Physico-chemical characterization and catalysis on SBA-15 supported molybdenum hydrotreating catalysts

SBA-15 supported Mo, CoMo, NiMo catalysts were prepared. The supports were characterized by surface area, pore size distribution, and X-ray diffraction. The finished catalysts in oxide state were characterized by surface area analysis and X-ray diffraction in the region where the molybdenum oxide lines are seen. The sulfided catalysts were examined by oxygen chemisorption at low temperatures. The catalytic functionalities of these catalysts viz hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and hydrogenation were evaluated on sulfided catalysts. The catalytic activities of these catalysts are compared with γ-Al₂O₃- and SiO₂-supported catalysts. An attempt is made to understand the relationship between oxygen chemisorption and catalytic activities with the help of other characterization results.     

Hydrotreating of light gas oil using a NiMo catalyst supported on activated carbon produced from fluid petroleum coke

Nitric acid functionalized steam activated carbon (NAFSAC) was prepared from waste fluid petroleum coke (FPC) and used as a support material for the synthesis of a NiMo catalyst (2.5 wt-% Ni and 13 wt-% Mo). The catalyst was then used for the hydrotreatment of light gas oil. The support and catalysts were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) gas adsorption method, X-ray diffraction, H₂-temperature programmed reduction, NH3-temperature programmed desorption, CO-chemisorption, mass spetrography, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Boehm titration, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The SEM results showed that the carbon material retained a needle like structure after functionalization with HNO₃. The Boehm titration, FTIR, and BET results confirmed that the HNO₃ functionalized material had moderate acidity, surface functional groups, and mesoporosity respectively. The produced NAFSAC had an inert nature, exhibited the sink effect and few metal support interactions, and contained functional groups. All of which make it a suitable support material for the preparation of a NiMo hydrotreating catalyst. Hydrotreating activity studies of the NiMo/NAFSAC catalyst were carried out under industrial operating conditions in a laboratory trickle bed reactor using coker light gas oil as the feedstock. A parallel study was performed on the hydrotreating activity of NiMo/γ-Al₂O₃ as a reference catalyst. The hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation activities of the NiMo/NAFSAC catalyst were 62% and 30%, respectively.     

SBA-15 supports modified by Ti and Zr grafting for NiMo hydrodesulfurization catalysts

A series of Ti- and Zr-containing mesoporous SBA-15 supports and their respective NiMo catalysts were prepared to study the effect of the Ti and Zr loading into the support on the characteristics of Ni and Mo surface species and their catalytic activity in the 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene hydrodesulfurization (HDS). Ti and Zr-containing SBA-15 solids with different metal loading (up to 19 wt.% of TiO₂ or 22 wt.% of ZrO₂) were prepared by chemical grafting. The solids prepared were characterized by N₂ physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), chemical analysis and HRTEM. The results show that Ti- and Zr-SBA-15 supports with highly dispersed Ti and Zr species can be obtained without substantial loss of SBA-15 characteristics. Zr grafted species showed somewhat better dispersion on the SBA-15 surface than the corresponding Ti counterparts. It was found that TiO₂ and, especially, ZrO₂ incorporation in the SBA-15 support leads to stronger interaction of Mo and Ni species with the support providing better dispersion to the oxidic and sulfided metal species (XRD, TPR, HRTEM). NiMo catalysts supported on Ti- and Zr-containing SBA-15 showed high activity in 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene HDS. It can be concluded therefore that SBA-15 materials grafted with Ti or Zr species show promising features as supports for Mo-based hydrotreating catalysts.     

