催化学报 ›› 2023, Vol. 46: 103-112.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(22)64169-X

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双反应位点共修饰WO3光催化活化甲烷

王珂然a, 罗磊a,*(), 王超b, 唐军旺b,*()   

  1. a西北大学, 化学与材料科学学院, 能源与催化中心, 合成天然功能分子化学教育部重点实验室, 陕西西安 710127, 中国
    b伦敦大学学院, 化学工程系, 伦敦, 英国
  • 收稿日期:2022-09-22 接受日期:2022-10-15 出版日期:2023-03-18 发布日期:2023-02-21
  • 通讯作者: *电子信箱: junwang.tang@ucl.ac.uk (唐军旺),luol@dicp.ac.cn (罗磊)
  • 基金资助:
    陕西省重点研发计划(2020GY-244);中国博士后科学基金(2019M663802)

Photocatalytic methane activation by dual reaction sites co-modified WO3

Keran Wanga, Lei Luoa,*(), Chao Wangb, Junwang Tangb,*()   

  1. aKey Lab of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, the Energy and Catalysis Hub, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, Shaanxi, China
    bDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
  • Received:2022-09-22 Accepted:2022-10-15 Online:2023-03-18 Published:2023-02-21
  • Contact: *E-mail: junwang.tang@ucl.ac.uk (J. Tang), luol@dicp.ac.cn (L. Luo)
  • Supported by:
    Shaanxi Key Research(2020GY-244);The China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M663802)

摘要:

在温和条件下将CH4转化为液态含氧化合物, 对解决能源和环境问题, 实现可持续发展具有重要意义.  光催化CH4转化技术可利用光能驱动载流子分离, 实现温和条件下CH4直接转化.  然而, 该过程面临着活性低和选择性差的瓶颈问题.  WO3作为常见的光催化剂之一, 具有热稳定好、可见光响应性能好和价带空穴氧化能力强等特性, 但存在光生电荷容易复合的问题.  助催化剂能够发挥促进光生电荷分离和加速表面催化反应的双重作用, 有助于局域电子密度的重新分布, 从而促进光生电荷的分离和转移.  然而, 单一助催化剂促进光生电荷分离具有一定局限性, 为了进一步加强光生电荷的分离和转移, 引入氧空位(OVs)是个很好的选择, OVs不仅可通过插入杂质能级增强光吸收和促进电荷分离, 而且可以促进小分子吸附和活化, 进而加速表面反应动力学.  

本文采用双活性位点Pd纳米颗粒和OVs改性的WO3为催化剂, 实现温和条件下CH4转化为液体含氧化合物.  参照文献(J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 4486‒4492)报道, 采用水热法合成了Pd纳米颗粒和OVs共改性的Pdx-def-WO3光催化剂.  电子顺磁共振波谱(EPR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和透射电镜(TEM)等表征结果表明, OVs和Pd成功修饰在WO3基底上.  光催化CH4转化反应结果表明, 与WO3相比, 优化的Pd0.5-def-WO3光催化剂使C1含氧化合物产量提高近33倍, 产率为7018 μmol·g-1·h-1, 对初级产物(CH3OH和CH3OOH)的选择性高达81%.  稳态荧光光谱和电化学测试实验表明Pd0.5-def-WO3催化剂的光生电荷的分离能力最强.  原位光照XPS谱表明Pd 3d结合能在光照下向高结合能方向移动, 证明了Pd纳米粒子是光生空穴受体.  原位光照EPR结果表明, 光照下OVs信号的增强, 证明了OVs作为光生电子受体.  因此, Pd和OVs协同促进光生电荷分离, 实现CH4高活性和高选择性转化.  同位素实验表明, O2是液态含氧化合物的主要氧源, H2O的作用主要是通过产生羟基自由基(·OH)促进CH4的活化.  因此, 在H2O的辅助下, Pd纳米颗粒和OVs双反应位点共修饰的WO3光催化剂实现了CH4在室温下被O2选择性氧化为液态含氧化合物.  综上, 本工作为CH4选择性氧化反应的活性和选择性调控提供了深入的理解. 

关键词: 光催化甲烷转化, 助催化剂, 氧化钨, 氧空位

Abstract:

Methane (CH4) upgrading into liquid oxygenates under mild conditions is of great significance to sustainable energy and clean environment, whilst holds great challenges of achieving superior activity and selectivity. Herein, tungsten oxide (WO3) modified with palladium (Pd) nanoparticles and oxygen vacancies (OVs) was employed as dual reaction sites to drive CH4 conversion with O2 at room temperature. Optimized Pd0.5-def-WO3 photocatalyst enables almost 33 times improvement in oxygenates production compared with WO3, with a yield of 7018 μmol·g-1·h-1, and a high selectivity of 81% towards primary products (CH3OH and CH3OOH), which is superior to most of the previous reported. In-situ XPS spectra proved Pd nanoparticles were the hole acceptors based on the shift of Pd3d to high binding energy under light irradiation. The in-situ solid-state EPR spectra demonstrate an enhancement of OVs signal which proves the role of OVs as the electron acceptors. Consequently, efficient charge separation has been achieved, contributing to the superior activity and selectivity for CH4 conversion.

Key words: Photocatalytic methane conversion, ocatalyst, Tungsten oxide, Oxygen vacancies