Influence of preparation method on performance of Ni-CeO2 catalysts for reverse water-gas shift reaction

This study investigated 1 wt.% Ni-CeO₂ catalysts that were prepared using co-precipitation, deposition-precipitation, and impregnation methods for the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction. Characterizations of the catalyst samples were conducted by Brumauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR). The results showed that the Ni-CeO₂ catalyst prepared using the co-precipitation method exhibited the best catalytic performance. In the Ni-CeO₂ catalyst prepared using co-precipitation method, a combination of highly dispersed NiO and abundant oxygen vacancies was assumed to play a crucial role in determining the catalytic activity and selectivity of the RWGS reaction.     

Lewis酸型固体酸催化剂Ce-Ag-PW的制备、表征及催化酯化反应合成生物柴油性能研究

通过超声浸渍法，经Ce3+和Ag+协同改性磷钨杂多酸（HPW）制备了一种以Lewis酸性活性位为主的固体酸催化剂Ce-Ag-PW。采用X射线衍射（XRD）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FT-IR）、扫描电镜（SEM）、透射电镜（TEM）、热重（TG）、NH₃程序升温脱附（NH₃-TPD）、吡啶吸附红外光谱（Py-IR）和X射线光电子能谱（XPS）等表征手段对其物理化学性能进行了表征分析。并以Ce-Ag-PW为经甲醇和油酸酯化反应来合成生物柴油的催化剂，对其的催化活性和稳定性进行了研究。结果表明，Ce-Ag-PW具有高催化活性和稳定性，以其为催化剂，当甲醇与油酸的物质的量比为14: 1，催化剂用量为反应物总质量的2%，反应温度为65 ℃，反应6 h后，油酸的转化率即高达91%。固体酸催化剂在经过4次循环使用后，油酸的转化率仍可达到80.5%。Ce-Ag-PW的高催化活性和稳定性可归因于Ag+可置换HPW中的质子，以及Ce3+的强吸电子作用，使其由Br?nsted酸型催化剂转化为以Lewis酸型为主的催化剂。由于Br?nsted酸位易与酯化反应过程中生成的水发生水合反应而失活，因而Lewis酸位的形成有助于减少催化剂的失活现象发生。因此，当通过油酸与甲醇酯化反应合成生物柴油时，Ce-Ag-PW是一种具有高催化活性和稳定性的以Lewis酸性活性位为主的固体酸催化剂。      

Effect of cerium oxide prepared under different hydrothermal time on electrocatalytic performance of Pt-based anode catalysts

In this paper,CeO_2 with a pore size of 2-4 nm was synthesized by hydrothermal method.The CeO_2 modified graphene-supported Pt catalyst was prepared by the microwave-assisted ethylene glycol reduction chloroplatinic acid method,and the effect of the addition of CeO_2 prepared by different hydrothermal reaction time on the catalytic performance of Pt-based catalysts was investigated.The microstructures of CeO_2 and catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),specific surface area and pore size analyzer(BET),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and electron spectroscopy(EDAX),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and the catalysts electrochemical performance was tested by electrochemical workstation.The results show that the catalytic performance of the four catalysts with CeO_2 is better than that of the catalyst without CeO_2.Adding CeO_2 with a specific surface area of 120.15 m~2/g prepared by hydrothermal reaction time of 39 h to Pt/C synthesis catalyst,its electrocatalytic performance,stability and resistance to poisoning are the best.The electrochemical active surface area is 102.83 m~2/g,the peak current density of ethanol oxidation is 757.17 A/g and steady-state current density of 1100 s is 108.17 A/g which shows the lowest activation energy for ethanol oxidation reaction.When the cyclic voltammogram is scanned for 500 cycles,the oxidation peak current density retention rate is 87.74%.     

Ceria modified three-dimensionally ordered macro-porous Pt/TiO2 catalysts for water-gas shift reaction

Three-dimensionally ordered macro-porous(3DOM) TiO2 and ceria-modified 3DOM TiO2 supported platinum catalysts were pre-pared with template and impregnation methods, and the resultant samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray dif-fractometer(XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM) and texture programmed reduction(TPR) techniques. The catalytic performances over the platinum-based catalysts were investigated for water-gas shift (WGS) reaction in a wide temperature range macro-porous catalyst, owing to the macro-porous structure favoring mass uansfer. Addition of ceria into 3DOM Pt/TiO2 led to improvement of catalytic activity. TPR and HRTEM results showed that the interaction existed between ceria and titanium oxide and addition of ceria promoted the reducibility of platinum oxide and TiO2 on the interface of platinum and TiO2 particles, which contributed to high activity of the ceria modi-fied catalysts. The results indicated that ceria-modified 3DOM Pt/TiO2 was a promising candidate of fuel cell oriented WGS catalyst.     

