Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane has been an ever-growing field for propylene production due to its exothermic properties,of which overoxidation is the major drawback,with CO and even CO_(2) as undesired by-products.For the purpose of getting higher propylene selectivity as well as yield,herein,we report Ni single atoms supported on calcium aluminate as an efficient catalyst candidate for propane oxidative dehydrogenation.Beneficial from higher valence states of Ni1 species,it shows 2—3 times as much propylene selectivity as that of Ni nanoparticles.About 14.2%C_(3)H_(6) yield with 47.3%propylene selectivity has been achieved on Ni single atom catalyst and a good stability during 20 h test can be obtained as well.
Selective oxidation of propane to acetone(AC)with H_(2) and O_(2) provides a direct route to convert low-cost propane into valueadded products.Unfortunately,the catalytic activity of conventional Au/Ti-based catalysts is constrained by the high energy barrier for H_(2) dissociation.Herein,uncalcined TS-1 supported Au-Pd bimetallic catalysts were prepared,and the relationship between the active-site structure and corresponding performance in the selective oxidation of propane with H_(2) and O_(2) in the gas phase was systematically investigated.In contrast to the liquid-phase reaction,trace Pd alloyed with Au triggered an increase in both catalytic activity and selectivity,in which Au_(20)-Pd_(1)/TS-1-B catalyst exhibited excellent activity(170 gAC·h^(−1)·kgcat^(−1))and AC selectivity(90.6%),much higher than those of the Au/TS-1-B catalyst(AC formation rate of 100 gAC·h^(−1)·kgcat^(−1)and AC selectivity of 86.3%).It was found that Pd was gradually isolated into monomers with the increase of Au/Pd molar ratio,and the synergy between Pd single atoms and Au improved the catalytic performance via enhancing hydrogen dissociation and modulating the electronic structure of Au.Furthermore,the reaction conditions were optimized based on the kinetics studies and the Au_(20)-Pd_(1)/TS-1-B catalyst exhibited enhanced H_(2) selectivity(45%)and long-term stability(over 130 h).The insights gained here can offer valuable guidance for the design of Au-Pd catalysts applicable to other gas-phase oxidation reactions.
Propane dehydrogenation(PDH)on Ga/H-ZSM-5 catalysts is a promising reaction for propylene production,while the detail mechanism remains debatable.Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+)stabilized by framework Al pairs have been identified as the most active species in Ga/H-ZSM-5 for PDH in our recent work.Here we demonstrate a strong correlation between the PDH activity and a fraction of Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+)species corresponding to the infrared GaH band of higher wavenumber(GaHHW)in reduced Ga/H-ZSM-5,instead of the overall Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+)species,by employing five H-ZSM-5 supports sourced differently with comparable Si/Al ratio.This disparity in Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+)species stems from their differing capacity in completing the catalytic cycle.Spectroscopic results suggest that PDH proceeds via a two-step mechanism:(1)C-H bond activation of propane on H-Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+)species(rate determining step);(2)β-hydride elimination of adsorbed propyl group,which only occurs on active Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+)species corresponding to GaHHW.