Al-MCM-41 supported palladium catalyst for methane combustion: Effect of the preparation methodologies

This work aimed at elucidating the beneficial effect of plasma treatment on the catalytic performance of palladium (Pd) catalysts in methane combustion with the ordered mesoporous molecular sieve Al-MCM-41 as the model support. The plasma treated Pd/Al-MCM-41 catalyst exhibited a higher initial activity and a better stability in comparison with the untreated counterpart catalyst. To clarify the plasma effect, the catalysts were characterized by N₂ sorption analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia (NH₃-TPD), pyridine adsorption-infrared spectroscopy (Py-IR), high resolution-transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed reduction (CH₄-TPR) experiments. The results obtained confirmed that palladium oxide (PdO) was the active phase. Plasma treatment enhanced the acidity of catalyst and improved the dispersion of PdO particles, which lead to a higher initial activity. The better stability for plasma treated Pd-based catalyst was proved to be closely related to the stronger interaction between palladium oxide and the molecular sieve support. In addition, the sintering of PdO particles over the plasma treated catalyst was not significant during the stability test. These findings may provide useful guidelines for further catalyst design for methane combustion.     

Reduction of Pd/HZSM-5 Using Oxygen Glow Discharge Plasma for a Highly Durable Catalyst Preparation

Pd/HZSM-5 catalyst prepared via glow discharge plasma reduction followed by calcination thermally showed enhanced stability for methane combustion. In order to investigate the plasma catalyst preparation mechanism, oxygen glow discharge, initiated at room temperature, has been employed for reduction of Pd/HZSM-5 catalyst. The catalyst characterization using XRD and XPS analyses demonstrates that oxygen glow discharge plasma is also able to reduce Pd/HZSM-5 catalyst. This suggests that the electronic effect plays an important role in the treatment of catalyst using glow discharge. This also confirms that the thermal effect of the glow discharge reduction can be ignored. A highly durable catalyst for methane combustion has been obtained from calcination of the glow discharge reduced sample.     

Enhanced Activity of Bimetallic Pd-Based Catalysts for Methane Combustion

In this work, the bimetallic Pd catalysts containing Ag, Cu, Co and Ni were prepared via the glow discharge plasma treatment followed by calcination thermally. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis confirms that the plasma treatment can reduce Pd²⁺ effectively. The calcination of the plasma formed Pd clusters enhances the formation of PdO that was identified as the active species for methane combustion. Compared to the conventional catalysts, all the plasma prepared samples show an enhancement in the activity at the same temperature. Among the investigated catalysts, the Pd–Ag/HZSM-5 sample exhibits the best activity for methane combustion.     

脱水处理对HZSM-5分子筛甲苯择形歧化性能的影响

通过²⁷Al MAS NMR、NH₃-TPD和FT-IR等表征手段研究了脱水处理对HZSM-5分子筛催化剂的结构和催化性能的影响。HZSM-5分子筛经过371 ℃水蒸汽处理后,分子筛的部分骨架铝脱出,形成非骨架铝物种,该非骨架铝物种对甲苯择形歧化反应具有较大影响。HZSM-5分子筛的酸性变化主要是由于非骨架铝物种SiAl（OH）的变化而引起,随着脱水温度的升高,HZSM-5分子筛酸中心的强度下降,但酸中心数量增加,当脱水温度为400 ℃时,HZSM-5分子筛的酸中心强度和数量达到最佳,甲苯转化率为28.2%。脱水过程中,甲苯的引入可以阻止HZSM-5分子筛催化剂进一步脱水,起到稳定催化剂活性中心的作用,使催化剂的性能较为稳定。     

Selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen monoxide with methane over impregnated In/HZSM-5 in the presence of excess oxygen

In/HZSM-5 catalyst prepared by the impregnation method was active for NO reduction with methane. Complete reduction of NO was obtained at 450°C over an In/HZSM-5 catalyst. The presence of oxygen in the feed greatly enhanced the NO reduction activity of In/HZSM-5. Co/HZSM-5 and Ga/HZSM-5 were less effective than In/HZSM-5. Cu/HZSM-5, In/Na-ZSM-5 and In₂O₃/Al₂O₃ were ineffective for NO reduction with CH₄. The NO reduction activity was proportional to the level of indium impregnated onto HZSM-5 but excess amounts of indium were detrimental to the catalytic activity. Phase analysis by XRD measurements demonstrated that there was a threshold value in the indium content, i.e., the maximum dispersion capacity of indium oxides. It is concluded that highly dispersed indium species are the active centers for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with CH₄.     

