{"title":"Effects of Hydroxy Groups in Anthraquinone Dyes on Photocatalytic Activity of Visible-light-sensitized Pt-TiO2 for Hydrogen Evolution","authors":"Fumiaki Amano, Yasukazu Akaki, Akira Yamakata","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09370-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09370-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Alizarin (1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone) is a stable red photoredox sensitizer. We explored the effect of the hydroxy substituents of 9,10-anthraquinone (AQ) molecules on the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over a dye-sensitized Pt-TiO<sub>2</sub> system under visible-light irradiation. The 2-hydroxy group in AQ dyes was necessary to induce photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> evolution. By contrast, the 1-hydroxy group was the anchoring group to increase the adsorption amount of the dyes on the TiO<sub>2</sub> surface. Using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy, we found that the 2-hydroxy group enhances the electron injection and suppresses the back electron transfer from TiO<sub>2</sub> particles to the dye.</p>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"27 1","pages":"75 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4807187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Dual Z-Scheme Visible Light Catalyst PCN/BiOCl/CdS with Oxygen Vacancies for Benzylamine Oxidative Coupling Reaction","authors":"Li Qin, Yefeng Chen, Zhuhan Wang, Huicai Zheng, Wen Li, Guichuan Xu, Limei Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09372-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09372-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Here we report a strategy to prepare a novel ternary dual Z-scheme PCN/BiOCl/CdS photocatalyst by in-situ introducing bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) on porous carbon nitride (PCN) and then depositing cadmium sulfide (CdS). The synthesized PCN/BiOCl/CdS not only has the porous structure of PCN and the wide visible-light absorption range of CdS, but a special morphology and abundant oxygen vacancies of BiOCl under the action of the structure-directing agent ethylene glycol. Through the modulation of oxygen vacancies, the BiOCl in the PCN/BiOCl/CdS can be excited under visible light, thereby further improving its optical properties. The PCN/BiOCl/CdS exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity in oxidative coupling reaction of benzylamine under visible light. The excellent catalytic performance of PCN/BiOCl/CdS photocatalyst was due to high charge separation efficiency, oxygen vacancies and visible light absorption. Finally, we proposed a feasible photocatalytic mechanism for the PCN/BiOCl/CdS in oxidative coupling reaction of benzylamine.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"358 - 370"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10563-022-09372-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4638728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acetoacetate Production from CO2 and Acetone with Acetone Carboxylase from Photosynthetic Bacteria Rhodobacter Capsulatus","authors":"Yu Kita, Yutaka Amao","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09371-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09371-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology is the process of capturing and converting CO<sub>2</sub> into useful materials for further usage. The CCU aims to convert the captured CO<sub>2</sub> into more valuable materials while maintaining the carbon neutrality of the production process. In this work, we have demonstrated the acetoacetate production from acetone and NaHCO<sub>3</sub> using acetone carboxylase (AC) in cell extract from photosynthetic bacteria <i>Rhodobacter capsulatus</i> strain SB1003 (<i>Rb. capsulatus</i> SB1003) cultured in a medium containing acetone and bicarbonate under anaerobic photoheterotrophic conditions as a catalyst in the presence of ATP. Steady acetoacetate production due to the carboxylation of acetone with NaHCO<sub>3</sub> was accomplished in the presence of ATP by using cell extract including AC from <i>Rb. capsulatus</i> SB1003. Moreover, steady acetoacetate production from acetone and gaseous CO<sub>2</sub> also was attained by using cell extract.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"27 1","pages":"67 - 74"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4600008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Snehalkumar Parmar, T. M. Sankaranarayanan, Gopal Ravichandran
{"title":"Short Review on CO Combustion Promoters for FCC Regenerator","authors":"Snehalkumar Parmar, T. M. Sankaranarayanan, Gopal Ravichandran","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09368-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09368-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) is one of the key processes of any petroleum refinery as it produces gasoline, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and valuable petrochemical feedstock viz. ethylene and propylene. FCC is a catalytic process where zeolite (USY and ZSM-5) based catalysts are being used, contain a high concentration of acidic sites, which are responsible for cracking heavy hydrocarbon molecules into smaller ones. During these cracking reactions, significant coke formation occurs over the catalyst surface and blocks the pores, thus resulting drop in catalytic activity. To regain the catalyst activity, the coke on the catalyst is burned in the FCC regenerator unit and provides heat demand for the FCC riser bed where the cracking reaction takes place and the cycle continues. The temperature of the FCC regenerator reaches around 700 °C due to the combustion of coke on the catalyst. Due to incomplete combustion of coke on catalyst produces CO which burns above the catalyst bed, which is denoted as a dilute bed. The heat of reaction of CO combustion needs to be realized on catalysts bed and also to avoid the heat loss in the regenerator dilute bed. Higher dilute bed temperature damages the FCC regenerator internals, which is to be avoided. Conventionally, additives named CO Combustion Promoters (COPs) have been used for the promotion of CO to CO<sub>2</sub> in the catalyst bed which helps in improving regeneration of FCC equilibrium catalysts. The present article covers the concept and various types of COP reported in the literature. Different preparation methodologies, physico-chemical properties and evaluation results have been discussed. These insights would be helpful to understand the structure–property–activity relationship of COP. Further, it can also help to select the right COP for the desired commercial applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"281 - 293"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5169931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jie Wan, Jiawei Chen, Yijun Shi, Yiyan Wang, Yanjun Liu, Jin Zhang, Gongde Wu, Renxian Zhou
