Enhanced catalytic performance for direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas over a La2O3 modified Cu-ZrO2/γ-Al2O3 hybrid catalyst

A series of hybrid catalysts were made by physically mixing Cu-ZrO 2 and γ-Al 2 O 3,for former it was modified with different loadings of La 2 O 3 prepared by co-precipitation method.The catalysts were characterized by BET,XRD,N 2 O-adsorption,EXAFS,H 2-TPR,NH 3-TPD techniques and evaluated in the synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas.The results show that La 2 O 3 promoted catalysts displayed a significantly better catalytic performance compared with Cu-ZrO 2 /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst in CO conversion and DME selectivity,and the optimum catalytic activity was obtained when the content of La 2 O 3 was 12 wt%.The characterizations reveal that high copper dispersion,facile reducibility of copper particles and appropriate amount of acidic sites are responsible for the superior catalytic performance.     

Syngas production by combined carbon dioxide reforming and partial oxidation of methane over Ni/α-Al2O3 catalysts

Ni/α-Al2O3 catalysts were found to be active in the temperature range 600~900 ℃ for both CO2 reforming and partial oxidation of methane. The effects of Ni loading, reaction temperature and feed gas ratio for the combination of CO2 reforming and partial oxidation of CH4 over Ni/α-Al2O3 were investigated. Catalysts of xwt%Ni/α-Al2O3 (x = 2.5, 5, 8 and 12) were prepared by wet impregnating the calcined support with a solution of nickel nitrate. XRD patterns and activity tests have verified that the 5wt%Ni/α-Al2O3 was the most active catalyst, as compared with the other prepared catalyst samples. An increase of the Ni loading to more than 5 wt% led to a reduction in the Ni dispersion. In addition, by combining the endothermic carbon dioxide reforming reaction with the exothermic partial oxidation reaction, the loss of catalyst activity with time on stream was reduced with the amount of oxygen added to the feed.     

CuO/Mn2O3 /γ-Al2O3催化剂的制备、表征及其在CO氧化反应中的性能研究

采用浸渍法在γ-Al2O3载体上分步负载改性剂Mn2O3和活性组分CuO,制备了一系列不同配比的CuO/Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3催化剂,并运用CO+O2模型反应、XRF、XRD、H2-TPR、in-situ FTIR等手段表征了催化剂的活性和物理化学性质。活性测试结果表明,锰氧化物对γ-Al2O3载体的改性能有效地提高CuO/γ-Al2O3催化剂在CO+O2模型反应中的催化活性。XRD结果表明,锰氧化物对γ-Al2O3载体的改性可以促进氧化铜在载体表面的分散,从而提高了分散态氧化铜的含量,不过这与活性变化的趋势并不完全一致。进一步结合H2-TPR、in-situ FTIR表征结果 ,我们发现,分散态铜、锰氧化物的还原性质也是影响其催化活性的重要因素,催化剂中分散态铜、锰物种越容易被还原,其对CO+O2模型反应的催化活性就越高。     

Study on the hydrogenation coupling of methane

At atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature, the hydrogenation coupling of methane was studied by using pulse corona plasma and its synergism with catalyst. The results showed that (i) under pulse corona plasma, the coupling of methane could be fulfilled by the addition of hydrogen, and with the increase of the amount of hydrogen, the conversion of methane and the yield of C2 hydrocarbon increased, and the deposit of carbon decreased; (ii) the conversion of methane was affected by pulse voltage and repeated frequency; (iii) in the system, the addition of Ni/y-AI203 could improve the distribution of C2 hydrocarbon; (iv) the activity of Ni/y-AI2O3 prepared by cold plasma was better than that by chemical methods. The experiment opened up a new technical route of the coupling of methane.     

