摘要: The effects of supports (CeO2, ZrO2, MnO2, SiO2 and active carbon) on the structure and catalytic performance of Ru-based catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to olefins (FTO) were investigated. It was found that the intrinsic characteristics of supports and the metal-support interaction (MSI) would greatly influence the catalytic performance. The catalytic activity followed the order: Ru/SiO2 > Ru/ZrO2 > Ru/MnO2 > Ru/AC > Ru/CeO2. As far as olefins selectivity was concerned, both Ru/SiO2 and Ru/MnO2 possessed high selectivity to olefins (>70%), while olefins selectivity for Ru/ZrO2 was the lowest (29.9%). Ru/SiO2 exhibited the appropriate Ru nanoparticles size ( ~ 5 nm) with highest activity due to the relatively low MSI between Ru and SiO2. Both Ru/AC and Ru/MnO2 presented low CO conversion with Ru nanoparticles size of 1−3 nm. Stronger olefins secondary hydrogenation capacity led to the significantly decreased olefins selectivity for Ru/AC and Ru/ZrO2. In addition, partial Ru species might be encapsulated by reducible CeO2 layer for Ru/CeO2 due to strong MSI effects, leading to the lowest activity.
摘要: The ZnO-ZrO2 catalyst was prepared by the deposition-precipitation method using ZrO2 as the carrier obtained from calcining commercial zirconium hydroxide (Zr(OH)4). And the catalytic performance was evaluated at 873 K in CO2-assisted ethane oxidative dehydrogenation reaction (CO2-ODHE). The physical-chemical properties and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Raman spectra, High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), CO2 temperature-programmed desorption (CO2-TPD). The results show that ZnO were doped into the surface lattice of ZrO2 on the 5%ZnO-ZrO2 catalyst, generating highly dispersed ZnO species and oxygen-deficient regions on catalyst surface. 5%ZnO-ZrO2 catalyst could selectively breaking C−H bond instead of C−C bond, delivering excellent catalytic performance. 210 μmol/(gcat·min) of C2H4 formation rate could compare favorably with the data reported on noble metal and transition metal carbides. Additionally, the possible mechanism is discussed.
摘要: This article investigates the promoting effect of gallium (Ga) on the activity of Ga-WOx/SBA-15 catalyst for cis-cyclooctene epoxidation with H2O2. The optimal catalyst of 0.3Ga-WOx/SBA-15 offered a turnover frequency (TOF) of 112 h–1, which was nearly two times than that of WOx/SBA-15 (57 h–1). The low apparent reaction activation energy for 0.3Ga-WOx/SBA-15 (49.6 kJ/mol vs 64.0 kJ/mol for WOx/SBA-15) was also in line with its superior performance. Kinetic analysis demonstrated stronger adsorption of H2O2 on 0.3Ga-WOx/SBA-15 surface, facilitating the H2O2 activation. Based on the characterizations and catalytic performance, the improvement of Ga was attributed to the increase of Lewis acid sites and the enhancement of electrophilicity. Furthermore, the metal hydrogen peroxide (M-OOH) was identified as the primary intermediate.
摘要: As a global pollutant, mercury emission is increasingly restricted in recent years. It is urgent to explore a new and efficient mercury removal technology for coal-fired power plants. A new acid-assisted electrochemical oxidation (AEO) technique for mercury removal was proposed using platinum plate as cathode and fluorine-doped tin dioxide (FTO) glass as anode. The effects of acid type, acid concentration, applied direct current (DC) voltage, electrolyte type, SO2, NO and O2 on the Hg0 removal efficiency were carried out. The results indicated that the mercury removal efficiency increased with the increase of DC voltage and nitric acid concentration. When the concentration of nitric acid increased to 0.15 mol/L, the mercury removal efficiency remained unchanged. SO2 and NO inhibited the removal of Hg0 in AEO system, but the inhibition was reversible. Compared with the mercury removal efficiency under single experimental conditions, the mercury removal efficiency of electrochemical oxidation can reach 96% under the experimental conditions of 0.1 mol/L nitric acid and 4V DC voltage, suggesting that the synergistic effect of nitric acid and DC voltage plays a key role. According to the experimental results, the mechanism of Hg0 removal in AEO system was analyzed. At the anode, Hg0 was oxidized by hydroxyl radical (•OH) generated by the oxidation reaction on the anode surface. At the cathode, dissolved oxygen or O2 adsorbed on the surface of Pt is reduced to form anionic superoxide radicals (•${\rm{O}}_2^- $). Moreover, parts of •${\rm{O}}_2^- $ would produce •OH with the aid of electron at acidic condition. Free radicals capture experiments showed that •O$_2^- $ and •OH were the main active substances for the removal of Hg0 by acid-assisted electrochemical method. The research is helpful for the development of effective electrochemical techniques for industrial mercury removal and recycling of industrial acid waste.
