Structure and phase-composition of Ti-doped gas atomized Raney-type Ni catalyst precursor alloys

Raney-type Ni precursor alloys containing 75 at.% Al and doped with 0, 0.75, 1.5 and 3.0 at.% Ti have been produced by a gas atomization process. The resulting powders have been classified by size fraction with subsequent investigation by powder XRD, SEM and EDX analysis. The undoped powders contain, as expected, the phases Ni₂Al₃, NiAl₃ and an Al-eutectic. The Ti-doped powders contain an additional phase with the TiAl₃ DO₂₂ crystal structure. However, quantitative analysis of the XRD results indicate a far greater fraction of the TiAl₃ phase is present than could be accounted for by a simple mass balance on Ti. This appears to be a (Ti_xNi_1−x)Al₃ phase in which higher cooling rates favour small x (low Ti-site occupancy by Ti atoms). SEM and EDX analysis reveal that virtually all the available Ti is contained within the TiAl₃ phase, with negligible Ti dissolved in either the Ni₂Al₃ or NiAl₃ phases.     

Synthesis of ZSM‐5 Films and Monoliths with Bimodal Micro/Mesoscopic Structures

A route to synthesize ZSM‐5 crystals with a bimodal micro/mesoscopic pore system has been developed in this study; the successful incorporation of the mesopores within the ZSM‐5 structure was performed using tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH)‐impregnated mesoporous materials containing carbon nanotubes in the pores, which were encapsulated in the ZSM‐5 crystals during a solid rearrangement process within the framework. Such mesoporous ZSM‐5 zeolites can be readily obtained as powders, thin films, or monoliths.     

General rate equations and their applications for cyclic reaction networks: multi-cycle systems

The network reduction technique and the Bodenstein approximation of quasi-stationary behavior of reaction intermediates were systematically applied to derive general yield ratio and rate equations for multi-cycle reaction networks in homogeneous catalysis. Dual-cycle reaction networks connected by a linear pathway, multi-cycle networks stemming from the same intermediate, and single-cycle with arbitrary number of pathways between two intermediates were considered. The general yield ratio and rate equations derived in this study are applicable for most enzymatic reactions and for homogeneous catalytic reactions. Examples of homogeneous catalysis were used to illustrate the application of the general yield ratio and rate equations for network elucidation.     

用于甲烷选择性氧化反应制甲醇的膜催化技术

研究了将甲烷选择性地一次氧化制取甲醇的膜催化技术。采用ZrO2－Y2O3陶瓷膜，在较温和的反应条件下（常压，460℃左右），可以将甲烷选择性地一次氧化成为甲醇。     

碘化钠催化合成1,4-二乙氧基苯的研究

以乙醇为溶剂，碘化钠为催化剂，由金属钠，对苯二酚和溴乙烷合成了1，4－二乙氧基苯，考察了影响收率的因素，最佳合成条件为：物料溴乙烷：对苯二酚：金属钠：碘化钠（摩尔比）为2．5：1：2．2：0．13，反应在回流温度下进行，反应时间2h，收率可达92．8％。     

The effect of intermetallic hydrogen acceptor on catalytic aromatization of propane

The effect of the hydride-forming intermetallic compound Zr₂Fe on the aromatization of propane over high-silica zeolites of CVM type (Russian equivalent of ZSM-5) modified by Zn, Ga or Pt cations has been investigated. Aromatics yield and selectivity of aromatization are shown to increase essentially as a result of releasing hydrogen elimination by the intermetallic acceptor. The effect of hydrogen acceptor on propane conversion and product distribution appeared to be different depending on the composition of the catalyst used. Possible changes in the reaction mechanism in hydrogen removal conditions are discussed.     

Esterification of acrylic acid with methanol by reactive chromatography: Experiments and simulations

The esterification of acrylic acid with methanol using Amberlyst 15 as a stationary phase has been investigated using a chromatographic reactor. Several experimental runs at various operating conditions have been conducted on a batch column. A classical reactive chromatography model including lumped kinetics, a linear driving force transport model and a heterogeneous kinetic model for the catalytic reaction has been developed. The additional dispersion of concentration fronts due to density gradient effects has been accounted for in the model. The model parameters have been determined in a fast and reliable way by directly fitting the batch column experiments. In general, a good agreement between experimental and calculated results is obtained. The evaluation of the covariance of the fitted model parameters reveals important insights about the system behavior.Based on the detailed batch column model, a complete model of a simulated-moving-bed reactor has been implemented and its optimal point of operation for the synthesis of methyl acrylate from acrylic acid has been determined. Particularly when considering the low-operating temperature, we can regard this process as a possible competition for current technologies.     

Methanol oxidation on Au/TiO2 catalysts

We have investigated the adsorption and reaction of methanol with Au/TiO₂ catalysts using a pulsed flow reactor, DRIFTS and TPD. The TiO₂ (P25) surface adsorbed a full monolayer of methanol, much of it in a dissociative manner, forming methoxy groups associated with the cationic sites, and hydroxyl groups at the anions. The methoxy is relatively stable until 250 °C, at which point decomposition occurs, producing mainly dimethyl ether by a bimolecular surface reaction. As the concentration of methoxy on the surface diminishes, so the mechanism reverts to a de-oxygenation pathway, producing mainly methane and water (at ~330 °C in TPD), but also with some coincident CO and hydrogen. Au catalysts were prepared by the deposition-precipitation method to give Au loadings between 0.5–3 wt %. The effect of low levels of Au on the reactivity is marked. The pathway which gives methane, which is characteristic of titania, remains, but a new feature of the reaction is the evolution of CO₂ and H₂ at lower temperature (a peak is seen in TPD at 220 °C), and the elimination of the DME-producing state. Clearly this is associated with the presence of Au and appears to be due to the production of a formate species on the surface of the Au component. This formate species is mainly involved in the reaction of methanol with the Au/TiO₂ catalysts which results in a combustion pathway being followed, with complete conversion occurring by ~130 °C.     

H4SiW12O40-PAn催化剂催化合成苯甲醛乙二醇缩醛

报道了以自制的H4SiW12 O40 (硅钨酸 ) -PAn (聚苯胺 )为催化剂 ,通过苯甲醛和乙二醇为原料合成了苯甲醛乙二醇缩醛。实验表明 :合成苯甲醛乙二醇缩醛适宜反应条件为 :n(苯甲醛 ) /n(乙二醇 ) =1 /2 .0 ,催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的 1 .0 % ,环己烷为带水剂 ,反应时间 1 .0h。上述条件下 ,苯甲醛乙二醇缩醛的收率可达 86.7% .     

气相色谱仪在丙基型硅烷偶联剂催化合成中的应用

通过筛选获得了最佳色谱条件，建立较为可行的丙基型硅烷偶联剂催化合成气相色谱分析方法，为实验室研究合成硅烷偶联剂探索高效催化剂提供了快速的检测方法。