Reaction of tetrahydrofuran with H2S in the presence of Na+/γ-Al2O3

Modification of -Al₂O₃ by sodium hydroxide promotes the increase of surface basicity but does not exert a strong effect on catalytic activity in the reaction of thiolane production from tetrahydrofuran and H₂S. Introduction of NaOH to -Al₂O₃ in small concentration increases the number of Lewis acid centers but decreases their strength. The activity of Na/-Al₂O₃ referred to one Lewis acid center drops.     

Comparative discussion of NH

A comparative study of NH ₄ ⁺ formation on aluminosilicate surface and in an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid has been carried out in the framework of the nonempirical method with a STO-3G basis. It is suggested that the compensation mechanisms of energy consumptions to form protonated species in both cases are similar.

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-3 - NH ₄ ⁺ - . - .

     

Adsorption and conversion of ethylene glycol on the surface of Ag-containing catalyst modified with phosphate

The interaction of ethylene glycol with the surface of Ag-containing catalysts modified with phosphates was studied by IR spectroscopy. It was found that ethylene glycol was adsorbed at the surface phosphate groups; the presence of water vapor increased the stability of adsorbed ethylene glycol to a temperature of 400°C. A study of the kinetics of oxidation of ethylene glycol showed that it was consecutively converted into glycolaldehyde and glyoxal at 400°C. At 500–550°C, glyoxal was formed upon both the consecutive and direct conversion of ethylene glycol. The presence of a stage of the consecutive conversion of ethylene glycol into glycolaldehyde and glyoxal was caused by the participation of surface phosphate groups in the adsorption of alcohol molecules to be oxidized.     

Synthesis of methylmercaptane in the presence of base catalysts

Interaction of methanol with H₂S has been studied at 360–500°C in the presence of Al₂O₃ promoted by alkaline metal compounds. As found, catalysts, obtained via promoting Al₂O₃ by carbonate, and potassium or sodium hydroxide, are more basic in relation to tung-state samples. The total catalytic activity increased, while the selectivity toward methylmercaptane decreased with increasing surface basicity.

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360–500°C Al₂O₃, . , , Al₂O₃ , . - .

     

Stabilization of TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–Co<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> thin films on a glass fiber material by introduction of silica into the matrix

The TiO₂–Co₃O₄–SiO₂ oxide system supported on glass fiber was synthesized and studied. The oxide layers attached to the glass fiber surface have a porous structure. Characteristics of thin-film coatings on the glass fiber substrate (oxide layer phase composition and adhesion to the glass fiber surface) depend on the silica concentration. The obtained materials are catalytically active towards the exhaustive oxidation of propane.     

IR spectroscopic studies of H2S adsorption on acid and base catalysts

IR spectra of H₂S adsorbed on various types of catalysts have been studied by monitoring changes in the properties of their surfaces from the spectra of probe molecules. It is shown that H₂S is adsorbed only dissociatively on basic centers (BC); on proton centers (PC) it forms H-complexes, while with the participation of strong Lewis acid centers (LAC), it is adsorbed both associatively and dissociatively.

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- H₂S , -. , H₂S (), () -, ()- , .

     

N<Subscript>2</Subscript> and CO as probe molecules for determining the properties of acid sites on the surface of zeolites

The applicability of molecular nitrogen as a probe for the Brønsted and Lewis acid sites of HNaY and HZSM-5 zeolites was studied by Fourier transform IR spectroscopy. The integrated absorption coefficients of bands due to N—N vibrations in complexes with Brønsted and Lewis acid sites were determined. The correlation between the integrated absorption coefficients and the positions of bands due to N—N vibrations in nitrogen interacting with the acid sites of test samples is discussed. We propose using the low-temperature adsorption of nitrogen for express determination of the concentrations of strong Lewis and Brønsted acid sites in zeolites.Translated from Kinetika i Kataliz, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2005, pp. 108–114.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Malyshev, Paukshtis, Malysheva, Toktarev, Vostrikova.     

Interaction of butylamines with protonic centers of HNaY zeolite

IR-spectroscopic studies of the interaction of tert-, sec- and n-butylamine with HNaY protonic centers at 373–725 K and P_amine=0.13–13.3 kPa indicate that the deamination proceeds through intermediate butylammonium ions whose decomposition is the rate-determining step and can provide directly ammonium ions. The temperature of incipient reaction increases in the series: tert-

- -, - - 373 723 0,13 13,3 . , . . : -<-<-.

     

New Data on the Ability of Alumina–Platinum Systems to Catalyze the Methane Aromatization Reaction under Nonoxidizing Conditions

The state and size of the metal on the surface of aluminum oxide and the acidic properties of the support depending on the concentration of supported platinum were studied in this work. The effect of the Pt content of the alumina–platinum catalyst on the activation (chemisorption) of methane was investigated, and the composition of hydrocarbon fragments formed in this case was calculated. The sample most active in a reaction of the joint conversion of methane with n-pentane, which was performed for the production of aromatic hydrocarbons under nonoxidizing conditions, was established. The effect of the temperature of n-pentane supply to the reaction atmosphere was studied for the 0.6%Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst. The degree of enrichment of the resulting aromatic hydrocarbons and the quantity of incorporated methane activated on the catalyst surface were determined with the use of isotope mass spectrometry.     

Influence of phosphorus additives on the properties of Fe?Sb?O oxide catalysts

Modification of the surface of Fe–Sb–O oxide catalysts by phosphorus additives increases the yield of acrylonitrile in the oxidative ammonolysis of propylene, which can be attributed to the increase of the surface concentration of weakly acidic aprotic centers, viz. Sb³⁺ ions.

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, --Sb³⁺.