Quantitative determination of the speciation of surface vanadium oxides and their catalytic activity

A quantitative method based on UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) was developed that allows determination of the fraction of monomeric and polymeric VO(x) species that are present in vanadate materials. This new quantitative method allows determination of the distribution of monomeric and polymeric surface VO(x) species present in dehydrated supported V(2)O(5)/SiO(2), V(2)O(5)/Al(2)O(3), and V(2)O(5)/ZrO(2) catalysts below monolayer surface coverage when V(2)O(5) nanoparticles are not present. Isolated surface VO(x) species are exclusively present at low surface vanadia coverage on all the dehydrated oxide supports. However, polymeric surface VO(x) species are also present on the dehydrated Al(2)O(3) and ZrO(2) supports at intermediate surface coverage and the polymeric chains are the dominant surface vanadia species at monolayer surface coverage. The propane oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) turnover frequency (TOF) values are essentially indistinguishable for the isolated and polymeric surface VO(x) species on the same oxide support, and are also not affected by the Br?nsted acidity or reducibility of the surface VO(x) species. The propane ODH TOF, however, varies by more than an order of magnitude with the specific oxide support (ZrO(2) > Al(2)O(3) > SiO(2)) for both the isolated and polymeric surface VO(x) species. These new findings reveal that the support cation is a potent ligand that directly influences the reactivity of the bridging V-O-support bond, the catalytic active site, by controlling its basic character with the support electronegativity. These new fundamental insights about polymerization extent of surface vanadia species on SiO(2), Al(2)O(3), and ZrO(2) are also applicable to other supported vanadia catalysts (e.g., CeO(2), TiO(2), Nb(2)O(5)) as well as other supported metal oxide (e.g., CrO(3), MoO(3), WO(3)) catalyst systems.     

纳米CeO2基固溶体催化柴油机碳颗粒物燃烧性能

采用柠檬酸溶胶鄄凝胶法制备CeO2基固溶体催化剂(Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-δ、Ce0.7Pr0.3O2-δ和Ce0.7Gd0.3O2-δ), 并考察了固溶体和三种常用载体(TiO2、SiO2和Al2O3)及其负载KNO3后的催化碳黑燃烧活性. 结果表明, CeO2基固溶体催化剂具有很高的催化燃烧活性, 其活性接近TiO2、SiO2和Al2O3负载30%KNO3催化剂的活性. 因为纳米CeO2基固溶体的形成, 提高了催化剂的抗烧结能力, 使氧更活泼, 从而提高氧化还原性能, 有利于碳颗粒燃烧. 由于CeO2基固溶体本身的高活性, 因此KNO3的添加不能明显提高CeO2基固溶体催化剂(尤其是Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-δ和Ce0.7Pr0.3O2-δ)的催化燃烧活性, 但KNO3能显著提高TiO2, SiO2和Al2O3的催化燃烧活性.     

Atomic XAFS as a tool to probe the reactivity of metal oxide catalysts: quantifying metal oxide support effects

The potential of atomic XAFS (AXAFS) to directly probe the catalytic performances of a set of supported metal oxide catalysts has been explored for the first time. For this purpose, a series of 1 wt % supported vanadium oxide catalysts have been prepared differing in their oxidic support material (SiO2, Al2O3, Nb2O5, and ZrO2). Previous characterization results have shown that these catalysts contain the same molecular structure on all supports, i.e., a monomeric VO4 species. It was found that the catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde and the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene increases in the order SiO2 < Al2O3 < Nb2O5 < ZrO2. The opposite trend was observed for the dehydrogenation of propane to propene in the absence of oxygen. Interestingly, the intensity of the Fourier transform AXAFS peak decreases in the same order. This can be interpreted by an increase in the binding energy of the vanadium valence orbitals when the ionicity of the support (increasing electron charge on the support oxygen atoms) increases. Moreover, detailed EXAFS analysis shows a systematic decrease of the V-Ob(-M(support)) and an increase of a the V-O(H) bond length, when going from SiO2 to ZrO2. This implies a more reactive OH group for ZrO2, in line with the catalytic data. These results show that the electronic structure and consequently the catalytic behavior of the VO4 cluster depend on the ionicity of the support oxide. These results demonstrate that AXAFS spectroscopy can be used to understand and predict the catalytic performances of supported metal oxide catalysts. Furthermore, it enables the user to gather quantitative insight in metal oxide support interactions.     

