丙烯直接气相氧化过程中Ag/TS-1催化剂上活性银物种的分布

在常压固定床、石英反应器中,以丙烯直接气相氧化反应为探针,考察了硅烷化处理及TS-1中模板剂对Ag/TS-1催化性能的影响.同时,采用UV-Vis、ICP和TEM等手段对其进行了表征.结果表明：在丙烯直接气相氧化过程中,载体TS-1硅烷化后所制备的Ag/TS-1的催化性能增强.通过硅烷化处理负载2%SiO₂,制备的Ag/TS-1的丙烯转化率可达2.1%,环氧丙烷选择性98.4%.用TS-1原粉（含有模板剂）所制备的Ag/TS-1不具有环氧化性能.分子筛内外表面的银物种均具有环氧化性能,但内表面的银物种在丙烯气相氧化过程中起决定性的作用.     

Propylene Epoxidation Over Silver Supported on Titanium Silicalite Zeolite

Epoxidation of propylene to propylene oxide over Ag/TS-1 in the presence of oxygen and hydrogen was carried out in a fixed-bed, quartz flow reactor. The effects of Ag loading, Si/Ti ratio of TS-1 and calcination temperature and calcination method of Ag/TS-1 on the propylene epoxidation were investigated. The results show that Ag loading, the calcination temperature and calcination method of Ag/TS-1 as well as the Si/Ti ratio of TS-1 have a great effect on the catalytic properties. The optimum Ag loading, calcination temperature and calcination method of Ag/TS-1 and Si/Ti ratio of TS-1 are 2 wt%, 450 °C in air and 64 respectively. Over 2.0 wt% Ag/TS-1(n_Si/n_Ti = 64) catalyst, at a space velocity of 3000 h^-1, 0.92% propylene conversion with 91.21% selectivity to propylene oxide is obtained at 150 °C. The deactivation of Ag/TS-1 catalyst is not due to the changes of active species, but because of the coke of the catalyst, which can be easily regenerated by calcination at 450 °C in air.     

钛硅分子筛TS-1催化环氧丙烷异构反应的机理探究

丙烯氢氧环氧化一步法制备环氧丙烷（PO）相比于传统的PO工业生产方法在经济和环保方面具有不可比拟的优势。Au/TS-1双功能催化剂在该反应中展现出较优的PO性能,针对其中TS-1催化PO开环异构生成副产物进行了研究,结合PO在堵孔TS-1分子筛（TS-1-B）和Au/TS-1-B催化剂上的反应性能和红外表征结果,采用理论计算探究了Ti-Defect位点上丙醛和丙酮的生成路径以及涉及的能量变化。结果显示PO在TS-1上的异构化主要经历碳氧键断裂和氢原子转移重排两个过渡态,以及具有五元环结构的双配位丙氧基物种中间体。相比于丙醛,丙酮由于生成过程中氢原子重排的过渡态能垒较高而具有更低的异构化选择性。所揭示的TS-1上PO吸附及异构化反应机制将为钛基丙烯环氧化催化剂的结构改性以增强PO脱附从而提高PO选择性提供理论依据。     

Regeneration of Lamina TS-1 Catalyst in the Epoxidation of Propylene with Hydrogen Peroxide

The deactivation and regeneration of the lamina titanium silicalite (TS-1) catalyst for the epoxidation of propylene with dilute H₂O₂was investigated in a fixed-bed reactor. In the scale-up experiment, the dosage of the lamina TS-1 catalyst is 2. 5 kg, after 1000 h reaction the catalyst still exhibits good performance and further increases the reaction time, the conversion of H₂O₂begins to decrease. TG and BET analyses of the deactivated catalysts show that the main species occluded within the zeolite pore are propylene oxide oligomers, and these species occupying the active Ti site and blocking the pores of the lamina TS-1 are the main reason for the deactivation of catalyst. The deactivated catalyst can be regenerated by different regeneration methods. The activity of deactivated catalysts regenerated by dilute H₂O₂or heat treatment by using air or nitrogen as a calcination media can be fully recovered, but a decline in propylene oxide (PO) selectivity of the regenerated catalyst has been observed during the first hours of reaction. However, water vapor treatment of the deactivated catalyst can improve the PO selectivity with the same activity as that of the fresh lamina TS-1 catalyst.     

