Increased Metal Utilization in Carbon‐Supported Pt Catalysts by Adsorption of Preformed Pt Nanoparticles on Colloidal Silica

Pt/C electrocatalysts, aimed at maximizing the electrochemical surface area (ECSA) and consequently the specific mass activity of fuel cell reactions, are obtained by firstly depositing Pt nanoparticles on colloidal silica (Pt‐silica), followed by the adsorption of the latter onto a carbon support. This method of catalyst preparation increases Pt metal utilization and generates accessible void space in the interpenetrating particle network of carbon and silica for the facile transport of reactants and products. Both electrochemical hydrogen adsorption/desorption and CO oxidation measurements show an increase in the ECSA using this approach. Methanol electrooxidation is used as a test reaction to evaluate the catalytic activity. It is found that the silica modified catalyst is three times as active as a catalyst prepared without silica, under otherwise identical conditions.     

Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalytic membranes vs. Pt on γ-Al2O3 powders in the selective hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene

The catalytic activity of Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ membrane reactors, prepared using mesitylene solvated platinum atoms as source of active Pt particles, has been compared with that of analogously obtained Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ powders in the liquid phase hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene. A largely different behaviour has been observed, the membrane reactor acting as a H₂ richer system. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Formation of carbon nanotubes through ethylene decomposition over supported Pt catalysts and silica-coated Pt catalysts

Ethylene decomposition was performed over supported Pt catalysts to fabricate composites of Pt metal nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). All supported Pt catalysts (Pt/carbon black, Pt/CNT, Pt/MgO, Pt/Al₂O₃ and Pt/SiO₂) showed catalytic activity for ethylene decomposition at 973 K to form CNTs. Pt metal particles were found at tips of CNTs. These results indicate that Pt metal particles have catalytic activity for growth of CNTs through hydrocarbon decomposition. A broad range (5-50 nm) of CNT diameters were formed from the use of supported Pt metal catalysts although Pt metal particles in the catalysts before ethylene decomposition were relatively uniform in size (2-5 nm). These results imply that Pt metal particles in the catalysts aggregated during ethylene decomposition at 973 K. Aggregation of Pt metal particles in catalysts during ethylene decomposition could be suppressed by covering catalysts with silica layers that were a few nanometers thick. Silica-coated Pt catalysts showed high activity for ethylene decomposition to form CNTs with uniform diameters (8-10 nm) despite the uniform coverage of Pt metal particles with silica layers.     

铂纳米簇/壳聚糖杂化膜催化苯部分加氢制备环己烯

研究了铂纳米簇/壳聚糖杂化膜(Pt/CS)对液相苯部分加氢反应的催化性能.通过微波加热还原氯铂酸的方法制备了单分散铂纳米簇,并将其与壳聚糖(CS)进行杂化后得到铂纳米簇/壳聚糖杂化膜.利用,ITEM、Frr-IR、XRD和XPS等对铂纳米簇以及杂化膜的结构进行了表征,透射电镜表明,铂纳米颗粒平均粒径为3.7 mm.XP...     

铂纳米簇/N-己基化壳聚糖杂化膜催化苯加氢反应研究

对壳聚糖进行了N-己基化改性,并在此基础上制备了铂纳米簇/N-己基化壳聚糖杂化膜,研究了该杂化膜催化剂在苯加氢反应中的催化性能。利用FT-IR、TEM、XRD和XPS等手段对杂化膜催化剂的结构进行了表征。TEM结果显示,铂纳米粒子平均直径约为5 nm,XPS结果表明,Pt与壳聚糖中的N和O之间存在一定程度的配位。用N-己基化壳聚糖负载铂纳米簇杂化膜催化苯液相加氢反应,部分加氢产物环己烯的选择性可达60.3%,而单独以Pt纳米簇作为催化剂无壳聚糖膜时,没有环己烯生成。结合催化剂表征结果和催化性能分析,杂化膜在反应体系中的溶胀过程以及Pt与N、O之间的配位作用等因素是控制苯加氢反应的主要原因。     

