{"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}
Feifei Hu, Chengbing Fu, Chenchen Zhao, Peng Liu, Wei Tian, Bo Chen, Hongyan Pan, Qian Lin
{"title":"Effect of Shell Thickness on the Properties of Multi-Pd Cores-Hollow Carbon Shell Catalyst mPd@HCS","authors":"Feifei Hu, Chengbing Fu, Chenchen Zhao, Peng Liu, Wei Tian, Bo Chen, Hongyan Pan, Qian Lin","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09362-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09362-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Traditional catalysts with one core and one shell structure have few active sites and shell structure parameters are difficult to be regulated. In order to solve these two problems, it is presented herein a multi-Pd-core and porous carbon shell catalyst mPd@HCS, where multiple Pd nuclei provide more active sites for the reaction, the shell structure parameters are tuned by the adjustment of shell thickness, and the influence of shell thickness on the performance of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> direct synthesis was mainly investigated. The results showed that the selectivity and yield of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> changed volcanically with the increase of carbon crust thickness because of the compromise between reactants diffusion and product degradation, and the selectivity (87%) and productivity (1938 mmol g<sub>Pd</sub><sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>) of the sample with middle shell thickness (10.18 nm) were the highest.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"311 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4167851","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":"Review: Graphite Phase Carbon Nitride Photo-Fenton Catalyst and its Photocatalytic Degradation Performance for Organic Wastewater","authors":"Jingpeng Luo, Xu Du, Qingying Ye, Dong Fu","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09363-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09363-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The catalytic properties and applications of Fenton and Fenton-like catalysts based on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) are reviewed. Compared with semiconductor photocatalytic, the synergistic system of photocatalysis and Fenton-like oxidation has a stronger ability to degrade organic wastewater, but there are still some shortcomings, such as high recombination rate of photogenerated carriers and serious agglomeration of metals on the catalyst surface, and its catalytic performance still needs to be further improved. The development of heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like catalysts based on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and their Fenton-like mechanism will be the focus of future research.</p>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 4","pages":"294 - 310"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4799013","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}
Ihtisham Wali Khan, Abdul Naeem, Muhammad Farooq, Tahira Mahmood, Tooba Saeed, Fouzia Parveen, Tabassum Malik
{"title":"Wild Olive Oil as a Novel and Sustainable Feedstock for Biodiesel Production: Overviewed Various Feedstock, Methodologies and Reaction Mechanisms of Different Catalysts","authors":"Ihtisham Wali Khan, Abdul Naeem, Muhammad Farooq, Tahira Mahmood, Tooba Saeed, Fouzia Parveen, Tabassum Malik","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09361-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09361-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The over-consumption of petroleum fuel due to the progressive increase in population, transportation, industrialization, modernization as well as improvement in the lifestyle of the society leads to the fast declining of non-renewable resources. Therefore, it is important to discover low cost, environmentally friendly and sustainable surrogates of petroleum fuels. In this regard, biodiesel production is one of the gorgeous solutions for the research community. Contrary to the benefits, the high cost of the biodiesel is the main disadvantage, greatly reliant on the feedstock. In this sense, wild olive oil was explored for the first time as a suitable and novel feedstock for biodiesel technology development. The fatty acid composition was identified by GC–MS analysis whereas various physiochemical properties were determined by ASTM and EN methods. Furthermore, this review paper conveys a detailed overview of biodiesel production technologies, various generation feedstocks and types of catalyst along with their plausible mechanism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 3","pages":"144 - 160"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4127711","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":"Catalytic Oxidation of Ethyl Lactate to Ethyl Pyruvate over Au-Based Catalyst Using Authentic Air as Oxidant","authors":"Shiyao Lu, Jian Zhang, Zhiyi Wu, Zerui Su, Jianbin Huang, Yehao Liang, Feng-Shou Xiao","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09359-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09359-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Highly dispersed Au nanoparticles supported on Ni–Al mixed metal oxides (Au/NiAl-MMO) were prepared by a facile method, which is significantly efficient for the aerobic oxidation of ethyl lactate using authentic air as the oxidant, achieving 72.6% ethyl lactate conversion and 88.3% selectivity to ethyl pyruvate at 240 °C in a continuous fixed-bed reactor. The catalyst retained its catalytic performance during a long-term stability test. Characterization and experimental studies on the kinetic dependence sequence of the reactants and elementary reaction steps confirmed that the Au/NiAl-MMO catalyst followed the Mars–van Krevelen mechanism, with the activation of O<sub>2</sub> as the elementary step. The quasi in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra demonstrated that the active sites in the Au/NiAl-MMO catalyst were Au nanoparticles. This work may provide a novel technique for developing more efficient supported metal catalysts for the aerobic oxidation of ethyl lactate using authentic air as the oxidant.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3><p>Highly dispersed Au nanoparticle catalyst was facilely prepared for the efficient catalytic oxidation of ethyl lactate with authentic air.\u0000</p><figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 3","pages":"211 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5133409","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}
