Activation of a Au/TiO2 Catalyst by Loading a Large Amount of Fe–Oxide: Oxidation of CO Enhanced by H2 and H2O

Catalytic activity of a 1 wt% Au/TiO₂ catalyst is markedly improved by loading a large amount of FeO_x, on which the oxidation of CO in excess H₂ is selectively promoted at temperature lower than 60 °C. Oxidation of CO with O₂ on the FeO_x/Au/TiO₂ catalyst is markedly enhanced by H₂, and H₂O moisture also enhances the oxidation of CO but its effect is not so large as the promotion by H₂. We deduced that activation of Au/TiO₂ catalyst by loading FeO_x is not caused by the size effect of Au particles but a new reaction path via hydroxyl carbonyl intermediate is responsible for the superior activity of the FeO_x/Au/TiO₂ catalyst.     

Mg、Ce修饰纳米Al_2O_3负载Ni催化剂对CH_4、CO_2重整反应制合成气的影响

考察了助剂Mg、Ce修饰的纳米A l2O3负载N i催化剂对CH4、CO2重整反应制合成气的反应性能影响,采用正交实验筛选催化剂。结果表明,N i含量在9%~13%时,催化剂表现出较好的活性;随Mg含量的增加,反应活性基本呈下降趋势,说明Mg降低了催化剂体系的反应性能;Ce的加入总体上提高了反应活性,但是当Ce含量为3%时,反应活性最好;从不经预还原实验和低温点反应实验推断出,CH4和CO2重整反应中关键反应步骤是CH4的裂解;助剂Ce有利于提高催化剂的稳定性,而Mg却会使催化剂的稳定性下降很快。     

Preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide over Pt, Au monometallic catalyst, and Pt–Au bimetallic catalyst supported on ceria in hydrogen-rich reformate

The objective of this paper was to study a preferential oxidation (PROX) of carbon monoxide over monometallic catalysts including Pt, Au and Pt–Au bimetallic catalyst supported on ceria in hydrogen-rich reformate. Single step sol–gel method (SSG) and impregnation on sol–gel method (ISG) were chosen for the preparation of the catalysts. The characteristics of these catalysts were investigated by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Brunauer–Emmet–Teller (BET) method, transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). The XRD patterns of the catalysts showed only the peaks of ceria crystallite and no metal peak appeared. From TEM images, the active components were seen to be dispersed throughout the ceria support. The TPR patterns of PtAu/CeO₂ catalyst prepared by SSG showed the reduction peaks were within a low temperature range and therefore, the catalysts prepared by SSG exhibited excellent catalytic activity for preferential oxidation of CO. Bimetallic Pt–Au catalyst improved the activity (90% conversion and 50% selectivity at 90 °C) because of the formation of a new phase. When the metal content of (1:1) PtAu/CeO₂ catalyst prepared by SSG was increased, the CO conversion did not change much while the selectivity decreased in the low temperature range (50–90 °C). The CO conversion increased with increasing W/F ratio. The presence of CO₂ and H₂O had a negative effect on CO conversion and selectivity due to blocking of carbonate and water on active sites.     

用二氧化碳合成碳酸丙烯酯的新方法研究

研究了环氧丙烷和二氧化碳在新的催化剂季铵化壳聚糖上直接合成碳酸丙烯酯的工艺条件和影响因素。结果发现反应温度和反应时间对多相催化合成碳酸丙烯酯的收率和选择性有重要影响，而系统压力和催化剂用量对合成产物效率的影响不大。比较优化的反应温度、反应时间和压力分别为160℃、6h和4MPa。经过5次循环使用后催化剂的选择性变化不大，收率略有下降。     

Effect of Pretreatment Atmosphere on CuO/TiO2 Activities in NO + CO Reaction

Using TiO₂ as carrier, CuO/TiO₂ catalysts with different CuO loading were prepared by the impregnation method. The catalytic activities in NO+CO reaction were examined with a micro-reactor gas chromatography reaction system and the methods of TPR, XPS and NO-TPD. It was found that the catalytic activities were affected by pretreatment atmosphere, i.e. H₂ atmosphere > reduction–reoxidation > 10%CO/He > reaction gas (fresh sample). NO decomposition was better by low-valence Cu species than by high-valence Cu species, i.e. Cu⁰>Cu⁺>Cu²⁺. The XPS results indicated that Cu species on CuO/TiO₂ were Cu⁰, Cu⁺, normal Cu²⁺(Cu²⁺(I)) and chain-structured Cu²⁺(Cu²⁺(II)) as –Cu–O–Ti–O–. The activities of Cu²⁺(II) were much higher than that of Cu²⁺(I), but both species were very unstable in the reaction atmosphere and easily reduced by CO, which accounted for the variable activities of fresh catalysts with increasing reaction temperature. In NO+CO reaction, the redox process was a cycle of Cu⁺–Cu²⁺(I) at low reaction temperature but was a cycle of Cu⁰–Cu⁺ at high reaction temperature. As shown by NO-TPD, high catalytic activities could be attributed to the following factors, e.g. oxygen caves on the catalyst’s surface after pretreatment with H₂ and reduction–reoxidation, formation of Cu⁰ after pretreatment with H₂, and increment of Cu species dispersion and formation of Cu²⁺(II) after pretreatment with reduction–reoxidation.     

