An evidence of active surface MoOx over MgMoO4 for the catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

In order to clarify whether MgMo_xO_y catalysts with slight excess of molybdenum relative to the stoichiometric MgMoO₄ compound showed increased activities for propene formation in the propane oxidative dehydrogenation, we investigated the catalytic properties of MoO₃ supported on MgMoO₄ and of MgMo_xO_y catalysts treated with acid or base. Supporting MoO₃ on magnesium-rich MgMo_0.99O_y catalysts which are poorly active, or treating them with acetic acid to remove excess magnesium, resulted in drastic activity increases. On the other hand, the ammonia treatment of molybdenum-rich MgMo_1.05O_y catalysts which are highly active turned out to give a remarkable decrease in activity, because surface MoO_x dissolved in ammonia water. A clear correlation was observed between the catalytic activities for propane oxidation and the dehydration of 2-propanol to propene over the supported catalyst and the treated catalysts. Since the bulk structures were unchanged by supporting or by the treatments, the existence of MoO_x clusters formed on the surface of MgMoO₄ are responsible for the activities in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

负载型MoO3/β分子筛催化剂的丙烷氧化脱氢性能

以β分子筛为载体,通过浸渍法负载钼制备MoO₃/β分子筛催化剂,对其进行XRD、FT-IR、BET和NH₃-TPD物化性能表征,考察其对丙烷氧化脱氢制丙烯的催化性能。结果表明,样品具有活性组分MoO₃存在,也有不同酸性能的活性位存在。负载量对催化剂的表面积和孔径有影响。单纯β分子筛载体有催化活性,不同钼负载量对催化性能有影响,负载钼质量分数为20%时,转化率达到极大值。     

MoO3/ZrO2催化剂的丙烷氧化脱氢制丙烯催化性能

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为表面活性剂,采用溶剂热法制备系列MoO_3/ZrO_2催化剂,采用H2-TPR、N_2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射等对其进行表征,并评价MoO_3/ZrO_2催化剂的丙烷氧化脱氢制丙烯催化性能。结果表明,MoO_3负载于ZrO_2载体上制备的催化剂催化活性增加,MoO_3负载质量分数为20%的MoO_3/ZrO_2催化剂,在反应温度为600℃时,丙烷转化率27.45%,丙烯选择性44.78%,丙稀收率12.29%。     

Support effects on structure and activity of molybdenum oxide catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane

The structural and catalytic properties of MoO₃ catalysts supported on ZrO₂, Al₂O₃, TiO₂ and SiO₂ with Mo surface densities, n_s, in the range of 0.5–18.5 Mo/nm² were studied for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of ethane by in situ Raman spectroscopy and catalytic activity measurements at temperatures of 400–540 °C. The molecular structure of the dispersed surface species evolves from isolated monomolybdates (MoO₄ and MoO₅, depending on the support) at low loadings to associated MoO_x units in polymolybdate chains at high loadings and ultimately to bulk crystalline phases for loadings exceeding the monolayer coverage of the supports used. The nature of the oxide support material and of the Mo–O–support bond has a significant influence on the catalytic behaviour of the molybdena catalysts with monolayer coverage. The dependence of reactivity on the support follows the order ZrO₂ > Al₂O₃ > TiO₂ > SiO₂. The oxygen site involved in the anchoring Mo–O–support is of relevance for the catalytic activity.     

Structure–activity relationships in alumina-supported molybdena–vanadia catalysts for propane oxidative dehydrogenation

The interactions between Mo and V on alumina are studied for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane. Dispersed surface molybdena and vanadia species share alumina support but show no interaction below Mo + V monolayer coverage. Vanadia and molybdena species react on alumina into mixed Mo–V–(Al)–O above Mo + V monolayer coverage, which nature depends on environmental conditions. Molybdena sites may form Al₂(MoO₄)₃ or Mo–V–O phases depending on loading and temperature. The Mo–V–O phases spread on the support as separate surface oxides at lower coverage, such trend appears promoted by ODH reaction conditions.     

