Free-radical reactions involved in C1-C3 hydrocarbons interaction with oxide catalysts

Experimental proofs of a free radical mechanism in methane oxidative coupling, with homolytic rupture of the C---H bond are given. High concentrations of free radical sites are produced by mechanical milling of SiO₂. A study of C₁---C₃alkanes interaction with these sites allows to simulate the, processes of alkanes oxidation and oxidative dehydrogenation. The reactivity of ethane and propane is higher than that of methane in accordance with the Polanyi-Semenov rule. Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane is studied on Cd-containing zeolites. CH₄, C₂H₆ and C₃H₈ oxidative dehydrogenation by O₂ or CO₂ is studied on a MNO/SiO₂ catalyst. The initiation of radical reactions of hydrocarbons on Cl-containing catalysts proceeds via chlorine atoms generation.     

Decomposition and regeneration of methane in the absence and the presence of a hydrogen-absorbing alloy CaNi5

Suitable catalysts for the decomposition of methane into carbon and hydrogen and for the regeneration of methane by hydrogenation of the carbon have been looked for in a series of transition metals and precious metals supported on various carriers. The most active catalyst for both reactions was Ni/SiO₂. The carbon formed on this catalyst was thermodynamically less stable than graphite. The different rate equations for the decomposition of methane obtained for the fresh and carbon deposited Ni/SiO₂ suggest that the rate-determining steps are different for the two catalysts. The highest number of carbon atoms deposited per one Ni atom was 31 at 773 K. However, the number of methane molecules recovered easily at 773 K was limited to 1.5 per Ni atom.

A physical mixture of Ni/SiO₂ and CaNi₅, a hydrogen-absorbing alloy, enhanced the decomposition rate of methane, enabling the complete conversion of methane at 773 K beyond the thermodynamic limitation. The presence of CaNi₅ at 273 K separated from the catalyst in a reaction system further enhanced the decomposition of methane due to an increased hydrogen-absorbing capacity of the CaNi₅ at low temperatures. The carbon deposited on Ni/SiO₂ in this case was reactive to be hydrogenated back to methane at 773 K, giving an average 7.5 CH₄ molecules per one Ni atom.     

Reaction mechanism of methane activation using non-equilibrium pulsed discharge at room temperature

The reaction mechanism of methane activation using non-equilibrium pulsed discharge was largely clarified from the emission spectroscopic study and experiments with higher hydrocarbons and some kinds of isotopes. The strong emission of atomic carbon and C₂ swan band system was observed as well as H Balmer series emission. This indicates that methane was highly dissociated into C and H by electron impact, which is consistent with the result of high C₂D₂ composition in produced acetylene when the mixture of CH₄ and D₂ was fed into discharge region. High electron energy contributed to produce atomic carbon directly from methane, and high electron density promoted the dehydrogenation from CH₃, CH₂ and CH to produce atomic carbon consecutively. The reason for the high selectivity to C₂H₂ was the high concentration of CH or C₂ formed from atomic carbon, and the repetition mechanism of decomposition and recombination among C, CH, C₂ and C₂H₂.     

Promoting effects of CO2 on dehydrogenation of propane over a SiO2-supported Cr2O3 catalyst

The effects of carbon dioxide on the dehydrogenation of C₃H₈ to produce C₃H₆ were investigated over several Cr₂O₃ catalysts supported on Al₂O₃, active carbon and SiO₂. Carbon dioxide exerted promoting effects only on SiO₂-supported Cr₂O₃ catalysts. The promoting effects of carbon dioxide over a Cr₂O₃/SiO₂ catalyst were to enhance the yield of C₃H₆ and to suppress the catalyst deactivation.     

