Mechanism and kinetics of the hydrogenation of CO with the formation of paraffins and olefins on an iron catalyst

A kinetic model is proposed for the hydrogenation of CO on a Fe/Al₂O₃ catalyst, based on a mechanism of parallel formation of paraffins and olefins. The model satisfactorily describes the experimental data on the dependence of the total rate of conversion of CO to hydrocarbons and the selectivity with respect to paraffins on the composition of the reaction mixture. It was shown that in the case of olefins the successive steps of their hydrogenation, which make a substantial contribution to the distribution of reaction products, must be taken into consideration.L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 31 Nauki Prospekt, Kiev 252039, Ukraine. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 118–123, March–April, 1996. Original article submitted May 22, 1995.     

Effect of doping with small amounts of nickel on the catalytic properties of zirconium dioxide in the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide

Doping of zirconium dioxide with small amounts of nickel (0. 03 %) caused a several fold increase in the rate of formation of C₂-C₄ olefins, particularly isobutene, from CO and hydrogen. The combined catalyst ZrO₂-Ni/SiO₂ showed increased selectivity with respect to olefins in comparison with the Ni/SiO₂ catalyst.Science Prosp., 31. Translated from Teoreticheskiya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 32, No. 6, 353–357, November-December, 1996. Original article submitted March 1, 1996.     

Synthesis of hydrocarbons from CO and H2 on supported nickel-palladium catalysts

The use of an Ni-Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst in the synthesis of C₁-C₄ hydrocarbons from CO and H₂ permits us to increase the selectivity and total yield of these products by a factor of 1.5–2.0 relative to the corresponding nickel and palladium catalysts. The optimal temperatures and CO/H₂ ratios for obtaining hydrocarbons were determined. A structure was proposed for the active sites of the bimetallic catalyst.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1689–1691, July, 1991.     

FeMn、FeMnNa和FeMnK催化剂上合成气制低碳烯烃的比较

研究了钠、钾助剂对FeMn 合成低碳烯烃催化剂结构及性能的影响. 低温N₂吸附、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、X射线衍射（XRD）、H₂程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）、CO/CO₂程序升温脱附（CO/CO₂-TPD）、Mössbauer 谱和CO+H₂反应的研究结果表明,增加Mn助剂含量促进了活性相的分散和低碳烯烃的生成,而过多锰助剂在催化剂表面的富集则降低了费托合成反应的CO转化率;钾助剂和钠助剂的加入均抑制了催化剂的还原并且促进了CO₂和CO的吸附. 比较还原后（H₂/CO摩尔比为20）和反应后（H₂/CO摩尔比为3.5）催化剂的体相结构可以发现,在FeMn、FeMnNa和FeMnK催化剂中,由于钾助剂的碱性和CO吸附能力较强,因此体相中FeC_x的含量相对较高;而活性测试结果表明,FeMnNa催化剂拥有最好的CO转化率（96.2%）和低碳烯烃选择性（30.5%,摩尔分数）.     

Influence of potassium oxide on the kinetic characteristics of olefin formation during the hydrogenation of CO over metals

The effect of added potassium on the catalytic properties of an Fe/ZrO₂ catalyst in the hydrogenation of CO have been studied. A kinetic criterion is proposed for the participation of the basic centers in the catalyst in the olefin formation step. Use of this criterion indicates that the basic centres of the catalyst considerably accelerate the conversion of surface alkyl groups to olefins during the hydrogenation of CO.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 192–196, July–August, 1994.     

