Ce(III) immobilised on aminated epichlorohydrin-activated agarose matrix — “green” and efficient catalyst for transamidation of carboxamides

The present study reports the preparation and characterisation of Ce(III) immobilised on an aminated epichlorohydrin-activated agarose matrix (CAEA) as a “green” catalyst. The catalyst was synthesised by the reaction of the epichlorohydrin-activated agarose matrix with ammonia solution, which was then treated with Ce(NO₃)₃ · 6H₂O. The catalyst (CAEA) was characterised by FT-IR, far IR, CHN, XRD, TGA, and ICP techniques. CAEA is shown to be an effective and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the transamidation of carboxamides with amines under solvent-free conditions. The catalyst was successfully applied to the synthesis of a wide range of aromatic and aliphatic amides. High efficiency, mild reaction conditions, easy work-up, simple separation and also reusability are important advantages of this catalyst.     

Preparation of Ammonium Cerium Phosphate via Low-heating Solid State Reaction and Its Catalysis for Benzyl Acetate Synthesis

Ammonium cerium phosphate was prepared with (NH₄)₃PO₄·3H₂O and Ce(SO₄)₂·4H₂O as raw materials and PEG‐400 as surfactant via a solid state reaction at low‐heating temperature. The characterization result of XRD indicates that the molecular formula of the product was (NH₄)₂Ce(PO₄)₂·H₂O. The synthesis of benzyl acetate was carried out with H₂SO₄/ammonium cerium phosphate as catalyst, and uniform experimental design as well as data mining technology was applied to the experiments, in which the effect of the reaction time, the molar ratio of acid to alcohol and the amount of catalyst on the conversion yield of acetic acid were studied. When benzalcohol was 0.10 mol, under the optimal reaction conditions, i.e. reaction time of 174 min, 2.02 of molar ratio of acid to alcohol and 0.5 g of catalyst, the esterification rate of acetic acid was 97.9%. The ammonium cerium phosphate had potential for industry application since it not only was feasible and simple in synthesis technics, but also had good catalysis activity for the synthesis of benzyl acetate.     

Effect of promoters on the catalytic performance of Ni/Al2O3 catalyst for partial oxidation of methane to syngas

The effect of promoters such as Ce, La and Ca on catalytic performance of Ni catalyst was measured in a continuous fixed bed reactor. The effect of promoters on Ni/a-Al₂O₃ catalyst is more significant than on Ni/g-Al₂O₃ catalyst. Ce was proved to be the best promoter among the three promoters tested and the optimum loading of Ce was 1%. The catalyst was characterized by TG, XPS, TPR and XRD techniques. TPR results showed that Ce can improve the reducibility of the Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst. XRD results indicated that Ce was highly dispersed when its loading was low, but at higher loading it was crystallized into bulk CeO₂, thus, decreased the catalytic activity. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Ho改性的Mn-Ce/TiO2催化剂低温脱硝性能的评价和表征