Methane aromatization using Mo-based catalysts prepared by microwave heating

Mo/HZSM-5 and Cu–Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts for the non-oxidative aromatization of methane have been prepared by microwave heating method. The effects of Mo loading, the molar ratio of Cu/Mo and preparation method on the catalytic performance of catalysts were studied. The results were compared with those for the methane aromatization over catalysts prepared by conventional heating. Both two kinds of catalysts have the maximum methane conversion when the Mo loading is 6%. The catalysts prepared by microwave heating exhibited higher selectivity to benzene than that prepared by conventional heating. The addition of metal Cu to Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst prepared by microwave heating enhanced the lifetime of catalyst, and gave rise to a little increase in methane conversion. The molar ratio of Cu/Mo influenced the methane conversion, and the maximum value was attained when Cu/Mo = 0.05, whereas no significant influence on the benzene selectivity was observed with the increase molar ratio of Cu/Mo. N₂ adsorption results showed that the catalysts prepared by microwave heating have the larger surface area and the similar pore volume compared with the catalysts prepared by conventional heating. This fact revealed that the more Mo species located on the outer surface of catalysts prepared by microwave heating is the main reason why they have better catalytic performance. XRD analysis indicated that the Mo species are highly dispersed on HZSM-5 zeolite. The addition of Cu influenced the dispersion. The actual active phase Mo₂C can be identified on the catalyst surface after reaction. TEM analysis revealed the carbonaceous deposition to have the form of carbon nanotube after reaction, with a uniform size range of 10–20 nm. TG analysis indicated that carbonaceous deposition on the catalysts prepared by microwave heating is lower than that by conventional heating, and the metal Cu further prompts the stability of catalyst. Most of the carbonaceous deposition on catalysts prepared by microwave heating is formed at low temperature and it is easy to burn-off. Coke accumulation at high temperature is the main reason of catalyst deactivation. The carbonaceous deposition formed on the catalysts for non-oxidative aromatization of methane is different from those formed on the catalysts for partial oxidation of methane.     

Tailoring acidity of HZSM-5 nanoparticles for methyl bromide dehydrobromination by Al and Mg incorporation

Three kinds of HZSM-5 nanoparticles with different acidity were tailored by impregnating MgO or varying Si/Al ratios. Both the textural and acidic properties of the as-prepared nanoparticles were characterized by nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ammonia temperature-programmed desorption (NH₃-TPD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR or Py-FTIR). It was found that the intensity of Lewis acid sites with weak strength was enhanced by impregnating MgO or reducing Al concentration, and such an enhancement could be explained by the formation of Mg(OH)⁺ or charge unbalance of the MgO framework on the surface of HZSM-5 support. The effect of HZSM-5 nanoparticles'' acidity on methyl bromide dehydrobromination as catalyst was evaluated. As the results, MgHZ-360 catalyst with the highest concentration of Lewis acid sites showed excellent stability, which maintained methyl bromide conversion of up 97% in a period of 400 h on stream. Coke characterization by BET measurements and TGA/DTA and GC/MS analysis revealed that polymethylated naphthalenes species were formed outside the channels of the catalyst with higher acid intensity and higher Brønsted acid concentration during the initial period of reaction, while graphitic carbon formed in the channels of catalyst with lower acid intensity and higher Lewis acid concentration during the stable stage.     

A novel method for enhancing on-stream stability of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline hydro-upgrading catalyst: Post-treatment of HZSM-5 zeolite by combined steaming and citric acid leaching

This article describes a novel modification method consisting of steaming and subsequent citric acid leaching to finely tune acidity and pore structure of HZSM-5 zeolite and thereby to enhance the on-stream stability of the zeolite derived fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline hydro-upgrading catalyst. A series of dealuminated HZSM-5 zeolites and their derived catalysts were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), ²⁷Al MAS NMR, nitrogen adsorption, temperature programmed desorption of ammonium (NH₃-TPD) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy of chemisorbed pyridine. The results showed that the citric acid leaching could preferentially remove the extra-framework Al (EFAl) species formed by steaming treatment and thus reopen the EFAl-blocked pore channels of the steamed zeolite. The steaming treatment at a suitable temperature and subsequent citric acid leaching not only decreased the strength of acid sites to a desirable degree but also increased the ratio of medium and strong Lewis acidity to medium and strong Brönsted acidity, both of which conferred the resulting catalyst with superior selectivity to aromatics, good hydroisomerization activity and gasoline research octane number (RON) preservability, as well as enhanced on-stream stability. The results fully demonstrated that the treatments by steaming and followed citric acid leaching can serve as an important method for adjusting the physicochemical properties of HZSM-5 zeolite.     

