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Co Oxidation Over Au/Tio2 Catalyst: Pretreatment Effects, Catalyst Deactivation, And Carbonates Production, Johnny Saavedra, Camilah Powell, Basu Panthi, Christopher Pursell, Bert Chandler Feb 2015

Co Oxidation Over Au/Tio2 Catalyst: Pretreatment Effects, Catalyst Deactivation, And Carbonates Production, Johnny Saavedra, Camilah Powell, Basu Panthi, Christopher Pursell, Bert Chandler

Bert D Chandler

A commercially available Au/TiO2 catalyst was subjected to a variety of thermal treatments in order to understand how variations in catalyst pretreatment procedures might affect CO oxidation catalysis. Catalytic activity was found to be inversely correlated to the temperature of the pretreatment. Infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO experiments, followed by a Temkin analysis of the data, indicated that the thermal treatments caused essentially no changes to the electronics of the Au particles; this, and a series of catalysis control experiments, and previous transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies ruled out particle growth as a contributing factor to the activity loss. …


Co Adsorption On Supported Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts: Application Of The Temkin Model, Christopher J. Pursell, Bert D. Chandler, Maela Manzoli, Flora Boccuzzi Feb 2015

Co Adsorption On Supported Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts: Application Of The Temkin Model, Christopher J. Pursell, Bert D. Chandler, Maela Manzoli, Flora Boccuzzi

Bert D Chandler

The adsorption of CO on the supported gold nanoparticle catalysts Au/TiO2, Au/Fe2O3, and Au/ZrO2 was examined using infrared transmission spectroscopy to quantify the isobaric CO coverage as a function of temperature. The Temkin adsorbate interaction model was then applied to account for the adsorption behavior. To test the general applicability of the Temkin model, this treatment was also applied to three data sets from the literature. This included another real-world catalyst and two model catalysts. All data sets were accurately represented by the Temkin adsorbate interaction model. The resulting thermodynamic metrics are consistent with previous determinations and reflect a particle …


Nabr Poisoning Of Au/Tio2 Catalysts: Effects On Kinetics, Poisoning Mechanism, And Estimation Of The Number Of Catalytic Active Sites, Bert Chandler, Shane Kendell, Hieu Doan, Rachel Korkosz, Lars Grabow, Christopher Pursell Feb 2015

Nabr Poisoning Of Au/Tio2 Catalysts: Effects On Kinetics, Poisoning Mechanism, And Estimation Of The Number Of Catalytic Active Sites, Bert Chandler, Shane Kendell, Hieu Doan, Rachel Korkosz, Lars Grabow, Christopher Pursell

Bert D Chandler

Sodium bromide was used to intentionally poison a commercial Au/TiO2 catalyst with the goals of understanding the nature of halide poisoning and evaluating the number and nature of the catalytic active sites. A series of eight poisoned catalysts were prepared by impregnating the parent catalyst with methanolic solutions of NaBr. Each catalyst was tested with CO oxidation catalysis under differential reactor conditions; O2 reaction orders and Arrhenius activation energies were determined for each material. All of the kinetic data, including a Michaelis−Menten analysis, indicated that the primary effect of adding NaBr was to reduce the number of catalytically active sites. …


Preparation And Characterization Of 3 Nm Magnetic Niau Nanoparticles, Bethany Auten, Benjamin Hahn, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson, Bert Chandler Sep 2013

Preparation And Characterization Of 3 Nm Magnetic Niau Nanoparticles, Bethany Auten, Benjamin Hahn, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson, Bert Chandler

Bert D Chandler

Using PAMAM dendrimers as nanoparticle templates, a synthetic route to prepare 3 nm magnetic NiAu nanoparticles was developed. Aqueous solutions of hydroxyl-terminated generation 5 PAMAM dendrimers in 25 mM NaClO4 were shown to bind aqueous NiII. Coreduction of NiII and AuIII salts yielded bimetallic dendrimer stabilized nanoparticles, which were extracted into toluene with decanethiol. Characterization of the resulting monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) with transmission electron microscopy and UV-visible, atomic absorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies suggested that the MPCs had substantial surface enrichment in Au. Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) measurements at 5 K show the bimetallic MPCs to have low …


