{"title":"Selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde and carbon monoxide over V/MSN catalysts with isolated VO4 sites","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119928","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119928","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The selective oxidation of methane to value-added C<sub>1</sub> chemicals (e.g., HCHO and CO) is a crucial process in the chemical industry. Recent studies indicate that the generation of highly dispersed isolated active sites is crucial for improving the performance in the selective oxidation of methane and studying the corresponding structure–activity relationship. Therefore, we used mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) as supports and utilized grafting method to prepare catalysts with more selective oxidation active centers (isolated VO<sub>4</sub>). The study found that isolated VO<sub>4</sub> centers are the active sites for the selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde, and CO is the product of further oxidation of formaldehyde. The total selectivity of formaldehyde and CO on all catalysts is higher than 83.6 %. Among them, the highly dispersed and isolated VO<sub>4</sub> tetrahedral active centers on the 2 V/MSN catalyst could stably convert methane to formaldehyde, achieving the highest formaldehyde yield of 3.7 % at 670 °C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142095636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Active site requirements for bio-alcohol dehydration: Effect of chemical structure and site proximity","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119939","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119939","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Synthesis-structure-activity relations are reported, describing how interzeolite conversion (IZC) allows synthesis of ZSM-5 (MFI framework) with fixed physicochemical properties, except the variable local acid site (Al) arrangement, by variation of the synthesis time. Local confinement and acidity effects are probed by applying both H-ZSM-5 and Na-ZSM-5 samples in alcohol dehydration. Pyridine and divalent cobalt ion probing are used to quantify the amount of accessible acid sites and of Al in close proximity. Al in close proximity shows a strong influence on n-butanol dehydration turnover rates. The turnover rates are also strongly dependent on local confinement: in Na-form, ZSM-5 synthesized with more Al present as isolated species is a factor of 3–7 times more active than Na-ZSM-5 with fewer isolated Al. However if the zeolites are in proton form, ZSM-5 with more proximate sites show a higher activity compared to ZSM-5 with more isolated sites. Linear butene selectivity increases in Na-ZSM-5 compared to H-ZSM-5, caused by a suppressed dibutyl ether formation. The selectivity towards 1-butene is enhanced to a greater extent on proximate sites, likely due to a local/steric constraint at the active site. Decomposition of DBE over Na-ZSM-5 is more active compared to n-butanol dehydration, independent of acid site proximity. Also for 2-propanol dehydration, Na-ZSM-5 is less active than H-ZSM-5, yet the activity difference is attenuated compared to n-butanol dehydration. Essentially, due to the intrinsic higher reactivity of 2-propanol, the acid site requirement is less stringent. These findings highlight the importance of local confinement and Al proximity in acid-catalyzed conversion of oxygenated compounds.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142137302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oxidation of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid with morphology-dependent Au/CeO2 catalysts","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119929","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119929","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a bio-based diacid with a rigid ring, has a similar structure to petroleum-based terephthalic acid. Its co-polyester with ethylene glycol has excellent performance in terms of thermal and mechanical properties. Herein, an Au/CeO<sub>2</sub>-rod catalyst with rich oxygen vacancies was developed to achieve the efficient oxidation of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (BHMF) to FDCA with a 92 % yield under mild conditions, with the addition of 4 equivalents of Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> at 80℃ under 2 MPa O<sub>2</sub> for 6 h. The large specific surface area of CeO<sub>2</sub>-rod is beneficial for better dispersion of Au nanoparticles. Meanwhile, the high activity of Au/CeO<sub>2</sub>-rod can be attributed to that the rod-shaped CeO<sub>2</sub> exposed more active (100) facets, resulting in strong metal-support interaction between Au nanoparticles and CeO<sub>2</sub>-rod. This could generate more Au species with oxidized state and more oxygen vacancies, thus promoting the reactant adsorption and oxygen activation and enhancing the final oxidation activity. The oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid to FDCA was determined as the rate-determining step in the oxidation of BHMF over the Au/CeO<sub>2</sub> catalyst.