Rare earth oxide modified Cu-Mn compounds supported on TiO2 catalysts for low temperature selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia and in lean oxygen

Selective catalytic oxidation (SCO) of ammonia was carried out over Cu-Mn compounds catalysts modified with trivalent rare earth oxide Ce₂O₃ and La₂O₃ respectively. TiO₂ was used as support and different ratio of O₂ were tested in order to find an appropriate O₂ concentration (vol.%), and the results showed that 1%O₂ (vol.%) was propitious to SCO of ammonia. The effects of the two rare earth oxides modified catalysts Ce₂O₃-Cu-Mn/TiO₂ and La₂O₃-Cu-Mn/TiO₂ on the catalytic activity and selectivity of ammonia oxidation were investigated under the reaction condition of 500 ppm ammonia, 1%O₂ (vol.%), at the temperature from 125 to 250 °C. The results revealed the beneficial role of Ce₂O₃ and La₂O₃ in catalytic activity at low temperature and lean oxygen concentration, while the modification with Ce₂O₃ and La₂O₃ led to the negative influence on N₂ selectivity. For the catalysts modified with Ce showed lower NO and N₂O selectivity than the catalysts modified with La, then the effects of different Ce loadings on catalytic activity and selectivity were also considered, in combination with catalysts preparation methods, which include incipient wet impregnation, sol-gel method and co-precipitation. Results revealed that the catalysts prepared by sol-gel method obtained preferable catalytic activity compared with the others, reaching 99% ammonia at 200 °C, whereas 96% NO was detected. It also indicated that different catalyst preparation method significantly determined production distribution.     

Preparation and characterization of Ce_1-xNi_xO₂ as oxygen carrier for selective oxidation methane to syngas in absence of gaseous oxygen

A citric acid complex method was employed to prepare Ce/Ni mixed oxides with various Ce/Ni ratios useful for selective oxidation methane to syngas in the absence of gaseous oxygen,and the catalytic activity measurement was investigated in a fixed bed reactor at 800 oC.The prepared oxygen carriers were characterized by various characterization techniques such as TG-DSC,XRD and TPR.The results of TG-DSC indicated that the Ce1-xNixO2 precursor generated a stable phase after the heat-treatment at temperatures above 800 oC.The XRD characterization suggested that some Ce-Ni solid solution was formed when Ni2+ ions was incorporated into the lattice of CeO2,and it led to the generation of O-vacancy which could improve the oxygen mobility in the lattice of oxygen carriers.It was found that Ce0.8Ni0.2O2 gave the highest activity in the selective oxidation methane to syngas reaction,and the average methane conversion,CO and H2 selectivity reached to 82.31%,82.41% and 87.64%,respectively.The reason could be not only attributed to the fitting amount of NiO dispersed on the CeO2 surface and bulk but also to actual lattice oxygen amount increased in oxygen carrier.     

Study on Aldol Condensation of HCHO and CH3 CHO over MgO Catalysts Modified by Lanthanum and Cerium

Aldol condensation of HCHO and CH3CHO over MgO, modified MgO and Al2O3 with rare earth oxides,was studied. The measurement of adsorption of pyrrole on catalysts by in-situ FT-IR and NH3 TPD indicated thatthe addition of elements La or Ce into MgO increased the acidity of the solid. In-situ FI‘-IR showed that the activation of - C = O in HCHO adsorbed on CeO-MgO and La2O3-MgO occurred. The measurement of catalytic activity implied that the modified catalysts can promote the formation of pentaerythritol, dipentaerthritol and tripentaerythritol.     

