Influence of Additives Ceria and Lanthana on Performance of Pd／Al／Monolith Honeycomb Catalysts

The effects of ceria and lanthana additives on activity and thermal stabilization of the catalysts for CO oxidation were studied. The results show that the addition of CeO2 clearly improves the catalytic activity, which may derive from the synergic effect between CeO2 and PdO. The catalysts were characterized by means of temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements. The XPS results of a slight increase in metal oxidation state reflect that the charge transfers from metal to ceria and ceria is slightly reduced, which leads to a decrease of the Ce-O bond strength. Pd-Ce synergism affects the reduction behavior of the catalysts. The TPR results show that the CeO2 ad-dition lowers the reduction temperature of PdO, while palladium facilitates the reduction of the ceria. For PdO/La2O3/Al2O3/monolith honeycomb catalysts, the aging test measurements at 1050 ℃ and the XRD results show that the formation of LaAlO3 which neutralizes the surface alumina defects inhibits the sintering of alumina.     

Effect of scandia on tungsten oxide powder reduction process

Scandia doped tungsten powders were prepared by spray drying combined with two-step hydrogen reduction.The particle size of doped tungsten powder,powder morphology and doped tungsten matrix were characterized by scanning electron microscope,X-ray diffrac-tion and laser diffraction particle size analyzer,respectively.The reduction behavior of Sc2O3 doped tungsten oxide and the effect of Sc2O3 on the property of tungsten powder were studied by the temperature programmed reduction.The experimental results showed that the pre-cursor powders prepared by spray drying had spherical shape.The addition of Sc2O3 could decrease the reduction temperature of tungsten oxide.The scandia doped tungsten powder had sub-micrometer size in the range of 0.1 to1 μm and scandium distributed evenly in the powder.By using this kind powder,sub-microstructure cathode matrices with semispherical grains and homogenous distribution of scan-dium were obtained.     

Hydrogen production from steam reforming of ethanol over Ni/MgO-CeO_2 catalyst at low temperature

MgO,CeO2 and MgO-CeO2 with different mole ratio of Mg:Ce were prepared by solid-phase burning method.Catalysts Ni/MgO,Ni/CeO2 and Ni/MgO-CeO2 were prepared by impregnation method.The catalytic properties were evaluated in ethanol steam reforming(ESR) reaction.Specific surface areas of the supports were measured by nitrogen adsorption-desorption at 77 K,and the catalysts were characterized with X-ray diffraction(XRD),temperature programmed reduction(TPR) and thermogravimetric(TG).The results showed that well...     

Influence of Different Subsistence States of CeO2-ZrO2 Mixed Oxides in Catalyst Coating on Catalytic Properties

The metallic substrate-catalysts with different subsistence states of CeO2-ZrO2 mixed oxides were prepared and the catalytic properties were investigated. The studies on CeO2-ZrO2-V2O5-CuO mixed oxides which were prepared by coprecipitation, show that the doping of V5 and Cu2 in CeO2-ZrO2 mixed oxides can enhance the catalytic activity and thermal stability of coating materials. Moreover, different additives were doped in slurries of γ-Al2O3 to investigate the influence of additives on oxidation activity of catalysts. The mixture of ceria-zirconia, alkali metals and other rare earths acting as additives exhibits promotion effect on oxidation activity by optimizing the distribution of oxygen on the surface and in the bulk of ceria species. This mentioned mixture was mixed with γ-Al2O3 and a newly proposed active component to prepare a new catalyst. Afterward, the influence of thermal treatment on the new catalyst were investigated by calcinations at 500, 650, 750, 800, 850 and 900 ℃ for 2 h. The light-off curves of CO and HC show that after being treated at 650～750 ℃, catalysts present the best activity. XRD patterns show that ceria and zirconia species in the newly proposed active component form a phase of extra CeO2-ZrO2 mixed oxides on the surface of catalysts after the thermal treatment at 750 ℃, which has practical value for improving the preparation process and promoting the catalytic properties. Moreover, XPS results imply the existence of Ce1-xPdxO2-σ and Ce1-xPtxO2-σ on the surface of these treated samples, which may show influence on the catalytic activities.     