改性炼钢污泥催化剂的催化脱硝性能

选择性催化还原技术是工业烟气脱硝技术中最常用的烟气脱硝方法.但催化剂的制备过程较为复杂,并且制备成本较高.本文以钢铁企业在生产过程中产生的炼钢污泥作为原料,采用焙烧改性、硫酸改性和硫酸–焙烧改性三种不同方法对其进行处理,制备了一种用于选择性催化还原氮氧化物的新型催化剂.采用比表面积分析法(BET)、扫描电镜分析(SEM)、X射线衍射分析(XRD)、X射线荧光光谱分析(XRF)和NH3程序升温脱附分析(NH₃-TPD)等表征手段,对改性前后炼钢污泥催化剂物理化学性质的变化进行分析研究.结果表明：催化剂的主要活性组分为Fe、Mn、V、Ti;焙烧改性对催化剂活性具有一定的提升效果,可以使催化剂中的Fe₃O₄转化为具有更好脱硝活性的α-Fe₂O₃;硫酸改性后的催化剂具有优异的催化活性,300°C时可以达到88.5%的脱硝效率;硫酸改性改变了催化剂表面形貌,减小了晶粒尺寸,生成了大量的硫酸盐物种,给催化剂表面提供了更多酸性位点,从而促进催化性能的提升.该研究为低成本脱硝催化剂的开发提供了...     

Effect of tourmaline additive on the crystal growth and activity of LaCoO3 for catalytic combustion of methane

LaCoO3/tourmaline was prepared as catalysts on the methane catalytic combustion. As additive tourmaline, its effect on crystal growth and catalytic activity of LaCoO3, were investigated via X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), H2-temperature programmed reduction(H2-TPR) and catalyst evaluation techniques. SEM and TEM indicated that the spontaneous polarizability of tourmaline made LaCoO3 particles grow dispersedly on tourmaline, alleviated the agglomeration and exposed more reactive sites. It was a main influence leading to the improvement of catalysts activity, exposed via catalyst evaluation device. Among the different additive proportion of compound samples, the 2% tourmaline added LaCoO3 showed an obvious enhancement activity compared to non-tourmaline sample—the light-off temperature was 454 °C and CH4 reached the full conversion at 563 °C.     

Cerium modified Y/SBA-15 composite molecular sieve catalyzed synthesis of n-butyl acetate

A novel Ce-Y/SBA-15 catalyst was prepared by modifying HY/SBA-15 microporous-mesoporous composite molecular sieve with cerium using the impregnation method. The characterization results from scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray dispersive spectroscopy(SEM/EDS), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), and X-ray fluorescence(XRF) studies indicated that the Ce-modified catalyst maintained the microporous-mesoporous structure of Y/SBA-15. The Ce ions were found to be uniformly dispersed in the pores of the molecular sieve without aggregation. The results from pyrolysis coupled-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(Pyridine-FTIR) and temperature programmed desorption of ammonia(NH3-TPD) showed that the loading of cerium caused the hydroxyl group in the catalyst to display stronger Bronsted acidity. The efficiency of the modified Ce-Y/SBA-15 catalyst was evaluated by using it to catalyze the synthesis of n-butyl acetate. The optimal synthesis conditions were determined by orthogonal experiments. The highest esterification yield of 94.4% was obtained when the reaction time was 2.0 h, with acid/alcohol molar ratio of 1:1.2, and catalyst loading of 10 wt.%. The results in this study demonstrated that the loading of cerium and the structure of Y/SBA-15 microporous-mesoporous composite molecular sieve helped in improving the catalytic activity of this acidic catalyst.     

