无机材料学报, 2023, 38(11): 1245-1256 DOI: 10.15541/jim20230117

综述

甲烷完全催化氧化研究进展

孙晨,1,2, 赵昆峰,2, 易志国,1,2

1.上海理工大学 材料与化学学院, 上海 200093

2.中国科学院 上海硅酸盐研究所, 上海 201899

Research Progress in Catalytic Total Oxidation of Methane

SUN Chen,1,2, ZHAO Kunfeng,2, YI Zhiguo,1,2

1. School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China

2. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China

通讯作者: 易志国, 研究员. E-mail:zhiguo@mail.sic.ac.cn;赵昆峰, 副研究员. E-mail:zhaokunfeng@mail.sic.ac.cn

收稿日期: 2023-01-27   修回日期: 2023-04-25   网络出版日期: 2023-05-10

基金资助: 科技部高端外专项目(G2022055014L)

Corresponding authors: YI Zhiguo, professor. E-mail:zhiguo@mail.sic.ac.cn;ZHAO Kunfeng, associate professor. E-mail:zhaokunfeng@mail.sic.ac.cn

Received: 2023-01-27   Revised: 2023-04-25   Online: 2023-05-10

Fund supported: Top Foreign Expert Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(G2022055014L)

摘要

甲烷是对全球温升贡献仅次于二氧化碳的温室气体, 且其全球增温潜势是CO2的80倍以上。在全球变暖和大气中甲烷含量不断增长的背景下, 完全催化氧化大气甲烷对于减缓温室效应和全球变暖具有重要价值。然而, 由于甲烷具有较高的结构稳定性, 在温和条件下将其催化氧化一直面临巨大的挑战。本文综述了近年来甲烷完全氧化在热催化、光催化以及光热协同催化三种反应条件下的研究进展, 热催化中高温增大了能耗并加速了催化剂的失活, 开发低温反应条件下的催化剂已经成为甲烷完全热催化的重点; 光催化提供了一种常温常压条件下利用光能氧化甲烷的方法, 但是相对热催化来说反应速率较低; 光热协同催化在光能和热能的协同作用下, 可实现温和条件下的甲烷高效完全催化氧化, 表现出潜在的应用前景。本文就三种反应催化剂的发展进行综述, 系统分析了不同反应的原理, 以及不同反应条件下甲烷完全催化氧化的优势与不足, 同时总结了催化氧化甲烷所面临的挑战, 并提供潜在的解决方案, 期望为今后的甲烷氧化研究提供借鉴。

关键词: 甲烷完全氧化; 热催化; 光催化; 光热协同; 综述

Abstract

Methane is the second greenhouse gas contributing greatly to global warming, about 80 times of CO2. Considering background of global warming and atmospheric methane growth, to catalyze total oxidation of atmospheric methane is of great importance to mitigate greenhouse effects and slow this global warming. However, catalytic oxidation of methane has always been a big challenge due to its high structural stability. In this article, research progress in total oxidation of methane under thermal-, photo- and photothermal-catalysis was reviewed. High temperature in thermal catalysis increases the energy loss and accelerates the deactivation of catalysts speedingly. Therefore, development of catalysts that oxidize methane under moderate temperatures is the main research interests. Photocatalysis provides a way to eliminate methane at ambient conditions with the assistance of solar energy, but the reaction rates are lower than that in thermal catalysis. It is worth mentioning that photothermal catalysis, developed in recent years, can achieve efficiently catalytic total oxidation of methane under mild conditions, showing a high potential application prospect. This article reviews development of three modes of catalysis, analyzes their different reaction mechanisms, advantages and disadvantages under different reaction conditions. Finally, prospects and challenges of this catalytic total oxidation are pointed out, which is expected to provide references for future research on this field.

Keywords: catalytic oxidation of methane; thermal catalysis; photocatalysis; photothermal catalysis; review

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孙晨, 赵昆峰, 易志国. 甲烷完全催化氧化研究进展. 无机材料学报, 2023, 38(11): 1245-1256 DOI:10.15541/jim20230117

SUN Chen, ZHAO Kunfeng, YI Zhiguo. Research Progress in Catalytic Total Oxidation of Methane. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2023, 38(11): 1245-1256 DOI:10.15541/jim20230117