Light alkanes CO2 reforming to synthesis gas over Ni based catalysts

The CO₂ reforming of methane and propane has been compared over two different Ni catalysts: one reference Ni/SiO₂ system and a Ni/Mg(Al)O hydrotalcite-derived catalyst, shown previously to display high catalytic stability for long term reforming. By combining the Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM), Temperature Programmed Hydrogenation (TPH), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and magnetic measurements, the formation of coke and its role on the catalyst activity has been investigated and compared for both hydrocarbons. It was found that Ni/SiO₂ and Ni/Mg(Al)O are both more active for methane reforming than for propane reforming. Coke formation is much more pronounced for propane than for methane over both catalysts. However, for both hydrocarbons a much faster carbon formation is observed over the Ni/SiO₂ catalyst than over the Ni/Mg(Al)O catalyst. The difference in the rates of coke formation for methane and propane is ascribed in the case of propane to partially dehydrogenated C₃ adspecies, which are good coke precursors. The superior stability of the hydrotalcite-derived catalyst is due to the strong interaction of the nickel phase with the support and the capacity of the support to activate CO₂ and channel oxygen to the nickel phase.     

低碳烷烃烯烃在超微孔柔性Cu(Qc)2上的吸附行为

采用实验研究与分子模拟相结合的方法研究了低碳烷烃烯烃在超微孔柔性Cu(Qc)₂上的吸附热力学、动力学和吸附分离机理。用常温合成方法制备了超微孔金属-有机骨架材料Cu(Qc)₂,测定了低碳烷烃烯烃（CH₄/C₂H₄/C₂H₆/C₃H₆/C₃H₈）在Cu(Qc)₂上的吸附相平衡和吸附动力学。使用Materials Studio中的Fortcite模块模拟低碳烷烃烯烃在超微孔柔性Cu(Qc)₂上的吸附机理以及材料的结构形变。结果表明Cu(Qc)₂具有优良的C₂H₆ /C₂H₄吸附选择性和吸附动力学,而对C₃H₈ /C₃H₆的吸附选择性很低。273 K和0.1 MPa下,C₂H₆/C₂H₄在Cu(Qc)₂上的IAST选择性达4.6。298 K和0.05 MPa下C₂H₆/C₂H₄在Cu(Qc)₂上的扩散时间常数分别达1.42×10^-3和1.48×10^-3_{s^-1,扩散活化能分别为16.62 和16.43 kJ/mol。应用装填Cu(Qc)2的固定床可在常温条件下实现C2H6 /C2H4二元混合气的完全分离。模拟结果显示Cu(Qc)2为二维堆叠结构,材料会由于吸附不同分子而发生不同程度的结构形变。甲烷易从变大的层间扩散脱附,导致其在材料上的吸附量很低;C2H6/C2H4两者都能稳定吸附在层中的孔道中,其分离推动力主要来源于两种气体在材料上明显的吸附热差异;C3H8/C3H6会分别吸附在两种不同的环境,吸附热差异小导致Cu(Qc)2对C3H8 /C3H6的吸附选择性低。}     

反应吸附强化C2/C3烃水蒸气重整制氢反应热力学计算

为拓宽反应吸附强化水蒸气重整制氢（ReSER）原料的应用范围,采用化工流程模拟软件Aspen Plus,针对包括C₂H₄、C₂H₆、C₃H₆、C₃H₈ 的C2/C3轻烃 ReSER制氢反应可行性和优化条件进行热力学分析计算。在选择的反应压力0.1～5 MPa,温度200～800℃,水碳摩尔比（S/C）1～8和吸附剂中氧化钙和原料碳摩尔比（Ca/C）0～5条件下进行热力学分析计算。计算结果表明：在优选的水碳比（S/C）4,钙碳比（Ca/C）2.5,温度200～650℃,压力0.1～1.8 MPa的条件下, C₂H₄、C₂H₆、C₃H₆、C₃H₈均可分别通过ReSER反应获得H₂含量在95%以上的产物,产物中H₂浓度均随着水碳比和钙碳比的增大而提高。在假设的水碳比4,钙碳比2.5条件下,当CO₂脱除率达到0.9以上,C₂H₄、C₂H₆、C₃H₆、C₃H₈的反应温度分别高于250、400、250、350℃时,产物中H₂摩尔分数均可达到95%以上,产物中的H₂浓度随着反应温度的升高和CO₂脱除率的增加而提高。当CO₂脱除率低于0.9,产物H₂摩尔分数要达到95%时,C₂H₄、C₂H₆、C₃H₆、C₃H₈的反应温度均需升高50℃。在相同长度C链的烃类中,烯烃比烷烃更容易发生ReSER反应。而原料的碳链越长,则越容易发生ReSER制氢反应。     

