Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Preparation, characterization and catalytic applications of ZrO2 supported on low cost SBA-15

  • Published:
Adsorption Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This work presents some applications of ZrO2 supported over SBA-15 silica as promoter of sulfated zirconia and as support from CuO/CeO2 catalytic system for preferential oxidation of CO to CO2 in hydrogen rich streams, used as feed for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). Different amounts of ZrO2, from 10 to 30 wt.% were incorporated. These prepared materials were characterized by powder XRD, adsorption-desorption of N2 at 77 K, transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM and SEM) and X-rays photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The acidity was studied by thermo-programmed desorption of ammonia (NH3-TPD). These materials were tested, after treatment with H2SO4, by 2-propanol dehydration and 1-butene isomerization catalytic tests. The samples were found quite good catalyst with strong acid sites, the sample with 20 wt.% of ZrO2 being the better performing sample. Finally this material was successfully used as support for a CuO/CeO2 system, with 6 wt.% of Cu and 20 wt.% of Ce. The resulting catalyst was tested in the preferential oxidation of CO (CO-PROX) attaining conversions close to 100% and high selectivity to CO2.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Akkari, R., Ghorbel, A., Essayem, N., Figueras, F.: Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous silica-supported nano-cristalline sulfated zirconia catalysts prepared by a sol-gel process: Effect of the S/Zr molar ratio. Appl. Catal. A 328, 43–51 (2007)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Beck, J.S., Vartuli, J.C., Roth, W.J., Leonowicz, M.E., Kresge, C.T., Schmitt, K.D., Chu, C.T.W., Olson, D.H., Sheppard, E.W., Mccullen, S.B., Higgins, J.B., Schlenker, J.L.: A new family of mesoporous molecular sieves prepared with liquid crystal templates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114, 10834–10843 (1992)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Berggen, A., Palmqvist, A.E.C., Holmberg, K.: Surfactant-templated mesostructured materials from inorganic silica. Soft Matter 1, 219–226 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Corma, A., Juan-Rajadell, M.I., Lopez-Nieto, J.M., Martinez, C.: A comparative study of SO4 2−/ZrO2 and zeolite beta as catalysts for the isomerization of n-butane and the alkylation of isobutane with 2-butene. Appl. Catal. 111, 175–189 (1994)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Fuxiang, L., Feng, Y., Yongli, L., Ruifeng, L.: Kechang, X.: Direct synthesis of Zr-SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieves with high zirconium loading: characterization and catalytic performance after sulfated. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 101, 250–255 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gómez-Cazalilla, M., Mérida-Robles, J.M., Gurbani, A., Rodríguez-Castellón, E., Jiménez-López, A.: Characterization and acidic properties of Al-SBA-15 materials prepared by post-synthesis alumination of a low-cost ordered mesoporous silica. J. Solid State Chem. 180, 1130–1140 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gracia, M.D., Balu, A.M., Campelo, J.M., Luque, R., Marinas, J.M., Romero, A.A.: Evidences of the in situ generation of highly active Lewis acid species on Zr-SBA-15. Appl. Catal. A, Gen. 371, 85–91 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • La Ginestra, A., Patrono, P., Berardelli, M.L., Galli, P., Ferragina, C., Massudi, M.A.: Catalytic activity of zirconium phosphate and some derived phases in the dehydration of alcohols and isomerization of butenes. J. Catal. 103, 346–356 (1987)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Liu, W., Sarofim, A.F., Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, M.: Complete oxidation of carbon monoxide and methane over metal-promoted fluorite oxide catalysts. Chem. Eng. Sci. 49, 4871–4888 (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  • Liu, Y., Fu, Q., Stephanopoulos, M.F.: Preferential oxidation of CO in H2 over CuO-CeO2 catalysts. Catal. Today 241, 93–95 (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  • Manzoli, M., Di Monte, R., Boccuzzi, F., Coluccia, S., Kaspar, J.: CO oxidation over CuO x -CeO2-ZrO2 catalysts: transient behavior and role of copper clusters in contact with ceria. Appl. Catal. B 61, 192–205 (2005)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Martínez-Arias, A., Fernández-García, M., Gálvez, O., Coronado, J.M., Anderson, J.A., Conesa, J.C., Soria Munuera, G.: Comparative study on redox properties and catalytic behavior for CO oxidation of CuO/CeO2 and CuO/ZrCeO4 catalysts. J. Catal. 195, 207–216 (2000)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Moretti, E., Lenarda, M., Storaro, L., Talon, A., Frattini, R., Polizzi, S., Rodríguez-Castellón, E., Jiménez-López, A.: Catalytic purification of hydrogen streams by PROX on Cu supported on an organized mesoporous ceria-modified alumina. Appl. Catal. B 72, 149–156 (2007)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moretti, E., Lenarda, M., Storaro, L., Talon, A., Montanari, T., Busca, G., Rodríguez-Castellón, E., Jiménez-López, A., Turco, M., Bagnasco, G., Frattini, R.: One-step synthesis of a structurally organized mesoporous CuO-CeO2-Al2O3 system for the preferential CO oxidation. Appl. Catal. A 335, 46–55 (2008)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moretti, E., Storaro, L., Talon, A., Moreno-Tost, R., Rodríguez-Castellón, E., Jiménez-López, A., Lenarda, M.: CO preferential oxidation activity of CuO/CeO2 supported on zirconium doped MSU type silica. Catal. Lett. 129, 323–330 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Park, D.E., Lee, D., Lee, H.C.: Recent progress in selective CO removal in a H2-rich stream. Catal. Today 139, 280–290 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Patrono, P., La Ginestra, A., Ramis, G., Busca, G.: Conversion of 1-butene over WO3-TiO2 catalysts. Appl. Catal. A 107, 249–266 (1994)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Poulston, S., Parlett, P.M., Stone, P., Bowker, M.: Surface oxidation and reduction of CuO and Cu2O studied using XPS and XAES. Surf. Interface Anal. 24, 811–820 (1996)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ratnasamy, P., Srinivas, D., Satyanarayana, C.V.V., Manikandan, P., Senthil Kumaran, R.S., Shetti Sachin, M., Vasudev, N.: Influence of the support on the preferential oxidation of CO in hydrogen-rich steam reformates over CuO-CeO2-ZrO2 system. J. Catal. 221, 455–465 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Reyes-Carmona, Á., Arango-Díaz, A., Moretti, E., Talon, A., Storaro, L., Lenarda, M., Jiménez-López, A., Rodríguez-Castellón, E.: CuO/CeO2 supported on Zr doped silica as catalyst for preferential oxidation of CO. J. Power Sources (2010). doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.10.019

