Nitrate reduction in water: influence of the addition of a second metal on the performances of the Pd/CeO(2) catalyst

An attempt is made to improve the catalytic nitrate reduction on Pd/CeO(2) catalysts by the addition of a second metal. The influence of the second metal such as Sn, In and Ag on the Pd/CeO(2) for nitrate reduction is explored. The second metal is introduced over monometallic Pd/CeO(2) by a redox reaction. Pd/CeO(2) is more active than the bimetallic catalysts under pure hydrogen flow. Whereas in presence of CO(2) the monometallic Pd/CeO(2) is inactive for nitrate reduction, bimetallic catalysts are found to be more active than under pure hydrogen flow and also than the monometallic catalyst with a low selectivity towards ammonium ions, undesired product of the reaction. The Pd-Sn/CeO(2) catalyst is comparatively the most suited for nitrate reduction.     

Aqueous phase reforming of glycerol over the Pd loaded Ni/Al2O3 catalysts

Bifunctional catalysts containing (0.5-1.5 wt%) palladium and 15 wt% of Nickel supported on gamma-Al2O3 were prepared via an impregnation technique and catalysts were characterzed by XRD BET surface area and SEM, respectively. The aqueous phase reforming of glycerol (APR) was conducted over alumina-supported catalysts at different reaction conditions for catalytic activity. Finally, we concluded that the 1.0 wt% Pd 15 wt% Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst evidences higher conversion, hydrogen selectivity, lower alkane selectivity and CO production. This indicate that Pd loaded Ni/gamma-Al2O3 could be a potential catalyst for the APR of glycerol.     

Steam reforming of glycerol into hydrogen over nano-size Ni-based hydrotalcite-like catalysts

Steam reforming (SR) of glycerol for the production of hydrogen was investigated over the nano-sized Ni-based catalysts. The Ni-based catalysts were prepared by solid phase crystallization and impregnation methods, and characterized by N2 physisorption, CO chemisorption, XRD, SEM, and TEM techniques. The Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst showed higher conversion and H2 selectivity. However, it was slowly deactivated due to the carbon formation on the surface of catalyst and the sintering. It was found that the Ni based hydrotalcite-like catalyst (spc-Ni/MgAl) showed higher catalytic activity to prevent carbon formation than Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst in the SR of glycerol.     

Influence of the nanoscale support on carbon deposition and carbon elimination over Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst for CH4 conversion

Characteristics of carbon deposition by CH4 and carbon elimination by CO2 over conventional and nanoscale Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalysts were investigated by using a pulse reaction, as well as by TGA, TEM, TPO-MS, H2-TPR and H2-chemisorption techniques. It was found that the behaviors of carbon deposition by CH4 decomposition and carbon elimination by CO2 depend on the active metal dispersion and the metal-support interaction. The filamentous carbon was formed on the conventional Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst with low metal dispersion and relatively large particles, this type of filamentous carbon was far from the active centers and difficult to eliminate by CO2. On the other hand, the carbon deposition originated from CH4 decomposition on the nanoscale Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst would mainly cover the surface of active centers, this type of highly active carbon was easily eliminated by CO2 because it is close to the active center Ni atoms. As a result, the improvement of coking-resistance was ascribed to the high metal dispersion and strong metal-support interaction, a model of CH4 decomposition carbon deposition on Ni/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst was proposed.     

Fe对Mn/CeO2-TiO2催化剂低温NH3选择性催化还原NO的影响

以锰氧化物为活性组分,CeO2-TiO2为载体制备了Mn/CeO2-TiO2催化剂.考察了Fe的加入对Mn/CeO2-TiO2的低温NH3-SCR活性的影响.并采用BET比表面积,H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对催化剂进行了表征.活性结果表明,Fe的引入显著改善了Mn/CeO2-TiO2的NH3-SCR活性,催化剂在113～250℃之间表现出良好的NO去除效率.表征结果表明,Fe的引入促进了锰物种在CeO2-TiO2表面的分散,降低了Mn-Fe/CeO2-TiO2中锰物种的还原温度.XPS分析指出Mn-Fe/CeO2-TiO2表面Mn以+4价存在,而Fe主要以+3价的Fe2O3存在,且Fe与载体表面间存在强相互作用.     

Catalytic combustion of ethyl acetate on supported copper oxide catalysts

Total oxidation of ethyl acetate on supported copper oxide catalysts was investigated. The catalysts have been prepared by wet impregnation method and characterized by XRD, TEM and XPS. Among the catalysts with the supports of TiO2, CeO2/TiO2 and CeO2-ZrO2/TiO2, CeO2-ZrO2 solid solutions doped TiO2 supported catalyst gives the highest catalytic activity. Catalyst with the composition of 5 wt.% CuO/10 wt.% CeO2-ZrO2-TiO2 shows the total oxidation of ethyl acetate at about 270 degrees C with the 100% CO2 selectivity. The characterization studies of supported copper oxide catalysts showed that the highly dispersed CuO is one of the active phase which contacts intimately with the support, the action of the interface between the components was not be ignored.     

不同助剂对合成甲醇工业催化剂二氧化碳加氢性能的影响

采用浸渍法制备了以工业铜基催化剂C301为基体,含CeO2、ZrO2、La2O3、MnO2、Pr2O3、SrO、V2O5助剂的一系列催化剂,在微型固定床反应器上考察了其对CO2加氢合成甲醇的催化性能及影响,并采用XRD、BET、H2-TPR和CO2-TPD等手段进行了表征。研究结果表明,除助剂Pr2O3外,CeO2、ZrO2、La2O3、MnO2、SrO、V2O5助剂的加入均促进了C301催化剂的CO2加氢合成甲醇活性,其中ZrO2的加入使CO2转化率提高了近5%,甲醇收率提高了近8%。     

Catalytic hydrodechlorination of 2,4-dichlorophenol on Pd/Rh/C catalysts

Catalytic hydrodechlorination of 2,4-dichlorophenol was studied over 0.97% Pd/C, 0.98% Rh/C and 0.8% Pd-0.19% Rh/C catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation of support and characterized by BET surface area, temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The 0.97% Pd/C catalyst, which had the largest crystallite size, was the most active and selective towards the formation of 2- and 4-chlorophenols among three catalysts in liquid phase. Hydrodechlorination activity of carbon-supported catalysts were in the order of Pd/C>Pd/Rh/C>Rh/C. The kinetic equation explained experimental data well and kinetic parameters of three catalysts were provided and discussed.     

Boosting Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis with 3D Graphene Aerogel‐Supported Ni/MnO Particles

Electrocatalysts for oxygen‐reduction and oxygen‐evolution reactions (ORR and OER) are crucial for metal–air batteries, where more costly Pt‐ and Ir/Ru‐based materials are the benchmark catalysts for ORR and OER, respectively. Herein, for the first time Ni is combined with MnO species, and a 3D porous graphene aerogel‐supported Ni/MnO (Ni–MnO/rGO aerogel) bifunctional catalyst is prepared via a facile and scalable hydrogel route. The synthetic strategy depends on the formation of a graphene oxide (GO) crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel that allows for the efficient capture of highly active Ni/MnO particles after pyrolysis. Remarkably, the resulting Ni–MnO/rGO aerogels exhibit superior bifunctional catalytic performance for both ORR and OER in an alkaline electrolyte, which can compete with the previously reported bifunctional electrocatalysts. The MnO mainly contributes to the high activity for the ORR, while metallic Ni is responsible for the excellent OER activity. Moreover, such bifunctional catalyst can endow the homemade Zn–air battery with better power density, specific capacity, and cycling stability than mixed Pt/C + RuO₂ catalysts, demonstrating its potential feasibility in practical application of rechargeable metal–air batteries.     

A facile synthesis of MPd (M = Co, Cu) nanoparticles and their catalysis for formic acid oxidation

Monodisperse CoPd nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized and studied for catalytic formic acid (HCOOH) oxidation (FAO). The NPs were prepared by coreduction of Co(acac)(2) (acac = acetylacetonate) and PdBr(2) at 260 °C in oleylamine and trioctylphosphine, and their sizes (5-12 nm) and compositions (Co(10)Pd(90) to Co(60)Pd(40)) were controlled by heating ramp rate, metal salt concentration, or metal molar ratios. The 8 nm CoPd NPs were activated for HCOOH oxidation by a simple ethanol wash. In 0.1 M HClO(4) and 2 M HCOOH solution, their catalytic activities followed the trend of Co(50)Pd(50) > Co(60)Pd(40) > Co(10)Pd(90) > Pd. The Co(50)Pd(50) NPs had an oxidation peak at 0.4 V with a peak current density of 774 A/g(Pd). As a comparison, commercial Pd catalysts showed an oxidation peak at 0.75 V with peak current density of only 254 A/g(Pd). The synthesis procedure could also be extended to prepare CuPd NPs when Co(acac)(2) was replaced by Cu(ac)(2) (ac = acetate) in an otherwise identical condition. The CuPd NPs were less active catalysts than CoPd or even Pd for FAO in HClO(4) solution. The synthesis provides a general approach to Pd-based bimetallic NPs and will enable further investigation of Pd-based alloy NPs for electro-oxidation and other catalytic reactions.     

Construction of Pd-M (M = Ni,Ag, Cu) alloy surfaces for catalytic applications

The fabrication of ultrathin alloy shells as heterogeneous catalysts to increase the utilization efficiency and enhance the catalytic activity of metal atoms has been recognized as an effective method for the construction of efficient metal nanocatalysts, particularly noble-metal nanocatalysts. In this study, we demonstrate the successful formation of Pd-M (M = Ni, Ag, Cu) alloy shells with a tunable thickness on preformed nanoscale Pd seeds. The success of this synthesis mainly relies on the combination of the slow reduction of “M” ions and the subsequent diffusion of M ad-atoms into the surface lattice of Pd seeds. The composition of the Pd-M alloy shell is easily tuned by changing the type and amount of the added precursor, and the shell thickness is manipulated according to the reaction time. More significantly, the surface structure of these alloy shells is maintained after the reaction, implying that any desired surface structure of Pd-M alloy shells can be prepared by using the appropriate starting materials. Further catalytic evaluation of the hydrogenation of chloronitrobenzenes shows that these alloy surfaces exhibit significantly improved selectivity compared to the Pd seeds. The Pd-Ni alloy surfaces exhibit much better catalytic selectivity (as high as > 99%) than Pd catalysts.

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Epitaxially grown model catalyst particles of platinum, rhodium, iridium, palladium and rhenium studied by electron microscopy

In order to obtain oriented thin film model catalysts, small particles of Pt, Rh, Ir, Pd and Re (2–20 nm in size) were grown by high vacuum evaporation on NaCl cleavage faces or on in situ deposited NaCl films at 523–673 K. The particles were covered with a supporting film of Al₂O₃ or carbon and removed from the substrate. High resolution electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction and weak-beam dark-field imaging were applied to determine the particular morphology, microstructure and orientation of the observed particles. Special attention was paid to Rh particles which appear in a variety of shapes. Pt, Ir and Pd model catalysts consist mainly of (001) oriented half octahedra which may exhibit truncations at the corners or on the top. This was also the dominant shape of Rh particles but in addition half tetrahedra in (011) epitaxy and multiply-twinned particles like decahedra in (001), (011) and (111) orientation were evident. These habits provide a definite “initial state” for study of the changes in structure and morphology of the particles during activating heat treatments necessary to induce catalytic activity of the Al₂O₃ supported metal films. Although Re films consisted of irregularly shaped particles, electron diffraction revealed a partial epitaxial alignment of both c.p.h. and f.c.c. Re.     

Influence of catalyst pretreatments on the catalytic oxidation of toluene over nanostructured platinum based spent catalyst

In this study, we regenerated a nano-structured platinum based spent catalyst by applying thermal gas and acid pretreatment and examined the influence of treatment on the catalytic oxidation of toluene. The spent catalysts were pretreated with air, hydrogen and six different acid aqueous solutions (HCl, H2SO4, HNO3, H3PO4, CH3COOH and C2H2O4). The physicochemical properties of the parent and its modified catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, TEM, and ICP. The results of light-off curves showed that air and hydrogen treated catalysts were more active than the parent catalyst. In addition, the catalytic activities of toluene oxidation for acid aqueous treated samples were identical with the order of Pt/Al ratio.     

Mesoporous Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon‐Nanosphere‐Supported Isolated Single‐Atom Pd Catalyst for Highly Efficient Semihydrogenation of Acetylene

Semihydrogenation of acetylene in the ethylene feed is a vital step for the industrial production of polyethylene. Despite their favorable reaction activity and ethylene selectivity, the Pd‐based intermetallic compound and single‐atom alloy catalysts still suffer from the limitation of atomic utilization derived from the partial exposure of active Pd atoms. Herein, a hard‐template Lewis acid doping strategy is reported that can overcome the inefficient utilization of Pd atoms. In this strategy, N‐coordinated isolated single‐atomic Pd sites are fully embedded on the inner walls of mesoporous nitrogen‐doped carbon foam nanospheres (ISA‐Pd/MPNC). This synthetic strategy has been proved to be applicable to prepare other ISA‐M/MPNC (M = Pt and Cu) materials. This ISA‐Pd/MPNC catalyst with both high specific surface area (633.8 m² g^?1) and remarkably thin pore wall (1–2 nm) exhibits higher activity than that of its nonmesoporous counterpart (ISA‐Pd/non‐MPNC) catalyst by a factor of 4. This work presents an efficient way to tailor and optimize the catalytic activity and selectivity by atomic‐scale design and structural control.     

Suzuki–Miyaura reaction and solventfree oxidation of benzyl alcohol by Pd/nitrogen-doped CNTs catalyst

Suzuki–Miyaura C–C coupling reactions were investigated with Pd/nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (Pd/N-CNTs) as a catalyst. Also, the same catalyst was examined for the solventfree oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) were synthesized from 1-ferrocenylmethyl(2-methylimidazole) and benzophenone via a chemical vapour deposition technique. Acetonitrile was used as a solvent and source of both carbon and nitrogen constituents of N-CNTs. Pd nanoparticles (Pd NPs) were successfully dispersed on N-CNTs via a metal organic chemical vapour deposition method. SEM, TEM, XRD, elemental analysis and ICP-OES measurements were used to characterize the nanomaterials. From the TEM analysis, it was observed that Pd NPs were spherical and with particle sizes ranging from 3 to 8 nm. For Suzuki C–C coupling reactions, phenylboronic acid, aryl halide, Pd/N-CNTs catalyst and a base (NaOAc, K₂PO₄, K₂CO₃, NaOH, Et₃N and Na₂CO₃) were used. The optimized experiments indicate that K₂CO₃, as the base, and ethanol/water (1:1 v/v, 10 mL) mixture, as a solvent, are the best reaction conditions. The solventfree oxidation reactions of benzyl alcohol were also done with Pd/N-CNTs catalyst and benzyl alcohol as a substrate. In both sets of reactions, C–C coupling and oxidation, the increase in pyrrolic nitrogen species was found to be responsible for higher catalytic activities of Pd/N-CNT catalysts, and this was attributed to the ease of Pd NP dispersion on N-CNTs, relative to pristine CNTs. Also, the higher catalytic activity of Pd/N-CNTs could be ascribed not only to the smaller Pd NP size or surface area, but to also the surface properties and the nature of the support when compared with the undoped counterpart, Pd/CNTs.     

Sonochemical fabrication and characterization of ceria (CeO2) nanowires

Ceria (CeO2) nanowires have been successfully synthesized by a sonochemical method in ambient air and alkali aqueous solution from CeO2 nanoparticles without using any templates. The results showed that both alkali concentration and ultrasonic irradiation played critical roles in the formation of the nanowires. The crystalline structure and dimensions of the nanowires were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED). The UV-visible absorption spectrum result showed that the products had conspicuous shape-specific effect. Microstructural analysis in HRTEM revealed that the preferential growth direction of CeO2 nanowires was [110]. Moreover, the catalytic activity of Au/CeO2 using CeO2 nanowires as support for CO conversion was higher than that obtained using bulk CeO2 as support.     

Pd-ZrO2/Al2O3催化剂对丙烯选择性催化还原NO的催化活性研究

采用浸渍法制备了具有高比表面积的氧化铝负载的Pd-ZrO2复合物催化剂(Pd-ZrO2/Al2O3),利用BET、XRD、TEM等手段研究了该复合物催化剂的物理特性,并重点研究了该复合物催化剂对以C3H6为还原剂选择性催化还原(SCR)NO的催化反应活性,分别讨论了反应温度、组分、焙烧温度、原料气组分、空速等因素对该催化反应的影响.结果发现,少量的Pd纳米粒子均匀分散于载体氧化铝上,添加适量ZrO2后,所制备的低负载量的Pd(1wt%)-ZrO2(2wt%)/Al2O3复合物催化剂具有较高的NO选择性催化还原反应活性,在240～250℃可使NO的转化率达到50%～70%.其活性提高的机制在于适量ZrO2的添加增强了反应物中NO和C3H6在催化剂表面的吸附,同时与Pd催化剂形成一种协同催化作用.     

Galvanic Replacement–Mediated Synthesis of Ni‐Supported Pd Nanoparticles with Strong Metal–Support Interaction for Methanol Electro‐oxidation

Herein, well‐defined Pd nanoparticles (NPs) developed on Ni substrate (Pd NPs/Ni) are synthesized via a facile galvanic replacement reaction (GRR) route performed in ethaline‐based deep eutectic solvent (DES). For comparison, a Pd NPs/Ni composite is also prepared by the GRR method conducted in an aqueous solution. The Pd NPs/Ni obtained from the ethaline‐DES is catalytically more active and durable for the methanol electro‐oxidation reaction (MOR) than those of the counterpart derived from conventional aqueous solution and commercial Pd/C under alkaline media. Detailed kinetic analysis indicates that the unique solvent environment offered by ethaline plays vital roles in adjusting the reactivity of the active species and their mass transport properties to control over the genesis of the Pd NPs/Ni nanocomposite. The resulting Pd NPs/Ni catalyst possesses a homogeneous dispersion of Pd NPs with a strong Pd (metal)–Ni (support) interaction. This structure enhances the charge transfer between the support and the active phases, and optimizes the adsorption energy of OH^? and CO on the surface, leading to superior electrocatalytic performance. This work provides a novel GRR strategy performed in ethaline‐DES to the rational design and construction of advanced metal/support catalysts with strong interaction for improving the activity and durability for MOR.     

以枫叶为模板合成分级多孔氧化铈材料及其催化性能

以枫叶为生物模板合成了由纳米颗粒构成的分级多孔氧化铈材料. 采用场发射电子显微镜(FESEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和氮气脱吸附技术表征了材料的独特生物形态微结构, 其仿生结构是由复制气孔得到的微米孔和复制细胞孔得到的2~4 nm的小孔构成. 通过广角X射线衍射(XRD)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)和BET计算发现多孔氧化铈具有很小的晶粒(6~8 nm)和较大的比表面积(64.4 m²/g). 利用化学储氧量(OSC)评价了样品催化性能, 结果表明: 分级多孔氧化铈比无孔氧化铈含有更多的表面活性氧. 当将材料用于酸性品红脱色反应, 由于分级多孔氧化铈材料的颗粒小, 比表面积大和化学储氧量高, 其在染料废水净化处理时具有较好的催化活性和吸附能力, 到300 min时脱色率可达到100%.     

调变Ni／Mo／MgO催化剂中Ni／Mo比例可控合成薄壁碳纳米管

采用摩尔分数1%Ni及负载少量Mo的Ni/MO/MgO催化剂裂解甲烷合成薄壁碳纳米管.通过SEM、TEM、XRD和Raman光谱表征方法研究了碳纳米管直径和催化剂中Ni/Mo比例关系.实验发现:通过控制Ni/Mo比例可以调变催化剂颗粒大小以及活性相.TEM及XRD表征发现,随着Ni/Mo比例的降低,金属Mo相逐渐从NiMo合金相中析出.NiMo合金相对应的活性组分颗粒很小,容易催化裂解甲烷形成薄壁碳纳米管;而后析出的Mo相则主要形成了大管径厚壁的碳纳米管.当Ni/Mo比例为6时可以高选择性地获得窄分布,内径为1.3nm,外径为3.0nm的溥壁碳纳米管.Raman光谱进一步验证了碳纳米管含有较少的缺陷.薄壁碳纳米管形成的关键因素主要体现为碳在其表而的快速扩散以及小颗粒的碳纳米管催化剂活性相控制.