The adsorption and reaction of a titanate coupling reagent on the surfaces of different nanoparticles in supercritical CO2

The adsorption and reaction in supercritical CO2 of the titanate coupling reagent NDZ-201 on the surfaces of seven metal oxide particles, SiO2, Al2O3, ZrO2, TiO2 (anatase), TiO2 (rutile), Fe2O3, and Fe3O4, was investigated. FTIR and TG analysis indicated that the adsorption and reaction were different on different particle surfaces. On SiO2 and Al2O3 particles, there was a chemical reaction of the titanate coupling reagent on the surfaces. On the surfaces of ZrO2 and TiO2 (anatase) particles, there were two kinds of adsorption, weak and strong adsorption. On the surfaces of TiO2 (rutile), Fe2O3, and Fe3O4 particles, there was only weak adsorption. The acidity or basicity of the OH groups on the particle surface was the key factor that determined if a surface reaction occurred. When the OH groups were acidic, the titanate coupling reagent reacted with these, but otherwise, there was no reaction. The surface density of OH groups on the original particles and the amount of titanate coupling reagent adsorbed and reacted were estimated from TG analysis. The reactivity of the surface OH groups of Al2O3 particles was higher than that of the SiO2 particles.     

Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O超导体与氧化物衬底材料的反应性估计

测定了一系列氧化物的电子结合能，显示了铋系超导体与二元氧化物衬底材料的化学反应性可以用固态酸碱反应理论来描述，其反应性大小除了可以用衬底氧化物的酸碱参数估计以外，还可以用衬底氧化物氧离子的内层电子结合能估计．     

负载型Cu-Mn-Ce催化剂燃烧VOCs反应的载体效应

以MgO,Al2O3,SiO2,TiO2和ZrO2为载体,采用浸渍法制备了负载型Cu-Mn-Ce(CMC)三元复合氧化物催化剂,并用TG,XRD,BET和H2-TPR对催化剂进行了表征,以甲苯和丙酮催化燃烧为模型反应,考察了该催化剂的催化活性。结果表明,纯CMC催化剂的铈基固溶体结构表现出优良的催化活性,当CMC负载在SiO2和Al2O3上后,其大比表面积和表面羟基均不利于CMC活性固溶体结构的形成,另外Mn,Cu等过渡金属与MgO载体发生相互作用而破坏了CMC的活性结构。TiO2和ZrO2则较好地保持了CMC活性固溶体的结构,并显著提高了CMC催化剂的高温热稳定性。     

Drastic increase of selectivity for H2O2 formation in direct oxidation of H2 to H2O2 over supported Pd catalysts due to their bromination

Incorporation of bromide anions (1.0 wt%) in supported Pd catalysts (viz. Pd supported on Al2O3, ZrO2, SiO2, H-beta or Ga2O3) leads to a drastic increase in their selectivity for H2O2 formation in the direct oxidation of H2 to H2O2 by O2(at room temperature) in an aqueous acidic (0.03 M H3PO4) reaction medium; the selectivity increase is accompanied by a large decrease in the H2O2 decomposition activity of the catalysts.     