作为引起酸雨、光化学烟雾、雾霾等大气污染问题的主要根源,氮氧化物(NOx)的防治已成为亟待解决的问题.选择性催化还原技术作为最成熟有效的脱硝技术,目前已经被广泛应用于各燃煤电厂.低温脱硝催化剂具有优秀的低温活性,使得脱硝装置可以安放在脱硫装置和除尘装置下游,受到了学者广泛的研究.目前低温脱硝催化剂的研究主要是对催化剂进行改性以提高催化剂的性能,已有许多研究报道了Sn、Ni、Co、Zr、Cr、Ni等对催化剂的改性影响.Ho作为一种改性元素被应用于光催化领域,能提高TiO2的光催化能力.但Ho应用于脱硝领域的研究鲜有报道,其氧化物具有酸性位点有助于脱硝反应,因此研究Ho对低温SCR催化剂的改性作用具有重要意义.本文采用浸渍法制备Ho掺杂的Mn-Ce/TiO2催化剂,研究了Ho的掺杂对于Mn-Ce/TiO2催化剂低温脱硝性能的影响,同时还研究了烟气中的SO2和H2O对催化剂活性的影响,并利用XPS、XRD、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD等表征方法从物理性质和化学性质两方面对Ho改性的影响机理进行了研究.研究发现,Ho的掺杂能提高Mn-Ce/TiO2催化剂的脱硝能力,有助于催化剂N2选择性的提高.分析表明,Ho的掺杂有助于催化剂比表面积的提升,且能提高催化剂的酸性,有利于催化剂对NH3的吸附,从而提高催化剂的性能.XPS表征结果表明Ho掺杂后的催化剂具有更高的化学吸附氧浓度和较高的Mn4+/Mn3+比例, 使得脱硝反应更容易进行.改性后催化剂的抗水抗硫实验结果表明,Ho的掺杂能够提高催化剂的抗水抗硫性能.XRD结果表明,抗水抗硫实验后催化剂表面形成了硫酸铵盐,硫酸铵盐的形成会堵塞催化剂表面的活性位,限制脱硝反应的进行,从而影响催化剂的脱硝活性.同时,400°C下进行再生实验后的催化剂活性有所恢复,但是未能达到抗水抗硫实验前的活性,表明在抗水抗硫实验中催化剂表面形成了除硫酸铵盐以外的其他硫酸盐类.结合XPS和XRD表征结果,推断生成的盐类物质为硫酸锰和硫酸铈,从而导致再生后的催化剂的脱硝活性无法恢复到最初的活性水平.由此可以看出,硫酸盐的形成是催化剂在含硫气氛中失活的主要原因.     

ZnO–Al2O3–CeO2–Ce2O3 mixed metal oxides as a promising photocatalyst for methyl orange photocatalytic degradation

In this research article, ZnO–Al₂O₃–CeO₂–Ce₂O₃ mixed metal oxides phases were prepared by calcination of Zn–Al/Ce–CO₃ layered double hydroxides (LDH) precursors, and evaluated for the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) as a model textile dye from aqueous solution under UV irradiation. First, Zn–Al–CO₃ and a series of Zn–Al/Ce–CO₃ with different Ce content (5, 10, 15, 20%) were synthesized through co-precipitation method at Zn/(Al+Ce) molar ratio (r) of 3, then subjected to calcination at 500 °C for 6 h. Samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis and pH point of zero charge. The experimental results of the photodegradation reveal that the photocatalyst developed from Zn–Al–Ce10%-CO₃ LDH exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity, with a degradation efficiency of 99.8% after 300 min of irradiation. This performance was mainly ascribed to the presence of difference state of Ce, leading a highest separation efficiency of electrons and holes. The recycling tests suggests a much high photostability and reusability of the photocatalyst.     

Modified Pechini synthesis of Na3Ce(PO4)2 and thermochemistry of its phase transition

Effect of the synthesis conditions of Pechini technique on crystallinity and purity of Na₃Ce(PO₄)₂ compound was investigated. Nano-sized cerium-sodium phosphate obtained when EDTA was used as an additional chelating agent for Ln³⁺. The total enthalpy change of Na₃Ce(PO₄)₂ phase transition was determined as 14.2±0.7 kJ mol⁻¹ for sample synthesized by conventional solid-solid reaction. The phase transition process was confirmed to occur at 1060°C or in temperature range 920–1060°C depending on thermal treatment of powders.     

过渡金属改性的Pd/TS-1催化氢、氧直接合成H_2O_2的性能

利用等体积浸渍法制备了M-Pd/TS-1(M=Ce,La,Pt,Fe,Co,Ni,Cr,Mn,Zn,Cd,Cu)系列催化剂,并将制得的催化剂用于常压下氢、氧直接合成过氧化氢的反应。考察了M的类型及负载量对M-Pd/TS-1催化剂催化性能的影响。结果表明,M选Ce时,催化剂的性能最好。Ce的最佳掺入量,n_(Ce)/(n_(Ce)+n_(Pd))=0.5%。对Ce改性与未改性的催化剂进行了TEM及静态化学吸附分析,结果表明,掺入Ce可使Pd在TS-1分子筛表面的粒度及分散度得到改善。考察了n_(O_2)/n_(H_2)比,气体流量,反应时间等反应条件对H_2转化率、H_2O_2选择性及收率的影响。在相对优化的工艺条件下,即n_(O_2)/n_(H_2)=3,气体流量为25 mL·min~(-1),反应时间为3 h时,H_2O_2,的收率可达到25.7%,TOF值为18.7 mol·mol~(-1)·h~(-1),此时溶液中H_2O_2的质量百分数为0.8%。     