Na改性Pt/AlOOH对甲醛催化氧化反应活性的影响

具有晶面取向的阳极氧化AlOOH因其低温甲醛催化性能而被用于催化氧化甲醛体系。为丰富AlOOH表面羟基含量,采用Na₂CO₃为Na前体浸渍法改性载体,制备不同Na含量（0.13%、0.19%、0.30%、0.41%,质量分数）的Pt/Na_x/AlOOH催化剂。通过BET、FTIR、XPS、HRTEM等表征分析,发现加入Na后,Na/AlOOH的表面羟基更加丰富,Pt/Na_x/AlOOH催化剂的比表面积增大,拥有更小的Pt颗粒尺寸,表面Pt颗粒分散度提高,Pt0元素价态含量增加。当Na含量为0.41%时,催化剂Pt/0.41Na/AlOOH的Pt分散度高达56%。实验结果证明,Pt/0.41Na/AlOOH展现出最优的HCHO催化活性,60℃时HCHO转化率达100%。     

Synthesis of Pt Nanowires Inside Aerosol Derived Spherical Mesoporous Silica Particles

Spherical mesoporous silica particles prepared by evaporation induced self assembly (EISA) were used as templates to form Pt nanowires. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images of these aerosol-derived silica particles reveal hexagonally ordered pores coiled within each particle, with no obvious termination of the pores on the external surface. Near the particle surface the pores are seen to run parallel to the surface, consistent with the external constraint of spherical geometry. For MCM-41 type mesoporous materials, the pores are straight and accessible at either end for pore filling, but for spherical silica particles prepared by EISA, the pores are not open to the external surface. Hence it is remarkable that Pt nanowires can be formed within the closed pores inside these spherical silica particles, where conventional mechanisms of pore filling would not be expected to be operative. These results suggest that the silica walls in these mesoporous silica allow transport of volatile Pt complexes during wet reduction in H₂. The permeability to gases makes these spherical silica particles especially suitable for gas phase catalytic reactions, while at the same time confining metallic particles within the silica pores.     

Preparation of Carbon Nanotube-Supported Pt Metal Particles Covered with Silica Layers and Their Application to Electrocatalysts for PEMFC

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported Pt metal nanoparticles were covered with silica layers by hydrolysis of 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) and/or tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). The hydrolysis of only APTES resulted in a uniform coverage of silica layers on Pt/CNT, but the thickness of the silica layers was very thin (<1 nm). Pt/CNT could also be coated with silica layers of a few nanometers in thickness by hydrolysis of TEOS, but exposed surfaces of CNTs in the sample were frequently observed. In contrast, the successive hydrolysis of APTES and TEOS brought about a uniform coverage of silica layers of a few nanometers in thickness on Pt/CNT. The silica-coated Pt/CNT showed high catalytic activity for electrochemical reactions in aqueous H₂SO₄ electrolyte, in spite of a uniform coverage of Pt metal with silica layers. In addition, the coverage of Pt/CNT with silica layers improved its durability in electrochemical reactions.     

不同Pt前体制备Pt/CeO2催化剂对其结构及性能的影响

Pt与载体间的相互作用会影响到本征Pt纳米粒子的催化活性,不同Pt前体制备Pt/CeO₂催化剂会使其表现出完全不同的催化性能。分别采用金属胶体粒子原位沉积法、浸渍法以及浸渍还原的方式制备了Pt/CeO₂催化剂,通过X 射线衍射、程序升温还原、X射线光电子能谱以及高分辨透射电镜对催化剂进行表征,在CO氧化以及甲苯燃烧反应中评价催化剂活性。结果表明,胶体粒子原位沉积法制备Pt/CeO₂催化剂,能够将优先合成好的Pt纳米粒子直接以金属态Pt⁰的形式负载到载体表面,且保证其高度均匀分散,丰富的表面Pt⁰很好地充当了CO、甲苯反应时的活化位点,催化剂表现出优异的性能;浸渍还原法中,Pt纳米粒子之间会发生团聚现象,同时部分Pt又以Pt²⁺的形式与CeO₂之间形成了Pt-O-Ce相互作用,载体表面暴露Pt⁰含量的下降是催化剂表现出较弱活性的主要原因;浸渍法中,以Pt离子对Pt进行负载,Pt完全以Pt²⁺的形式参与到Pt-O-Ce键成键中,表面Pt⁰缺失,催化剂表现出明显的失活现象。Pt/CeO₂催化剂中,起主要活性作用的是金属态Pt⁰,胶体粒子原位沉积法能够实现Pt⁰的直接负载,对于提高Pt基催化剂中Pt的利用率,降低Pt资源消耗都具有重要意义。     