负载型铈基催化剂在NH3-SCR反应中的载体效应

近年来,氨-选择催化还原(NH3-SCR)技术被公认为是控制燃煤烟气和柴油车尾气氮氧化物(NOx)排放的最有效手段之一.V2O5-WO3/TiO2和V2O5-MoO3/TiO2催化剂在300–400°C范围内表现出优异的脱硝性能和抗H2O和SO2中毒性能,因而被广泛用于NH3-SCR过程.然而,钒基催化剂存在一些缺点,如氧化SO2到SO3的活性较高、高温下将部分NH3非选择性地氧化成N2O、V2O5具有生物毒性等.因此,非钒基脱硝催化剂的研制引起人们越来越多的关注.二氧化铈(CeO2)因具有氧化还原性能优异、储/释氧能力强和Ce3+/Ce4+转换容易等优点而广泛用于NH3-SCR反应.然而,单纯CeO2的脱硝性能并不理想.研究表明,将CeO2制备成铈基复合金属氧化物催化剂和负载型铈基催化剂可显著提高其在NH3-SCR反应中的催化性能.尤其是负载型铈基催化剂由于催化性能优异、比表面积大、热稳定性高及活性组分用量少而成为研究热点.众所周知,对于负载型金属氧化物催化剂,载体并不只是惰性材料,它会显著影响表面负载组分的物理化学性质和催化性能.因此,关于载体与组分间相互作用的研究常见诸报道.但是,对于负载型铈基催化剂,具有不同晶相结构的载体对其理化性质和NH3-SCR催化性能的影响规律尚不明晰.此外,SiO2,γ-Al2O3,ZrO2和TiO2是工业上常用的四种催化剂载体,它们具有不同的晶相结构和应用场合,究竟哪一个最适合作为负载型铈基催化剂的载体用于NH3-SCR反应尚无定论.因此,为了阐明负载型铈基催化剂在NH3-SCR反应中的载体效应,筛选出最佳的催化剂载体,我们首先采用溶胶-凝胶法和沉淀法合成了SiO2,γ-Al2O3,ZrO2和TiO2四个载体,再通过浸渍法制备了一系列负载型铈基催化剂(CeO2/SiO2,CeO2/γ-Al2O3,CeO2/ZrO2和CeO2/TiO2)用于NH3-SCR反应.并借助于X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、比表面积测定(BET)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、氢气-程序升温还原(H2-TPR)以及氨气-程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)等表征手段对上述载体和催化剂进行了较为全面的分析.研究结果表明,这些负载型铈基催化剂的理化性质和脱硝性能强烈地依赖于催化剂载体.首先,CeO2/γ-Al2O3催化剂的表面Ce3+含量明显大于CeO2/SiO2,CeO2/ZrO2和CeO2/TiO2催化剂,有利于氧空位的产生以促进NO分子的解离,进而导致优异的NH3-SCR反应性能.其次,CeO2/γ-Al2O3催化剂具有最佳的还原性能,有利于NO氧化为NO2,进而通过"快速NH3-SCR"途径提升其催化性能.再者,CeO2/γ-Al2O3催化剂表面酸性位最多,能够促进反应物NH3分子的吸附与活化,从而提高脱硝性能.最后,CeO2/γ-Al2O3催化剂在H2O和SO2存在的条件下同样表现出最佳的催化性能,表明其有望用于实际燃煤烟气脱硝.     

Adsorption of 2-chloropyridine on oxides--an infrared spectroscopic study

The adsorption of 2-chloropyridine on SiO(2), TiO(2), ZrO(2), SiO(2)-Al(2)O(3) and H-mordenite has been studied by IR spectroscopy. The different modes of interaction with oxide surfaces, i.e. hydrogen-bonding and adsorption at Br?nsted or Lewis acid sites, was modelled by ab initio calculations at the B3LYP/DZ+(d) level. Adsorption on SiO(2) results in hydrogen bonding to surface hydroxyl groups, whereas the spectra obtained following adsorption on TiO(2) and ZrO(2) display evidence for electron transfer at Lewis acidic surface sites. Protonation of 2-chloropyridine at Br?nsted acidic sites was detected only for adsorption on SiO(2)-Al(2)O(3) and H-mordenite, indicating the presence of Br?nsted acidic sites on these oxide surfaces with pK(a) values 相似文献   

