Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance of [MTBD][beti]‐Encapsulated Nanoporous NiPt Alloy Nanoparticles

Recent advances in oxygen reduction reaction catalysis for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) include i) the use of electrochemical dealloying to produce high surface area and sometimes nanoporous catalysts with a Pt‐enriched outer surface, and ii) the observation that oxygen reduction in nanoporous materials can be potentially enhanced by confinement effects, particularly if the chemical environment within the pores can bias the reaction toward completion. Here, these advances are combined by incorporating a hydrophobic, protic ionic liquid, [MTBD][beti], into the pores of high surface‐area NiPt alloy nanoporous nanoparticles (np‐NiPt/C + [MTBD][beti]). The high O₂ solubility of the [MTBD][beti], in conjunction with the confined environment within the pores, biases reactant O₂ toward the catalytic surface, consistent with an increased residence time and enhanced attempt frequencies, resulting in improved reaction kinetics. Half‐cell measurements show the np‐NiPt/C+[MTBD][beti] encapsulated catalyst to be nearly an order of magnitude more active than commercial Pt/C, a result that is directly translated into operational PEMFCs.     

Janus‐Structured Co‐Ti3C2 MXene Quantum Dots as a Schottky Catalyst for High‐Performance Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

MXene materials have attracted increasing attention in electrochemical energy‐storage applications while MXene also becomes photo‐active at the quantum dot scale, making it an alternative for solar‐energy‐conversion devices. A Janus‐structured cobalt‐nanoparticle‐coupled Ti₃C₂ MXene quantum dot (Co‐MQD) Schottky catalyst with tunable cobalt‐loading content serving as a photoelectrochemical water oxidation photoanode is demonstrated. The introduction of cobalt triggers concomitant surface‐plasmon effects and acts as a water oxidation center, enabling visible‐light harvesting capability and improving surface reaction kinetics. Most importantly, due to the rectifying effects of Co‐MQD Schottky junctions, photogenerated carrier separation/injection efficiency can be fundamentally facilitated. Specifically, Co‐MQD‐48 exhibits both superior photoelectrocatalysis (2.99 mA cm^?2 at 1.23 V vs RHE) and charge migration performance (87.56%), which corresponds to 194% and 236% improvement compared with MQD. Furthermore, excellent photostability can be achieved with less than 6.6% loss for 10 h cycling reaction. This fills in gaps in MXene material research in photoelectrocatalysis and allows for the extension of MXene into optical‐related fields.     

Platinum‐Coated Hollow Graphene Nanocages as Cathode Used in Lithium‐Oxygen Batteries

One of the formidable challenges facing aprotic lithium‐oxygen (Li‐O₂) batteries is the high charge overpotential, which induces the formation of byproducts, loss in efficiency, and poor cycling performance. Herein, the synthesis of the ultrasmall Pt‐coated hollow graphene nanocages as cathode in Li‐O₂ batteries is reported. The charge voltage plateau can reduce to 3.2 V at the current density of 100 mA g^?1, even maintain below 3.5 V when the current density increased to 500 mA g^?1. The unique hollow graphene nanocages matrix can not only provide numerous nanoscale tri‐phase regions as active sites for efficient oxygen reduction, but also offer sufficient amount of mesoscale pores for rapid oxygen diffusion. Furthermore, with strong atomic‐level oxygen absorption into its subsurface, ultrasmall Pt catalytically serves as the nucleation site for Li₂O₂ growth. The Li₂O₂ is subsequently induced into a favorable form with small size and amorphous state, decomposed more easily during recharge. Meanwhile, the conductive hollow graphene substrate can enhance the catalytic activity of noble metal Pt catalysts due to the graphene‐metal interfacial interaction. Benefiting from the above synergistic effects between the hollow graphene nanocages and the nanosized Pt catalysts, the ultrasmall Pt‐decorated graphene nanocage cathode exhibits enhanced electrochemical performances.     

