Supported CuO/Ce1−x Zr x O2 catalysts for the preferential oxidation of CO in H2-rich gases

The catalytic properties of CuO supported on ceria or ceria-zirconia mixed oxides have been investigated in the preferential oxidation of CO in H₂-rich gases. CuO/CeO₂ shows very high activity towards the oxidation of CO with a light-off temperature of about 70°C. This catalyst is very selective for the oxidation of CO rather than of H₂ in the low temperature region (70–120°C), while at higher temperatures, the oxidation of hydrogen begins, causing of a maximum of CO conversion to arise with increasing temperature. Published in Russian in Kinetika i Kataliz, 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 779–787. This article was submitted by the authors in English.     

Oxygen States in Oxides with a Perovskite Structure and Their Catalytic Activity in Complete Oxidation Reactions: System La1 – x Ca x FeO3 – y (x = 0–1)

Oxygen states in the La_{1 – x} Ca _x FeO_{3 – y} perovskites prepared using different procedures are studied by temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). Results are compared to data on the catalytic activity in the oxidation of methane and carbon monoxide. The activity of the samples in the CO and CH₄ oxidation over a wide temperature range (200–600°C) is shown to correlate with the amount of reactive surface and subsurface oxygen removable during TPR below 420°C. These oxygen states in the samples of the La_{1 – x} Ca _x FeO_{3 – y} series can be associated with the domain or intergrain boundaries. No correlation is found between the amount of lattice oxygen removable during TPR and the activity of the La_{1 – x} Ca _x FeO_{3 – y} samples in the complete oxidation of methane at temperatures of 450–600°C. It is suggested that catalytic complete oxidation is determined by the most reactive surface and subsurface oxygen states located at the interphase boundaries, whereas the lattice oxygen does not participate in these reactions.     

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.     

Thermal oxidation of poly(1-trimethylsilylprop-1-yne) studied by IR spectroscopy

Thermal oxidation of poly(1-trimethylsilylprop-1-yne) was studied by IR spectroscopy in the 20—245 °C temperature interval. In the 20—160 °C temperature range, the reaction proceeds predominantly at the C—Me group as revealed by the decrease in the intensity of the bands of the methyl group bound to the C atom and the appearance of the bands of the hydroperoxide and methylene groups. The decomposition of hydroperoxides produces aldehydes and ethers. At 160—200 °C, oxidation occurs via two routes: at the C—Me and C=C groups, while the Me₃Si group remains unchanged. At 230—240 °C, the rate of the reaction occurring at the C=C bond is higher than the rates of the processes involving the MeC and Me₃Si groups. The relative content of the structural units was calculated for the samples oxidized at different temperatures. Plausible mechanisms of thermal oxidation of poly(1-trimethylsilylprop-1-yne) were considered on the basis of the data obtained.     

CTAB assisted hydrothermal synthesis, controlled conversion and CO oxidation properties of CeO2 nanoplates, nanotubes, and nanorods

In this work, CeO₂ nanoplates were synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction assisted by hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) at 100-160 °C. The size of nanoplates was around 40 nm. Further experiment showed that the controlled conversion of nanoplates into nanotubes, and nanorods can be realized by changing the reaction time, temperature, and CTAB/Ce³⁺ ratio value. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements were employed to characterize the samples. The CO oxidation properties of nanorods, nanoplates, and nanotubes were investigated. An enhanced catalytic activity has been found for CO oxidation by using CeO₂ nanoplates as compared with CeO₂ nanotubes and nanorods, and the crystal surfaces (100) of CeO₂ nanoplates were considered to play an important role in determining their catalytic oxidation properties.     

Study of reduced Mo/Al2O3 metathesis catalysts prepared via metal complexes

The Mo/Al₂O₃ catalysts for propene metathesis were prepared both via anchoring Mo complexes of various nuclearities and by conventional method of impregnation. The catalysts from metal complexes were found to be active in metathesis at ambient temperature after reduction with H₂ or CO at 400–500°C. The average oxidation state of Mo in the activated catalysts was determined with regard to oxygen consumption needed for oxidation of the reduced Mo species to Mo⁶⁺.     