稀土交换的β分子筛负载Pt催化剂上正庚烷的临氢异构化

A series of Pt catalysts supported on the Hβ-zeolite that is ion-exchanged with the rare earth metal ions of Ce(Ⅲ) and La(Ⅲ), are prepared by impregnation, characterized by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), X-ray diffraction (XRD),BET, temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia (NH3-TPD), temperature-programmed reduction of hydrogen (H2-TPR) and H2-chemisorption techniques, and evaluated in the hydroisomerization of n-heptane with an atmospheric fixed-bed reactor. The reaction temperature, time on stream, space velocity, and the ratio of H2/n-heptane are changed to get the optimal conditions. The Ce(Ⅲ) and La(Ⅲ)-exchanged Hβ-zeolites exhibit higher selectivity for isomerized products than the neat Hβ-zeolite. Moreover, the Ce(Ⅲ)-exchanged catalysts give higher conversions of n-heptane, whereas the La(Ⅲ)-exchanged ones do not show any improvement in conversion. Under optimal conditions, the catalyst with 0.4% (by mass) Pt and 0.5% (by mass) Ce loading presents very high selectivity of isomerized products of 95.1% coupled with high n-heptane conversion of 68.7%. Effects of the ion-exchange of Ce(Ⅲ) and La(Ⅲ) on the catalytic performance are discussed in relation with the physicochemical properties of catalysts.     

Ce–Ti catalysts modified with copper and vanadium to effectively remove slip NH3 and NOx from coal-fired plants

In this work, V/Ce–Ti catalysts were modified with different kinds of transition metals (Cu, Fe, Co, Mn) by sol–gel and impregnation methods. The NH₃ oxidation performance of them was tested to select the most active catalyst in NH₃-selective catalytic oxidation (NH₃–SCO). The effect of NO, SO₂ and H₂O was also investigated. The experimental results indicate that 1% Cu–V/Ce–Ti catalyst exhibits the most significant ability to remove slip ammonia discharged from coal-fired plants and its NH₃ conversion efficiency reaches 90% at 300 °C. In addition, 97% NO_x can be removed when NO is introduced in the gas. Cu–V/Ce–Ti catalyst also obtains good resistance to H₂O and SO₂. Based on the characterization experiment, the introduced Cu and V are highly dispersed on Ce–Ti catalyst and they can increase the redox properties and the number of acidic sites. Besides, the redox cycles among Cu, V and Ce species on Cu–V/Ce–Ti catalyst surface are conducive to generating more active oxygen and promoting the oxidation capacity of the catalyst.     

Effects of cerium and vanadium on the activity and selectivity of MnOx-TiO2 catalyst for low-temperature NH3-SCR

MnOx-TiO2,CeO2-MnOx-TiO2 and V2O5-MnOx-TiO2 catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR were prepared by sol-gel method.The results showed that both cerium and vanadium prevented the transformation of anatase TiO2 to the rutile phase.The addition of vanadium oxide induced the segregation of crystalline Mn2O3,which contributed little to low-temperature SCR and ammonia oxidation,from the MnOx-TiO2 solid solutions.However,the selectivity of the V-containing catalyst was almost 100% due to the decreased ammonia consump-tion and enhanced adsorption capacity of ammonia on Br(?)nsted acid sites at relatively high temperatures.The electron-donating effect of ce-rium reduced the Mn4+/Mn3+ ratio to some extent,resulting in a decreased activity for ammonia oxidation.This,in combination with the en-hanced ammonia adsorption capacity by Cen+ as additional Lewis acid sites,endowed the Ce-doped catalyst a higher N2 selectivity than MnOx-TiO2 despite the slightly elevated light-off temperature for NO conversion.     

Effect of Ce doping into V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2 catalysts on the selective catalytic reduction of NO_x by NH_3

In this work, the effectiveness of V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2 catalysts modified with different CeO_2 contents by impregnation and co-precipitation methods on the selective catalytic reduction of NOxby NH3 have been studied comparatively by various experimental techniques. The results showed that the NO conversion of V_2O_5-WO_3/CeO_2-TiO_2 catalysts modified by co-precipitation method obviously increased with the Ce doping contents in the studied range below 20%(All Ce contents are in mass fractions), but the NO conversion of V_2O_5-WO_3/CeO_2/TiO_2 catalysts modified by impregnation methods was lower than V_2O_5-WO_3/CeO_2-TiO_2 catalysts especially beyond 2.5% Ce doping contents. The V_2O_5-WO_3/CeO_2-TiO_2 catalysts showed better SCR activity, wider reaction window, and higher sulfur and water resistance. The characterization results elucidated that the modified catalysts by co-precipitation method exhibited higher specific surface area, much better dispersity of Ce component, more Ce~(3+)species and more Br?nsted acid sites than that by impregnation. The vacancies caused by more Ce~(3+)species were favorable for more NO oxidation to NO_2, and the interaction between Ce species and WOxspecies generated more Br?nsted acid sites. It could be supposed that dispersed Ce Oxspecies and WOxspecies offered more second active centers respectively to adsorb oxygen and activate ammonia as co-catalysis to the primary active center of V ions, thus facilitated the better SCR activity of modified V_2O_5-WO_3/CeO_2-TiO_2 catalysts by coprecipitation methods. The co-precipitation methods with Ce component were more suitable for production of modified commercial V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2 catalysts.     