温室气体排放导致的全球变暖正严重威胁地球上各种生命体的生存。甲烷是天然气的主要成分(约占87%, 体积分数)[1], 广泛存在于页层岩、油田、沼气和可燃冰中, 可用作燃料, 并且它还是工业化学过程中的重要原料, 可用于制造甲醇、甲醛、乙炔等高附加值化合物[2-3]。由于甲烷在改善人类生活质量方面的效用, 甲烷排放一直被忽视, 从而导致自工业革命以来大气中甲烷浓度显著增加。据报道, 自工业革命以来, 全球气温上升了1.2 ℃, 其中甲烷的贡献约占三分之一[4]。即便是在新冠疫情期间人为排放有所下降, 大气中甲烷含量也一直在快速增长, 对全球变暖的影响不断加剧[4]。因此, 减少化石燃料开采过程中甲烷的排放和去除大气中的甲烷是减少温室效应的一种重要策略[5]。有研究报道, 在二十年间, 甲烷的全球增温潜势是二氧化碳的80倍以上[6]。因此, 将大气中的甲烷转化为等物质的量的二氧化碳可以减少对全球变暖的影响[7]。本文将从热催化[8]、光催化[9]以及光热协同催化[10]反应来介绍甲烷完全催化氧化的研究进展和未来挑战, 期望为实现我国的“双碳”目标提供参考。

1 甲烷转化的热力学分析

CH4是一种非常稳定的惰性分子, 具有高度对称的正四面体结构, 极难溶于水。CH4分子具有四个相等的C–H键, 每个键的键能是434 kJ/mol[11], 这种独特的结构特性使甲烷具有低极化性和弱酸性。甲烷的电子最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)的能级低, 而最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)的能级高, 这导致HOMO中电子很难通过氧化反应去除或者将电子提供给LUMO进行还原反应[12-14]。通常需要在高温条件下激发C–H键解离而进行反应, 或者通过真空紫外(VUV)激发电子跃迁的方式活化甲烷($C{{H}_{4}}+h\upsilon \to CH_{4}^{+}+{{e}^{-}}$, 12.63 eV)。

从热力学角度看, 化学反应在等温等压条件下发生的一个重要标准是吉布斯自由能变化(ΔrG0)小于零。当ΔrG0<0时, 反应自发进行, 可以获得足够的能量来克服反应的活化能。ΔrG0rG0产物- ΔrG0 反应物, 甲烷完全催化氧化为CO2和H2O的ΔrG0=-801 kJ/mol, 是甲烷氧化反应在热力学上最容易进行的反应。

2 甲烷完全热催化氧化反应

与传统的甲烷燃烧相比, 添加催化剂可以降低甲烷氧化温度(<1400 ℃)。一般来说, 甲烷完全热催化氧化可分为相对较低的温度范围(约300~700 ℃)和相对较高的温度范围(约700~1400 ℃)[15]。常见的甲烷完全热催化氧化的催化剂主要包括贵金属担载型催化剂, 如Pt、Pd、Rh, 因其低反应温度和高催化活性而被广泛研究[8]; 非贵金属催化剂, 如六铝酸盐、钙钛矿和其它金属氧化物[16], 如图1所示。

图1

图1   甲烷完全热催化氧化的催化剂特性总结[17]

Fig. 1   Summary of catalyst properties for the total oxidation of methane by thermal catalysis[17]


2.1 贵金属担载型催化剂

贵金属具有相对稳定的性质, 在化学反应中往往起到重要的作用[18]。研究表明, Pd、Pt[19]、Rh[20]、Au[21]作为甲烷完全热催化氧化反应的贵金属催化剂, 活性明显高于非贵金属材料, 其中Pd的活性最高[22]。对于贵金属Pd而言, 一些金属氧化物载体(如CeO2[23]、Al2O3[24]、ZrO2[25]和TiO2[26])可以与Pd形成较强的相互作用, 从而增强催化活性[27]。Huang等[28]发现利用蒸汽对Pd/Al2O3催化剂进行预处理提高了其甲烷完全热催化氧化活性, 与O2预处理的样品相比, 质量比速率大约提高了12倍(如图2(a)), TB(孪晶晶界)和GB(晶粒晶界)的形成程度与Pd催化剂的活性直接相关。蒸汽预处理促进Pd催化剂形成TB, 氧气在TB处解离, 将Pd氧化为PdO增加了GB浓度(图2(b))。PdO的形成和GB引起的局部应力的协同作用是蒸汽预处理Pd/Al2O3催化剂活性增加的关键因素。根据拉伸和压缩的PdO (101)和(110)晶面上CH4第一个C-H键解离吉布斯自由能的理论计算结果(图2(c, d))和反应速率实验测试结果, 发现拉伸PdO(101)晶面可能是蒸汽预处理催化剂上的主要活性位点。除了选择合适的载体外, 引入添加剂或掺杂剂(碱金属和碱土金属)可以进一步提高催化反应活性。Luo等[29]发现引入适当含量的碱金属阳离子可以提高Pd在载体上的分散度, 并有效地减小Pd的颗粒尺寸。他们以一系列碱金属氢氧化物(MeOH, Me = Li、Na、K、Cs)为沉淀剂制备Pd/H-ZSM-5-Me催化剂, 研究了碱金属阳离子对Pd/H-ZSM-5低浓度甲烷热催化性能的影响。实验结果以及DFT(密度泛函理论)计算表明, 碱金属阳离子对Pd/H-ZSM-5-Me催化性能的促进作用主要与两个因素有关: (1) 碱金属氢氧化物沉淀剂可以有效减小Pd颗粒的尺寸, 增强Pd在H-ZSM-5载体上的分散度; (2) 碱金属阳离子可以作为电子供体, 将电子转移到Pd, 使其具有独特的电子性质, 促进甲烷分子中C-H键活化, 从而降低甲烷完全催化氧化反应过程中的能量势垒。

