The detailed description of preferred embodiment
Present invention content disclosed in detail below will illustrate catalyst precarsor, prepare the method for catalyst precarsor and by its turn
The method of the catalyst required by chemical conversion.Produce required many walls carbon over the catalyst receive it addition, the invention provides
The method of mitron batch of material, wherein said carbon nano tube products has tube wall and the external diameter of narrow ditribution scope.As in this manual
Used, " carbon content " refers to the percentage ratio of final products based on carbon (CNT+catalyst).So, if 250g is
Finished product is carbon and final products are 500g altogether, then carbon content is exactly 50% or 50.0 (as used by Fig. 1).As at this
Used herein, " carbon yield " refers to the amount relative to carbon product produced by the amount of catalyst used in reaction.It is fixed
Justice is such as below equation: (amount (g) of the amount (g) of carbon/catalyst in final products) x100.Such as, employ 250g catalyst,
The carbon yield of the reaction creating 250g carbon product is 100% ((50g/250g) x100=100%).Such as institute in this manual
Use, (include Fig. 2 A-2D;2A-4D), " frequency (frequency) " refers to that carbon is received in the sample with specified diameter (x-axis)
The quantity of mitron.The most in fig. 2, about 20 diameters are the CNTs of about 6nm.
1. catalyst precarsor and catalyst
The catalyst precarsor of the present invention has the metal-oxide of the mixing being supported on aluminium oxide and magnesium aluminate particle
Surface phase.The metal-oxide of mixing is the oxide containing two or more metal components.It addition, aluminium oxide/magnesium aluminate carries
Body is loaded with the surface of magnesium oxide and is processed.The magnesium oxide that aluminium oxide/magnesium aluminate particle is loaded with is not necessarily embracing layer.MgO and Al2O3
Atomic ratio be about 0.02-0.04.In other words, for the ratio of 0.02: 1, the MgO for each atom has 50 atoms
Al2O3, and when the ratio of 0.04: 1, the MgO of each atom is had to the Al of 25 atoms2O3.As indicated below, these
Part MgO used in calculating can be transformed into MgAl2O4。
The preferred surface of the metal-oxide of mixing includes but not limited to one or more of: CoFe mutually2O4、
CoMoO4、CoxMoO4、CoxFeyMoO4、Fe2(MoO4)3.Typically, metal-oxide provides following weight on catalyst precarsor
The metal of percentage concentration: the Co of about 0.5-about 2.0;The Mo of about 0.3-about 2.0%;The Fe of about 0-about 3.0%.Therefore, for
CoxFeyMoO4, x can be about 1.6-6.5, and y can be 0.1-10.5.It is highly preferred that it is 2.6-that x can be about 3.3 and y
6.3.Under any circumstance, catalyst precarsor all should exist enough metal-oxides, make gained catalyst include following heavy
The metal component of amount percentage ratio: the Co of about 0.5-about 2.0;The Mo of about 0.3-about 2.0%;The Fe of about 0-about 3.0%.At gained
In catalyst, ferrum can be as the metal of reduction or carbide (Fe3C) exist, and molybdenum can be as carbide (Mo2C) exist.
Being preferably based on the weight of catalyst precursor composition, the percetage by weight of every kind of metal component is: Co is about
0.75-about 1.5%;Mo about 0.5-about 1.0%;With Fe about 0.5-about 2.0%.Correspondingly, active metal component is with following atom
Than existing, wherein Mo is that the ratio of definite value: Co with Mo is about 1.6-about 6.5, more preferably from about 2.44-about 4.88, most preferably from about 3.3;
The ratio of Fe with Mo is about 0-about 10.5, more preferably from about 1.75-about 6.98, most preferably from about 2.62-about 6.28.
In catalyst carrier, the existence of Mg ion can reduce the quantity in strong acid site on alumina carrier surface.By reducing
The amount in strong acid site on catalyst support surface, uses the catalyst improved can mainly produce CNT, and produces substantially
The amorphous carbon reduced or other carbon product.As discussed below, the catalytic reaction improving catalyst is used can to produce at least
90%, the CNT of preferably above 98%, using as gained carbon product.