A Rapid Microwave-Induced Solution Combustion Synthesis of Ceria-Based Mixed Oxides for Catalytic Applications

We have been exploring the utilization of a simple and fast microwave-induced solution combustion synthesis technique for the preparation of various ceria-based mixed oxides for different catalytic applications. In our comprehensive investigation, CeO₂–SiO₂ (MWCS), CeO₂–TiO₂ (MWCT), CeO₂–ZrO₂ (MWCZ) and CeO₂–Al₂O₃ (MWCA) mixed oxides were synthesized by solution combustion synthesis method using microwave dielectric heating and employed for CO and soot oxidation applications. The intricate relationship between ceria and other supporting oxides has been explored with the help of various analytical techniques namely, X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature programmed reduction/oxidation (TPR/TPO), temperature programmed desorption (TPD) of ammonia and CO₂, Raman spectroscopy (RS), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), BET surface area and thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) methods. XRD results revealed amorphous nature of the material in case of ceria-silica mixed oxide and formation of a specific cubic fluorite type Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ solid solution in the case of ceria-zirconia mixed oxide. Ceria-titania and ceria-alumina mixed oxides exhibited diffraction lines only due to crystalline ceria. Zirconia-based mixed oxide exhibited a lower reduction temperature and better redox properties compared to other samples. TPD of ammonia and CO₂ results revealed superior acid–base properties for MWCS mixed oxide. TGA measurements indicated a complete combustion in all preparations. RS results suggested defective structure of mixed oxides resulting in the formation of oxygen vacancies. XPS results revealed that ceria-zirconia mixed oxide contained more Ce³⁺ compared to other oxides. Among all the mixed oxides, the MWCZ sample exhibited a higher oxygen storage capacity, and better CO and soot oxidation activities. All these interesting findings have been elaborated in this publication.     

Catalytic Methane Oxidation Over Pd Supported on Nanocrystalline and Polycrystalline TiO2 Mn3O4, CeO2 and ZrO2

The catalytic oxidation of methane has been examined over Pd supported on nanocrystalline (n-) and polycrystalline (p-) TiO₂, Mn₃O₄, CeO₂ and ZrO₂. In all cases the Pd supported on the nanocrystalline oxides performs better on a mass basis than Pd supported on the polycrystalline oxides. Conversion vs temperature curves indicate that n-ZrO₂ is more active than p-ZrO₂ and that calcining both n-ZrO₂ and p-ZrO₂ at 500°C produces better catalysts than calcining at 280°C. n-CeO₂ is a very good catalysts for methane oxidation, while p-CeO₂ is not, and Pd supported on n-CeO₂ performs much better than bare n-CeO₂ and somewhat better than Pd supported on p-CeO₂; Pd supported on n-Mn₃O₄ or p-Mn₃O₄ does not perform as well as CeO₂-supported Pd catalysts. The 5 wt.% Pd/n-ZrO₂ catalyst calcined at 500°C performs very well, achieving 100% conversion at 320°C for the reactor conditions used, while 5 wt.% Pd/n-CeO₂ exhibits initial activity at the lowest temperature of about 100°C. The best catalyst tested in this study is 30 wt.% Pd/n-TiO₂, which achieves 100% conversion at 300°C.     

Effects of Ethanol Impregnation on the Catalytic Properties of Silica-Supported Cobalt Catalysts