图2

图2   催化剂的性能测试及理论计算[28]

Fig. 2   Performance tests and theoretical calculations of catalysts[28]

(a) Light-off curves and T50 values of Pd/Al2O3 after O2 (600 ℃), O2-H2, steam (600 ℃), and steam-O2 pretreatments; (b) GB density statistical histogram of laser-generated Pd/Al2O3 and Pd/Al2O3 after steam (600 ℃) and O2-H2 pretreatments; (c, d) Calculated free energy diagrams for breaking the first C-H bond in CH4 on PdO(101) and PdO(110), respectively. Reprinted from Ref. [28] with permission, Copyright 2021 AAAS


Pt基催化剂也具有良好的催化活性, 比Pd基催化剂有更好的稳定性。Corro等[30]发现在Pt/Cr2O3界面上高度稳定的Pt0-Pt4+偶极子是甲烷解离和氧化的活性位点。如图3所示, 在甲烷和氧共存的反应条件下, 非零极化率的甲烷优先吸附在Pt0-Pt4+偶极子处, 通过Pt0-Pt4+偶极子提高了甲烷极化的概率, 增强甲烷分子与催化剂表面之间的相互作用, 降低了C-H键能, 进而促进吸附态甲烷中第一个氢的提取。随后吸附态的CH3-、H+与Pt纳米颗粒表面吸附的氧相互作用, 生成二氧化碳和水。Pt电子态及其与n型半导体氧化铬界面上的电子相互作用是影响甲烷氧化和Pt0-Pt4+位点高稳定性的关键因素。Rh和Au贵金属也有不错的催化活性, Pecchi等[31]采用溶胶凝胶法制备ZrO2载体, 再用浸渍法制备得到Rh/ZrO2催化剂。溶胶凝胶过程中, 引入的HCl, H2SO4以及NH4OH(酸性条件pH 3, 碱性条件pH 9)直接影响Rh/ZrO2催化剂的活性。Rh/ZrO2-H2SO4甲烷催化活性最高, 在402 ℃下转换频率(TOF)约0.07 s-1; Rh/ZrO2-HCl催化活性最低, 但是去除Cl-后其活性明显提升, 这归因于Rhd+和较高的金属分散度, 而残留的Cl-抑制了催化活性。Grisel等[32]通过等体积浸渍法、过量浸渍法、以碳酸钠或尿素为沉淀剂的沉积-沉淀法制备了四种不同的Au/Al2O3催化剂, 发现制备工艺对Au的平均粒径的影响很大, 进而影响甲烷催化活性, 尿素沉积-沉淀法得到的催化剂性能最佳, 在700~750 ℃下可将甲烷完全转化为二氧化碳。

图3

图3   化学吸附氧原子饱和的Pt0−Pt4+偶极子上的甲烷解离吸附模型[30]

Fig. 3   Proposed model for the CH4 dissociative adsorption over Pt0−Pt4+ dipoles saturated with chemisorbtion oxygen atoms[30]

(a) Reactants: CH4 in the gas phase and 1% Pt/Cr2O3; (b) CH4 polarization by Pt0−Pt4+ site and formation of a transition state; (c) Abstraction of the first hydrogen on the adsorbed CH4 molecule


2.2 非贵金属催化剂

在非贵金属催化剂对甲烷完全催化氧化过程中, 甲烷首先与催化剂中的晶格氧发生氧化反应, 并在晶格中形成O空位, 游离态的氧补充催化剂中的晶格氧, 从而将甲烷氧化。六铝酸盐[33]、钙钛矿[34]和金属氧化物[35]是常见的三种非贵金属催化剂。六铝酸盐具有典型的层状结构, 常见的两种结构是磁铅石和β-Al2O3。自1987年以来, 六铝酸盐以其优异的热稳定性和抗热震性而被广泛应用于甲烷催化燃烧领域。取代型六铝酸盐可以表示为MAxAl12-xO19-δ, 未掺杂的六铝酸盐催化剂的低温活性较差, 掺杂过渡金属或贵金属可以大大提高其催化活性。Huang等[36]使用溶胶-凝胶法制备了一种高比表面积的铁取代六铝酸盐(LaFexAl12−xO19, x=0~2), 其甲烷催化活性甚至高于传统的Pd/Al2O3催化剂。