Synthesis And Characterization Of Dendrimer Templated Supported Bimetallic Pt-Au Nanoparticles, Huifang Lang, Stephen Maldonado, Keith Stevenson, Bert Chandler Sep 2013

Synthesis And Characterization Of Dendrimer Templated Supported Bimetallic Pt-Au Nanoparticles, Huifang Lang, Stephen Maldonado, Keith Stevenson, Bert Chandler

Bert D Chandler

Bimetallic dendrimer-stabilized nanoparticles (DSNs) were used to prepare supported Pt-Au catalysts within the bulk miscibility gap for this binary system. Hydroxy-terminated generation 5 PAMAM dendrimers were used to prepare Cu0 nanoparticles (NPs). The Cu0 NPs were subsequently used to reduce K2PtCl4 and HAuCl4, preparing stabilized bimetallic Pt-Au NPs with a 1:1 stoichiometry. The stabilized NPs were adsorbed onto a high surface area silica support and thermally activated to remove the dendrimers. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO showed that this preparation route resulted in NPs in which the two metals are intimately …


Dendrimer-Encapsulated Nanoparticle Precursors To Supported Platinum Catalysts, Huifang Lang, R Alan May, Brianna L. Iversen, Bert D. Chandler Sep 2013

Dendrimer-Encapsulated Nanoparticle Precursors To Supported Platinum Catalysts, Huifang Lang, R Alan May, Brianna L. Iversen, Bert D. Chandler

Bert D Chandler

In this contribution, we report the successful preparation of supported metal catalysts using dendrimer-encapsulated Pt nanoparticles as metal precursors. Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers were first used to template and stabilize Pt nanoparticles prepared in solution. These dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles were then deposited onto a commercial high surface area silica support and thermally activated to remove the organic dendrimer. The resulting materials are active oxidation and hydrogenation catalysts. The effects of catalyst preparation and activation on activity for toluene hydrogenation and CO oxidation catalysis are discussed.


Adsorption Of Co On Supported Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts: A Comparative Study, Heather Hartshorn, Christopher Pursell, Bert Chandler Sep 2013

Adsorption Of Co On Supported Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts: A Comparative Study, Heather Hartshorn, Christopher Pursell, Bert Chandler

Bert D Chandler

The adsorption of CO on three different gold nanoparticle catalysts supported on high surface area TiO2 was studied using infrared transmission spectroscopy at room temperature and CO pressures typically used in CO oxidation reactions. The three, real-world catalysts were Au catalysts synthesized in our laboratory from thiol monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) and two commercial catalysts from the World Gold Council (WGC and AuTEK). Within experimental reproducibility, the adsorption data for the three catalysts are indistinguishable. While showing approximately Langmuir behavior, the adsorption data also show coverage dependence, as others have observed for many catalyst systems. Two approaches were used to …


Tuning Supported Catalyst Reactivity With Dendrimer-Templated Pt-Cu Nanoparticles, Natalie N. Hoover, Bethany J. Auten, Bert D. Chandler Sep 2013

Tuning Supported Catalyst Reactivity With Dendrimer-Templated Pt-Cu Nanoparticles, Natalie N. Hoover, Bethany J. Auten, Bert D. Chandler

Bert D Chandler

The effects of particle composition on heterogeneous catalysis were studied using dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles (DENs) as precursors to supported Pt-Cu catalysts. Bimetallic Pt-Cu DENs with varying Pt/Cu ratios were prepared in an anaerobic aqueous solution and deposited onto a high-purity commercial alumina support. The dendrimer template was then thermally removed to yield supported nanoparticle catalysts, which were studied with toluene hydrogenation and CO oxidation catalysis as well as infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO. Incorporating Cu into Pt nanoparticles had opposite effects on the two test reactions. Cu acted as a mild promoter for CO oxidation catalysis, and the promoting effect was …