Production of aromatic hydrocarbons by co-cracking of bio-oil and ethanol over Ga2O3/HZSM-5 catalysts

The catalytic cracking of bio-oil is important to produce aromatic hydrocarbons, which can partially replace gasoline or diesel to greatly reduce carbon emissions from transportation. To further promote the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons, this work studied the effects of the preparation method and the acid strength of Ga₂O₃/HZSM-5 on catalytic cracking of the bio-oil distilled fraction systematically. The preparation method of Ga₂O₃/HZSM-5 had an important effect on its catalytic activity: the Ga₂O₃/HZSM-5 prepared by physical mixing showed the low dispersion of active phases and poor pore structure, resulting in its insufficient activity and severe coke deposition; the Ga₂O₃/HZSM-5 prepared by precipitation exhibited the higher activity, while many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons unfavorable for the subsequent utilization were in the oil phase; the Ga₂O₃/HZSM-5 prepared by impregnation showed the highest activity and 35.5% (mass) selectivity of the oil phase, including 80.3% monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 12.0% polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Brønsted acidity of Ga₂O₃/HZSM-5 decreased with Si/Al ratio, leading to the decline in reactant conversion, oil phase selectivity and quality. Meanwhile, the polymerization between monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and oxygenates was promoted to produce many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and even coke, causing catalyst deactivation.     

Synergisms between matrices and ZSM-5 in FCC gasoline non-hydrogenating upgrading catalysts

This article describes a novel non-hydrogenating FCC gasoline upgrading catalyst system consisting of a kaolin/γ-Al₂O₃ binary-matrix and an active component zeolite HZSM-5. Different catalysts made from the different combinations of HZSM-5 with the three matrices (two kaolins and γ-Al₂O₃) or their binary mixtures were prepared and their catalytic performances were assessed in a continuously flowing fixed-bed reactor using FCC gasoline as feedstock. The results showed that compared with the single-matrix based HZSM-5 catalysts, the binary-matrix based HZSM-5 catalysts had much better catalytic performance. The characterization results of the acidity, specific area and pore structure properties of the catalysts revealed that the synergisms between the matrices and HZSM-5 in the acidity and pore distribution of the binary-matrix based catalysts accounted for their improved catalytic performance. Our results demonstrated that the non-hydrogenating catalyst system developed in the present investigation can convert olefins in FCC gasoline into aromatics that have higher research octane number (RON) and thus has potential application for FCC gasoline upgrading because of its excellent olefin reduction ability and RON preservability.     

酸性催化剂催化异丙醇脱水制丙烯反应

对HZSM-5及Zn改性HZSM-5、SAPO-34、MCM-41和磷钨酸负载MCM-41分子筛催化剂进行表征,评价固定床反应器中催化异丙醇脱水反应.Zn改性HZSM-5可有效调节催化剂的酸性,提高催化剂选择性,酸性较弱的SAPO-34与Al2O3质量比为5:1混合组成的SAPO-34催化剂和MCM-41分子筛也表现出...     

Cracking of n-heptane over Brønsted acid sites and Lewis acid Ga sites in ZSM-5 zeolite

A series of gallium-containing ZSM-5 zeolites prepared by wet impregnation, ion-exchange and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods are compared in the cracking of n-heptane. Impregnation results in the dispersion of some of the gallium oxide clusters into the zeolite pore network as charge-compensating Ga species after calcination. Reduction of impregnated Ga/HZSM-5 catalysts leads to complete transformation of the oxidic Ga precursors to charge-compensating Ga⁺ and GaH²⁺ species. A small amount of divalent GaH²⁺ species can be stabilized; however, with increasing Ga/Al ratio monovalent cations dominate. While a model Ga/HZSM-5 catalyst prepared by CVD of Ga(CH₃)₃ containing mainly charge-compensating Ga cations displays high selectivity to dehydrogenated products (olefins, toluene and coke), catalysts with a lower Ga/Al ratio display improved activity with a product mixture resulting from contributions of Ga sites (dehydrogenation, aromatization, olefin cracking) and of Brønsted acid sites (protolytic cracking, olefin cracking). The synergy between Ga dehydrogenation sites and Brønsted acid sites is proposed to improve the dehydrogenation rate: the high acidity of the zeolitic proton facilitates hydrogen recombination and concomitant removal of product olefin from the Ga active sites. Ion-exchanged Ga/HZSM-5 catalyst which combines a difficult to reduce gallium oxide phase and high Brønsted acidity has the highest activity with relatively weak coke formation.     

