Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (8): 20220133.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20220133

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Efficient Preparation of Mesoporous γ-Al2O3 Microspheres and Performance of Pd-loaded Catalysts

TAN Yan1, YU Shen1, LYU Jiamin1, LIU Zhan1, SUN Minghui2(), CHEN Lihua1(), SU Baolian1,2   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing,Wuhan University of Technology,Wuhan 430070,China
    2.Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry(CMI),University of Namur,Namur B? 5000,Belgium
  • Received:2022-03-03 Online:2022-08-10 Published:2022-04-09
  • Contact: SUN Minghui,CHEN Lihua E-mail:hui.sun@unamur.be;chenlihua@whut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foudation of China(U20A20122)

Abstract:

Porous γ-Al2O3 has been widely used as the support material due to its ultrahigh specific surface area, strong adsorption capacity and great thermal stability. However, owing to a series of problems existing in the synthesis process of porous γ-Al2O3 materials, like complex preparation method, high energy consumption, low purity and serious environmental pollution, it is important to develop a synthesis method of high-purity porous γ-Al2O3 catalyst possessing high efficiency with abundant pore structures. In this paper, based on the chemistryof hydrolysis condensation reaction of aluminum alkoxide, mesoporous γ-Al2O3 microspheres with high surface area, pore volume and purity were synthesized under normal temperature and pressure conditions, and the influences of additive dosage, reaction temperature, post-treatment drying temperature and other factors on the pore structure and morphology of γ-Al2O3 were also systematically studied. In the same breath, the supported mesoporous Pd/γ-Al2O3 microsphere catalytic material with highly dispersed precious metal Pd was further prepared by the impregnation method, which clearly performed excellent catalytic performances in both hydrogenation of nitrobenzene and oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Due to the abundant mesoporous pore structure and highly dispersed loaded precious metal Pd, the mesoporous Pd/γ-Al2O3 microspheres achieved 93.78% nitrobenzene conversion and 98.58% aniline selectivity after 30 min, which are respectively 15.55% and 17.58% higher than that of the commercial nanoparticle Pd/γ-Al2O3, the catalytic performance remained essentially unchanged after recycling. The benzyl alcohol conversion realized a remarkable increase of 26.39% compared to the comparison sample and remained unchanged in a long time oxidation reaction of benzyl alcohol. This work will provide a new strategy for developing high-performance porous γ-Al2O3 loaded catalysts.

Key words: Mesoporous γ-Al2O3, Aluminium alkoxide hydrolysis, Pd load, Microsphere, Catalysis

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