Size and Shape Dependence on Pt Nanoparticles for the Methylcyclopentane/Hydrogen Ring Opening/Ring Enlargement Reaction

Abstract  

Monodisperse Pt nanoparticles (NPs) with well-controlled sizes in the range between 1.5 and 10.8 nm, and shapes of octahedron, cube, truncated octahedron and spheres (~6 nm) were synthesized employing the polyol reduction strategy with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as the capping agent. We characterized the as-synthesized Pt nanoparticles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM, sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFGVS) using ethylene/H₂ reaction as the surface probe, and the catalytic ethylene/H₂ reaction by means of measuring surface concentration of Pt. The nanoparticles were supported in mesoporous silica (SBA-15 or MCF-17), and their catalytic reactivity was evaluated for the methylcyclopentane (MCP)/H₂ ring opening/ring enlargement reaction using 10 torr MCP and 50 torr H₂ at temperatures between 160 and 300 °C. We found a strong correlation between the particle shape and the catalytic activity and product distribution for the MCP/H₂ reaction on Pt. At temperatures below 240 °C, 6.3 nm Pt octahedra yielded hexane, 6.2 nm Pt truncated octahedra and 5.2 nm Pt spheres produced 2-methylpentane. In contrast, 6.8 nm Pt cubes led to the formation of cracking products (i.e. C₁–C₅) under similar conditions. We also detected a weak size dependence of the catalytic activity and selectivity for the MCP/H₂ reaction on Pt. 1.5 nm Pt particles produced 2-methylpentane for the whole temperature range studied and the larger Pt NPs produced mainly benzene at temperatures above 240 °C.     

Exploration of cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation in Co–Pt/γ‐Al2O3 catalytic membrane reactors

The feasibility of Co–Pt/γ‐Al₂O₃ catalytic membrane reactors for cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation has been explored. The results of hydrogenation in four membrane reactors with different configurations indicate that the effect of the gas transport limitation is more important than the liquid diffusion limitation. The membrane with the catalytic layer situated on the gas side shows the highest activity due to the minimized gas transport limitation. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Hierarchical porous silica membranes with dispersed Pt nanoparticles

Multifunctional silica membranes with a hierarchical porosity and containing dispersed Pt nanoparticles were prepared by an original one pot microwave-assisted sol–gel route. These membranes exhibit three porosity levels: interconnected micropores (<2 nm) in silica walls, isolated ordered mesopores (4 nm), and isolated macropores (70 nm). They were directly coated on tubular macroporous alumina supports without any intermediate mesoporous layer contrary to conventional membrane architectures. The isolated macropores and mesopores enable to increase the membrane permeability whereas the interconnected microporosity defines the membrane cut-off. The catalytic Pt nanoparticles (4 nm) mainly hosted in the mesoporous volume, are stabilised against undesirable agglomeration under working conditions. A first series of multifunctional membranes were prepared, in which preferential adsorption of hydrocarbon gases and efficient propene oxidation were evidenced. In order to avoid any possible interconnection between macropores, several strategies were investigated, which prevented sol infiltration in the macroporous support during the deposition process. These original multifunctional membranes are potentially attractive for gas separation and catalytic reactor applications.     