Hβ/HZSM-5 Composite Carrier Supported Catalysts for Olefins Reduction of FCC Gasoline Via Hydroisomerization and Aromatization

In order to develop a novel catalyst system that has excellent olefin reduction ability for FCC gasoline without loss in research octane number (RON), different catalysts supported on single- and binary-zeolite carriers consisting of Hβ or/and HZSM-5 were prepared and their catalytic performances for FCC gasoline upgrading were assessed in the present investigation. Acidity measurements by pyridine-adsorbed Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed that hydroisomerization and aromatization activities were closely related to the density of acid sites and the ratios of medium Lewis acidity and strong Br?nsted acidity to total acidity. Compared with the single HZSM-5 supported catalyst, the single Hβ supported catalyst was found to have much better olefin reduction performance, but the product RON still suffered from a loss of 1.6. Compared to the single-zeolite supported catalysts, the binary-zeolite Hβ/HZSM-5 supported catalysts with the mass ratio of Hβ to HZSM-5 at 6.6 offered much more stable activity and selectivity to arene, which played an important role in preserving gasoline RON.     

硅烷化和有机弱碱改性Mo/HZSM-5对甲烷无氧芳构化催化性能的影响

催化剂的形态及晶粒的组装对其催化性能有重要影响,采用硅烷化处理对Mo基催化剂表面酸性进行毒化制备了核壳型（Mo基催化剂@Silicalite-1）复合材料;采用四丙基氢氧化铵或正丁胺有机弱碱对Mo/HZSM-5进行刻蚀,然后经过脱硅再结晶分别制备了表面富硅型中空结构Mo/HZSM-5微球和表面富硅、核内含有多级孔道的Mo/HZSM-5微球。采用XRD、TEM、N₂等温吸脱附和NH₃-TPD对催化剂结构进行表征,并考察了三种不同后处理方法对Mo基催化剂在甲烷无氧芳构化反应中催化性能的影响。硅烷化和有机碱处理均能够调变Mo/HZSM-5催化剂的表面酸性,而经有机碱处理以后,催化剂结晶度、介孔比表面积和孔容均具有不同程度的增加,三种不同后处理方法均能改善Mo/HZSM-5催化剂的反应稳定性,对产物的分布也产生了显著影响。     

A novel catalyst system based on quadruple silicoaluminophosphate and aluminosilicate zeolites for FCC gasoline upgrading

To develop a novel catalyst system that has excellent olefin reduction capability for FCC gasoline without loss in octane number, different catalysts supported on multiple composite carriers consisting of SAPO-11, Hβ, HMOR and HZSM-5 were prepared and their catalytic performances for FCC gasoline upgrading were assessed in the present investigation. The pore structure and acidity of the catalysts were characterized by N₂ adsorption and pyridine adsorption FTIR, respectively. Based on the results obtained over the catalysts supported on binary-zeolite carriers (Hβ/HZSM-5, HMOR/HZSM-5 and SAPO-11/HZSM-5) using FCC gasoline as the feedstock, various multiple-zeolite supported catalysts were developed from different combinations of the binary-zeolite systems. It was found that the SAPO-11/HMOR/β/ZSM-5 quadruple composite zeolite supported catalyst gave higher liquid yield, improved gasoline RON, and lower coke deposit amount for the hydro-upgrading of FCC gasoline and thus can be considered as a potential catalyst system. A comprehensive analysis based on the catalytic activities and acidity measurements revealed that acid strength and acid type were two very important factors influencing hydroisomerization and aromatization activities, and the difference in catalyst acid strength determined which factor predominates.     

Realumination of dealuminated HZSM-5 zeolite by citric acid treatment and its application in preparing FCC gasoline hydro-upgrading catalyst

This article describes a novel citric acid treatment method for realuminating dealuminated HZSM-5 zeolite and its application in enhancing the performance of the zeolite derived FCC gasoline hydro-upgrading catalysts. A series of modified HZSM-5 zeolites were prepared by streaming and/or acid treatments and the influences of the different modification methods on the acidity, pore structure and catalytic performance of the modified HZSM-5 zeolite supported catalysts were compared in the present investigation. The results showed that compared with the single HCl or citric acid treatment, the steaming treatment, and the steaming/HCl treatments, the citric acid treatment after steaming exclusively increased the amount of framework Al species due to its realumination effect on the steamed HZSM-5 zeolite. This realumination effect of the citric acid treatment could optimize the ratio of framework Al to extra-framework Al in the steamed HZSM-5 zeolite and thus greatly improve the acidity distribution and pore structure of the corresponding catalyst. The catalytic performance assessments of the different zeolite supported catalysts for FCC gasoline hydro-upgrading revealed that the catalyst supported on the steaming/citric acid treated HZSM-5 zeolite had balanced initial and long-term activities in hydrodesulfurization, hydroisomerization and aromatization, high liquid yield and improved gasoline road octane number. The superior catalytic performance of the catalyst could be closely related to its suitable ratio of framework Al to extra-framework Al achieved by the combinational use of the steaming dealumination and the citric acid realumination, fully demonstrating the effectiveness of the steaming and citric acid treatments in optimizing the physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of HZSM-5 zeolite supported catalysts.     