Catalyst precarsor particle diameter preferably from about 20 μm-about 500 μm of the present invention.Preferably, described particle diameter about 20 μm-250 μm.
It is highly preferred that catalyst precarsor particle diameter about 20 μm-about 150 μm.In currently the preferred process discussed below, particle size range is about
70 μm-about 150 μm.
By metal-oxide being reduced to corresponding metal and metal carbides, i.e. Fe °, Fe3C, Co ° and Mo2C, permissible
Catalyst precarsor as above is converted into catalyst particle.Catalyst particle has the gold of existence identical with catalyst precarsor
Belong to atomic ratio.The metallic cobalt of gained nano-scale and the deposit of metallic iron may decide that the Duo Bina produced on catalyst particle
The internal diameter of mitron.Additionally, there are Mo2C dispersibles or separates metallic cobalt, thus avoids the sintering of cobalt, and required by offer
The particle diameter of cobalt.Generally, on carrier, the diameter of gained metal deposit is about 1.5nm-about 3.0nm.Preferably, gained reduced iron and
The deposit diameter of reduction cobalt metal is about 1.5nm-about 2.2nm.It addition, as indicated above, final catalyst particle ratio
The catalyst particle only utilizing aluminum oxide as carrier has less surface acid site.
In a word, the particle diameter of the final catalyst particle of the present invention is about 20 μm-about 500 μm.Preferably, particle diameter is about 20 μ
m-250μm.It is highly preferred that catalyst precarsor particle diameter is about 20 μm-about 150 μm.Many in currently preferred manufacture discussed below
In the method for wall nanotube, it is presently preferred to particle diameter be about 70 μm-about 150 μm.Described catalyst particle comprises:
The most about 91.0-97.6 weight %, the gamma-alumina (γ-Al of preferably from about 94.8-about 97.3 weight %2O3);
The most about 0.5-about 3.3 weight %, preferred 0.5-1.0 weight % Mg (with MgO and MgAl2O4Form);
The most about 0.5-about 2.0 weight %, the Co of reduction of preferably from about 0.75-about 1.5 weight %;
The most about 0.3-about 2.0 weight %, the Mo of preferred 0.5-1.0 weight %2The Mo of C-shaped formula;And,
The most about 0-about 3.0 weight %, the reduced iron of preferred 0.5-2.0 weight % and cementite (Fe °, Fe3C) form
Fe。
Typically, can be metal carbides less than the catalyst particle of 2.0 weight %.It is catalyzed for multi-walled carbon nano-tubes
The atomic ratio of reducing metal produced will not great changes have taken place, because producing metallic carbide the most in a large number compared with catalyst precarsor
Thing.
2. the method preparing catalyst precursor particles and catalyst particle
The present invention provides preparation to be applicable to catalysis and forms catalyst precarsor and the method for catalyst of multi-walled carbon nano-tubes.Especially
It is that the catalyst of the present invention can produce the batch of material of the multi-walled carbon nano-tubes of tube wall and diameter Distribution narrow range.
In a preferred embodiment, described method relates to first preparing and comprises following two or more kinds of mixing
The solution of metallic compound: selected from cobalt acetate, the cobalt compound of cobalt nitrate;Selected from ferric acetate, the iron compound of ferric nitrate;Choosing
From ammonium heptamolybdate and the molybdenum compound of ammonium dimolybdate;And magnesium nitrate.Preferably solution include the cobalt acetate in water, ferric nitrate,
Ammonium heptamolybdate and magnesium nitrate.
Unrelated with selected cobalt compound, the concentration of cobalt ions that solution contains is about 20g/L-about 50g/L;Molybdenum ion concentration
It is about 10.5g/L-about 70.3g/L;Iron concentration is about 35g/L-about 105g/L;Further, Mg ion concentration is about 6.7g/L-
About 27.0g/L.The cobalt ion that preferably solution contains is about 26.7g/L-about 40.0g/L;Molybdenum ion is about 17.6g/L-about
35.2g/L;Iron ion is about 52.7g/L-about 70.1g/L;Further, magnesium ion is about 6.7g/L-about 13.5g/L.Most preferably
It is the solution of following ion concentration: cobalt ion is about 33.4g/L;Molybdenum ion is about 17.6g/L;Iron ion is about 63.1g/L;And
And magnesium ion is about 6.7g/L.The formation of the reasonable metal-oxide selecting concentration of metal ions can strengthen required mixing.
