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Kamiguchi S, Asakura K, Shibayama T, Yokaichiya T, Ikeda T, Nakayama A, Shimizu KI, Hou Z. Catalytic ammonia synthesis on HY-zeolite-supported angstrom-size molybdenum cluster. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2914-2922. [PMID: 38404367 PMCID: PMC10882513 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05447k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
Abstract
The development of new catalysts with high N2 activation ability is an effective approach for low-temperature ammonia synthesis. Herein, we report a novel angstrom-size molybdenum metal cluster catalyst for efficient ammonia synthesis. This catalyst is prepared by the impregnation of a molybdenum halide cluster complex with an octahedral Mo6 metal core on HY zeolite, followed by the removal of all the halide ligands by activation with hydrogen. In this activation, the size of the Mo6 cluster (ca. 7 Å) is almost retained. The resulting angstrom-size cluster shows catalytic activity for ammonia synthesis from N2 and H2, and the reaction proceeds continuously even at 200 °C under 5.0 MPa. DFT calculations suggest that N[triple bond, length as m-dash]N bond cleavage is promoted by the cooperation of the multiple molybdenum sites.
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- Satoshi Kamiguchi
- Advanced Catalysis Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
- Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Center for Advanced Research of Energy Conversion Materials, Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-8628 Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Advanced Catalysis Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
- Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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Huang Z, Rafiq M, Woldu AR, Tong QX, Astruc D, Hu L. Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR). Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Li L, Jiang YF, Zhang T, Cai H, Zhou Y, Lin B, Lin X, Zheng Y, Zheng L, Wang X, Xu CQ, Au CT, Jiang L, Li J. Size sensitivity of supported Ru catalysts for ammonia synthesis: From nanoparticles to subnanometric clusters and atomic clusters. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Liu A, Yang Y, Ren X, Zhao Q, Gao M, Guan W, Meng F, Gao L, Yang Q, Liang X, Ma T. Current Progress of Electrocatalysts for Ammonia Synthesis Through Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Under Ambient Conditions. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:3766-3788. [PMID: 32302057 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ammonia, one of the most important chemicals and carbon-free energy carriers, is mainly produced by the traditional Haber-Bosch process operated at high pressure and temperature, which results in massive energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Alternatively, the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction to synthesize NH3 under ambient conditions using renewable energy has recently attracted significant attention. However, the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) significantly reduces the faradaic efficiency and NH3 production rate. The design of high-performance electrocatalysts with the suppression of the HER for N2 reduction to NH3 under ambient conditions is a crucial consideration for the development of electrocatalytic NH3 synthesis with high FE and NH3 production rate. Five kinds of recently developed electrocatalysts classified by their chemical compositions are summarized, with particular emphasis on the relationship between their optimal electrocatalytic conditions and NH3 production performance. Conclusions and perspectives are provided for the future design of high-performance electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic NH3 production. The Review can give practical guidance for the design of effective electrocatalysts with high FE and NH3 production rates.
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- Anmin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- School of Ocean Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, 124221, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, P.R. China
- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0196, Japan
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Liu L, Yu M, Hou B, Wang Q, Zhu B, Jia L, Li D. Morphology evolution of fcc Ru nanoparticles under hydrogen atmosphere. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:8037-8046. [PMID: 30968086 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr01611b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tuning the morphology and structural evolution of metal nanoparticles to expose specific crystal facets in a certain reaction atmosphere is conducive to designing catalysts with a high catalytic activity. Herein, coverage dependent hydrogen adsorption on seven fcc Ru surfaces was investigated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The morphology evolution of the fcc Ru nanoparticles under the reactive environment was further illustrated using the multiscale structure reconstruction (MSR) model, which combines the DFT results with the Fowler-Guggenheim (F-G) adsorption isotherm and the Wulff construction. At constant pressure, the shape of a fcc Ru nanoparticle changes from a rhombic dodecahedron to a truncated octahedron with an increase of the temperature. More importantly, the desired Ru morphology, with abundant open facets, was predicted to occur at a high temperature and low pressure. Our results provide an insightful understanding of the reshaping of Ru nanoparticles during real reactions, which is crucial for its rational design for use as a nanocatalyst.
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- Lili Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China.
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Process simulation of ammonia synthesis over optimized Ru/C catalyst and multibed Fe + Ru configurations. J IND ENG CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Leterme C, Fernández C, Eloy P, Gaigneaux EM, Ruiz P. The inhibitor role of NH 3 on its synthesis process at low temperature, over Ru catalytic nanoparticles. Catal Today 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kinetics of hydrogen adsorption and mobility on Ru nanoparticles supported on alumina: Effects on the catalytic mechanism of ammonia synthesis. J Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhang Y, Fu D, Xu X, Sheng Y, Xu J, Han YF. Application of operando spectroscopy on catalytic reactions. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fernández C, Karelovic A, Gaigneaux EM, Ruiz P. New concepts in low-temperature catalytic hydrogenation and their implications for process intensification. CAN J CHEM ENG 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.22431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Camila Fernández
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Molecules, Solids and Reactivity (IMCN-MOST); Université catholique de Louvain; Croix du Sud 2/17 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Molecules, Solids and Reactivity (IMCN-MOST); Université catholique de Louvain; Croix du Sud 2/17 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Concepción; Barrio Universitario s/n; Concepción Chile
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Molecules, Solids and Reactivity (IMCN-MOST); Université catholique de Louvain; Croix du Sud 2/17 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Molecules, Solids and Reactivity (IMCN-MOST); Université catholique de Louvain; Croix du Sud 2/17 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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Narasimharao K, Seetharamulu P, Rama Rao K, Basahel SN. Carbon covered Mg–Al hydrotalcite supported nanosized Ru catalysts for ammonia synthesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2015.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fernández C, Pezzotta C, Raj G, Gaigneaux EM, Ruiz P. Understanding the growth of RuO2 colloidal nanoparticles over a solid support: An atomic force microscopy study. Catal Today 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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García-García FR, Bion N, Duprez D, Rodríguez-Ramos I, Guerrero-Ruiz A. H2/D2 isotopic exchange: A tool to characterize complex hydrogen interaction with carbon-supported ruthenium catalysts. Catal Today 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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