COx-Free Hydrogen and Carbon Nanofibers Produced from Direct Decomposition of Methane on Nickel-Based Catalysts

Direct decomposition of methane was carried out using a fixed-bed reactor at 700℃for the production of COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers. The catalytic performance of NiO-M/SiO2 catalysts (where M=AgO, CoO, CuO, FeO, MnOx and MoO) in methane decomposition was investigated. The experimental results indicate that among the tested catalysts, NiO/SiO2 promoted with CuO give the highest hydrogen yield. In addition, the examination of the most suitable catalyst support, including Al2O3, CeO2, La2O3, SiO2, and TiO2, shows that the decomposition of methane over NiO-CuO favors SiO2 support. Furthermore, the optimum ratio of NiO to CuO on SiO2 support for methane decomposition was determined. The experimental results show that the optimum weight ratio of NiO to CuO fell at 8:2 (w/w) since the highest yield of hydrogen was obtained over this catalyst.     

Interfacial electron transfer on cytochrome-c sensitised conformally coated mesoporous TiO2 films

Hybrid protein films incorporating Cyt-c immobilized on TiO(2) films were prepared and characterised optically with UV-visible spectroscopy and electrochemically with cyclic voltammetry, and their conductivity properties were studied in detail. In addition the effects of a thin overlayer coating of a second metal oxide such as SiO(2), Al(2)O(3), ZrO(2) and MgO(2) were studied and the effects over the electrochemical properties of the hybrid working electrodes were discussed.     

助剂对超细CuO－ZnO－SiO_2催化剂性质和CO_2加氢反应性能的影响

研究了９种助剂对用于ＣＯ２加氢反应的超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂性能的影响，并进行了ＸＲＤ和ＴＰＲ表征．结果表明，助剂影响超细催化剂的性质和催化性能，ＴｉＯ２、ＣｅＯ２、ＭｇＯ和Ｌａ２Ｏ３是ＣＯ２加氢合成甲醇的超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂体系的优良助剂．在含有不同助剂的ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂体系内存在ＣｕＯ和ＺｎＯ晶相，但除ＣｅＯ２以外，其它的助剂都可能以微晶或无定型的形式存在．ＴＰＲ研究表明，添加的助剂除ＣｅＯ２以外，都使超细ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂的还原温度提高，而且助剂对ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂活性的影响，按照助剂对ＣｕＯ－ＺｎＯ－ＳｉＯ２催化剂还原温度的影响进行了探讨     

负载型氧化锆催化剂上甲醇脱氢制甲醛

甲醇在无氧条件下脱氢,可以制得含水量极低的甲醛。在上述反应中,主要采用以硅胶为载体的负载型氧化物催化剂,其中以周期表ⅠB和ⅡB族金属,如铜、银或锌为主要组分。这些金属的氧化物在高温下易还原、烧结和表面积炭而使催化剂失活。添加P,S,Se或Te等组分作为助催化剂,在一定程度上可以改善催化性能。最近的发展倾向是采用非负载的碱金属盐作为催化剂,如Na_2CO_3,Na_2MoO_4,或Na_xLi_(1-x)AlO_2(0≤x≤1)。这类催化剂要求过高的反应温度,如高于650℃,甚至900℃条件下使用。     

GAS-PHASE PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION OF CHCl CCl_2 AND Ph Me BY SUPPORTED TITANIA

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Elucidation of the molecular structure of hydrated vanadium oxide species by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: correlation between the V...V coordination number and distance and the point of zero charge of the support oxide