Silca-supported Co₃O₄ (6 wt% as Co) catalysts were prepared by pore volume impregnation of ethanol or aqueous cobalt nitrate solutions, and calcined in vacuo to 300 °C. The catalytic performances of these catalysts for oxidation and hydrogenation of CO were examined. All Co₃O₄/SiO₂ catalysts were found to be very active in catalyzing oxidation of CO to CO₂ as compared to a commercial 1 wt% Pt/Al₂O₃. The ethanol-prepared catalysts exhibited higher activity than those of the aqua-prepared catalysts. Pre-calcination of the ethanol-prepared catalysts in oxygen at 600 °C resulted in a dramatic decrease in the activity. Temperature programmed oxidation indicated the presence of carbon deposits on the surface of used catalysts. Infrared spectra showed the continuous generation of CO₂ when these catalysts were exposed to CO. These indicate the primary role of CO disproportionation in catalytic oxidation of CO on Co₃O₄ at low temperature and explain the sharp decrease in activity in the initial period. After reduction at 400 °C, the ethanol-prepared catalysts were also found to be more active in catalyzing hydrogenation of CO, and produced less methane and olefin (C2-C4) fraction. Higher turnover frequencies were observed after high temperature reduction (600 °C) as well, at which ethoxyl groups were removed from silica surface. In both reactions, the enhanced activity for the ethanol-prepared catalysts can not be fully accounted for by the increase in the dispersion of Co₃O₄ or CO metal. This suggests that the surface structures of Co₃O₄ or CO were further modified by the carbonaceous species derived from ethanol.     

Über das thermische Verhalten von Silberisocyanat

Zusammenfassung AgNCO (I) geht bei 120° C in eine Hochtemperaturmodifikation über, oberhalb 335° C findet Zersetzung statt. Als gasförmige Zersetzungsprodukte wurden CO, N₂, CO₂, (CN)₂ und NCNCO gefunden. DieTGA-Kurve weist wesentliche Unterschiede zu der in der Literatur angegebenen auf. Die Vakuumthermolyse von I wird als einfache Darstellungsmethode von NCNCO vorgeschlagen.

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The thermic behaviour of silver isocyanate

AgNCO (I) forms at 120° C a high temperature modification and decomposes above 335° C. The gaseous products of decomposition were CO, N₂, CO₂, (CN)₂ and NCNCO. TheTGA-curve does not coincide with the already published one. The vacuum thermolysis of I is proposed as a convenient mode of preparation of NCNCO.

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The activity and thermal stability of RhOx/CeO2 nanocomposites prepared by radio-frequency plasma sputtering

The model RhO_x/CeO₂ systems were prepared by radio-frequency (RF) plasma sputtering of Rh electrode in O₂ or Ar/O₂ atmosphere. Thermal stability of the systems and their reaction probability towards CO oxidation were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was shown that the small oxidized Rh nanoparticles on the CeO₂ surface (RhO_x/CeO₂) obtained by RF sputtering in O₂ have spectroscopic characteristics close to those of Rh³⁺ ions highly dispersed in ceria lattice. The RhO_x/CeO₂ system remains stable upon heating in vacuum at 450°C and shows reactivity towards CO oxidation at T > 200°C. RF sputtering in Ar/O₂ atmosphere results in the formation of larger rhodium nanoparticles that are close to Rh₂O₃ oxide. The Rh₂O₃/CeO₂ system demonstrates lower activity in CO oxidation and cannot be reduced at a temperature below 300°C.     

Structural and Morphological Investigation of Ce0.6Zr0.4O2 Oxides Synthesized by Sol-Gel Method: Influence of Calcination and Redox Treatments

Ceria-zirconia mixed oxides of nominal composition Ce_0.6Zr_0.4O₂ were prepared by sol-gel method. The structural and morphological modifications of these materials due to calcination and redox treatments up to 1000°C were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Rietveld refinements, specific surface area measurements (BET), oxygen storage capacity (OSC), TEM and SEM analyses. The materials maintain high OSC after several hours of treatments at 1000°C in oxidizing and reducing atmosphere, showing good resistance to the thermal ageing. An improvement of the OSC is manifested after repetitive redox cycles, even though textural characterization shows that reduction/oxidation processes induce sintering of the crystallites.     

