异丁烷脱氢制异丁烯反应过程Pt-Sn-K/γ-Al2O3催化剂的失活分析

研究了Pt-Sn-K/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂在异丁烷脱氢-器内再生循环过程中脱氢反应性能,采用N₂物理吸附、CO脉冲吸附、NH₃-TPD和TG对催化剂进行表征,提出了催化剂的失活原因。结果表明,新鲜Pt-Sn-K/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂上异丁烯初始收率为39.5%,脱氢反应24 h后异丁烯收率降至20.6%。经2次脱氢-再生循环后,催化剂上异丁烯收率降至11.1%,72 h反应结束时异丁烯收率降至7.9%。积炭覆盖催化剂的活性位是导致催化剂失活的主要原因。Pt烧结及Pt-Sn合金形成使催化剂上Pt分散度降低,导致再生后催化剂活性明显下降。     

Cu/SiO2催化剂在醋酸甲酯加氢制乙醇反应中失活比较

采用固定床微型反应器考察Cu/ZnO和Cu/SiO₂催化剂在醋酸甲酯加氢制乙醇反应中的稳定性,分别反应1 000 h和750 h后,Cu/ZnO和Cu/SiO2催化剂均失活。采用物理吸附、DTG、原位XRD和H₂-TPR等对失活前后Cu/ZnO和Cu/SiO₂催化剂进行比较。结果表明,Cu/ZnO和Cu/SiO₂催化剂在醋酸甲酯加氢制乙醇反应中失活机理不同,Cu/ZnO 催化剂失活的主要原因是Cu晶粒长大,催化剂上ZnO晶粒同时长大;Cu/SiO₂催化剂失活主要原因是积炭物种对催化剂孔道的堵塞和对活性位的覆盖。     

H2S为毒物对乙炔氢氯化反应中AuCl3/AC催化剂催化活性的影响

采用等体积浸渍法制备了1% AuCl₃/AC催化剂,探究了硫化氢(H₂S)为毒物对乙炔氢氯化反应中催化剂催化活性的影响及失活机理。催化活性测试结果表明,以H₂S为毒物可导致乙炔氢氯化反应中的AuCl₃/AC催化剂的失活,且是一个不可逆过程;程序升温还原(TPR)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)分析结果表明,H₂S的加入可有效地加快Au³⁺还原为Au⁰;透射电镜能谱(TEM-EDX)观测分析形成的Au-S化合物也可导致催化剂失活,即随着H₂S量的增大,更多的Au³⁺被还原为Au⁰,且形成的Au-S化合物覆盖在活性位点,使有效的活性组分降低进而导致AuCl₃/AC催化剂失活。     

合成对氨基苯酚Pt/C催化剂失活的研究

硝基苯催化加氢合成对氨基苯酚反应中,加氢Pt/C催化剂的稳定性决定生产成本。实验结果表明,催化剂循环使用10次,将失活催化剂过滤,在60%的硝酸溶液中加热回流3 h,用去离子水充分洗涤后,催化剂可恢复部分活性。第一次硝酸活化处理后,催化剂还可以使用4次左右。采用原子吸收、BET、SEM及XRD等测试方法对新鲜催化剂和经过重复实验的催化剂进行表征,结果表明,催化剂失活的主要原因为有机物覆盖在催化剂表面造成表面积下降和孔堵塞,致使催化剂丧失活性中心。在催化剂使用过程中,活性组分Pt流失及Pt 金属晶粒长大也会导致催化剂失活。     