It is therefore desirable to provide the metal of reasonable stoichiometric proportion in the solution, to realize this result.
Then metal ion cited above reacts with aluminium hydroxide, obtains metal hydroxides and other ionic compound
Mixture, include but not limited to that stoichiometric proportion can be differently configured from hydroxide shown below: Mg (OH)2, Fe (OH)3、
Co(OH)2、CoMoO4·nH2O、Fe2(MoO4)3·nH2O.The most above-mentioned reaction is at room temperature carried out about 2-4 hour.Reaction
Product has the denseness (consistency) of similar pastel, and this can promote particle aggregation.Preferably, described pastel is aqueous
Amount is about 20-40 weight % water.More preferably pastel contains the water of about 25-about 30 weight %.
If particle aggregation requires, the product of controllable (manipulate) similar pastel, to obtain particle diameter about
The agglomerated particles of 100 μm-about 1400 μm.Generally particle can during reaction be reunited.Preferably, agglomerated particles be about 100 μm-
About 500 μm.In a preferred method, agglomerated particles is being mediated or is being mixed about 20-about 50 minutes in the machine of mixing pastel.Pinch
After conjunction, make product ageing additionally about 2-3 hour.Total time span can be depending on batch sizes.For about 200-about 2000 grams
Batch of material, preferred kneading time is about 30 minutes.Bigger batch of material may require that longer incorporation time.After reunion, to grain
Son is dried and sieves, and separates the particle less than 1400 μm.Preferably, screening step provides the grain of about 100 μm-about 500 μm
Son.
Agglomerated particles is dried the water content to about 10-20 weight % water.Preferably, drying particulate is containing less than 15 weight %
Water.Drying steps is preferably carried out at a temperature of about 30 DEG C-50 DEG C.
Be dried and screening after, at a temperature of about 400 DEG C-600 DEG C at flowing gas under calcine particle about 3 hours-about 8 little
Time time.More preferably calcining step carries out about 3.5 hours-about 4.5 hours at a temperature of about 400 DEG C-500 DEG C.Most preferably
Ground calcining step carries out about 3.5 hours-about 4.5 hours at a temperature of about 440 DEG C-460 DEG C.Preferably, calcined gas is selected from
Air, nitrogen, helium and mixture thereof.Typically, preferred calcined gas is inert gas under calcination condition.It is dried and forges
Burn step and agglomerated particles is decreased to the particle diameter of about 20 μm-about 500 μm.Or, particle sieves before calcination, and if any must
It is ground, so that calcining can produce the particle of 20 μm-250 μm.Preferably, calcining produces the grain of about 20 μm-200 μm
Son.The particle of more preferably from about 20 μm-150 μm.In method for optimizing discussed below, preferred particle size range is about 70 μ
M-about 150 μm.Gained particle is substantially free of water, i.e. moisture is not more than 3 weight %.
Metal hydroxides is changed into corresponding oxide by particle calcining.Such as, hydrated ferric oxide. and molybdate are calcined
To iron molybdate (Fe2(MoO4)3).Similarly, cobalt hydroxide obtains cobalt molybdate (CoMoO with molybdate calcining4).Further, calcining
During Fe (OH)3With Co (OH)2In conjunction with producing CoFe2O4.Finally, Mg (OH)2MgO, aluminium hydroxide (Al is obtained during calcining
(OH)3) change into gamma-alumina, i.e. γ-Al2O3.In calcination process, Mg (OH)2Oxidation still prevents at γ-Al2O3On surface
Form strong acid site.Gained surface structure is considered to be similar to the mixed oxide of Mg-Al-O.Under any circumstance, MgO is loaded with
γ-Al2O3Surface acidity is significantly lower than there is not Mg (OH)2Time calcining γ-Al2O3Surface acidity.