Physico-Chemical and Catalytic Study of the Co/SiO2 Catalysts

This paper is focused on the physico-chemical and catalytic properties of Co/SiO₂ catalysts. Silica-supported cobalt catalysts were prepared by sol-gel and impregnation methods and characterized by BET measurements, temperature programmed reduction (TPR_H2), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetry-mass spectroscopy (TG-DTA-MS). The sol-gel method of preparation leads to metal/support catalyst precursor with a homogenous distribution of metal ions into bulk silica network or on its surface. After drying the catalysts were calcined at 500, 700, and 900°C. The reducibility of the supported metal oxide phases in hydrogen was determined by TPR measurements. The influence of high temperature—atmosphere treatment on the phase composition of Co/SiO₂ catalysts was investigated by XRD and TG-DTA-MS methods. At least five crystallographic cobalt phases may exist on silica: metallic Co, CoO, Co₃O₄, and two different forms of Co₂SiO₄ cobalt silicate. Those catalysts in which cobalt was chemically bonded with silica show worse reducibility as a result of strongly bonded Co-O-Si species formed during high-temperature oxidation. The TPR measurements show that a gradual increase in the oxidation temperature (500–900°C) leads to a decrease in low-temperature hydrogen reduction effects (<600°C). The decrease of cobalt oxide reduction degree is caused by cobalt silicate formation during the oxidation at high temperature (T 1000°C). The catalysts were tested by the reforming of methane by carbon dioxide and methanation of CO₂ reactions.     

Thermal phase transitions in antimony (III) oxides

Previous reports of the thermal behaviour of antimony trioxide show significant disagreement on the values for the temperatures associated with specific thermal events. In this reappraisal, samples of both polymorphs of Sb₂O₃ (senarmontite and valentinite) have been analysed using X-ray diffraction and simultaneous differential thermal/thermogravimetric analysis techniques. The senarmontite-valentinite phase transition has been observed to occur as a multi-stage event commencing at temperatures as low as 615±3 °C—evidence of oxidation to Sb₂O₄ under inert atmosphere may indicate that the depression is related to surface- or bulk-bound water. Valentinite produced by mechanical milling of senarmontite exhibits the reverse phase transition to senarmontite at a lower than normal temperature (445±3 °C). Oxidation temperatures of 531±4 °C for senarmontite and 410±3 °C for mechanically derived valentinite were also recorded.     

Cloud points and phase separation of aqueous poly(N-vinylacetamide) solutions in the presence of salts

Aqueous poly(N-vinylacetamide) (PNVA) solution was found to exhibit the cloud point in the presence of salt. This cloud point was shown to correspond to a liquid-liquid phase separation, as confirmed when the PNVA-salt solutions were maintained at a temperature above the cloud point. The upper layer had a higher polymer concentration and a lower salt concentration than those in the lower layer. Thus interaction between PNVA and salts are repulsive. The lower critical solution temperatures were estimated to be 18±1°C for 1.25 molal (NH₄)₂SO₄ and 25±1°C for 0.76 molal Na₂SO₄. Divalent anions such as SO _2– ⁴ , SO _2– ³ , HPO _2– ⁴ and CO _2– ³ were effective in causing turbidity when examined at 25°C. Dependence of the effect on the cationic species was similar to but significantly different from that for acetyltetraglycine ethylester. The cloud points of PNVA decreased linearly with the increase of the polymer concentration at a fixed salt concentration or with the increase of the salt concentration at a fixed polymer concentration. A parameter analogous to the salting-out constant was empirically derived from the dependencies of the cloud points on the concentrations of polymer and salt.     

Some observations on the thermal behaviour of curcumin under air and argon atmospheres

The TG, DTG and DTA curves of curcumin(I) have been recorded in static air and inert dynamic argon atmosphere over the range between ambient temperature and 600°–700°C using a Netzsch thermal analyser STA 429. Careful examination of these curves reveals appreciable differences in the behaviour of I under either atmospheres, which are easily recognized by comparing the profiles of their thermal curves, particularly in the melting point, thermalL stability of intermediates, percent weight loss and exothermicity of the chemical processes. Gaschromatographic analysis of volatile pyrolysates trapped during thermal analysis indicates the formation of (CH₃)₂CO, CH₃COH and C₆H₅OCH₂COOH (phenyl oxyacetic acid). However, in static air CO₂ and H₂O were identified as well. X-ray diffractometry reveals the formation of amorphous carbon as a final product in argon and a mixture of amorphous carbon and graphite in air. It seems that the relatively high mass of argon plays an important role in the reactions and stability of intermediates. In either atmospheres curcumin is thermally stable up to 249°C withm.p. of 176.4°–177.5°C. The unique shape of the DTA curve of I could be used forits identification.     