The effect of the point of zero charge (PZC) of the support oxide (Al(2)O(3), Nb(2)O(5), SiO(2) and ZrO(2)) on the molecular structure of hydrated vanadium oxide species has been investigated with EXAFS spectroscopy for low-loaded vanadium oxide catalysts. It was found that the degree of clustering (i.e., the V[dot dot dot]V coordination number) and the V...V distance increase with decreasing PZC of the support oxide; i.e., Al(2)O(3) (8.7) < ZrO(2) (7) < Nb(2)O(5) (3.3) < SiO(2) (2). Upon hydration the silica-supported vanadium oxide exhibited a clear alteration in the position of the oxygen atoms surrounding the central vanadium atom and the number of oxygen atoms around vanadium increased to five. In contrast, only minor changes in the molecular structure were detected for the alumina-, niobia- and zirconia-supported vanadium oxide catalysts. Based on a detailed analysis of the EXAFS data a semi-quantitative distribution of vanadium oxide species present on the surface of the different support oxides can be obtained, which is in good agreement with earlier characterization studies primarily making use of Raman spectroscopy.     

Interaction of Al2O3 and CeO2 surfaces with SO2 and SO2 + O2 studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

The interaction of Al2O3 and CeO2 thin films with sulfur dioxide (2.5 mbar) or with mixtures of SO2 with O2 (5 mbar) at various temperatures (30-400 degrees C) was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The analysis of temperature-induced transformations of S2p spectra allowed us to identify sulfite and sulfate species and determine the conditions of their formation on the oxide surfaces. Sulfite ions, SO3(2-), which are characterized by the S2p(3/2) binding energy (BE) of approximately 167.5 eV, were shown to be formed during the interaction of the oxide films with pure SO2 at temperatures < or =200 degrees C, whereas sulfate ions, SO4(2-), with BE (S2p(3/2)) approximately 169 eV were produced at temperatures > or =300 degrees C. The formation of both the sulfite and sulfate species proceeds more efficiently in the case of CeO2. The addition of oxygen to SO2 suppresses the formation of the sulfite species on both oxides and facilitates the formation of the sulfate species. Again, this enhancement is more significant for the CeO2 film than for the Al2O3 one. The sulfation of the CeO2 film is accompanied by a reduction of Ce(IV) ions to Ce(III) ones, both in the absence and in the presence of oxygen. It has been concluded that the amount of the sulfates on the CeO2 surface treated with the SO2 + O2 mixture at > or =300 degrees C corresponds to the formation of a 3D phase of the Ce(III) sulfate. The sulfation of Al2O3 is limited by the surface of the oxide film.     

Investigations of V(2)O(5)-based LPG sensors

Sensor characteristics of V(2)O(5) dispersed on oxide supports such as Al(2)O(3), TiO(2) and ZrO(2) with respect to various gases and vapours including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have been investigated. Of all the systems studied, 20 mol% V(2)O(5) dispersed on ZrO(2) shows the highest sensitivity for LPG, the log sensitivity-log concentration (in ppm) plots being linear up to 1000 ppm or more. The sensitivity is not affected by humidity or recycling. Addition of P(2)O(5) to V(2)O(5) however destroys the sensitivity. Considering all aspects, 20 mol% V(2)O(5)/ZrO(2) is suggested for use as a practical LPG sensor. ESR spectroscopy indicates the formation of V(4+) species on exposure of V(2)O(5)/ZrO(2) or TiO(2) to LPG. In-situ high-temperature x-ray diffraction measurements show the formation of an unusual monoclinic form of VO(2) on exposure to LPG at 625 K which gets oxidized back to V(2)O(5) on exposure to air.     

