From ethene to propene (ETP) on tailored silica-alumina supports with isolated Ni(ii) sites: uncovering the importance of surface nickel aluminate sites and the carbon-pool mechanism
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2022-10-07
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Catalysts with well-defined isolated Ni(ii) surface sites have been prepared on three silica-based supports. The outer shells of the support were comprised either of an amorphous aluminosilicate or amorphous alumina (AlOx) layer - associated with a high and low density of strong Bronsted acid sites (BAS), respectively. When tested for ethene-to-propene conversion, Ni catalysts with a higher density of strong BAS demonstrate a higher initial activity and productivity to propene. On all three catalysts, the propene productivity correlates closely with the concentration of C-8 aromatics, suggesting that propene may form via a carbon-pool mechanism. While all three catalysts deactivate with time on stream, the deactivation of catalysts with Ni(ii) sites on AlOx, i.e., containing surface Ni aluminate sites, is shown to be reversible by calcination (coke removal), in contrast to the deactivation of surface Ni silicate or aluminosilicate sites, which deactivate irreversibly by forming Ni nanoparticles.
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12 (19)
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5861 - 5868
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Royal Society of Chemistry
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03865 - Müller, Christoph R. / Müller, Christoph R.
03872 - Copéret, Christophe / Copéret, Christophe
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180544 - NCCR Catalysis (phase I) (SNF)
ETH-40 17-2 - Advanced materials by atomic layer deposition (ALD): from controlling porosity of ALD-grown overcoats to the molecular understanding of silica-aluminas (ETHZ)
169134 - Molecular Approach to Heterogeneous Catalysis (SNF)
192050 - Molecular Approach and Understanding in Heterogeneous Catalysis (SNF)
183495 - Tailored CO2 Hydrogenation Catalysts for Selective Methanol Synthesis via Structure-Activity Relationship across Time and Length Scale (SNF)
ETH-40 17-2 - Advanced materials by atomic layer deposition (ALD): from controlling porosity of ALD-grown overcoats to the molecular understanding of silica-aluminas (ETHZ)
169134 - Molecular Approach to Heterogeneous Catalysis (SNF)
192050 - Molecular Approach and Understanding in Heterogeneous Catalysis (SNF)
183495 - Tailored CO2 Hydrogenation Catalysts for Selective Methanol Synthesis via Structure-Activity Relationship across Time and Length Scale (SNF)