IR-spectral study of the metal state in low-percentage alumina-rhenium and alumina-technethillm catalysts following high-temperature reductive treatment

The state of Re and Tc in low-percentage alumina-rhenium (0.25 % Re) and aluminatechnetium (0.1 % Tc) catalysts reduced by H₂ at 500–900 °C was studied using IR spectra of the diffuse reflection of the adsorbed CO. A highly dispersed (probably two-dimensional) metal phase with a lowered electron-donating ability due to strong metal—support interaction is present on the surface of these catalysts along with the ionic forms of Re and Tc at +1 and +4 oxidation states. CO adsorbed on such metals in a linear form can be removed by evacuation even at 20°C. The amount of highly dispersed metal phase on the support surface increases monotonically with an increase in the activation temperature of Re/Al₂O₃ and Tc/Al₂O₃. The activity of the catalysts in the dehydrogenation ofn-dodecane varies directly with the concentration of the electron-deficient highly dispersed metal phase. It is therefore concluded that highly dispersed Re⁰ and Tc⁰ formed during high-temperature treatment by H₂ are the precursors of the catalytically active centers in the paraffin dehydrogenation reaction.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 664–667, April, 1993.     

Ruthenium catalysts of liquid-phase hydrocracking ofn-alkanes

Catalysts of liquid-phase hydrocracking ofn-alkanes with higher activity than Ru-black were obtained by decomposition of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ and Ru₃(CO)₁₂ +i-Bu₂AlH in alkanes at 180–200°C and 5 MPa H₂ and (benzene)(1,3-cyclohexadiene)ruthenium at 20°C and 0.1 MPa H₂. The system based on Ru₃(CO)₁₂ +i-Bu₂AlH is x-ray amorphous, and the remainder have a 30–60 Å particle size.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelemental Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1211–1213, May, 1992.     

Ce改性的Pt/γ-AlO3催化剂用于富氢气氛下CO选择氧化

研究了Ce改性的Pt/γ-AlO3对于富氢气氛下CO选择氧化反应的催化行为考察了制备条件（共沉积沉淀法、分步沉积沉淀法以及沉积沉淀温度）对催化活性的影响．结果表明，在80℃时用共沉积沉淀方法制备的催化剂Pt/γ-AlO3-CP-80对CO氧化反应表现出良好的活性和选择性，CO转化率在120℃时可以达到85％．利用氢气程序升温还原和原位漫反射红外光谱对不同条件下制备的催化剂进行了表征，分析了Cc的促进作用．     

Cation Distribution of the Transparent Conductor and Spinel Oxide Solution Cd1+xIn2−xSnxO4

The cation distribution in the transparent conducting oxide Cd_1+xIn_2−xSn_xO₄ was investigated to determine if there is a correlation between structure and electronic properties. Combined Rietveld refinements of neutron and X-ray diffraction data and ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectroscopic analysis were used to show that the cation distribution changed with x(0≤x≤0.7) from a primarily normal spinel (x=0) to an increasingly random spinel. CdIn₂O₄ quenched from 1175°C has an inversion parameter of 0.31 (i.e., (Cd_0.69In_0.31)^tet(In_1.69Cd_0.31)^octO₄). The inversion parameter decreases to 0.27 as the quench temperature is lowered from 1175°C to 1000°C. The decrease in inversion parameter with temperature correlates with an increase in optical gap from 3.0 eV to 3.3 eV for specimens prepared at 1175°C and 800°C, respectively. We show that this is a consequence of an increase in the fundamental band gap.