Air And Water Free Solid-Phase Synthesis Of Thiol Stabilized Au Nanoparticles With Anchored, Recyclable Dendrimer Templates, John Gilbertson, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson, Bert Chandler Sep 2013

Air And Water Free Solid-Phase Synthesis Of Thiol Stabilized Au Nanoparticles With Anchored, Recyclable Dendrimer Templates, John Gilbertson, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson, Bert Chandler

Bert D Chandler

Solid-phase synthetic templates for Au nanoparticles were developed using Merrifield resins and polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers. This synthetic scheme affords the opportunity to prepare metal nanoparticles in the absence of air and water, and it does not necessitate phase transfer agents that can be difficult to remove in subsequent steps. Amine-terminated generation 5 PAMAM (G5NH2) dendrimers were grafted to anhydride functionalized polystyrene resin beads and alkylated with 1,2-epoxydodecane to produce G5C12anch. The anchored dendrimers bound both CoII and AuIII salts from toluene solutions at ratios comparable to those of solution phase alkyl-terminated PAMAM dendrimers. The encapsulated AuIII salts could be reduced …


Kinetic Evaluation Of Highly Active Supported Gold Catalysts Prepared From Monolayer-Protected Clusters: An Experimental Michaelis-Menten Approach For Determining The Oxygen Binding Constant During Co Oxidation Catalysis, Cormac Long, John Gilbertson, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson, Christopher Pursell, Bert Chandler Sep 2013

Kinetic Evaluation Of Highly Active Supported Gold Catalysts Prepared From Monolayer-Protected Clusters: An Experimental Michaelis-Menten Approach For Determining The Oxygen Binding Constant During Co Oxidation Catalysis, Cormac Long, John Gilbertson, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson, Christopher Pursell, Bert Chandler

Bert D Chandler

Thiol monolayer-protected Au clusters (MPCs) were prepared using dendrimer templates, deposited onto a high-surface-area titania, and then the thiol stabilizers were removed under H2/N2. The resulting Au catalysts were characterized with transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO. The Au catalysts prepared via this route displayed minimal particle agglomeration during the deposition and activation steps. Structural data obtained from the physical characterization of the Au catalysts were comparable to features exhibited from a traditionally prepared standard Au catalyst obtained from the World Gold Council (WGC). A differential kinetic study of CO oxidation catalysis by the …


Enhanced Oxygen Activation Over Supported Bimetallic Au-Ni Catalysts, Bert Chandler, Cormac Long, John Gilbertson, Christopher Pursell, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson Sep 2013

Enhanced Oxygen Activation Over Supported Bimetallic Au-Ni Catalysts, Bert Chandler, Cormac Long, John Gilbertson, Christopher Pursell, Ganesh Vijayaraghavan, Keith Stevenson

Bert D Chandler

New bimetallic Ni-Au supported nanoparticle catalysts were prepared by using dendrimer templated nanoparticles. Amine-terminated generation 5 polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers were anchored to a commercial silica with a siloxane linked anhydride. The dendrimer was then alkylated and used to template Ni-Au nanoparticles, which were subsequently extracted into organic solution as thiol monolayer protected clusters (MPCs). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) indicated bimetallic nanoparticles of about 2 nm in size. Nanoparticles were deposited onto P-25 TiO2, and the capping thiol ligands were removed under flowing H2. DRIFTS infrared spectra of adsorbed CO showed only Au on the catalyst …


Low-Temperature Activation Conditions For Pamam Dendrimer Templated Pt Nanoparticles, Anil Singh, Bert Chandler Sep 2013

Low-Temperature Activation Conditions For Pamam Dendrimer Templated Pt Nanoparticles, Anil Singh, Bert Chandler

