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Catalytically Active Boron Nitride in Acetylene Hydrochlorination
This study presents the discovery that porous boron nitride (p-BN) is active in acetylene hydrochlorination, although boron nitride (BN) is generally considered chemically inert. An acetylene conversion of 9996 is achieved with a vinyl chloride selectivity over 9996 at 280 degrees C at a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 1.32 mL min(-1) g(-1). By contrast, the commercially available crystallized hexagonal BN (h-BN) exhibits no catalytic activity. Furthermore, this p-BN is rather durable as demonstrated by a 1000 h lifetime test. Catalytic tests, spectroscopic characterization, and theoretical calculations indicate that the activity likely originates from the defects and edge sites. Particularly, the armchair edges of BN can polarize and activate acetylene, which then reacts with gaseous HCl giving vinyl chloride as the product
theactivityandstabilityofpdcl2cncatalystforacetylenehydrochlorination
Carbon supported PdCl2 is highly active in catalyzing acetylene hydrochlorination reaction, but deactivates rather quickly. Upon nitrogen doping in the carbon structure, the stability of the PdCl2 catalysts is significantly improved. Furthermore, the results show that 900 A degrees C is a preferred doping temperature. The acetylene conversion keeps above 90% even after 1200 min time on stream whereas the one without nitrogen doping drops to below 10% after 450 min. The stabilizing mechanism of nitrogen doping on catalyst was studied
Role of Manganese Oxide in Syngas Conversion to Light Olefins
The
key of syngas (a mixture of CO and H<sub>2</sub>) chemistry
lies in controlled dissociative activation of CO and C–C coupling.
We demonstrate here that a bifunctional catalyst of partially reducible
manganese oxide in combination with SAPO-34 catalyzes the selective
formation of light olefins, which validates the generality of the
OX-ZEO (oxide-zeolite) concept for syngas conversion. Results from
in situ ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared
spectroscopy, and temperature-programmed surface reactions reveal
the critical role of oxygen vacancies on the oxide surface, where
CO dissociates and is converted into surface carbonate and carbon
species. They are converted to CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub><i>x</i></sub> in the presence of H<sub>2</sub>. The limited C–C coupling
and hydrogenation activities of MnO enable the reaction selectivity
to be controlled by the confined pores of SAPO-34. Thus, a selectivity
of light olefins up to 80% is achieved, far beyond the limitation
of Anderson–Shultz–Flory distribution. These findings
open up possibilities to explore other active metal oxides for more
efficient syngas conversion