Influence of the co-feeding of CO, H2, CO2 or H2O in the partial oxidation of methane over Ni and Rh supported catalysts

The influence of the addition of 5 vol.% of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide or water to the feed of partial oxidation of methane was investigated over Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ and Rh/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts. In addition to catalytic tests, thermodynamic calculations were performed to predict the effect of these gas co-feeds. Compared to the thermodynamic trends, differences in the influence of the co-feeding on catalytic performances were observed between both catalysts. Co-feeding of CO, H₂, CO₂ or H₂O can modify the oxidation state and dispersion of the metal component of the catalysts during reaction, and as a consequence, their performances. Changes in catalysts can be due to dynamic processes occurring during reaction. It is suggested to take these processes into account in a more complex kinetic equation for the reactions involved.     

Effects of ZrO2/Al2O3 properties on the catalytic activity of Pd catalysts for methane combustion and CO oxidation

Zirconia supported on alumina was prepared and characterized by BET surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), temperature programmed desorption (TPD), and pulse reaction. 0.2% Pd/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃ catalyst were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation of supports with aqueous solution of Pd(NO₃)₂. The effects of support properties on catalytic activity for methane combustion and CO oxidation were investigated. The results show that ZrO₂ is highly dispersed on the surface of Al₂O₃ up to 10 wt.% ZrO₂, beyond this value tetragonal ZrO₂ is formed. The presence of a small amount of ZrO₂ can increase the surface area, pore volume and acidity of support. CO–TPD results show that the increase of CO adsorption capacity and the activation of CO bond after the presence of ZrO₂ lead to the increase of catalytic activity of Pd catalyst for CO oxidation. CO pulse reaction results indicate that the lattice oxygen of support can be activated at lower temperature following the presence of ZrO₂, but it does not accelerate the activity of 0.2% Pd/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃ for methane combustion. 0.2% Pd/ZrO₂/Al₂O₃ dried at 120 °C shows highest activity for CH₄ combustion, and the activity can be further enhanced following the repeat run. The increase of treatment temperature and pre-reduction can decrease the activity of catalyst for CH₄ combustion.     

催化湿式氧化中负载型催化剂制备

采用浸渍法制备了负载型催化剂CuO/γ-Al_2O_3和Fe_2O_3/γ—Al_2O_3,以甲基橙为代表化合物,考察了制备因素对催化活性的影响,结果表明,CuO/γ-Al_2O_3的活性高于Fe_2O_3/γ-Al_2O_3,催化湿式氧化甲基橙2 h,脱色率接近100%。正交试验和稳定性研究表明,焙烧温度对催化活性影响较大,350℃焙烧,催化剂活性组分Cu溶出较少,且重复使用情况较好。采用SEM和XRD等手段对CuO/γ-Al_2O_3进行表征,发现其活性组分分散度良好。     

负载型铜催化剂的三效催化性能及应用

采用等体积浸渍法制备了以CeO2、Al2O3以及CeO2/Al2O3为载体的负载型CuO催化剂及其老化样品,采用XRD和H2-TPR等技术对老化前后催化剂的结构和氧化还原性能进行了表征。结果显示,对于老化前后的CuO/CeO2/Al2O3催化剂,CuO均能够很好地分散在载体上,即CeO2/Al2O3具有较好的抗烧结能力。考察了不同载体、CeO2和CuO负载质量分数对CuO/CeO2/Al2O3样品三效催化性能的影响,并将制得的CuO/CeO2/Al2O3催化剂与贵金属三效催化剂Pd/CeO2/Al2O3相比较,考察了高温焙烧之后的CuO/CeO2/Al2O3老化样品对CO、C3H6和NO的三效催化性能。结果表明,以10%CeO2/Al2O3为载体,CuO负载质量分数为7%的CuO/CeO2/Al2O3催化剂对汽车尾气脱除催化反应具有较高的催化活性;与Pd/CeO2/Al2O3比较,CuO/CeO2/Al2O3具有更好的低温活性,CO、HC和NOx的起燃温度分别为130℃、250℃和250℃,在350℃三种原料气的转化率均达到90%;老化实验表明,CuO/CeO2/Al2O3具有较好的抗老化性能。     

Role of supported metals in the selective reduction of nitrogen monoxide with hydrocarbons over metal/alumina catalysts

The promoting effect of supported metals on alumina catalyst was investigated for the reduction of nitrogen monoxide in oxygen-rich atmospheres. For NO reduction with propene over impregnated CoO/A1₂O₃, the first reaction step was found to be the oxidation of NO to NO₂ probably catalyzed by dispersed cobalt species. The next reaction step, which is the reaction of NO₂ with propene to form N₂, was considered to take place on the alumina surface. Although the activity of impregnated FeO/A1₂O₃ was low because of the presence of large iron oxide particles catalyzing propene oxidation with dioxygen, FeO/A1₂O₃ prepared with sol-gel method showed excellent deNO_x activity.     

Selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde on supported molybdate catalysts

A series of silica-supported molybdena catalysts with variable molybdenum content has been prepared and tested in the selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde. The nature of the supported oxide phases has been studied by Fourier transform IR of chemisorbed NO molecule, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-Visible reflectance and X-ray diffraction techniques. The results show that molybdenum oxide is highly dispersed on the silica at low molybdenum concentrations where two-dimensional polymolybdates are developed. Three-dimensional MoO₃ crystals grow in the region of high molybdenum concentrations. The analysis of the combined data suggests that there is a close relationship between methane conversion and formaldehyde selectivity and the presence of highly dispersed polymolybdate structures on the silica surface.     

The influence of surface structure on the catalytic activity of alumina supported copper oxide catalysts. Oxidation of carbon monoxide and methane

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron spin resonance (ESR) have been used to characterize a series of Cu/Al₂O₃ catalysts. The information obtained from surface and bulk characterization has been correlated with CO and CH₄ oxidation activity of the catalysts. For catalysts with Cu/Al atomic ratios 0.051, XPS data indicated that most of the Cu was present as a dispersed surface phase. ESR results showed that the ratio of isolated/interacting copper surface phase decreased with increasing Cu content. For catalysts with Cu/Al atomic ratio 0.077, large CuO crystallites were detected by XRD. XPS results indicated that Cu dispersion decreased with increasing Cu content. The turn over frequency (TOF) for CO oxidation increased with increasing Cu content. This has been attributed to an increase in the amount of crystalline CuO present in the catalysts. The TOF for CH₄ oxidation decreased with increasing Cu content up to Cu/Al = 0.051. This was paralleled by a significant decrease in the relative Cu ESR signal measured for the catalysts. We propose that the isolated Cu surface phase is more active for CH₄ oxidation than the interacting copper surface phase or crystalline CuO. CH₄ oxidation activities were similar for the catalysts with Cu/Al atomic ratio 0.077.     

ZrO2/SiO2- and La2O3/Al2O3-supported platinum catalysts for CH4/CO2 reforming

Surface-phase ZrO₂ on SiO₂ (SZrOs) and surface-phase La₂O₃ on Al₂O₃ (SLaOs) were prepared with various loadings of ZrO₂ and La₂O₃, characterized and used as supports for preparing Pt/SZrOs and Pt/SLaOs catalysts. CH₄/CO₂ reforming over the Pt/SZrOs and Pt/SLaOs catalysts was examined and compared with Pt/Al₂O₃ and Pt/SiO₂ catalysts. CO₂ or CH₄ pulse reaction/adsorption analysis was employed to elucidate the effects of these surface-phase oxides.

The zirconia can be homogeneously dispersed on SiO₂ to form a stable surface-phase oxide. The lanthana cannot be spread well on Al₂O₃, but it forms a stable amorphous oxide with Al₂O₃. The Pt/SZrOs and Pt/SLaOs catalysts showed higher steady activity than did Pt/SiO₂ and Pt/Al₂O₃ by a factor of three to four. The Pt/SZrOs and Pt/SLaOs catalysts were also much more stable than the Pt/SiO₂ and Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts for long stream time and for reforming temperatures above 700 °C. These findings were attributed to the activation of CO₂ adsorbed on the basic sites of SZrOs and SLaOs.     

HDS and HDN activity of molybdenum and nickel–molybdenum catalysts supported on alumina–titania carriers

Alumina–titania supports containing 5–50 wt.% of TiO₂ were prepared by coprecipitation method using inorganic precursors (sodium aluminate and titanium chloride). DTA-TGA, XRD, SEM, TPD_NH3, and IR spectroscopy were used to characterise these materials. The study shows that the promoting effect of nickel on the HDS activity of molybdenum catalysts supported on Al₂O₃TiO₂ is significantly lower than that for molybdenum catalyst supported on Al₂O₃, and depends on the TiO₂ content. The SEM results show that in the case of rich Al support (20 wt.% of TiO₂) molybdenum was aggregated on the external surface of the catalyst, whereas it was uniformly dispersed on the external surface of alumina. Results also show that molybdenum is preferably supported on aluminum oxide. Application of Al₂O₃TiO₂ oxides enhances the HDN activity of nickel–molybdenum catalysts. The highest HDN efficiency was obtained for the NiMo/Al₂O₃TiO₂ catalyst containing 50 wt.% of TiO₂. HDN activity was found to depend on protonic acidity and anatase content.     

