The Use of Promoters

Literature on the use of promoters is voluminous, and all claim enhancement of semi-hydrogenation selectivity. One of the more successful commercial catalysts for ethyne conversion to ethene, uses a silver promoted alumina-supported palladium catalyst [23]. Other promoting metals have been used, including rhodium and gold [24,25], copper [26-28], zinc (shown to inhibit oligomerization) [29- 

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Recent commercialization efforts have focused on improved activity synthesis catalysts, which allow ammonia synthesis to be conducted at significantly lower pressures and temperatures. Catalyst manufacturers have focused on enhancing the activity of the iron-based catalyst through the use of promoters (23). 

The reaction system is a complex one variants used include also zeolites, pillard clays, bimetallic particles, and the use of promoters such as K. 

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The use of promoters in formulating a catalyst is often critical to the performance. Promoters can provide an extra edge to the performance of a catalyst by improving its operation. Promoters can be many and varied. They can be additives to stabilize a particular oxidation state of the catalyst, to optimize a particular phase or stmcture of the active ingredient(s), to provide additional pathways for facilitating reactions, to alter the concentration of a particular oxidation state in the active phase of the catalyst, to increase the activity or selectivity (chemical), to preserve mechanical strength and limit sintering (stmctural), to increase the surface area of the catalyst or to alter the... 

H2S adsorption reaction. As was already mentioned, Co F-T catalysts are prone to H2S poisoning and the addition of specific promoter elements may lead to an increased H2S tolerance. Crucial for this are the use of promoter elements, such as B and Zn, which make stable surface compounds with sulfur. 

The literature indicates that selectivity often can be improved, particularly with Ni and Pd catalysts by the use of promoters such as amines (ref. 34). Presumably, the amine competes for reactive sites with the alkenes and is effective if its adsorption constant lies between the constants of the competing alkenes. The effectiveness of the promoter is not diminished with the depletion of the more reactive alkene and is most useful with a supported catalyst where the concentration of molecules near a reactive site may be limited by pore diffusion. Selectivity would also improve if the promoter increases the rate of desorption of the alkenes (ref. 35). 

The second development was the use of promoter salts (e.g., alkali, phospho-nium or ammonium salts) to stabilize the activated complex in the catalyst system [41b] and the use of co-catalysts with rhodium, such as base catalyst metals Ti, Zr,... 

Recent literature data suggest that the use of promoters may be beneficial and lead to a significant improvement in CO conversion and selectivity for preferential selective CO oxidation (under an H2-rich environment).17 Lanthanum oxide (La203) is known to be an effective catalytic textural and structural promoter, increasing the... 

From a study of the mechanism of the poisoning action of water vapors mill oxygen on iron ammonia catalysts 21 and by making certain assumptions, Almquistsu has been able to calculate that in pure iron catalysts about one atom in two thousand is active toward ammonia synthesis, whereas in iron catalysts promoted by alumina about one atom in two hundred is active. This shows the remarkable added activity obtainable by the use of promoters. That the effect is complicated beyond any simple explanation is evidenced further by some of the results of Almquist and Black, These workers have shown that whereas an iron-alumina catalyst shows greater activity toward ammonia synthesis at atmospheric pressure than an iron catalyst containing both alumina and potassium oxide, the hitter catalyst is 50 per cent more active when the pressure is raised to 1(X) atmospheres. 

Similarly, zeolite A (LTA) was obtained in 2 and 4 h, respectively, with and without the use of promoter (Na3P04). However, the effect of promoter is more pronounced in the... 

After establishing that the use of promoter drastically reduces the synthesis time of zeolites, efforts were made to find out whether synthesis temperature can be reduced using these promoters. Silicalite -1 (Si-MFI) was chosen for study because of its simplicity and the requirement of less crystallization time, the effect of promoter (NaH2P04) on the crystallization time of Silicalite-1 at various temperatures, ranging from 363-463 K, shows that the reduction in both, the crystallization time at a particular temperature as well as faster crystallization at relatively lower temperature (363 - 363 K) in the presence of promoter (vis-a-vis in its absence) could be accomplished. For example, the time taken at 343, 358 and 373 K was 36, 14 and 8 h, respectively, in the presence of promoter NaH2P04. In the absence of promoter, while at 343 K no crystalline material was obtained even after 5 days, Silicalite-1 crystallized after ca. 48 and 32 h at 358 and 373 K, respectively. 

Among the critical control factors for the biosynthesis are tissue-specific transcription of specific exons and the use of promoters, as well as the influence of cytokines that can significantly alter the expression levels and activities of individual enzymes. It is likely that glycosyltransferases in the Golgi form complexes with other... 

Activated hollow spheres have been found to be advantageous for the hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds, nitriles, aromatics, and unsaturated C-C bounds. In the case of carbonyl conqrounds, promoters (e.g.. Mo and Cr) that exist as surface cations were found to be the most effective. In the case of nitriles, the use of promoters to stabilize the residual A1 content of the catalyst so that it can be used with base modifiers was found to be the most useful combination. An example of this was the improved performance of the LiOH treated Cr / Ni promoted Co hollow spheres for the hydrogenation of adiponitrile to hexamethylenediamine. Some reactions were found to be more sensitive to the type of promoter they require. In the case of l,4-dihydroxy-2-butyne, it was found that Mo worked satisfactory as a promoter while the Cr / Fe combination led to worse results. Nonetheless, for all of the reactions studied here it was found that the activate hollow spheres were more active than the activated tablets on both a volume and weight basis, thereby allowing increased flexibility in the use of promoters and other selectivity enhancing additives. 

AU companies claiming the use of promoters report that the latto have to be added before the precursor is formed. Only aluminum and boron in an Alusuisse catalyst for fluid-bed reactors are introduced after the precursor has been formed they have been claimed to increase the mechanical resistence tluough the formation of phosphate binders. 

Standard of Indiana Catalyst. The first low pressure polyethylene catalyst invented (46), the Standard of Indiana catalyst system, saw relatively little commercial practice. Their 1951 patent discloses reduced molybdenum oxide or cobalt molybdate on alumina for ethylene polymerization, preferably in aromatic solvents. Later, work concerning the use of promoters was also disclosed. 

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