钙钛矿催化剂的微观结构有利于提高氧迁移率和催化活性, 氧空位越多, 表面吸附的氧即活性氧越多, 甲烷氧化的催化活性越高。Miao等[37]研究表明, La(Mn, Fe)O3+λ钙钛矿催化剂可获得更多的活性氧, 从而显著提高甲烷完全催化氧化的催化活性。酸刻蚀处理也是调节钙钛矿表面性质和结构的有效方法, Jiang等[38]采用溶胶-凝胶法结合酸刻蚀处理制备了表面有Co和Ce物质的La1-xCexCoO3复合催化剂, 酸刻蚀处理后其表面结构发生化学重构, 形成表面担载CeO2和Co3O4的尖晶石/钙钛矿杂化结构。嵌入钙钛矿晶格中的Ce物种有效地调节了催化剂的电子结构, 促进了催化剂中晶格氧的迁移, 从而提高了甲烷完全热催化氧化的活性。

过渡金属氧化物如Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Mn对甲烷完全热催化氧化也有很好的催化活性, 金属掺杂形成复合金属氧化物可以进一步提高其催化性能。在相关研究中, 催化剂的活性大小依次为Co3O4 > Mn2O3 > Cr2O3 > CuO > NiO。Yu等[35]采用改进的水热法合成了选择性暴露(100)、(110)和(111)晶面的Co3O4纳米颗粒, 发现其甲烷完全氧化性能的顺序为Co3O4 (110) > Co3O4 (100) > Co3O4 (111), 对应的活化能分别为82.4、112.8和176.2 kJ/mol。他们还通过表面N2等离子体刻蚀方法构建了富含缺陷的N掺杂Co3O4(110), 可以进一步提高其性能, 在342 ℃反应温度下, 甲烷转化率达到6.5 μmol·g−1·s−1, 约为纯Co3O4甲烷催化活性的7.3倍。DFT计算结果表明, N掺杂可以通过提高催化剂表面氧的亲电性, 降低C-H键的活化能来激活Co3O4。纳米颗粒尺寸越小, 边缘和角落位置越多, 通常反应活性会更高。表1对比了常见甲烷完全热催化氧化催化剂的性能。

表1   甲烷完全热催化氧化催化剂的性能比较

Table 1  Comparison of properties of catalysts for total oxidation of methane by thermal catalysis

CatalystTc* /℃Ea/(kJ·mol-1)Feed gasGHSV/(mL·g-1·h-1)StabilityRef.
Pd-Ce@SiO2T100=350100.41% CH4, 21% O2, bal. N23600025 h[39]
Pd/TiO2T99=37083.11% CH4, 10% O2, bal. N2300004 cycles[40]
Pd/Na-MORT50=335751% CH4, 4% O2, bal. N27000090 h[41]
Pd-Pt/CeO2T50=32574680 μg/mL CH4, 14% O2, 5% CO2, bal. N230000012 h#[42]
Au/Al2O3T50=480730.8% CH4, 3.2% O2, bal. He,15000/[32]
Rh/ZrO2T50=400/1% CH4, 2% O2, bal. He15000/[31]
Ir/TiO2-HT50=26755.51% CH4, 20% O2, bal. N23000050 h[43]
Ag/MnLaO3T50=580742% CH4, 98% air12000/[44]
Pt/Cr2O3T50=350/0.2% CH4, 10% O2, bal. N230000/[30]
MgOT50=225/1% CH4, 99% air600070 h[45]
LaCoO3T50=470/0.8% CH4, 5% O2, bal. N2 60000/[46]
NiCo2O4T100=350/5% CH4, 25% O2, bal. Ar2400048 h#[47]
La0.6Sr0.4MnO3T50=56656.62% CH4, 20% O2, bal. N230000/[48]
CoAlOx/CeO2T50=41592.210% CH4, 25% O2, bal. Ar2400050 h[49]