Bert D Chandler

Surface immobilized polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer templated Pt nanoparticles were employed as precursors to heterogeneous catalysts. CO oxidation catalysis and in situ infrared spectroscopy were used to evaluate conditions for dendrimer removal. Infrared spectroscopy showed thatPAMAMdendrimer amide bonds begin decomposing at temperatures as low as 75 °C. Although the amide stretches are completely removed after 3 h of oxidation at 300 °C, 16 h were required to reach maximum catalytic activity. Further treatment under oxidizing or reducing atmospheres did not cause substantial changes in activity. Infrared spectroscopy of the activated materials indicated that organic residues, probably surface carboxylates, are formed during …


Patterning High Surface Area Silica With Lysozyme: Adsorption Kinetics, Fluorescence Quenching, And Protein Readsorption Studies To Evaluate The Templated Surface, Rachel M. Greer, Brittni A. Scruggs, R Alan May, Bert D. Chandler Sep 2013

Patterning High Surface Area Silica With Lysozyme: Adsorption Kinetics, Fluorescence Quenching, And Protein Readsorption Studies To Evaluate The Templated Surface, Rachel M. Greer, Brittni A. Scruggs, R Alan May, Bert D. Chandler

Bert D Chandler

A method was developed for using an inexpensive and widely available protein, hen egg white lysozyme, as a patterning agent for commercial high surface area silicas. The basic patterning methodology involved spontaneous adsorption of the protein from aqueous solution, alkylation of the uncovered surface with an alkylsiloxane, and protein desorption in a slightly alkaline solution of morpholine. Adsorption kinetic studies using Bradford assays assisted in determining protein deposition conditions. These studies were generally consistent with results on more planar silica surfaces and indicated that the protein quickly and strongly adsorbs along its long axis at low surface coverages. A modified …


Origin Of Enantioselection In Chiral Alcohol Oxidation Catalyzed By Pd[(-)-Sparteine]Cl2, Jaime Mueller, Anne Cowell, Bert Chandler, Matthew Sigman Sep 2013

Origin Of Enantioselection In Chiral Alcohol Oxidation Catalyzed By Pd[(-)-Sparteine]Cl2, Jaime Mueller, Anne Cowell, Bert Chandler, Matthew Sigman

Bert D Chandler

A kinetic investigation into the origin of enantioselectivity for the Pd[(-)-sparteine]Cl2-catalyzed aerobic oxidative kinetic resolution (OKR) is reported. A mechanism to account for a newly discovered chloride dissociation from Pd[(-)-sparteine]Cl2 prior to alcohol binding is proposed. The mechanism includes (1) chloride dissociation from Pd[(-)-sparteine]Cl2 to form cationic Pd(-)-sparteine]Cl, (2) alcohol binding, (3) deprotonation of Pd-bound alcohol to form a Pd-alkoxide, and (4) â-hydride elimination of Pd-alkoxide to form ketone product and a Pd-hydride. Utilizing the addition of (-)-sparteine HCl to control the [Cl-] and [H+] and the resulting derived rate law, the key microscopic kinetic and thermodynamic constants were extracted …


Ultrafast Optical Study Of Small Gold Monolayer Protected Clusters: A Closer Look At Emission, Sung Hei Yau, Oleg Varnavski, John Gilbertson, Bert Chandler, Guda Ramakrishna, Theodore Goodson Sep 2013

Ultrafast Optical Study Of Small Gold Monolayer Protected Clusters: A Closer Look At Emission, Sung Hei Yau, Oleg Varnavski, John Gilbertson, Bert Chandler, Guda Ramakrishna, Theodore Goodson

Bert D Chandler

Monolayer-protected metal nanoclusters (MPCs) were investigated to probe their fundamental excitation and emission properties. In particular, gold MPCs were probed by steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic measurements; the results were used to examine the mechanism of emission in relation to the excited states in these systems. In steady-state measurements, the photoluminescence of gold clusters in the range of 25 to 140 atoms was considerably stronger relative to larger particle analogues. The increase in emission efficiency (for Au25, Au55, and Au140 on the order of 10-5) over bulk gold may arise from a different mechanism of photoluminescence, as suggested by measurements on …