Maximization of total surface area of Pt-SnO<Subscript>2</Subscript>/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> catalyst by the Taguchi method

The maximization of the total surface area of Pt-SnO₂/Al₂O₃ catalyst was studied by using the Taguchi method of experimental design. The catalysts were prepared by sol-gel method. The effects of HNO₃, H₂O and aluminum nitrate concentrations and the stirring rate on the total surface area were studied at three levels of each. L₉ orthogonal array leading nine experiments was used in the experimental design. The parameter levels that give maximum total surface area were determined and experimentally verified. In the range of conditions studied it was found that, medium levels of HNO₃ and H₂O concentration and lower levels of aluminum nitrate concentration and stirring rate maximize the total surface area.     

基于中红外QCL的痕量CO气体传感器

为了减少CO爆炸给国民经济造成的巨大损伤,提出了一种能够快速地监测环境空气中痕量CO的气体传感器。由于CO分子基频吸收谱带的吸收线强要比泛频带和组合频带的吸收线强高出2～3个数量级,选择激射中心波长为4.65μm中红外量子级联激光器（QCL）作为光源,同时再配合长光程Herriott气室提高了CO体积分数检测下限。同时,该传感器采用单光源双探测器差分光学结构,消除了电调制光源所带来的不稳定性。实验表明：该传感器CO体积分数检测下限为2×10-6,并且操作人员可以通过替换在不同波长下运行的中红外QCL来测量其它气体。     

Preparation and catalytic performance of Co3O4 catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation

Without use of any surfactant or oxidant, a series of Co₃O₄ catalysts have been prepared from cobalt nitrate aqueous solution via a very simple liquid-precipitation method with ammonium acid carbonate followed by calcination at various temperatures. The catalytic performance of the Co₃O₄ for CO oxidation has been studied with a continuous flowing laboratory microreactor system. The results show that the CO conversion of all the samples can reach 100% at ambient temperature. The catalyst calcined at 300 °C is able to maintain its activity for CO complete oxidation more than 500 min at 25 °C and about 240 min even at −78 °C. High reaction temperature results in a high catalytic stability, while the catalytic stability decreases with further increasing the reaction temperature. Characterizations with X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy suggest that all the samples exist as a pure Co₃O₄ phase with the spinel structure, the samples are apt to aggregate and the specific surface area gradually decreases with increasing the calcination temperature, which directly leads to the decrease of catalytic stability. Furthermore, the amount of active oxygen species measured by CO titration experiments appears to be critical for catalytic performance.     

吡啶为助剂合成甲酸甲酯的动力学研究

在60～90℃对以吡啶为助催化剂由一氧化碳合成甲酸甲酯的反应进行了动力学研究。结果表明该反应为2级反应,速率方程rυ=-dpco/dt=k[MOH]pco,无助催化剂时反应活化能Ea=67.63kJ/mol,反应速率常数k=9.66×106exp(-67.63×103/RT)(mol-1·L·min-1);当有助催化剂存在时,反应活化能为Ea=61.19kJ/mol,反应速率常数k=8.82×106exp(-61.19×103/RT)(mol-1·L·min-1)。并对助催化剂吡啶的助催化机理进行了探讨。     

Identification of the state of palladium in various hydrogenation catalysts by XPS

Various commercial supported palladium hydrogenation catalysts were studied by XPS and treated at ambient pressure with hydrogen and air. Unused catalysts exhibit a significant fraction of divalent Pd (oxide) which is reduced by hydrogen treatment at room temperature. Exposure to air in systems with carbonate, alumina, silica or active carbon as support causes the formation of a solid solution of oxygen in Pd characterized by a Pd 3d chemical shift of ca. + 0.4 eV. The absolute binding energy of Pd depends strongly on the matrix, indicating a significant contribution of extra-atomic screening, which prevents a direct comparison of reference samples and supported catalysts. Using the oxidation of CO to CO₂ at 300 K as in situ chemical probe it was confirmed that Pd supported on carbonate, silica and alumina exists in the same metallic state which could be activated for the test reaction irrespective of the variation in XPS binding energies.