Control of charge recombination dynamics in dye sensitized solar cells by the use of conformally deposited metal oxide blocking layers

We report herein a methodology for conformally coating nanocrystalline TiO2 films with a thin overlayer of a second metal oxide. SiO2, Al2O3, and ZrO2 overlayers were fabricated by dipping mesoporous, nanocrystalline TiO2 films in organic solutions of their respective alkoxides, followed by sintering at 435 degrees C. These three metal oxide overlayers are shown in all cases to act as barrier layers for interfacial electron transfer processes. However, experimental measurements of film electron density and interfacial charge recombination dynamics under applied negative bias were vary significantly for the overlayers. A good correlation was observed between these observations and the point of zero charge of the different metal oxides. On this basis, it is found that the most basic overlayer coating, Al2O3 (pzc = 9.2), is optimal for retarding interfacial recombination losses under negative applied bias. These observations show good correlation with current/voltage analyses of dye sensitized solar cell fabricated from these films, with the Al2O3 resulting in an increase in V(oc) of up to 50 mV and a 35% improvement in overall device efficiency. These observations are discussed and compared with an alternative TiCl4 posttreatment of nanocrystalline TiO2 films with regard to optimizing device efficiency.     

Synthesis of aluminium borate-boron oxide and binary titanium-boron and zirconium-boron oxides from metal alkoxides and (MeO)3B3O3 in non-aqueous solvents

The reaction of metal alkoxides M(OR)4 (M = Ti, Zr; R = organyl) with (MeO)3B3O3 (1 : 0.67) in dry propan-2-one at room temperature led to gels which when dried and calcined in air for 24 h at 500-1000 degrees C afforded bi-phased mixed-oxide materials formulated as 4TiO2 x 3B2O3 and ZrO2 x B2O3 in high ceramic yields and purity; the B2O3 phases of these materials were amorphous. The materials remained amorphous upon calcination at lower temperatures. The TiO2 phase of the 4TiO2 x 3B2O3 was crystalline when calcined at higher temperatures with either anatase (600 degrees C) or rutile (>800 degrees C) being obtained. The ZrO2 phase of the ZrO2 x B2O3 was crystalline when calcined at higher temperatures and was obtained as a metastable tetragonal phase (<700 degrees C) or baddeleylite (>800 degrees C). In a similar reaction, Al(O(i)Pr)3 (2 : 1) gave a bi-phased aluminium borate-boron oxide (Al18B4O(33).7B2O3) after calcination at >700 degrees C. The dried gels and oxide materials were all characterized by elemental analysis, TGA-DSC, and powder XRD.     

Structural characterization of nanosized CeO(2)-SiO(2), CeO(2)-TiO(2), and CeO(2)-ZrO(2) catalysts by XRD, Raman, and HREM techniques

Structural characteristics of nanosized ceria-silica, ceria-titania, and ceria-zirconia mixed oxide catalysts have been investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, BET surface area, thermogravimetry, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HREM). The effect of support oxides on the crystal modification of ceria cubic lattice was mainly focused. The investigated oxides were obtained by soft chemical routes with ultrahighly dilute solutions and were subjected to thermal treatments from 773 to 1073 K. The XRD results suggest that the CeO(2)-SiO(2) sample primarily consists of nanocrystalline CeO(2) on the amorphous SiO(2) surface. Both crystalline CeO(2) and TiO(2) anatase phases were noted in the case of CeO(2)-TiO(2) sample. Formation of cubic Ce(0.75)Zr(0.25)O(2) and Ce(0.6)Zr(0.4)O(2) (at 1073 K) were observed in the case of the CeO(2)-ZrO(2) sample. Raman measurements disclose the fluorite structure of ceria and the presence of oxygen vacancies/Ce(3+). The HREM results reveal well-dispersed CeO(2) nanocrystals over the amorphous SiO(2) matrix in the cases of CeO(2)-SiO(2), isolated CeO(2), and TiO(2) (anatase) nanocrystals, some overlapping regions in the case of CeO(2)-TiO(2), and nanosized CeO(2) and Ce-Zr oxides in the case of CeO(2)-ZrO(2) sample. The exact structural features of these crystals as determined by digital diffraction analysis of HREM experimental images reveal that the CeO(2) is mainly in cubic fluorite geometry. The oxygen storage capacity (OSC) as determined by thermogravimetry reveals that the OSC of the mixed oxide systems is more than that of pure CeO(2) and is system dependent.