Mohammad Sajedi, Yagoub Mansoori, Ayat Nuri, Somayeh Fekri, Dolores Esquivel, Mª Angeles Navarro
{"title":"2-Pyridyl-benzimidazole-Pd(II)/Pd(0) Supported on Magnetic Mesoporous Silica: Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols/Benzaldehydes and Reduction of Nitroarenes","authors":"Mohammad Sajedi, Yagoub Mansoori, Ayat Nuri, Somayeh Fekri, Dolores Esquivel, Mª Angeles Navarro","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09360-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09360-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>2-(2-Pyridyl)benzimidazole (PyBzIm) was supported onto magnetic mesoporous silica, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub>@SBA-15 via the click chemistry. The supported ligand was treated with Na<sub>2</sub>PdCl<sub>4</sub> in methanol to afford Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub>@SBA-PyBzIm-Pd(II) as a magnetically retrievable supported catalyst. The catalyst was fully characterized by conventional methods. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies confirmed some C = N nitrogen atoms interact with palladium in the + 2 oxidation state. The prepared catalyst was found to catalyze the aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohols and benzaldehydes to the corresponding benzoic acids, and excellent conversions were obtained. The magnetic catalyst showed a very low metal leaching (3.9%) in the first run. Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub>@SBA-PyBzIm-Pd(II) was then treated with aqueous NaBH<sub>4</sub> to give Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SBA-PyBzIm-Pd(0). The obtained catalyst was found to catalyze the transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes to the corresponding anilines in the presence of hydrazine, and excellent yields were obtained. The prepared catalysts present an excellent recycling efficiency over seven consecutive runs without significant loss of catalyst reactivity.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 3","pages":"193 - 210"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4431788","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}
Guangquan Liu, Liping Peng, Long Fan, Jin Wang, Yajun Fu, Linhong Cao, Weidong Wu
{"title":"Trimetallic PtTiMg Alloy Nanoparticles with High Activity for Efficient Electrocatalytic Ethanol Oxidation","authors":"Guangquan Liu, Liping Peng, Long Fan, Jin Wang, Yajun Fu, Linhong Cao, Weidong Wu","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09355-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09355-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although nanostructures based on noble metal alloys are widely used in the anode catalysts of direct ethanol fuel cells, their commercialization remains a remarkable challenge due to their high cost and poor durability. We describe the successful synthesis of trimetallic PtTiMg alloy nanoparticles with adjustable composition using a simple one-step three-target magnetron co-sputtering method. Various physical characterization and electrochemical methods were used to investigate the structure/composition and electrochemical properties of the obtained PtTiMg alloy catalysts toward ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). The PtTiMg alloy catalyst demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic activity and high durability when the Mg content was 2.76%, (after 3000 cycles, retained 91% of its electrochemical surface area). Furthermore, the electrochemically active surface area and peak current density of the PtTiMg alloy catalyst are 1.5 and 0.8 times higher than those of the commercial pure Pt catalyst, respectively. Furthermore, the long-term strong acid immersion test demonstrated that the PtTiMg alloy catalysts retain high electrocatalytic activity in harsh environments, demonstrating the potential application of the obtained PtTiMg alloy catalysts for EOR.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 3","pages":"183 - 192"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4149698","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}
Aisyah Fathiah Ahmad, Nursyamimi Zulkurnain, Salmiah Jamal Mat Rosid, Azman Azid, Azizah Endut, Susilawati Toemen, Salwani Ismail, Wan Nazwanie Wan Abdullah, Siti Maisarah Aziz, Nurulhuda Mohammed Yusoff, Sarina Mat Rosid, Nur Atiqah Nasir
{"title":"Catalytic Transesterification of Coconut Oil in Biodiesel Production: A Review","authors":"Aisyah Fathiah Ahmad, Nursyamimi Zulkurnain, Salmiah Jamal Mat Rosid, Azman Azid, Azizah Endut, Susilawati Toemen, Salwani Ismail, Wan Nazwanie Wan Abdullah, Siti Maisarah Aziz, Nurulhuda Mohammed Yusoff, Sarina Mat Rosid, Nur Atiqah Nasir","doi":"10.1007/s10563-022-09358-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10563-022-09358-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Biodiesel is one of the renewable energy (RE) sources that has received much interest due to its promising properties. Recently, the use of coconut oil as biodiesel has caught the attention of many researchers. As a result, this paper presents a comprehensive overview of the current catalysts used to produce coconut oil biodiesel via the transesterification method.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":509,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Surveys from Asia","volume":"26 3","pages":"129 - 143"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5154836","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}