不同Pt前体制备Pt/CeO2催化剂对其结构及性能的影响

Pt与载体间的相互作用会影响到本征Pt纳米粒子的催化活性,不同Pt前体制备Pt/CeO₂催化剂会使其表现出完全不同的催化性能。分别采用金属胶体粒子原位沉积法、浸渍法以及浸渍还原的方式制备了Pt/CeO₂催化剂,通过X 射线衍射、程序升温还原、X射线光电子能谱以及高分辨透射电镜对催化剂进行表征,在CO氧化以及甲苯燃烧反应中评价催化剂活性。结果表明,胶体粒子原位沉积法制备Pt/CeO₂催化剂,能够将优先合成好的Pt纳米粒子直接以金属态Pt⁰的形式负载到载体表面,且保证其高度均匀分散,丰富的表面Pt⁰很好地充当了CO、甲苯反应时的活化位点,催化剂表现出优异的性能;浸渍还原法中,Pt纳米粒子之间会发生团聚现象,同时部分Pt又以Pt²⁺的形式与CeO₂之间形成了Pt-O-Ce相互作用,载体表面暴露Pt⁰含量的下降是催化剂表现出较弱活性的主要原因;浸渍法中,以Pt离子对Pt进行负载,Pt完全以Pt²⁺的形式参与到Pt-O-Ce键成键中,表面Pt⁰缺失,催化剂表现出明显的失活现象。Pt/CeO₂催化剂中,起主要活性作用的是金属态Pt⁰,胶体粒子原位沉积法能够实现Pt⁰的直接负载,对于提高Pt基催化剂中Pt的利用率,降低Pt资源消耗都具有重要意义。     

碳载体预处理对纳米Pt/C电催化性能影响

利用NaBH₄还原机制,采用经不同方法预处理的碳载体成功制备出Pt/C-HNO₃、Pt/C-H₂O₂和Pt/C 3种碳载铂纳米催化剂.通过扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(HR-TEM)、循环伏安(CV)和CO_ad溶出技术进行表征.结果表明,所制备的催化剂大小分布较为均一,平均粒径约为4 nm;HR-TEM观察发现,Pt/C-HNO₃中铂纳米粒子的表面具有较高的台阶原子密度;在CO_ad溶出实验中Pt/C-HNO_3­表现出较强的抗一氧化碳毒化能力;所制备的3种催化剂及商业催化剂Pt/C JM对乙醇氧化的电催化活性顺序为:Pt/C-HNO₃ > Pt/C-H₂O₂ > Pt/C > Pt/C JM,其中Pt/C-HNO₃的电催化活性和稳定性分别为Pt/C JM的1.5倍和1.9倍.     

炭载体对Pt-C复合物非碱性条件下催化甘油氧化性能的影响

采用等量浸渍法制备了具有相似平均粒径的活性炭（AC）和碳纳米管（CNTs）负载的Pt催化剂,并比较研究了非碱性条件下两种催化剂催化甘油氧化反应的性能。结果表明,炭载体对Pt-C复合物催化甘油氧化反应的活性、选择性和稳定性有重要影响。相对于Pt/CNTs催化剂,Pt/AC催化剂中Pt 4f结合能较低,导致其表面氧的覆盖度相对较高,因而抑制了甘油的吸附,降低了甘油氧化反应的初始活性;Pt/AC催化剂会促进甘油醛进一步氧化成甘油酸以及C₃产物的氧化断键;Pt/AC催化剂失活的主要原因是氧中毒和中间产物的吸附,而Pt/CNTs催化剂的失活主要是由于甘油酸的吸附堵塞Pt表面的活性位造成的。     

C5/C6烷烃异构化Pt/Al2O3-Cl催化剂的性能

采用浸渍法制备了Pt/Al₂O₃,在300℃、CCl₄氯化1h,制备出Pt/Al₂O₃-Cl催化剂。采用FT-IR、XRD、TEM、CO-IR、Py-IR和TPD等方法表征了催化剂,并与中温型RISO催化剂的催化性能进行比较。结果表明,在氯化处理过程中氯取代了氧化铝的表面羟基,导致3000～3800cm^-1红外吸收峰强度大幅度减小,但催化剂的晶相不发生改变;氯化使Pt粒子的平均粒径增大,粒径分布变宽,金属分散度降低;氯化后金属Pt主要以+2价的PtCl₂的形式出现,其中一部分生成了易升华的PtCl₂·2AlCl₃,从而导致Pt含量降低;氯化后的催化剂上只有L酸,评价后既有L酸,又有B酸;氯化后的催化剂热稳定不高,随着温度升高,3种类型的氯化物相继脱出;Pt/Al₂O₃-Cl相对于中温型RISO催化剂表现出较好的异构化性能,正己烷转化率达88.17%,2,2-二甲基丁烷选择性达29.68%,裂化和氢解几乎没有发生。     