Effect of Fe2O3 Loading Amount on Catalytic Properties of Monolithic Fe2O3/Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 -Al2O3 Catalyst for Methane Combustion

Ce0.67Zr0.33O2-Al2O3 solid solution was prepared by the co-precipitation method. Fe2O3-based catalysts supported on the solid solution were obtained by the impregnation method. The article revealed that the optimal loading amount of Fe2O3 on Ce0.67Zr0.33 O2-Al2O3 in our experimental condition for catalytic combustion of methane was 8% （ mass fraction）. The prepared catalysts were characterized by BET, TPR, XRD analyses, and their catalytic activity was investigated after being calcined at 873 K and after being aged in water gas at 1273 K. When the loading amount of Fe203 was 8% （ mass fraction）, the catalyst held the highest activity, and the best temperature speciality and thermal stability. The complete-conversion temperature of methane for fresh and aged sample was 788 and 838 K, respectively. The range between the light-off temperature and the complete-conversion temperature was only 15 K. The characterization results of XRD indicated that Fe2O3 was well dispersed on the Ce0.67Zr0.33O2-Al2O3 matrix. The results of BET and TPR were in good harmony with the catalytic activity results.     

La2O2CO3 supported Ni-Fe catalysts for hydrogen production from steam reforming of ethanol

La2O2CO3 was prepared by calcination of La2 (CO3)3 in the air. Catalysts Ni-Fe/La2O2CO3 with different mole ratios of Ni to Fe, Ni/La2O2CO3 and Fe/La2O2CO3 were prepared by impregnation method. The catalytic properties were evaluated on steam reforming of ethanol (SRE) from 300 to 700 ℃ under atmospheric pressure and the samples were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR). The results showed that Ni-Fe bimetallic catalysts exh...     

Thermodynamics and Magnetostriction of Fe-Co-B-Si-Nb-C Bulk Metallic Glasses

Fe-Co-B-Si-Nb-C glassy alloy with the addition of C was prepared by arc melting and copper suck-casting. The thermodynamics and soft magnetic properties were investigated. The casted amorphous alloys were heat-treated at different temperatures. The differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) results and thermal expansion show complete thermodynamics of crystallization. Its magnetostriction properties were studied by capacitance method. Saturation magnetostriction increases to 38×10-6. The amorphous alloy exhibits good soft magnetic properties with low coercivity and high saturation magnetic induction. The results show that minor addition of C is beneficial to enhance the saturation magnetostriction λs, and do not deteriorate the ability of forming amorphous.     

Development and Production of HSLA Wear-Resistant Steel

In this paper,the development and production of Ti-Cr-B microalloyed NM400 wear-resistant steel were discussed,along with the influence of heat treatment process parameters on the mechanical properties.The continuous cooling transformation behavior of steel was investigated by means of thermal simulator.Effects of austenitizing temperature on microstructures and properties of steel were studied.Martensite laths evolution,carbide transformation and precipitation behavior were observed by TEM.The wear-resistance of steel was compared with other similar steels.The results show that the steel has high strength and hardness,great low-temperature toughness and wear-resistance.The tensile strength is more than 1300 MPa,and the hardness is in the range of 390-430 HB.Due to the good hardenability,the steel has a uniform hardness distribution on the surface and thickness direction.The plate shape,cold bending property and weldability of the product can meet the user’s requirement.     

Effect of preparation method on physicochemical properties and catalytic performances of LaCoO_3 perovskite for CO oxidation

Perovskite oxides LaCoO_3 prepared by templating, co-precipitation and sol-gel method with different complexants were systematically characterized and its catalytic performances for CO oxidation were investigated. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry analysis and differential scanning calorimetry, N_2 physisorption, transmission electron microscopy, temperature program reduction of hydrogen, temperature program desorption of oxygen and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement, results of which show that the properties of LaCoO_3, such as surface morphology, surface area, surface compositions, redox capability, oxygen vacancy, as well as the calcination temperature and formation mechanism, depend intimately on the preparation method. Catalytic tests indicate that the sample prepared by carbon templating method shows the best activity for CO oxidation, with full CO conversion obtained at 135 ℃. In particular, the catalyst can be activated and significant increase of activity can be obtained with the increase of reaction time. The cyclic and longterm stability of catalysts were discussed and compared.     

Influence of Supports on Catalytic Performance and Carbon Deposition of Palladium Catalyst for Methane Partial Oxidation

The catalytic performance of methane partial oxidation was investigated on Pd/CeO2-ZrO2 and Pd/α-Al2O3 catalysts.The catalysts were characterized by XRD,Raman spectra,and TG-DTA techniques.The results show that CeO2-ZrO2 support is more advantageous for the catalytic activity and stability of catalysts compared to α-Al2O3.TG-DTA and Raman spectra results indicated that carbon deposited on the catalysts was in the form of graphite,which is the main reason for the deactivation of catalysts after a 24-hour reaction.Moreover,CeO2-ZrO2 had positive effect on inhibiting carbon deposition.     