CeO2/γ-Al2O3复合材料制备及其光催化性能研究

以Ce(NO₃)₃·6H₂O及Al(NO₃)₃·9H₂O为原料,NH₄HCO₃为造孔剂,以沉淀法制备了具有介孔结构的CeO₂/γ-Al₂O₃光催化材料。研究了不同NH₄∶Al及Ce∶Al摩尔比等条件下制备CeO₂/γ-Al₂O₃样品的光催化性能。结果表明,所制备CeO₂/γ-Al₂O₃复合材料具有优异的光催化性能,最佳NH₄∶Al及Ce∶Al摩尔比分别为1及0.2,该条件下制备的样品BET比表面积为94.4642 m²·g^-1,孔径为5.8565 nm,对亚甲基蓝(MB)的光催化降解率可达93.59%,动力学常数k为0.0218 m...     

沉淀法结合超临界CO2干燥制备纳米γ-Al2O3

纳米γ-Al2O3具备多孔性、高比表面积、良好的吸附性、热稳定性和表面酸性[1,2],用作吸附剂和催化剂(及其载体),是催化剂载体领域应用最为广泛的品种[3～6].制备纳米氧化铝的方法有很多,大致可分为固相法、液相法、气相法等.     

Ni/γ-Al2O3中助剂的加入对于CH4/CO2重整反应性能的影响

以含量为2%的K、Cu、La、Mg、Ca、Ba、Mo、Ce等多种金属作为助剂分别加入Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂样品中,并对其分别用于CH4/CO2重整反应时的活性和积碳量进行了考察.研究结果表明加入助剂后的各种催化剂的活性变化不一.其中,以含Ca的催化剂效果最好,其甲烷的转化率可由原来的71.91%增加到72.92%,其次为La.但所有加入助剂后的催化剂的抗积碳性能均有所提高,特别是碱金属K的添加,使催化剂表面积碳量降到了0.1%.这表明添加碱金属或碱土金属助剂,对提高Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂在CH4/CO2重整反应中的抗积炭性能有很大作用.     

磺酸功能化纳米γ-Al2O3催化下合成硫醚类化合物

在磺酸功能化纳米γ-Al2O3催化下,以硫醇或硫酚和醇类化合物为原料,在室温、无溶剂条件下,高收率地实现了一系列硫醚类化合物的合成,产物结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和元素分析进行了表征.     

负载型MoO3 /γ-Al2O3催化剂中晶格氧的丙烷氧化脱氢反应性能

采用X射线衍射(XRD),氢气程序升温还原(H2-TPR)和无氧脉冲反应评价等研究了MoO3在γ-Al2O3载体表面的分散状态和负载型MoO3/γ-Al2O3催化剂晶格氧物种的丙烷氧化脱氢反应性能.结果表明在γ-Al2O3表面MoO3分散容量的实测值(4.73Mo6 /nm2)与按照"嵌入模型"估算的理论分散容量(4.90 Mo6 /nm2)接近.在分散容量以下,键合在γ-Al2O3表面孤立的Mo-O-Al物种倾向于分散在相邻的空位上且通过Mo-O-Mo化学键相连形成聚合的表面MoOx物种.随着MoO3负载量增加,Mo-O-Al键合方式逐步转变为Mo-O-Mo键合方式,钼离子周围的氧离子活泼性下降,导致丙烷氧化脱氢反应活性下降.超过分散容量以上的Mo离子以晶相形式存在.由于钼离子表面利用率下降,尤其是多层的晶相氧化钼表面Mo-O-Mo物种难以与载体表面铝离子键合,导致与钼离子相结合的氧离子可移动性下降、反应活泼性降低,催化剂的丙烷氧化脱氢反应活性急剧下降.     

MoNi/γ-Al2O3催化剂的制备及其催化乙酸临氢酯化反应性能

采用等体积浸渍的方法制备了MoNi/γAl2O3系列催化剂,利用XRD和TPR手段表征了其结构随Mo助剂的添加量和催化剂还原温度的变化,并考察了在3 MPa的氢气压力下,乙酸催化酯化的反应性能.结果表明,添加助剂Mo有利于Ni均匀地分散,减弱了Ni与Al之间的相互作用,抑制了NiAl2O4尖晶石结构的形成,降低了催化剂的还原温度.催化剂经600℃还原后,NiO被还原为Ni0.当加入经过600℃还原的催化剂MoNi/γ-Al2O3后,乙酸临氢反应转化率显著提高,可达33.2%.在3 MPa的氢气压力下,乙酸反应的途径可能为一部分乙酸被还原得到乙醇,乙醇与未还原的乙酸发生酯化,以乙酸乙酯和水为反应产物.     

