The nature of active chromium species in Cr-catalysts for dehydrogenation of propane: New insights by a comprehensive spectroscopic study

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作者
Kumar, M. Santhosh [1 ]
Hammer, Nina [1 ]
Ronning, Magnus [1 ]
Holmen, Anders [1 ]
Chen, De [1 ]
Walmsley, John C. [2 ,3 ]
Oye, Gisle [4 ]
机构
[1] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem Engn, NTNU, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
[2] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, NTNU, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
[3] SINTEF Mat & Chem, N-7465 Trondheim, Norway
[4] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, NTNU, Ugelstad Lab, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
关键词
Propane dehydrogenation; Cr-SBA-15; Cr-Al2O3; XRD; UV-Raman spectroscopy; STEM; In situ XAS; Isolated Cr sites; Oligomeric Cr species; Active sites; SITU RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION; IN-SITU; OXIDE CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION; MESOPOROUS SILICA; CHROMIA/ALUMINA; CR-MCM-41; ETHANE; SBA-15;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcat.2008.11.014
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Dehydrogenation of propane (DHP) was studied over a series of xCr-SBA-15 and xCr-Al2O3 catalysts, prepared by incipient wetness impregnation, to gain a better understanding of the nature and distribution of Cr species and their catalytic function. To this end, the catalysts were characterized by N-2-physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Raman spectroscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM-EDXS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XANES and EYAFS). All these characterization techniques indicate that, at <= 1 wt% Cr, SBA-15 contains exclusively uniform distribution of chromium as isolated Cr(VI) species in tetrahedral (T-d) coordination, whilst on gamma-Al2O3 a fraction of oligomers (including dimers) is present along with isolated species. At >= 5 wt% Cr, SBA-15 is dominated by crystalline alpha-Cr2O3 particles, besides a fraction of isolated Cr(VI) species in T-d coordination. Remarkably, gamma-Al2O3 contains mainly oligomers with different degrees of nuclearity and a fraction of isolated species but no Cr2O3 particles. Among xCr-SBA-15 catalysts, those containing exclusively isolated Cr species (i.e., <= 1 wt% Cr) exhibit higher activity and selectivity with respect to per mole of Cr than the catalyst dominated by crystalline alpha-Cr2O3 particles (>= 5 wt% Cr). The intrinsic activity of these isolated Cr species is higher than those observed on gamma-Al2O3 (<= 1 wt% Cr). Interestingly. among xCr-Al2O3, the catalysts dominated by oligomeric species show the highest activity, indicating the important role of the species in the reaction. in situ XAS studies evidence that active Cr sites are apparently generated on-site during the reaction and that Cr is typically in (111) oxidation state. Based on ex situ and in situ characterization results and catalytic data, it appears that the activity of the Cr species is different in xCr-SBA-15 and xCr-Al2O3. For xCr-SBA-15, isolated Cr(III) sites with coordination number greater than four are more active, selective and stable than Cr sites on the surface of crystalline Cr2O3. In contrast, for xCr-Al2O3. oligomeric Cr species are more active and selective than the isolated Cr sites. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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