EXAFS study on the sulfidation behavior of Pd, Pt and Pd–Pt catalysts supported on amorphous silica and high-silica USY zeolite

The sulfur tolerance of monometallic Pd, Pt and bimetallic Pd–Pt catalysts supported on slightly acidic ultra-stable Y (USY) zeolite (SiO₂/Al₂O₃ = 390) and on non-acidic silica, having mesopores with a pore diameter of 3 or 10 nm, were investigated using the CO adsorption method and the extended X-ray adsorption fine structure (EXAFS) method. Well-dispersed noble metal particles supported on USY zeolite and silica with an average pore diameter of 3 nm showed high surface sulfur tolerance and high catalytic hydrogenation activity, although bulk phase sulfidation simultaneously occurred. The synergistic effects of sulfur tolerance were significant in the bimetallic Pd–Pt particles supported on USY zeolite and silica with an average pore diameter of 3 nm. On the other hand, on silica with an average pore diameter of 10 nm, the surface sulfur tolerance of low dispersed noble metals was the lowest, although its bulk phase sulfur tolerance was the highest. The Pd K-edge and Pt L_III-edge EXAFS spectra indicated a strong interaction between the well-dispersed noble metal particles and the supports of the USY zeolite and silica with an average pore diameter of 3 nm. This distorted structure may increase the sulfur tolerance of noble metals, though some surface and bulk phase sulfidation simultaneously occurred.     

Selective oxidation of ethylene over carbon-supported Pd and Pt catalytic membranes

A three-phase catalytic membrane reactor (3PCMR), designed for the evaluation of catalytic membranes, was successfully applied to carry out selective oxidation of ethylene to acetaldehyde under mild conditions. The reaction was performed over carbon- supported Pd and Pt partial hydrophobic catalytic membranes by using different redox couples as reaction medium. Results have shown that reaction proceeds with relevant rate and high acetaldehyde selectivity (> 97%). As expected, the Pd membrane was found to be more active and selective than the Pt membrane. 3PCMR allows continuous separation of acetaldehyde while the reaction proceeds, therefore its employment could offer an original alternative to overcome several engineering problems of the conventional Wacker process. A reaction model adequate to describe the reaction system is proposed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Catalytic oxidation of low concentration formaldehyde over Pt/TiO2 catalyst

Formaldehyde(HCHO) is an important indoor pollutant.Catalytic oxidize low concentration HCHO is an effective way to eliminate indoor pollution.In this study,a series of Pt/TiO_2 catalysts are prepared by impregnation and reduced by NaBH_4.The effects of loading amount of Pt and cry stal type of TiO_2 on the physical and chemical properties and the catalytic performance in HCHO oxidation reaction are investigated.The results show that the quantity of active site and the oxygen vacancy of catalysts increa sed with increasing Pt content,which is beneficial to promote the further performance of catalysts.Nevertheless,with the further rises of Pt content,the specific surface area further decreases,and the proportion of Pt~(2+) species on the catalyst surface which is significant to catalytic properties also decreases,causing catalytic performance decreases.Compared with the catalyst supporting on rutile,the Pt/α-TiO_2 catalyst supporting on anatase has larger specific surface area,more Pt~(2+) phase and easier to form oxygen vacancy in the support,which cause better catalytic performance.The catalyst with Pt content of0.1 wt% and supported by anatase TiO_2 has the best catalytic performance.The HCHO conversion efficiency reaches 98% and 100% at 50℃ and 100 ℃, and the stabilization time is longer than 140 h.     

The promoting effect of Pb on carbon supported Pt and Pt/Ru catalysts for electro-oxidation of ethanol

Carbon supported Pt/Pb and Pt/Ru/Pb catalysts were prepared by deposition of Pb on commercial Pt and Pt/Ru catalysts, respectively. It was found that after addition of Pb, the catalytic activity of Pt and Pt/Ru for ethanol oxidation increased greatly, especially at high potentials. It has been shown that decorating commercial Pt and Pt/Ru catalysts with Pb is a simple and effective way to prepare carbon supported Pt/Pb and Pt/Ru/Pb catalysts for ethanol oxidation. The physical properties of the catalysts were characterized by XRD, EDX and TEM, and it was found that no Pt/Pb and Pt/Ru/Pb alloys were formed.     