Restrictive diffusion and hydrodesulfurization reaction of dibenzothiophenes over NiMo/SBA-15 catalysts

Macromolecular organosulfur compounds encountered resistance when diffusing in catalyst pore channels during the hydrotreating process. Quantitative insights into the effects of the catalyst pore size and the reactant molecule size on the diffusivities can guide the optimization of the catalyst structures. Herein, a heavy oil macromolecular dibenzothiophene compound, 2,8-di-(4-pentyl phenyl)dibenzothiophene (2,8-DPPDBT), was synthesized. Three NiMo-supported SBA-15 based catalysts with different pore sizes, but similar active phase dispersions were controllably fabricated. The reaction network of 2,8-DPPDBT HDS was proposed. The diffusion behaviors of 2,8-DPPDBT, along with 2,8-dimethyl dibenzothiophene (2,8-DMDBT) and dibenzothiophene (DBT) in three SBA-15 pore channels, were systematically investigated through the reaction kinetic method. A restrictive factor, F(λ), was correlated by F(λ) = (1 − λ)^8.5 to determine the relationship between the effective diffusivity and the ratio of the molecule-to-pore size (λ). This empirical correlation provided sound theoretical guidance on the design of highly efficient heavy oil hydrodesulfurization catalysts.     

Hydrotreating of straight run gas oil–light cycle oil blends

A pilot plant study was conducted to evaluate the effect of up to 50 vol% light cycle oil (LCO) on product quality when it is used together with straight run gas oil (SRGO) as a hydrotreating feedstock. Experiments were carried out at reaction pressures of 54, 70 and 90 kg/cm²; reaction temperatures of 350, 360, 370 and 380°C, liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 h⁻¹, and constant hydrogen-to-oil ratio of 2000 ft³/bbl, over a commercial Co–Mo/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. The experimental results were used to determine apparent reaction orders and activation energies, which agree with those reported in the literature.     

Effect of the preparation method on the structural stability and hydrodesulfurization activity of NiMo/SBA-15 catalysts

Defined hexagonal cylindrical pore structure SBA-15 material was synthesized as support for hydrotreating catalysts. The stability of the mesoporous material under acid and basic environments commonly used to prepare hydrotreating catalysts was investigated. The effects of the acid and basic treatments on the stability of SBA-15 and NiMo/SBA-15 catalysts were evidenced by different characterization techniques such as N₂ adsorption–desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman Spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Supported NiMo/SBA-15 catalysts prepared by pore volume co-impregnation in acidic, neutral and basic solutions of the Ni and Mo precursor salts were characterized to evaluate the textural and structural changes caused by the method of preparation. Characterization of the support after accelerated stability tests indicates large deterioration of the SBA-15 structural order at basic pH. The characterization results of oxide and sulfided catalysts indicate, for the catalysts prepared at high pH, an increasing presence of β–NiMoO₄ phase in the oxide catalysts, and a relatively lower population of MoS₂ in the sulfided catalysts. The activity of the different catalysts evaluated in the thiophene hydrodesulfurization reaction was higher for the catalysts prepared at low pH.     

Dendritic SBA-15 supported Wilkinson's catalyst for hydroformylation of styrene

After PAMAM (polyamidoamine) dendrimers have been successfully grown in SBA-15 mesoporous materials, Wilkinson's catalyst (RhCl(PPh₃)₃) precursor has been tethered on these dendritic supports to produce heterogeneous catalysts for hydroformylation reaction of styrene. SBA-15 has been functionalized by two methods. In the passivation method, the silanols outside the SBA-15 pores have been passivated to preclude the rhodium precursor to be tethered outside the channels. The rhodium catalysts supported in the pore channels of this passivated SBA-15 show positive dendritic effects in enhancing the catalytic activity, regio-selectivity and stability of the catalyst by minimizing the leaching of the rhodium complex catalyst from the catalyst support to the liquid-phase media.     

SBA-15的改性及催化文冠果油制备生物柴油

以介孔分子筛SBA-15为载体,采用直接合成法和后合成法镀饰Al后再负载碱金属盐KNO₃,制得负载型固体碱催化剂KNO₃-AlSBA-15和KNO₃-Al-SBA-15。用XRD、BET、SEM以及CO₂-TPD对催化剂进行表征。结果表明：在SBA-15上镀饰Al可以保护分子筛的介孔结构;进一步负载KNO₃,能够增强催化剂的碱性。将其应用于催化文冠果油酯交换制备生物柴油,结果显示催化剂KNO₃-Al-SBA-15的催化活性最好,优于传统均相催化剂,所得生物柴油产率可达92%,重复使用多次仍具有较好的催化效果。     

