Low-temperature hydrogenation of maleic anhydride to succinic anhydride and γ-butyrolactone over pseudo-boehmite derived alumina supported metal(metal = Cu,Co and Ni) catalysts

The pseudo-boehmite derived alumina supported metal(Cu,Co and Ni) catalysts prepared by the impregnation method were investigated in hydrogenation of maleic anhydride(MA) to succinic anhydride(SA) and γ-butyrolactone.The catalysts were characterized by ICP-AES,N_2 adsorptiondesorption,XRD,H_2-TPR,CO-TPD,dissociative N_2O adsorption and TEM and the results showed that the alumina possessed mesoporous feature and the metal species were well dispersed on the support.Compared to Cu/Al_2O_3 and Co/Al_2O_3,Ni/Al_2O_3 exhibited higher catalytic activity in the MA hydrogenation with 92%selectivity to SA and nearly 100%conversion of MA at 140 °C under 0.5 MPa of H_2 with a weighted hourly space velocity of 2 h ~1(MA).The stability of Ni/Al_2O_3 catalyst was also investigated.     

Cu_(30)Cr_5/碱性氧化铝催化2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶酮加氢(英文)

在2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶酮连续化加氢生成2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶醇的反应中,Cu30Cr5/碱性氧化铝比Cu30Cr5/γ-Al2O3具有更优异的催化性能,反应的转化率和选择性分别高达99.0%和97.2%.N2物理吸附-脱附、X射线光电子能谱、X射线衍射和氨气程序升温脱附结果表明,Cu0作为催化加氢反应的活性中心,在Cu30Cr5/碱性氧化铝中具有更好的分散性,且随着碱性氧化铝的引入,催化剂酸性大幅下降,从而有效抑制副产物2,6-二甲基-4-庚酮的生成,因而产物2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶醇的选择性显著提高.     

State of supported rhodium nanoparticles for methane catalytic partial oxidation (CPO): FT-IR studies

The effect of pretreatments as well as of rhodium precursor and of the support over the morphology of Rh nanoparticles were investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy of adsorbed CO. Over a Rh/alumina catalyst, both metallic Rh particles, characterized by IR bands in the range 2070-2060 cm-1 and 1820-1850 cm-1, and highly dispersed rhodium species, characterized by symmetric and asymmetric stretching bands of RhI(CO)2 gem-dicarbonyl species, are present. Their relative amount changes following pretreatments with gaseous mixtures, representative of the catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) reaction process. The Rh metal particle fraction decreases with respect to the Rh highly dispersed fraction in the order CO approximately CO/H2 > CH4/H2O, CH4/O2 > CH4 > H2. The metal particle dimensions decrease in the order CH4/O2 > H2 > CH4/H2O > CO > CO/H2. Grafting from a carbonyl rhodium complex also increases the amount and the dimensions of Rh0 particles at the catalyst surface. Increasing the ratio (extended rhodium metal particles/highly dispersed Rh species) allows a shorter conditioning process. The surface reconstruction phenomena going on during catalytic activity are related to this effect.     

AHTD法铜基催化剂中氧化铝的作用

由合成气催化合成甲醇是重要的工业过程,其中使用的Cu/Zn/Al催化剂一直是人们广泛研究的对象,这种催化剂常由金属硝酸盐用NaHCO_3(或Na_2CO_3)在一定的pH值下沉淀生成金属复合碳酸盐,再加热分解成氧化物制得。该法步骤繁琐,耗时多。本文采用雾化高温分解法(Aerosol High Temperature Decomposition,简称AHTD法)扶金属硝酸盐一步制得催化剂氧化物,并研究了Cu/Zn/Al催化剂中Al_2O_3对催化活性、表面性质的影响。     

Effect of size of catalytically active phases in the dehydrogenation of alcohols and the challenging selective oxidation of hydrocarbons

