Stabilization of Copper Catalysts for Liquid‐Phase Reactions by Atomic Layer Deposition

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of an alumina overcoat can stabilize a base metal catalyst (e.g., copper) for liquid‐phase catalytic reactions (e.g., hydrogenation of biomass‐derived furfural in alcoholic solvents or water), thereby eliminating the deactivation of conventional catalysts by sintering and leaching. This method of catalyst stabilization alleviates the need to employ precious metals (e.g., platinum) in liquid‐phase catalytic processing. The alumina overcoat initially covers the catalyst surface completely. By using solid state NMR spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and electron microscopy, it was shown that high temperature treatment opens porosity in the overcoat by forming crystallites of γ‐Al₂O₃. Infrared spectroscopic measurements and scanning tunneling microscopy studies of trimethylaluminum ALD on copper show that the remarkable stability imparted to the nanoparticles arises from selective armoring of under‐coordinated copper atoms on the nanoparticle surface.     

Pt/TiO2催化剂上CO氧化反应动力学研究

利用沉积沉淀法制备了Pt/TiO₂催化剂, 将其在不同温度下焙烧, 以得到不同颗粒尺寸的Pt. 并将这些样品用于CO催化氧化反应以及反应动力学研究. 结果表明: 焙烧温度对催化剂有明显影响, Pt 颗粒尺寸随着焙烧温度的升高而增加; 与此同时, CO催化活性随焙烧温度的升高呈先增加后降低的趋势, 其中, 400℃焙烧的样品表现出最高的催化活性. 反应动力学结果表明, 催化剂上CO氧化反应表观速率方程为r=5.4×10^-7p_CO^0.17p_O2^0.36,说明在该催化剂上CO氧化遵循Langmuir-Hinshelwood机理. 同时, 对催化剂进行了CO化学吸附红外光谱和O₂化学吸附表征. 结果表明, 随着焙烧温度的升高, 催化剂上CO和O₂吸附量均呈现先升高后降低的趋势, 这与反应结果和反应动力学方程一致, 说明反应受到催化剂表面上CO和O₂吸附浓度的影响. 而在400℃焙烧的催化剂上, CO和O₂吸附量均最高, 因此其反应活性也最好. 这可能是焙烧过程影响了Pt 和TiO₂之间的相互作用引起的.     

M/Al2O3-CeO2（M=Pt-Ru，Ru，Pt）催化剂在甲胺催化湿式氧化中的活性与选择性

采用浸渍法制备了M/Al₂O₃-CeO₂（M=Pt-Ru,Ru,Pt）催化剂,并将其用于甲胺的催化湿式氧化反应（CWAO）.结果表明,Pt-Ru/Al₂O₃-CeO₂具有最佳活性和选择性.运用程序升温还原、X射线光电子能谱、X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、N₂吸附和CO化学吸附等技术对催化剂的物化性质进行了表征.Pt组分的引入可有效提高双金属催化剂活性组分的分散度,从而明显提高了其催化性能.升降温过程中总有机碳（TOC）转化率与N₂选择性迟滞效应表明,甲胺CWAO遵循化学吸附-脱附机理.     

CO oxidation over Au/Al2O3catalysts modified by MgO

Summary Au/Al₂O₃catalysts modified by MgO were tested in CO oxidation using temperature programmed technique. Contrary to Au/Al₂O₃the modified Au/MgO-Al₂O₃catalysts showed high activity in the sub-ambient and ambient temperature ranges.     