SO42-/TiO2-HZSM-5固体超强酸催化剂的制备及酯化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了HZSM-5分子筛负载SO₄^2-/TiO₂固体超强酸催化剂, 利用直接酯化法催化合成三羟甲基丙烷油酸酯。通过IR、XRD、BET、SEM对催化剂进行了表征, 结果表明TiO₂以纳米颗粒的形式附着于HZSM-5分子筛表面, 且负载后催化剂的比表面积高达309.2m²/g, 比HZSM-5分子筛提高了45.6m²/g, 且催化剂具有强酸性(-13.8< H₀ < -12.14)。探讨了沉淀pH值、焙烧温度、焙烧时间等催化剂制备条件对SO₄^2-/TiO₂-HZSM-5固体超强酸催化剂催化三羟甲基丙烷油酸酯酯化反应活性的影响。结果表明在沉淀pH=8、硫酸的浸渍浓度为0.5mol/L、浸渍时间为30min、焙烧温度为550℃、焙烧时间4h的条件下, SO₄^2-/TiO₂-HZSM-5固体超强酸催化剂催化活性最高, 三羟甲基丙烷油酸酯的酯化率高达97.6%;抗乳化性能良好, 油水分离时间为5min。SO₄^2-/TiO₂-HZSM-5固体超强酸催化剂在重复使用6次的情况下, 酯化率下降8.8%, 催化剂的重复使用性能良好。     

水热处理磷改性HZSM-5催化剂的研究

以催化裂化轻汽油馏分为原料,以水热处理磷改性HZSM-5为催化剂,在小型固定床反应装置上考察了水热处理改性方法制备催化剂的催化裂解性能。通过对HZSM-5分子筛催化剂水热处理,调变其酸性,达到多产丙烯的目的。确定催化剂改性最佳条件为：水热处理温度650 ℃,处理时间2 h,处理空速2 h^-1。HZSM-5水热处理后,明显改善催化剂的水热稳定性和活性,提高丙烯选择性。     

Cerium promoted Pd/HZSM-5 catalyst for methane combustion

A series of Pd/HZSM-5 (Si/Al₂ = 165) catalysts without and with additives of oxides of La, Ce, Sm, Nd and Tb were prepared by the impregnation method, and characterized by XRD, Raman spectra, N₂-adsorption, CO-chemisorption, O₂-TPD and CH₄-TPR techniques. The catalysts were investigated for low-temperature CH₄ combustion, and CeO₂ was found to have a significant promoting effect on the activity of Pd/HZSM-5. Pd–Ce/HZSM-5 showed the best methane combustion activity and the improved thermal/hydrothermal reaction stability among tested catalysts. The characterization results of catalysts indicated that CeO₂ can effectively promote the formation of crystalline PdO and weaken the bond strength of Pd–O on Pd–Ce/HZSM-5, resulting in that Pd–Ce/HZSM-5 possessed lower temperatures for oxygen desorption and CH₄ reduction than Pd/HZSM-5. This could be ascribed to the covalent property and large oxygen storage/supplying capacity of CeO₂. It is believed that more active PdO species on Pd/HZSM-5 for low-temperature methane combustion process could be effectively promoted due to the introduction of CeO₂.     

HZSM-5分子筛上甲苯择形甲基化反应积炭行为探讨

将水热合成法制备并改性的HZSM-5分子筛催化剂应用于甲苯甲醇甲基化反应,催化剂表现出良好的甲苯转化率和二甲苯对位选择性。采用程序升温氧化法、固体紫外-可见吸收光谱、核磁共振法和气相色谱串联质谱法等研究催化剂的积炭行为。结果表明,反应介质甲醇中的氧未参与积炭形成,积炭成分较为单一,均由碳氢两种元素组成。积炭分为可溶的芳烃和稠环芳烃及其衍生物以及不可溶稠环芳烃、石墨前驱体、石墨等中的一种或几种混合物。甲苯与甲醇作为反应底物同时存在也决定了可溶性成分中单甲基或多甲基取代芳烃占大多数。早期积炭主要分布于分子筛孔道,积炭组成和分布由分子筛孔道结构和外表面酸性、反应物性质与反应条件决定。