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142129194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2D/2D Bi2WO6/C3N5 S-scheme heterojunction for highly selective production of CH4 by photocatalytic CO2 reduction under visible light","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119914","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119914","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction is a practical solution to the energy dilemma and environmental damage caused by greenhouse gases, and it is very important to explore high-efficiency photocatalysts. In this study, a novel Bi<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>5</sub> step(S)-scheme heterojunction was successfully constructed and applied for CO<sub>2</sub> photoreduction. The 2D/2D structure showed excellent photocatalytic properties, with methane production reaching 1.976 μmol·g<sup>−1</sup>·h<sup>−1</sup> and selectivity reaching 100 % under 5 hours of visible light irradiation. The result indicates that combining Bi<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>6</sub> and C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>5</sub> can promote interfacial charge separation and maintain the optimal reducing ability of photogenerated electrons. Based on experimental and theoretical calculations, we characterized the reaction mechanism and heterojunction formation mechanism. This study offers a novel approach to improve the selectivity and photocatalytic efficiency of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142095744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of different ratio of CuCe catalysts applied in photothermal reverse water gas shift reaction","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119927","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119927","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The photothermal catalytic reverse water gas shift reaction (RWGS) can convert CO<sub>2</sub> into other high-value-added chemical resources under mild conditions. However, the design and development of high-performance catalysts is a major challenge. In this work, different proportions of CuCe bimetallic catalysts were synthesized using the sol-gel method and applied to RWGS. Under the visible light heat catalytic condition at 450 ℃, the CO yield can be increased by about 20 % compared to thermal catalysis, which is better than most metal-based catalysts reported in the literature. Moreover, the catalyst exhibited good stability and reusability, with the primary factor affecting the stability of the CuCe catalyst being the growth of Cu nanoparticles. The characterization shows that at Cu/Ce=1, the separation efficiency of electron-hole separation is the highest, and the hot electrons generated by the LSPR effect of Cu can be effectively separated and transferred, producing more oxygen vacancies and suitable alkaline sites, so it has the best photothermal catalytic performance. Furthermore, the catalyst is dominated by the formate pathway under light conditions, and this work provides a new RWGS strategy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142089296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dipyridyl-anderson-polyoxometalate built-in metal–organic frameworks for aerobic photooxidation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119913","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119913","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two POM-MOFs <strong>Co-1</strong> and <strong>Ni-1</strong> were synthesized from pyridyl-Anderson-POM linker. When combined with [Ru(bpy)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>, <strong>Ru(bpy)</strong><sub><strong>3</strong></sub><strong>@Co-1</strong> showed excellent photocatalytic performance in sulfide oxidation and oxidative coupling of benzylamines with good recyclability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142095637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zinc ferro- and ferri-cyanides catalyst structures from point of colloid chemistry view","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119902","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119902","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this research was to comprehensively analyze zinc ferro- and ferri-cyanides for rationally choose or modify hexacyanoferrates in a range of application focused on catalysing the ring-opening copolymerization of epoxides and CO<sub>2</sub> to reduce the environmental toll. Scripts of the synthesis of 14 samples with variable morphology are given. Thermogravimetry, FT-IR, and XRD indicates the formation of two predominant types of bridging cyanide groups with different coordination environment, which accounts for a lack crystallinity aggregate with an amorphous part. Involving dynamic light scattering and laser Doppler electrophoresis as distinguishing features the formation of colloidal fractions is demonstrated and characterized. The switch from a negative surface rich in Lewis basic