Ethanol dehydrogenation by gold catalysts: The effect of the gold particle size and the presence of oxygen

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作者
Guan, Yejun [1 ]
Hensen, Emiel J. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Eindhoven Univ Technol, Schuit Inst Catalysis, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
关键词
Gold; Particle size effect; Ethanol; Dehydrogenation; Oxidation; AEROBIC OXIDATION; SELECTIVE OXIDATION; MESOPOROUS SILICA; PHASE OXIDATION; CARBON-MONOXIDE; CO OXIDATION; ACETIC-ACID; EPOXIDATION; ALCOHOL; NANOPARTICLES;
D O I
10.1016/j.apcata.2009.03.033
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
A range of silica-supported gold nanoparticle catalysts have been synthesized on various silica supports. The particle size was varied between 1.7 and 15 nm by varying the support (ordered mesoporous silicas, silicas with and without aluminium impurities) and the gold loading procedure. A strong influence of the gold particle size on the non-oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol is noted: gold nanoparticles of about 6 nm show a much higher activity than smaller or larger particles. This optimal catalytic activity is attributed to the existence of surface steps with a suitable geometry for the removal of P-H atoms from adsorbed ethoxide. Such stepped sites are expected to be present with maximum density for intermediate particle size. In the presence of oxygen, the rate for dehydrogenation is much higher because of the presence of an adsorbed oxygen species, but the selectivity becomes lower as combustion starts to contribute. The intrinsic activity is constant up to about 7 nm and then increases for larger particles. The larger gold nanoparticles may contain strongly adsorbed oxygen adatoms, which are much scarcer on smaller gold particles. Infrared spectroscopy shows that, already at room temperature, adsorbed ethoxide reacts with molecular oxygen, whereas C-H bond cleavage to produce acetaldehyde requires at least a temperature of 75 degrees C. The reaction rate is first order with respect to ethanol in both cases. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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