Study on Simultaneous Catalytic Reduction of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitric Oxide on Rare Earth Mixed Compounds

CeO2/γ-Al2O3, La2O3/γ-Al2O3, CeO2-La2O3/γ-Al2O3 and CeO2-La2O3, which were prepared by impregnating in certain ratio, were used as the catalysts for the reduction of SO2 and NO by CO. Separate and simultaneous removal of SO2 and NO over La2O3/γ-Al2O3, CeO2/γ-Al2O3, CeO2-La2O3/γ-Al2O3 were investigated. The phase characteristics of catalysts were also analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The result shows that the conversions of SO2 and NO are above 98% over CeO2/γ-Al2O3 and CeO2-La2O3/γ-Al2O3. After SO2 is added in the NO-CO-N2 system (NO∶SO2=1∶2～1∶3), the conversions of SO2 and NO are both above 98%. Furthermore, it is found that CeO2-La2O3 with various ratios has different activity for the simultaneous reduction of SO2 and NO.     

Performance of Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 catalyst for motorcycle

The Pd-only catalysts for motorcycle were prepared by impregnating CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 and CeO2-ZrO2+Al2O3 with PdCl2 aque-ous solution and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), oxygen storage capacity (OSC) and H2-temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) methods. The XRD result indicated that the CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 compound prepared by co-precipitation formed a single solid solu-tion and had good thermal stability, and Pd phase was not observed in all catalysts. The TPR results showed that the reduction temperature of Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 catalyst was lower than that of Pd/CeO2-ZrO2+Al2O3 catalyst whether they were fresh or aged catalysts. The Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 exhibited high three-way catalytic activity at low temperature, high thermal stability, and wide working window, sug-gesting a great potential for applications.     

Promotional effect of CeO2 and Y2O3 on CuO/ZrO2 catalysts for methane combustion

Catalytic combustion of methane was conducted by using a Cu-based catalyst prepared by the plasma-assisted impregnation method. The properties of the catalysts were surveyed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR). The results showed that the activity of CuO/ZrO2 with the CeO2 and Y2O3 was obviously increased compared with the CuO/ZrO2 catalyst, which was examined in relation to the structure and surface characteristics and might be correlated with their surface oxygen species and redox properties. Among the investigated catalysts, the Ce-CuO/ZrO2 sample exhibited the highest activity for methane combustion.     

Solidification behavior, microstructure and tensile properties of ZK60-Er magnesium alloys

ZK60-Er (erbium) alloys were made by melting ZK60 and Mg-Er magnesium alloys (20 wt.% Er) in an electric resistance furnace. The contents of Er were 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3 wt.%, respectively. The influence of Er on solidification behavior, microstructure, corrosion resistant and mechanical properties of ZK60 magnesium alloy was studied. The results showed that long rod-like γ phase (ErZn5) formed during solidification increased with increasing Er content in the range investigated, which resulted in the decrease of the amount of galvanic couplings between phase particles and alloy matrix and the marked improvement of corrosion resistant. It was also found that elongation of the alloys decreased with increasing Er content, but tensile strength of the alloys were improved by the addition of Er due to the strengthening effect of γ phases distributing along grain boundaries.     

Influence of [La(EDTA)]~- on pore structure of activated alumina carrier at high-temperature

The activated alumina as a catalyst carrier were widely used in automotive exhaust catalysts under high temperature,such as,petroleum refining catalysts,hydrogenation and hydrodesulfurization catalyst carrier in China and abroad.γ-Al2O3 was the catalyst carrier that was the most widely used and the best carrier of improved specific surface area .However,the activation of the coating consisted of γ-Al2O3 were usually transformed into α-Al2O3 at 800 oC,causing increased density,reduced specific surface area,and the collapse result of pore structure.While the temperature reached 1200 oC,activation of coating detached from the carrier,the resistance of flowing gas increased,catalytic activity decreased.Addition of La2O3 stabilized the γ-Al2O3 crystal structure,which would keep the activation stability of coating at a high temperature and inhibit activity loss.The activated alumina carrier treated with the solid-pore-expanding agent containing [La(EDTA)]-that synthesized using solid and solid-hybrid approach with the thermal stabilizer lanthana and EDTA at the high-temperature had a 10-30 μm large pore porous network-like structure,after alumina was calcined at 1200 oC for 1 h.The specific surface area of four specimen were beyond 120 m2/g,while the sample specific surface area of x([La(EDTA )]-)=1% was up to 150.36 m2/g.     