*: the temperature at c% methane conversion; #: H2O-resistant stability

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2.3 甲烷完全热催化氧化反应机理

甲烷完全热催化氧化的关键在于通过高温打破甲烷分子中稳定的C-H键(434 kJ/mol), 实现甲烷完全氧化为二氧化碳和水。在催化剂的作用下, 反应表观活化能可以低至30~40 kJ/mol, 从而完成甲烷完全氧化为二氧化碳的过程。催化过程可分为下面三个步骤: (1)甲烷分子和O2吸附在催化剂表面;(2)甲烷在催化剂表面解离;(3)二氧化碳和水从催化剂表面的解吸。目前甲烷完全热催化氧化反应机理主要有以下三种: (1) 贵金属催化剂上发生的Mars van Krevelen (MvK)氧化还原机制[50-51], 首先是反应物与催化剂晶格氧反应, 生成氧空位(催化剂被还原), 然后是氧气吸附解离补充到氧空位中(催化剂重新氧化); (2) Langmuir-Hinshelwood机理[52], 即O2和甲烷均在催化剂表面活性位点上吸附解离, 这一过程反应速率往往大于表面反应速率, 表面反应是甲烷催化活化的速控步骤; (3) Eley-Rideal (ER)机理[53], 即气态甲烷吸附在催化剂表面生成中间体, 进而与氧气发生氧化反应得到最终的产物。在甲烷完全热催化氧化反应过程中, 不同催化剂在不同温度区间内的催化机理是不同的, 需要借助更精确的表征手段。例如原位电子自旋共振(ESR)光谱可用于检测甲烷反应过程中的甲基自由基, 漫反射傅里叶变换红外光谱(原位)已广泛用于观察甲烷催化氧化过程中形成的中间体等等。

虽然传统的甲烷完全热催化氧化技术已经得到了广泛的发展和应用, 但在热催化反应过程中仍然存在反应温度高、能耗大、存在副反应(焦炭形成)等缺点[8,18]。因此降低能量消耗、避免产生副反应、降低反应温度和优化反应条件是甲烷完全热催化氧化研究的重要目标。未来对于热催化机理的深入研究将有助于探索性能更优越的甲烷完全热催化氧化催化剂。

3 甲烷完全光催化氧化

甲烷激活的关键步骤是解离分子中第一个C-H键[54]。对于甲烷的热催化氧化, 由于C-H键的高解离能及其非极性特性, 通常需要高温来克服活化势垒, 打破气相中的C-H键。而对于甲烷的光催化氧化, 第一步是在光子能量激发下生成活性中间体。在较低的温度下, 活性中间体可以引发C-H键裂解从而激活甲烷分子。与热催化氧化相比, 光催化反应显著降低了能量势垒, 可在较低的温度下引发C-H键裂解, 从而激活甲烷分子。

3.1 甲烷完全光催化氧化剂

根据半导体光催化的基本原理, 当半导体吸收的光子能量≥其带隙(Eg)时, 半导体的VB(价带)电子被激发, 跃迁到半导体的CB(导带), 并在VB中留下一个空穴。高能电子和空穴可以迁移到半导体与反应环境之间的界面处, 进而驱动氧化还原反应(图4(a))[1,9]。当半导体的VB电位低于甲烷的氧化电位时, VB中的光生空穴在热力学上更容易驱动甲烷的氧化反应。图4(b)是一些常见的催化剂的能带位置和不同反应物的氧化还原电位[55], 其中二氧化钛和氧化锌是研究最广泛的甲烷完全光催化氧化催化剂。二氧化钛的带隙为3.2 eV, 在紫外范围内表现出显著的光学响应[50], 其VB和CB分别位于2.70和-0.50 V之间。相同地, 氧化锌作为一种廉价的宽带隙半导体, 其能带结构与二氧化钛基本相同。并且, ZnO的极性结构有利于光生电子和空穴快速分离和传输[56-57]

图4

图4   (a)半导体基光催化剂的甲烷活化示意图[1]和(b)常用半导体的能带结构和不同反应物的氧化还原电位示意图[55]

Fig. 4   (a) Schematic diagram of methane activation over semiconductor-based photocatalysts[1]; (b) Schematic diagram of band structures of commonly used semiconductors and redox potentials of different reactants[55]


氧化锌复合材料以优于大多数已知的光催化剂的性能而得到广泛的应用。Chen等[56]报道, Ag/ZnO光催化剂可在20~240 min内将微量甲烷(102~ 104 μL/L)氧化为二氧化碳, 而不形成一氧化碳或其它碳氢化合物(图5(a)), 在紫外光激发下, Ag/ZnO的表观量子产率(AQY)达到8%。在模拟太阳光照射下纳米氧化锌表现出较高的甲烷氧化活性, 而银纳米颗粒的等离子体共振效应(LSPR)进一步增强了其光催化活性。通过红外(IR)和电子顺磁共振(EPR)等原位表征技术, 分析了甲烷光催化完全氧化过程, 甲烷与O2反应生成水和甲醛, 然后中间产物甲醛进一步与O2反应, 生成水和二氧化碳。同样CuO修饰具有类似促进作用, 在担载少量氧化铜后, CuO/ZnO对甲烷的光氧化活性和稳定性均有显著提高[58], 30 min内可将90%的200 μL/L甲烷完全氧化(图5(b)), 二氧化碳是唯一的产物, 循环利用10次后反应活性不变。Li等[59]成功合成了暴露(0001)和(0110)晶面的单晶纳米片和纳米棒, 并研究了氧化锌的极性和非极性晶面的催化活性差异(图5(c)), 发现甲烷的光催化反应在氧化锌表面遵循一级反应动力学。通过带边电势和光响应, 结合傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和电子顺磁共振(EPR)的分析, 系统地讨论了甲烷完全光催化氧化的差异以及极性和非极性面的影响。在环境温度和模拟太阳光照射下, 2 h内氧化锌纳米片和纳米棒对甲烷的转化率分别为80%和10%, 这表明调控氧化锌晶面可以显著影响甲烷完全光催化氧化的性能。

