SBA-15 mesoporous silica modified with rhodium by MDD method and its catalytic role for N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O decomposition reaction

SBA-15 mesoporous silicas modified with rhodium were studied as catalysts for the N₂O decomposition reaction. Rhodium was deposited on SBA-15 by the Molecular Designed Dispersion (MDD) method using Rh(acac)₃ as a precursor of active phase. The same method was used for the deposition of Cu, Fe, Al and Ti. The SBA-15 support modified with metals were characterized with respect to metal loading (EPMA), structure (XRD), texture (BET), morphology (SEM), Rh dispersion (oxygen chemisorption), surface acidity (pyridine adsorption) and chemical nature of introduced copper and iron species (UV–vis-DRS). The rhodium-containing SBA-15 samples were found to be active catalysts for the N₂O decomposition reaction. Deposition of Al on the Rh-loaded catalyst increased its activity. An opposite effect was observed for the samples modified with Cu and Fe.     

Catalytic performance of various mesoporous silicas modified with copper or iron oxides introduced by different ways in the selective reduction of NO by ammonia

Mesoporous silicas (MCM-48, SBA-15, MCF), reflecting various porous structures, were modified with copper and iron oxides by two different methods. For a first series of the samples the molecular designed dispersion (MDD) method using acetylacetonate complexes of copper and iron was applied for the deposition of transition metal oxides on the silica supports. A second series of the catalysts was obtained by the incipient impregnation technique using aqueous solutions of the suitable metal nitrates. The modified materials were characterized with respect to the texture (BET), composition (electron microprobe analysis), coordination of the transition metals (UV–vis–DRS) and surface acidity (NH₃-TPD, FTIR). The mesoporous silica supports modified with transition metal oxides were tested as catalysts of the selective reduction of NO with ammonia. The catalytic performance of the studied samples depended on the method used for the deposition of transition metal oxide as well as the kind of mesoporous silica used as a catalytic support. In general, the Cu-containing mesoporous samples effectively operated at lower temperatures than silicas modified with iron. The samples obtained by the MDD method have been found to be more active and selective compared to the analogous samples prepared by the impregnation technique. An introduction of water vapor into the reaction mixture only slightly decreased the NO conversion and selectivity towards N₂ over the MCF mesoporous silica modified with copper or iron oxide.     

介孔分子筛SBA-15的改性研究进展

从金属改性、酸改性和氧化物改性三方面综述了介孔分子筛SBA-15的改性研究进展,重点介绍了SBA-15表面功能化后引入金属改性的方法。评述了金属纳米粒子的制备对改性的SBA-15催化剂催化性能的影响。     

Vermiculites intercalated with Al2O3 pillars and modified with transition metals as catalysts of DeNOx process

Vermiculites intercalated with alumina pillars and modified with transition metals (Cu, Fe) were studied as catalysts of selective reduction of NO with ammonia. Prior to the pillaring process, a raw vermiculite was treated with a solution of nitric acid and then citric or oxalic acid in order to reduce the overall charge of layers. This modification was necessary for a successful pillaring of the clay. Transition metals (Fe, Cu) were deposited on the surface of the modified vermiculites by an ion-exchange method. The obtained samples were characterized with respect to composition (EPMA), structure (XRD), texture (BET) and chemical nature of deposited transition metal species (UV–vis–DRS). The vermiculite based materials have been found to be active and selective catalysts of the DeNOx process. The Cu-containing samples were catalytically active at lower temperatures than the pillared clays modified with iron. A side reaction of ammonia oxidation by oxygen decreased the effectiveness of the DeNOx process in the high temperature range.     

Nitrous Oxide Reduction with Ammonia and Methane Over Mesoporous Silica Materials Modified with Transition Metal Oxides

Transition metal oxides (Cu, Cr and Fe) were deposited on various mesoporous silicas (MCM-48, SBA-15, MCF and x-MSU) by an impregnation method. Electron microprobe analysis, BET, UV-VIS-DRS and temperature programmed desorption of NH₃ were used for the characterization of the samples. The modified mesoporous silicas were tested as catalysts of the N₂O decomposition and the N₂O reduction using ammonia and methane. The Cu-containing samples presented the highest catalytic activity in the N₂O decomposition, while the Cr- and Fe-modified materials were more active in the reduction of nitrous oxide with NH₃ and CH₄. The type of the silica support strongly influenced the catalytic performance of the studied materials.     

