Aqueous phase reforming of glycerol over Ni-based catalysts for hydrogen production

Aqueous phase reforming of glycerol over Ni-based catalysts for hydrogen production was carried out at 225 degrees C, 23 bar and LHSV = 4 h(-1). The Ni-based catalyst was prepared by an incipient wetness impregnation method. The catalysts before and after the reaction were characterized by N2 physisorption, CO chemisorption, XRD, TPR, SEM and TEM techniques. It was found that Ni(20 wt%)-Co(3 wt%)/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst showed higher glycerol conversion and hydrogen selectivity than Ni(20 wt%)/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst. There are no major changes in Ni particles after the reaction over Ni-Co/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst. The results suggest that the Ni-Co/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst can be applied to the hydrogen production system using 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.     

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.     

Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether using the structured catalyst Rh/Al2O3/Al prepared through the anodic oxidation of aluminum

The partial oxidation of dimethyl ether (DME) was investigated using the structured catalyst Rh/Al2O3/Al. The porous Al2O3 layer was synthesized on the aluminum plate through anodic oxidation in an oxalic-acid solution. It was observed that about 20 nm nanopores were well developed in the Al2O3 layer. The thickness of Al2O3 layer can be adjusted by controlling the anodizing time and current density. After pore-widening and hot-water treatment, the Al2O3/Al plate was calcined at 500 degrees C for 3 h. The obtained delta-Al2O3 had a specific surface area of 160 m2/g, making it fit to be used as a catalyst support. A microchannel reactor was designed and fabricated to evaluate the catalytic activity of Rh/Al2O3/Al in the partial oxidation of DME. The structured catalyst showed an 86% maximum hydrogen yield at 450 degrees C. On the other hand, the maximum syngas yield by a pack-bed-type catalyst could be attained by using a more than fivefold Rh amount compared to that used in the structured Rh/Al2O3/Al catalyst.     

等离子体射流辅助双催化剂原位催化法合成碳纳米管

以甲烷为碳源，Fe2O3／Ni为固定相催化剂，在常压条件下利用等离子体射流的高温将甲烷裂解生成碳自由基和氢气。同时联合原位催化法将碳自由基在Fe2O3／Ni双催化剂的共同作用下生长出碳纳米管。运用TEM和元素分析等测试手段对所得碳纳米管进行形貌、含量、结构的表征分析。结果表明，在一定反应条件下，可获得外径为10nm-30nm，管长约数百纳米、产率为75％左右的碳纳米管。与单催化剂相比，双催化剂的联合催化作用更有利于碳管的生长。     

La0.7K0.3Ni0.9Cu0.1O3钙钛矿的制备及催化碳烟性能的研究

采用溶胶凝胶法制备了一系列La1-xKxNi1-yMyO3(M=Cu,Co,Mn)钙钛矿复合氧化物催化剂,并利用O2-TPO测试该系列催化剂催化氧化碳烟的性能。通过XRD、H2-TPR、XPS对其进行了表征,结果表明,所制备催化剂均为六方晶系钙钛矿结构。着重考察了A位K掺杂量和B位掺杂元素及其掺杂量对催化碳烟性能的影响。结果表明:当K掺杂量x=0.3时,产生更多氧空位,增加了表面吸附氧数量,同时提高了B位Ni的价态;B位Cu掺杂量y=0.1时,表面吸附氧数量增加,Ni 3+含量增大,从而提高了催化剂的活性。La0.7K0.3Ni0.9Cu0.1O3催化剂与碳烟紧密接触下,Ti、Tm分别为268.1℃和272.8℃。     

Autothermal reforming of propane over Ni catalysts supported on a variety of perovskites

Autothermal reforming of propane for hydrogen over Ni catalysts supported on a variety of perovskites was performed in an atmospheric flow reactor. Perovskite is known for its higher thermal stability and oxygen storage capacity, but catalytic activity of itself is low. A sites of the ABO3 structured perovskites were occupied by La while B sites by one of Fe, Co, Ni, and Al by citrate method. The composition of the reactant mixture was H2O/C/O2 = 8.96/1.0/1.1. The changes in the states of the catalysts after reaction were analyzed by XRD, TPD, and TGA. Ni/LaAlO3 catalyst maintained the perovskite structure after reaction. It showed higher hydrogen yield and thermal stability compared to those of the catalysts with Fe, Co, or Ni in B sites. Catalysts prepared by deposition-precipitation (DP) method showed higher activity than those prepared by impregnation method, presumably due to the smaller sizes of the NiO crystal particles.     

