Effect of H2S-uptake on the conversion of cyclohexene on Ru- and Pd-promoted molybdena-alumina catalysts

The effect of H₂S on the activity and selectivity of catalysts (Ru/Al₂O₃, Pd/Al₂O₃ and Ru and Pd promoted molydena-alumina) was different (on differnt catalysts and different conversions of cyclohexene). Ru-containing catalysts showed higher sulfur sensitivities than the Pd-containing ones. The sequence of catalysts by their H₂S uptake related to mass of catalyst was PdMo/Al₂O₃RuMo/Al₂O₃Mo/Al₂O₃>Pd/Al₂O₃Ru/Al₂O₃.     

Effect of H2S on pyridine HDN over Ir, Mo and Ir-Mo/Al2O3 sulfide catalysts

The effect of H₂S on hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) of pyridine over alumina supported Mo, Ir and mixed Ir-Mo sulfide catalysts was studied. The pyridine hydrogenation was inhibited by H₂S on all catalysts, while the cleavage of the C-N bond of intermediate piperidine was facilitated on the Mo and inhibited on the Ir and Ir-Mo catalysts. The promotional offect between Ir and Mo was observed in the piperidine cleavage both in the presence and absence of H₂S.     

H2S splitting on Cu(110): Insight from combined periodic density functional theory calculations and microkinetic simulation

Practical copper (Cu)‐based catalysts for the water–gas shift (WGS) reaction was long believed to expose a large proportion of Cu(110) planes. In this work, as an important first step toward addressing sulfur poisoning of these catalysts, the detailed mechanism for the splitting of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) on the open Cu(110) facet has been investigated in the framework of periodic, self‐consistent density functional theory (DFT‐GGA). The microkinetic model based on the first‐principles calculations has also been developed to quantitatively evaluate the two considered decomposition routes for yielding surface atomic sulfur (S*): (1) H₂S → H₂S* → SH* → S* and (2) 2H₂S → 2H₂S* → 2SH* → S* + H₂S* → S* + H₂S. The first pathway proceeding through unimolecular SH* dissociation was identified to be feasible, whereas the second pathway involving bimolecular SH* disproportionation made no contribution to S* formation. The molecular adsorption of H₂S is the slowest elementary step of its full decomposition, being related with the large entropy term of the gas‐phase reactant under realistic reaction conditions. A comparison of thermodynamic and kinetic reactivity between the substrate and the close‐packed Cu(111) surface further shows that a loosely packed facet can promote the S* formation from H₂S on Cu, thus revealing that the reaction process is structure sensitive. The present DFT and microkinetic modeling results provide a reasonably complete picture for the chemistry of H₂S on the Cu(110) surface, which is a necessary basis for the design of new sulfur‐tolerant WGS catalysts. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Sulfur Poisoning and Self-Recovery of Single-Site Rh1/Porous Organic Polymer Catalysts for Olefin Hydroformylation

Sulfur poisoning and regeneration are global challenges for metal catalysts even at the ppm level. The sulfur poisoning of single-metal-site catalysts and their regeneration is worthy of further study. Herein, sulfur poisoning and self-recovery are first presented on an industrialized single-Rh-site catalyst (Rh₁/POPs). A decreased turnover frequency of Rh₁/POPs from 4317 h⁻¹ to 318 h⁻¹ was observed in a 1000 ppm H₂S co-feed for ethylene hydroformylation, but it self-recovered to 4527 h⁻¹ after withdrawal of H₂S, whereas the rhodium nanoparticles demonstrated poor activity and self-recovery ability. H₂S reduced the charge density of the single Rh atom and lowered its Gibbs free energy with the formation of inactive (SH)Rh(CO)(PPh₃-frame)₂, which could be regenerated to active HRh(CO)(PPh₃-frame)₂ after withdrawing H₂S. The mechanism and the sulfur-related structure–activity relationship were highlighted. This work provides an understanding of heterogeneous ethylene hydroformylation and sulfur-poisoned regeneration in the science of single-atom catalysts.     

MoP/Al2O3 as a novel catalyst for sulfur‐resistant methanation

We reported γ‐alumina supported molybdenum phosphide (MoP) catalysts as a novel catalyst for sulfur‐resistant methanation reaction. The precursors of the catalyst were prepared by impregnation method and the effect of reduction temperatures (550 °C, 600 °C, 650 °C) of the precursors for sulfur‐resistant methanation was examined. The results indicated catalyst obtained by lower reduction temperature delivered better sulfur‐resistant methanation performance. Meanwhile, the influence of H₂/CO ratios and H₂S content was also investigated. The results indicated that high H₂/CO ratio and low H₂S content was favorable for methanation of MoP catalysts. The catalysts were characterized by N₂ adsorption–desorption, XRD, XPS and TEM. The results confirmed that the MoP phase was formed on all the catalysts and the physicochemical properties of the samples influenced the performance for sulfur‐resistant methanation.     