The size of the active phase is one of the most important factors in determining the catalytic behaviour of a heterogeneous catalyst. This Feature Article focuses on the size effects in two types of reactions, i.e., the metal nanoparticle-catalysed dehydrogenation of alcohols and the metal oxide nanocluster-catalysed selective oxidation of hydrocarbons (including the selective oxidation of methane and ethane and the epoxidation of propylene). For Pd or Au nanoparticle-catalysed oxidative or non-oxidative dehydrogenation of alcohols, the size of metal nanoparticles mainly controls the catalytic activity by affecting the activation of reactants (either alcohol or O(2)). The size of oxidic molybdenum species loaded on SBA-15 determines not only the activity but also the selectivity of oxygenates in the selective oxidation of ethane; highly dispersed molybdenum species are suitable for acetaldehyde formation, while molybdenum oxide nanoparticles exhibit higher formaldehyde selectivity. Cu(II) and Fe(III) isolated on mesoporous silica are highly efficient for the selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde, while the corresponding oxide clusters mainly catalyse the complete oxidation of methane. The lattice oxygen in iron or copper oxide clusters is responsible for the complete oxidation, while the isolated Cu(I) or Fe(II) generated during the reaction can activate molecular oxygen forming active oxygen species for the selective oxidation of methane. Highly dispersed Cu(I) and Fe(II) species also function for the epoxidation of propylene by O(2) and N(2)O, respectively. Alkali metal ions work as promoters for the epoxidation of propylene by enhancing the dispersion of copper or iron species and weakening the acidity.     

TPR, TPO, and TPD examinations of Cu0.15Ce0.85O(2-y) mixed oxides prepared by co-precipitation, by the sol-gel peroxide route, and by citric acid-assisted synthesis

Temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), oxidation (TPO), and desorption (TPD) studies were performed on three copper-ceria mixed oxide samples having the same nominal composition, Cu0.15Ce0.85O(2-y), but prepared in three different ways: by co-precipitation, the sol-gel peroxide route, and the sol-gel citric acid route. The obtained results reveal that despite a drastic initial drop in specific surface area after consecutive redox cycles, the hydrogen consumption remains constant. This is because CuO is highly dispersed over the surface of CeO2 nanocrystallites and remains highly dispersed even after the agglomeration of CeO2 nanocrystallites in a denser secondary structure. The dispersed CuO is reduced to Cu(0) during the TPR, forming agglomerated metal particles on the surface of partially reduced CeO2. However, after subsequent temperature-programmed oxidation all the Cu(0) is oxidized back into CuO and redispersed over the CeO2 crystallites.     

Characterization and reactivity of copper oxide catalysts supported on TiO2-ZrO2

A series of copper catalysts supported on TiO2-ZrO2 with copper loading varying from 1.0 to 21.6 wt % were prepared by a wet impregnation method. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (ESR), temperature programmed reduction (TPR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area measurements. Copper dispersion and metal area were determined by N2O decomposition by the passivation method. XRD results suggest that the copper oxide is present in a highly dispersed amorphous state at copper loadings <16.8 wt % in the sample and as a crystalline CuO phase at higher Cu loadings. Copper dispersion increases with Cu loading up to 5.1 wt % and levels off at higher loadings. The XPS peak intensity ratios of Cu 2p(3/2)/Ti 2p(3/2) and Cu 2p(3/2)/Zr 3d(5/2) were compared with the copper dispersion calculated from N2O decomposition. ESR results suggest the presence of two types of copper species on the TiO2-ZrO2 support. TPR profiles reveal the presence of highly dispersed copper oxide at lower temperatures and bulk CuO at higher temperatures. The catalytic properties were evaluated for the vapor-phase dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone and related to the dispersion of Cu on TiO2-ZrO2.     

Uniformly carbon-covered alumina and its surface characteristics

Uniformly carbon-covered alumina (CCA) was prepared via the carbonization of sucrose highly dispersed on the alumina surface. The CCA samples were characterized by XRD, XPS, DTA-TG, UV Raman, nitrogen adsorption experiments at 77 K, and rhodamine B (RB) adsorption in aqueous media. UV Raman spectra indicated that the carbon species formed were probably conjugated olefinic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which can be considered molecular subunits of a graphitic plane. The N(2) adsorption isotherms, pore size distributions, and XPS results indicated that carbon was uniformly dispersed on the alumina surface in the as-prepared CCA. The carbon coverage and number of carbon layers in CCA could be controlled by the tuning of the sucrose content in the precursor and impregnation times. RB adsorption isotherms suggested that the monolayer adsorption capacity of RB on alumina increased drastically for the sample with uniformly dispersed carbon. The as-prepared CCA possessed the texture of alumina and the surface properties of carbon or both carbon and alumina depending on the carbon coverage.     