Synthesis of mesoporous CeO2-MnOx binary oxides and their catalytic performances for CO oxidation

Mesoporous CeO2-MnOx binary oxides with different Mn/Ce molar ratios were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, N2 sorption, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and H2 temperature-programmed reduction （H2-TPR）. The characterization results indicated that the CeO2-MnOx catalysts exhibited flower-like microspheres with high specific surface areas, and partial Mn cations could be incorporated into CeO2 lattice to form solid solution. The CeO2-MnOx catalysts showed better catalytic activity for CO oxidation than that prepared by the coprecipitation method. Furthermore, the CeO2-MnOx catalyst with Mn/Ce molar ratio of 1 in the synthesis gel （Ce-Mn-1） exhibited the best catalytic activity, over which the conversion of CO could achieve 90% at 135 ℃. This was ascribed to presence of more Mn species with higher oxida- tion state on the surface and the better reducibility over the Ce-Mn-I catalyst than other CeO2-MnOx catalysts.     

Effect of praseodymium on catalytic graphitization of furan resin carbon

We introduced a new catalyst,rare earth element praseodymium,for the catalytic graphitization of furan resin carbon.The extent of graphitization of the furan resin carbon was examined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy.The morphology of furan resin carbon was characterized by scanning electron microscopy.The effects of the praseodymium content and the heat-treatment temperature on the catalytic graphitization of furan resin carbon were also investigated.The results indicated that the praseodymium c...     

Effect of praseodymium additive on CeO_2(ZrO_2)/TiO_2 for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH_3

A series of praseodymium added CeO_2(ZrO_2)/TiO_2 catalysts separately prepared by methods of sol-gel and impregnation were tested for selective catalytic reduction of NO, and characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), N_2-brumauer-emmett-teller(N_2-BET), NH_3-temperature programmed desorption(NH_3-TPD), H_2-temperature programmed reduction(H_2-TPR), PL spectra, Raman spectra, electron paramagnetic resonance(EPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), respectively. Influence of preparation method on catalytic performance was studied. Results showed that the influence of Pr addition on catalytic performance of the CeO_2(ZrO_2)/TiO_2 catalysts was different between the sol-gel method and the impregnation method. The Pr addition tended to interact with TiO_2 and formed the structure of Ti-O-Pr in the sol-gel method while it was more likely to interact with CeO_2 forming the structure of Ce-O-Pr in the impregnation method. The total acid amount and redox properties of the catalysts prepared by sol-gel method decreased with the addition of Pr element, which resulted in decrease of catalytic activity. In contrast, the Pr-added catalyst prepared by impregnation method was found to possess easier reducibility, more total acid amount and higher proportion of Ce~(3+) species, which was favourable for higher catalytic activity.     

Effect of Novel Supporter on Catalytic Combustion of Methane

A new catalyst support, Ce-Mg-O, was prepared in a novel way macromolecule surfactant modified method and was used as a catalyst support for low-temperature methane combustion. The results indicate that the new type of FeOx/Ce- Mg-O catalyst exhibits high activity in low-temperature methane combustion, such that the T90 at which 90% conversion of methane occurs can be obtained at 560 ℃. The structure of the catalyst and the effect of the supporter on catalytic activity were characterized by transmission electronic microscopy （TEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）. The results indicate that the high catalytic activity of FeOx/Ce-Mg-O over methane combustion is strongly dependent on the particle size, typical crystal phase of the Ce-Mg-O, and the interaction of FeOx and Ce-Mg-O.     

Preparation of Au/CeO2 catalyst and its catalytic performance for HCHO oxidation

Aqueous precipitation and deposition-precipitation method were used to prepare CeO2 supports and Au/CeO2 catalysts, respectively. The effect of preparation condition of support on the catalyst activity was investigated. The catalytic combustion of HCHO was considered as the probe reaction for comparing the catalyst activity. The BET, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, and reduction （TPR） were carried out to analyze the influence factor on the catalysts activity. The results showed that the addition of dispersant and use of microwave in the support preparation procedure could be beneficial for enhancing the interaction of supports and gold species and thus improved the catalytic activity. The total conversion temperature for HCHO was 146 ℃ over AC400. With the modification during supports preparation process, the catalytic activity increased with total conversion temperature decreasing to 98 ℃. The results of XPS indicated that Au^0 and Au^＋1 species coexisted in these catalysts and the activity of catalyst correlated with Au^＋1/Au^0 ratio. Temperature-programmed reduction results demonstrated that the reduction peak appeared between 100-170 ℃ with the inducing of gold. The dependence of activity on the reduction peak temperature implied that ionic gold was catalytic activity component for HCHO oxidation.     