{"title":"In-situ One-Pot Synthesis of Ti/Cu-SSZ-13 Catalysts with Highly Efficient NH3-SCR Catalytic Performance as Well as Superior H2O/SO2 Tolerability","authors":"Jie Wan, Jiawei Chen, Yijun Shi, Yiyan Wang, Yanjun Liu, Jin Zhang, Gongde Wu, Renxian Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09374-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09374-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Series of Ti/Cu-SSZ-13 zeolite catalysts with variable Ti content were prepared via convenient <i>in-situ</i> one-pot synthesizing strategy. Systematic evaluations of the NH<sub>3</sub>-SCR catalytic performance over the obtained catalysts were conducted. Results show that Ti/Cu-SSZ-13 with appropriate Ti content (in the current work Ti<sub>0.81</sub>/Cu<sub>2.15</sub>-SSZ-13) could serve as capable candidate for NH<sub>3</sub>-SCR application, as it exhibits highly efficient catalytic activity with expanded operation temperature window width from 140 to 540 °C, nearly 100% N<sub>2</sub> selectivity, as well as superior tolerability against water vapor and SO<sub>2</sub>. Further structural/physicochemical characterizations demonstrate that the obtained Ti/Cu-SSZ-13 catalysts possess well-crystallized characteristic chabazite (CHA) structure. Isolated Cu<sup>2+</sup> and monomeric Ti<sup>4+</sup> are recognized as the primary active species, as the former mainly contributes to SCR reaction at low temperatures, while the latter are conducive for improving the high temperature SCR activity. Ti over doping would result in partial destruction of the zeolite structure, occupation of Cu<sup>2+</sup> cation sites and formation of surface aggregated TiO<sub><i>x</i></sub>, thus leading to unsatisfactory NH<sub>3</sub>-SCR performances. Moreover, formation of agglomerated CuO<sub><i>x</i></sub> species during hydrothermal ageing and blockage of surface active sites by sulfate species formed during SO<sub>2</sub> pretreatment are considered responsible for activity deterioration in the tolerability tests.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"346 - 357"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10563-022-09374-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5139233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masayuki Shirai, Sakura Kudo, Tomoki Sobu, Mika Sodeno, Shusuke Kato, Etty N. Kusumawati, Hidetaka Nanao
{"title":"Iridium Nanodisks Intercalated Between Graphite Layers: Iridium Loading and Metal Particle Size","authors":"Masayuki Shirai, Sakura Kudo, Tomoki Sobu, Mika Sodeno, Shusuke Kato, Etty N. Kusumawati, Hidetaka Nanao","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09369-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09369-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Iridium nanoparticles were synthesized between graphite layers by thermal treatment of the mixture of iridium chloride (IV) and graphite powder under chlorine atmosphere followed by hydrogen reduction (Ir-GIC). In Ir-GIC samples with 1–6 wt% iridium metal loadings, all iridium nanoparticles with disk-shape (iridium nanodisks) were located between graphite layers; however, iridium nanoparticles on graphite surface were also formed in addition to iridium nanodisks in the Ir-GIC samples with 8 and 10 wt% iridium metal loadings. Iridium nanodisks between graphite layers were highly active for cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation and selective to cinnamyl alcohol compared with the iridium particles on graphite surfaces.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><p>\u0000Iridium nanoparticles with disk-shape structure were synthesized between graphite layers by thermal treatment of the mixture of iridium chloride and graphite under chlorine pressure followed by hydrogen reduction.</p><figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"27 1","pages":"107 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4809866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rice Husk Ash Derived SiO2 for Template Free Synthesis of H-ZSM-5 Support for Ni Catalyst: Investigation on Non-Oxidative CH4 Cracking for Clean H2 Production","authors":"Manasa Kandula, Naresh Gutta, Hari Padmasri Aytam, Vijayanand Perupogu, Kalpana Manda, Venugopal Akula","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09365-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09365-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>H-ZSM-5(RH) was synthesized using rice husk without an organic reagent and explored it as a support for Ni in the catalytic cracking of methane (CCM). Detailed investigations of the fresh and used catalysts analysed by using XRD, SEM, TEM, H<sub>2</sub>-TPR, DT/TGA and CO pulse chemisorption techniques revealed that the high CCM activity was due to enhanced Ni dispersion and increased Cu-Ni interactions. Among the Ni/H-ZSM-5(RH) and bimetallic (Ni-M/H-ZSM-5(RH) M = Zn, Co, Fe, Cu) catalysts, the Cu-Ni/H-ZSM-5(RH) demonstrated a hydrogen yield of ~ 275 Nm<sup>3</sup>/mol<sub>Ni</sub> which was explained by a high degree of graphitization confirmed by Raman spectroscopic analysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"336 - 345"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10563-022-09365-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4561202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Advances in Catalytic Conversion of C5/C6 Alkanes to Olefins: A Review","authors":"Xin Wang, Youhao Xu","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09367-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09367-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Light naphtha (C<sub>5</sub>–C<sub>6</sub> alkanes) is commonly used as a feedstock for steam cracking or catalytic cracking to produce ethylene