Reaction pathways of ethane oxidative and non-oxidative dehydrogenation on γ-Al2O3 studied by temperature-programmed reaction (TP-reaction)

In this work, the reactions of ethane and ethene in an oxidizing and non-oxidizing atmosphere over γ-alumina were investigated under temperature-programmed conditions, in an attempt to estimate the possible contribution and functionality of the support in the reaction pathway of ethane ODH over MoO₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts. The results indicate that alumina contributes to the primary deep oxidation and dehydrogenation routes of ethane to CO_x and coke respectively, which proceed effectively over the acidic OH groups and the Al³⁺–O²⁻ acidic centers. On the contrary, the formation of ethylene seems to be coupled to the presence of redox sites on the catalytic surface and requires the presence of the molybdena phase. Moreover, the redox sites of the MoO_x species were found to unselectively activate the further overoxidation of the olefin to carbon oxides. Therefore, Al₂O₃ catalyzes the unselective primary oxidation of ethane to carbon oxides, whereas the molybdena phase is involved in the selective oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of ethane to ethene and the secondary overoxidation of ethene to CO_x.     

PtSn负载量对PtSn/Al2O3催化剂上丙烷脱氢性能的影响

由丙烷直接催化脱氢制取丙烯已经成为增产丙烯的重要手段之一。以水热法制备Al_2O_3载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备不同PtSn负载量的PtSn/Al_2O_3催化剂。通过XRD、N2-吸附、拉曼光谱和H2-TPR等对其进行表征,并考察不同PtSn负载量对催化剂催化丙烷脱氢性能的影响。结果表明,在制备的催化剂中,Pt1.5Sn3/Al_2O_3具有最高的催化丙烷脱氢活性和稳定性,丙烷初始转化率高达55.6%,丙烯选择性98.1%。反应330 min后,丙烷转化率仅降约10%,选择性保持不变。     

Selective reduction of nitric oxide by methanol and dimethyl ether over promoted alumina catalysts in excess oxygen

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) activity for NO conversion to N₂ over γ-alumina, vanadia/alumina and molybdena/alumina catalysts has been investigated with methanol (MeOH) and dimethyl ether (DME) as reductants under lean conditions. Molybdena/alumina catalysts showed high efficiency for NO reduction with either reductant, especially at low temperature, which may involve surface formyl produced by oxidative dehydrogenation. Sulphated γ-alumina remains active for NO reduction with MeOH, while sulphated 5 wt.% MoO₃/Al₂O₃ remains active with both MeOH and DME over a broad temperature range.     

Design of catalysts for deNOx process using synergistic phenomenon

Investigation of the mechanism of the selective reduction of NO_x by propane over the individual samples of commercial catalysts NTK, STK, and Ni–Cr-oxide catalyst and over their binary mechanical mixtures has shown that the synergistic effect observed in the latter case is caused by the oxidative activation of propane on the STK and Ni–Cr-oxide surface which results in the formation of more effective reducing agents, propylene and hydrogen correspondingly. In the case of the Ni–Cr-oxide and NTK catalytic system, hydrogen forms over the former catalyst in propane oxidation, migrates through the gas phase to the latter catalyst, where NO_x is activated with the formation of nitrate structures which interact with the said hydrogen giving the products of the overall reaction, N₂ and H₂O. When the pair of NTK and STK is concerned, the interaction of C₃H₈ and O₂ over the latter catalyst gives stable products of partial propane oxidation and/or oxidative dehydrogenation which are transported due to interphase diffusion to NTK surface. The nature of observed synergistic enhancement of catalysis in the case of binary mixtures is proposed under the terms of “remote control” mechanism described in literature and can serve a useful purpose in the design of catalysts for this reaction.     

Tuning the selectivity of MoOx supported catalysts for cyclohexane photo oxidehydrogenation

The photocatalytic properties of sulphated MoO_x/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts in cyclohexane oxidative dehydrogenation have been determined in a two-dimensional fluidized bed photoreactor and compared to those of sulphated MoO_x/TiO₂ catalysts. Photocatalytic tests on MoO_x/γ-Al₂O₃ at 8 wt% MoO₃ and various sulphate contents showed the selective (100%) formation of cyclohexene, without production of benzene, as instead found with MoO_x/TiO₂. These results show that the selectivity of photocatalytic cyclohexane oxydehydrogenation is dramatically influenced by the catalyst support.

