简介:A60%Fe/Al2O3catalystwaspreparedbytheco-precipitationmethod.ItwasreducedbyH2toproducemetallicFe,whichwasthensulfidedbyCS2toFe0.96SandFe3S4orphosphidedbytriphenylphosphine(PPh3)inliquidphasestoFe2PandFeP.Itwasfoundthattheironsulfides(Fe0.96SandFe3S4)exhibitedthelowactivityforthehydrodesulfurization(HDS)reactions.TheHDSactivitywasalsolowontheFe(metal)/Al2O3andFe2P/Al2O3catalystssincetheywereconvertedintoFe0.96SandFe3S4duringtheHDSreactions.Incontrast,theFeP/Al2O3wasfoundtobestableandactivefortheHDSreactions.Inparticular,FeP/Al2O3possessedsignificantlysmallerFePparticlesthanFeP/C,leadingtothesignificanthigherHDSactivityofFeP/Al2O3thanFeP/C.
简介:ThecorrelationbetweenphasestructuresandsurfaceacidityofAl2O3supportscalcinedatdifferenttemperaturesandthecatalyticperformanceofNi/Al2O3catalystsintheproductionofsyntheticnaturalgas(SNG)viaCOmethanationwassystematicallyinvestigated.Aseriesof10wt%NiO/Al2O3catalystswerepreparedbytheconventionalimpregnationmethod,andthephasestructuresandsurfaceacidityofAl2O3supportswereadjustedbycalciningthecommercialγ-Al2O3atdifferenttemperatures(600–1200C).COmethanationreactionwascarriedoutinthetemperaturerangeof300–600Catdifferentweighthourlyspacevelocities(WHSV=30000and120000mL·g-1h-1)andpressures(0.1and3.0MPa).ItwasfoundthathighcalcinationtemperaturenotonlyledtothegrowthinNiparticlesize,butalsoweakenedtheinteractionbetweenNinanoparticlesandAl2O3supportsduetotherapiddecreaseofthespecificsurfaceareaandacidityofAl2O3supports.Interestingly,NicatalystssupportedonAl2O3calcinedat1200C(Ni/Al2O3-1200)exhibitedthebestcatalyticactivityforCOmethanationunderdifferentreactionconditions.LifetimereactiontestsalsoindicatedthatNi/Al2O3-1200wasthemostactiveandstablecatalystcomparedwiththeotherthreecatalysts,whosesupportswerecalcinedatlowertemperatures(600,800and1000C).ThesefindingswouldthereforebehelpfultodevelopNi/Al2O3methanationcatalystforSNGproduction.
简介:Nanosheet(S)andnanoplate(P)γ-Al2O3weresynthesizedbysimplehydrothermalmethodsandemployedassupportsforNicatalystsinCO2methanation.BothofthenanostructuredNi/Al2O3catalystsdisplayedgoodactivity.Incomparison,theNi/Al2O3-ScatalystshowedhigherCO2conversionthantheNi/Al2O3-Pcounterpartatthereactiontemperaturerangingfrom250to400°C.ThephysicalandchemicalpropertiesofthecatalystsweresystematicallycharacterizedbyN2sorption,X-raydiffraction(XRD),highresolution-transmissionelectronmicroscopy(HR-TEM),hydrogentemperature-programmedreduction(H2-TPR)andCO2temperature-programmeddesorption(CO2-TPD)techniques.Higherspecificsurfaceareaandstrongermetal-supportinteractionswereconfirmedontheNi/Al2O3-Scatalyst,whichmayleadtosmallerparticlesizeofNinanoparticles.Moreover,theNi/Al2O3-Scatalystpossessedmoreabundantweakandmediumbasicsites,whichwouldbenefittheactivationofCO2.ThesmallerNisizeandmoresuitablebasicsitesmayrationalizethesuperioractivityoftheNi/Al2O3-Scatalyst.Besides,theNi/Al2O3-Scatalystexhibitedexcellentstabilityat325°Cfor40h.
简介:Thispaperreportsonthelongevityofglycerol-dry(CO2)reformingoverthelanthanum(La)promotedNi/Al2O3catalysts.TheXRDresultsshowedthattheNiparticlewaswell-dispersedinthepresenceofLapromoter.Inaddition,viatheNH3-TPDanalysis,itwasfoundthattheLapromoterhasreducedtheacidityofNicatalystwhichmayhaveexplainedthemitigationofcarbonlaydown.Itwasdeterminedthatthe3.0wt%La-promotedNi/Al2O3catalystpossessedthelargestBETspecificsurfaceareaof97m2g-1.Consequently,ityieldedthebestcatalyticlongevityperformancewithconversionattainedmorethan90%,evenafter72hofreactionduration.Significantly,itcanbeconfirmedthatthepresenceofCO2duringtheglyceroldryreformingwasessentialinreducingcarbondeposition,mostlikelyviagasificationpathway.Thishasensuredastabilityofcatalyticactivityforalongreactionperiod(72h).
