Abstract:
A non-precious metal catalyst coated with carbon doped nitrogen supported cobalt by titanium oxide (Co/NC-TiO
2-800) was prepared by hydrogen reduction at high temperature using poly (
N-vinylimidazole), cobalt nitrate hexahydrate, and tetrabutyl titanate as the raw materials. The carbon network catalyst containing metal-nitrogen can effectively generate isolated active substances to catalyze the reduction amination reaction. Titanium oxide is introduced to stabilize cobalt nanoparticles on nitrogen-doped carbon, which enhances the stability of the catalyst. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), specific surface and aperture analyzer (BET), infrared spectrum analyzer (FT-IR), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The composition and structure of Co/NC-TiO
2-800 were analyzed, and the active center and characteristics of Co/NC-TiO
2-800 were revealed. The catalytic activity of Co/NC-TiO
2-800 was tested using furfural reduction amination as the model reaction, and the reaction path was discussed. In addition, the effects of different nitrogen sources such as hydrazine hydrate, ammonia water and hydroxylamine hydrate on the reactivity were investigated. The results showed that the yield of furfuryl amine reached 99% at 100 °C and a H
2 pressure of 2.0 MPa for 18 h with hydrazine hydrate as nitrogen source and hydrogen as hydrogen source. After 6 times of recycling, the catalytic activity is still high and has excellent stability.