Liquid chromatography with and of platinum complexes

Summary Reversed-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on chemically bonded C₁₈-phases with acetonitrile-water mobile phases, contianing platinum complexes like Zeise's salt C₂H₄PtCl₃, the amine derivative C₂H₄–PtCl₂–NH₂–CH(CH₃)–C₆H₅ or the amino acid compound C₂H₄–PtCl–OOC–CH(N(CH₃)₂)–C₆H₅ by analogy with argentation chromatography, was used to increase selectivity for the separation of various types of olefins, amines and heterocyclic compounds. On the other hand, normal-phase adsorption chromatography on silica with n-heptane, dichloromethane and n-propanol mobile phases proves to be an ideal tool for the analytical and preparative separation of diastereomeric platinum complexes of olefins, introduced by Gil-Av, that can be easily preparedin vitro, by the reaction of C₂H₄–PtCl–OOC–CH(N(CH₃)₂)–C₆H₅ with optically active olefins in CH₂Cl₂. The preparation of the intitial complex as well as its application to the separation of several interesting types of enantiomeric olefins is described and discussed. The number and amount of separable diastereomers formed by the above reaction is strongly influenced by sterical effects. By comparison of the chromatographic pattern of either racemic or partly racemic mixtures, it is possible to decide, which peaks belong to one or the other enantiomeric form of the olefin.     

Selective oxidation of CO in excess hydrogen on copper—cerium-containing catalysts

Selective oxidation of CO that is in mixtures enriched in H₂ was studied to investigate catalytic properties of the 0.5—80% CuO/Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂ system. The catalysts were prepared by the combined decomposition of copper, cerium, and zirconyl nitrates at 300 °C. The systems studied are active and stable under mild conditions of the process (80—160 °C) and at high space velocities (to 100000 h^–1) of the reaction mixture (2% CO, 1% O₂, 40—50% H₂). With an increase in the CuO content in the catalysts up to 20%, the degree of CO removal achieves 60% (120 °C and V = 35000 h^–1) and further does not change appreciably. The contribution of oxygen participation into CO oxidation is virtually independent of the copper concentration in the sample and ranges from 65 to 75%. The dependences of the Arrhenius equation parameters for CO and H₂ oxidation on the catalyst composition were determined, which makes it possible to calculate the conversion of reactants and selectivity of CO conversion under the specified conditions of the process. The addition of CO₂ and H₂O (12—15%) to the reaction mixture decreases the catalyst activity and simultaneously increases the selectivity of CO oxidation to 100%. It is shown by the TPR and X-ray diffraction methods that the combined decomposition of the starting Cu²⁺, Ce³⁺, and ZrO²⁺ nitrates produces solid solutions of oxides with a high content of CuO. The reductive pre-treatment of fresh samples of the studied catalysts results in the destruction of the solid solution and formation of highly dispersed Cu particles on the surface of Ce—Zr—O. These particles are active in CO oxidation.     

费托合成CeO2助Co/SiO2催化剂的失活

在固定床反应器上考察了原粒度(1～3mm)CeO2助Co/SiO2催化剂的费托反应性能,提出了催化剂失活的机理,并采用程序升温还原、X射线衍射和X射线光电子能谱对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,在1.5MPa,488K和400h-1条件下进行的300h稳定性实验中,原粒度CeO2助Co/SiO2催化剂上的CO平均转化率达到41%,液态烃选择性达到85%,液态烃中C10 烃的质量含量占88%以上.反应器出口的催化剂中有少量的CoO和Co2SiO4生成.催化剂的失活过程受动力学控制而非热力学控制,催化剂的失活机理为:高分散的纳米Co离子在反应器出口高水蒸气压力的作用下,以CoO为中间物种,与水合SiO2作用生成Co2SiO4,即Co H2O→CoO H2,SiO2 H2O→OSi(OH)2,2CoO OSi(OH)2→Co2SiO4 H2O.     

Catalysis by titanium (IV) ions of reactions forming chlorohydrins from olefins

A study was made of reactions forming chlorohydrins from cyclohexane and other olefins acted upon by H₂O₂ and HCl or H₂O₂ and TiCl₄ in alcoholic solutions. The catalyzing action of titanium (1V) was established, and possible reaction mechanisms are discussed.L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 31 Prosp. Nauki, 252039, Kiev, Ukraine. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 295—299, September–October, 1996. Original article submitted February 9, 1996.     