简介:Pd-containingionicliquid(IL)1-hexyl-3-methylimidazoliumtetrafluoroborate(C6MIMBF4)immobilizedon7-Al2O3(Pd-IL/γ-Al2O3)waspreparedandcharacterizedbyFouriertransforminfraredspectroscopy(FTIR),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andBrunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET)analysis.TheinfluencesofC6MIMBF4loadingandPdonmethaneconversiontoC2hydrocarbonsundercoldplasmawereinvestigated.FTIRandSEManalysesindicatedthatC6MIMBF4hadbeensuccessfullyimmobilizedon7-Al2O3andtheC6MIMBF4showedexcellentstabilityundercoldplasma.TheresultsofBETandmethaneconversionshowedthatwiththeincreaseinimmobilizationamountofC6MIMBF4ontoγ-Al2O3,thespecificsurfaceareaandporevolumeofIL/γ-Al2O3decreased,whiletheselectivityandyieldofC2hydrocarbonsincreased.TheselectivityofC2hydrocarbonswas94.6%whentheloadingofC6MIMBF4was40%,andthepercentageofC2H4inC2hydrocarbonswasashighas64%whenusingPd-IL/γ-Al2O3asacatalystwithnoconventionalthermalreductiontreatment.Opticalemissionspectra(OES)fromthecoldplasmareactorduringmethaneconversionwerealsostudied.TheresultsindicatedthattheintensityoftheC2,CH,H,andCactivespeciesfrommethaneandhydrogendecompositionincreasedwhenIL/γ-Al2O3orPd-IL/γ-Al2O3wasintroducedintotheplasmasystem.BasedontheanalysesofthegasproductandOESspectra,itcanbeconcludedthatthesurfacecatalyzedreactionsbetweenplasmaandionicliquidwereveryimportantforthereductionofPd2+andtheformationofC2H4.
简介:Inthecurrentpaper,dry(CO2)-reformingofglycerol,anewreformingroute,wascarriedoutoveralumina(Al2O3)-supported,non-promotedandlanthanum-promotednickel(Ni)catalysts.Bothsetsofcatalystsweresynthesizedviaawetco-impregnationprocedure.Physicochemicalcharacterizationofthecatalystsshowedthatthepromotedcatalystpossessedsmallermetalcrystallitesize,hencehighermetaldispersioncomparedtothevirginNi/Al2O3catalyst.ThiswasalsocorroboratedbythesurfaceimagescapturedbytheFESEManalysis.Fromtemperature-programmedcalcinationanalysis,thederivativeweightprofilesrevealedtwopeaks,whichrepresentawatereliminationpeakatatemperaturerangeof373to473Kfollowedbynickelnitratedecompositionfrom473to573K.Inaddition,BETsurfaceareameasurementsgave85.0m2g-1forthenon-promotedNicatalyst,whilstthepromotedcatalystsshowedanaverageof1%to6%improvementdependingontheLaloadings.Significantly,reactionstudiesat873KshowedthatglyceroldryreformingsuccessfullyproducedH2.The2%La-Ni/Al2O3catalyst,whichpossessedthelargestBETsurfacearea,gaveanoptimumH2generation(9.70%)ataglycerolconversionof24.5%.
简介:Theeffectofpromotercobaltandthesequencesofaddingcobaltandmolybdenumprecursorsontheperformanceofsulfur-resistantmethanationwereinvestigated.AllthesesampleswerepreparedbyimpregnationmethodandcharacterizedbyN2-adsorption,X-raydiffraction(XRD),temperature-programmedreduction(TPR)andlaserRamanspectroscopy(LRS).TheconversionsofCOforMo-Co/Al,Co-Mo/AlandCoMo/Alcatalystswere59.7%,54.3%and53.9%,respectively.Amongthesecatalysts,theMo-Co/AlcatalystpreparedstepwiselybyimpregnatingMoprecursorfirstlyshowedthebestcatalyticperformance.Meanwhile,theconversionsofCOwere48.9%forMo/Alcatalystand10.5%forCo/Alcatalyst.TheadditionofcobaltspeciescouldimprovethecatalyticactivityofMo/Alcatalyst.TheN2-adsorptionresultsshowedthatCo-Mo/Alcatalysthadthesmallestspecificsurfaceareaamongthesecatalysts.CoMoO4speciesinCoMo/AlcatalystweredetectedwithXRD,TPRandLRS.Moreover,crystalMoS2whichwasreportedtobelessactivethanamorphousMoS2wasfoundinbothCo-Mo/AlandCoMo/Alcatalysts.Mo-Co/Alcatalystshowedthebestcatalyticperformanceasithadanappropriatesurfacestructure,i.e.,nocrystalMoS2andverylittleCoMoO4species.