A green,efficient and recoverable CeO2/MWCNT nanocomposite catalyzed click synthesis of pyridine-3-carboxamides

A facile, green and environmentally-friendly protocol for the preparation of ceria doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (2.5%CeO₂/MWCNTs) composite catalysts are developed. The synthesized catalyst materials have been characterized by using P-XRD, SEM, TEM and BET analysis. Further, the composite was utilized as a highly efficient and reusable heterogeneous nano-catalyst for the synthesis of pyridine-3-carboxamide derivatives by multicomponent condensation of acetoacetanilide, ammonium acetate, substituted aromatic aldehyde and ethyl cyanoacetate via one-pot reaction under ethanol solvent conditions at R.T. The remarkable advantages of this green protocol exhibits operational simplicity, easy workup procedure, inexpensive, evading of toxic solvents, shorter reaction times (≤ 15 mins), excellent yields and also avoidance of column chromatography. Furthermore, the catalyst was recyclable and reusability endured for a minimum of six consecutive cycles without significant loss in the catalytic activity.     

Mechanistic study of Ce-modified MnO<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>/TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> catalysts with high NH<Subscript>3</Subscript>-SCR performance and SO<Subscript>2</Subscript> resistance at low temperatures

A series of Ce–MnO _x /TiO₂ catalysts were prepared using a novel sol–gel template method and investigated for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH₃ at temperatures ranging from 353 to 473 K. The 0.07Ce–MnO _x /TiO₂ catalyst showed the highest activity and best resistance to SO₂ poisoning. The structure and properties of the catalysts were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), thermogravimetry (TG)–differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)–mass spectroscopy (MS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) measurements, H₂-temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), and NH₃-temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). The superior catalytic activity of the 0.07Ce–MnO _x /TiO₂ catalyst was probably due to a change in the active components, an increase in surface active oxygen and surface acid sites, and lower crystallinity and larger surface area with Ce doping. Furthermore, the reduction ability also became stronger. The SO₂ poisoning resistance of the 0.07Ce–MnO _x /TiO₂ catalyst improved because doping with Ce can effectively decrease the formation of ammonium salt on the catalyst surface and the sulfation of MnO _x . In situ diffuse-reflectance infrared Fourier-transform (DRIFT) spectroscopy experiments indicated that addition of Ce could promote adsorption of NH₃ and inhibit generation of some nitryl species. The SCR reactions over the catalysts mainly followed the Eley–Rideal mechanism accompanied with a partial Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism.     

表面修饰多壁碳纳米管负载二氧化钛的制备及催化碳酸二甲酯与苯酚酯交换反应的性能

制备了表面修饰多壁碳纳米管负载TiO₂的催化剂,并将其应用于碳酸二甲酯与苯酚的酯交换反应. 采用X射线电子能谱、透射电子显微镜、低温N₂吸附-脱附和X射线衍射等对催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明,以低浓度的氨水（0.4%）代替去离子水作为沉淀剂时,制备的催化剂显示出更好的催化活性、分离性与重复使用性. 考察了TiO₂负载量、催化剂用量及反应时间对反应性能的影响. 在最佳反应条件下,苯酚转化率为42.5%,碳酸甲苯酯与碳酸二苯酯的总选择性达到99.9%以上. 经过4次重复使用后,催化剂的活性略有下降.     

