Selective oxidation of ethane by oxygen was examined over silica catalysts supporting cesium and bismuth. Aldehydes of C1–C3 were obtained with total selectivity of about 40% at ethane conversion lower than 5%. The catalytic performance was strongly dependent upon the bismuth loading on the catalysts. The higher turn-over-rate and the higher selectivity to aldehydes were observed at the Bi loadings lower than 0.5%. Characterization of the catalysts showed that isolated or highly dispersed Bi on the catalyst surface was indispensable for the high aldehyde yield. Cesium also plays an important role for the high ethane reactivity and the high aldehyde selectivity. A reaction pathway was proposed in which ethane is oxidized into acetaldehyde, but not through ethylene, and acrolein is formed through a cross-condensation of acetaldehyde and formaldehyde.

A new method for the synthesis of Ni–Mo bimetallic nitrides was reported in the present paper. The bimetallic nitrides were successfully prepared by a temperature-programmed reaction between bimetallic oxide precursors and the mixed gases of N2 and H2 instead of NH3. By adjusting pH values of the solution in the process of co-precipitation, pure NiMoO4 or NiMoO4 with excess MoO3 was obtained, and then pure Ni3Mo3N or Ni3Mo3N with γ-Mo2N was synthesized by nitriding the precursors. The structural properties of the precursors and their corresponding nitrides were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet laser Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and chemical analysis of total nitrogen content.

The nanometric La2-xKxCuO4 oxide catalysts with K2NiF4-type structure were prepared by auto-combustion method using citric acid as a ligand and an adjusting agent of particle-size and morphology. The structures and physico-chemical properties of these perovskite-like oxides were examined by means of XRD, FT-IR, H2-TPR and chemical analysis. The catalytic activities for the simultaneous removal of soot and NOx were evaluated by a technique of the temperature-programmed oxidation reaction (TPO). In the La2-xKxCuO4 catalysts, the partial substitution of K for La at A-site leads to the increase of the concentrations of Cu3+ and oxygen vacancy. Thus, it enhances the catalytic activity for simultaneous removal of NOx and diesel soot, and the optimal substitution amount of potassium x is equal to 0.5 among these samples. T10, T50, T90 are 376, 438,487 ℃ and PN2 is 22%, respectively, for simultaneous removal of NOx and soot particulates over the La1.5K0.5CuO4 catalyst under loose contact conditions between the catalyst and soot.

A comparative study on the effects of alkali metal on the structures, physico-chemical properties and catalytic behaviors of silica-supported vanadium catalysts for the selective oxidation of ethane and the complete oxidation of diesel soot was reported.

Fe-modified HZSM-5 catalysts were firstly used for catalytic cracking of isobutane, and the influence of Fe-loading on the catalytic performances of FeHZSM-5 catalysts for the cracking of isobutane was also investigated. The results indicated that both the isobutane cracking activity and the selectivity to light olefins of FeHZSM-5 samples with a small amount of Fe were greatly enhanced compared with the unpromoted HZSM-5, and very high yields of total olefins and propylene were obtained. For example, for the FeHZSM-5 sample loading with 0.010 mmol/g Fe the total yield of olefins reached 65.6%, and the yield of propylene was 32.4% at 625℃.