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.     

Ni／CNTs及钙改性Ni／CNTs催化剂在二氧化碳甲烷化反应中性能

分别以碳纳米管（CNTs）和活性氧化铝（Al2O3）为载体,通过浸渍法制备了负载型镍基催化剂和钙改性的镍基催化剂,用二氧化碳甲炕化反应评价其催化性能,通过X射线衍射（XRD）、程序升温还原（H2-TPR）、程序升温脱附（H2-TPD）和氮气等温吸附脱附等手段对催化剂进行表征,结果表明,Ni／CNTs催化剂中的镍物种比Ni／Al2O3中的镍物种容易还原,同时钙改性Ni／CNTs催化剂更能促进镍物种的还原,添加钙可以促进CNTs载体催化剂的分散度,这些特性能提高钙改性Ni／CNTs催化剂的催化活性和稳定性。     

Mn、Fe和Cu氧化物在低温等离子体催化氧化甲苯体系中的活性比较

采用等体积浸渍法制备了MnOx/γ-Al2O3、FeOx/γ-Al2O3和CuOx/γ-Al2O3催化剂,测定了不同催化剂在低温等离子体场内分解甲苯的活性,用X射线衍射(XRD)、氢气程序升温还原(H2-TPR)技术对催化剂进行表征。结果表明催化剂分解甲苯的活性的顺序是MnOx/γ-Al2O3>FeOx/γ-Al2O3>CuOx/γ-Al2O3。催化剂分解臭氧的实验表明,不同催化活性组分对臭氧的催化分解性能顺序与对甲苯的分解性能顺序是一致的。MnOx/γ-Al2O3催化剂的Mn负载量对其催化活性有明显影响,Mn的含量为1%(质量分数)时,催化剂的活性最高,当能量密度为19J/L时,其对甲苯催化氧化的转化率接近100%。催化剂表征结果表明当Mn含量为1%(质量分数)时,氧化锰在载体γ-Al2O3上最接近单层分散量,此时活性组分与载体表面的相互结合力最强,在载体上有很好的分散性,从而表现出对甲苯分解的最好性能。     

Hydrogenation of CO to methane over mesoporous nickel-iron-alumina xerogel nano-catalysts

Mesoporous nickel-iron-alumina xerogel ((40-x)Ni(x)FeAX) nano-catalysts with different iron content (x = 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10) were prepared by a single-step sol-gel method for use in the methane production from carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The effect of iron content on the catalytic performance of (40-x)Ni(x)FeAX catalysts was investigated. In the methanation reaction, yield for CH4 decreased in the order of 35Ni5FeAX > 32.5Ni7.5FeAX > 30Ni10FeAX > 37.5Ni2.5FeAX > 40Ni0FeAX. This indicated that optimal iron content of mesoporous nickel-iron-alumina xerogel nano-catalyst was required for maximum production of CH4 in the methanation reaction. Experimental results revealed that optimal CO dissociation energy and large H2 adsorption ability of the catalyst were favorable for methane production. Among the catalysts tested, 35Ni5FeAX catalyst, which retained the most optimal CO dissociation energy and the largest H2 adsorption ability, exhibited the best catalytic performance in terms of conversion of CO and yield for CH4 in the methanation reaction. CO dissociation energy and H2 adsorption ability of the catalyst played a key role in determining the catalytic performance of (40-x)Ni(x)FeAX in the methanation reaction.     