载体对镍基催化剂顺酐液相加氢性能的影响

分别以ZrO₂、SiO₂与Al₂O₃为载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了Ni质量分数为15%的催化剂,考察了其催化顺酐液相加氢性能,并利用BET、XRD、H₂-TPR以及TPO-MS等表征手段对催化剂进行了详细表征。结果表明,随载体不同各催化剂的加氢活性及选择性存在较大差异,Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂的C=C键加氢活性最高,但其几乎没有C=O加氢活性,催化顺酐加氢主产物为丁二酸酐。Ni/ZrO₂催化剂具有最高的C=O加氢活性,催化顺酐加氢主产物为γ-丁内酯,在反应温度为483 K,氢气压力为5 MPa的条件下反应8 h时,Ni/ZrO₂催化剂的γ-丁内酯选择性达79.20%。催化剂的套用实验表明,Ni/ZrO₂与Ni/SiO₂催化剂具有高的使用稳定性,Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂则在套用过程中快速失活。顺酐加氢至γ-丁内酯的中间产物--丁二酸酐与催化剂间的相互作用是影响催化剂加氢选择性及使用稳定性的主要原因。     

Pt/CrCeAlO催化剂对二氯甲烷的催化氧化性能

催化氧化是消除挥发性有机废气的有效手段,而二氯甲烷是含氯有机废气的代表性化合物。采用沉淀法制备了不同CrO_x含量的CrCeAlO催化剂,并用浸渍法制备了Pt/CrCeAlO催化剂,将其用于二氯甲烷催化氧化。结果表明,催化剂均表现出较好的活性,Cr_0.03Ce_0.05Al_0.95O₂催化剂在390 ℃时即可完全氧化二氯甲烷。而负载Pt后的催化剂活性明显提高,2.0Pt/Cr_0.03Ce_0.05Al₀.₉₅O₂催化剂表现出最好的活性,在340 ℃条件下,转化率即达100%。采用XRD、SEM、TEM、H₂-TPR和NH3-TPD对催化剂进行表征,表明催化剂的活性主要受其表面酸性和氧化还原性的影响,表面酸性位提供二氯甲烷化学吸附位,而催化剂表面氧化还原性则有利于反应中氧物种的活化。催化剂中添加Pt后,由于Pt、CeO₂ 和 CrO_x物种间的相互作用而增强了催化剂的氧化还原性,从而进一步促进了反应活性的提高。     

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.     

Performance of spent sulfide catalysts in hydrodesulfurization of straight run and nitrogen-removed gas oils

After the test run of several months two kinds of commercial catalysts (NiMo/Al₂O₃ and CoMo/Al₂O₃) were examined in hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of straight run (SRGO) and nitrogen-removed gas oils, at 340 °C under 50 kg/cm² H₂. Hydrogen renewal between stages was attempted to show additional inhibition effects of the by-products such as H₂S and NH₃. Spent NiMo/Al₂O₃ and CoMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts showed contrasting activities in HDS and susceptibility to nitrogen species, according to their catalytic natures, compared to those of their virgin ones. HDS over spent NiMo/Al₂O₃ was significantly improved by removal of nitrogen species, while that over spent CoMo/Al₂O₃ was much improved by H₂ refreshment. The activity for refractory sulfur species such as 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene was reduced more severely than that for the reactive sulfur species such as benzothiophenes over spent catalysts. The effects of both two-stage hydrodesulfurization and nitrogen-removal were markedly reduced over the spent NiMo when compared with those over virgin NiMo one. The acidity of the catalysts was correlated with the inhibition susceptibility by nitrogen species as well as H₂S and NH₃. Spent catalysts apparently lost their activity due to the carbon deposition, which covered the active sites more preferentially. The spent NiMo catalyst carried more deposited carbon with larger C/H ratio and nitrogen content. Higher acidity was found to be present on the NiMo catalyst, but this was greatly decreased by the carbon deposition. Additionally, the reactivity of nitrogen species in HDS was briefly discussed in relation to the acidity of the catalyst and its deactivation by carbon deposition.     