Direct epoxidation of propylene with hydrogen peroxide over TS-1 catalysts: Effect of hydrophobicity of the catalysts

TS-1 (titanium silicalite-1) catalysts were hydrothermally synthesized in the presence of polymethylmethacrylate bead (denoted as TS-1_PMMA) and polystyrene bead (denoted as TS-1_PS) for use in the direct epoxidation of propylene with hydrogen peroxide. TS-1 catalyst was also synthesized by a hydrothermal method in the absence of polymer bead. It was revealed that TS-1_PMMA and TS-1_PS catalysts showed a better catalytic performance than TS-1 catalyst in terms of conversion of hydrogen peroxide, selectivity for propylene oxide, and yield for propylene oxide, due to their enhanced hydrophobicity. Among three catalysts, TS-1_PS with the highest hydrophobicity showed the best catalytic performance.     

表面改性未焙烧TS-1固载金催化丙烯氢氧环氧化反应性能研究

采用四丙基氢氧化铵（TPAOH）溶液对未焙烧钛硅分子筛TS-1（TS-1-B）进行二次晶化改性,以尿素为沉淀剂通过沉积-沉淀法制备改性和非改性的TS-1-B固载Au纳米催化剂,对比研究这两种催化剂丙烯氢氧环氧化反应性能的差异,阐明二次晶化改性对TS-1-B表面结构及催化行为的影响。结果表明：二次晶化改性提高了TS-1-B结晶度,降低了缺陷位硅羟基数量;改性的TS-1-B表面疏水性的提高有助于抑制产物环氧丙烷（PO）在羟基位点上吸附,其固载的金催化剂表现出显著提高的稳定性和活性。此外,对该催化剂的动力学行为也进行了研究,并计算了主/副产物生成活化能。     

Uncalcined TS-2 immobilized Au nanoparticles as a bifunctional catalyst to boost direct propylene epoxidation with H2 and O2

Developing stable yet efficient Au–Ti bifunctional catalysts is important but challenging for direct propylene epoxidation with H₂ and O₂. This work describes a novel strategy of employing uncalcined titanium silicalite-2 (TS-2-B) to immobilize Au nanoparticles as a bifunctional catalyst for the reaction. Under no promoter effects, the Au/TS-2-B catalyst compared to the referenced Au/TS-1-B catalyst delivers outstanding catalytic performance, that is, exceptionally high stability over 100 hr, propylene oxide (PO) formation rate of 118 g_PO·hr⁻¹·kg_cat⁻¹, PO selectivity of 90% and hydrogen efficiency of 35%. The plausible relationship of catalyst structure and performance is established by using multiple techniques, such as UV–vis, high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. A unique synergy of Au–Ti⁴⁺–Ti³⁺ triple sites is proposed for our developed Au/TS-2-B catalyst with the higher stable PO formation rate and hydrogen efficiency. The insights reported here could shed new light on the rational design of highly stable and efficient Au–Ti bifunctional catalysts for the reaction.     

丙烯环氧化合成环氧丙烷新技术的研究进展

评述了以分子氧和双氧水为氧源的丙烯环氧化催化剂体系的最新研究进展。其中包括金属Ag催化剂。金属熔盐混合物，钛硅沸石TS-1和过渡金属络合物催化剂体系，根据氧转移机理。金属Ag催化剂和熔盐体系是以分子氧为直接氧源，而TS-1和最近报道的反应相转移含钨催化剂本质上是以过氧化氢为直接氧源。TS-1和反应相转移含钨催化剂和优点是反应条件较温和，生成环氧丙烷的选择性和产率较高。如一种负载成“蛋壳醇作为溶剂），环氧丙烷选择性和产率（以双氧水计）分别可达92%和90%以上。催化剂运转1000h以上性能稳定，今后的一个重要发展方向是开发以分子氧为起始氧源，简单高效的原位双氧水工艺。     