Maximum cyclohexane conversion and cyclohexene yield of 11% were obtained for SO₄ content of 2.6 wt% at 120 °C. Physico-chemical characterisation of catalysts indicates the presence of both octahedral polymolybdate and sulphate species on alumina surface, as previously found for titania. Increasing sulphate load, thermogravimetry evidenced the presence of up to three sulphate species at different thermal stability. The lower activity observed at high sulphate content is likely due to polymolybdate decoration by sulphates.     

Photocatalytic performance of nanometer-sized FexOy/TiO2 particle synthesized by hydrothermal method

The nanometer particles of two Fe_xO_y/TiO₂’s with high photocatalytic activities were obtained through hydrothermal treatment and impregnation method. The XRD result did not show the peaks assigned to the Fe components (for example Fe₂O₃, Fe₃O₄, FeO₃, and Fe metal) on the external surface of the anatase structure in the Fe_xO_y/TiO₂ attained through hydrothermal treatment. This meant that Fe components were well incorporated into the TiO₂ anatase structure. In addition, it exhibited uniform anatase structure with particle size of below 50 nm. The FeO₃ component on the external surface of the TiO₂ anatase structure was identified in the Fe-loaded TiO₂ prepared through the impregnation method. In particular, the FT-IR spectroscopy revealed that the Fe_xO_y/TiO₂ particle attained through hydrothermal treatment had higher hydrophilic property compared to the other catalysts. Together with the Fe component, they absorbed wavelength of above 370 nm. The band slightly shifted to the right without tail broadness, which was the UV absorption of Fe oxide in the Fe_xO_y/TiO₂ particle attained through hydrothermal method. This meant that Fe components were well inserted into the framework of the TiO₂ anatase structure. Despite the red shift in UV-Vis absorption, however, CHCl₃ decomposition on the Fe_xO_y/TiO₂ catalyst was not largely enhanced compared to pure TiO₂.     

Deep HDS over NiMo/Zr-SBA-15 catalysts with varying MoO3 loading

In the present work, with the aim of searching for new, highly effective catalysts for deep HDS, a series of NiMo catalysts with different MoO₃ loadings (6–30 wt.%) was prepared using SBA-15 material covered with ZrO₂-monolayer as a support. Prepared catalysts were characterized by N₂ physisorption, small- and wide-angle XRD, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction, SEM-EDX and HRTEM, and their catalytic activity was evaluated in the 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene hydrodesulfurization (HDS). It was observed that ZrO₂ incorporation on the SBA-15 surface improves the dispersion of the Ni-promoted oxidic and sulfided Mo species, which were found to be highly dispersed, up to 18 wt.% of MoO₃ loading. Further increase in metal charge resulted in the formation of MoO₃ crystalline phase and an increase in the stacking degree of the MoS₂ particles. All NiMo catalysts supported on ZrO₂-modified SBA-15 material showed high activity in HDS of 4,6-DMDBT. The best catalyst having 18 wt.% MoO₃ and 4.5 wt.% NiO was almost twice more active than the reference NiMo/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. High activity of NiMo/Zr-SBA-15 catalysts and its evolution with metal loading was related to the morphological characteristics of the MoS₂ active phase determined by HRTEM.     

Effect of rhodium on the properties of bifunctional MxOy/ZrO2 catalysts in the reduction of nitrogen oxides by hydrocarbons

The catalytic properties of transition metal oxides (Cr, Ce, and Co) supported on ZrO₂ synthesized by various methods, as well as the effect of rhodium on the performance of the M_xO_y/ZrO₂ oxide systems in NO reduction with hydrocarbons (methane, propane–butane mixture, and propene) were studied. Scanning electron microscopy, ammonia thermoprogrammed desorption (NH₃-TPD), XPS, and IR spectroscopy were used to study the physicochemical indices of rhodium-promoted M_xO_y/ZrO₂ oxide catalysts. The enhancement of the redox properties of the oxide catalysts upon the introduction of rhodium does not alter their bifunctional nature in SCR activity: these catalysts have both redox and strong acid Brønsted-sites.     