Preparation of ultrafine Ce-based oxide nanoparticles and their catalytic performances for diesel soot combustion

The ultrafine Ce-based oxide nanoparticles with different element dopings （Zr, Y） were synthesized by the method of mi- cropores-diffused coprecipitation （MDC） using ammonia solution as the precipitation agent. The activities of the catalysts for soot oxidation were evaluated by the temperature-programmed oxidation （TPO） reaction. Ce-based oxides prepared in this study exhibited high catalytic activity for soot oxidation under tile condition of loose contact between soot particles and catalysts, and the catalytic ac- tivity ofultrafine Ce0.gZr0 iO2 nanoparticle for soot combustion was the highest, whose/＂10, Ts0 and Sco2m was 364, 442 ~C and 98.3%, respectively. All catalysts were systematically characterized by means of X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, Brumauer-Emett-Teller （BET）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR） and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy （UV-Vis DRS）. It was indicated that the MDC method could prepare the ultrafine Ce-bascd oxide nanoparticles whose the crystal lattice were perfect, and the BET surface area and average crystal size of the ultrafine nanoparticles changed with the different element dopings （Zr, Y）. The H2-TPR measurements showed that the ultrafine Ce-based ox- ide nanoparticles with the doping-Zr cation could be favorable for improving the redox property of the catalysts.     

Catalytic combustion study of soot on Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 solid solution

The Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 solid solution and CeO2 were prepared using the sol-gel method. The phase structure, crystallite sizes and the reducibility of the catalysts were characterized by XRD and H2-TPR techniques. XRD results indicated that Zr^4＋ had replaced part of Ce^4＋ to form a fluorite-like solid solution, which was favorable to obtain ultrafine nanoparticles. The ratio of main HE consumption for Ce0.7Zr0.3O2：CeO2 was 4.4：1.0, implying that the solid solution could improve the reducibility compared to the single CeO2. The Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 solid solution catalyst showed a sharp combustion peak at 397 ℃, which was 200 ℃ lower than that of the single soot. The good catalytic activity of the Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 was attributed to the formation of nano-CeO2-based solid solution, which enhanced the reducibility and then improved the combustion activity. As Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 could be easily reduced to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-x meanwhile, after oxygenation, the Ce0.7Zr0.3O2.x was recovered to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 completely. A catalytic combustion reaction mechanism was proposed： the Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 was reduced to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-x by the reaction with carbon and then it was recovered to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-x by the interaction with O2.     

Rare earth containing catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO_x with ammonia:A Review

Increasingly stringent regulations in many countries require effective reduction and control of NOx emissions. To meet these limits, various methods have been exploited, among which the selective catalytic reduction of NOx using ammonia as the reductant(NH3-SCR) is the most favored technology. High catalytic activity, N2 selectivity and resistance to deactivation by sulfur, alkaline metals and hydrothermal conditions are the optimal properties of a successful SCR catalyst. Rare earth oxides, particularly CeO2, have been increasingly used to improve the catalytic activity and resistance to deactivation of deNOx catalysts, both modifying traditional vanadium catalysts, and also developing novel catalysts, especially for low temperature applications. This review summarized the open literature concerning recent research and development progresses in the application of rare earths for NH3-SCR of NOx. Additionally, the roles of rare earths in enhancing the performance of NH3-SCR catalyst were reviewed.     