TPAOH-NH3·H2O溶液处理TS-1/SiO2对丙烯环氧化反应影响

将SiO₂负载的钛硅分子筛(TS-1/SiO₂)用四丙基氢氧化铵和氨水混合溶液处理并用于催化丙烯环氧化制环氧丙烷反应。结果表明,混合溶液处理的钛硅分子筛比用四丙基氢氧化铵或氨水单独处理的样品具有更好的催化性能。随着混合碱中氨水浓度从0.01 mol·L^-1增加到0.03 mol·L^-1,附着在分子筛表面的二氧化硅载体消失,可能被溶解并再结晶到分子筛表面。同时,在此溶解再结晶过程中,分子筛内部产生许多介孔,使其催化性能显著提升,而二氧化硅表面酸性位被消除。四丙基氢氧化铵和氨水协同作用产生大的介孔,有利于高分子量副产物扩散出催化剂粒子,导致催化剂稳定性明显提升而催化活性和选择性不受影响。     

丙烯环氧化中TS-1寿命

钛硅催化剂 (ＴＳ - 1)催化下的丙烯与Ｈ2 Ｏ2 环氧化过程是环氧丙烷 (ＰＯ)洁净生产的发展方向[1,2 ] ,反应条件温和 ,选择性高 ,但目前的研究主要在催化剂制备 .虽然部分学者[3] 对催化剂的寿命进行了报道 ,但仅限于 5～ 8次间歇反应的累计结果 .本文根据动力学研究的结果[4 ,5] ,采用连续淤浆反应器 ,在最佳反应和加速反应条件下 ,对催化剂的寿命进行研究 ,测定了该催化剂的单程寿命 ,并用ＸＰＳ(Ｘ射线光电子能谱 )分析了催化剂失活的原因 ,为丙烯环氧化工艺的进一步工业化提供指导和依据 .实验中钛硅分子筛 (ＴＳ - 1)按文献 [2 ]合成 …     

Epoxidation of Propylene with Hydrogen Peroxide Over TS-1 Catalyst Synthesized in the Presence of Polystyrene

Titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) catalyst was synthesized in the presence of polystyrene (PS) particles (denoted as TS-1_PS catalyst) for use in the epoxidation of propylene with hydrogen peroxide. For the purpose of comparison, TS-1 catalyst was also synthesized by a conventional method (in the absence of polystyrene particles). In the epoxidation of propylene, the TS-1_PS catalyst showed a higher conversion of hydrogen peroxide and a higher selectivity for propylene oxide (PO) than the TS-1 catalyst. Consequently, the TS-1_PS catalyst showed a higher yield for PO than the TS-1 catalyst. Characterization results showed that the high catalytic performance of TS-1_PS was attributed to the enhanced hydrophobic property of the catalyst and the suppressed formation of anatase TiO₂ in the catalyst.     

Synthesis of TS-1 by microwave heating of template-impregnated SiO2–TiO2 xerogels

TS-1 was prepared by microwave heating of a SiO₂–TiO₂ xerogel dry-impregnated with the template, TPAOH. A highly crystalline product was obtained within 30 min after microwave irradiation with yields over 90%. These are significant advantages over the TS-1 obtained by conventional oven heating using alkoxide precursors in liquid phase, which requires 1–2 day crystallization time with low product yields. Characterization of the TS-1 obtained was carried out using XRD, SEM, FT-IR, and UV-vis spectroscopy, and catalytic activity was examined for 1-hexene epoxidation using H₂O₂ as oxidant. These studies revealed that the material obtained by microwave heating of the mixed oxide gel shows essentially identical physicochemical properties to those prepared by conventional means.     