Effects of CeO2 on structure and properties of Ni-Mn-K/bauxite catalysts for water-gas shift reaction

Multiple-metal catalysts （Ni-Mn-Ce-K/bauxite） for Water-Gas Shift （WGS） reaction were prepared by impregnation, and the catalytic structure and properties were investigated by N2 physical, XRD, H2-TPR, and CO-TPD. The results indicated that the addition of 7.5% CeO2 improved the activity of the WGS reaction obviously, and also increased the specific surface area and pore volume of the catalysts. The addition of CeO2 decreases the reduction temperature, enhanced the adsorption and activation of H2O2, and improved the adsorption content of CO. Besides, active sites were not changed and the number of active sites on catalysts did not increase obviously.     

Effects of sol-gel method and lanthanum addition on catalytic performances of nickel-based catalysts for methane reforming with carbon dioxide

The nickel-based catalysts were prepared by the sol-gel method and used for the CH4 reforming with CO2. The effects of the sol-gel method on the specific surface area, catalytic activity, desorption, and reduction performances of catalysts were investigated with BET, TPR, and TPD. Compared with the catalyst prepared by the impregnation method, the results indicated that the catalysts prepared by the sol-gel method had larger specific surface area, showing higher catalytic activities and exhibiting perfect desorption and reduction per-formances. In addition, the modification effects of adding La were studied, and it was found that the 0.75NLBT catalyst constituted of 5wt.%Ni-0.75wt.%La was optimal.     

Study on catalytic combustion of benzene over cerium based catalyst supported on cordierite

A series of MnCeOx catalysts supported on cordierite honeycomb (Cord) were prepared by a combustion synthesis method using Mn(NO3)2 , Ce(NO3 )2·6H2O and citric acid. The effect of the molar ratio of Mn/Ce, calcination time, the amount of citric acid and the effect of water vapor on the catalytic properties for the complete oxidation of benzene were investigated. These catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), H 2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2 -TPR), O2 temperature programmed desorption (O2 -TPD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The results indicated that the MnCeOx /Cord catalyst with Mn/Ce molar ratio of 1:1, calcining for 7h and M n+ /(citric acid) molar ratio of 6 exhibited the highest catalytic activity. When the concentration of benzene was 1500 ppm and the gaseous hourly space velocity was 20000h -1 , the conversion of toluene was 99.1% at the reaction temperature of 300 oC.     

Promotional effect of phosphorylation on CeSn_(0.8)W_(0.6)O_x/TiAl_(0.2)Si_(0.1)O_y for NH_3-SCR of NO from marine diesel exhaust

A series of phosphorylation and blank CeSn_(0.8)W_(0.6)O_x/TiAl_(0.2)Si_(0.1)O_y catalysts prepared by extrusion molding were tested for NH_3-SCR of NO, and were characterized by techniques of X-ray diffraction(XRD), Brumauer-Emmett-Teller(N_2-BET), environmental scanning electron microscope(ESEM), temperature programmed reduction(H_2-TPR) and temperature programmed desorption(NH_3-TPD). Effects of phosphorylation on catalytic activity and sulfur-resisting performance of the CeSn_(0.8)W_(0.6)O_x/TiAl_(0.2)Si_(0.1)O_y for NH_3-SCR of NO were mainly studied. Results showed that the phosphorylation improved the catalytic activity and sulfur-resisting performance in an active temperature window of 300–440 °C, and the phosphorylation catalyst with 0.4 wt.% H_3PO_4 exhibited the best catalytic performance and the strongest sulfur-resisting performance. Analysis showed that the phosphorylation increased specific surface area, enhanced the surface acidity and improved redox properties.     

Magnetic and specific heat studies of the frustrated Er2Mn2O7 compound

A new Er2Mn2O7 compound was synthesized by the ceramic method and its crystal structure was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The magnetic properties were investigated using a BS2 magnetometer and the heat capacity was studied using a quantum design (PPMS). The structural study revealed that this compound was monophasic and crystallized in the monoclinic system with the P2/M space group. Magnetization measurements were carried out in the temperature range of 1.8-200 K under an applied magnetic field of 0.05 T. A crossover from a room temperature paramagnetic phase to an antiferromagnetic one at low temperature was detected from the magnetic study. The magnetic susceptibility, in the paramagnetic region above 40 K, was found to present a simple Curie-Weiss type behavior. From the specific heat (CP) measurements in magnetic fields up to 5 T, we noted the presence of a wide peak characteristic of a second order mag-neto-structural transition.