Effect of calcination process on performance of 3DOM CeMnO_3 catalysts

A series of 3DOM CeMnO_3 perovskite catalysts were prepared by poly(methyl methacrylate) hardtemplating-excessive impregnation method at calcination temperature of x℃(x=600,700,800) and the heating rate of y ℃/min(y=1,2,5,10).The samples were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method,scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy,H_2-temperature programmed reduction,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,X-ray diffraction,moreover,the effect of the calcination process on the catalytic activity of the samples were discussed by the catalytic combustion of toluene.The results show that the 3DOM CeMnO_3 catalysts calcined at 600℃ promote the formation of a perovskite structure,inhibit the reduction of the Mn~(4+) species in the catalyst with high temperature.The catalyst expresses the complete macroporous structure,large specific surface area(38.8 m~2/g),higher adsorption oxygen concentration and Mn~(4+) substance concentration,with a low T_(90%)=172℃.By preparing the catalysts at different calcination heating rates,it can be concluded that the catalyst possesses a high concentration of adsorbed oxygen and a low reduction temperature and a large specific surface area(40.42 m~2/g) greatly promotes adsorption stage catalytic oxidation reaction and catalytic combustion of toluene at low temperature under the heating rate of 5℃/min.When the heating rate is 1 ℃/min,the catalyst has a complete macroporous structure(250 nm),which is beneficial to the exchange of macromolecular substances during the catalytic reaction and the catalyst has a high concentration of lattice oxygen suitable for the catalysis of toluene in high temperature flue gas combustion.     

Preparation and application of ZnO doped Pt-CeO2 nanofibers as electrocatalyst for methanol electro-oxidation

ZnO doped Pt/CeO₂ nanocomposites were prepared by electrospinning and reduction impregnation. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to characterize the nanocomposites. It is observed that ZnO and CeO₂ form the hexagonal wurtzite phase and cubic fluorite phase in the nanocomposite, respectively, whilst Pt nanoparticles (NPs) with the number-averaged size of ca. 3.1 nm are uniformly distributed on the surface of nanofibers. The mass fraction of Pt NPs in the nanocomposites is about 10 wt%. The doping of ZnO is effective to promote reactive oxygen species, surface reaction sites and the interaction between Pt and oxides. The catalytic performance of nanocomposites was evaluated by the methanol electro-oxidation, indexed with the catalytic activity, stability of catalyst. As a result, it is found that the nanocomposite exhibits much higher activity and stability for methanol oxidation than the undoped Pt/CeO₂ catalyst.     

Ce-Mn mixed oxides supported on glass-fiber for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

Samples of cerium-manganese oxides supported on modified glass-fiber with different Ce/Mn molar ratios （Ce-Mn/GF） were prepared by an impregnation method and tested for low-temperature （80 180 ℃） selective catalytic reduction （SCR） of NO with ammonia. This brand-new technology could remove NO and particles matter from coal-fired flue gas. The surface properties of the catalysts were examined by means of Bmnauer-Emmett-Teller （BET）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The experimental results showed that the catalyst with a Ce/Mn molar ratio of 0.2 obtained high activity of 87.4% NO conversion at 150 ℃ under a high space velocity of 50000 h1. Deactivation poisoned by SO2 still occurred, but the Ce-Mn/GF（0.2） catalyst performed desirable tolerance to SO2 with decreasing 50% in 40 min and then maintaining at about 30% NO conversion. Characterization results indicated that the excellent low-temperature catalytic activity was related to the high specific surface area, pore structure, and amorphous phase.     

Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over RE-NiO （RE=La, Nd, Sm, Gd） catalysts

RE-NiO(RE=La,Nd,Sm,Gd) catalysts were prepared by a modified sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),BET surface area analysis,H 2 temperature-programmed reduction(H 2-TPR),and O 2 temperature-programmed desorption(O 2-TPD).The oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane(ODHE) to ethylene was applied to evaluate catalytic performance of the samples.The results showed that the doping of RE affected the physicochemical properties of the catalysts.The strong interaction between Gd and NiO played an important role in the lessened reducibility and the distribution of adsorbed oxygen species,consequently influenced the catalytic performance.The best yield to ethylene of 29% was obtained over the Gd-NiO catalyst with an ethane conversion of 56%.     