变温陈化法制备TS-1分子筛及其催化性能

通过变温陈化步骤,采用水热结晶法制备TS-1分子筛。改变陈化步骤,得到一系列粒径不同的TS-1分子筛,并探究粒径对丙烯醇环氧化反应催化性能的影响。采用FT-IR、UV-Vis、BET、XRD和SEM等表征TS-1分子筛催化剂晶相,结果表明,不同条件制得的TS-1分子筛具有相同的MFI结构,Ti大部分以骨架钛形式存在,也有少量锐钛矿相Ti O2存在。随着反应温度的升高,TS-1粒径逐渐增大。通过后续催化反应发现,TS-1分子筛催化剂的催化活性改变不大,这可能是由于催化剂中活性位点的数目变化不大。从催化剂分离实验可以看出,随着粒径的增大,催化剂回收率从82.4%增至95.3%。     

Kinetics of Selective Oxidation of Dimethyl Ether to Formaldehyde Over Al2O3-Supported VO x and MoO x Catalysts

The object of this work is to study the effect of hydrothermal treatment on the TS-1/SiO₂ catalyst in propylene epoxidation in fixed bed. The TS-1/SiO₂ catalysts before and after hydrothermal treatment were characterized by means of XRD, XRF, BET, UV–Vis and EPR techniques. It was found by EPR characterization that two types of Ti(IV)-superoxide radicals, A (g _z = 2.0271; g _y = 2.0074; g _x = 2.0010) and B (g _z = 2.0247; g _y = 2.0074; g _x = 2.0010), were observed for the TS-1/SiO₂ catalyst. The superoxo species A was converted to B after the TS-1/SiO₂ catalyst was hydrothermally treated. The results show that hydrothermal treatment temperature and time have marked effects on the activity and the PO selectivity. The optimal hydrothermal treatment temperature and time are 170 and 4 h, respectively. In the long-term propylene epoxidation reaction, about 95% H₂O₂ conversion and above 94% PO selectivity are obtained over TS-1/SiO₂ catalyst hydrothermally treated at 170° C for 4 h.     

Direct epoxidation of propylene to propylene oxide on various catalytic systems: A combinatorial micro-reactor study

A combinatorial approach is used to investigate several bimetallic catalytic systems and the promoter effect on these catalysts to develop highly active and selective catalysts for direct epoxidation of propylene to propylene oxide (PO) using molecular oxygen. 2%Cu/5%Ru/c-SiO₂ catalyst yielded the highest performance with high propylene conversion and PO selectivity among the bimetallic catalytic systems including silver, ruthenium, manganese and copper metals. On the other hand, the most effective catalyst and promoter in the epoxidation reaction was determined to be sodium chloride promoted Cu–Ru catalyst supported over SiO₂ with 36% selectivity & 9.6% conversion (3.46% yield) at 300 °C and 0.5 feed gas ratio (propylene/oxygen).     

Highly stable monolithic titanium silicalite-1 catalyst for 1-butene epoxidation

A monolithic titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) catalyst was prepared by coating TS-1 onto a specially designed stainless-steel support. The catalyst was used in 1-butene epoxidation, a strong exothermic reaction, to produce butene oxide in a fixed-bed reactor. Compared with the traditional extruded TS-1, the monolithic catalyst demonstrates excellent catalytic stability and reusability. To understand the reason for this performance, heat conduction behaviors of the monolithic and extruded catalysts were studied and compared. This was accomplished by firstly developing a kinetic model to determine reaction kinetic parameters, and then simulating the temperature distribution within the reactor. It revealed a much lower temperature-rise over the monolithic catalyst than over the extruded catalyst. This study demonstrates that the stainless-steel support of the monolithic catalyst is effective in dissipating high reaction heat of 1-butene epoxidation, thus limits local temperature-rise within the reactor. This inhibits the formation of channel-blocking byproducts and improves the catalytic stability.     

