催化学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (12): 2287-2295.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(20)63771-8

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MoO3和Nb2O5助剂对Pt/ZrO2催化剂上短链烷烃燃烧反应的不同促进作用

岑丙横, 汤岑, 鲁继青, 陈建#(), 罗孟飞*()   

  1. 浙江师范大学物理化学研究所,先进催化材料教育部重点实验室,浙江省固体表面反应化学重点实验室, 浙江金华321004
  • 收稿日期:2020-12-23 接受日期:2020-12-23 出版日期:2021-12-18 发布日期:2021-01-31
  • 通讯作者: 陈建,罗孟飞
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金面上项目(21872124);国家自然科学基金面上项目(22072137)

Different roles of MoO3 and Nb2O5 promotion in short-chain alkane combustion over Pt/ZrO2 catalysts

Bingheng Cen, Cen Tang, Jiqing Lu, Jian Chen#(), Mengfei Luo*()   

  1. Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2020-12-23 Accepted:2020-12-23 Online:2021-12-18 Published:2021-01-31
  • Contact: Jian Chen,Mengfei Luo
  • About author:# E-mail: jianchen@zjnu.cn
    * E-mail: mengfeiluo@zjnu.cn;
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21872124);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22072137)

摘要:

贵金属Pt催化剂具有高活性和热稳定性, 广泛应用于催化挥发性有机物的完全氧化反应(燃烧反应). 短链烷烃(甲烷、乙烷、丙烷等)化学性质稳定, 是最难氧化的一类有机物, 常用作考察燃烧反应催化剂性能的模型反应物. 然而, 目前报道的研究工作通常仅限于针对某一种烷烃底物的催化燃烧, 系统考察催化剂以及助剂对不同短链烷烃的催化燃烧活性鲜有报道. 在短链烷烃中, 甲烷只有C-H键; 而其它烷烃除了C-H键; 还有C-C键. 因此, 研究催化剂对甲烷、乙烷和丙烷燃烧反应催化性能的差异性, 对于认识催化剂上C-H键和C-C键的活化具有非常重要的意义.

本文制备了MoO3或Nb2O5修饰的Pt/ZrO2催化剂并用于短链烷烃的燃烧反应. 研究发现, MoO3助剂对甲烷燃烧有明显的抑制作用, 但对乙烷, 丙烷和正己烷燃烧反应具有促进作用, 促进作用随着烷烃碳链的增长逐渐增加; Nb2O5助剂对甲烷、乙烷、丙烷和正己烷燃烧反应均具有促进作用, 然而促进作用随着碳链的增长而逐渐减弱. MoO3和Nb2O5助剂的不同促进作用与助剂影响催化剂表面酸性以及Pt物种的氧化或还原态有关. NH3-TPD结果表明, MoO3助剂可以显著增加Pt/ZrO2催化剂表面强酸位点数量, 而Nb2O5助剂可以显著增加Pt/ZrO2催化剂表面中强酸位点数量. HTEM结果表明, 两种助剂的添加都不会明显改变Pt物种的颗粒尺寸. 在Pt-Mo/ZrO2催化剂上, MoO3覆盖部分Pt物种形成丰富的Pt-MoO3界面, 促进了金属Pt物种和强表面酸性位点的生成, 提高了丙烷燃烧反应活性; Pt-Nb/ZrO2催化剂上载体表面的部分Nb2O5被Pt物种包覆, 使得生成的表面Pt-Nb2O5界面低于Pt-Mo/ZrO2催化剂, 但由于催化剂表面酸性位的提升, 也促进了丙烷燃烧反应活性的提高. XPS结果表明, 在甲烷燃烧反应中, Pt-Nb/ZrO2催化剂上Ptn+物种能够更加稳定地存在, 这可能是Nb2O5助剂提高Pt-Nb/ZrO2催化剂上甲烷燃烧活性的关键. 而Pt-Mo/ZrO2催化剂上Ptn+物种在甲烷反应中可以更容易地被还原, 并且由于MoO3的包裹导致暴露的Pt位点数量降低, 使催化剂催化甲烷燃烧的活性受到抑制. 可见, MoO3助剂更有利于C-C键活化, 而Nb2O5助剂更有利于高键能的C-H键活化.

综上, 本文系统性地研究MoO3助剂和Nb2O5助剂对Pt/ZrO2催化剂上不同短链烷烃的燃烧反应的影响, 证实了两种助剂的促进作用与碳链长度的关系是截然不同的.

关键词: Pt/ZrO2催化剂, 烷烃燃烧, MoO3助剂, Nb2O5助剂, 活性位点

Abstract:

Pt/ZrO2 catalysts promoted with MoO3 and Nb2O5 were tested for the combustion of short-chain alkanes (namely, methane, ethane, propane, and n-hexane). For short-chain alkane combustion, the inhibition of MoO3 (for the methane reaction) dramatically transformed to promotion (for the ethane, propane, and n-hexane reactions) as the carbon chain length increased, whereas the remarkable promotion of Nb2O5 gradually weakened with an increase in the carbon chain length. Based on a detailed study of the oxidation reactions of methane and propane over the catalysts, the different roles of the promoters in the reactions were ascribed to differences in the acidic properties of the surface and the oxidation or reduction states of the Pt species. The MoO3 promoter could decorate the surface of the Pt species for a Pt-Mo/ZrO2 catalyst, whereas the Nb2O5 promoter on the support could be partially covered by Pt particles for a Pt-Nb/ZrO2 catalyst. The formation of accessible Pt-MoO3 interfacial sites, a high concentration of metallic Pt species, and a high surface acidity in Pt-Mo/ZrO2 were responsible for the enhanced activity for catalytic propane combustion. The lack of enough accessible Pt-Nb2O5 interfacial sites but an enhanced surface acid sites in Pt-Nb/ZrO2 explained the slight improvement in activity for catalytic propane combustion. However, the stabilized Ptn+ species in Pt-Nb/ZrO2 were responsible for the much-improved activity for methane combustion, whereas the Ptn+ species in Pt-Mo/ZrO2 could be reduced during the oxidation reaction, and the fewer exposed surface Pt species because of MoO3 decoration accounted for the inhibited activity for methane combustion. In addition, it can be concluded that MoO3 promotion is favorable for the activation of C-C bonds, whereas Nb2O5 promotion is more beneficial for the activation of C-H bonds with high energy.

Key words: Pt/ZrO2 catalyst, Alkanes combustion, MoO3 promoter, Nb2O5 promoter, Active site