Further, in calcination process, except forming corresponding magnesium and the oxide of aluminum, adjacent with aluminium hydroxide
Divide Mg+2Ion produces parallel reaction.In the reaction, magnesium ion dissolubility in aluminium oxide makes magnesium can replace particle surface
Neighbouring a part of alumina tetrahedra structure, thus produce magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4), a kind of have similar spinel structure
Compound.Form magnesium aluminate to be better than forming CoAl2O4And FeAlO3.Therefore, this favourable reaction can protect catalytic metal at gained
The catalytic site reduced on carrier particle surface and change into.Especially, the cobalt of reduction obtains nanometer on resulting vehicle surface
The form in particle size territory, ferrum becomes ferrum and the cementite of reduction, and molybdenum becomes molybdenum carbide.The ferrum of cementite and reduction is in catalysis
Disperse described cobalt on agent carrier surface, thus control the internal diameter of gained nanotube.
Gained catalyst carrier has a kind of structure, in this configuration magnesium aluminate be attached to mainly particle outer layer γ-
Al2O3In crystal structure.It addition, MgO is loaded with on the surface of gamma-alumina.Being not only restricted to theory, the MgO on surface is probably and grain
The mixed oxide of sub-aluminium oxide, i.e. Mg-Al-O mixed oxide.This structure by magnesium ion and aluminium oxide in calcination process
Reaction produces.Finally, preferred catalyst carrier is preferably without CoAl2O4And FeAlO3.If there is FeAlO3, then preferably
Catalyst carrier includes the FeAlO less than 0.5 weight %3.If there is CoAl2O4, then preferred catalytic agent carrier includes being less than
The CoAl of 0.5 weight %2O4。
There is magnesium on catalyst carrier particle surface and can reduce the surface acidity of catalyst precursor carrier particle, and gained
Catalyst carrier particle.By reducing the quantity of acidic site on carrier particle surface, the method for the present invention can improve carbon nanometer
The production of pipe, and in the production process of multi-walled carbon nano-tubes subsequently, reduce the formation of other form carbon.Additionally, there are magnesium ion
Stop and form CoAl2O4And FeAlO3, the loss of catalytic metal can be prevented.
After calcining and reducing particle diameter, gained catalyst precursor particles contain through MgO surface process catalyst carrier γ-
Al2O3/MgAl2O4.It addition, the mixed phase of recited metal-oxide is loaded with on the surface of catalyst carrier.As indicated above,
Preferably the metal-oxide of mixing is including but not necessarily limited to CoFe2O4、CoMoO4、CoxMoO4、Fe2(MoO4)3、
CoxFeyMoO4, wherein CoxFeyMoO4For most preferably.
Gained catalyst precarsor is placed in the reaction chamber.Preferably, reative cell is designed to when flowing gas is by this room
And be located therein particle time can produce the fluid bed of catalyst particle.In order to finally catalyst precarsor be changed into catalyst,
Precursor must heat and with the gas reaction of carbon containing.In the following method for producing many walls nanotube, preferred gaseous carbon
Compound is ethylene.Conversion from catalyst precarsor to catalyst occur at a temperature of about 600 DEG C-700 DEG C, with gas carbonization
First of compound contact is during 10 minutes.In this time cycle, metal-oxide is reduced into phase discussed above
Answer metal and metal carbides.It addition, form Fe3C and Mo2C can prevent reduction cobalt and the ferrum sintering on carrier surface and group
Poly-.Therefore, the nanoparticle of the cobalt of gained reduction preferably has the diameter of about 1.5nm-about 3.5nm.It is highly preferred that catalyst
The cobalt metallic of the reduction on carrier surface has the diameter of about 1.5nm-about 2.2nm.Reduced iron particle has similar chi
Very little, the most about 1.5nm-about 3.5nm, preferably from about 1.5nm-about 2.2nm.
Gained catalyst includes the γ-Al processed through MgO surface2O3/MgAl2O4Carrier, and the nanometer on carrier surface
The Fe of size3C and Mo2C particle.The metallic cobalt of reduction can be by γ-Al2O3/MgAl2O4Load with, it is also possible at molybdenum carbide
(Mo2And cementite (Fe C)3C) upper existence.It addition, the ferrum of reduction can be by γ-Al2O3/MgAl2O4Load with, it is also possible in carbonization
Molybdenum (Mo2And cementite (Fe C)3C) upper existence.
