Preparation of mesoporous oxides and their support effects on Pt nanoparticle catalysts in catalytic hydrogenation of furfural

作者:An Kwangjin; Musselwhite Nathan; Kennedy Griffin; Pushkarev Vladimir V; Baker L Robert; Somorjai Gabor A*
来源:Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2013, 392: 122-128.
DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2012.10.029

摘要

Mesoporous SiO2, Al2O3, TiO2, Nb2O5, and Ta2O5 were synthesized through a soft-templating approach by a self-assembled framework of Pluronic P123 and utilized for the preparation of 3-dimensional catalysts as supports. Colloidal Pt nanoparticles with an average diameter of 1.9 nm were incorporated into the mesoporous oxides by sonication-induced capillary inclusion. The Pt nanoparticles supported on mesoporous oxides were evaluated in the hydrogenation reaction of furfural (70 tort furfural and 700 torr H-2 with a balance of He) to study the effect of catalyst supports on selectivity. In the temperature ranges of 170-240 degrees C, the major products of this reaction were furan, furfuryl alcohol, and 2-methyl furan through a main reaction pathway of either decarbonylation or carbonyl group hydrogenation. While Pt nanoparticles with the size ranges of 1.5-7.1 exhibited strong structure-dependent selectivity, various supports loaded with only 1.9 nm Pt nanoparticles produced dominantly furan as a major product. Compared to the inert silica support, TiO2 and Nb2O5 facilitated an increase in the production of furfuryl alcohol via carbonyl group hydrogenation as a result of a charge transfer interaction between the Pt and the acidic surface of the oxides. The same trend was confirmed on 2-dimensional type catalysts, in which thin films of SiO2, Al2O3, TiO2, Nb2O5, and ZrO2 were prepared as supports. When furfural hydrogenation was conducted (1 torr furfural, 100 torr H-2, and 659 torr He) over Pt nanoparticle monolayers deposited on oxide substrates, only TiO2 was shown to increase the production of furfuryl alcohol, while other oxides produced furan.

  • 出版日期2013-2-15