掺入 CeO2晶格由于掺杂离子能与 Ce4+/Ce3+发生电子转移而更有利于改善 CeO2的理化性质.此外,锰氧化物(MnOx)在氧化还原气氛中容易实现不同价态之间的切换,从而在一些重要的氧化还原反应中表现出优异的催化性能.近年来,有研究者将 CeO2与 MnOx相结合制备了 CeO2-MnOx催化剂用于 NO消除、碳烟燃烧和挥发性有机物(VOCs)氧化等反应,并取得一些有意义的结果.然而,对于实际应用来说, CeO2-MnOx催化剂存在比表面积偏小等不足.众所周知,γ-Al2O3是一种常用的具有高比表面积和高热稳定性的催化剂载体材料,可有效增大催化剂比表面积.我们前期研究结果表明,通过共沉淀法将 Al3+掺入铈基复合氧化物的晶格相比于以γ-Al2O3为载体更有利于改善铈基复合氧化物的理化性质和催化性能.因此,我们通过简单的氨水反滴加共沉淀法制备了一系列 CeO2-MnOx-Al2O3(Ce：Mn：Al摩尔比=6：4：x,x =0.25,0.5,1,2)复合氧化物催化剂用于 CO催化还原 NO反应.并运用 X射线衍射、拉曼光谱、氮气物理吸附、氢气程序升温还原、X射线光电子能谱以及原位漫反射红外光谱等表征技术对上述催化剂进行了系统分析.重点考察了 Al3+掺杂量对 CeO2-MnOx-Al2O3复合氧化物催化剂理化性质和催化性能的影响.结果表明,在 CeO2-MnOx复合氧化物中掺入少量 Al3+会导致其晶粒尺寸减小,从而增大其比表面积和孔体积,并增加 Ce3+和 Mn4+的含量.比表面积和孔体积增大有助于催化剂与反应物分子之间充分接触; Ce3+和 Mn4+含量增加能分别促进 CO物种吸附以及吸附态 NO物种脱附、转化和解离.这些变化有利于提高 CeO2-MnOx复合氧化物在 CO催化还原 NO反应中的催化性能.最后,基于催化剂的理化性质表征及其催化性能评价,我们尝试提出了一个可能的催化反应机理,以进一步理解 CeO2-MnOx-Al2O3复合氧化物催化剂在 CO催化还原 NO反应中的优异性能.     

大孔FCC催化剂的制备及裂化性能研究

利用聚苯乙烯(PS)颗粒和脱油残渣(VR)乳液为模板剂制备了大孔重油催化裂化催化剂,与未加模板的参比催化剂相比,比表面积分别增加了38.0%和46.2%,孔体积分别增加了20.6%和35.8%,平均孔径分别增加了54.5%和27.3%。微反评价结果表明,大孔催化剂活性较高,对重油的转化率分别提高了9.8%和12.2%,总液收分别提高了10.2%和7.3%。与参比催化剂相比,积炭后PS颗粒和VR乳液模板大孔催化剂的活性有一定程度的降低,但是当积炭量相同时,大孔催化剂的重油转化率和总液体产物收率都比参比催化剂要高,且两类大孔催化剂的数据比较接近。催化剂的基质经模板扩孔后,由于具有微孔-介孔-大孔的梯度孔分布,孔径分布更加合理,重油分子在催化剂孔道内的扩散速率更快,容炭能力更强,所以大孔催化剂具有较好的裂化性能。     

Evolution of high-branching deoxyribozymes from a catalytic DNA with a three-way junction

Here, we report the evolution of two star-shaped (five-way junction) deoxyribozymes from a catalytic DNA containing a three-way junction scaffold. The transition was shown to be a switch rather than a gradual progression. The star-shaped motifs, surprisingly, only took five selection cycles to be detected, and another four to dominate the evolving population. Chemical probing experiments indicated that the two deoxyribozymes belong to the same family despite noticeable variations in both the primary sequence and the secondary structure. Our findings not only describe the evolution of high-branching nucleic acid structures from a low-branching catalytic module, but they also illustrate the idea of deriving a rare structural motif by sampling the sequence variants of a given functional nucleic acid.     

Realization of high performance polycarbonate-based Li polymer batteries

This work describes effective approaches to achieve high cell performance of solid-state Li polymer batteries based on high-molecular-weight poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC). The origin of a gradual capacity increase observed during passive storage and/or active cycling in LiFePO₄|PTMC_xLiTFSI|Li cells was investigated by SEM/EDX, indicating an obvious penetration of the polymer electrolyte through the porous composite electrode at elevated temperatures. Refining the interfacial contacts at the electrode/electrolyte interface by adding PTMC oligomer as an interfacial mediator led to significant capacity enhancement already during initial cycles. Optimized cell performance was achieved through this method rather than other approaches, such as casting electrolyte directly onto the electrode and using a polyether oligomer. Successful long-term cycling stability and rate capability tests also resulted from the suggested strategy.     

Preparation and catalytic performance of monolayer-dispersed Pd/Ni bimetallic catalysts for hydrogenation

Pd/Ni bimetallic catalysts were prepared by replacement reactions, characterized by X-ray diffraction, CO chemisorption and H₂ temperature-programmed desorption, and evaluated for hydrogenation of cyclohexene, styrene and acetone. The results show that Pd atoms are monolayer-dispersed on the Ni surface in these Pd/Ni catalysts. Consequently, Pd/Ni catalysts are much more active than Pd/Ni and Pd/c-Al₂O₃ with the same Pd loading prepared by the conventional impregnation method. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2007, 28(8): 676–680 [译自: 催化学报]     

Characterization and catalytic performance of methyl-grafted Ti-HMS catalysts prepared by the CVD method

Methyl-grafted Ti-HMS catalysts were prepared by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using TiCl₄ as titanium source and various organic silanes as silylating agents. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, N₂-adsorption-desorption, FTIR, ²⁹Si NMR, TGA, DR UV-vis, and evaluated by the epoxidation of propylene using cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) as oxidant. The results reveal that the silylated Ti-HMS catalysts are more active than the unsilylated Ti-HMS catalyst, and the methyl-grafted Ti-HMS catalyst silylated with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDSZ) exhibits better epoxidation performance than the analogues silylated with trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) or dimethyldichorosilane (DMDCS). It is proposed that not only the form of T-O-SiMe_n (n = 2 or 3) but also the breakage of Ti-O-T (Si-O-Si or Si-O-Ti) are observed in silylation using Cl-containing silylating agents (TMCS or DMDCS), which decrease the hydrophobicity of Ti-HMS catalysts and destroy the tetracoordinated titanium species that responsible for the epoxidation performance. This phenomenon has not been observed in silylation with HMDSZ.     

Fluorene-bridged polyphenylquinoxalines with high solubility and good thermal stability: Synthesis and properties

<正>A novel fluorene-bridged tetraketone monomer,9,9-bis[(4-benzilyloxy)phenyl]fluorene(FLTK) was synthesized and characterized.The tetraketone was polymerized with various aromatic tetraamines to afford a series of polyphenylquinoxalines(PPQs).The obtained polymers were found to be soluble in common organic solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP),chloroform and m-cresol.Flexible and tough PPQ films obtained by spin-casting their NMP solutions exhibited tensile strengths higher than 60 MPa.The films also demonstrated good thermal stability up to 500℃in nitrogen and glass transition temperatures higher than 280℃.In addition,the PPQ films exhibited good hydrolytic stability. High surface and volume resistivity retentions were achieved for the films after immersion or boiling in water for 24 h.