Synthesis of micronized CaO assisted by NH4HCO3 with Ca(OH)2 and its application in heterogeneously catalyzing transesterification reaction for producing biodiesel

Micronized CaO with pores was synthesized by calcining the reaction product CaCO₃ from NH₄HCO₃ and Ca(OH)₂. Scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, X‐ray fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis were used to characterize CaO, which confirmed that after calcining at 800°C for 2 hr, CaCO₃ was completely converted into porous micronized CaO with a surface area of about 7.295 m²/g and a particle size of 0.5–1.5 μm. The porous CaO microparticles were used as heterogeneous catalysts for producing biodiesel from transesterification of soybean oil and methanol. The influences of reaction time, calcined temperature, and reusability of CaO were explored. The experiments showed that CaO has high catalytic activity for transesterification reaction, and the yield of biodiesel reaches more than 98% under the conditions of methanol/oil mole ratio of 9, and the catalyst amount (catalyst/oil) of 3% after reaction for 2.5 hr. The CaO catalyst can be recycled easily and it also has the advantage of low pollution. Simple synthetic route, low cost, high catalytic activity, good reusability, and great potential for industrialization are the advantages of the porous micronized CaO catalyst that was proposed in this work.     

Ni/Silica catalyzed acetylation of phenols and naphthols: An eco-friendly approach

A method for 10% Ni/SiO₂ catalyst is developed for acetylation of phenol, substituted phenols, naphthols, substituted alcohols under mild liquid phase conditions affording aromatic esters with maximum conversions of 50–80% and 100% selectivity. The catalyst showed remarkable reusability for up to 4 cycles. This methodology is eco-friendly, economic with Ni/SiO₂ catalysts exhibiting no loss of activity the first report for acetylation of substituted phenols to esters with 10% Ni/SiO₂ catalyst.     

In Situ Confined Growth Based on a Self‐Templating Reduction Strategy of Highly Dispersed Ni Nanoparticles in Hierarchical Yolk–Shell Fe@SiO2 Structures as Efficient Catalysts

Ni‐based magnetic catalysts exhibit moderate activity, low cost, and magnetic reusability in hydrogenation reactions. However, Ni nanoparticles anchored on magnetic supports commonly suffer from undesirable agglomeration during catalytic reactions due to the relatively weak affinity of the magnetic support for the Ni nanoparticles. A hierarchical yolk–shell Fe@SiO₂/Ni catalyst, with an inner movable Fe core and an ultrathin SiO₂/Ni shell composed of nanosheets, was synthesized in a self‐templating reduction strategy with a hierarchical yolk–shell Fe₃O₄@nickel silicate nanocomposite as the precursor. The spatial confinement of highly dispersed Ni nanoparticles with a mean size of 4 nm within ultrathin SiO₂ nanosheets with a thickness of 2.6 nm not only prevented their agglomeration during catalytic transformations but also exposed the abundant active Ni sites to reactants. Moreover, the large inner cavities and interlayer spaces between the assembled ultrathin SiO₂/Ni nanosheets provided suitable mesoporous channels for diffusion of the reactants towards the active sites. As expected, the Fe@SiO₂/Ni catalyst displayed high activity, high stability, and magnetic recoverability for the reduction of nitroaromatic compounds. In particular, the Ni‐based catalyst in the conversion of 4‐nitroamine maintained a rate of over 98 % and preserved the initial yolk–shell structure without any obvious aggregation of Ni nanoparticles after ten catalytic cycles, which confirmed the high structural stability of the Ni‐based catalyst.     

Synthesis of Bis‐Thiazolidinones Using Chitosan‐attached Nano‐CuFe2O4 as an Efficient and Retrievable Heterogeneous Catalyst

The preparation of bis‐thiazolidinones has been achieved by a one‐pot condensation reaction of araldehydes, ethylenediamine, and 2‐mercaptoacetic acid in the presence of nano‐CuFe₂O₄@chitosan under reflux conditions in toluene. The catalyst was characterized by powder X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and FT‐IR spectroscopy. This method provides several advantages including excellent yields, wide range of products, reusability of the catalyst, and a low amount of the catalyst.     

Solid-phase impregnation promotes Ce doping in TiO2 for boosted denitration of CeO2/TiO2 catalysts

CeO₂/TiO₂（denoted as Ce Ti） catalysts obtained by solid-phase impregnation behaved better in lowtemperature selective catalytic reduction of NO_xwith NH₃（NH₃-SCR） than that by conventional wet impregnation.To explore the main factors for activity distinction,the texture property,CeO₂dispersion and structure changes of TiO₂were comprehensively analyzed.It was found that surface changes of TiO₂had a significant ...     