Synthesis and catalytic activity of SBA-15 supported catalysts for styrene oxidation

Cu(II) and Mn(II) metals embedded on mesoporous SBA-15 were synthesized by co-precipitation technique.The support and catalysts were characterized by SEM–EDX,TEM,BET,XRD and ICP-AES methods.The catalytic activity of these catalysts was evaluated for styrene oxidation at various reaction conditions such as styrene to TBHP mole ratio,temperature,catalyst amount by using TBHP as an oxidizing agent.Major reaction products were styrene oxide and benzaldehyde and highest styrene conversion(97.3%) was observed at styrene to TBHP mole ratio of 1:4,temperature at 80 °C and 20 mg of catalyst.Further,the recyclability of the catalysts was observed and found that they can be recycled three times without major loss in their activity and selectivity.     

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.     

高分散的Ir/SBA-15的制备及其催化性能

采用一锅法将P123、TEOS、HCl和H2IrCl6溶液混合,酸性条件下得到高度分散的Ir/SBA-15催化剂.使用X射线衍射、透射电镜和N2吸附-脱附等对样品进行表征.结果表明,一步合成的Ir/SBA-15依然保持高度有序的介孔孔道结构、较大比表面积和孔容,而且Ir在SBA-15孔道内高度分散.CO的催化氧化反应结...     

Investigation of CuO/mesoporous SBA-15 sorbents for hot gas desulfurization

Metal oxides, are widely used as sorbents to remove H₂S from hot gases produced by gasification processes. These oxides, however, suffer from several problems such as low capacity, sintering, evaporation, low duration and mechanical strength. Pure metal oxides or their admixtures loaded on inert materials have been used to overcome these problems.     

Pt-Sn/SBA-15催化剂的制备、表征和长链烷烃脱氢催化性能

A series of the Pt-Sn/SBA-15 catalysts were prepared and their properties characterized by using X-ray powder diffraction （XRD）, N2 adsorption-desorption, high resolution transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and H2-temperature programmed reduction. Their performances in long chain alkane dehydrogenation were evaluated in a fixed-bed microreactor with dodecane as a model alkane. The results indicated that SBA-15 maintained the well-order mesoporous structure during the reaction. The performance of the catalyst was found not dominated by its textural properties, but by the molar ratio of Sn to Pt which governed the degree of Sn reduction. Owing to the highest degree of Sn reduction, 1% （by mass） Pt-1.8% （by mass） Sn/SBA-15 showed the best catalytic activity. At 0.1 MPa and 470℃, the molar ratio of hydrogen to alkane at 4, and liquid hourly space velocity （LHSV） 20 h^-1, the dodecane conversion is 10%, and the dodecene selectivity is about 70%.     

Catalytic combustion of benzene over metal oxides supported on SBA-15

The catalytic combustion of benzene over metal oxides supported on SBA-15 was investigated. The catalysts were prepared by the incipient wetness method and characterized by XRD, BET, TEM, ESR and TPR. The calcined siliceous SBA-15 and CuO/SBA-15 samples displayed well-resolved patterns with a sharp peak at about 1.0°. It is clear that the loading of CuO on the silica matrix drastically decreases the surface area and pore volume of the catalysts, as would be expected for the incorporation of CuO. Among the supported metal oxides, CuO supported on SBA-15 was found to have the highest activity for benzene oxidation. In addition, copper oxide supported on SBA-15 gives higher catalytic activity than copper oxide supported on MCM-41. From the ESR results, the CuO dispersed on the SBA-15 acts as the active site of the CuO/SBA-15 catalysts in the oxidative decomposition of benzene. The catalytic activity gradually increases with increasing CuO loading on SBA-15.     