The nature of activity enhancement for propane oxidation over supported Pt catalysts exposed to sulphur dioxide

The nature of the active sites, the role of the support, and the mechanism by which hydrocarbons are activated over supported Pt catalysts have been investigated for the combustion of propane in the presence and absence of SO₂. A strong enhancement in the activity for propane oxidation has been confirmed either when SO₂ is introduced with the propane or with a pre-sulphated alumina-supported catalyst. No equivalent effects were found with silica-supported catalysts. Fluorination of the alumina support also leads to an increase in activity. The addition of pulses of SO₂ into the propane-containing gas stream produces a very large, but short-lived, increase in activity in addition to a more gradual and progressive activity enhancement. Reasons for these different effects are discussed. Attempts to correlate the permanent enhancement in activity with the total acidity of the support were unsuccessful. It appears that the increase in activity is due to a more subtle effect and a model is presented in which the possible role of perimeter sites at the metal–support interface is emphasised.     

CuO/Al2O3催化剂上CO还原NO反应条件的研究

为减小工业废气中氮氧化物对环境的污染,以多价态金属助剂修饰的Cu/Al₂O₃为催化剂,采用以CO为还原剂的催化还原法进行消除氮氧化物的研究,考察工艺条件对催化剂反应性能的影响。结果表明,反应温度240 ℃即可实现NO的完全转化,较低空速有利于催化剂长周期稳定运行,助剂最佳质量分数为6%,降低或提高助剂含量均不利于NO的完全转化,体系中CO含量影响催化剂性能,CO含量过高会打破催化剂活性中间体的动态平衡,导致催化剂快速失活,应严格控制CO含量。     

Effect of surface species on activity and selectivity of MoO3/SiO2 catalysts in partial oxidation of methane to formaldehyde

The effect of the nature of surface species on the activity and selectivity of MoO₃/SiO₂ catalysts has been investigated for the partial oxidation of methane to formaldehyde. Characterization techniques including BET surface area, ambient and in situ Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and temperature-programmed reduction were used in conjunction with steady-state reaction studies to relate the presence of different surface species to the activity and selectivity of the catalyst. Results of these experiments indicate the presence of a highly dispersed silicomolybdic species with terminal Mo=O sites appearing at lower MoO₃ loadings. As the weight loading increases, these sites are transformed into polymolybdate species, forming more Mo-O-Mo bridging sites at the expense of Mo=O sites. At high weight loadings, crystalline MoO₃ begins to form. The abundance of the Mo=O sites is believed to affect activity and selectivity in the partial oxidation of methane to formaldehyde.     

Activated carbon supported Ni-Ca: Influence of reaction parameters on activity and stability of catalyst on methane reformation

The objective of the present work was to study the influence of some reaction parameters (temperature, chemical nature of pre-treatment gas, mass catalyst) on the yield of methane reforming with carbon dioxide on Ni (5%)-Ca (1%)/AC at atmospheric pressure. The obtained results show that the best system was pre-treated under He flow at 650 °C and then following the reaction at the same temperature. It was also detected that Ca plays a co-support role inhibiting the deactivation of catalyst at long periods of reaction. It can be concluded that it is possible to employ activated carbon as support for methane dry reformation obtaining representative methane conversions up to 40% at mild experimental conditions.     

Superior catalytic behaviour of Pt-doped Pd catalysts in the complete oxidation of methane at low temperature

The catalytic combustion of methane at low temperature under lean conditions was investigated over bimetallic palladium-platinum catalysts supported on alumina. Pd-Pt catalysts with constant 2 wt.% metal loading and varying compositions in Pt and Pd were prepared by successive impregnations of the metal salts. The catalysts were characterised by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy/electron dispersion X-ray spectroscopy (TEM/EDX), volumetry of H₂ chemisorption, FTIR study of CO adsorption and temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO). In the absence of water added to the feed, the methane conversion over Pd-rich bimetallic catalysts (Pt/Pt + Pd molar ratios less than 0.3) was found to be the same as that of the reference Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst. Interestingly, under wet conditions, these bimetallic catalysts exhibited an improved performance with respect to Pd/Al₂O₃. This effect was found to be maintained upon mild steam ageing. An interaction between both metals was suggested to explain the enhanced activity of bimetallic catalysts. This was confirmed by TPO experiments indicating that formation and decomposition of PdO is affected upon Pt addition even for very low amounts of Pt. The adsorption of CO on reduced catalysts studied by FTIR revealed new types of adsorbed CO species, suggesting again an interaction between two metals.     