含油污泥各组分热解相互作用的反应力场模拟研究

含油污泥中石油烃组分复杂,仅靠产物的宏观分析结果难以揭示热解过程组分之间的相互作用。以正十二烷、1-十二烯、甲基环己烷、对二甲苯和1-甲基萘五种化合物分别代表含油污泥中石油烃的链烷烃、链烯烃、环烷烃、单环芳烃和多环芳烃五种组分,构建含油污泥石油烃的模型化合物。采用基于反应力场的分子动力学模拟方法,研究了热解过程中的产物分布及各组分之间的相互作用。结果表明,模型化合物热解产物以H₂和C_1~3的小分子化合物为主,热解前期主要为C₂H₄、C₃H₆,热解后期主要为C₂H₂、C₃H₄和H₂。相对于模型化合物中各组分单独热解,混合热解过程中石油烃各组分的消耗速率明显加快,且热解产物的片段数也有一定程度的增加。根据一级反应动力学模型,石油烃各组分在混合热解过程中的表观活化能有不同程度降低,其中链烷烃、链烯烃和环烷烃的表观活化能分别降低了16.493 kJ/mol、50.571 kJ/mol和146.289 kJ/mol,这从分子模拟层面证明了含油污泥石油烃各组分之间热解的协同作用。     

Synthesis of C2H4 by partial oxidation of CH4 over LiCl/NiO

Alkali halide added transition metal oxides produced ethylene selectively in oxidative coupling of methane. The role of alkali halides has been investigated for LiCl-added NiO (LiCl/NiO). In the absence of LiCl the reaction over NiO produced only carbon oxides (CO₂ + CO). However, addition of LiCl drastically improved the yield of C₂ compounds (C₂H₆ + C₂H₄). One of the roles of LiCl is to inhibit the catalytic activity of the host NiO for deep oxidation of CH₄. The reaction catalyzed by the LiCl/NiO proceeds stepwise from CH₄ to C₂H₄ through C₂H₆ (2CH₄ → C₂H₆ → C₂H₄). The study on the oxidation of C₂H₆ over the LiCl/NiO showed that the oxidative dehydrogenation of C₂H₆ to C₂H₄ occurs very selectively, which is the main reason why partial oxidation of CH₄ over LiCl/NiO gives C₂H₄ quite selectively. The other role of LiCl is to prevent the host oxide (NiO) from being reduced by CH₄. The catalyst model under working conditions was suggested to be the NiO covered with molten LiCl. XPS studies suggested that the catalytically active species on the LiCl/NiO is a surface compound oxide which has higher valent nickel cations (Ni^(2+δ)+ or Ni³⁺). The catalyst was deactivated at the temperatures>973 K due to vaporization of LiCl and consumption of chlorine during reaction. The kinetic and CH₄---CD₄ exchange studies suggested that the rate-determining step of the reaction is the abstraction of H from the vibrationally excited methane by the molecular oxygen adsorbed on the surface compound oxide.     

On the promotional effect of Pd on the propene-assisted decomposition of NO on chlorinated Ce0.68Zr0.32O2

The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO_x assisted by propene is investigated on Pd/Ce_0.68Zr_0.32O₂ catalysts (Pd/CZ), and is compared, under identical experimental conditions, with that found on a Pd/SiO₂ reference catalyst. Physico-chemical characterisation of the studied catalysts along with their catalytic properties indicate that Pd is not fully reduced to metallic Pd for the Pd/CZ catalysts. This study shows that the incorporation of Pd to CZ greatly promotes the reduction of NO in the presence of C₃H₆. These catalysts display very stable deNO_x activity even in the presence of 1.7% water, the addition of which induces a reversible deactivation of about 10%. The much higher N₂ selectivity obtained on Pd/CZ suggests that the lean deNO_x mechanism occurring on these catalysts is different from that occurring on Pd⁰/SiO₂. A detailed mechanism is proposed for which CZ achieves both NO oxidation to NO₂ and NO decomposition to N₂, whereas PdO_x activates C₃H₆ via ad-NO₂ species, intermediately producing R-NO_x compounds that further decompose to NO and C_xH_yO_z. The role of the latter oxygenates is to reduce CZ to provide the catalytic sites responsible for NO decomposition. The proposed C₃H₆-assisted NO decomposition mechanism stresses the key role of NO₂, R-NO_x and C_xH_yO_z as intermediates of the SCR of NO_x by hydrocarbons.     

Selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide by hydrocarbons over mordenite-type zeolite catalysts

The reduction of NO by hydrocarbons such as C₂H₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₆, and C₃H₈ has been investigated over mordenite-type zeolite catalysts including HM, CuHM, NZA (natural zeolite), and CuNZA prepared by an ion-exchange method in a continuous flow fixed-bed reactor. NO conversion over CuNZA catalyst reaches about 94% with 2000 ppm of C₃H₆ at 500°C. As reductants, alkenes seem to exhibit a higher performance for NO conversion than alkanes regardless of the catalysts. No deterioration of the catalytic activity due to carbonaceous deposits for CuNZA was observed above 400°C even after 30 h of on-stream time, but SO₂ in the feed gas stream causes a severe poisoning of the CuNZA catalyst. The effect of H₂O on NO conversion was significant regardless of the catalysts and the reductants employed in this study. However, CuNZA catalyst shows a unique water tolerance with C₃H₆. The reaction path of NO to N₂ is the most important factor for high performance of this catalytic system. NO is directly reduced by a reaction intermediate, C_n′H_m′(O) formed from hydrocarbon and O₂, N₂O is another reaction intermediate which can be easily removed by C_n′H_m′(O).     

Catalytic conversion of methane and CO2 to synthesis gas over a La2O3-modified SiO2 supported Ni catalyst in fluidized-bed reactor

In this contribution, a commercial spherical SiO₂ was modified with different amounts of La₂O₃, and used as the support of Ni catalysts for autothermal reforming of methane in a fluidized-bed reactor. Nitrogen adsorption, XRD and H₂-TPR analysis indicated that La₂O₃-modified SiO₂ had higher surface area, strengthened interaction between Ni and support, and improved dispersion of Ni. CO₂-TPD found that La₂O₃ increased the alkalescence of SiO₂ and improved the activation of CO₂. Coking reaction (via both temperature-programmed surface reaction of CH₄ (CH₄-TPSR) and pulse decomposition of CH₄) disclosed that La₂O₃ reduced the dehydrogenation ability of Ni. CO₂-TPO, O₂-TPO (followed after CH₄-TPSR) confirmed that only part amount of carbon species derived from methane decomposition could be removed by CO₂, and O₂ in feed played a crucial role for the gasification of the inactive surface carbons. Ni/xLa₂O₃-SiO₂ (x = 10, 15, 30) possessed high activity and excellent stability for autothermal reforming of methane in a fluidized-bed reactor.     

The simultaneous activation of methane and carbon dioxide to C2 hydrocarbons under pulse corona plasma over La2O3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst

The pulse corona plasma has been used as an activation method for reaction of methane and carbon dioxide, the product was C₂ hydrocarbons and by-products were CO and H₂. Methane conversion and the yield of C₂ hydrocarbons were affected by the carbon dioxide concentration in the feed. The conversion of methane increased with increasing carbon dioxide concentration in the feed whereas the yield of C₂ hydrocarbons decreased. The synergism of La₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃ and plasma gave methane conversion of 24.9% and C₂ hydrocarbons yield of 18.1% were obtained at the power input of plasma was 30 W. The distribution of C₂ hydrocarbons changed by using Pd-La₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst, the major C₂ product was ethylene.     