The oxidative stream reforming of methane to syngas in a thin tubular mixed-conducting membrane reactor

The oxidative stream reforming of methane (OSRM) to syngas, involving coupling of exothermic partial oxidation of methane (POM) and endothermic steam reforming of methane (SRM) processes, was studied in a thin tubular Al₂O₃-doped SrCo_0.8Fe_0.2O_3−δ membrane reactor packed with a Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. The influences of the temperature and feed concentration on the membrane reaction performances were investigated in detail. The methane and steam conversions increased with increasing the temperature and high conversions were obtained in 850–900 °C. Different from the POM reaction, in the OSRM reaction the temperature and H₂O/CH₄ profoundly influenced the CO selectivity, H₂/CO and heat of the reaction. The CO selectivity increased with increasing the temperature or decreasing the H₂O/CH₄ ratio in the feed owing to the water gas shift reaction (H₂O + CO → CO₂ + H₂). And the H₂ selectivity based on methane conversion was always 100% because the net steam conversion was greater than zero. The H₂/CO in product could be tuned from 1.9 to 2.8 by adjusting the reaction temperature or H₂O/CH₄. Depending on the temperature or H₂O/CH₄, furthermore, the OSRM process could be performed auto-thermally with idealized reaction condition.     

Hydrodesulfurization of Selective Catalytic Cracked Gasoline

Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) reaction of catalytic cracked gasoline (CCG) on Co–Mo/γ-Al₂O₃ was investigated in detail to make clear the important factors for deep HDS of CCG. A CCG containing 229 ppm sulfur and 30.4 vol% olefins was used in this study. Eleven alkylthiophenes and 2 alkylbenzothiophenes, 3 alkylthiacyclopentanes, and 2 disulfides were identified in this CCG by means of GC-AED analyses. In the reaction at 220 °C and 1.6 MPa using a conventional flow reactor of bench pilot scale, these sulfur compounds were hydrodesulfurized, whereas thiols were produced from H₂S and olefins. The reactions of thiophene HDS, isoolefin and n-olefin hydrogenation (HG) were studied to clarify the active sites on the catalyst. First, the effect of H₂S on the reaction was examined. The HG of n-olefin as well as thiophene HDS was inhibited by H₂S, while the HG of isoolefin was promoted. The effects of Co on these three reactions were also examined over the catalysts with different Co/(Co + Mo) ratios. Thiophene HDS was promoted by Co, while isoolefin HG was little affected and n-olefin HG was largely retarded. From these examinations, three types of active sites for thiophene HDS, isoolefin HG and n-olefin HG were proposed. Oligomers of isoolefins were found in the isoolefin hydrotreated product. The possibility of improving the HDS selectivity by carbonaceous deposit was investigated for HDS reactions of CCG and model compounds. The coking pretreatment was carried out on the catalyst and each reaction was examined. HDS selectivity (higher activity for HDS and lower activity for olefin HG) on CCGHDS was improved. Relative deactivation was in the following order, isoolefin HG > thiophene HDS > n-olefin HG. Pyridine modification (i.e. pyridine injection at 150 °C and partial pyridine desorption at 300 °C) was investigated on thiophene and olefins reaction. Thiophene HDS was little affected. Olefin HG and thiol production reaction were strongly inhibited. Improvement of HDS selectivity was observed in the reactions of CCG after pyridine modification. Improvement of HDS selectivity by pyridine modification was considered to result from the selective deactivation of the active sites for olefin reactions (hydrogenation and thiol production).     

Hydrogenation promoting effect of iron on the catalytic properties of zirconium dioxide in the reaction of formation of light olefins from CO and H2

Iron admixtures (0.1 %) raise the activity of zirconium dioxide catalyst in regard to the formation of C₂-C₄ olefins from CO and H₂. Manifestation of the promoting effect in the synthesis of isobutylene (in contrast to C₂-C₃ olefins) requires close contact between the metal and ZrO₂. Iron promoted zirconium dioxide is more selective for olefins than is ZrO₂ with nickel admixtures.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 367–371, November December, 1996.     