分子氧氧化环己烷制环己酮催化剂的研究进展

综述了分子氧氧化环己烷制备环己酮催化剂的最新进展,重点介绍了在仿生催化剂、光催化剂和分子筛催化剂3方面的研究成果,指出负载型的金属卟啉催化剂有望在工业上得到应用。     

Ni/Mo/MgAl(O)催化甲烷干重整制合成气的研究

通过焙烧由共沉淀法制备的NiMgAl-Mo₇O₂₄^6-类水滑石,制备了一系列不同MoO₃质量分数(0、10%、15%、20%、25%和30%)的Ni/Mo/MgAl(O)复合氧化物催化剂。将该催化剂用于甲烷干重整(DRM)反应中,并研究了MoO₃的含量对催化剂性能的影响。借助XRD、BET、H₂-TPR、CO化学吸附、CO₂-TPD以及O₂-TPO等表征手段研究了催化剂结构和性能之间的关系。结果表明,催化剂的催化活性和抗积炭性能与MoO₃含量有关,当MoO₃的负载量为15%时,催化剂的催化活性和稳定性最佳,其在GHSV=60000 mL/(g·h),800℃反应57 h后,甲烷转化率仍维持在66%以上。较大的比表面积、强的金属与载体作用力、较高的金属分散度、适量的酸性和碱性位点数以及Ni-Mo双金属合金的协同作用,使得催化剂具有较好的催化活性和较强的抗积炭能力。     

制备轻油蒸汽转化制氢镍催化剂新的共浸法

用一种新的共浸法制备一批轻油蒸汽转化催化剂样品。运用TG、DTG、DSC和XRD进行的研究发现,与一般共浸法相比,这种着重提高组份间相互作用的新制法有利于提高镍催化剂的活性、抗积炭性、稳定性和金属镍的分散度,并发现用新法制备的催化剂样品,在水热初期约30小时的过程中,出现了镍晶粒先聚集再分散的新现象。     

New Strategies for the Preparation of Sinter‐Resistant Metal‐Nanoparticle‐Based Catalysts

Supported metal nanoparticles are widely used as catalysts in the industrial production of chemicals, but still suffer from deactivation because of metal leaching and sintering at high temperature. In recent years, serious efforts have been devoted to developing new strategies for stabilizing metal nanoparticles. Recent developments for preparing sinter‐resistant metal‐nanoparticle catalysts via strong metal–support interactions, encapsulation with oxide or carbon layers and within mesoporous materials, and fixation in zeolite crystals, are briefly summarized. Furthermore, the current challenges and future perspectives for the preparation of highly efficient and extraordinarily stable metal‐nanoparticle‐based catalysts, and suggestions regarding the mechanisms involved in sinter resistance, are proposed.     

Supported Noble‐Metal Single Atoms for Heterogeneous Catalysis

Single‐atom catalysts (SACs), with atomically distributed active metal sites on supports, serve as a newly advanced material in catalysis, and open broad prospects for a wide variety of catalytic processes owing to their unique catalytic behaviors. To construct SACs with precise structures and high density of accessible single‐atom sites, while preventing aggregation to large nanoparticles, various strategies for their chemical synthesis have been recently developed by improving the distribution and chemical bonding of active sites on supports, which results in excellent activity and selectivity in a variety of catalytic reactions. Noble‐metal‐based SACs are discussed, and their structural properties, chemical synthesis, and catalytic applications are highlighted. The structure–activity relationships and the underlying catalytic mechanisms are addressed, including the influences of surface species and reducibility of supports on the activity and stability, impact of the unique structural and electronic properties of single‐atom centers modulated by metal/support interactions on catalytic activity and selectivity, and how the modified catalytic mechanism obtained by inhibiting the multiatoms involves catalytic pathways. Finally, the prospects and challenges for development in this field are highlighted.     

En Route to High-Density Chiral Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays using Solid Trojan Catalysts

Solid catalyst is widely recognized as an effective strategy to control the chirality of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). However, it is still not compatible with high density in horizontal arrays. “Trojan” catalysts strategy is one of the most effective methods to realize SWNTs with high density and has great potential in chirality control. Here, the co-realization of high density and chirality controlling for SWNTs in a low-temperature growth process is reported based on the developed solid “Trojan” catalyst. High temperature “Trojan” catalyst formation process provides sufficient catalyst number to acquire high density. These liquid “Trojan” catalysts are cooled to solid state by adopting low growth temperature (540 °C), which can be good template to realize the chirality controlling of SWNTs with exposing six-fold symmetry face, (111). Finally, (9, 6) and (13, 1) SWNTs enriched horizontal array with the purity of ≈90% and density of 4 tubes µm⁻¹ is realized. The comparison between the distribution of initial catalysts and the density of as-grown tubes indicates no sacrificing on catalysts number to improve chirality selectivity. This work opens a new avenue on the catalyst's design and chirality controlling in SWNTs growth.