Thermal and FTIR characterization of Cu/Si-Al and Cu-zeolite catalysts

Summary Thermal and FTIR studies on Cu/Si-Al by sol-gel and Cu/zeolite catalysts are compared by determining the effect of alumina and Cu incorporation into a SiO₂-Al₂O₃ and zeolite base support matrix. Hydroxyl groups formed during hydrolysis are more stable as the amount of alumina increases in the matrix. A proposed mechanism for metal incorporation involving the effect of alumina incorporation into the matrix is presented. This mechanism may explain the formation of different Cu-based structures.     

Experimental and theoretical studies of carbon monoxide oxidation over W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides: the effect of W addition

It is a significant method to prepare highly dispersed polymetallic oxides using in-situ doping metal organic frameworks as precursors. Herein, a series of straw-like W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides were prepared by using phosphotungstic ionic liquid@Ce-based metal organic framework adsorbing with copper acetylacetonate as precursors. The effect of W content on catalytic activity of W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides for carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation was well-investigated. Comprehensive characterization methods and density functional theory calculations were adopted to reveal the property changes of Cu/CeO₂ catalyst by the addition of W. The results demonstrated that W, Cu, and Ce are highly dispersed in the prepared W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides, and adding proper amount of W can improve the activity of the catalyst. H₂ temperature-program reduction profiles, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations clearly revealed that after the addition of W, the strength of Ce-O bond is weakened, the oxygen vacancy is increased, and the adsorption of CO is enhanced, respectively, which are vital reasons for its high catalytic activity. In addition, the CO oxidation reaction pathway over prepared W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides based on the Mars-van Krevelen mechanism was studied, and the results exhibited that CO can wrest the lattice oxygen of W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides to form CO₂, which is also proved to be the rate-determining step in reaction process.     

In Situ Generation and Stabilization of Accessible Cu/Cu2O Heterojunctions inside Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient Catalysis

Heterostructural metal/metal oxides are the very promising substituents of noble‐metal catalysts; however, generation and further stabilization of accessible metal/metal oxide heterojunctions are very difficult. A strategy to encapsulate and stabilize Cu/Cu₂O nanojunctions in porous organic frameworks in situ is developed by tuning the acrylate contents in copper‐based metal–organic frameworks (Cu‐MOFs) and the pyrolytic conditions. The acrylate groups play important roles on improving the polymerization degree of organic frameworks and generating and stabilizing highly dispersed and accessible Cu/Cu₂O heteronanojunctions. As a result, pyrolysis of the MOF ZJU‐199, consisting of three acrylates per ligand, generates abundant heterostructural Cu/Cu₂O discrete domains inside porous organic matrices at 350 °C, demonstrating excellent catalytic properties in liquid‐phase hydrogenation of furfural into furfuryl alcohol, which are much superior to the non‐noble metal‐based catalysts.     

Highly dispersed copper/ppm palladium nanoparticles as novel magnetically recoverable catalyst for Suzuki reaction under aqueous conditions at room temperature

An efficient procedure based on arginine‐modified Fe₃O₄@carbon magnetic nanoparticles (FCA MNPs) with highly dispersed copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) and 92.8 ppm of Pd is reported for room temperature Suzuki reaction. For enhancing the activity of this Cu‐based heterogeneous catalyst, special arginine amino acid as a ligand with high content of heteroatoms was immobilized onto the Fe₃O₄@carbon MNPs to increase the electron density. Cu(II) ions were then loaded on the surface of the FCA MNPs and reduced to achieve uniformly dispersed Cu NPs. An aqueous mixture of metal hydroxides such as KOH, Ba(OH)₂, Ca(OH)₂, Mg(OH)₂ as a green, non‐toxic and basic medium was used for the Suzuki reaction at room temperature. This catalyst could also be recovered and reused with no loss of activity over six successful runs.     