Removal of CO from reformed fuels by selective methanation over Ni-B-Zr-Oδ catalysts

The Ni-B-Oδ andNi-B-Zr-Oδ catalysts were prepared by the method of chemical reduction, and the deep removal of CO by selective methanation from the reformed fuels was performed over the as-prepared catalysts. The results showed that zirconium strongly influenced the activity and selectivity of the Ni-B-Zr-Oδ catalysts. Over the Ni-B-Oδ catalyst, the highest CO conversion obtained was only 24.32% under the experimental conditions studied. However, over the Ni-B-Zr-Oδ catalysts, the CO methanation conversion was higher than 90% when the temperature was increased to 220 oC. Additionally, it was found that the Ni/B mole ratio also affected the performance of the Ni-B-Zr-Oδ catalysts. With the increase of the Ni/B mole ratio from 1.8 to 2.2, the CO methanation activity of the catalyst was improved. But when the Ni/B mole ratio was higher than 2.2, the performance of the catalyst for CO selective methanation decreased instead. Among all the catalysts, the Ni29B13Zr58Oδ catalyst investigated here exhibited the highest catalytic performance for the CO selective methanation, which was capable of reducing the CO outlet concentration to less than 40 ppm from the feed gases stream in the temperature range of 230–250 oC, while the CO2 conversion was kept below 8% all along. Characterization of the Ni-B-Oδ and Ni-B-Zr-Oδ catalysts was provided by XRD, SEM, DSC, and XPS.     

Oxidative carbonylation of styrene to ethyl cinnamate

A detailed study was made of the products of oxidative carbonylation of styrene in the presence of the catalyst system PdCl ₂ -CuCl ₂ -Cu(OAc) ₂ -Mn(OAC) ₂ at 100°C and 3.2 MPa. The target product, ethyl cinnamate, reached a molar proportion of 95%. The principal side reaction products were acetophenone and diethylphenyl succinate. Investigation of the influence of the composition of the catalyst system on the yield of target product and the selectivity of the reaction showed that Mn(OAc) ₂ was of greatest importance as a co-catalyst in the multicomponent Pd catalyst system. The results are discussed with reference to an alcoholate mechanism for oxidative carbonylation of olefins.A. V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117912. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 552–557, March, 1992.     

Chemical catalysed recycling of waste polymers: Catalytic conversion of polypropylene into fuels and chemicals over spent FCC catalyst in a fluidised-bed reactor

Polypropylene (PP) was pyrolysed over spent FCC commercial catalyst (FCC-s1) using a laboratory fluidised-bed reactor operating isothermally at ambient pressure. The influence of reaction conditions including catalyst, temperature, and ratio of polymer to catalyst feed and flow rates of fluidising gas was examined. The yield of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbon products at 390 °C for spent FCC commercial catalyst (87.8 wt%) gave much higher yield than silicate (only 17.1 wt%). Greater product selectivity was observed with FCC-s1 as a post-use catalyst with about 61 wt% olefins products in the C₃-C₇ range. The selectivity could be further influenced by changes in reaction conditions. Valuable hydrocarbons of olefins and iso-olefins were produced by low temperatures and short contact times used in this study. It is also demonstrated that a post-use catalyst system under appropriate conditions the resource potential of polymer waste can be economically recovered and also can address the recycling desire to see an alternative to solve a major environment problem.     

Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis by Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation on Fe-Based Catalysts

Impregnated and co-precipitated, promoted and unpromoted, bulk and supported iron catalysts were prepared, characterized, and subjected to hydrogenation of CO₂ at various pressures (1–2 MPa) and temperatures (573–673 K). Potassium, as an important promoter, enhanced the CO₂ uptake and selectivity towards olefins and long-chain hydrocarbons. Al₂O₃, when added as a structural promoter during co-precipitation, increased CO₂ conversion as well as selectivity to C₂₊ hydrocarbons. Among V, Cr, Mn and Zn promoters, Zn offered the highest selectivity to C₂–C₄ alkenes. The different episodes involved in the transformation of the catalyst before it reached steady-state were identified, on the co-precipitated catalyst. Using a biomass derived syngas (CO/CO₂/H₂), CO alone took part in hydrogenation. When enriched with H₂, CO₂ was also converted to hydrocarbons. The deactivation of impregnated Fe–K/Al₂O₃ catalyst was found to be due to carbon deposition, whereas that for the precipitated catalyst was due to increase in crystallinity of iron species. The suitability of SiO₂, TiO₂, Al₂O₃, HY and ion exchanged NaY as supports was examined for obtaining high activity and selectivity towards light olefins and C₂₊ hydrocarbons and found Al₂O₃ to be the best support. A comparative study with Co catalysts revealed the advantages of Fe catalysts for hydrocarbon production by F–T synthesis.     

Reduction of NO by C1-C4 hydrocarbons on cation-exchanged zeolites

New data are presented for the reduction of nitric oxide by C₁-C₄ hydrocarbons (alkanes and olefins) on active copper, cerium, and cobalt zeolite catalysts both with and without oxygen in the reaction mixture. The following hydrocarbon reactivity series were obtained. Olefins: C₄H₈ > C₃H₆ > C₂H₄. Alkanes: C₄H₁₀ > C₃H₈ > CH₄.L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 31 Prospekt Nauki, 252039 Kiev, Ukraine. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 238–242, July–August, 1996. Original article submitted September 14, 1995.     

Synthesis of hydrocarbons from CO and H2 in the presence of Co-Ru and Co-Pd catalysts containing aluminum oxide

The influence of additions of 0.1–0.5% Pd or Ru in a 10% Co/Al₂O₃ catalyst on its activity and selectivity in the synthesis of liquid hydrocarbons from CO and H₂ has been studied. It has been shown that the bimetallic systems make it possible to carry out the synthesis of hydrocarbons with a higher extent of conversion of CO and a higher yield of C ₅ ⁺ carbons in comparison with the original Co catalyst. Co-Ru catalysts exhibit exceptionally high selectivity (up to 80%) with respect to the formation of liquid products. It has been demonstrated by temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) that the introduction of Pd an dRu promotes the reduction of Co at lower temperatures and the formation of cobalt aluminates.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 60–64, January, 1992.     

Effects of type of contact between Co/SiO2 and Pd/b on the direct synthesis of isoparaffins from synthesis gas

The effect of addition of Pd/b on the Co/SiO₂ catalyst was studied for F-T reaction. Pd/b could enhance the formation of C₄-C₉ isoparaffins while the Co/SiO₂ catalyst alone gave the products with wide carbon numbers distribution. The reason is the olefins and long-chain normal paraffins from F-T reaction on Co/SiO₂ catalyst form light hydrocarbons containing isoparaffins through the hydrocracking and hydroisomerization on Pd/b. For Co/SiO₂+Pd/b catalyst, the selectivity to isoparaffins depends on the contact conditions. The granular hybrid catalyst is much more selective for isomerization than the powder hybrid catalyst, while the selectivity to CH₄, n-paraffins and olefins is lower than that on the powder hybrid catalyst. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Carbonylation of olefins and alcohols with carbon monoxide in presence of catalyst system: BF3·H2O-liquid SO2

Conclusions The carbonylation of olefins, with branching at the double bond, and of tertiary alcohols with CO at –30° and atmospheric pressure, in the presence of the catalyst system: BF₃· H₂O-liquid SO₂, leads to the formation of mixtures of ,-dialkylalkanoic acids in 79–100°. yield.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2331–2334, October, 1977.