sites (Me–C<img>N<sup>–</sup>) to a surface rich in open-metal sites is either jump and stepwise successfully completed. The proposed structures of micelles of the catalysts allow great attention to be paid to every small detail of their catalytic activity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142058228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"γ-aminobutyric acid-assisted fabrication of plate-like ZSM-5 zeolite for efficient propylene production from methanol conversion","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119912","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119912","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plate-like ZSM-5 zeolites offering a short diffusion pathway along the <em>b-</em>axis are highly desirable catalyst for methanol to propylene (MTP) reaction. Herein, we successfully developed a simple synthetic strategy toward reducing the thickness along <em>b</em>-axis of ZSM-5 zeolite by combing a preliminary aging process and the addition of γ-aminobutyric acid. In particular, γ-aminobutyric acid adopted as a zeolite growth modifier was firstly proposed to prepare plate-like ZSM-5 zeolite with a short thickness of <em>b</em>-axis, and the minimum thickness can reach ∼50 nm. The shortened diffusion length in plate-like ZSM-5 zeolites could significantly improve the transport efficiency of molecules to and away from the active sites and finally leads to a better catalytic performance in the MTP reaction. Particularly, the plate-like ZSM-5 zeolite with an impressively shortened diffusion length (P-ZSM-5–0.3#0.3) displayed greatly improved catalytic performances (higher propylene selectivity and longer lifetime) than conventional ZSM-5 with a thicker dimension along the <em>b</em>-axis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142050042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The synthesis of Ni-Co@NOMC and the regulation of its active sites for the selective conversion of furfural to cyclopentanone","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119915","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119915","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Catalysts play a critical role in the selective conversion of furfural (FAL) in the aqueous-phase hydrogenation-rearrangement tandem reaction (AP-HRT). Herein, the N-doped bimetallic Ni-Co@NOMC was synthesized by solvent volatilization self-assembly method. The morphology and structure of the APF precursors were effectively controlled through adjustments in the synthesis and the presence of numerous pore channels and the substantial specific surface areas contributed to enhancing catalytic efficiency. Furthermore, this study also examined the synergistic interaction between the acid-base sites of the novel mesoporous N-doped carbon (NOMC) carrier and metal active sites to advance the succession of the furan ring hydrogenation and rearrangement processes. Specifically, the 99.9 % conversion of 8 wt% FAL solution was successfully accomplished with the 90.5 % selectivity of cyclopentanone catalyzed by 1.2-Ni-Co@NOMC catalysts. Therefore, this research holds significant importance for advancing the sustainable utilization of biomass resources in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142050043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Catalytic recycling of polylactic acid over zirconium phosphate supported WOx active sites","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119917","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Chemical upcycling of end-of-life plastics is an economically and environmentally feasible way to tackle plastics crisis. Among them, methanol alcoholysis of polylactic acid (PLA) is a promising approach, which can produce methyl lactate (MLA) that can be further converted to lactide to achieve a sustainable development. In this work, a series of WO<sub><em>x</em></sub>/ZrP catalysts with WO<sub><em>x</em></sub> active sites in low coverage and high surface area were synthesized via anchoring WO<sub><em>x</em></sub> species on the surface of zirconium phosphate (ZrP). Characterizations indicated that the strong interaction between WO<sub><em>x</em></sub> and ZrP promoted the formation of WO<sub><em>x</em></sub> active sites in low coverage. In particular, 10 %WO<sub><em>x</em></sub>/ZrP catalyst was highly active and stable for the alcoholysis of PLA plastics under mild conditions due to the abundant WO<sub><em>x</em></sub> active sites and strong acidity. The yield of MLA over 10 %WO<sub><em>x</em></sub>/ZrP catalyst reached 94.5 % within 4 h at 160 °C, which was superior to the performance of traditional solid acids (<em>α</em>-ZrP, HZSM-5, H<em>β</em> and Amberlyst-45). In addition, 10 %WO<sub><em>x</em></sub>/ZrP was versatile for the alcoholysis of discarded PLA-based products and could be recycled at least five times. The prominent performance of 10 %WO<sub><em>x</em></sub>/ZrP catalyst and the possible reaction mechanism were discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142083377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}