As discussed above, the particle diameter of gained catalyst particle is about 20 μm-about 500 μm.Preferably, described particle diameter is about
20μm-250μm.It is highly preferred that catalyst particle size is about 20 μm-about 150 μm.Side at currently preferred manufacture many walls nanotube
In method, it is presently preferred to particle diameter be about 70 μm-about 150 μm.
Catalyst particle includes the gamma-alumina (γ-Al of about 91.0-97.6 weight %2O3), preferably from about 94.8-about 97.3
Weight %;The Mg of about 0.5-about 3.3 weight % is (with MgO and MgAl2O4Form), preferably 0.5-1.0 weight %;About 0.5-is about
The Co of the reduction of 2.0 weight %, preferably from about 0.75-about 1.5 weight %;The Mo of about 0.3-about 2.0 weight %, with Mo2The shape of C
Formula, preferably from about 0.5-about 1.0 weight %;And the Fe of about 0-about 3.0 weight %, with ferrum and cementite (Fe °, the Fe of reduction3C)
Form, preferably 0.5-2.0 weight %.The catalyst particle being typically below 2.0 weight % is metal carbides.For many
The atomic ratio of the reducing metal of wall carbon nano tube catalytic production will not great changes have taken place, because not big compared with catalyst precarsor
Amount produces metal carbides.
In the alternative method for preparing catalyst precarsor, from initial soln, eliminate magnesium nitrate.In the method,
Magnesium hydroxide powder mixes with aluminium-hydroxide powder, and with the solution reaction of metallic compound, described metallic compound includes choosing
From cobalt acetate, the cobalt compound of cobalt nitrate, selected from ferric acetate, the iron compound of ferric nitrate, selected from ammonium heptamolybdate and ammonium dimolybdate
Molybdenum compound, and their mixture.Preferably solution includes the cobalt acetate in water, ferric nitrate, ammonium heptamolybdate and magnesium nitrate.
Unrelated with selected cobalt compound, the concentration of cobalt ions that solution contains is about 20g/L-about 50g/L;Molybdenum ion concentration
It is about 10.5g/L-about 70.3g/L;Iron concentration is about 35g/L-about 105g/L;Further, Mg ion concentration is about 6.7g/L-
About 27.0g/L.The cobalt ion that preferably solution contains is about 26.7g/L-about 40.0g/L;Molybdenum ion is about 17.6g/L-about
35.2g/L;Iron ion is about 52.7g/L-about 70.1g/L;Further, magnesium ion is about 6.7g/L-about 13.5g/L.Most preferably
It is the solution of following ion concentration: cobalt ion is about 33.4g/L;Molybdenum ion is about 17.6g/L;And iron ion is about 63.1g/
L。
Metal ion solution subsequently with the aluminium-hydroxide powder of particle diameter about 20 μm-about 150 μm of excess and particle diameter about 20 μm-
The magnesium hydroxide powder reaction of about 150 μm.After this reaction, the preparation of catalyst precarsor and catalyst subsequently and side as mentioned above
Method is identical.
There is the tube wall of narrow ditribution scope and the manufacture of the multi-walled carbon nano-tubes batch of material of diameter
Following discussion about the catalytic production of multi-walled carbon nano-tubes is substantially relevant catalyst precarsor and catalyst system
Standby continuation discussed above.After being placed in reactor chamber by the catalyst precarsor of calcining, described particle is fluidized and converts
For catalyst particle.As it is indicated above, the particle diameter of catalyst can be about 20 μm-about 500 μm.Preferably, particle diameter is about
20μm-250μm.It is highly preferred that catalyst precarsor particle diameter is about 20 μm-about 150 μm.At currently preferred manufacture many walls nanotube
Method in, it is presently preferred to particle diameter be about 70 μm-about 150 μm.Therefore, described particle is well suited for for fluidized-bed reactor
In.
After being placed in reative cell by catalyst precursor particles, stream of nitrogen gas is made to pass through reative cell, so that particulated bed fluidisation.