Partial oxidation of light alkanes by NOx in the gas phase

Partial oxidations of CH₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₈, and iso-C₄H₁₀ with O₂ were promoted by addition of NO in the gas phase. The addition of NO increased the conversion rate of alkanes and decreased the initiation temperatures for the reactions. Moreover, selectivities and yields to oxygenates, aldehydes, ketones and alcohols, were remarkably improved by the addition of NO. The maxima of one-pass yields of oxygenates were 7% for CH₄, 11% for C₂H₆, 13% for C₃H₈, and 29% for iso-C₄H₁₀. It is suggested that NO₂ produced from NO and O₂ is the initiator for the oxidation of light alkanes. Alkyl nitrite was proposed as the reaction intermediate for the formation of oxygenates. The alkyl nitrite decomposes into oxygenates and NO that works as catalyst for the activation of O₂ and the oxidation of alkanes.     

Catalytic selective reduction of NO with ethylene over a series of copper catalysts on amorphous silicas

Catalytic selective reduction of NO to N₂ was studied comparing a series of Cu-based catalysts (ca. 8 wt.%) supported over amorphous pure and modified silicas: SiO₂, SiO₂-Al₂O₃, SiO₂-TiO₂, SiO₂-ZrO₂. The catalysts were prepared by the chemisorption-hydrolysis method which ensured the formation of a unique copper phase well dispersed over all supports, as confirmed by scanning electron micrographs (SEMs). Temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) analyses confirmed the presence of dispersed copper species which underwent complete reduction at a temperature of about 220°C, independently of the support. It was found that the support affects the extent of NO reduction as well as the selectivity to N₂ formation. Maximum N₂ yield was found in the range 275–300°C. The catalyst prepared over SiO₂-Al₂O₃ was the most active and selective with respect to the other silicas. Competitiveness factors (c.f.’s) as high as 13–20% in the temperature range 200–250°C could be calculated. For all catalysts, the temperature of the N₂ peak maximum did not correspond to that of the maximum C₂H₄ oxidation to CO₂, suggesting the presence of two different sites for the oxidation and the reduction activity. On the catalyst prepared on SiO₂-Al₂O₃, a kinetic interpretation of catalytic data collected at different contact times and temperatures permitted evaluating the ratio between kinetic coefficients as well as the difference between activation energies of NO reduction by C₂H₄ and C₂H₄ oxidation by O₂.     

NiO和Ni催化剂对苯甲酸热解机理的理论计算

在煤热解过程中加入特定的催化剂可以改变煤结构中相关化学键的结合能，使热解在相对温和的条件下进行，促使更多的小分子从煤结构上解离成为产物释放，并调节产物的产率和组成，提高转化率及产物的品质。由于煤化学结构的复杂性，从分子水平研究煤的催化热解行为非常困难。基于此，以煤的催化热解为背景，采用煤模型化合物，借助密度泛函理论(DFT)，选取苯甲酸(C₆H₅COOH)为煤基模型，以NiO和Ni为催化剂，研究催化热解过程中催化剂价态改变对煤催化剂热解的作用。DFT结果显示，苯甲酸热解的主要路径为：C₆H₅COOH \stackrel{}{\to } CO₂+C₆H₆和C₆H₅COOH \stackrel{}{\to } C₆H₆COO \stackrel{}{\to } CO₂+C₆H₆；在NiO上的分解路径为：C₆H₅COOH(g) \stackrel{}{\to } *C₆H₅COO + *H \stackrel{}{\to } *CO₂ + *C₆H₆ \stackrel{}{\to } CO₂(g) + C₆H₆(g) ；在金属Ni上的分解路径为：C₆H₅COOH(g) \stackrel{}{\to } *C₆H₅COOH \stackrel{}{\to } *C₆H₅COO + *H \stackrel{}{\to } *CO₂ + *C₆H₆ \stackrel{}{\to } CO₂(g) + C₆H₆(g) 。Ni基催化剂的加入能够促进C₆H₅COOH的热解，同时改变了苯甲酸的热解路径，但是产物不变。当NiO被还原为金属Ni时，催化效果减弱。     

Oxygen and nitrogen-doped metal-free carbon catalysts for hydrochlorination of acetylene