图5

图5   ZnO基半导体在甲烷完全光催化氧化中的应用

Fig. 5   Application of ZnO-based semiconductor in photocatalytic total oxidation of methane

(a) Time evolution of photocatalytic total oxidation of methane over 0.1% Ag-decorated ZnO nanocatalysts at different CH4 concentrations[56] (Reprinted from Ref. [56] with permission, Copyright 2016 Springer Nature); (b) Time evolution of photocatalytic total oxidation of methaneover various catalysts with a CH4 input of 100 μL/L[58] (Reprinted from Ref. [58] with permission, Copyright 2019 Royal Society of Chemistry); (c) Catalytic activity of total oxidation of methane (top) and the crystal morphology (bottom) of a ZnO nanosheet and nanorod[59] (Reprinted from Ref. [59] with permission, Copyright 2019 American Chemical Society)


除了氧化锌基催化剂, Ga2O3和TiO2也具有优异的甲烷完全光催化性能。Wei等[60]报道了β-Ga2O3/活性炭(AC)复合材料在紫外光照射下对甲烷氧化具有良好的光催化活性, 15% Ga2O3/AC复合材料具有最高的光催化活性, 紫外光照射150 min催化氧化了91.5%的甲烷。循环实验表明, Ga2O3/AC复合材料光催化氧化甲烷具有良好的稳定性(图6(a))。研究还根据EPR测试结果和自由基清除实验结果, 讨论了甲烷完全光催化氧化的机理: 吸附在Ga2O3/AC表面的甲烷分子主要通过与光生空穴反应形成甲基自由基, 并进一步被超氧阴离子自由基氧化生成CO2和H2O(图6(b)), 其中活性炭的引入可以增强甲烷分子的表面吸附。因此, 光生电子-空穴对的分离和活性自由基的生成, 是提高甲烷完全光催化氧化性能的关键因素。

图6

图6   Ga2O3/AC甲烷完全光催化氧化性能测试及氧化机理示意图[60]

Fig. 6   Ga2O3/AC photocatalytic total oxidation of methane and schematic diagram of oxidation mechanism[60]

(a) Recycled test of photocatalytic oxidation of CH4 over 15% Ga2O3/AC; (b) Proposed mechanism for photocatalytic oxidation of CH4 over Ga2O3/AC composites. Reprinted from Ref. [60] with permission, Copyright 2017 Royal Society of Chemistry


Fu等[61]报道了锐钛矿型二氧化钛{001}晶面具有很好的光催化甲烷氧化反应活性。光催化甲烷反应速率为17.6 mmol·h−1·g−1, 约为{100}面或{101}面催化活性的6倍和7倍。实验表征和理论计算结果表明(图7), 二氧化钛光催化剂的表面结构会很大程度上影响CH4/TiO2界面的体表面电荷分离过程和界面电荷的转移过程。TiO2-{001}纳米晶的价带顶和导带底在表面和体相中的空间分离表现为自发的体-表面电荷分离。同时, TiO2-{001}纳米晶表面发生重构形成TiO2(001)-(1×4)面。吸附在TiO2(001)- (1×4)面Ti4c位点的甲烷的HOMO处于TiO2-{001}价带顶。这导致了吸附态甲烷能够更有效地接收TiO2-{001}价带中的光激发空穴, 而在甲烷完全光催化氧化反应中具有较高的活性。除了常见的TiO2、ZnO以及Ga2O3甲烷光催化剂以外, 还有很多其它的光催化剂, 如表2所示。

图7

图7   不同TiO2表面甲烷吸附能以及DFT计算[61]

Fig. 7   Adsorption energy calculations of surface methane and DFT calculation of different TiO2 [61]

(a1-a3) Most stable adsorption configurations of CH4 on (a1) anatase TiO2(001)-(1×4), (a2) anatase TiO2(100)-(1×2), and (a3) anatase TiO2(101) surfaces. Gray and red balls represent Ti and O atoms, respectively; (b1, b2, c1,c2, d1, d2) Calculated PDOS of (b1) bare and (b2) CH4-adsorbed anatase TiO2(001)-(1×4) surfaces, (c1) bare and (c2) CH4-adsorbed anatase TiO2(100)-(12) surfaces, and (d1) bare and (d2) CH4-adsorbed anatase TiO2-(101) surfaces. Reprinted from Ref. 61 with permission, Copyright 2022 American Chemical Society