Effect of La2O3 on Catalytic Performance of Au/TiO2 for CO Oxidation

Pure TiO₂ and La-doped TiO₂ were prepared by the sol-gel method. Au was supported on TiO₂ by the deposition-precipitation (DP) method, and its catalytic activity for CO oxidation was tested. The results showed that doping La in Au/TiO₂ could improve its catalytic activity obviously for CO oxidation. The analyses of X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area further showed that the presence of La in TiO₂ not only increased its surface area and restrained the growth of TiO₂ crystallites, but could also enhance the microstrain of TiO₂. In terms of O₂-TPD, a new adsorbed species O⁻ appeared on the surface of La-doped TiO₂. The results of in-situ Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy illustrated that the high activity of Au/La₂O₃-TiO₂ was attributed to the presence of La promoting the reactivity of CO adsorbed on the Au site and the formation of the second active site on the surface of TiO₂     

Influence of the Support on the Catalytic Characteristics of the Deposited Palladium in the Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation of Diphenylacetylene

Palladium catalysts on various types of supports were studied in the liquid-phase hydrogenation of diphenylacetylene. Samples of Pd/SiO₂–Al₂O₃, Pd/MgAl₂O₄, Pd/Al₂O₃, and Pd/TiO₂ were characterized by the chemisorption of the CO and IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO. The use of n-hexane as the solvent increases the reaction rate, which can be explained by the better solubility of hydrogen in the liquid phase. It is established that the acid–base properties of the support do not affect the activity and selectivity of the catalysts in the reaction under study. However, they alter the electronic state of palladium. According to the catalytic tests, Pd/TiO₂ has the highest activity (turnover frequency) and selectivity to alkene. The comparison of the obtained catalytic data and the results of IR spectroscopy made it possible to conclude that this is due to the electron density redistribution between the palladium and TiO _x particles, which is caused by the strong metal–support interaction.     

Catalytic behavior of Al2O3-TiO2 supported Pd-Ru bimetallic catalyst for the partial hydrogenation of palm oil

Summary Al₂O₃-TiO₂ supported Pd-Ru bimetallic catalysts were prepared and characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The catalytic system was evaluated in the partial hydrogenation of palm oil. Based on these results, it was deduced that core-shell model particles, with Ru cores, would be most likely formed in the bimetallic catalysts. As a result, the dispersing effect of ruthenium on palladium and the charge transfer from ruthenium to palladium may be closely related to the excellent catalytic performance. Besides, the highly dispersed TiO₂ on γ-alumina support seems to be crucial for inhibiting the formation of trans fatty acid.     

Effect of LaFeO3 Decoration and Ozone Treatment on Thermal Stability of Au/Al2O3 for CO Oxidation

The 1.1%Au/LaFeO_x/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by the iso-volume impregnation method and activated with H₂ or O₃. The catalytic performance for CO oxidation at room temperature was investigated by accelerated deactivation tests in 1.0% CO reactant stream at 550 °C. The introduction of La and Fe enhanced the thermal stability of Au/Al₂O₃ with a decrease in initial activity, probably due to the formation of LaFeO₃ perovskite on the Al₂O₃ surface. The 1.1%Au/2%LaFeO₃/Al₂O₃ catalyst activated by H₂ can transform 65% CO into CO₂ at room temperature after pretreatment in 1.0% CO reactant stream at 550 °C for 2 h, whereas 1.1%Au/Al₂O₃ activated by H₂ totally loses its activity. O₃ activation can always make 1.1%Au/LaFeO₃/Al₂O₃ more active than that of H₂ activation during the pretreatment process in 1.0% CO. After pretreatment for 10 h, 1.1%Au/2%LaFeO₃/Al₂O₃ activated by O₃ still shows 40% conversion of 1.0% CO at room temperature, whereas those activated by H₂ become inactive completely. The better thermal stability of the catalysts activated by O₃ may be due to that O₃ activation leads to the formation of partially oxidized state of Au in Au/FLA-O₃, which may reinforce the interaction between the metal and support.     

