Presentation given to the UK Catalysis conference, January 8th 2016 based on the paper:
Article title: XPS and STM studies of the oxidation of hydrogen chloride at Cu(100) surfaces
Article reference: SUSC20763
Journal title: Surface Science
Corresponding author: Prof. Philip R. Davies
Online publication complete: 7-JAN-2016
DOI information: 10.1016/j.susc.2015.12.024
Closing the Chlorine Cycle Through Oxychlorination Catalysis
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XPS and STM studies of the reactivity of
hydrogen chloride with oxygen pre-covered
Cu(100)
Philip R. Davies
Hatem Altass, Albert F. Carley & Robert J. Davies
Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University
Shaoliang Guan
Cardiff & Glasgow
Giovanni Rossi, David Lennon
Catalysis Research, University of Glasgow
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Environmental Catalysis Theme Exemplar Project 2.
Towards closing the chlorine cycle in large-scale
chemical manufacturing processes
Project Leader: David Lennon (Glasgow)
David J. Willock (Cardiff),
Stewart F. Parker (ISIS)
John M. Winfield (Glasgow)
EPSRC grant EP/I038748/1.
UK Catalysis Hub Consortium
EPSRC grants EP/K014706/1, EP/K014668/1,
EP/K014854/1, EP/K014714/1 and EP/M013219/1).
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Production: 42 Mt per annum.
Poor atom economy
< 50% incorporated into product.
> 30% waste : HCl & Cl‾
Chlorine in industry
Closing the chlorine cycle
‘Catalytic Selective Oxidation: The Forefront in the Challenge for a More Sustainable Chemical Industry’
F. Cavani, Catal.Today, 157 (2010) 8
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CO + ½ O2 + 2 HCl COCl2 + H2O
Manufacture of isocyanates via phosgene : COCl2
CO + Cl2 COCl2
RNH2 + COCl2 RNCO + 2HCl
Closing the chlorine cycle
Can we close the cycle using oxychlorination?
4HCl + O2 2Cl2 + 2H2O
The Deacon Process
Cu/CuCl
Cu/CuCl
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Closing the Chlorine Cycle
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Catalysis
Shaoliang Guan, Giovanni Rossi, David Lennon
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PCDD and PCDF formation
Dioxin
Polychlorinated dibenzo-furans
•Toxic
•t½ > 100 years
•Formed in combustion processes
by heterogeneous catalysis on fly ash (carbon nanoparticles)
•Strong correlation with Cu content & Oxygen required
B.R. Stanmore Combustion and Flame 136 (2004) 398–427
4HCl + O2 2Cl2 + 2H2O
Cu based catalyst 450 °C
Deacon process
The oxidation state of copper in chlorination
reactions.
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Closing the Chlorine Cycle
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The state of Cu during oxychlorination
1.
Observing copper chloride (CuCl2) during dioxin formation using dispersive XAFS
Fujimori et al. X-Ray Spectrom. 2008 37 210
XANES edge shift on heating model fly ash
under a stream of 10% O2 gas.
Catalysed
PCDD/F formation
•What happens when chlorine is present?
•Does the surface composition reflect the bulk?
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Hydrogen chloride adsorption at
Cu(110) surfaces
200 nm
Not an Oxychloride – XPS shows only Cl
Density of the <100> structures is related to soxy
19.6 nm
O(a) + 2HCl Cl(a) + H2O(g)1. HCl(g) Cl(a) + ½H2(g)
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Cu(110)/O(a)/HCl
A. F. Carley et al. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 10899
31-10-00#100
28.5 nm
28.5nm
Cl
Cu
0.36 nm
0.7 nm
0.36 nmCl Cu
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HCl(g) and O2(g) dissociative chemisorption on
Cu(100) at 290 K
One monolayer = 7.7 x1014 cm-2
2 × 2 𝑅45 Cl(a)
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HCl(g) and O2(g) dissociative chemisorption on
Cu(100) at 290 K
Oxygen chemisorption
290 K
θO ≤ 1
One monolayer = 7.7 x1014 cm-2
2 × 2 2 𝑅452 × 2 𝑅45
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O2(g) dissociative chemisorption on Cu(100) at
373 K and 523 K
373 K
523 K
θO ~ 1.6
θO ~ 1
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O(a) + 2HCl H2O + 2Cl(a)
What are the implications of the surface coverage
exceeding 1 monolayer?
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HCl chemisorption at θO ~ 1.6
Initial exposure to HCl
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HCl chemisorption at θO ~ 1.6
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Effect of O(a) on HCl adsorption kinetics
Available Sites = Clmax - Cl
Oxygen increases rate of Cl uptake
Rate of Cl adsorption independent of θO – clean Cu not required
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Summary
• HCl adsorption is accelerated by the presence of O(a)
• Cl saturation, but not adsorption kinetics are affected by
the oxygen
• Multilayer chlorides are easily accessible by this route
• Some suggestion of epitaxial chlorides on Cu(100) but
not conclusive
• High chlorine concentrations gives islands at
defect/boundary sites in the oxide
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Contributors
Hatem Altass, Albert F. Carley & Robert J. Davies
Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University
Shaoliang Guan
Cardiff & Glasgow
Giovanni Rossi, David Lennon
Catalysis Research, University of Glasgow
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The structure of oxygen islands at a Cu(110)
surface
Cu(110) 1L O2 at 298K
30.2nm
5.11 Å
Copper
substrate
Added
Copper
Added row
Oxygen
3.6 Å
<100> <110>