Catalytic combustion of soot over Ru-doped mixed oxides catalysts

We employed modified substrates as outer heterogeneous catalysts to reduce the soot originating from the incomplete diesel combustion. Here, we proposed that ceria（CeO2）-based catalysts could lower the temperature at which soot combustion occurred from 610 oC to values included in the operation range of diesel exhausts（270–400 oC）. Here, we used the sol-gel method to synthesize catalysts based on mixed oxides（ZnO：CeO2） deposited on cordierite substrates, and modified by ruthenium nanoparticles. The presence of ZnO in these mixed oxides produced defects associated with oxygen vacancies, improving thermal stability, redox potential, sulfur resistance, and oxygen storage. We evaluated the morphological and structural properties of the material by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Brumauer-emmett-teller method（BET）, temperature programmed reduction（H2-TPR）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, and transmission electron microscopy（TEM）. We investigated how the addition of Ru（0.5 wt.%） affected the catalytic activity of ZnO：CeO2 in terms of soot combustion. Thermogravimetric analysis（TG/DTA） revealed that presence of the catalyst decreased the soot combustion temperature by 250 oC, indicating that the oxygen species arose at low temperatures, which was the main reason for the high reactivity of the oxidation reactions. Comparative analysis of soot emission by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy（DRS） showed that the catalyst containing Ru on the mixed oxide-impregnated cordierite samples efficiently oxidized soot in a diesel stationary motor： soot emission decreased 80%.     

Nitric oxide(NO) decomposition on catalysts,containing oxides of lanthanum and cerium,supported on γ-alumina

The present work was devoted to study the catalytic activity of lanthanum and cerium oxides separately,deposited on g-alumina in the reaction of decomposition of nitric oxide. The catalyst samples were prepared by the method of impregnation of g-Al_2 O_3 using solutions, containing nitrates of lanthanum and cerium. The prepared samples were calcined for 4 h at temperature 650℃ in an oven in air atmosphere. The catalysts were characterized by: chemical analysis by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry(ICP-AES), X-ray diffraction(XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS), electron paramagnetic resonance(EPR) and infrared(IR) spectroscopy, as well as measurement of the specific surface area. The results show that the catalysts based on lanthanum oxide and cerium oxide deposited on alumina display high catalytic activity over 60% conversion degree with respect to decomposition of nitric oxide in the absence of reducing agent. In the presence of reducer the activity reaches 90% conversion degree.     

Synthesis, Reactivity, and Cytotoxicity Effect of Pt-Pd-Rh Nanocomposite Cordierite Catalyst during Oxidation of Ammonia Processes

The behavior of the ammonia (NH3) oxidation was studied by selective catalytic oxidation (SCO) over a Pt-Pd-Rh nanocomposite cordierite catalyst in a tubular fixed-bed flow quartz reactor at temperatures between 423 and 623 K. The catalysts’ surface properties were characterized using scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray, optical microscopy, and ultraviolet visible. The experimental results show that high activities for NH3 removal were achieved during catalytic oxidation over the Pt-Pd-Rh cordierite catalyst at 623 K with an oxygen content of 4%. N2 was the main product in the NH3-SCO process over the Pt-Pd-Rh nanocomposite cordierite catalyst. These results also verify the Pt-Pd-Rh metals on cordierite surfaces, resulting in the formation of catalytically active sites at the metal-support interface in the reduction of NH3 in this process. In addition, the Pt-Pd-Rh nanocomposite cordierite-induced cytotoxicity testing was mainly applied to the human lung MRC-5 cell line, and the percentage of cell survival was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium analysis in vitro. For Pt-Pd-Rh nanocomposite cordierite, only minor cytotoxicity was observed when human lung cells were exposed.     

利用稀土尾矿制备高强度高活性氨合成催化剂

利用我国量多价廉的稀土尾矿(提取贵重稀土组份后的残余)作为铁系氨合成催化剂的主要助剂,并通过制备工艺的改革,熔融制备出高强度的新型铁系氨合成催化剂。该催化剂提高了铁系氨合成催化剂的强度、低温活性,并具有良好的耐热性。利用XRD、BET方法对催化剂进行表征,测定了其催化反应过程动力学数据。