表2   甲烷完全催化氧化光催化剂的性能比较

Table 2  Comparison of performances of photocatalysts for total oxidation of methane by photocatalysis

CatalystReaction conditionsYield/(μmol·h-1)Ref.
TiO2Batch reactor, 3×105 Pa CH4, Xe lamp, RT1.1[62]
TiO2Batch reactor, 2×106 Pa CH4, 5 bar O2, Xe lamp, RT23[63]
ZnOBatch reactor, 1×105 Pa, 250 μg/mL CH4 in air, Xe lamp, RT2[59]
Ag/ZnOBatch reactor, 1×105 Pa, 250 μg/mL CH4, Xe lamp, RT22[56]
CuO/ZnOBatch reactor, 1×105 Pa, 100 μg/mL CH4, Xe lamp, RT4[58]
Au-CeO2/ZnOBatch reactor, 1×105 Pa, 250 μg/mL CH4, Xe lamp, RT0.6[57]
Ag/AgClBatch reactor, 1×105 Pa, 500 μg/mL CH4, Xe lamp, RT5.4[64]
SrCO3/SrTiO3Batch reactor, 1×105 Pa, 200 μg/mL CH4, Xe lamp, RT0.8[65]
BiVO4Batch reactor, 1×105 Pa, 20 μg/mL CH4, visible light, RT0.05[66]

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3.2 甲烷完全光催化氧化机理

光催化甲烷氧化与表面化学相关的主要过程包括反应物吸附、反应物活化、自由基以及反应产物生成。对于甲烷完全光催化氧化, 大多数机理同热催化一样, 其中Eley-Rideal (ER)机制是甲烷完全光催化氧化反应中最为常见的。人们采用电子顺磁共振(EPR)[67]检测反应过程中产生的自由基; 采用原位红外(In-situ IR)[61]探察反应过程中生成的有机物中间体以及产物; 采用原位程序升温脱附TPD[65]及程序升温还原TPR[68]检测催化剂表面酸碱性、表面物种脱附行为、活性氧流动性及氧化还原性能等。DFT[69]计算也可以模拟计算反应物、中间体及产物在催化剂表面的吸附状态及能量势垒, 结合实验表征明确活性位点和催化反应机理。深入探索甲烷完全光催化氧化反应机理, 有望发展更多性能优异的光催化剂, 在温和的条件下实现甲烷高效光催化氧化的工业化应用以减缓甲烷排放造成的温室效应。

4 甲烷光热协同完全催化氧化反应

近年来, 光热协同催化[10]发展迅速, 其催化剂的选择, 关键在于其是否有光敏性。光热协同反应的能量来源分以下几种情况: 第一种是在光照情况下, 低能光子提高了催化剂表面的温度, 而高能光子与催化剂相互作用, 发生反应从而提高反应活性; 第二种是在传统热催化反应器中直接引入光子, 进而驱动反应; 第三种是催化剂本身可以提供光学加热, 即自加热催化剂, 它可以通过光热转换机制提供局部热量传递。光热协同催化可以大幅度提升甲烷催化氧化性能, 在甲烷活化领域意义非凡。

Yang等[70]报道了ZnO/La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 (ZnO/LSCO)异质结催化剂的高效甲烷氧化, 在310、340和370 ℃下, 光照后的甲烷转化率分别为2.35%、5.43%和14.7%, 分别是热催化条件下的1.8、1.9和2.6倍(图8)。ZnO/LSCO的异质外延界面, 由LSCO$(\bar{1}10)$晶面的Co3+、Sr2+和La3+与ZnO$(01\bar{1}0)$晶面的O2−键合而成。在光照条件下, 通过光热效应产生的热量促进了ZnO/LSCO的异质结向肖特基结的转变, 加快了ZnO/LSCO界面上电子的可逆转移, 从而获得更多的表面活性晶格氧和更快的活性氧再生速率, 表现出了更高的甲烷催化氧化活性。

图8

图8   ZnO/LSCO光催化及光热协同催化甲烷完全氧化性能测试[70]

Fig. 8   Tests of ZnO/LSCO photocatalysis and photothermal cocatalysis for methane total oxidation[70]