M/SBA-15(M=Cu、Fe、Cr)介孔分子筛的制备、表征及其催化NO+CO反应研究

以介孔分子筛SBA-15为载体,采用浸渍法制备M/SBA-15(M=Cu、Fe、Cr) 介孔分子筛催化剂。采用XRD、BET、FT-IR、H₂-TPR和XPS等对样品进行分析表征,在固定床微型反应器中评价M/SBA-15(M=Cu、Fe、Cr)分子筛催化剂催化NO+CO的反应性能。结果表明,负载金属的SBA-15分子筛仍保持高度有序的二维六方介孔结构,比表面积和孔径略有减少,负载的活性金属组分在SBA-15分子筛表面具有较高的分散度。Cu/SBA-15、Cr/SBA-15和Fe/SBA-15催化剂对NO+CO反应体系均有一定活性,但由于活性金属自身的特性及其在载体表面负载量的差异,3种催化剂上呈现的NO还原活性不同,顺序为：Cr/SBA-15＞Cu/SBA-15＞Fe/SBA-15。     

Vanadium, niobium and tantalum modified mesoporous molecular sieves as catalysts for propene epoxidation

SBA-3 mesoporous molecular sieves doped with transition metal ions (Fe, V, Nb and Ta) have been applied for selective oxidation of propene towards propylene oxide in the presence of N₂O as an oxidant. The kind and amount of applied modifiers significantly affected the catalytic activity. V/SBA-3 was found to be the most active among the catalyst under study. In spite of relatively high selectivity towards propylene oxide (reaching up to 23%), the main oxidation product was still propionaldehyde. Surprisingly, CO_x was not formed over V, Nb and Ta modified SBA-3 catalysts. Additional modification of V containing samples (V/SBA-3) with iron complexes resulted in the further increase in the catalysts activity for epoxidation reaction. A PO selectivity of about 20% could be achieved at a propylene conversion of 17% over mixed Fe/V/SBA-3 catalytic system.     

氮化SBA-15负载高分散过渡金属用于丙烷高效直接脱氢

以氮化法修饰的介孔二氧化硅（SBA-15）为载体,采用浸渍法制备了不同过渡金属（钴、镍、铁、铜）脱氢催化剂。通过X射线衍射光谱和N2吸附-脱附分析表明氮化后的载体仍能保持良好的介孔结构;通过扫描电子显微镜分析表明金属处于高度分散的良好状态;通过程序升温还原和X射线光电子能谱分析表明氮化SBA-15改变了金属的电子结构,增强了载体与金属之间的相互作用力。采用定量浸渍法制备了金属负载量为1%（质量分数）的脱氢催化剂,并进行了性能评价。结果表明,丙烷脱氢催化剂活性顺序由高到低依次为Co-SBA-15N900-1%、Fe-SBA-15N900-1%、Cu-SBA-15N900-1%、Ni-SBA-15N900-1%,其中Co-SBA-15N900-1%催化剂的丙烷转化率为33%,丙烯选择性为88%。     

Bifunctional Materials for the Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose into Soluble Renewable Biorefinery Feedstocks

The combination of Br?nsted acidity with metallic functionality in a mesoporous catalyst offers a potential pathway for the conversion of cellulose into sugar alcohols that may be used as a sustainable source of renewable biorefinery feedstock. Supported Ru catalysts were prepared by evaporative deposition on various ordered mesoporous silicas (SBA-15) with different functionalities and characterized using multiple experimental techniques. The catalytic performance of the supported Ru catalysts was compared to that of the corresponding supports and of Ru/C. We studied the effects of functional group loading, reaction time and temperature on the activity and products yield of the bifunctional catalysts by monitoring the cellulose conversion and the production of sugars and sugar alcohols in a high-pressure batch reactor. Sorbitol is the main product obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose followed by the corresponding reduction. Secondary products include sugars, ethylene glycol and glycerol. The activity of mesoporous silica catalysts increases with an increase in acid loading and the addition of Ru allows control of the selectivity towards sugar alcohols. Ruthenium supported on arenesulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silica (Ru/SBA-15S) displays the best catalytic performance. Ru/SBA-15S is more hydrothermally stable than SBA-15, but loses a significant fraction of its surface area, crystallinity, acidity and activity after prolonged exposure to water at 483?K.     

