The mechanism of selective NOx reduction by hydrocarbons in excess oxygen on oxide catalysts: V. Adsorption properties of a commercial Ni-Cr oxide catalyst

According to X-ray diffraction analysis data, the test catalyst was a Ni-Cr spinel with an impurity of NiO. With the use of in situ IR spectroscopy, it was found that nitrite, nitrate, and acetate surface complexes occurred under the reaction conditions of the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides by propane in the presence of oxygen on the nickel-chromium catalyst. As the temperature was increased, the nitrite complexes were converted into nitrate species. The molar absorption coefficient of surface nitrate complexes was determined. According to IR-spectroscopic and TPD data, the nitrate complexes were bound relatively weakly to the surface. The temperature region of their existence was 50–200°C. The temperature region of existence of the surface acetate complexes was 200–400°C. The individual adsorption of oxygen was not observed; however, oxygen-containing surface sites (Cr⁵⁺=O) participated in the formation of the surface complexes of reactants.     

Time-resolved chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization studies of structure and reactivity of methionine radical cations in aqueous solution as a function of pH

Using time-resolved chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP) techniques, we have studied the mechanism of the photoreactions of triplet excited 4-carboxybenzophenone (CBP) with l-methionine (Met) and 3-(methylthio)propylamine (MTPA) in aqueous solution and the details of the formation of CIDNP at pH from 6.7 to 13.6. At a pH below the pKa of the nitrogen atom of Met, the CIDNP is strongly affected by degenerate electron exchange between the S-S cationic radical dimer and the zwitterionic form of Met with the rate constant kex = 3.4 x 10(8) s(-1) providing an exhaustive explanation of the pH dependence of steady-state CIDNP that was previously interpreted as a manifestation of fast interconversion among three different methionine radical species (Goez, M.; Rozwadowski, J. J. Phys. Chem. A 1998, 102, 7945-7953). By analyzing the polarization of different protons formed in geminate recombination as a function of the pH, we obtained the branching ratio between two reaction pathways for oxidative quenching of (T)CBP via electron transfer from the sulfur and nitrogen atoms of Met and MTPA. Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation times were determined in the dimeric cation radical of Met (T1,S = 8.5 micros). In the cyclic radical cation of MTPA with a three-electron two-center S-N bond, the estimated paramagnetic relaxation is comparatively slow for all protons. Fast deprotonation of the primary aminium radical cation of MTPA and Met in strongly basic solution takes place on the submicrosecond time scale leading to efficient formation of CIDNP in the neutral aminyl radical.     

The Mechanism of Low-Temperature Ammonia Oxidation on Metal Oxides According to the Data of Spectrokinetic Measurements

Low temperature ammonia oxidation on MoO₃, Fe₂O₃, Cr₂O₃, and ZnO is studied by the spectrokinetic method. It is shown that the following adsorbed species are intermediates in this reaction: NH₃ and N₂O on Fe₂O₃ and ZnO; NH₃, N₂O, and NO on Cr₂O₃. All of the detected intermediates are used to construct the mechanism of the process. In the framework of the proposed mechanism, stationary and nonstationary spectral and kinetic data are quantitatively processed. The dependence of the rate constants of the same steps on different oxides on their physicochemical properties is discussed.     

Enhanced ethanol sensing properties of WO3 modified TiO2 nanorods

Pristine and WO₃ decorated TiO₂ nanorods (NRs) were synthesised to investigate n-n-type heterojunction gas sensing properties. TiO₂ NRs were fabricated via hydrothermal method on fluorine-doped tin oxide coated glass (FTO) substrates. Then, tungsten was sputtered on the TiO₂ NRs and thermally oxidised to obtain WO₃ nanoparticles. The heterostructure was characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. Fabricated sensor devices were exposed to VOCs such as toluene, xylene, acetone and ethanol, and humidity at different operation temperatures. Experimental results demonstrated that the heterostructure has better sensor response toward ethanol at 200 °C. Enhanced sensing properties are attributed to the heterojunction formation by decorating TiO₂ NRs with WO₃.     

IR luminescence of bismuth-containing centers in materials prepared by impregnation and thermal treatment of porous glasses

The properties of bismuth-containing luminescent materials prepared by impregnating a porous glass with an aqueous solution of bismuth and aluminum salts followed by thermal treatment are studied. The formation of a variety of bismuth-containing centers luminescent in the near infrared range of the spectrum is revealed, one of which is the Bi⁺ monocation. At high temperatures, along with it, bismuth-containing cluster-type luminescent centers are apparently formed.     