SBA-15固载磷钨酸催化剂的制备及催化合成叔丁基苯酚

以不同硅烷偶联剂改性的介孔分子筛SBA-15为载体、PW_(12)为催化剂,通过对SBA-15表面共价及非共价修饰制备磷钨酸@介孔分子筛/硅烷偶联剂复合催化剂PW_(12)@SBA-15/YSiX_3(YSiX_3=Apts、Atapts、Papts);并利用FT-IR、XRD、TEM、N_2吸附-脱附对其组成、结构及形貌进行表征。以改性SBA-15分子筛固载磷钨酸催化剂催化合成叔丁基苯酚为研究对象,考察不同硅烷偶联剂、反应温度、苯酚与叔丁醇物质的量比对催化合成叔丁基苯酚的影响,并获得合成叔丁基苯酚的最佳工艺条件,即反应温度145℃、n(苯酚)∶n(叔丁醇)=1∶2.5、重时空速2.2 h~(-1),该最佳反应条件下,PW_(12)@SBA-15/Apts催化剂催化合成叔丁基苯酚的催化活性最高,苯酚转化率为98.3%,2,4-二叔丁基苯酚选择性为57.3%.     

KOH／SBA-15负载型固体碱催化剂的合成、表征及催化性能

采用后合成法制备出固体碱催化剂KOH／SBA-15,利用X射线衍射法（XRD）、N2吸附-脱附（BET）、透射电镜（TEM）、化学吸附剂表面碱性测定（COz—TPD）等对其进行表征。考察了其在大豆油酯交换反应制备生物柴油中的催化性能。结果表明,在相同反应条件下,与CaO／SBA-15和MgO／SBA-15相比,KOH／SBA-15在催化活性和孔扩散上都具有较大的优越性,催化制备生物柴油产率最高（83．56％）。     

改性SBA-15催化剂用于棕榈酸甲酯脱氧提质

以水热稳定性高的Al-SBA-15介孔分子筛为载体,负载CuO制备了CuO/Al-SBA-15催化剂,并采用一步合成法制备出Fe-Al-SBA-15催化剂,对其进行了XRD、TEM及FTIR等测试及表征。以Al-SBA-15、CuO/Al-SBA-15及Fe-Al-SBA-15为催化剂,进行棕榈酸甲酯的非临氢脱氧反应。结果表明：CuO在介孔材料表面均匀分散,三种催化剂中CuO/Al-SBA-15的脱氧效果最好,确定最佳反应条件为反应温度342 ℃,反应时间2 h。与未加催化剂相比,在最佳反应条件下,棕榈酸甲酯脱羧产生烃类的选择性提高了40~60 %。催化剂重复使用3次,棕榈酸甲酯的转化率无明显下降。根据活性评价推测脱羧反应机理为：在亚临界水中棕榈酸甲酯水解生成棕榈酸,在催化剂的活性中心上羧酸根负离子形成羧基化物,之后被活化氢进攻临近羧基的C-C键,进而CO2脱附下来,生成主产物十五烷。     

改性SBA-15催化剂用于棕榈酸甲酯脱氧提质

以水热稳定性高的Al-SBA-15介孔分子筛为载体,负载CuO制备了CuO/Al-SBA-15催化剂,并采用一步合成法制备出Fe-Al-SBA-15催化剂,对其进行了XRD、TEM及FTIR测试及表征。分别以Al-SBA-15、CuO/Al-SBA-15及Fe-Al-SBA-15为催化剂,进行了棕榈酸甲酯的非加氢脱氧反应。结果表明:CuO在介孔材料表面均匀分散,3种催化剂中CuO/Al-SBA-15的脱氧效果最好,确定最佳反应条件为反应温度342℃,反应时间2 h。与未加催化剂相比,在最佳反应条件下,棕榈酸甲酯脱羧产生烃类的选择性提高了40%~60%。催化剂重复使用3次,棕榈酸甲酯的转化率无明显下降。根据活性评价推测脱羧反应机理为:在亚临界水中棕榈酸甲酯水解生成棕榈酸,在催化剂的活性中心上羧酸根负离子形成羧基化物,之后被活化氢进攻邻近羧基的C—C键,进而CO2脱附下来,生成主产物十五烷。