过渡金属对Pt/SiC催化剂上CO氧化性能的影响

以SiC为载体、Pt为活性组分、过渡金属Fe、Co和Ni为助剂,采用浸渍法制备CO氧化催化剂。考察浸渍方法、助剂及其负载量、空速和催化剂焙烧温度等对Pt/SiC催化剂性能的影响。结果表明,助剂的加入提高了活性组分Pt在载体表面的分散度,并产生一定的相互作用,从而提高了催化剂活性,其中,铁助剂的助催化效果较好。共浸渍法制备的催化剂的催化活性优于分步浸渍法,Pt-Fe/SiC催化剂制备中焙烧温度500 ℃时,催化剂活性较佳,适量Fe助剂的添加能够显著提高Pt/SiC催化剂的活性。     

Pt/CrCeAlO催化剂对二氯甲烷的催化氧化性能

催化氧化是消除挥发性有机废气的有效手段,而二氯甲烷是含氯有机废气的代表性化合物。采用沉淀法制备了不同CrO_x含量的CrCeAlO催化剂,并用浸渍法制备了Pt/CrCeAlO催化剂,将其用于二氯甲烷催化氧化。结果表明,催化剂均表现出较好的活性,Cr_0.03Ce_0.05Al_0.95O₂催化剂在390 ℃时即可完全氧化二氯甲烷。而负载Pt后的催化剂活性明显提高,2.0Pt/Cr_0.03Ce_0.05Al₀.₉₅O₂催化剂表现出最好的活性,在340 ℃条件下,转化率即达100%。采用XRD、SEM、TEM、H₂-TPR和NH3-TPD对催化剂进行表征,表明催化剂的活性主要受其表面酸性和氧化还原性的影响,表面酸性位提供二氯甲烷化学吸附位,而催化剂表面氧化还原性则有利于反应中氧物种的活化。催化剂中添加Pt后,由于Pt、CeO₂ 和 CrO_x物种间的相互作用而增强了催化剂的氧化还原性,从而进一步促进了反应活性的提高。     

The role of Rh on Pt-based catalysts: structure sensitive NO + H2 reaction on Pt(110) and Pt(100) and structure insensitive reaction on Rh/Pt(110) and Rh/Pt(100)

The catalytic activity of the Pt(110) surface for the reaction of NO + H₂ was much less than that of the Pt(100) surface. However, the catalytic activity of the Rh deposited Pt(1l0) surface was almost equal to that of the Rh deposited Pt(100) surface. That is, the catalytic reaction of NO + H₂ on Pt(110) and Pt(100) surfaces is highly structure sensitive, but it changes to structure insensitive by the deposition of Rh atoms. These results are rationalized by formation of an active overlayer on the Pt(110) and Pt(100) surfaces, which is very analogous to the Rh-O/Pt-layer formed on Rh/Pt(100), Pt/Rh(100) and Pt-Rh(100) alloy surfaces during catalysis. The formation of the common overlayer of Rh-O/Pt-layer during catalysis is responsible for the structure insensitive catalysis of Rh deposited Pt-based catalysts, which is an important role of Rh in a three way catalyst.     

Preparation of High Performance Pt/CNT Catalysts Stabilized by Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Disodium Salt

A novel method with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA‐2Na) as a stabilizing agent was developed to prepare highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to use as proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell catalysts. These nanocatalysts were obtained by altering the molar ratio of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt to chloroplatinic acid (EDTA‐2Na/Pt) from 1:2, 1:1, 2:1 to 3:1. The well‐dispersed Pt nanoparticles of around 1.5 nm in size on CNTs were obtained when the EDTA‐2Na/Pt ratio was maintained at 1:1. And the Pt/CNT catalyst exhibited large electrochemical active surface areas, very high electrocatalytic activity and excellent stability in the oxidation of methanol at room temperature. The Pt/XC‐72R catalyst with narrow size distribution was also prepared by this method for comparison purposes. Comparison of the catalytic properties of these catalysts revealed that the activity of the Pt/CNT catalyst was a factor of ∼3 times higher than that of the Johnson Matthey catalyst and ∼2 times higher than that of our Pt/XC‐72R catalyst, which can be assigned to the high level of dispersion of Pt nanoparticles and the particular properties of the CNT supports.