Catalytic removal of perchloroethylene (PCE) over supported chromium oxide catalysts

The oxidation of perchloroethylene (PCE) was investigated over chromium oxide catalysts supported on SiO₂, SiO₂–Al₂O₃, activated carbon, mordenite type zeolites, MgO, TiO₂ and Al₂O₃. Supported chromium oxide catalysts were more active than any other metal oxide catalysts including noble metal examined in the present study. PCE removal activity of chromium oxide catalysts mainly depended on the type of supports and the content of metal loaded on the catalyst surface. TiO₂ and Al₂O₃ containing high surface areas were effective for the high performance of PCE removal, since the formation of well dispersed Cr(VI) active reaction sites for the present reaction system, was enhanced even for the high Cr loading on the catalyst surface. CrO_x catalysts supported on TiO₂ and Al₂O₃ also exhibited stable PCE removal activity at a low feed concentration of PCE of 30 ppm up to 100 h at 350°C. However, significant catalyst deactivation was observed at high PCE concentration of 10 000 ppm. CrO_x/TiO₂ revealed stronger water tolerance than CrO_x/Al₂O₃ due to the surface hydrophobicity.     

The role of the oxidic support on the deactivation of Pt catalysts during the CO2 reforming of methane

Pt supported on γ-Al₂O₃, TiO₂ and ZrO₂ are active catalysts for the CO₂ reforming of methane to synthesis gas. The stability of the catalysts increased in the order Pt/γ-A1₂O₃ < Pt/TiO₂ < Pt/ZrO₂. For all catalysts, the decrease in activity with time on stream is caused by carbon formation, which blocks the active metal sites for reaction. With Pt/TiO₂ and Pt/ZrO₂, deactivation started immediately after the start of the reaction, while the Pt/γ-A1₂O₃ catalyst showed an induction period during which carbon was accumulated without affecting the catalytic activity.     

Carbon formation and its influence on ethanol steam reforming over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts

Ethanol steam reforming was studied over Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts. The effect of support (- and γ-Al₂O₃), metal loading and a comparison between conventional H₂ reduction with an activation method employing a CH₄/O₂ mixture was investigated. The properties of catalysts were studied by N₂ physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR). After activity tests, the catalysts were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG/DTA). Ni supported on γ-Al₂O₃ was more active for H₂ production than the catalyst supported on -Al₂O₃. Metal loading did not affect the catalytic performance. The alternative activation method with CH₄/O₂ mixture affected differently the activity and stability of the Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ and the Ni/-Al₂O₃ catalyst. This activation method increased significantly the stability of Ni/-Al₂O₃ compared to H₂ reduction. SEM and TG/DTA analysis indicate the formation of filamentous carbon during the CH₄/O₂ activation step, which is associated with the increasing catalyst activity and stability. The effect of temperature on the type of carbon formed was investigated; indicating that filamentous coke increased activity while encapsulating coke promoted deactivation. A discussion about carbon formation and the influence on the activity is presented.     

Methane partial oxidation over NiO-MgO/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 catalysts

Methane partial oxidation (MPO) is considered as an alternative method to produce hydrogen because it is an exothermic reaction to afford a suitable H₂/CO ratio of 2. However, carbon deposition on a catalyst is observed as a major cause of catalyst deactivation in MPO. In order to find suitable catalysts that prevent the carbon deposition, NiO-MgO/Ce_0.75Zr_0.25O₂ (CZO) supported catalysts were prepared via the co-impregnation (C) and sequential incipient wetness impregnation (S) methods. The amount of Ni loading was fixed at 15 wt-% whereas the amount of MgO loading was varied from 5 to 15 wt-%. The results revealed that the addition of MgO shifted the light-off temperatures to higher temperatures. This is because the Ni surface was partially covered with MgO, and the strong interaction between NiO and NiMgO₂ over CZO support led to the difficulty in reducing NiO to active Ni⁰ and thus less catalytic activity. However, among the catalysts tested, the 15Ni5Mg/CZO (S) catalyst exhibited the best catalytic stability for MPO after 18 h on stream at 750°C. Moreover, this catalyst had a better resistance to carbon deposition due to its high metallic Ni dispersion at high temperature.     