简介:Thedependenceofperpendicularmagneticanisotropy(PMA)onthebarrierlayerMgOthicknessinMgO/CoFeB/Tamultilayersisinvestigated.TheresultsshowthatthestrongestPMAoccursinasmallwindowofabout2-4nmwiththeincreaseofMgOthicknessfroml-10nm.ThecrystallinedegreeofMgOandthechangeofinteratomicdistancealongtheout-of-planedirectionmaybethemainreasonsforthechangeofPMAinthesemultilayers.Moreover,theroughnessesof2-and4-nm-thickMgOsamplesare3.163and1.8nm,respectively,andboththesamplesshowPMA.TheseresultscouldbeusedtotunethemagneticcharacteristicoftheultrathinCoFeBfilmforfutureapplicationsinperpendicularmagneticdevices.
简介:Carbondioxide(CO2)captureusingmagnesiumoxide(MgO)-basedadsorbentsatintermediatetemperatureshasbeenregardedasaveryprospectivetechnologyfortheirrelativelyhighadsorptioncapacity,lowcost,andwideavailability.Duringthepastfewyears,greatefforthasbeendevotedtothefabricationofmoltensalts-modifiedMgO-basedadsorbents.TheextraordinaryprogressachievedbycoatingwithmoltensaltsgreatlypromotestheCO2capturecapacityofMgO-basedadsorbents.Therefore,wefeelitnecessarytodeliveratimelyreviewonthistypeofCO2capturingmaterials,whichwillbenefittheresearchersworkinginbothacademicandindustrialareas.Inthiswork,weclassifiedthemoltensaltsmodifiedMgOadsorbentsintofourcategories:(1)homogenousmoltensalt-modifiedMgOadsorbents,(2)moltensalt-modifieddoublesalts-basedMgOadsorbents,(3)mixedmoltensalts-modifiedMgOadsorbents,and(4)moltensalts-modifiedMgO-basedmixedoxidesadsorbents.Thiscontributioncriticallyreviewstherecentdevelopmentsinthesyntheticmethod,adsorptioncapacity,reactionkinetics,promotionmechanism,operationalconditionsandregenerabilityofthemoltensalts-modifiedMgOCO2adsorbents.Thechallengesandprospectsinthispromisingfieldofmoltensalts-modifiedMgOCO2adsorbentsinrealapplicationsarealsobrieflymentioned.
简介:IncorporationofstrontiumintoV-Moalumina-supportedcatalystenhanceditsperformance(increasedconversionandselectivity,decreasedreducibilityandimprovedstability)inpropaneoxydehydrogenationtopropylene.12.5%SrloadingwasshowntobetheoptimumcontenttotheV-Mocatalyst.Theresultsweresupportedbyvariouscharacterizationtechniques,namely,BET,XRD,SEM,FTIRandTPD.
简介:HydrotalciteprecursorsofLamodifiedNi-Al2O3andNi-SiO2catalystspreparedbyco-precipitationmethodandthecatalyticactivitieswereexaminedfortheproductionofCOx-freeH2byCH4decomposition.Physico-chemicalcharacteristicsoffresh,reducedandusedcatalystswereevaluatedbyXRD,TPRandO2pulsechemisorptions,TEMandBET-SAtechniques.XRDstudiesshowedphasesduetohydrotalcite-likeprecursorsinovendriedformproduceddispersedNiOspeciesuponcalcinationinstaticairabove450C.Ramanspectraofdeactivatedsamplesrevealedthepresenceofbothorderedanddisorderedformsofcarbon.Ni-La-Al2O3catalystwithamoleratioofNi:La:Al=2:0.1:0.9exhibitedtremendouslyhighlongevitywithahydrogenproductionrateof1300molH2mol1Ni.AdirectrelationshipbetweenNimetalsurfaceareaandhydrogenyieldswasestablished.