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Skoda D, Zhu R, Hanulikova B, Styskalik A, Vykoukal V, Machac P, Simonikova L, Kuritka I, Poleunis C, Debecker DP, Román-Leshkov Y. Propylene Metathesis over Molybdenum Silicate Microspheres with Dispersed Active Sites. ACS Catal 2023; 13:12970-12982. [PMID: 37822857 PMCID: PMC10563125 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
Abstract
In this work, we demonstrate that amorphous and porous molybdenum silicate microspheres are highly active catalysts for heterogeneous propylene metathesis. Homogeneous molybdenum silicate microspheres and aluminum-doped molybdenum silicate microspheres were synthesized via a nonaqueous condensation of a hybrid molybdenum biphenyldicarboxylate-based precursor solution with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane. The as-prepared hybrid metallosilicate products were calcined at 500 °C to obtain amorphous and porous molybdenum silicate and aluminum-doped molybdenum silicate microspheres with highly dispersed molybdate species inserted into the silicate matrix. These catalysts contain mainly highly dispersed MoOx species, which possess high catalytic activity in heterogeneous propylene metathesis to ethylene and butene. Compared to conventional silica-supported MoOx catalysts prepared via incipient wetness impregnation (MoIWI), the microspheres with low Mo content (1.5-3.6 wt %) exhibited nearly 2 orders of magnitude higher steady-state propylene metathesis rates at 200 °C, approaching site time yields of 0.11 s-1.
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Affiliation(s)
- David Skoda
- Centre
of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University
in Zlin, tr. Tomase Bati 5678, Zlin CZ-76001, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Centre
of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University
in Zlin, tr. Tomase Bati 5678, Zlin CZ-76001, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk
University, Kotlarska
2, Brno CZ-61137, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk
University, Kotlarska
2, Brno CZ-61137, Czech Republic
- Central
European Institute of Technology, Masaryk
University, Kamenice
5, Brno CZ 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk
University, Kotlarska
2, Brno CZ-61137, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk
University, Kotlarska
2, Brno CZ-61137, Czech Republic
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- Centre
of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University
in Zlin, tr. Tomase Bati 5678, Zlin CZ-76001, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Louis Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute
of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Place Louis Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Amakawa K, Mauß JM, Müller P, Hinrichsen B, Hirth S, Bader A, Price SWT, Jacques SDM, Macht J. Architecture of industrial Bi-Mo-Co-Fe-K-O propene oxidation catalysts. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh5331. [PMID: 37436998 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh5331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
Abstract
Industrial heterogeneous catalysts show high performance coupled with high material complexity. Deconvoluting this complexity into simplified models eases mechanistic studies. However, this approach dilutes the relevance because models are often less performing. We present a holistic approach to reveal the origin of high performance without losing the relevance by pivoting the system at an industrial benchmark. Combining kinetic and structural analyses, we show how the performance of Bi-Mo-Co-Fe-K-O industrial acrolein catalysts occurs. The surface BiMoO ensembles decorated with K supported on β-Co1-xFexMoO4 perform the propene oxidation, while the K-doped iron molybdate pools electrons to activate dioxygen. The nanostructured vacancy-rich and self-doped bulk phases ensure the charge transport between the two active sites. The features particular to the real system enable the high performance.
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- Analytical and Material Science, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen D-67056, Germany
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- Analytical and Material Science, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen D-67056, Germany
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- Analytical and Material Science, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen D-67056, Germany
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- Analytical and Material Science, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen D-67056, Germany
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- Global Technology Petrochemicals, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen D-67056, Germany
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Berkson ZJ, Zhu R, Ehinger C, Lätsch L, Schmid SP, Nater D, Pollitt S, Safonova OV, Björgvinsdóttir S, Barnes AB, Román-Leshkov Y, Price GA, Sunley GJ, Copéret C. Active Site Descriptors from 95Mo NMR Signatures of Silica-Supported Mo-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37256723 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The olefin metathesis activity of silica-supported molybdenum oxides depends strongly on metal loading and preparation conditions, indicating that the nature and/or amounts of the active sites vary across compositionally similar catalysts. This is illustrated by comparing Mo-based (pre)catalysts prepared by impregnation (2.5-15.6 wt % Mo) and a model material (2.3 wt % Mo) synthesized via surface organometallic chemistry (SOMC). Analyses of FTIR, UV-vis, and Mo K-edge X-ray absorption spectra show that these (pre)catalysts are composed predominantly of similar isolated Mo dioxo sites. However, they exhibit different reaction properties in both liquid and gas-phase olefin metathesis with the SOMC-derived catalyst outperforming a classical catalyst of a similar Mo loading by ×1.5-2.0. Notably, solid-state 95Mo NMR analyses leveraging state-of-the-art high-field (28.2 T) measurement conditions resolve four distinct surface Mo dioxo sites with distributions that depend on the (pre)catalyst preparation methods. The intensity of a specific deshielded 95Mo NMR signal, which is most prominent in the SOMC-derived catalyst, is linked to reducibility and catalytic activity. First-principles calculations show that 95Mo NMR parameters directly manifest the local strain and coordination environment: acute (SiO-Mo(O)2-OSi) angles and low coordination numbers at Mo lead to highly deshielded 95Mo chemical shifts and small quadrupolar coupling constants, respectively. Natural chemical shift analyses relate the 95Mo NMR signature of strained species to low LUMO energies, which is consistent with their high reducibility and corresponding reactivity. The 95Mo chemical shifts of supported Mo dioxo sites are thus linked to their specific electronic structures, providing a powerful descriptor for their propensity toward reduction and formation of active sites.