H3PW12O40/CNTs吸附-分解NOx及微波作用效果

将碳纳米管(CNTs)载体分别经混酸与硝酸蒸气预处理并在不同温度下煅烧, 然后分别采用浸渍法及机械研磨法负载磷钨酸(HPW), 制备出HPW/CNTs催化剂, 对比考察了上述催化剂对NOx的吸附与分解效果. 在空速为10000 h-1、 吸附温度为200℃的条件下, 用0.5 g催化剂对1696 mg/m3的NOx进行吸附实验, 结果表明, 以硝酸蒸气预处理且经300℃煅烧后的CNTs为载体, 采用机械研磨负载法制备的催化剂HPW/CNTs对NOx的吸附率与吸附能力最高, 分别为54%与16.6 mg NOx/(g\5h). 对吸附NOx后的催化剂体系进行了催化分解NOx的程序升温脱附-质谱(TPD-MS)研究, 结果表明, 所吸附的NOx在快速升温过程中发生分解, 在此过程中有氧产生, 分解产物包括N2, O2及N2O. 采用电阻炉快速加热与微波辐射2种方式分别对吸附的NOx进行催化分解, 结果表明, 微波功率为700 W时, NOx分解为N2的收率为33.3%, 高于电阻炉以150℃/min快速升温的N2收率. 使用过的催化剂通水蒸气后可实现再生, 对再生后的催化剂进行循环使用研究, 结果表明, 再生后的催化剂吸附与催化分解NOx的性能未有明显下降.     

Reactivity of surface complexes in the selective catalytic reduction of NO x on supported heteropoly compounds

The reactivity of surface complexes in the selective catalytic reduction of NO _x on supported heteropoly compounds has been investigated by in situ IR spectroscopy. The best performance is shown by CeO₂-supported catalysts. The conversion rate of the intermediate nitrate complexes obeys a zeroth-order equation, like the formation rate of the propylene activation products, namely, surface acetate and formate complexes. The conversion rate of the surface nitrate complexes is determined by the propylene oxidation selectivity, which, in turn, is related to the composition of the heteropoly compound. Among the heteropoly compounds examined, the most appropriate ones are those in which vanadium ions are in both anionic and cationic positions. These pair sites serve to activate propylene, and the activation product reacts efficiently with the nitrate complexes.     

Effect of the nanoparticle size of supported copper-containing catalysts on their activity in the selective oxidation of CO in an excess of H<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The catalytic properties of systems prepared by the supporting of CuO onto CeO₂, ZrO₂, and Zr_0.5Ce_0.5O₂ with particle sizes of 15–25 nm (nitrate pyrolysis (p)) and 5–6 nm (microemulsion method (me)) in the reaction of CO oxidation in an excess of H₂ were studied. In the latter case, the supports had an almost homogeneous surface and a small number of defects. The catalytic activity of (me) and (p) supports was low and almost the same, whereas the catalytic activity of CuO/(CeO₂, ZrO₂, and Zr_0.5Ce_0.5O₂)(me) samples was lower than that of CuO/(CeO₂ and ZrO₂)(p). The maximum CO conversion (∼100% at 125°C) was observed on 5% CuO/CeO₂ (p). The CO and CO₂ adsorption species on (p) and (me) catalysts were studied by TPD. Differences in the compositions of copper-containing centers on the surfaces of (p) and (me) systems were found using TPR. The nature of the active centers of CO oxidation and the effect of support crystallite size on the catalytic activity were considered.     

Transfer of CIDNP among coupled spins at low magnetic field

Coherent polarization transfer among groups of dynamically polarized spins is explored and applied to field cycling experiments where spin evolution proceeds at low magnetic field while observation is performed at high field. The case of two nonequivalent spins-1/2 with scalar spin coupling is considered theoretically in detail for the cases of sudden and adiabatic field change. The criterion for efficient polarization transfer is derived theoretically and consistently confirmed experimentally for three photochemical reactions, involving spin systems of increasing complexity that exhibit chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization: (1) the two polarized protons of the purine base of adenosine monophosphate; (2) four coupled indole protons of tryptophan; and (3) long-range polarization transfer among the aliphatic protons of cycloundecanone. The importance of polarization transfer in other cases with non-equilibrium population of the nuclear spin levels and the possibility of its utilization in field cycling NMR studies are discussed.     

Reaction paths of the formation and consumption of nitroorganic complex intermediates in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with propylene on zirconium dioxide according to in situ Fourier transform IR spectroscopic data

Nitrate, acetate, and nitroorganic complexes were detected on the surface of ZrO₂ under the reaction conditions of nitrogen oxide reduction with propylene using Fourier transform IR spectroscopy. The nitroorganic complex was formed in the reaction between acetate and nitrate complexes by the replacement of the carboxyl group in the acetate complex by the nitro group. Monodentate nitrate was the most reactive species in this process. The adsorption of various nitroorganic substances was studied. It was found that the nitroorganic complex was structurally analogous to the nitromethane molecule bound to the surface through the nitro group. The experimental data led us to a conclusion that nitroorganic compounds were subsequently consumed in reactions with nitrate complexes. In this surface reaction, monodentate nitrate was also the most reactive species. The presence of oxygen had no effect on the consumption of the nitroorganic complex.