A Surface Coordination Network Based on Copper Adatom Trimers

Surface coordination networks formed by co‐adsorption of metal atoms and organic ligands have interesting properties, for example regarding catalysis and data storage. Surface coordination networks studied to date have typically been based on single metal atom centers. The formation of a novel surface coordination network is now demonstrated that is based on network nodes in the form of clusters consisting of three Cu adatoms. The network forms by deposition of tetrahydroxybenzene (THB) on Cu(111) under UHV conditions. As shown from a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations, all four hydroxy groups of THB dehydrogenate upon thermal activation at 440 K. This highly reactive ligand binds to Cu adatom trimers, which are resolved by high‐resolution STM. The network creates an ordered array of mono‐dispersed metal clusters constituting a two‐dimensional analogue of metal–organic frameworks.     

Comparative Study of CuO Species on CuO/Al2O3, CuO/CeO-Al2O3 andCuO/La2O-Al2O3 Catalysts for CO Oxidation

CuO/Al2O3, CuO/CeO2-Al2O3, and CuO/La2O3-Al2O3 (denoted as Cu/Al, Cu/CeAl, and Cu/LaAl) catalysts were prepared by an impregnation method. CuO species and CuO/Al2O3 thermal solid-solid interaction were characterized by in situ XRD, Raman spectroscopy and H2-TPR techniques. For the Cu/Al catalyst, a CuAl2O4 phase exists between the CuO and Al2O3 layer and the CuO phase exists on the surface in both highly dispersed and bulk forms. For the Cu/CeAl catalyst, there is highly dispersed and bulk CuO on the surface, but most of the CuO has transferred into the internal layer of CeO2 as bulk CuO and CuAl2O4. For the Cu/LaAl catalyst, only bulk CuO is present on the surface of the catalyst and no CuAl2O4 is formed. The catalytic activity order for CO oxidation is Cu/CeAl>Cu/Al>Cu/LaAl. The highly dispersed CuO on the catalyst surface may be the active phase for CO oxidation. The results show that the addition of CeO2 not only promotes both the transference of CuO and the formation of CuAl2O4 but also favors the CO oxidation due to the association of highly dispersed CuO with CeO2, while La2O3 hinders the transference of CuO and the formation of CuAl2O4.     

电沉积法制备金属纳米线阵列膜的偏光特性

Metal nanowire array films were prepared by electrodepositing Cu, Ag, Ni, Co and Cu-Ag on porous anodic alumina film. Optical transmittance of both the porous anodic alumina film and metal nanowire array film was measured in the wavelength range of 400---2600 nm under an obliquely incident light. The experimental results show that metal nanowire array films exhibit a prominent polarization function. It was found that optical polarization properties can be improved by choosing suitable kinds of electrodepositing metal, controlling the shape and length of nanowire, and changing the incident angle.     

高分散隔离活性位催化剂中过渡金属离子结构对丙烷选择氧化反应性能的影响

考察了碱金属K修饰的SiO2负载极低含量过渡金属的高分散隔离活性位系列催化剂(K-M/SiO2(n(K)∶n(M)∶n(Si)=10∶1∶1000),M=V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn)的丙烷选择氧化催化性能,并运用UV-Raman和CO2-TPD等方法,对该系列催化剂进行了结构和物化性能表征,探讨了催化剂的表面离子结构与催化反应性能之间的关系。 发现钾修饰的SiO2负载过渡金属高分散隔离活性位催化剂上过渡金属离子的组态结构,对丙烷选择氧化反应性能有重要影响。相对稳定的全充满或无d电子的表面离子结构有利于选择氧化反应进行,而存在多种价态的相对不稳定的离子结构有利于深度氧化的进行。 这一离子结构与丙烷选择氧化催化性能的关系与前期乙烷选择氧化规律相似,进一步说明在高分散隔离活性位催化剂中,过渡金属离子的电子组态结构是影响低碳烷烃选择氧化反应性能的最重要因素。     

