Construction of amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 catalyst rich in Ni δ+ for petroleum resin hydrogenation with enhanced hydrogenation and desulfurization activity

doi:10.11949/0438-1157.20240106

Abstract

Abstract:

C₉ petroleum resin (C9PR) is a thermoplastic resin polymerized from the C₉ fraction of ethylene cracking byproduct. After hydrogenation modification, it can be used to obtain high-value-added hydrogenated petroleum resin (HC9PR) with light color, high antioxidant stability and good compatibility. However, C9PR has high molecular weight, high steric hindrance and impurities such as sulfide in the raw materials which are easy to poison and deactivate the catalyst, making hydrogenation extremely difficult. Herein, in order to achieve simultaneous hydrogenation and desulfurization of C9PR, we have successfully prepared the amorphous NiP@γ-Al₂O₃catalyst by using chemical reduction method combined with ball milling method. The results showed that the catalyst has large specific surface area, high-content Ni ^δ⁺ active species, high number of active sites and strong adsorption capacity for C $\overset{}{̿}$ C bond. The obtained amorphous NiP@γ‍-Al₂O₃ catalyst showed an enhanced hydrogenation activity (hydrogenation degree of 98.35%) and desulfurization activity (sulfur content reduced from 122.80 μg/g to 8.00 μg/g) for C9PR hydrogenation, which is obviously superior to different crystalline nickel phosphide catalysts (the nickel phosphide was prepared by temperature programmed reduction method and loaded on γ-alumina carrier by ball milling). In addition, the amorphous NiP@γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst exhibited high hydrogenation degree after 100 h of continuous reaction, indicating that the catalyst had good stability.

Key words: petroleum resin, amorphous NiP, hydrogenation, desulfurization, ball milling

摘要：

C₉石油树脂（C9PR）是由乙烯裂解副产物C₉馏分聚合而成的热塑性树脂，经加氢改性后可以制得色度浅、抗氧化稳定性高、相容性好的高附加值氢化石油树脂（HC9PR）。但C9PR分子量大、空间位阻高且原料中含有硫化物等杂质易使催化剂中毒失活，因此加氢难度极大。为了同时实现C9PR的加氢和脱杂，采用化学还原法结合球磨法制备了非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃催化剂。表征结果显示，该催化剂具有较大的比表面积、富含Ni ^δ⁺活性物种、较多的活性位数量，并对C $\overset{}{̿}$ C键具有较强的吸附能力。对其进行C9PR加氢性能评价，结果显示非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃催化剂表现出优异的加氢活性（加氢度98.35%）和脱硫活性（硫含量从122.80 μg/g降低至8.00 μg/g），明显优于利用程序升温还原法结合球磨法制备的不同晶型磷化镍催化剂。此外，经过连续100 h的反应，该催化剂仍能保持较高的加氢度，表明其具有良好的稳定性。

关键词: 石油树脂, 非晶态磷化镍, 加氢, 脱硫, 球磨法

CLC Number:

TQ 326.8

Dezheng HU, Rong WANG, Shidong WANG, Wenfei YANG, Hongwei ZHANG, Pei YUAN. Construction of amorphous NiP@γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst rich in Ni ^δ⁺ for petroleum resin hydrogenation with enhanced hydrogenation and desulfurization activity[J]. CIESC Journal, 2024, 75(9): 3152-3162.

胡德政, 王榕, 王世栋, 杨文菲, 张宏伟, 袁珮. 兼具加氢和脱硫活性的富含Ni ^δ⁺非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃催化剂的构筑及其用于石油树脂加氢的性能研究[J]. 化工学报, 2024, 75(9): 3152-3162.

Figures/Tables 18

Fig.1 XRD patterns of amorphous NiP, Ni2P, Ni12P5 and Ni3P (a), and the corresponding catalysts (b)

Fig.2 N2 adsorption-desorption curves and pore size distributions of γ-Al2O3, amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 and different crystalline catalysts

Table 1 Textural properties of γ-Al2O3， amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 and different crystalline catalysts

Sample	BET surface area/(m²/g)	Pore volume/(cm³/g)	Pore diameter/nm
γ-Al₂O₃	320	0.88	15.8
非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	255	0.47	6.9
Ni₂P@γ-Al₂O₃	241	0.53	6.3
Ni₁₂P₅@γ-Al₂O₃	214	0.45	9.3
Ni₃P@γ-Al₂O₃	213	0.65	10.9