Activated carbon was tested as metal-free catalyst for hydrochlorination of acetylene in order to circumvent the problem of environment pollution caused by mercury and high cost by noble metals. Oxygen-doped and nitrogen-doped activated carbons were prepared and characterized by XPS, TPD and N2 physisorption methods.The influences of the surface functional groups on the catalytic performance were discussed base on these results.Among all the samples tested, a nitrogen-doped sample, AC-n-U500, exhibited the best performance, the acetylene conversion being 92% and vinyl chloride selectivity above 99% at 240 °C and C2H2 hourly space velocity30 h-1. Moreover, the AC-n-U500 catalyst exhibited a stable performance during a 200 h test with a conversion of acetylene higher than 76% at 210 °C at a C2H2 hourly space velocity 50 h-1. In contrary, oxygen-doped catalyst had lower catalytic activities. A linear relationship between the amount of pyrrolic-N and quaternary-N species and the catalytic activity was observed, indicating that these nitrogen-doped species might be the active sites and the key in tuning the catalytic performance. It is also found that the introduction of nitrogen species into the sample could significantly increase the adsorption amount of acetylene. The deactivation of nitrogendoped activated carbon might be caused by the decrease of the accessibility to or the total amount of active sites.     

Selective catalytic reduction of NO by C2H2 over MoO3/HZSM-5

Molybdenum impregnated HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts with MoO₃ loading from 1 to 8 wt.% were studied in detail for the selective catalytic reduction (C₂H₂-SCR) of NO by acetylene. A 83.9% of NO could be removed by the reductant at 350 °C under 1600 ppm of NO, 800 ppm of C₂H₂ and 9.95% of O₂ in He over 2%MoO₃/HZSM-5 catalyst with a specific activity of in NO elimination and the competitiveness factor (c.f.) of 33.6% for the reductant. The NO elimination level and the c.f. value were ca. 3–4 times as high as those using methane or propene as reductant over the catalyst in the same reaction condition. About same reaction rate was estimated in NO oxidation as that in the NO reduction over each xMoO₃/HZSM-5 (x = 0–8%) catalyst, which confirms that NO₂ is a crucial intermediate for the aimed reaction over the catalysts. Appropriate amount of Mo incorporation to HZSM-5 considerably enhanced the title reaction, both by accelerating the intermediate formation and by strengthening the adsorption NO_x on the catalyst surface under the reaction conditions. Rather lower adsorption tendency of acetylene compared with propene on the catalysts explains the catalyst's steady performance in the C₂H₂-SCR of NO and rapid deactivation in the C₃H₆-SCR of NO.     

Chemistry of surface oxygen formed from N2O on ZSM-5 at moderate temperatures

Conversion of CH₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₈, benzene and their binary mixtures over H-NaZSM-5 catalyst in the presence of N₂O was studied. It was found that under experimental conditions methane alkylates benzene to give toluene and xylenes. Acidity of the catalyst had no effect on the reactivity of active oxygen formed from N₂O towards methane and benzene, but affected their secondary transformation. Acidic samples favored the reaction of aromatic ring methylation with methane whereas deep oxidation of CH₄ prevailed on NaHZSM-5. Based on the relative reactivities and ¹³C label distribution in the products of ¹³CH₄+C₆H₆+N₂O feed conversion, the scheme of hydrocarbon transformation was proposed.     

Oxidative coupling of methane in Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ tubular membrane reactors

A dense membrane tube made of Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3−δ (BSCF) was prepared by plastic extrusion from BSCF oxide synthesized by the complexing EDTA-citrate method. The membrane tube was used in a catalytic membrane reactor for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) to C₂ without an additional catalyst. At high methane concentration (93%), about 62% C₂ selectivity was obtained, which is higher than that achieved in a conventional reactor using the BSCF as a catalyst. The dependence of the OCM reaction on temperature and methane concentration indicates that the C₂ selectivity in the BSCF membrane reactor is limited by high ion recombination rates. If an active OCM catalyst (La-Sr/CaO) was packed in the membrane tube, C₂ selectivity and CH₄ conversion increased compared to the blank run. The highest C₂ yield in the BSCF membrane reactor in presence of the La-Sr/CaO catalyst was about 15%, similar to that in a packed-bed reactor with the same catalyst under the same conditions. However, the ratio of C₂H₄/C₂H₆ in the membrane reactor was much higher than that in the packed-bed reactor, which is an advantage of the membrane reactor.