The effect of water on the activity of supported palladium catalysts in the catalytic combustion of methane

Supported palladium catalysts are very active in the combustion of methane, but still little is known about the kinetic parameters. In this paper a rate expression is presented for an alumina-supported palladium oxide catalyst in the temperature range 180–515°C. Special care was taken to ensure differential conditions during the experiments. In this way, an apparent activation energy of 151±15 kJ/mol was found. The orders in methane, oxygen and water were 1.0±0.1, 0.1±0.1 and −0.8±0.2, respectively. For carbon dioxide a zero order was observed under all conditions. Inhibition by water produced during the reaction was demonstrated to cause non-differential conditions, when a dry feed was used. The rate constant that corrects for this effect could be derived.     

CO oxidation catalysts based on copper and manganese or cobalt oxides supported on MgF2 and Al2O3

The catalytic activity of a mixed phase of copper–cobalt and copper–manganese oxides supported on magnesium fluorine or alumina has been studied in low temperature CO oxidation at 30 °C. During calcination, the oxides studied partially react to form different type spinels depending on the calcination temperature. These spinels have different effect on the catalytic activity. In low temperature CO oxidation the copper–manganese catalysts are more active than the copper–cobalt ones.     

Oscillatory behaviour during the oxidation of methane over palladium metal catalysts

Oscillatory reactions over palladium foil and wire catalysts during the oxidation of methane have been investigated over a wide range of reaction temperatures and argon/methane/oxygen feed gas compositions. Characterisation of the catalyst has also been carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques, which revealed the presence of a porous surface. This suggested that the metal surface has undergone a change since the reaction commenced, and using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) techniques the palladium phase was shown to be the dominant phase present. Hysteresis phenomena were observed in the activity of the reaction as the temperature was cycled up and down, showing that the metal surface was continually changing throughout the reaction. The activation energies of the reaction during the high reactivity mode, PdO, and low reactivity mode, Pd, were also calculated. Oscillation rates were observed to depend on the dominant surface. Oscillations were frequent when the high reactivity mode was dominant while the activation energy of this mode was found to be low. When the low reactivity mode was dominant, the oscillations were slower and the activation energy was three times larger. The results obtained imply that the behaviour of the palladium surface, switching back and forth from the reduced state to the oxidised state, is responsible for the oscillatory behaviour seen in this system.     

Partial oxidation of methane over nickel catalysts supported on various aluminas

Partial oxidation of methane (POM) was systematically investigated in a fixed bed reactor over 12 wt% Ni catalysts supported on α-A1₂O₃, γ-A1₂O₃ and θ-A1₂O₃ which were prepared at different conditions. Results indicate that the catalytic activity toward POM strongly depends on the BET surface area of the support. All the Ni/ θ-Al₂O₃ catalysts showed high activity toward POM due to the less formation of inactive NiAl₂O₄ species, the existence of NiO, species and stable θ-Al₂O₃ phase. Although Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ showed the highest activity toward POM, long-time stability cannot be expected as a result of the deterioration of the support at higher temperature, which is revealed from BET results. From the reaction and characterization results, it is inferred that the optimal conditions for the preparation of θ-Al₂O₃ are 1,173 K and 12 h.     

NH3 oxidation to nitrogen and water at low temperatures using supported transition metal catalysts

The ability of several alumina-supported metal catalysts and transition-metal ion-exchanged zeolite Y catalysts to oxidize ammonia to nitrogen and water at low temperatures (between 200 and 350°C) was tested both at high and low ammonia concentrations. Copper-containing zeolite Y catalysts were comparable in activity and were more selective than noble-metal containing zeolite catalysts of similar metal loading. Cu/zeolite-Y catalysts were superior to copper/molybdenum and vanadium/alumina catalysts. Postsynthesis treatment of Cu/zeolite-Y with NaOH increased the activity for ammonia oxidation; dispersion and size of the supported copper-oxide particles were very important parameters. Co-fed steam dramatically increased the deactivation on all catalysts, especially at lower temperatures.     

添加Ni对Cu基催化剂乙炔选择性加氢性能的影响

采用等体积浸渍法制备了Cu/Al_2O_3及Cu-Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂,将其应用于乙炔选择性加氢反应。结果表明,与Cu/Al_2O_3催化剂相比,Cu-Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂的加氢活性及乙烯选择性(当反应出口尾气中乙炔物质的量分数减少到0.003%时)明显提高。通过对Cu与Ni的浸渍顺序考察发现,先浸渍Ni制得的Cu-Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂活性有所下降,但乙烯选择性提高;通过对Ni含量的考察发现,当Ni质量分数为2%时,催化剂性能最佳。