Activity of catalysts in thiophene synthesis from furan and hydrogen sulfide

Thiophene synthesis from furan and H₂S over acid catalysts is reported. Proton donor catalysts are low-active, nonselective, and prone to deactivation. Alumina-supported catalysts having Lewis acid sites, such as alumina-supported catalysts, are more efficient. With these catalysts, the thiophene formation rate per Lewis acid site increases with increasing site strength. It is assumed that the reaction proceeds via the formation of a surface intermediate consisting of an acid site bonded to an α carbon atom of the furan ring and an H₂S molecule nondissociatively adsorbed on a basic site. At atmospheric pressure, T = 250–450°C, initial furan concentrations of 1–20 vol %, and H₂S/furan = 0.4–20 (mol/mol), the thiophene formation reaction is first-order with respect to both reactants and its rate constant increases with increasing temperature. The thiophene formation rate depends on the H₂S/furan molar ratio. Under optimal conditions, the thiophene yield is 95–98 mol % and the thiophene formation rate is high.     

Study on chemisorption of H<Subscript>2</Subscript>, O<Subscript>2</Subscript>, CO and C<Subscript>2</Subscript>H<Subscript>4</Subscript>on Pt-Ag/SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>catalysts by microcalorimetry and FTIR

Adsorption microcalorimetry has been employed to study the interaction of ethylene with the reduced and oxidized Pt-Ag/SiO₂catalysts with different Ag contents to elucidate the modified effect of Ag towards the hydrocarbon processing on platinum catalysts. In addition, microcalorimetric adsorption of H₂, O₂, CO and FTIR of CO adsorption were conducted to investigate the influence of Ag on the surface structure of Pt catalyst. It is found from the microcalorimetric results of H₂and O₂adsorption that the addition of Ag to Pt/SiO₂leads to the enrichment of Ag on the catalyst surface which decreases the size of Pt surface ensembles of Pt-Ag/SiO₂catalysts. The microcalorimetry and FTIR of CO adsorption indicates that there still exist sites for linear and bridged CO adsorption on the surface of platinum catalysts simultaneously although Ag was incorporated into Pt/SiO₂. The ethylene microcalorimetric results show that the decrease of ensemble size of Pt surface sites suppresses the formation of dissociative species (ethylidyne) upon the chemisorption of C₂H₄on Pt-Ag/SiO₂. The differential heat vs. uptake plots for C₂H₄adsorption on the oxygen-preadsorbed Pt/SiO₂and Pt-Ag/SiO₂catalysts suggest that the incorporation of Ag to Pt/SiO₂could decrease the ability for the oxidation of C₂H₄.     

Pt的氧化状态对甲醇氧化活性的影响

采用NaBH4还原法制备了XC-72碳黑负载的Pt电催化剂,并在化学还原后用H2O2处理部分催化剂以改变Pt的氧化状态,以期改善Pt活性中心上水的离解而提高催化活性.X射线光电子能谱结果表明,经H2O2处理的催化剂含有较多的氧化态Pt.通过循环伏安法和记时电流法考察了经处理和未经处理的催化剂在酸性条件下的甲醇氧化的催化...     

Pt-表层限域的表面FeOx结构用于低温CO氧化反应

通过简单的浸渍-还原并随后在酸性溶液中处理制备了Pt-Cu双金属催化剂. 利用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱、X射线衍射和X射线光电子能谱对不同处理条件下的Pt-Cu纳米粒子的结构和组成进行了表征. 研究发现, Pt-Cu催化剂在高温H₂中还原形成了PtCu₃合金结构, 酸洗处理后形成了包含Pt-骨架(Pt-skeleton)的表面结构和PtCu₃合金核的纳米粒子. 而Pt-骨架结构又可通过在H₂中退火转变为规整的Pt-表层(Pt-skin)结构. Pt-表层表面修饰Fe氧化物后在CO选择氧化反应中表现出较好的催化性能. 通过此方法制备的三金属Pt-Cu-Fe催化剂可达到与Pt-Fe相近的高活性, 并且催化剂中Pt的用量大大降低.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of low-Temperature Oxidation of H2S with Oxygen in the gas Phase

The possibility of the formation of polysulfides during oxidation of H₂ S with oxygen on oxide catalysts has been checked, and the sequence of the reaction stages at temperatures below the sulfur dew point determined. The amount of polysulfides formed during H₂ S oxidation has been found to exceed significantly that obtained in the reaction of sulfur with H₂ S. Polysulfides are concluded to be intermediates in H₂ S oxidation to sulfur. The rate of formation of SO₂ from sulfur vapor is shown to be negligibly low at 100-200°C. A reaction scheme involving the formation of sulfur from polysulfides and the formation of sulfur dioxide by direct oxidation of H₂ S is suggested.     