Fig.3 Ni 2p XPS spectra and P 2p XPS spectra of amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 and different crystalline catalysts

Table 2 Properties of amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3， Ni2P@γ-Al2O3， Ni12P5@γ-Al2O3 and Ni3P@γ-Al2O3 catalysts

Sample	Ni species^①			P species^①		CO uptakes^②/（μmol/g）	C₂H₄-TPD peak area^③
Sample	Ni ^δ⁺/%	Ni²⁺/%	Satellite/%	P ^δ^-/%	P—O/%	CO uptakes^②/（μmol/g）	C₂H₄-TPD peak area^③
非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	36.51	37.44	26.06	58.44	41.56	21.67	1.00
Ni₂P@γ-Al₂O₃	12.06	45.76	42.17	47.15	52.85	11.43	0.69
Ni₁₂P₅@γ-Al₂O₃	9.92	50.42	39.66	46.64	53.36	6.92	0.62
Ni₃P@γ-Al₂O₃	16.44	48.47	35.09	56.85	43.15	16.42	0.89

Fig.4 C2H4-TPD profiles of amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3, Ni2P@γ- Al2O3, Ni12P5@γ-Al2O3 and Ni3P@γ-Al2O3 catalysts

Table 3 The bromine value， Gardner color， sulfur content and hydrogenation degree of raw C9PR and HC9PR products

Sample	溴值/ (g/100 g)	色度	硫含量/ (μg/g)	加氢度/%
C9PR	5.06	5.6#	122.80	—
Blank	3.65	4.3#	102.80	27.86
非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	0.08	0.3#	8.00	98.35
Ni₂P@γ-Al₂O₃	0.63	0.7#	28.60	87.58
Ni₁₂P₅@γ-Al₂O₃	0.94	2.7#	28.53	81.37
Ni₃P@γ-Al₂O₃	0.30	1.0#	28.02	94.05

Fig.5 FTIR spectra and UV-Vis spectra of C9PR and HC9PR

Fig.6 Trend of hydrogenation degree with Ni δ+ content and CO uptakes

Fig.7 XRD patterns of amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 with different loading amounts

Table 4 Characteristic of raw C9PR and HC9PR products

Sample	溴值/ (g/100 g)	色度	硫含量/ (μg/g)	加氢度/ %
C9PR	5.06	5.6#	122.80	—
10% 非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	0.12	0.8#	25.00	97.65
20% 非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	0.08	0.3#	8.00	98.35
30% 非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	0.02	0.2#	0	99.10

Fig.8 FTIR spectra and UV-Vis spectra of C9PR and HC9PR

Fig.9 Effect of different reaction conditions on the C9PR hydrogenation performance of 30% amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 catalyst (hydrogenation reaction conditions were fixed and a single variable was examined: temperature of 220℃, pressure of 5 MPa, LHSV of 1.5 h-1, VRHO of 600∶1)

Fig.10 Stability of the 30% amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 catalysts for C9PR hydrogenation

Fig.11 XRD patterns and Ni 2p XPS spectra of fresh and spent 30% amorphous NiP@γ-Al2O3 catalysts

Table 5 Elemental composition ratio of fresh and spent NiP@γ-Al2O3 catalysts

Sample	Ni⁰/%	Ni ^δ⁺/%	Ni²⁺/%	Satellite/%	P ^δ^-/%	P—O/%
fresh NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	—	39.96	34.26	25.78	53.68	46.32
spent NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	4.58	23.89	36.87	34.66	40.53	59.47

Fig.12 N2 adsorption-desorption curves and pore size distributions of fresh and spent NiP@γ-Al2O3 catalysts

Table 6 Textural properties of fresh and spent NiP@γ-Al2O3 catalysts

Sample	BET surface area/(m²/g)	Pore volume/(cm³/g)	Pore diameter/nm
fresh NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	230	0.47	7.9
spent NiP@γ-Al₂O₃	128	0.30	3.9/7.9

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Construction of amorphous NiP@γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst rich in Ni ^δ⁺ for petroleum resin hydrogenation with enhanced hydrogenation and desulfurization activity

兼具加氢和脱硫活性的富含Ni ^δ⁺非晶态NiP@γ-Al₂O₃催化剂的构筑及其用于石油树脂加氢的性能研究

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