Assessment of Fe2O3/SiO2 catalysts for the continuous treatment of phenol aqueous solutions in a fixed bed reactor

Different iron-containing catalysts have been tested for the oxidation of phenol aqueous solutions in a catalytic fixed bed reactor in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. All the catalysts consist of iron oxide, mainly crystalline hematite particles, over different silica supports (mesostructured SBA-15 silica and non-ordered mesoporous silica). The immobilization of iron species over different silica supports was addressed by direct incorporation of metal during the synthesis or post-synthesis impregnation. The synthesis conditions were tuned up to yield agglomerated catalysts with iron loadings between 10 and 15 wt.%. The influence of the preparation method and the type of silica support was evaluated in a catalytic fixed bed reactor for the continuous oxidation of phenol in terms of catalysts activity (phenol and total organic carbon degradation) as well as their stability (catalyst deactivation by iron leaching). Those catalysts prepared by direct synthesis, either in presence of a structure-directing agent (Fe₂O₃/SBA-15(DS)) or in absence (Fe₂O₃/SiO₂(DS)), achieved high catalytic performances (TOC reduction of 65% and 52%, respectively) with remarkable low iron leaching in comparison with their silica-based iron counterparts prepared by impregnation. Catalytic results have demonstrated that the synthesis method plays a crucial role in the dispersion and stability of active species and hence resulting in superior catalytic performances.     

Highly Effective Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane Over Vanadia Supported on Mesoporous SBA-15 Silica

Vanadia-containing mesoporous SBA-15 catalysts were prepared and characterized for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane. It is demonstrated that the vanadia-supported SBA-15 catalysts exhibit a much higher catalytic activity than those reported in the literature obtained over vanadium-supported mesoporous MCM-41 catalysts in the ODH of propane. The high catalytic performance of the mesoporous SBA-15 catalysts is attributed to the particularly large pore diameters and low surface acidity.     

油品氧化脱硫介孔催化剂研究进展

综述了介孔催化剂包括改性SBA-15介孔催化剂、改性MCM-n系列介孔催化剂、改性HMS介孔催化剂,介孔硅酸盐催化剂、介孔过渡金属氧化物催化剂及介孔碳催化剂在油品氧化脱硫中的应用。指出介孔催化剂能够高效催化转化油品中的大分子有机硫化物,通过负载钨、磷、钼、钛等元素使得油品氧化脱硫率大大增加,但是催化剂活性中心的稳定性和催化剂的寿命还需要进一步的提高。     

SBA-15改性固体酸催化合成乙酸正丁酯的研究

以SBA-15为载体利用尿素水解法制备Zro2/SO2(4)-改性的固体酸SZ/SBA-15,通过XRD、N2吸附-脱附、IR、SEM 、Hammett指示剂法和N H3-TPD法对合成材料的孔结构、骨架结构及表面酸性等进行了表征.实验结果表明,所合成的固体酸催化剂具有典型的介孔结构特征,酸强度在0.80 < Ho <...     

Bis(imino)pyridyl Co(II) and Fe(II) catalysts immobilized on SBA-15 mesoporous material: new highly active supported catalysts for the polymerization of ethylene

A series of bis(imino)pyridyl Co(II) and Fe(II) complexes containing allyloxy group on the pyridine ring were prepared. These metal complexes were heterogenized covalently immobilizing on modified SBA-15 mesoporous material in the presence of Karstedt catalyst. This immobilization technique was demonstrated to be an ideal one since the resulting supported catalysts resembled closely their homogeneous counterparts, mirroring the feature of active sites.     

Metal oxides nanoparticles on SBA-15: Efficient catalyst for methane combustion

Catalysts based on crystalline nanoparticles of Mn and Co metal oxides supported on mesoporous silica SBA-15 have been developed. These materials were characterized by XRD, BET and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. SBA-15 mesoporous silica was synthesized by a conventional sol–gel method using a tri-block copolymer as surfactant. Supported Mn₃O₄ and Co₃O₄ nanoparticles were obtained after calcination of as-impregnated SBA-15 by a metal salt precursor. The catalytic activity was evaluated in the combustion of methane at low concentration.Co₃O₄/SBA-15 (7 wt.%) exhibits the highest performance among the different oxides. Furthermore, this novel generation of catalysts appeared as active as conventional LaCoO₃ perovskite, usually taken as reference for this reaction. Thanks to its organized meso-structures, SBA-15 material creates peculiar diffusion conditions for reactants and/or products.     

介孔分子筛SBA-15在催化领域的应用进展

从负载固体酸催化剂、金属和金属氧化物以及手性催化剂三方面综述了介孔分子筛SBA-15在催化领域应用的研究进展;并展望了介孔分子筛SBA-15在催化领域的研究方向。     

Confined Iron Nanoparticles on Mesoporous Ordered Silica for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis

Iron oxide particles were deposited in an ordered mesoporous material (SBA-15) with the aim of studying its behavior in the catalytic hydrogenation of CO (Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis). Bulk iron oxide, and iron supported on porous silica with different textural properties (Aerosil^®-200) were used for comparison. The characterization of the materials showed that in the Fe@SBA-15 material, iron nanoparticles were confined inside the mesopores of the SBA-15 support (pore diameter ~?8 nm), and Fe@Aerosil^®-200 material also presented iron oxide nanoparticles highly dispersed on the material. In situ Synchrotron radiation XRD studies were performed in order to study the evolution of iron phases in the Fe@SBA-15 and the bulk iron oxide under hydrogen and hydrogen/carbon monoxide conditions. DFT calculations were performed on bare Fe(100) and a Fe₁₆ cluster in CO activation and C_xH_y hydrogenation. Catalytic microactivity tests, performed at conversions of ~?6–8%, showed important differences in the selectivity of the materials. Higher selectivity to methane and light hydrocarbons were observed in the supported catalysts (Fe@SBA-15 and Fe@Aerosil^®-200) than in bulk Fe catalyst. Moreover, the supported catalysts showed selectivity to ethylene (Fe@SBA-15) and propylene (Fe@Aerosil^®-200), products that were not observed in the bulk iron catalyst. On the other hand, bulk iron showed a major selectivity to higher hydrocarbons (C₅–C₉) and oxygenates.

     

Propane oxidative dehydrogenation over vanadia catalysts supported on mesoporous silicas with varying pore structure and size

The structural characteristics and the performance of vanadia catalysts (0.7–8 wt.% V) supported on mesoporous (MCM-41, HMS, MCF, SBA-15), microporous (silicalite) and non-porous (SiO₂) silicas in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane were investigated. The structure of vanadia species, the redox and the acidic properties of the catalysts were studied using in situ Raman spectroscopy, TPD- NH₃ and H₂-TPR. The only vanadia species detected on the surface of HMS and MCM-41 for V loadings up to 8 wt.% were isolated monovanadates indicating high vanadia dispersion. Additional bands ascribed to V₂O₅ nanoparticles were evidenced in the case of SBA-15 and MCF supported catalysts while these bands were the only ones identified on the surface of the catalysts supported on silicalite and non-porous silica. The catalysts supported on mesoporous HMS and MCM-41 materials showed the best performance achieving high propane conversions (35–40%) with relatively high propene selectivities (35–47%). Lower activity due to the lower degree of vanadia dispersion, caused by the partial destruction of the pore structure was observed for the SBA-15 and MCF supported catalysts. The degree of dispersion of the V species on the catalyst surface and not the pore size and structure of the mesoporous support or the acidity/reducibility characteristics mainly determine the catalytic activity towards propene production. In addition, it was shown that the pore structure and size of the mesoporous supports did not have any significant effect in the turnover rates (TOF values) of propane conversion (and propene formation at low propane conversion, below ca. 10%). However, the highest propene yield (up to 19%) and stable catalytic behavior was attained for catalysts supported on HMS mesoporous silica, and especially for those combining framework mesoporosity and textural porosity (voids between primary nanoparticles).     

Preparation of CuxCe1?xO2?x/SBA-15 catalysts and the catalytic properties of CO oxidation

Cu_xCe_1?xO_2?x/SBA-15 (x?=?0?C1) catalysts were prepared using the mesoporous silica material SBA-15 as the support. The catalysts were characterized by N₂ adsorption?Cdesorption, X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and temperature-programmed reduction. The catalytic activity of the catalysts for the oxidation of CO was evaluated and the activation energies were obtained by avoiding internal and external diffusions. The results indicated that highly dispersed CuO was formed in the obtained catalysts when the Cu content was low. Co-impregnation with Cu and Ce salt solutions does not destroy the SBA-15 mesoporous structure. Both Cu²⁺ and Cu⁺ existed on the surface of the obtained catalysts, while the Ce⁴⁺ was the main Ce species. All the obtained catalysts showed excellent activities for the combustion of CO. CO could be totally oxidized at 187?°C at the space velocity of 48,000?mL/(g?h).     

Co3O4 and Mn3O4 Nanoparticles Dispersed on SBA-15: Efficient Catalysts for Methane Combustion

Co₃O₄ and Mn₃O₄ nanoparticles were successfully impregnated on SBA-15 mesoporous silica. A high dispersion of these metal oxide particles was achieved while using a “two-solvents” procedure, allowing a proper control of the metal oxides loading (7 wt%) and size (10–12 nm). These Co₃O₄ and Mn₃O₄ supported oxides on SBA-15 were characterised by means of XRD, BET and TEM techniques. The influence of the nature of the silica support was investigated in terms of porosity and specific surface area. Since, an improved catalytic activity was achieved over SBA-15 mesoporous silica; it appears that its organised porous meso-structure creates a confinement medium which permits a high dispersion of metal oxide nanoparticles. Supported Co₃O₄/SBA-15 (7 wt%) showed the highest catalytic performance in the combustion of methane under lower explosive limit conditions, comparable to perovskites. These materials become therefore novel efficient combustion catalysts at low metal loading.