Structured but not over-structured: Woven active carbon fibre matt catalyst

Catalytic hydrogenation of citral was studied on a Pt on active carbon cloth (ACC) catalyst, with a Pd in ionic liquid on ACC and a commercial Pt on active carbon powder catalysts. The metal was supported on active carbon either by direct impregnation or utilizing the ionic liquid as the intermediate phase on the carbon. The influence on selectivity and activity, of the most important variables, such as temperature and pressure, was investigated in a batch reactor. Four consecutive experiments were carried out with each catalyst. The aim with the reuse of catalysts in the batch reactor was to elucidate eventual catalyst deactivation. The decrease in activity was very notable in the case of traditional impregnated catalysts, whereas the novel SSIL-TM (structured supported ionic liquid-transition metal) or Pd in ionic liquid on active carbon essentially maintained its activity in four consecutive batches. The catalysts were characterized with scanning electron microscopy, N₂ physisorption, and inductively coupled plasma analysis combined with mass spectroscopy. With the Pt on active carbon fibre catalyst, 80–100% selectivity of carbonyl group hydrogenation was achieved at 15% conversion, whereas the Pd in ionic liquid on ACC catalyst displayed an impressive metal efficiency (citral-to-Pd ratio of 156, mol:mol), selectivity (45%) and activity (92% conversion at 140 min) as well as tolerance towards catalyst deactivation. Supported ionic liquids provide a new reaction environment for catalytic transformations.     

EFFECTS OF CARBON DEPOSITS ON THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY OF NICKEL AND NICKEL BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS

The effects of carbon formation on methanation activity of nickel and nickel bimetallic catalysts were investigated. Carbon was deposited on these catalysts at 675-700 K, 1 atm, H₂/CO = 2 and space velocities of 80,000 to 200,000 h^-1 over a period of 6-24 hours. Specific methanation activities were measured before and after carbon depositing treatments at 500-575 K, 1 atm H₂/CO = 4 and space velocities of 100,000 h^-1. The results show that Ni/Al₂O₃ loses 20-60% of its initial activity within 10-15 hours of treatment. Platinum and cobalt promoted nickel are significantly more resistant to deactivation by carbon. However, Ni-MoO₂ is highly susceptible to deactivation, losing essentially all of its activity within a few hours. Data showing the effects of reaction conditions, metal concentration and catalyst composition on the extent of deactivation and the effects of deactivation on catalyst strength are presented and discussed     

Enthalpy recovery of gases issued from H2 production processes: Activity and stability of oxide and noble metal catalysts in oxidation reaction under highly severe conditions

Oxidation activity and stability under reaction was investigated for a series of mixed oxide catalysts, doped or not by a precious metal (Pd, Pt). The reaction feedstock, containing CO, H₂, CH₄, CO₂ and H₂O, simulated gases issued from H₂ production processes for fuel cells. Contrarily to conventional noble metal catalysts, mixed oxide samples present generally good stability under reaction at high temperature. The activities measured for the perovskite and hexaaluminate catalysts, are however largely lower than that of the reference Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst. High activities were obtained after impregnation of 1.1 wt.% Pd or 0.8 wt.% Pt on the hexaaluminates samples. Even if Pd/Al₂O₃ was found to present a high activity, this sample suffered from drastic deactivation at 700 °C. Better stability were obtained on perovskite. Furthermore, doping hexaaluminate by Pt led to samples with good activities and high stability. Even if better activities were obtained by doping the hexaaluminate samples by Pd, the Pd/BaAl₁₂O₁₉ strongly deactivated, as it was previously observed for the reference catalyst. Interestingly, this Pd deactivation was not observed when Pd was impregnated on the Mn substituted hexaaluminate, leading to a stable and active catalyst. This suggests that it is possible to stabilize the palladium in its oxidized form at high temperature (700 °C) on the surface of some supports.