Gold catalysts supported on ZnO/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> for low-temperature CO oxidation

Gold catalysts with loadings ranging from 0.5 to 7.0 wt% on a ZnO/Al₂O₃ support were prepared by the deposition–precipitation method (Au/ZnO/Al₂O₃) with ammonium bicarbonate as the precipitation agent and were evaluated for performance in CO oxidation. These catalysts were characterized by inductively coupled plasma-atom emission spectrometry, temperature programmed reduction, and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The catalytic activity for CO oxidation was measured using a flow reactor under atmospheric pressure. Catalytic activity was found to be strongly dependent on the reduction property of oxygen adsorbed on the gold surface, which related to gold particle size. Higher catalytic activity was found when the gold particles had an average diameter of 3–5 nm; in this range, gold catalysts were more active than the Pt/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst in CO oxidation. Au/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst with small amount of ZnO is more active than Au/Al₂O₃ catalyst due to higher dispersion of gold particles.     

Correlation of the Catalytic Activity for Oxidation Taking Place on Various TiO2 Surfaces with Surface OH Groups and Surface Oxygen Vacancies

Three catalytic oxidation reactions have been studied: The ultraviolet (UV) light induced photocatalytic decomposition of the synthetic dye sulforhodamine B (SRB) in the presence of TiO₂ nanostructures in water, together with two reactions employing Au/TiO₂ nanostructure catalysts, namely, CO oxidation in air and the decomposition of formaldehyde under visible light irradiation. Four kinds of TiO₂ nanotubes and nanorods with different phases and compositions were prepared for this study, and gold nanoparticle (Au‐NP) catalysts were supported on some of these TiO₂ nanostructures (to form Au/TiO₂ catalysts). FTIR emission spectroscopy (IES) measurements provided evidence that the order of the surface OH regeneration ability of the four types of TiO₂ nanostructures studied gave the same trend as the catalytic activities of the TiO₂ nanostructures or their respective Au/TiO₂ catalysts for the three oxidation reactions. Both IES and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) proved that anatase TiO₂ had the strongest OH regeneration ability among the four types of TiO₂ phases or compositions. Based on these results, a model for the surface OH group generation, absorption, and activation of molecular oxygen has been proposed: The oxygen vacancies at the bridging O^2? sites on TiO₂ surfaces dissociatively absorb water molecules to form OH groups that facilitate adsorption and activation of O₂ molecules in nearby oxygen vacancies by lowering the absorption energy of molecular O₂. A new mechanism for the photocatalytic formaldehyde decomposition with the Au/TiO₂ catalysts is also proposed, based on the photocatalytic activity of the Au‐NPs under visible light. The Au‐NPs absorb the light owing to the surface plasmon resonance effect and mediate the electron transfers that the reaction needs.     

Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with Propene over Au/Fe2O3/Al2O3 Catalysts

A series of Au/Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by the homogeneous deposition-precipitation method. The catalytic activity of the catalyst samples for selective catalytic reduction of NO by propene under oxygen-rich atmosphere was evaluated. The results showed that 2%Au/10%Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ exhibited good low-temperature activity. The maximum of NO conversion reached 43% at 300 °C, while it was only 21% over the 2%Au/Al₂O₃ catalyst at the same temperature. The addition of 2% steam to the feed gas had little effect on the catalytic activity. X-ray diffraction results indicated that both Au and Fe₂O₃ particles were highly dispersed over Al₂O₃. H₂-temperature-programmed reduction results indicated that there was strong interaction between Au and Fe₂O₃, which made the reduction of Fe₂O₃ easy. The synergistic effect between Au and Fe₂O₃ was probably responsible for the good catalytic performance of the Au/Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalyst at low temperature.     

Time‐Resolved,In Situ DRIFTS/EDE/MS Studies on Alumina‐Supported Rhodium Catalysts: Effects of Ceriation and Zirconiation on Rhodium–CO Interactions