(a) Temperature profiles on these monolithic catalysts under irradiation of Xe lamp; (b) CH4 photothermal conversions over these monolithic catalysts under Xe lamp irradiation; (c) Comparison of CH4 conversion for ZnO/LSCO under Xe lamp irradiation and direct thermal heating (furnace) at the same temperature; (d) Activity comparison of methane oxidation with previous studies by normalized reaction rate constant. Reprinted from Ref. [70] with permission, Copyright 2008 American Chemical Society


类似地, Feng等[71]报道一维埃洛石担载的PdO/Mn2O3/CeO2纳米复合催化剂(HPMC), PdO、Mn3O4和CeO2之间的协同效应, 使HPMC在可见光照射下T10降低至180 ℃。对比有/无光照条件下的活性(图9(a))可以看出, 光热协同能够显著提高HPMC甲烷完全催化氧化活性。维持200 ℃温度不变, 提高光功率密度, 甲烷的转化率呈现线性提升趋势(图9(b)), 这说明光催化是影响其活性的重要因素。通过原位EPR和H2-TPR表征发现, 甲烷光热协同催化反应过程遵循经典的MvK机制: 如图9(c)所示, 在光热条件下, 由于Ce3+数量增加导致氧化铈中严重的电荷失衡, 产生大量氧空位, 提升了O2的吸附与活化能力, 这是HPMC甲烷完全催化氧化速率的控制步骤。

图9

图9   HPMC光热协同催化甲烷完全氧化性能(a,b)及其机理示意图(c)[71]

Fig. 9   HPMC photothermal co-catalyzed methane total oxidation performance (a, b) and its mechanism (c)[71]

(a) Cycling stability test of HPMC; (b) Methane conversion measured at 200 ℃ with different optical power (OPD); (c) Reaction mechanism of HPMC catalyzed methane combustion. Reprinted from Ref. [71] with permission, Copyright 2021 Wiley


对于甲烷光热协同完全催化氧化, 目前尚未有较为完善的机理阐述, 但是可以肯定的是光能和热能协同作用提高了氧化反应的速率。预计未来将研发出更多具有光热协同催化作用的催化剂并通过更先进的表征手段揭示其反应机理, 在低浓度至高浓度甲烷去除过程中获得更好的结果和更广泛的应用[71-72]

5 总结与展望

甲烷完全催化氧化对于缓解温室效应具有重要意义。甲烷完全热催化氧化反应的转化效率比较高, 但是反应温度高、能耗大, 因此开发新型催化剂, 显著降低反应温度是热催化反应需要解决的关键问题。

甲烷完全光催化氧化可以在低温或者常温下进行, 但是仍然面临一些挑战: (1)甲烷完全光催化转化的效率仍然很低。一种解决方案是开发新的光催化剂, 更有效地利用太阳光或者拓展半导体对可见光甚至红外光的光响应范围。另一种解决方案是调整半导体的能带结构、亚稳态相和多组分协同, 最大限度地利用太阳光, 从而提高光催化转化率。(2)甲烷完全光催化氧化目前大多仅适用于低浓度甲烷, 对于高浓度甲烷目前还没有特别深入的研究。(3)对于半导体光催化剂表面甲烷光催化转化的机理研究仍然有待深入。C-H键的解离是甲烷活化和转化的关键步骤, 但C-H键活化的热力学和动力学仍需更详细的研究。此外, 参与甲烷完全氧化反应的中间产物很难被检测到, 催化剂的光催化活性位点与甲烷分子之间的相互作用有待进一步阐明。因此, 发展相应的原位表征(如EPR光谱、漫反射傅里叶变换红外光谱、时间分辨瞬态吸收光谱)和理论计算方法(如密度泛函理论计算)将有助于揭示甲烷完全光催化氧化的反应机理。

对于光热协同反应, 它既有热催化反应速率快的优点, 又可以在相对低温的条件下进行, 并且适用于催化高浓度甲烷完全氧化。但是目前对于光热协同作用下的甲烷完全氧化研究较少, 仍然处于起步阶段。催化剂在光子激发下产生的非热效应和热效应的相互依赖使得反应过程中关键物理化学机制的确定具有高度挑战性, 相关突破可能需要计算/建模工具和先进原位表征的联合推动。预计未来将会有更多光热协同催化反应体系被开发, 在甲烷完全催化反应中有望实现质的飞跃。

总之, 甲烷的完全催化氧化研究正引起越来越多的关注, 有助于解决气候修复等环境问题。在当前阶段, 将甲烷作为碳源催化生成各种高附加值化学产品, 如甲醇、氢气、乙炔、甲醛等, 相对于大气低浓度甲烷的治理, 仅是一种美好的理想和愿景。因此, 本文重点总结了三种不同反应条件下甲烷完全氧化的主要进展、反应机理、存在的问题及潜在解决方案, 希望对后续研究提供借鉴,早日实现较温和条件下规模化高效去除甲烷以解决人类共同面临的气候变化挑战。

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