Nitrogen is heated to certain temperature, and described temperature should be enough to improve to about 600 DEG C-about 700 DEG C the temperature in fluid bed.Or
Person, reative cell may be located in stove or in other suitable heater.When being positioned in stove, reative cell typically via stove and
Both gas heats.It is highly preferred that fluid bed is previously heated to the temperature of about 600 DEG C-about 650 DEG C.Most preferably, fluid bed is pre-
First it is heated to about 610 DEG C-630 DEG C.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that other non-reacted gas of such as argon or helium
Body can substitute for nitrogen.The major requirement of preheating steps is the fluidisation of fluid bed and is heated to required temperature, the most not
Close the side reaction required.
After temperature stabilization in fluid bed, reactant gas will be transformed into towards the air-flow of described bed from nitrogen.Reactive
Gas is the non-reaction carrier gas containing carbonaceous gas.Preferably carrier gas is nitrogen, and preferred carbonaceous gas is ethylene;But, example
Other carrier gas such as argon or helium also can equally well be worked.Ethylene preferred blends in nitrogen is by volume
About 10-80 volume %.It is further preferred that reactant gas contains the ethylene of about 20-about 50 volume % in nitrogen.Most preferably in nitrogen
Reactant gas containing about 20-about 40 volume % ethylene.
Flow velocity containing ethylene gas is not dependent on the size of reative cell.On the contrary, depended on by the volume of the gas of reative cell
Grams in reative cell inner catalyst precursor.Flow velocity is about every kg catalyst precarsor-about 150L/ minute every kg catalysis in 70L/ minute
Agent precursor.It is highly preferred that flow velocity is about the 90L/ minute every kg catalyst precarsor of every kg catalyst precarsor-about 120L/ minute.
Containing ethylene gas and the primary response of catalyst particle metal-oxide is reduced to its corresponding metal (Co ° and
Fe °) and metal carbides (Mo2C and Fe3C).This reduction step usually occurred in first of course of reaction in 5 minutes.Preferably
Ground, reaction temperature is 600 DEG C-750 DEG C.It is highly preferred that reaction temperature is 610 DEG C-650 DEG C.Most preferably, reaction temperature is
610℃.It addition, in first 10 minutes period of course of reaction, ethylene enters with catalyst precarsor and catalyst particle subsequently
The reaction of row is exothermic reaction.Accordingly, it is preferred that method keeps fluidized-bed temperature less than 670 DEG C.By being lowered into reative cell
The temperature of gas can realize the holding of temperature.If employing stove, then the temperature of stove can also be reduced.Preferably will
Described temperature keeps below 650 DEG C, because higher temperature can cause increasing the amorphous carbon produced.Due to metal-oxide quilt
Reduction, ethylene gas contact gained catalyst particle, and start to grow multi-walled carbon nano-tubes.Metal-oxide is reduced into catalyst particle
After, course of reaction continues about 10-about 40 minutes.It is highly preferred that the course of reaction after metal-oxide reduction proceeds about 15-
25 minutes.
The gained carbon product that spent catalyst particles is loaded with now is 98%, and it is without amorphous carbon and the carbon of other form.
Therefore, the carbon product of 98% is the CNT of many walls.Further, resultant multi-wall CNT mainly has 3-8 tube wall.More excellent
Selection of land, the gained nanotube that spent catalyst particles is loaded with mainly has 3-6 tube wall, and external diameter is about 4.0nm-about 7.0nm.Excellent
Selection of land, the resultant multi-wall CNT of at least 60% has 3-6 tube wall, and external diameter is about 4.0nm-about 7.0nm.More preferably
Ground, the method for the present invention can obtain multi-walled carbon nano-tubes, and the obtained multi-walled carbon nano-tubes of at least a part of which 75% has 3-6 pipe
The required narrow ditribution scope of the diameter of wall and about 4.0nm-about 7.0nm.It is highly preferred that dead catalyst is loaded with at least
The resultant multi-wall CNT of 85% has 3-6 tube wall and the external diameter of about 4.0nm-about 7.0nm.Most preferably, keep continuously
The fluidisation of catalyst particle, the present invention can provide the dead catalyst loading with multi-walled carbon nano-tubes, and the institute of at least a part of which 90% is much
Wall carbon nano tube can have 3-6 tube wall and the diameter of about 4.0nm-about 7.0nm.
Following example and test data are not limiting as the character of the present invention.On the contrary, this information can be strengthened the present invention
Understand.