| Preface | xi |
1 | Preparation of Supported Metal Catalysts | 1 |
1.1 | Introduction | 1 |
1.2 | General Description of Preparation Methods | 3 |
1.2.1 | Impregnation | 3 |
1.3 | Case Studies | 14 |
1.3.1 | Impregnation: Preparation of Pt catalysts, the effect of the pre-treatment conditions | 15 |
1.3.2 | Precipitation vs. Impregnation by Ion-exchange: Au precursors, and the effect of the method of preparation and selected support on performance in selective epoxidation of propene over Au/TiO[subscript 2] catalysts | 19 |
1.3.3 | Co-precipitation: Preparation of advanced CaCO[subscript 3] supported Ag catalysts for propylene epoxidation by a novel co-precipitation route | 23 |
1.4 | General Conclusions on the Preparation of Metal Catalysts | 29 |
2 | Theoretical Description of the Metal-oxide Interface by First Principle Methods | 33 |
2.1 | Introduction | 33 |
2.2 | Experimental Models and Techniques on Oxide Surfaces and Metal-oxide Interfaces | 34 |
2.3 | Theoretical Methods | 39 |
2.3.1 | Physical approaches to the metal-oxide interface | 39 |
2.3.2 | Methods of electronic structure calculation | 42 |
2.3.3 | Basis sets and related concepts | 45 |
2.3.4 | Approaches on the dynamics of the systems | 47 |
2.4 | Interaction of Metals with MgO(001) | 48 |
2.4.1 | Isolated atoms on MgO(001) | 48 |
2.4.2 | Metallic films on the MgO(001) surface | 52 |
2.4.3 | Interaction of metal atoms with point defects of the MgO(001) surface | 53 |
2.4.4 | Interaction of metal clusters with perfect and defective MgO(001) | 56 |
2.4.5 | Reactivity of metals on MgO | 58 |
2.4.6 | Other properties: Mobility of metals on oxides | 60 |
2.5 | Interaction of Metals with Other Faces of MgO and Other Alkaline-earth Oxides | 60 |
2.6 | Metal-support Interaction Involving Ionic Oxides with Complex Structures: The Case of the [alpha]-Al[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] (0001) Surface | 61 |
2.7 | Interaction of Metal Atoms and Cluster with Covalent and Semicovalent Oxide Surfaces | 66 |
2.8 | Conclusions | 73 |
3 | Characterisation of Supported Metal Catalysts by Spectroscopic Techniques | 83 |
3.1 | Introduction | 83 |
3.2 | Main Properties of Monometallic Systems | 84 |
3.3 | Main Properties of Bimetallic Systems | 86 |
3.4 | In-situ Characterisation | 90 |
3.4.1 | XAFS spectroscopies | 90 |
3.4.2 | Vibrational spectroscopy | 103 |
3.4.3 | Valence and core photoelectron spectroscopies | 112 |
3.4.4 | Other techniques | 115 |
4 | Determination of Dispersion and Supported Metal Crystallite Size | 123 |
4.1 | Introduction | 123 |
4.2 | General Considerations | 124 |
4.2.1 | Physical methods | 124 |
4.2.2 | Chemical methods | 130 |
5 | Recent Progress in Supported Metal Catalysed C1 Chemistry | 155 |
5.1 | Introduction | 155 |
5.2 | Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis | 158 |
5.3 | Methanol Production and Higher Alcohols from Syngas | 164 |
5.4 | Hydrogenation Reactions and Other Possibilities Aimed to Reuse CO[subscript 2] | 171 |
5.5 | Hydroformylation of Olefins with Synthesis Gas | 174 |
5.6 | Catalysed Reactions Involving CH[subscript 4] | 175 |
5.7 | CH[subscript 3]OH to Hydrocarbons and to Other Intermediate Compounds | 176 |
6 | Supported Metal Catalysts in Reforming | 187 |
6.1 | Introduction | 187 |
6.1.1 | Hydrogen pressure | 191 |
6.2 | Structural Requirements of Reforming Reactions | 192 |
6.3 | The Reforming Cycle | 196 |
6.4 | Deactivation | 196 |
