Structure and Reactivity of AgCu/SiO2 Bimetallic Catalysts for Alkene Epoxidation

IF 3.9 3区 化学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
ChemCatChem Pub Date : 2025-07-27 DOI:10.1002/cctc.202500921
Yogita Soni, Seth March, Steven L. Suib, E. Charles H. Sykes, Prashant Deshlahra
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AgCu bimetallic materials have attracted significant interest as catalysts for selective oxidation reactions. Near-surface alloys of Ag on Cu have been shown to activate O2 efficiently at exposed reverse-segregated isolated Cu atoms within the surface Ag layers. This study focuses on the synthesis of nanoparticle analogs of these alloys and measurement of their performance for ethylene and propylene epoxidation. Supported Cu/SiO2 catalysts were prepared by strong electrostatic adsorption and partial galvanic replacement of Cu atoms with Ag cations in aqueous media, which led to bimetallic nanoparticles of 3–10 nm average size and 0.25–1.6 Ag:Cu atomic ratios. Galvanic exchange stoichiometry, elemental maps and UV–vis spectroscopy reveal coexistence of Ag and Cu in the nanoparticles. Diffuse reflectance infrared spectra of bound CO indicate the formation of nanoparticles with a Cu core and Ag shell when catalysts with high Ag:Cu ratios are reduced to metallic form. The bimetallic catalysts show improvement over monometallic Ag and Cu and their physical mixtures, exhibiting higher rates, higher initial selectivity than Ag, and resistance to secondary reactions that decrease the selectivity of Cu catalysts at higher alkene conversion. These results demonstrate a simple synthesis method of more selective bimetallic AgCu nanoparticles with core-shell like structures, which may be of use in a variety of selective oxidation reactions.

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烯烃环氧化AgCu/SiO2双金属催化剂的结构和反应性
AgCu双金属材料作为选择性氧化反应的催化剂引起了人们极大的兴趣。银对铜的近表面合金已被证明可以有效地激活表面银层内暴露的反向分离的孤立Cu原子上的O2。本研究的重点是这些合金的纳米颗粒类似物的合成和测量其性能的乙烯和丙烯环氧化。在水介质中,通过强静电吸附和部分电取代Cu原子,制备了负载型Cu/SiO2催化剂,得到了平均尺寸为3 ~ 10 nm、Ag:Cu原子比为0.25 ~ 1.6的双金属纳米颗粒。电交换化学计量学、元素图和紫外可见光谱显示纳米颗粒中银和铜共存。结合CO的漫反射红外光谱表明,当高银铜比催化剂还原为金属形态时,形成了具有Cu核和Ag壳的纳米颗粒。与单金属银和铜及其物理混合物相比,双金属催化剂表现出更高的速率和更高的初始选择性,并且在较高的烯烃转化率下,对降低Cu催化剂选择性的二次反应具有抗性。这些结果证明了一种简单的具有核壳结构的双金属AgCu纳米颗粒的合成方法,该方法可用于多种选择性氧化反应。
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ChemCatChem
ChemCatChem 化学-物理化学
CiteScore
8.10
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4.40%
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511
审稿时长
1.3 months
期刊介绍: With an impact factor of 4.495 (2018), ChemCatChem is one of the premier journals in the field of catalysis. The journal provides primary research papers and critical secondary information on heterogeneous, homogeneous and bio- and nanocatalysis. The journal is well placed to strengthen cross-communication within between these communities. Its authors and readers come from academia, the chemical industry, and government laboratories across the world. It is published on behalf of Chemistry Europe, an association of 16 European chemical societies, and is supported by the German Catalysis Society.
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