The effects of ceria and zirconia on the structure–function properties of supported rhodium catalysts (1.6 and 4 wt % Rh/γ‐Al₂O₃) during CO exposure are described. Ceria and zirconia are introduced through two preparation methods: 1) ceria is deposited on γ‐Al₂O₃ from [Ce(acac)₃] and rhodium metal is subsequently added, and 2) through the controlled surface modification (CSM) technique, which involves the decomposition of [M(acac)_x] (M=Ce, x=3; M=Zr, x=4) on Rh/γ‐Al₂O₃. The structure–function correlations of ceria and/or zirconia‐doped rhodium catalysts are investigated by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier‐transform spectroscopy/energy‐dispersive extended X‐ray absorption spectroscopy/mass spectrometry (DRIFTS/EDE/MS) under time‐resolved, in situ conditions. CeO_x and ZrO₂ facilitate the protection of Rh particles against extensive oxidation in air and CO. Larger Rh core particles of ceriated and zirconiated Rh catalysts prepared by CSM are observed and compared with Rh/γ‐Al₂O₃ samples, whereas supported Rh particles are easily disrupted by CO forming mononuclear Rh geminal dicarbonyl species. DRIFTS results indicate that, through the interaction of CO with ceriated Rh particles, a significantly larger amount of linear CO species form; this suggests the predominance of a metallic Rh phase.     

氧化铝载体对Pt-Sn/Al2O3催化剂上苯胺和苯甲醇一步合成N-苯基苄胺催化反应性能的影响

以基于借氢策略的苯甲醇和苯胺一步合成N-苯基苄胺为模型反应,研究了三种不同表面结构的氧化铝对其负载的Pt-Sn催化剂上N-烷基化合成仲胺反应性能的影响.采用N₂吸附-脱附法、压汞法、X射线衍射、透射电镜、扫描电镜、CO脉冲吸附、H₂-程序升温还原及NH₃-程序升温脱附等技术对载体和Pt-Sn/Al₂O₃催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,与Al₂O₃相互作用较弱且高度分散的Pt颗粒具有很高的催化活性,Al₂O₃载体较大的孔体积和大孔分布的孔结构有助于反应物扩散和吸附到催化剂表面并提高反应活性.同时也有利于反应产物从催化剂表面离开,从而提高催化剂的稳定性.然而Al₂O₃较强的酸性及酸性分布降低了产物仲胺的选择性和催化剂稳定性.     

Avoiding Self‐Poisoning: A Key Feature for the High Activity of Au/Mg(OH)2 Catalysts in Continuous Low‐Temperature CO Oxidation

Au/Mg(OH)₂ catalysts have been reported to be far more active in the catalytic low‐temperature CO oxidation (below 0 °C) than the thoroughly investigated Au/TiO₂ catalysts. Based on kinetic and in situ infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS) measurements, we demonstrate that the comparatively weak interaction of Au/Mg(OH)₂ with CO₂ formed during the low‐temperature reaction is the main reason for the superior catalyst performance. This feature enables rapid product desorption and hence continuous CO oxidation at temperatures well below 0 °C. At these temperatures, Au/TiO₂ also catalyzes CO₂ formation, but does not allow for CO₂ desorption, which results in self‐poisoning. At higher temperatures (above 0 °C), however, CO₂ formation is rate‐limiting, which results in a much higher activity for Au/TiO₂ under these reaction conditions.     

γ-Al2O3负载的金溶胶的尺寸效应对CO催化氧化活性的影响

The relationship between particle size and catalytic activity of gold nanoparticle catalysts with γ-Al2O3 as support has been investigated. The catalysts were prepared via the gold sol with different particle sizes by micelle method, and their structures were characterized by HRTEM and XRD, respectively. Furthermore, the catalytic activities were tested by CO oxidation. Experimental results showed that the catalytic activity became much weaker when gold particles were increased from 3.2 to 6.6 nm. Additionally, the particle size was also a key factor to govern catalytic activity with regard to gold supported on TiO2 prepared by the methods of deposition-precipitation.     

Interaction between metallic gold and support and its influence on catalysis

The interaction between gold particles and support in Au/TiO₂ and Au/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared by immobilizing colloidal gold on the support was evidenced by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The reducibility of the support is more responsible than the interaction between the nanogold particles and support for the activity of catalysts.     