Al2O3基石油加氢脱硫催化剂研究现状与进展

综述了以三氧化二铝(Al_2O_3)为载体,负载Mo、Ni单一组元和Mo-Ni-W等复合组元,用于炼制石油加氢脱硫的催化剂的国内外研究现状与进展。全面总结了传统的浸渍法、混捏法、共沉淀法、离子交换法以及新型的微波-超声波法等催化剂合成方法,对Al_2O_3基催化剂的加氢脱硫性能进行了讨论,着重对催化剂合成过程中载体、活性组分、助剂(P、F、B等)和pH值对催化剂性能的影响进行了概述,在此基础上总结了Al_2O_3基加氢脱硫催化剂的不足之处,并展望了此类催化剂的发展方向与研究前景。     

水热法合成氧化镍-二氧化硅催化剂及其用于碳纳米管的制备

以硝酸镍和正硅酸乙酯为原料，制得Ni(OH)2／SiO2二元胶体，经水热晶化法和常压干燥法分别合成了纳米级氧化镍-二氧化硅复合粉体催化剂}用这两种催化剂在相同催化裂解条件下分别制得了多壁碳纳米管；采用XRD和TEM等测试手段对两种催化剂物相、形貌及由两种催化剂制得的碳纳米管形态、收率及纯度作了比较，结果表明：水热晶化法比常压干燥法合成的催化剂粉体颗粒粒径小(为10～20nm），分散性好，催化活性高，使得所制得的碳纳米管管径小(为10～16nm)、分布窄、纯度和收率都相对较高；同时对用不同水热反应温度合成的催化剂(物相不同)制备碳纳米管进行了研究。     

不同载体Mn-Ce催化剂的制备及其脱硝性能

以TiO_2、SiO_2及Al_2O_3为载体,采用分步共混法制备了三种均质整体式Mn-Ce负载型催化剂,探究了不同载体对催化剂脱硝活性、N2选择性及机械强度的影响。结果表明,以TiO_2和SiO_2为载体的催化剂80℃的脱硝率接近90%,而以Al2O3为载体的催化剂仅达46%。催化剂的表征发现这与Mn-Ce/TiO2和Mn-Ce/SiO2催化剂的比表面积和表面酸量较Mn-Ce/Al2O3更大、更多有关。而三种催化剂的N2选择性在80~200℃之间均接近100%,然而Mn-Ce/SiO2催化剂200℃以上N2选择性比其余两种催化剂差。三种催化剂的机械强度为Mn-Ce/TiO2Mn-Ce/SiO2Mn-Ce/Al2O3,其微观形貌显示这与催化剂体相结构的密实状况有关,各催化剂的活性组分氧化物均以无定形态存在。     

Ni催化剂在N2O／N2／NH3中退火对碳纳米管表面结构及场发射特性的影响

研究在N2O/N2/NH3氛围中对Ni催化剂进行退火处理,旨在探讨退火处理对所生成碳纳米管的表面结构及其发射特性的影响.从表面结构及表面元素分析结果发现:Ni催化剂在N2O/N2/NH3氛围中退火处理之后,Ni催化剂的颗粒大小及催化剂的化学成分发生改变,进而影响所合成的碳纳米管的表面结构及场发射特性.扫描电镜显示:经过N2O退火前处理后,催化金属薄膜在成核时较易形成均匀性的金属颗粒,且金属颗粒较小.比较经N2O/N2/NH3氛围退火处理之后所合成的碳纳米管结果,经过N2O前处理可以有效抑制非品质碳的成长,使所成长出的碳纳米管数量最多、场发射电流最大.原因主要是因为N2O对催化剂镍膜金属前处理过程中分解出的氮原子及氧原子会活化及氧化催化剂Ni金属,并使所形成的Ni金属颗粒较小且更为均匀,造成表面型态上的显著改变,有助于使合成的碳纳米管场发射电流变大.     

Supercritical water synthesis of nano-particle catalyst on TiO2 and its application in supercritical water gasification of biomass

ABSTRACT

Hydrogen production by catalytic gasification in supercritical water (SCW) is a promising way to utilise biomass resource. Supercritical water not only provides homogeneous and rapid reaction environment for the biomass gasification but also causes catalyst agglomeration problems. In order to prepare activity and stable catalyst for biomass gasification in supercritical water, supercritical water synthesis method was utilised and the preparation method was investigated. Ni, Co, Zn and Cu metal elements were loaded on TiO₂ particles which was proved to be hythothermally steady in supercritical water. And nano-particles were successfully made. Based on gas chromatography/mass spectrometer (GC/MS), scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and X-ray diffraction analysis methods, it turned out that metal catalysts have a uniform spherical structure with diameter around 30 nm. Metal catalysts synthesised with supercritical hydrothermal method showed certain catalytic effects. Ni catalyst had the best performance in stability while Zn catalyst possessed highest hydrogen yield.     