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- Zachariah J Berkson
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
- PSI, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Applied Sciences, bp Innovation & Engineering, BP plc, Saltend, Hull HU12 8DS, U.K
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- Applied Sciences, bp Innovation & Engineering, BP plc, Saltend, Hull HU12 8DS, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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Gani TZH, Berkson ZJ, Zhu R, Kang JH, Di Iorio JR, Chan KW, Consoli DF, Shaikh SK, Copéret C, Román-Leshkov Y. Promoting active site renewal in heterogeneous olefin metathesis catalysts. Nature 2023; 617:524-528. [PMID: 37198312 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05897-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
As an atom-efficient strategy for the large-scale interconversion of olefins, heterogeneously catalysed olefin metathesis sees commercial applications in the petrochemical, polymer and speciality chemical industries1. Notably, the thermoneutral and highly selective cross-metathesis of ethylene and 2-butenes1 offers an appealing route for the on-purpose production of propylene to address the C3 shortfall caused by using shale gas as a feedstock in steam crackers2,3. However, key mechanistic details have remained ambiguous for decades, hindering process development and adversely affecting economic viability4 relative to other propylene production technologies2,5. Here, from rigorous kinetic measurements and spectroscopic studies of propylene metathesis over model and industrial WOx/SiO2 catalysts, we identify a hitherto unknown dynamic site renewal and decay cycle, mediated by proton transfers involving proximal Brønsted acidic OH groups, which operates concurrently with the classical Chauvin cycle. We show how this cycle can be manipulated using small quantities of promoter olefins to drastically increase steady-state propylene metathesis rates by up to 30-fold at 250 °C with negligible promoter consumption. The increase in activity and considerable reduction of operating temperature requirements were also observed on MoOx/SiO2 catalysts, showing that this strategy is possibly applicable to other reactions and can address major roadblocks associated with industrial metathesis processes.
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- Terry Z H Gani
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Rüther F, Baumgarten R, Ebert F, Gioria E, Naumann d'Alnoncourt R, Trunschke A, Rosowski F. Tuning catalysis by surface-deposition of elements on oxidation catalysts via atomic layer deposition. Catal Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy02184f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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This study on surface-modifications of bulk oxidation catalysts with sub-monolayers of POx, BOx and MnOxvia atomic layer deposition demonstrates this method to be a powerful tool for tuning the performance in selective oxidations of light alkanes.