Au/ZrO2催化CO氧化反应中ZrO2纳米粒子的尺寸效应

从同一ZrO(OH)₂出发制备了三种不同尺寸的ZrO₂纳米颗粒(ZrO₂-CP: 40～200 nm, ZrO₂-AN: 18～25 nm, ZrO₂-AD: 10～15 nm), 采用沉积-沉淀方法制备了相应的Au/ZrO₂催化剂. 用XRD, XRF, TEM和低温N₂吸附对ZrO₂和Au/ZrO₂进行了表征. XRD和TEM分析表明Au/ZrO₂样品中Au粒子的平均尺寸为4～5 nm, 而ZrO₂的晶相和颗粒大小没有因为“负载”Au粒子而发生变化. CO催化氧化反应的结果表明, Au/ZrO₂催化活性随着ZrO₂纳米粒子尺寸的减小活性明显增加. TEM/HRTEM结果表明, Au/ZrO₂催化剂中Au粒子与ZrO₂颗粒接触界面随ZrO₂颗粒尺寸的减小而明显增加, 这很可能是含有更小尺寸ZrO₂纳米粒子的Au/ZrO₂催化剂具有更高催化活性的重要原因.     

国产航空煤油裂解催化剂Pt/ZrxTixAl1-2xO2的性能

采用共沉淀法制备了一系列Zr_xTi_xAl_1-2xO₂复合氧化物载体材料,考察了其作为裂解催化剂载体对航空煤油裂解反应的影响.?采用全自动吸附仪、X射线衍射、扫描电镜/能谱仪联用、NH₃-程序升温脱附等手段对催化剂进行了表征.?结果表明,当ZrO₂：TiO₂：Al₂O₃质量比为1：1：3时催化剂具有最大的比表面积和孔容;具有最强的表面酸性和最集中的强酸中心密度,且具有良好的再生功能.?实验结果表明,载体ZrO₂：TiO₂：Al₂O₃质量比为1：1：3时催化剂上650?℃裂解产气量较热裂解提高了2.1倍,700?℃时提高1.4倍.?另外,该系列载体材料经1000?℃焙烧5?h后,所制得的催化剂几乎失去了催化活性.     

负载型钌催化剂催化山梨醇氢解制乙二醇(英)

Supported Ru catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation to evaluate the role of different oxide supports（Al₂O₃,SiO₂,TiO₂,ZrO₂） in sorbitol hydrogenolysis to glycols.X-ray diffraction,transmission electron microscopy,hydrogen chemisorption,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,and NH3temperature-programmed desorption were used to characterize the catalysts,which were active in the hydrogenolysis of sorbitol.The support affected both the physicochemical properties and catalytic behavior of the supported Ru particles.The characterization results revealed that the Ru/Al₂O₃catalyst has a high surface acidity,partially oxidized Ru species on the surface,and a higher surface Ru/Al atomic ratio,which gave it the highest selectivity and yield to glycols.     

纳米结构Au/Fe_2O_3的制备、表征及催化氧化性能

分别以纳米和块状氧化铁为载体,通过沉积沉淀法制备了Au/Nano-Fe2O3和Au/Bulk-Fe2O3,并对其进行了表征和催化氧化性能测试。结果表明:对于Au/Nano-Fe2O3,5 nm Au颗粒被尺寸相当的Nano-Fe2O3所包覆,形成新颖的类似核壳结构;对于Au/Bulk-Fe2O3,3 nm Au颗粒高度分散于Bulk-Fe2O3的表面。在1-苯乙醇的氧化反应中,Au/Nano-Fe2O3显示出比Au/Bulk-Fe2O3更好的催化活性。活性的增强主要与小尺寸的Nano-Fe2O3以及Au和Nano-Fe2O3更大的接触界面有关。相比于广泛受到重视的Au的尺寸效应来说,对于Au/Nano-Fe2O3而言,Fe2O3尺寸的影响更大。