乙烷在Pt/γ-Al2O3（001）模型催化剂上吸附行为的理论研究

本文采用密度泛函理论方法和周期性边界条件,考察了Pt原子与γ-Al2O3(001)表面上六种不同位点的相互作用,获得了最稳定吸附位的Pt/γ-Al2O3模型催化剂,建立了Pt原子负载在γ-Al2O3(001)表面的模型催化剂。同时,考查了乙烷分子在Pt/γ-Al2O3模型催化剂上的吸附行为。结果表明,在Pt/γ-Al2O3模型催化剂上,Pt原子转移了部分电子到载体γ-Al2O3。乙烷以分子态形式吸附在Pt/γ-Al2O3模型催化剂上,靠近Pt原子的C-H键受到一定程度地活化。     

In situ carbon nanotube synthesis by the reduction of NiO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in methane

The synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via chemical vapour deposition of methane on NiO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst has been investigated. The reduction behavior of NiO/γ-Al2O3 by methane was studied using thermogravimetric (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. It was found that the NiO supported on γ-Al2O3, was reduced to Ni⁰ in methane atmosphere in the temperature range of 710--770 ℃. The catalytic activity of NiO/γ-Al2O3 for CNTs synthesis by in situ chemical vapour deposition of methane during the reduction was also investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to observe the CNTs produced at various reduction temperatures. The results indicated that the reduction temperature exhibits obvious influence on the morphology and the yield of CNTs. CNTs with the diameter of about 20 nm were obtained at reduction temperature of 750 ℃, and higher reduction temperature (such as 800 and 850 ℃) led to an increase in CNTs diameter and a decrease in CNTs yield.     

助剂Cu对Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂低温还原性能影响

制备了一系列铜质量分数不同的CuNi/γ-Al2O3催化剂,进行了TPR和XRD表征并测定了该系列催化剂对苯加氢制环己烷的催化活性。结果表明,助剂Cu的负载量对低温（160 ℃）还原后催化剂的催化活性影响很大,在铜镍原子摩尔比为1∶1时,催化剂具有较高的催化活性和稳定性;添加铜组分可促进镍在载体表面分散,使负载NiO的还原温度降低,催化活性提高。     

溶剂热合成具有纳米孔结构的γ -Al2O3

Nanoporous gamma aluminum oxide (γ-Al₂O₃) was synthesized by solvothermal method in the presence of AlCl₃·6H₂O, urea and alcohol. The calcined sample was characterized by XRD, FTIR, TEM, and Nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurement. Results show that the obtained γ-Al₂O₃ is well-dispersed nanoparticles with particle size of 4～7 nm and the product has nano-pore structure with a narrow pore size distribution of 5～20 nm.     

In-situ hydrothermal synthesized γ-Al2O3/O-g-C3N4 heterojunctions with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity in water splitting for hydrogen

In this work,γ-Al₂O₃ and hydrogen peroxide treated g-C₃N₄（O-g-C₃N₄） were combined through a novel in-situ hydrothermal method to form heterojunction structured photocatalysts.These photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FT-IR）,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）,UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy（PL）.FT-IR results indicate that oxygen functional groups can be grafted on the surface of O-g-C₃N₄ by hydrogen peroxide treatment.The visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate was investigated in 10 vol% TEOA aqueous solution.The optimal Al₂O₃ mass content is set to be 20 wt% and the corresponding hydrogen evolution rate is 1288 μmol/h/g which is approximately 6,3 folds that of pristine g-C₃N₄ and O-g-C₃N₄ respectively and 1.6 folds that of mechanical mixed composite with the same Al₂O₃ mass content.The photocurrent density–time curves were carried out under visible light illumination for four on–off cycles.The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy（EIS） measurements verified the enhanced separation efficiency of electron–hole pairs.This work raised a new method to form the heterojunction structured photocatalysts and achieved a remarkable improvement of the photocatalytic activity in water splitting for hydrogen under visible light irradiation.     

