Catalysts physical properties, solids

The most obvious differences between solid and liquid acids are in their physical properties. Solids can be heated, which enhances the rate of proton transfer reactions which are slow at room temperature, can be used in solid-liquid and solid-gas reactions and can readily be separated from reactants and products. One of their limitations, however, is that the catalyst can become covered in strongly adsorbed by-product, or at high temperatures by carbonaceous residue, coke , resulting in deactivation. In this case, the utility of the catalyst may ultimately be determined by how readily it can be regenerated. 

This section discusses the techniques used to characterize the physical properties of solid catalysts. In industrial practice, the chemical engineer who anticipates the use of these catalysts in developing new or improved processes must effectively combine theoretical models, physical measurements, and empirical information on the behavior of catalysts manufactured in similar ways in order to be able to predict how these materials will behave. The complex models are beyond the scope of this text, but the principles involved are readily illustrated by the simplest model. This model requires the specific surface area, the void volume per gram, and the gross geometric properties of the catalyst pellet as input. 

Attrition of particulate materials occurs wherever solids are handled and processed. In contrast to the term comminution, which describes the intentional particle degradation, the term attrition condenses all phenomena of unwanted particle degradation which may lead to a lot of different problems. The present chapter focuses on two particular process types where attrition is of special relevance, namely fluidized beds and pneumatic conveying lines. The problems caused by attrition can be divided into two broad categories. On the one hand, there is the generation of fines. In the case of fluidized bed catalytic reactors, this will lead to a loss of valuable catalyst material. Moreover, attrition may cause dust problems like explosion hazards or additional burden on the filtration systems. On the other hand, attrition causes changes in physical properties of the material such as particle size distribution or surface area. This can result in a reduction of product quality or in difficulties with operation of the plant. 

Understand fully the basic chemical and physical properties of surfaces, especially those of solid catalysts. 

The technology and chemistry of isoalkane-alkene alkylation have been thoroughly reviewed for both liquid and solid acid catalysts (15) and for solid acid catalysts alone (16). The intention of this review is to provide an up-to-date overview of the alkylation reaction with both liquid and solid acids as catalysts. The focus is on the similarities and differences between the liquid acid catalysts on one hand and solid acid catalysts, especially zeolites, on the other. Thus, the reaction mechanism, the physical properties of the individual catalysts, and their consequences for successful operation are reviewed. The final section is an overview of existing processes and new process developments utilizing solid acids. 

Di-p-chloro-bis(i74-l,5-cyclooctadiene)dirhodium(I) is a yellow-orange, air-stable solid. It can be used directly as obtained for preparative purposes5 or as a precursor for homogeneous catalysts.3,4 It can be recrystallized from dichloro-methane-diethyl ether to give orange prisms. The compound is soluble in dichloro-methane somewhat less soluble in acetone and insoluble in pentane and diethyl ether. Characteristic strong bands occur in the infrared spectrum at 819, 964, and 998 cm 1 (Nujol mull). The cyclooctadiene vinylic protons resonate in the 1H NMR spectrum at t 5.7 and the allylic protons at t 7.4-8.3 (deuteriochloroform solution). Other physical properties are given by Chatt.1... 

The physical properties of the solid catalyst and thermal well are taken as constant, since the conditions within the reactor introduce only minor... 

The prospects of obtaining a detailed molecular-level understanding of heterogeneous catalysts would appear to be best for solid acids (1). Catalysis by solid acids often involves an appreciable concentration of reasonably uniform sites and restricted roles for defect structures. Furthermore, the great number of reaction studies, physical property measurements, and spectroscopic studies of solid acids provides a background (2-4) for the design and evaluation of further experimental and theoretical work. 

Microwave irradiation also shows a beneficial effect in the preparation of solid-supported palladium catalysts for hydrogenation reactions. Thus, alumina- and silica-supported palladium catalysts were synthesised by conventional and microwave heating, and their physical properties and catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of benzene were compared. The alumina-based system prepared under microwave conditions showed turnover numbers an order of magnitude higher than the conventionally prepared catalysts28. 

Okuhara, Mizuno, and Misono report the catalytic properties of heteropoly compounds as exemplified by H,PWl3O40 and the anion [PW,2O40p. Some of these compounds are strongly acidic, and some have redox properties the large-scale applications involve acid-catalyzed reactions. The heteropoly compounds are metal oxide clusters, used as both soluble and solid catalysts. Their molecular character provides excellent opportunities for incisive structural characterization and for tailoring of the catalytic properties. Physical properties also affect catalytic performance. Catalysis sometimes occurs on the surface of the solid material, and sometimes it occurs in the swellable bulk. 

Thanks to their speed and relatively low computational cost, M D and MC simulations can be used for studying the physical properties of large systems. This is extremely useful in heterogeneous catalysis, e.g., for modeling the structure and the properties of the bulk and the surface of a solid catalyst, or the properties of the bulk and interface of liquid/liquid biphasic systems. However, since the number of particles modeled is still very small compared to real materials, the models are susceptible to wall effects. One neat trick for avoiding this problem is to apply periodic boundary conditions The volume containing the model is treated as the primitive cell of an... 

Abstract. Tungstated zirconia catalysts are stable and highly selective catalytic materials for the isomerization of alkanes when promoted by platinum and a transition metal oxide and when dihydrogen is present in the feed. Physical properties and the catalytic performance of these solids for the isomerization of n-pentane are discussed. 

In eq 1 Dic is the effective diffusivity of species i in the reaction mixture which can be determined on the basis of various models of the diffusion process in porous solids. This aspect is discussed more fully in Section A.6.3. Difi is affected by the temperature and the pore structure of the catalyst, but it may also depend on the concentration of the reacting species (Stefan-Maxwell diffusion [9]). As Die is normally introduced on the basis of more or less empirical models, it may not be considered as a physical property, but rather as a model-dependent parameter. 

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