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over differently structured vanadia-based catalysts in the presence of O2 and N2O

The effect of the nature and distribution of VO_x species over amorphous and well-ordered (MCM-41) SiO₂ as well as over γ-Al₂O₃ on their performance in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane with O₂ and N₂O was studied using in situ UV–vis, ex situ XRD and H₂-TPR analysis in combination with steady-state catalytic tests. As compared to the alumina support, differently structured SiO₂ supports stabilise highly dispersed surface VO_x species at higher vanadium loading. These species are more selective over the latter materials than over V/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts. This finding was explained by the difference in acidic properties of silica- and alumina-based supports. C₃H₆ selectivity over V/γ-Al₂O₃ materials is improved by covering the support fully with well-dispersed VO_x species. Additionally, C₃H₆ selectivity over all materials studied can be tuned by using an alternative oxidising agent (N₂O). The improving effect of N₂O on C₃H₆ selectivity is related to the lower ability of N₂O for catalyst reoxidation resulting in an increase in the degree of catalyst reduction, i.e. spatial separation of active lattice oxygen in surface VO_x species. Such separation favours selective oxidation over CO_x formation.     

Dehydrogenation of i-butane on CrOx/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by ALE and impregnation techniques

Atomic layer epitaxy (ALE), a technique relying on saturating gas–solid reactions, was applied in the preparation of CrO_x/Al₂O₃ catalysts using Cr(acac)₃ vapor and air as source materials for CrO_x. Vaporized Cr(acac)₃ was reacted with preheated Al₂O₃, and the surface complex formed was treated with air to remove the ligand residues. The Cr loading increased from 1.3 to 12.5 wt.% as the number of saturating Cr(acac)₃ and air reactions was increased from one to 10. CrO_x/Al₂O₃ catalysts were also prepared from solution by incipient wetness impregnation (0.3–21 wt.%). XPS and UV–VIS measurements of the catalysts revealed the presence of both Cr⁶⁺ and Cr³⁺. Although the oxidation state distribution was similar, H₂-temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and solubility measurements indicated that Cr⁶⁺ surface sites were in stronger interaction with Al₂O₃ and more uniformly distributed in the catalysts prepared by ALE than by impregnation. On the basis of the activity of the catalysts in the dehydrogenation of i-butane, we propose that the dehydrogenation reaction uses both reduced Cr⁶⁺, i.e. redox Cr³⁺, and exposed non-redox Cr³⁺ sites. Furthermore, the dehydrogenation reaction must be insensitive to the size of the CrO_x ensembles since activities were similar for the catalysts prepared by ALE and impregnation. The decay of the dehydrogenation activity in successive prereduction–reaction–regeneration cycles was attributed to a decrease in the number of redox Cr³⁺ sites.     

Modification of the surface reactivity of Cu-MFI during chemisorption and transformation of the reagents in the selective reduction of NO with propane and O2

The steady-and unsteady-state catalytic behaviour of Cu-MFI in the conversion of propane and NO in the presence of O₂ is reported, showing how the chemisorption and transformation of reactants may influence the surface reactivity. Various effects were observed: (i) a change in the surface reactivity and kinetics in going from low to high concentrations of NO or propane, (ii) the transformation of NO to N₂ and N₂O promoted at low temperature (250°C) by oxygen in the absence of hydrocarbon, (iii) the influence of NO over the surface reactivity of the catalyst in the conversion of propane and (iv) the influence of surface precoverage with oxidized nitrogen oxides (N_xO_y) or carboxylate species on the catalyst transient reactivity in the reduction of NO to N₂. In particular, Cu-MFI is initially more active when oxidized nitrogen oxides are present, suggesting that the active intermediate in the reduction of NO with propane is a complex formed by the reaction of nitrate with activated hydrocarbon. It is shown, however, that strongly bound oxidized nitrogen oxides may have also additional effects on the surface reactivity: (i) can promote the conversion of NO to N₂ and N₂O in transient conditions and (ii) can give a partial inhibition of the surface reactivity blocking copper ions due to their strong chemisorption. Furthermore, it is shown that NO reacts faster with oxygen than hydrocarbon forming N_xO_y species which are then the oxidizing agent for the hydrocarbon. It is thus suggested that the surface reactivity of Cu-MFI in the reduction of NO with propane/oxygen depends on the surface population of nitrogen oxide adspecies which influence not only the surface reactivity, but also the pathway of hydrocarbon oxidation.     