Pt/CexZr1-xO2 催化剂在含硫合成气中催化水煤气变换反应活性

 采用浸渍法制备了 Pt/Ce_xZr_1-xO₂ 催化剂, 通过 X 射线衍射和程序升温还原等方法对催化剂进行了表征, 并在固定床反应器中评价了催化剂在合成气和含硫合成气中的水煤气变换活性. 结果表明, 铈锆固溶体的氧化还原能力强于 CeO₂, Zr 的掺杂明显改善了 CeO₂ 的孔道结构, 其担载的 Pt 催化剂具有更高的金属分散度, 因而活性更高. 两种催化剂在含硫合成气中的催化活性较无硫合成气中的均有所降低, 且 H₂S 浓度越大, 催化剂活性下降越多, 但这种因吸附硫而引起的失活是可逆的, 即催化剂重新暴露在无 H₂S 重整气的还原性气氛下活性能基本恢复.     

Catalytic Reactions of n-Propanol and n-Butanol with Hydrogen Sulfide

The transformations of n-propanol and n-butanol in an H₂S atmosphere at T = 300–350°C and P = 0.1 MPa in the presence of acid–base catalysts were studied. Only alcohol dehydration with the release of alkenes occurred at a high rate on catalysts with strong proton sites (tungstosilicic and tungstophosphoric acids on SiO₂ or a decationized high-silica zeolite), whereas alcohol thiolation with the formation of alkanethiols also occurred on catalysts with Lewis acid sites (Al₂O₃; NaX; MgO; Cr/SiO₂; and Al₂O₃ modified with W, K, Na, K₂WO₄, or Na₂WO₄). The rate of reaction decreased with decreasing strength of Lewis acid sites and with increasing strength of basic sites; however, the selectivity of thiol formation increased. Alumina modified with alkaline additives was the most selective catalyst. In the presence of this catalyst, an alcohol selectively reacted with H₂S to form an alkanethiol, and the alkanethiol underwent partial decomposition with the release of an alkene and H₂S at a long contact time.     

Hydride complexes of titanium and zirconium attached to SiO2 as hydrogenation catalysts

Catalysts obtained by interacting Ti(CH₂C₆H₅)₄ or Zr(π-C₃H₅)₄ with the surface of SiO₂ and treated with hydrogen possess a very high activity with respect to hydrogenation of benzene and cyclohexene. This activity is commensurable with that of supported Group VIII metals. The catalysts were studied by chemisorption, thermodesorption and EXAFS methods, and were shown to contain anchored hydride complexes of Ti and Zr, whose content can be controlled by varying the temperature of their treatment with hydrogen. A quantitative correlation exists between the specific activity of the catalysts under consideration in hydrogenation reactions and the content of hydride complexes in these catalysts.     

The performance of a Ru?Mo sulfide catalyst for H2S decomposition

A γ-alumina-supported bimetallic Ru-Mo sulfide catalyst preparedvia precipitation from homogeneous solution (PFHS) has been used to effect the abstraction of H₂ from H₂S. The decomposition reaction was also carried out over Al₂O₃-supported RuS₂ and MoS₂ catalysts synthesizedvia PFHS. The performance of bimetallic system exceeded (ca. 40%) the simple additive activities of the constituent monometallic sulfide catalysts and about 2–3 times the individual activities of the monometallic sulfide samples, suggesting chemical synergism between Ru and Mo in the Ru-Mo catalyst. In particular, comparison with other catalysts in the literature showed that specimens preparedvia PFHS exhibited better activities than those from direct sulfidation of the metal oxide. Kinetic study over the Ru-Mo bimetallic sulfide catalyst in a quartz micro-reactor at 110 kPa and between 783–973 K revealed a 1st order dependency on H₂S partial pressure and an activation energy of about 92 kJ mol⁻¹. The irreversible adsorption of H₂S on a coordinatively unsaturated site is thought to be the rate-limiting step.     

Oxidative addition of dihydrogen to the bimetallic sulfide catalysts: evidence by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Reversible transformations Ni(IV)↔Ni(II) in alumina and Sibunit supported (Ni,Mo) sulfide catalysts were observed after in situ thermal treatment of catalysts in an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer chamber. The phenomenon is interpreted as a reductive elimination of occluded hydrogen under low pressure and high temperature, and oxidative addition of hydrogen after catalyst treatment with an (H₂+H₂S) mixture.     