Hydrogen production from coke oven gas over LiNi/γ-Al2O3 catalyst modified by rare earth metal oxide in a membrane reactor

The performance of LiNi/r-Al2O3 catalysts modified by rare earth metal oxide (La2O3 or CeO2) packed on BCFNO membrane reactor was discussed for the partial oxidation of methane (POM) in coke oven gas (COG) at 875 ◦C. The NiO/r-Al2O3 catalysts with different amounts of La2O3 and CeO2 were prepared with the same preparation method and under the same condition in order to compare the reaction performance (oxygen permeation, CH4 conversion, H2 and CO selectivity) on the membrane reactor. The results show that the oxygen permeation flux increased significantly with LiNiREOx/r-Al2O3 (RE = La or Ce) catalysts by adding the element of rare earth especially the Ce during the POM in COG. Such as, the Li15wt%CeO29wt%NiO/ -Al2O3 catalyst with an oxygen permeation flux of 24.71 ml·cm−2·min−1 and a high CH4 conversion was obtained in 875 ◦C. The resulted high oxygen permeation flux may be due to the added Ce that inhibited the strong interaction between Ni and Al2O3 to form the NiAl2O4 phase. In addition, the introduction of Ce leads up to an important property of storing and releasing oxygen.     

Carbon nanotubes decorated α-Al2O3 containing cobalt nanoparticles for Fischer-Tropsch reaction

A new hierarchical composite consisted of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) layer anchored on macroscopic α-Al2O3 host matrix was synthesized and used as support for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). The composite constituted by a thin shell of a homogeneous, highly entangled and structure-opened carbon nanotubes network and it exhibited a relatively high and fully accessible specific surface area of 76 m 2 g-1 , compared with that of 5 m 2 g-1 of the original α-Al2O3 support. The metal-support interaction between carbon nanotubes surface and cobalt precursor and high effective surface area led to a relatively high dispersion of cobalt nanoparticles. This hierarchically supported cobalt catalyst exhibited a high FTS activity along with an extremely high selectivity towards liquid hydrocarbons compared with the cobalt-based catalyst supported on pristine α-Al2O3 or on CNTs carriers. This improvement can attribute to the high accessibility of composite surface area comparing with the macroscopic host structure alone or to the bulk CNTs where the nanoscopic dimension induced a dense packing with low mass transfer which favoured the problem of reactants competitive diffusion towards the cobalt active site. In addition, intrinsic thermal conductivity of decorated CNTs could help the heat dissipating throughout the catalyst body, thus avoiding the formation of local hot spots which appeared in high CO conversion under pure syngas feed in FTS reaction. Cobalt supported on CNTs decorated α-Al2O3 catalyst also exhibited satisfied high stability during more than 200 h on stream under relatively severe conditions compared with other catalysts reported in the literature. Finally, the macroscopic shape of such composite easily rendered its usage as catalyst support in a fixed-bed configuration without facing problems of transport and pressure drop as encountered with the bulk CNTs.     

水热辅助溶胶-凝胶法制备纳米晶γ-Al2O3及表征

纳米材料由于具有小尺寸效应、量子效应、表面及界面效应,在结构或功能上赋予其许多不同于传统材料的优异性能,因而具有非常广阔的应用前景[1,2].     

Effect of O2/CH4ratio on the optimal specific-energy-input （SEI） for oxidative reforming of biogas in a plasma-shade reactor

In a novel plasma-shade reactor for oxidative reforming of biogas(CH4/CO2=3/2),the effects of specific-energy-input (SEI) on CH4 and CO2 conversions and energy cost of syngas were investigated at O2/CH4ratios ranged from 0.42 to 0.67.At each of O2/CH4 ratios,V-shape profiles of energy cost of syngas increasing with SEI were observed,reaching the lowest value at the optimal SEI(Opt-SEI).With the increase of O2/CH4 ratio,the Opt-SEI decreased significantly.Moreover,at the Opt-SEI,O2 and CH4 conversions and dry-basis concentration of syngas increased and energy cost of syngas decreased greatly with the increase of O2/CH4 ratio.