The effect of the Ce content on the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over CrOy-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts

A series of CrO_y (17.5 wt%)-CeO₂ (X wt%)/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts (X=0, 0.5, 2, 5, 8) with various Ce contents were prepared by a wetness impregnation method and were applied to the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene at 550℃ and 0.1 MPa. The prepared catalysts were characterized by BET, H₂-TPR, O₂-TPD, XPS, XRD, SEM-EDS and Raman spectroscopy. Among the prepared catalysts, the 17.5Cr-2Ce/Al catalyst with the largest amount of lattice oxygen exhibited the best catalytic performance for the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene with lattice oxygen. The decreased presence of oxygen defects and reducibility were the factors responsible for the improved dehydrogenation activity of the catalysts. The CeO₂ layer could inhibit the evolution of lattice oxygen (O^2-) to electrophilic oxygen species (O₂^-), and the oxygen defects on the catalyst surface were reduced. The inhibited lattice oxygen evolution prevented the deep oxidation of propane or propylene, the average CO_x selectivity decreased from 24.41% (17.5Cr/Al) to 5.71% (17.5Cr-2Ce/Al), and the average propylene selectivity increased from 60.15% (17.5Cr/Al) to 85.05% (17.5Cr-2Ce/Al).     

甲醇氧化制甲醛铁钼催化剂表面结构与活性

利用共沉淀法在不同搅拌速度下制备了相同Mo/Fe原子比的甲醇氧化制甲醛催化剂,采用SEM、XRD和拉曼光谱等对催化剂进行表征,在固定床微反上评价催化剂活性和选择性。结果表明,搅拌速度增大,催化剂比表面积增大,催化活性增强,甲醛收率由600 r·min^-1时的73.8%增加到10000 r·min^-1时的95.7%（280℃）。此外,催化剂由片状的MoO₃和颗粒状的Fe₂（MoO₄）₃两部分组成,游离的片状MoO₃无明显催化活性,只有与Fe₂（MoO₄）₃结合时才具有催化活性。     

Mixed-oxide catalysts involving V, Nb and Si obtained by a non-hydrolytic sol–gel route: preparation and catalytic behaviour in oxydative dehydrogenation of propane

One-step non-hydrolytic condensation reactions, starting from VO(OⁱPr)₃ and NbCl₅, have been used for the first time to prepare Nb-V oxide catalysts. Different materials containing the NbVO₅ phase at different purity levels have been obtained, after thermal treatments, depending on the experimental conditions. The synthetic procedure has also been applied to prepare ternary Nb-V-Si oxide systems. From preliminary catalytic reaction studies it appears that the catalysts so prepared are promising with respect to their interesting performances in the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane. It has also been found that -Sb₂O₄, physically blended with the Nb-V oxide materials, could act as an appropriate promoter to improve the catalytic performances of these systems.     

CrO x /Ti-Al2O3催化剂结构及其催化丙烷脱氢性能

以模板法制备的Ti改性Al₂O₃为载体制备了CrO _x /nTi-Al₂O₃催化剂,考察了Ti含量对催化剂的结构及其催化丙烷脱氢性能的影响。采用X射线衍射（XRD）、N₂吸附-脱附、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、拉曼光谱、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、氨气程序升温脱附（NH₃-TPD）、吡啶红外吸附（Py-IR）等方法对催化剂的结构进行了表征。结果表明,CrO _x /nTi-Al₂O₃催化剂具有均匀的泡沫状介孔结构并含有少量微孔,表面积在180~195m²/g;铬主要以Cr⁶⁺和Cr³⁺形式存在,其中Cr⁶⁺主要以单铬酸盐和双铬酸盐形式存在,Cr³⁺以α-Cr₂O₃晶体和高分散Cr₂O₃形式存在,Ti的加入降低了催化剂表面Cr⁶⁺含量,增加了孔道内高分散Cr³⁺含量;Ti的加入降低了弱酸的强度,生成了少量中强酸,并使催化剂中B酸和L酸中心数量明显减少。少量的Ti（0.5%~1.0%TiO₂,质量分数）可明显提高丙烷转化率和丙烯收率,但过多的Ti（>2%TiO₂）则明显降低丙烯选择性而使丙烯收率降低。CrO _x /nTi-Al₂O₃催化剂表面Cr⁶⁺物种可催化丙烷氧化脱氢,本身还原成Cr³⁺后继续催化丙烷直接脱氢,孔道内部的高分散Cr³⁺可催化丙烷直接脱氢反应,二者结合使催化剂保持了较高的催化活性和较好的稳定性。