Issue 3, 2023

Hydrocarboxylation of methanol to methyl acetate using rhodium and ruthenium nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes as catalysts: infrared spectroscopy study

Abstract

Titanate nanotubes (TiNT) were synthesized by the hydrothermal method and used as a support for Rh (Rh/TiNT) and Ru nanoparticles (Ru/TiNT). Both catalysts were found active in the gas-phase hydrocarboxylation of methanol with CO2 and H2 as reactants and methyl iodide as a promoter at 1 bar and 150 °C to produce methyl acetate (MA), the Rh/TiNT catalyst being more active in the reaction with a reaction rate of 0.698 molMA molRh−1 h−1 compared with 0.272 molMA molRu−1 h−1 for the Ru/TiNT catalyst. The structural, textural, and compositional properties of the supported metal catalysts were evaluated by N2 physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results of XRD and Raman spectroscopy demonstrated that TiNT consisted of a unique crystalline structure of trititanate (Na2Ti3O7), while the results of TEM confirmed the multilayer nanotubular morphology with an internal diameter of ∼3 nm. Also, the TEM analysis of Rh/TiNT and Ru/TiNT samples revealed small (∼1 nm) and highly dispersed metal particles. Infrared spectroscopy studies performed under reaction conditions allowed the identification of important surface species; in particular, Rh-acetyl species were proposed as key reaction intermediates. This work shows an interesting and promising heterogeneous route for the valorization of CO2 to produce a value-added compound under moderate conditions.

Graphical abstract: Hydrocarboxylation of methanol to methyl acetate using rhodium and ruthenium nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes as catalysts: infrared spectroscopy study

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Aug 2022
Accepted
30 Nov 2022
First published
01 Dec 2022

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023,13, 726-736

Hydrocarboxylation of methanol to methyl acetate using rhodium and ruthenium nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes as catalysts: infrared spectroscopy study

O. D. Cardenas-Gonzalez, I. A. Santos-Lopez, B. E. Handy, J. J. Cano-Gomez, H. J. Ojeda-Galvan, D. A. De Haro-Del Rio, D. Bustos-Martinez and G. A. Flores-Escamilla, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 726 DOI: 10.1039/D2CY01396G

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