期刊
ACS CATALYSIS
卷 12, 期 20, 页码 12607-12616出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03240
关键词
propane dehydrogenation; Ni; Al3+vacancy; Ni(II) single site; coke deposition
资金
- National Natural Science Foundations of China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences
- Department of Energy
- MRCAT member institutions
- [2111001]
- [1911023]
- [(22102060)]
- [2011001,]
In this study, a selective and stable Ni-based catalyst was successfully synthesized by settling Ni2+ cations into Al3+ vacancy on gamma-Al2O3. The catalyst showed superior performance in propane dehydrogenation (PDH) with over 93% propylene selectivity at propane conversions of 15-45%. The atomically dispersed Ni(II) sites with coordinatively unsaturated tetrahedral structures were found to facilitate the desorption of propylene and inhibit side reactions.
Nickel has been considered a promising nonprecious metal for propane dehydrogenation (PDH) because of its appealing ability to activate alkane molecules; however, synthesis of selective and stable Ni sites remains a challenge. Herein, we describe an alumina-supported isolated Ni(II) site by settling Ni2+ cations into Al3+ vacancy on gamma-Al2O3 as a selective and stable Ni-based catalyst for PDH. Based on the results from combined characterizations, including in situ X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), atomically dispersed Ni(II) sites with bonding to oxygen ions from the alumina support are demonstrated. PDH catalyst tests shows that the Ni(II) single-site catalyst delivers superior performance compared to a supported metallic Ni NP catalyst, possessing >93% propylene selectivity at considerable propane conversions (15-45%), which surpasses Ni nanoparticle (NP) catalysts. The correlation of selectivity to propylene on different Ni structures with the structural characterizations suggest that the coordinatively unsaturated tetrahedral Ni(II) sites facilitate the desorption of propylene, which inhibits the side reactions for coking. Moreover, the atomically dispersed Ni(II) sites remain in its local structure in the reaction-regeneration cycles, as evidenced by in situ XAS. This study on alumina-supported nickel catalysts affords insights into the nature of selective and stable nickel sites involved in the PDH reaction.
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