Effects of Mo2C loading and H2S concentration on Mo2C/Al2O3 catalyst applied in sulfur‐resistant methanation

Mo₂C/Al₂O₃ catalyst was prepared by the impregnation method with urotropine and ammonium paramolybdate. The catalytic effect of Mo₂C as a typical transition‐metal carbide in sulfur‐resistant methanation was studied. The catalysts prepared were characterized by N₂ adsorption–desorption, X‐ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, H₂‐temperature‐programmed reduction, and Raman spectra, with the results confirming the formation of β‐molybdenum carbide on the surface of the catalysts. Studies on catalysts with different loading doses indicate that the optimal loading of Mo₂C/Al₂O₃ is about 15 wt.%, which enables CO conversion rate of up to 47%, with methane selectivity of up to 53%. This work further explored the effect of different concentrations of H₂S in the raw gas on the performance of the catalyst, with the results showing that high concentration of H₂S (>1500 ppm) can lead to sulfuration of active species on the catalyst, while resulting in a decrease in the catalytic activity.     

Effect of salt modification and acid activation on ethylene adsorption properties of sepiolite

The adsorption of ethylene (C₂H₄) on sepiolite from Eski?ehir, Turkey and on its salt modified forms (NaS, KS, CaS and MgS) and treated with 1, 3 and 5 M HCl solutions (SH, S3H and S5H) was investigated. The sepiolite samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, thermogravimety, differential thermal analysis and N₂ adsorption methods. The C₂H₄ adsorption isotherms of all clay samples were obtained at 20 °C up to 37 kPa. The uptake of C₂H₄ decreased as HS > CaS > NaS > S > MgS > KS > H3S > H5S for sepiolite samples. Capacity of sepiolites for C₂H₄ ranged from 0.478 to 0.622 mmol/g. It was found that the adsorbed amount of C₂H₄ on sepiolite samples decreased with increasing acid concentrations.     

Adsorption and reaction studies on cobalt/alumina catalysts prepared by changing pH coprecipitation

Co/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared by changing pH coprecipitation with Co loadings in the 8.7–36 wt.% range were analyzed by TSA, TPV, pore structure, XRD as well as CO, H₂, O₂ adsorption and CO hydrogenation. High O₂ uptake and reducibility coupled with low dispersion and constant MSA above 17 wt.% Co indicate large crystallites that are less exposed to H₂. CO hydrogenation per Co site decreases with increasing dispersion or decreasing metal loading.     

Enrichment of Zinc and Iron Micronutrients in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) through Biofortification

Biofortification of pulse crops with Zn and Fe is a viable approach to combat their widespread deficiencies in humans. Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a widely consumed edible crop possessing a high level of Zn and Fe micronutrients. Thus, the present study was conducted to examine the influence of foliar application of Zn and Fe on productivity, concentration, uptake and the economics of lentil cultivation (LL 931). For this, different treatment combinations of ZnSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) and FeSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%), along with the recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF), were applied to the lentil. The results of study reported that the combined foliar application of ZnSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) + FeSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) at pre-flowering (S1) and pod formation (S2) stages was most effective in enhancing grain and straw yield, Zn and Fe concentration, and uptake. However, the outcome of this treatment was statistically on par with the results obtained under the treatment ZnSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) + FeSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) at S1 stage. A single spray of ZnSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) + FeSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) at S1 stage enhanced the grain and straw yield up to 39.6% and 51.8%, respectively. Similarly, Zn and Fe concentrations showed enhancement in grain (10.9% and 20.4%, respectively) and straw (27.5% and 27.6% respectively) of the lentil. The increase in Zn and Fe uptake by grain was 54.8% and 68.0%, respectively, whereas uptake by straw was 93.6% and 93.7%, respectively. Also the benefit:cost was the highest (1.96) with application of ZnSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) + FeSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) at S1 stage. Conclusively, the combined use of ZnSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) + FeSO₄·7H₂O (0.5%) at S1 stage can contribute significantly towards yield, Zn and Fe concentration, as well as uptake and the economic returns of lentil to remediate the Zn and Fe deficiency.     

铁基费托合成催化剂相变调控及反应性能

在Fe基模型催化剂上,通过先深度还原后控制碳化的方法实现了物相结构的调控.采用X射线衍射、穆斯堡尔谱、程序升温脱附技术和激光拉曼光谱等方法表征了催化剂还原和反应前后的物化性质,并在固定床反应器中考察了不同条件活化后催化剂上费托反应性能.结果表明,H₂还原后的催化剂主要由α-Fe相组成,且随着还原温度的提高,α-Fe相的致密程度增加,平均晶粒尺寸增加,稳定性提高;再采用乙烯对H₂还原后催化剂进行碳化,可有效控制α-Fe的碳化速度,使碳化过程主要发生在Fe晶粒表层,同时改变了催化剂在反应过程中的物相变化,乃至其催化性能.与纯H₂或合成气气氛活化的催化剂相比,采用先H₂还原后乙烯碳化的预处理方法能够明显提高催化剂的活性和稳定性.