织金含稀土磷矿酸法浸出性能及预处理优化工艺试验

硫酸、盐酸、磷酸和硝酸对原生织金磷矿的稀土组分浸出效率不理想,总稀土浸出效率不到36%。采用焙烧活化—硝酸氨水混合预浸出处理织金磷矿,最适宜条件下,CaO和MgO的浸出率分别为24.55%和19.75%,相应的P_2O_5和稀土元素(Y、La、Nd、Ce)损失率为11.25%和3.61%。所得精矿中,Y、La、Nd、Ce和P_2O_5实现了不同程度的富集。预处理精矿的浸出性能较原矿显著改善,硝酸体系下P_2O_5和稀土元素(Y、La、Nd、Ce)浸出效率提高了近40个百分点。     

Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2/V2O5 Composite Catalyst Doped with Rare Earth Ions

TiO2/V2O5 catalyst doped with rare earth ions was prepared by sol-gel method. Titanium tetrapropoxide and vanadium pentoxide were used as precursor of the composite catalyst and rare earth ions were used as dopant. The crystal phases, crystalline sizes, microstructure, absorption spectra of doped composite catalyst were studied by XRD, EDS, FT-IR and UV-Vis. Photoactivity of the prepared catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation were evaluated by degradation of methyl orange （MO） in aqueous solution. It is shown that the prepared catalyst is composed of anatase and futile. The rare earth ions are highly dispersed in composite catalyst. All the doped catalysts appear higher photocatalytic activity than TiO2/V2O5 catalyst and catalyst doped with Ce^4＋ present the best activity to MO.     

A novel catalyst of silicon cerium complex oxides for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3

A series of CeO2/SiO2 and SixCe1-xO2 complex oxides supported on an activated Al2TiO5-TiO2-SiO2 complex phase (ATS) ceramics were prepared by step impregnation and co-impregnation methods, and characterized by N2-BET, XRD, SEM and NH3-TPD techniques. The effects of reaction temperature, CeO2/SiO2 loadings and Si/Ce molar ratio on the granular catalysts for NO selective catalytic reduction with ammonia (NH3-SCR) were studied. Results indicated that both CeO2/SiO2/ATS and CeO2/ATS catalysts showed the same ac...     

纳米TiO2负载钯催化剂的性能研究

采用浸渍法制备了纳米TiO2负载钯催化剂,以乙炔选择催化加氢制备乙烯为反应模型考察了稀土元素La、空速对纳米Pd／TiO2催化剂性能的影响,并与纳米SiO2为载体的Pd—La／SiO2催化剂的性能做了比较。实验结果表明,纳米Pd／TiO2催化剂具有良好的催化活性和性能稳定性,La的加入显著提高了乙烯的选择性、增幅达加％左右。与Pd—La／SiO2催化剂相比,Pd—La／TiO2催化剂具有更高的选择性。     

Rare earth modified Ni-Si catalysts for hydrogen production from methane decomposition

Different rare earth(RE=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Y) and Cu modified nickel catalysts for hydrogen production from methane decomposition were synthesized by a sol-gel process and method. The catalysts were characterized or analyzed through Brumauer-Emmett-Teller(BET), X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) techniques. And the hydrogen production performance was also evaluated by a fixed-bed and micro-reaction technique with CH4→C+H2 as a probe reaction. The results showed that rare earth modification had played a great role for nickel catalysts, for example, smaller nickel particles, good thermal stability, high activity, etc. La was the best additive among rare earth modification. The SEM of rare earth modified catalysts showed ordered flower-like structure and rare earth modification made the nickel particles move to the surface of catalysts. In addition, the SEM of nano-carbons was also changed by rare earth modification with long, narrow nano-carbon fibers or tubes obtained. Solid carbon formation was prevented by rare earth modification.     

Effect of RE-Doped and RE Quantity of Ni-Based Catalysts on CH4/CO2 Reforming Reaction

RE-doped Ni-based catalysts were prepared by sol-gel method.These catalysts were applied to the reaction of CO2 reforming CH4 to syngas.The studies reveal that RE-doped ( RE = La, Ce, Sm, Yb) Ni-based catalysts show higher catalytic activity than undoped Ni-based catalyst, and with the increasing of RE-doped quantity, the catalytic activity of catalysts exhibits regular changes.When RE-doped quantity is 0.2% ( molar ratio), the catalysts show the best catalytic activity.     

Synergetic catalysis of ceria and titania for selective reduction of NO

The promotional effect of the interaction between titania and ceria on the catalytic performance for selective reduction of NO was studied.The catalysts,CeO 2,TiO 2,CeO 2 /TiO 2 and Ti x Ce 1-x O 2,were synthesized and tested in NH 3-Selective catalytic reduction(SCR) of NO,and the samples were characterized by the Brunaller,Emmett and Teller(BET absorbed gas N 2),X-ray diffraction(XRD),high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM),and temperature programmed desorption(TPD NH 3) techniques.The improvement mechanism of the interaction between the titania and ceria had been explored and discussed from two aspects of micro-structure and surface acidity.The interaction between the titania and ceria greatly improved the catalytic activity but had little effect on the active temperature.It was first reported that the acid amount determined the catalytic activity and the acid strength determined the active temperature for NH 3-SCR of NO.     

Luminescence properties of BaAl₁₂O₁₉:Tb,Ce and energy transfer between Ce³⁺,Tb³⁺

BaAl12O19:Tb,Ce phosphors were prepared by sol-gel technique,the crystalline structures of samples characterized by XRD,and the luminescence properties and energy transfer between Ce3+ and Tb3+ were investigated.The results indicated that the emission intensity and the excitation wavelength range of Tb3+ increased when Ce3+ was doped.It demonstrated that the Ce3+ added in the BaAl12O19:Tb could deliver energy to Tb3+,and Ce3+ was not luminous by itself.The relative emission intensity of Tb3+ at wavelength of 548 nm was the strongest by Tb3+/Ce3+ ratio of 2:1,when excited at 310 nm,which was the characteristic adsorption wavelength of Ce3+.     

Characterization and CO Catalytic Oxidation of CuO／Ce-Zr-La-O Catalyst

The Ce-Zr-La-O solid solution was prepared by the sol - gel method. The structure and the redox behavior of Ce-Zr-La-O solid solution and CuO/Ce-Zr-La-O catalysts were investigated by using XRD, Raman and TPR techniques. The result shows that the reduction capability of Ce0.7Zr0.3-y LayO solid solution is related to content of La. Appropriate content of La can enhance the redox capability of the solid solution. The oxidation activity of the CuO (6%)/Ce0.7Zr0.15La0. 15O catalyst is the highest. CuO, which finely dispersed and interacted with the support, is the site of oxidation activity.     

Effects of Light Rare Earth on Acidity and Catalytic Performance of HZSM-5 Zeolite for Catalytic Cracking of Butane to Light Olefins

The effects of rare earth（RE）on the structure,acidity,and catalytic performance of HZSM-5 zeolite were investigated.A series of RE/HZSM-5 catalysts,containing 7.54% RE（RE=La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu or Gd）,were prepared by the impregnation of the ZSM-5 type zeolites（Si/Al=64：1）with the corresponding RE nitrate aqueous solutions.The catalysts were characterized by means of FT-IR,UV-Vis,NH3-TPD,and IR spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine.The catalytic performances of the RE/HZSM-5 for the catalytic cracking of mixed butane to light olefins were also measured with a fixed bed microreactor.The results revealed that the addition of light rare earth metal on the HZSM-5 catalyst greatly enhanced the selectivity to olefins,especially to propylene,thus increasing the total yield of olefins in the catalytic cracking of butane.Among the RE-modified HZSM-5 samples,Ce/HZSM-5 gave the highest yield of total olefins,and Nd/HZSM-5 gave the highest yield of propene at a reaction temperature of 600℃.The presence of rare earth metal on the HZSM-5 sample,not only modified the acidic properties of HZSM-5 including the amount of acid sites and acid type,that is,the ratio of L/B（Lewis acid/Brnsted acid）,but also altered the basic properties of it,which in turn promoted the catalytic performance of HZSM-5 for the catalytic cracking of butane.