焙烧温度对CO2-CH4重整制合成气NiO/γ-Al2O3催化剂性能的影响

采用水解-沉积法, 在不同焙烧温度下制备了cat-500、cat-600、cat-700和cat-800系列NiO/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂。XRD和H₂-TPR分析表明, 焙烧温度高于700 ℃, 活性组分与载体具有强烈的金属-载体相互作用(SMSI), 具体表现为活性组分前驱体以尖晶石NiAl₂O₄的形式存在。反应后催化剂的XRD、TG-DTG、TPH等表征结果表明, cat-700和cat-800试样的Ni晶粒尺寸分别为9.8和8.7 nm, 小于cat-500和cat-600试样(分别为15.7和13.6 nm), 分散性更好; 且催化剂表面积炭为丝状碳, 其不会导致催化剂失活, 但大量积累会引起床层压降升高, 影响催化剂的反应性能。cat-800试样110 h寿命试验表明, 高温焙烧制备的Ni基催化剂活性和稳定性均较高, CO₂转化率达95%左右, 失活速率仅为0.0536%/h。     

The catalytic oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons over supported metal oxide

The catalytic activity of metals (Cu, Mn, Fe, V, Mo, Co, Ni, Zn)/gamma-Al2O3 was investigated to bring about the complete oxidation of benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX). Among them, Cu/gamma-Al2O3 was found to be the most promising catalyst based on activity. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller method (BET), electron probe X-ray micro analysis (EPMA) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR) by H2 were used to characterize a series of supported copper catalysts. Increasing the calcination temperature resulted in decreasing the specific surface areas of catalysts and, subsequently, the catalytic activity. Copper loadings on gamma-Al2O3 had a great effect on catalytic activity, and 5 wt.% Cu/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst was observed to be the most active, which might be contributed to the well-dispersed copper surface phase. Using TiO2 (anatase), TiO2 (rutile), SiO2 (I) and SiO2 (II) as support instead of gamma-Al2O3, the activity sequence of 5 wt.% Cu with respect to the support was gamma-Al2O3 > TiO2 (rutile) > TiO2 (anatase)>SiO2 (I) > SiO2 (II), and this appeared to be correlated with the distribution of copper on support rather than with the specific surface area of the catalyst. The smaller particle size of copper, due to its high dispersion on support, had a positive effect on catalytic activity. The activity of 5 wt.% Cu/gamma-Al2O3 with respect to the VOC molecule was observed to follow this sequence: toluene > xylene > benzene. Increasing the reactant concentration exerted an inhibiting effect on the catalytic activity.     

碳纳米管负载Fe2O3催化剂的制备及其乙苯脱氢催化活性

采用FeSO4-H2O2体系对碳纳米管氧化修饰的同时,氢氧化铁被吸附在碳纳米管管壁上,然后分别通过氢气、氮气、空气在723K下处理2h,制备了碳纳米管负载的γ-Fe2O3催化剂、γ-Fe2O3和α-Fe2O3复合催化剂和非晶态Fe2O3催化剂。采用XRD、TEM和TG-DSC表征了催化剂结构,采用连续流动乙苯气相脱氢生成苯乙烯反应对催化剂性能进行评价,结果表明：热处理条件对催化剂乙苯脱氢的催化性能影响明显,碳纳米管负载的晶态Fe2O3纳米催化剂对乙苯脱氢具有高的活性与选择性。     

Metal catalysts impregnated on porous media for aqueous phenol decomposition within three-phase fluidized-bed reactor

Performance of metal catalysts to decompose aqueous phenol was experimentally investigated. Comparison of the phenol decomposition rates within three-phase fluidized-bed reactors utilizing only O(3), TiO(2) deposited on silica beads, metal catalyst (Ni or Co) impregnated on mesoporous carbon beads, or O(3) in combination with each catalyst was thoroughly examined. It was found that the use of Co catalyst with the presence of O(3) led to the best removal condition which aqueous phenol was completely decomposed within 10 min (k = 0.1944 min(-1)). In contrast, the use of TiO(2) without O(3) resulted in the worst decomposition of phenol (k = 0.0066 min(-1)). Some intermediate products, such as hydroquinone and catechol, were also detected but their final concentrations were negligibly low.