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Effect of Physicochemical Properties of Co and Mo Modified Natural Sourced Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolite Catalysts on Vanillin and Phenol Production from Diphenyl Ether. BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING & CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.17.1.13372.225-239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The conversion of lignocellulose biomass to value-added chemicals is challenging. In this paper, the conversion process of diphenyl ether (DPE) as a model lignin compound to phenol and vanillin compounds involved a bifunctional catalyst in reaching the simultaneous one-pot reaction in mild conditions with a high yield product. The catalysts used in this conversion are hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites and their cobalt oxide and molybdenum oxide impregnated derivate. The ZSM-5 zeolites were synthesized using alternative precursors from natural resources, i.e., Indonesian natural zeolite and kaolin. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were determined with various characterization methods, such as: X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra Red (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscope - Energy Dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Surface Area Analyzer (SAA), and NH3-Temperature Programmed Desorption (NH3-TPD). The catalytic activity on conversion of DPE substrates showed that the MoOx/HZSM-5 produced the highest %yield for phenol and vanillin products; 31.96% at 250 °C and 7.63% at 200 °C, respectively. The correlation study between the physicochemical properties and the catalytic activity shows that the dominance of weak acid (>40%) and mesoporosity contribution (pore size of ~ 9 nm) play roles in giving the best catalytic activity at low temperatures. Copyright © 2022 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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Berkson Z, Bernhardt M, Schlapansky SL, Benedikter MJ, Buchmeiser MR, Price GA, Sunley GJ, Copéret C. Olefin-Surface Interactions: A Key Activity Parameter in Silica-Supported Olefin Metathesis Catalysts. JACS AU 2022; 2:777-786. [PMID: 35373213 PMCID: PMC8969997 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Molecularly defined and classical heterogeneous Mo-based metathesis catalysts are shown to display distinct and unexpected reactivity patterns for the metathesis of long-chain α-olefins at low temperatures (<100 °C). Catalysts based on supported Mo oxo species, whether prepared via wet impregnation or surface organometallic chemistry (SOMC), exhibit strong activity dependencies on the α-olefin chain length, with slower reaction rates for longer substrate chain lengths. In contrast, molecular and supported Mo alkylidenes are highly active and do not display such dramatic dependence on the chain length. State-of-the-art two-dimensional (2D) solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy analyses of postmetathesis catalysts, complemented by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and molecular dynamics calculations, evidence that the activity decrease observed for supported Mo oxo catalysts relates to the strong adsorption of internal olefin metathesis products because of interactions with surface Si-OH groups. Overall, this study shows that in addition to the nature and the number of active sites, the metathesis rates and the overall catalytic performance depend on product desorption, even in the liquid phase with nonpolar substrates. This study further highlights the role of the support and active site composition and dynamics on activity as well as the need for considering adsorption in catalyst design.
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- Zachariah
J. Berkson
- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Polymer Chemistry, Universität
Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Institute
of Polymer Chemistry, Universität
Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Applied
Sciences, BP Innovation & Engineering, BP plc, Saltend, Hull HU12 8DS, U.K.
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- Applied
Sciences, BP Innovation & Engineering, BP plc, Saltend, Hull HU12 8DS, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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Tamura M, Nagasaki YH, Yabushita M, Nakagawa Y, Tomishige K. Dehydration of Amides to Nitriles over Heterogeneous Silica‐Supported Molybdenum Oxide Catalyst. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Masazumi Tamura
- Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering Aoba 6-6-07, Aramaki, Aoba-ku 980-8579 Sendai JAPAN
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- Tohoku University: Tohoku Daigaku Department of applied chemistry JAPAN
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- Tohoku University: Tohoku Daigaku Department of Applied Chemistry JAPAN
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- Tohoku University: Tohoku Daigaku Department of Applied Chemistry Aoba 6-6-07, Aramaki, Aoba-kuSendai 980-8579 Sendai JAPAN
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- Tohoku University: Tohoku Daigaku Department of Applied Chemistry JAPAN
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Oxidation Protection of High-Temperature Oxidation-Resistant Coatings on the Surface of Mo-Based Alloys—A Review. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12020141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Molybdenum and its alloys, with high melting points, excellent corrosion resistance and high temperature creep resistance, are a vital high-temperature structural material. However, the poor oxidation resistance at high temperatures is a major barrier to their application. This work provides a summary of surface modification techniques for Mo and its alloys under high-temperature aerobic conditions of nearly half a century, including slurry sintering technology, plasma spraying technology, chemical vapor deposition technology, and liquid phase deposition technology. The microstructure and oxidation behavior of various coatings were analyzed. The advantages and disadvantages of various processes were compared, and the key measures to improve oxidation resistance of coatings were also outlined. The future research direction in this field is set out.
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Handzlik J, Kurleto K, Gierada M. Computational Insights into Active Site Formation during Alkene Metathesis over a MoO x/SiO 2 Catalyst: The Role of Surface Silanols. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jarosław Handzlik
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, Kraków 31-155, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, Kraków 31-155, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, Kraków 31-155, Poland
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Probing Molybdenum Active Sites during In Situ Photoreduction of the Mo 6+/SiO 2 Catalyst. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26061700. [PMID: 33803726 PMCID: PMC8003284 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The photoreduction of the Mo6+/SiO2 system with CO was investigated in situ, employing a recently developed experimental setup allowing for the acquisition of transmission FT-IR spectra under simultaneous UV irradiation. Carbon monoxide, besides acting as a reducing agent in such processes, is also a useful probe molecule able to detect coordinatively unsaturated sites exposed on the surface. The unprecedented quality of the spectroscopic data, obtained as a function of the reduction time, allowed us to better rationalize the different mechanisms previously proposed for the photoreduction process. These results, coupled with UV-Vis spectroscopic data, shed light on the oxidation state and surface structure of supported molybdenum species, which are key active sites for several important reactions, such as selective oxidation, polymerization, hydrodesulfurization, epoxidation and olefin metathesis.
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