and propylene. This paper summarizes the progress of C<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>6</sub> alkanes steam cracking and catalytic cracking, but the key problem of the above method is the high yield of low-value C<sub>1</sub>–C<sub>3</sub> alkanes. When C<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>6</sub> olefin is used as the feedstock of catalytic cracking, the ethylene and propylene yields are high, while the C<sub>1</sub>–C<sub>3</sub> alkanes yield is low. It is of scientific value to dehydrogenate the C<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>6</sub> alkanes into the corresponding olefins, and effectively convert the olefins into ethylene and propylene. This paper reviews recent progress of direct catalytic dehydrogenation and oxidative dehydrogenation of C<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>6</sub> alkanes, and points out that the key is to develop C<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>6</sub> alkanes dehydrogenation catalyst for selective preparation of corresponding mono-olefins. The main issues about how to develop highly selective C<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>6</sub> alkanes dehydrogenation catalysts are proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"245 - 260"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10563-022-09367-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4814186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark G. Baronskiy, Anton I. Kostyukov, Aleksey V. Zhuzhgov, Nadezhda A. Zaitseva, Svetlana V. Cherepanova, Tatyana V. Larina, Valeriy N. Snytnikov
{"title":"Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Catalytic Properties of FeOx/Al2O3 Nanopowders Prepared by CO2 Laser Vaporization","authors":"Mark G. Baronskiy, Anton I. Kostyukov, Aleksey V. Zhuzhgov, Nadezhda A. Zaitseva, Svetlana V. Cherepanova, Tatyana V. Larina, Valeriy N. Snytnikov","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09366-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09366-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nanostructured powders xFe/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with the Fe loading of x = 0.0 – 5.0 wt% were obtained using laser vaporization by CO<sub>2</sub> laser. XRF, XRD, HRTEM, PL and UV–Vis DRS techniques were employed to investigate physicochemical, structural and optical properties of the synthesized nanopowders with the average particle size of 9 nm. Nanopowders xFe/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> as model catalysts were tested in isobutane dehydrogenation reaction. The results obtained were compared with similar data for the xFe/γ<sub>Pb</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> systems synthesized by the conventional sol–gel method. According to XRD and UV–Vis DRS data, in the series of xFe/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> samples a great part of Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions is in the disordered environment of subsurface layers of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanocrystallites, predominantly in the tetrahedral coordination. In distinction to samples of the xFe/γ<sub>Pb</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> series, in the case of nanostructured xFe/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> powders the formation of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> phase does not occur at any concentrations of iron or conditions of testing. The analysis of the PL spectra of xFe/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> powders also showed the presence of surface sites of Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions, which were not detected for xFe/γ<sub>Pb</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. Catalytic testing of the xFe/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> series samples in isobutane dehydrogenation revealed the formation of the iron active sites that ensure catalytic activity of the samples. Differences in the catalytic properties of FeO<sub>x</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> samples obtained by the sol–gel method and laser vaporization are related to different states of Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions. Thus, the xFe/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanopowders, in contrast to xFe/γ<sub>Pb</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, contain a large amount of active Fe<sup>3+</sup> sites. These sites, being involved in the dehydrogenation reaction, are present predominantly on the surface of the nanopowders.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"322 - 335"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4964422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards Extraordinary Catalysts for Aromatization of Biomass and Low-Cost C5 Streams","authors":"Ahmad Galadima, Ahmad Masudi, Oki Muraza","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09364-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09364-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The production of aromatics with fuel properties from either biomass resources or low-cost refinery streams such as C5 is an important industrial interest. However, the strategic design of reliable catalysts with commercial compatibilities remained a challenge. Several investigations were carried out in this direction. This review accordingly presents a comprehensive analysis of the literature on the catalysis-based strategies adopted for aromatization of the feeds. Valorization of furans and allied oxygenates derived from biomass into aromatics was initially covered. The review examined strategies for C5 streams aromatization, co-upgrading of furans with hydrocarbons and methanol and discussed how biomass-derived bio-oils could be valorized into aromatics. In addition to discussion on the influence of catalytic textural, acidity and topological properties, the paper provided substantial updates on the associated reaction mechanisms. A perspective for further investigations in aromatization was also provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"221 - 244"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10563-022-09364-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4793595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}