Silica islands regulated external Ti-site environment of TS-1 for enhanced performance of 1-hexene epoxidation

Rational regulation of the local environment of Ti-sites in TS-1 harbors tremendous industrial and scientific significance to epoxidation reactions. Herein, we report a facile and environment-friendly strategy to boost catalytic selectivity by covering the Ti-sites on an external surface of TS-1 (ITS-1) without sacrificing activity of internal Ti sites. By a quantitative analysis of d₃-acetonitrile and quinoline-DRIFTS, ¹H MAS NMR and XPS, it is found that the percentage of external Ti-sites decreased from 11% to 6% after depositing surface silica islands. This successfully inhibits ring-opening reaction of 1,2-epoxyhexane on catalyst surface, as demonstrated by slower kinetic decomposition rate of 1,2-epoxyhexane. Compared with conventional TS-1 catalyst, selectivity of 1,2-epoxyhexane over ITS-1 catalyst significantly increased from 83.5% to 98.5% while maintaining high 1-hexene conversion. Furthermore, overmuch surface silica coverage only leads to extremely low conversion (2%) due to inhibition of mass transfer. This work paves the way for rational construction of Ti-containing catalysts for 1-hexene epoxidation.     

Epoxidation of propylene in the gas phase

The gas-phase epoxidation of propylene using N₂O, air and air-ammonia mixture as an oxidants was studied. Propylene can be epoxidized by nitrous oxide with a yield as high as 13.3% over silica supported iron oxide catalysts modified by amines. The iron oxide dispersion, the acidity of the support and the nitrogen-containing modifiers are the key factors determining the catalytic performance. We suggest a reaction pathway involving two concurrent mechanisms: the radical oxidation of propylene to acroleine, hexanediene, etc., and a non-radical oxidation leading to epoxide. Propylene is epoxidized with air over silica-supported iron oxide catalysts at a conversion of about 0.2%. Using air as an oxidizing agent, the presence of gaseous ammonia improves the propylene conversion by 10-fold preserving the considerable selectivity (up to 60%). This observation suggests a reaction mechanism involving the oxidation of ammonia to nitrous oxide in the first step, which subsequently produces active oxygen species, which selectively oxidize propylene to propylene oxide (PO).     

Gas-Phase Propylene Epoxidation over Ag/TS-1 Prepared in W/O Microemulsion: Effects of the Molar Ratio of Water to Surfactant and the Reaction Temperature

Ag/TS-1 was prepared by microemulsion method in which dioctyl sulfosuccinate sodium salt (AOT) was used as the surfactant and n-heptane as the organic solvent. The synthesized Ag/TS-1 was characterized by UV–Vis and TEM and its catalytic properties in gas-phase propylene epoxidation were carried out in a fixed bed reactor. The results show that Ag is highly dispersed on TS-1 and the crystal size can be adjusted through the adjusting of the molar ratio of water to surfactant ([H₂O]/[surfactant] = R). The catalyst prepared with R = 4.74 exhibits the highest catalytic activity for propylene epoxidation in gas-phase, the optimal reaction temperature scope is between 363 and 383 K. Over the catalyst prepared with R = 4.11, propylene conversion and the selectivity to propylene oxide (PO) are 1.1% and 91.0%, respectively.     

Ti-MCM-41分子筛催化剂的合成、表征及催化性能

以正硅酸四甲酯为硅源,钛酸四异丙酯为钛源,在异丙醇和水的混合溶液中室温下合成了Ti-MCM-41介孔分子筛,采用TEM、N 2吸附-脱附、XRD、UV-Vis和Raman等研究了分子筛的结构特性。并以过氧化氢异丙苯为氧化剂,考察了硅烷化处理后的Ti-MCM-41分子筛催化剂在丙烯环氧化反应中的催化性能。结果表明,与骨架外六配位钛物种相比,骨架内四配位钛物种活化有机过氧化物的能力更强,速率更快;四配位钛物种是环氧丙烷生成的活性物种,而六配位钛物种的存在则会导致反应副产物的生成。合成时添加适量的异丁醇可有效促进钛物种进入分子筛骨架中,并增大比表面积和孔体积,进而改善Ti-MCM-41催化剂的丙烯环氧化催化性能。性能最佳的催化剂上过氧化氢异丙苯转化率可达94.7%,环氧丙烷选择性可达95.8%。