6.4.1 | Observed effect of parameters | 198 |
6.5 | Regeneration | 206 |
6.6 | Improvements to Yields and Life | 207 |
6.6.1 | The use of multimetallic catalysts in S/R | 208 |
6.6.2 | Alloys and clusters | 209 |
6.6.3 | Pt-Re structures | 209 |
6.6.4 | Pt-ReS | 211 |
6.6.5 | Pt-Ir, the "rational scientific design" | 213 |
6.6.6 | Parallel developments in quality/purity of alumina | 214 |
6.6.7 | Continuous catalyst regeneration | 214 |
6.6.8 | Pt-Sn | 215 |
6.7 | Monofunctional Zeolite-based Reforming | 217 |
6.7.1 | PtKL | 217 |
6.7.2 | The technological process | 219 |
6.8 | Conclusions | 221 |
7 | Supported Metals in the Production of Hydrogen | 229 |
7.1 | Introduction | 229 |
7.2 | Methane Conversion | 230 |
7.2.1 | Steam methane reforming | 231 |
7.2.1.1 | Carbon formation | 233 |
7.2.1.2 | Promoter effects | 235 |
7.2.2 | Methane decomposition | 236 |
7.2.2.1 | Nickel catalysts | 237 |
7.2.2.2 | Diamond-supported transition metals | 238 |
7.2.2.3 | Cobalt catalysts | 238 |
7.2.2.4 | Nature of the carbon by-product | 239 |
7.2.2.5 | Theoretical investigation | 243 |
7.2.3 | Partial oxidation and dry reforming of methane | 245 |
7.2.3.1 | Catalytic mechanism and heat exchange | 246 |
7.2.3.2 | Catalysts supports | 251 |
7.2.3.3 | Reaction intermediates | 253 |
7.2.3.4 | Promoting effects | 254 |
7.2.3.5 | Perovskite and hydrotalcite precursors | 255 |
7.3 | Alcohol Conversion | 258 |
7.3.1 | Methanol | 258 |
7.3.1.1 | Methanol decomposition | 258 |
7.3.1.2 | Methanol steam reforming | 259 |
7.3.1.3 | Partial oxidation of methanol | 260 |
7.3.1.4 | Autothermal reforming of methanol | 266 |
7.3.2 | Ethanol oxidation | 267 |
7.3.2.1 | Cobalt catalysts | 270 |
7.4 | Conversion of other Hydrocarbon Feeds | 273 |
8 | Supported Metals in Vehicle Emission Control | 283 |
8.1 | Introduction | 283 |
8.2 | Emissions Produced at Stoichiometric Conditions | 285 |
8.2.1 | Classical TWC | 285 |
8.2.2 | Modern TWC | 289 |
8.2.2.1 | New oxygen buffering oxides | 289 |
8.2.2.2 | The shift towards the use of palladium | 292 |
8.2.2.3 | Promotion of Pd by base metals | 296 |
8.3 | Lean-burn Emissions | 297 |
8.3.1 | Oxidation catalysts | 298 |
8.3.2 | Treatment of soot | 299 |
8.3.3 | Catalysts for selective reduction of NO[subscript x] with hydrocarbons | 301 |
8.3.3.1 | Platinum group metal systems | 303 |
8.3.3.2 | Base metal systems | 307 |
8.3.3.3 | Practical approaches | 313 |
8.4 | Mixed Oscillating Emissions | 314 |
8.4.1 | NO[subscript x] Storage and reduction catalysts | 314 |
9 | Catalysis for Fine Chemicals Manufacture | 327 |
9.1 | Introduction | 327 |
9.2 | Selective Hydrogenation over Supported Metal Catalysts | 328 |
9.2.1 | The hydrogenation of buta-1,3-diene over non-modified metal catalysts | 328 |
9.2.2 | The hydrogenation of buta-1,3-diene over modified metal catalysts | 332 |
9.2.3 | The hydrogenation of [alpha], [beta]-unsaturated aldehydes over non-modified metal catalysts | 333 |
9.2.4 | The hydrogenation of [alpha], [beta]-unsaturated aldehydes over modified metal catalysts | 334 |
9.3 | Selective Oxidation | 337 |
9.3.1 | Supported platinum-group metals | 337 |
9.3.2 | Supported gold and silver | 339 |
9.3.3 | Catalyst deactivation | 341 |
9.4 | Enantioselective Reactions | 342 |
9.4.1 | Enantioselective hydrogenation of activated ketones over supported Platinum | 343 |
9.4.2 | Enantioselective hydrogenation over other supported metals | 351 |
9.5 | Conclusions | 353 |
| Index | 359 |