Development of a new catalytic and sustainable methodology for the synthesis of benzodiazepine triazole scaffold using magnetically separable CuFe2O4@MIL-101(Cr) nano-catalyst in aqueous medium

Magnetically retrieval CuFe₂O₄@MIL-101(Cr) metal–organic framework was successfully prepared from easily available starting materials and characterized using various spectroscopic and analytical techniques such as powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray, transmission electron microscopy, elemental mapping, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, vibrating sample magnetometer, and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy. The catalyst was then used in the synthesis of benzodiazepines containing a triazole moiety in water. The advantages of this protocol include high yields, reusability of the catalyst, and gram-scale synthesis.     

CuO纳米片催化H2O2氧化降解亚甲基蓝

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为保护剂, 采用水热法成功制备了CuO纳米片. 将制备的CuO纳米片在H₂O₂存在下用于催化氧化降解亚甲基蓝, 探讨了其在不同反应条件(如温度、氧化剂浓度及催化剂用量)下对亚甲基蓝降解反应的影响. 该催化反应符合一级动力学模型, 活化能为54.0kJ/mol. CuO纳米片表现出非常高的催化活性, 但其稳定性与重复利用性有待于进一步提高.     

Nanosized sulfated zirconia as solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles

The condensation reaction of o-phenylenediamine and arylaldehydes was investigated in the presence of nanosized sulfated zirconia (SO ₄ ^2? -ZrO₂) as the solid acid catalyst. Nanosized SO ₄ ^2? -ZrO₂ was prepared and characterized by the XRD, FT-IR, and SEM techniques. The results confirm good stabilization of the tetragonal phase of zirconia in the presence of sulfate. Reusability experiments showed partial deactivation of the catalyst after each run; good reusability can be achieved after calcinations of the recovered catalyst before its reuse.     

Preparation, characterization and catalyst application of ternary interpenetrating networks of poly 4-methyl vinyl pyridinium hydroxide-SiO2-Al2O3

In this work, Al₂O₃ was mixed with SiO₂ and poly 4-vinylpyridine by the sol-gel method in order to make a composite which is used as a heterogeneous basic catalyst for Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The physical and chemical properties of the composite catalyst were investigated by XRD, FT-IR, TG, BET and SEM techniques. The catalytic performance of each material was determined for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction between carbonyl compound and malononitrile. The reactions were performed in solvent-free conditions and the product was obtained in high yield and purity after a simple work-up. The effects of the amount of catalyst, amount of monomer for the synthesis of composite and recyclability of the heterogeneous composite were investigated. The composite catalyst used for this synthetically useful transformation showed considerable level of reusability besides very good activity.     

Efficient Imine Formation by Oxidative Coupling at Low Temperature Catalyzed by High-Surface-Area Mesoporous CeO2 with Exceptional Redox Property

High-surface-area mesoporous CeO₂ (hsmCeO₂) was prepared by a facile organic-template-induced homogeneous precipitation process and showed excellent catalytic activity in imine synthesis in the absence of base from primary alcohols and amines in air atmosphere at low temperature. For comparison, ordinary CeO₂ and hsmCeO₂ after different thermal treatments were also investigated. XRD, N₂ physisorption, UV-Raman, H₂ temperature-programmed reduction, O₂ temperature-programmed desorption, EPR spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to unravel the structural and redox properties. The hsmCeO₂ calcined at 400 °C shows the highest specific surface area (158 m² g⁻¹), the highest fraction of surface coordinatively unsaturated Ce³⁺ ions (18.2 %), and the highest concentration of reactive oxygen vacancies (2.4×10¹⁵ spins g⁻¹). In the model reaction of oxidative coupling of benzyl alcohol and aniline, such an exceptional redox property of the hsmCeO₂ catalyst can boost benzylideneaniline formation (2.75 and 5.55 mmol h⁻¹ based on >99 % yield at 60 and 80 °C, respectively) in air with no base additives. It can also work effectively at a temperature of 30 °C and in gram-scale synthesis. These are among the best results for all benchmark ceria catalysts in the literature. Moreover, the hsmCeO₂ catalyst shows a wide scope towards primary alcohols and amines with good to excellent yield of imines. The influence of reaction parameters, the reusability of the catalyst, and the reaction mechanism were investigated.