基于层状氢氧化物衍生复合氧载体的生物质化学链气化实验研究

通过低饱和共沉淀法合成了类水滑石结构的层状氢氧化物(Layered Double Hydroxide,LDH)前驱体,经煅烧获得衍生Cu/Al/Zn、Cu/Al/Ni、Cu/Al/Ni/Zn高分散复合氧载体。采用XRD、XRF、H2-TPR、SEM及BET等分析手段对氧载体的结构及反应性能进行了表征,并通过固定床反应器开展了氧载体与生物质化学链气化实验。结果表明,合成的三种前驱体都具有典型的水滑石特征衍射峰,且层板稳定。Cu/Al/Zn前驱体层间厚度为0.264 2 nm,Ni2+引入后,层间距减小。前驱体煅烧后形成的复合氧载体中元素含量与制备试剂基本一致。氧载体中Zn、Ni元素的引入可提升Cu O的反应活性,降低H2还原的反应温度,Zn元素与Cu具有更好的协同作用。Cu/Al/Ni/Zn氧载体在固定床化学链气化中具有较好的碳转化率和气体产率,其碳转化率为82.03%。反应后氧载体比表面积为5.995 m2/g,具有较好的可再生性与抗烧结性,是生物质化学链气化反应较为理想的氧载体。     

Highly dispersed Cu supported on mesoporous Al-KIT-6 for oxidative carbonylation of methanol to dimethyl carbonate

Microporous NaY zeolite is a common support of Cu catalysts for oxidative carbonylation of methanol, but the dispersion of Cu species on NaY is usually subjected to its micropore size. Here, ordered mesoporous KIT-6 was employed as the support for Cu catalyst and Al was incorporated into its framework to increase the surface acidity, which eventually improves the surface exchange capacity and Cu dispersion. The evolution of the state of Cu species on KIT-6 was analyzed combined with control of Cu loading. The physicochemical properties of the supports and corresponding catalysts were characterized by N₂ adsorption–desorption, X-ray diffraction, ammonia temperature programmed desorption, Fourier transform infrared spectra, transmission electron microscopy, hydrogen temperature programmed reduction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that mesoporous KIT-6 showed better Cu dispersion than microporous NaY zeolite. Agglomerated CuO, dispersed CuO, and Cu²⁺ are the major Cu species observed on the catalyst surface. The increased surface acidic sites of KIT-6 by Al incorporation promoted the formation of Cu²⁺ and dispersion of CuO. With the increase in Cu loading, the Cu²⁺ content in the catalyst was decreased gradually along with increase in the bulk CuO. It was speculated that some exchanged Cu²⁺ could be transformed into highly dispersed CuO and even bulk CuO after calcination at a high Cu loading. Combined with the catalyst evaluation results, it was deduced that highly dispersed Cu²⁺ and CuO particles play significant roles in catalytic activity. The catalyst Cu/Al-K-10 achieved the highest space time yield of dimethyl carbonate of 135.4 mg/(g·h), which is 2.7 times the Cu/K-10 owing to its more dispersed Cu species. This laid the basis for preparing highly dispersed Cu species on mesoporous silica supports.     

Dispersion Science of Nanocrystalline Particles

This paper presents two experiment phenomena of nanocrystalline particles. One is the dispersion of rare earth element on the surface of transition metal particles by hydrogen arc plasma method, the other is that nanocrystalline metal particles were dispersed into the pores of alumina: The dispersion mechanism was discussed     

热解蔗糖/γ-氧化铝制备碳均匀覆盖的碳/氧化铝复合材料

碳/氧化铝复合材料（CCA）作为催化剂载体或吸附剂具有广泛用途.在文献报道中,大部分的碳-氧化铝复合材料是通过热解气相碳氢化合物制得的,这样在氧化铝表面覆盖的碳通常是不均匀的.本文提出了一个操作简便,且重复性高的新方法来制备碳均匀覆盖的碳/氧化铝复合材料——热解均匀分散在氧化铝表面的蔗糖.在这种复合材料中,碳层厚度可控制为一个石墨单层的厚度,且碳的覆盖度及层数可以通过改变浸渍的蔗糖量及浸渍次数来进行调控.