    Google Scholar 

  • Sohn, J.R., Seo, D.H.: Preparation of new solid superacid catalyst, zirconium sulfate supported on γ-alumina and activity for acid catalysis. Catal. Today 87, 219–226 (2003)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Suh, Y.-W., Jung-Woo, J.-W., Lee, Rhee, H.-K.: Synthesis of thermally stable tetragonal zirconia with large surface area and its catalytic activity in the skeletal isomerization of 1-butene. Catal. Lett. 90, 1–2 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yadav, G.D., Nair, J.J.: Sulfated zirconia and its modified versions as promising catalysts for industrial processes. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 33, 1–48 (1999)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhao, D., Feng, J., Huo, Q., Melosh, N., Fredrickson, G.H., Chmelka, B.F., Stucky, G.D.: Triblock copolymer syntheses of mesoporous silica with periodic 50 to 300 angstrom pores. Science 279, 548–552 (1998)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071, Málaga, Spain

    Álvaro Reyes-Carmona, Ramón Moreno-Tost, Josefa Mérida-Robles, José Santamaría-González, Pedro J. Maireles-Torres, Antonio Jiménez-López & Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón

  2. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, Via Torino 155/B, 30172, Venezia, Italy

    Elisa Moretti & Maurizio Lenarda

Authors
  1. Álvaro Reyes-Carmona
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ramón Moreno-Tost
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Josefa Mérida-Robles
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. José Santamaría-González
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Pedro J. Maireles-Torres
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Antonio Jiménez-López
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Elisa Moretti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Maurizio Lenarda
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Reyes-Carmona, Á., Moreno-Tost, R., Mérida-Robles, J. et al. Preparation, characterization and catalytic applications of ZrO2 supported on low cost SBA-15. Adsorption 17, 527–538 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-010-9315-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-010-9315-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation