The atomic structure of the active sites in Cu/CeO2 catalysts is intimately associated with the copper-ceria interaction. Both the shape of ceria and the loading of copper affect the chemical bonding of copper species...The atomic structure of the active sites in Cu/CeO2 catalysts is intimately associated with the copper-ceria interaction. Both the shape of ceria and the loading of copper affect the chemical bonding of copper species on ceria surfaces and the electronic and geometric character of the relevant interfaces. Nanostructured ceria, including particles(polyhedra), rods, and cubes, provides anchoring sites for the copper species. The atomic arrangements and chemical properties of the(111),(110) and(100) facets, preferentially exposed depending on the shape of ceria, govern the copper-ceria interactions and in turn determine their catalytic properties. Also, the metal loading significantly influences the dispersion of copper species on ceria with a specific shape, forming copper layers, clusters, and nanoparticles. Lower copper contents result in copper monolayers and/or bilayers while higher copper loadings lead to multi-layered clusters and faceted particles. The active sites are usually generated via interactions between the copper atoms in the metal species and the oxygen vacancies on ceria, which is closely linked to the number and density of surface oxygen vacancies dominated by the shape of ceria.展开更多
In this study, the promotion effect of H2 pretreatment on the SCR performance of CeO2 catalyst was investigated based on the characterization results of XRD, H2-TPR, Raman and in situ DRIFT techniques.Lower crystallin...In this study, the promotion effect of H2 pretreatment on the SCR performance of CeO2 catalyst was investigated based on the characterization results of XRD, H2-TPR, Raman and in situ DRIFT techniques.Lower crystallinity, higher reducibility and surface acidity can be found on CeO2-H catalyst. The results of DRIFT study reveal that the pretreatment of CeO2 catalyst with H2 can facilitate the adsorption of NH3 and NOx species, while the adsorbed NOx is basically inactive in the NH3-SCR reaction. Moreover, the reaction mechanism of the NH3-SCR reaction over CeO2 catalyst is not changed by H2 pretreatment,which is mainly under the control of Eley-Rideal（E-R） mechanism, The enhanced SCR performance of CeO2-H catalyst is mainly due to the promoted NH3 adsorption and the subsequent facilitation of SCR reaction through E-R pathway.展开更多
This study was focused on the influence of active oxygen on the performance of Pt/CeO2 catalysts for CO oxidation. A series of CeO2 supports with different contents of active oxygen were obtained by adding surfactant ...This study was focused on the influence of active oxygen on the performance of Pt/CeO2 catalysts for CO oxidation. A series of CeO2 supports with different contents of active oxygen were obtained by adding surfactant at different synthesis steps. 0.25 wt% Pt was loaded on these CeO2 supports by incipientwetness impregnation methods. The catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）, H2 temperature-programmed reduction（H2-TPR）, dynamic oxygen storage capacity（DOSC） and in-situ DRIFTS technologies. For S-f supports, the surfactant was added into the solution before spray-drying in the synthesis process, which facilitates more active oxygen formation on the surface of CeO2. After loading Pt, the more active oxygen on CeO2 contributes to dispersing Pt species and enhancing the CO oxidation activity. As for the aged samples,Pt-R-h shows the highest activity above 190 ℃ because of the presence of more partly oxidized Pt^（δ＋） species. Thus the activity is also influenced by the states of Pt and the Pt^（δ＋） species may contribute to the high activity at elevated temperature.展开更多
We report herein that a commercially available CeO2 is an active and reusable catalyst for the C3-selective alkenylation of oxindole with aldehydes under solvent-free conditions. This catalytic method is generally app...We report herein that a commercially available CeO2 is an active and reusable catalyst for the C3-selective alkenylation of oxindole with aldehydes under solvent-free conditions. This catalytic method is generally applicable to different aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, giving 3-alkyledene-oxindoles in high yields(87%–99%) and high stereoselectivities(79%–93% to E-isomers). This is the first example of the catalytic synthesis of 3-alkenyl-oxindoles from oxindole and various aliphatic aldehydes. The Lewis acid-base interaction between Lewis acid sites on CeO2 and benzaldehyde was studied by in situ IR. The structure-activity relationship study using CeO2 catalysts with different sizes suggests that defect-free CeO2 surface is the active site for this reaction.展开更多
The deposition of NH4 HSO4 and the poisoning effect of SO2 on SCR catalyst are the main obstacles that restrict the industrial application of CeO2-doped SCR catalysts.In this work,deposited NH4 HSO4 decomposition beha...The deposition of NH4 HSO4 and the poisoning effect of SO2 on SCR catalyst are the main obstacles that restrict the industrial application of CeO2-doped SCR catalysts.In this work,deposited NH4 HSO4 decomposition behavior and SO2 poisoning over V2 O5-MoO3/TiO2 catalysts modified with CeO2 and SiO2 were investigated.By the means of characterization analysis,it was found that the addition of SiO2 into VMo/Ti-Ce had an impact on the interaction existed between catalyst surface atoms and NH4 HSO4.Temperatureprogrammed methods and in situ diffused reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(DRIFTS)experiments indicated that the doping of SiO2 promoted the decomposition of deposited NH4 HSO4 on VMo/Ti-Ce catalyst surface by reducing the thermal stability of NH4 HSO4 and enhancing the NH4 HSO4 reactivity with NO in low temperature.And this improvement may be the reason for the better catalytic activity than VMo/Ti-Ce in the case of NH4 HSO4 deposition.Accompanied with cerium sulfate species generated over catalyst surface,the conversion of SO2 to SO3 was inhibited in SiCe mixed catalyst.The addition of SiO2 could promote the decomposition of cerium sulfate,which may be a potential strategy to enhance the resistance of SO2 poisoning over CeO2-modifed catalysts.展开更多
For heterogeneous catalysts,the build-up of interface contacts can influence markedly their activities.Being different from the conventional supported metal/oxide catalysts,the reverse type of oxide/metal structures,e...For heterogeneous catalysts,the build-up of interface contacts can influence markedly their activities.Being different from the conventional supported metal/oxide catalysts,the reverse type of oxide/metal structures,e.g.the ceria/Pt composite,have emerged as novel catalytic materials in many fields.However,it remains challenging to determine the optimal interface structure and/or the metal-oxide synergistic effect that can boost catalytic activities.In this work,we conducted density functional theory calculations with on-site Coulomb interaction correction to determine the optimal structures and investigate the physical as well as catalytic properties of various Ce O2/Pt(111)composites containing Ce O2(111)monolayer,bilayer,and trilayer at Pt(111).We found that the interaction strength between Ce O2(111)and Pt(111)substrate first reduces as the ceria slab grows from monolayer to bilayer,and then largely gets converged when the trilayer occurs.Such trend was well rationalized by analyzing the number and distances of O–Pt bonds at the interface.Calculated Bader charges uncovered the significant charge redistribution occurring around the interface,whereas the net electron transfer across the interface is non-significant and decreases as ceria thickness increases.Moreover,comparative calculations on oxygen vacancy formation energies clarified that oxygen removal can be promoted on the Ce O2/Pt(111)composites,especially at the interface.We finally employed CO oxidation as a model reaction to probe the surface reactivity,and determined an intrinsic activity order of monolayer Ce O2(111)>monolayer Ce O2(111)/Pt(111)>regular Ce O2(111).More importantly,we emphasized the significant role of the moderate ceria-Pt interaction at the interface that endows the Ce O2/Pt reverse catalyst both good thermostability and high catalytic activity.The monolayer Ce O2(111)/Pt(111)composite was theoretically predicted highly efficient for catalyzing CO oxidation.展开更多
The electrocatalytic activity and stability of Pt/C catalyst modified by using CeO_2-ZrO_2 mixed oxides for the alcohols electrochemical oxidation as probes were investigated. The catalyst samples were characterized b...The electrocatalytic activity and stability of Pt/C catalyst modified by using CeO_2-ZrO_2 mixed oxides for the alcohols electrochemical oxidation as probes were investigated. The catalyst samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. The electrochemical properties were measured by a three electrode system on electrochemical workstation（IVIUM）. The results showed that the presence of CeO_2-ZrO_2 might be associated with the presence of Pt, which indicated that possibly there was synergistic effect between CeO_2-ZrO_2 and Pt nanoparticles. The electrocatalytic activity and stability of Pt-MO_x/C（M=Ce, Zr） for methanol and ethanol oxidation was better than that of Pt-CeO_2/C, which was attributed to that CeO_2-ZrO_2 composited oxides enhanced oxygen mobility and promoted oxygen storage capacity（OSC）. Furthermore, the best performance was found when the molar ratio of CeO_2 to ZrO_2 was 2：1 for the oxidation of methanol and ethanol. The forward peak current density of Pt-MO_x/C（M=Ce, Zr, Ce：Zr=2：1） towards the methanol electrooxidation was about 3.8 times that of Pt-CeO_2/C. Pt-MO_x/C（M=Ce, Zr） appeared to be a promising and less expensive methanol oxidation anode catalyst.展开更多
In this work we prepared several CeO2-TiO2 catalysts for the NH3-SCR reactionusing co-precipitation with assistance of microwave irradiation.The catalytic NH3-SCR activities over CeO2-TiO2 catalysts at low temperature...In this work we prepared several CeO2-TiO2 catalysts for the NH3-SCR reactionusing co-precipitation with assistance of microwave irradiation.The catalytic NH3-SCR activities over CeO2-TiO2 catalysts at low temperatures are largely enhanced by the treatment of microwave irradiation,the operation temperature window is also broadened.For better understanding the promotion mechanism,the catalyst prepared by conventional co-precipitation with and without microwave irradiation treatment was characterized with H2-TPR,NH3-TPD,XPS,XRD and BET.Microwave irradiation treatment accelerates the crystallite rate of CeO2-TiO2 catalysts,and greatly enlarges their surface area by adjusting their microstructures.The resistance to SO2 and H2O is also improved via regulating the hierarchical pore structure by the microwave irradiation.Microwave irradiation treatment can also improve the redox property and increase the acid sites over the catalyst surfaces.The result of in situ DRIFTS suggests that the microwave irradiation treatment generates more Br?nsted acid sites on CeO2-TiO2-2 h catalyst,helpful in SCR reactions.XPS results show that after microwave irradiation on the CeO2-TiO2 catalysts,the surface demonstrates an elevated concentration of chemisorbed oxygen,consequently leading to better oxidation of NO to NO2.Additionally,the molar ratio of Ce3+/Ce4+has been elevated after being treated by microwave irradiation,a vital factor in enhancing the NH3-SCR activities.展开更多
CeO2 was synthesized via sol-gel process and used as supporter to prepare CuO/CeO2, Cu/CeO2 catalysts by impregnation method. The catalytic properties and characterization of CeO2, CuO/CeO2 and Cu/CeO2 catalysts were ...CeO2 was synthesized via sol-gel process and used as supporter to prepare CuO/CeO2, Cu/CeO2 catalysts by impregnation method. The catalytic properties and characterization of CeO2, CuO/CeO2 and Cu/CeO2 catalysts were examined by means of a microreactor-GC system, HRTEM, XRD, TPR and XPS techniques. The results show that CuO has not catalytic activity and the activity of CeO2 is quite low for CO oxidation. However, the catalytic activity of CuO/CeO2 and Cu/ CeO2 catalysts increases significantly. Furthermore, the activity of CuO/CeO2 is higher than that of Cu/CeO2 catalysts.展开更多
A series of WO3/CeO2 （WOx/CeO2） catalysts were synthesized by wet impregnation of ammonium metatungstate on a CeO2 support. The resulting solid acid catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, UV-Vis ...A series of WO3/CeO2 （WOx/CeO2） catalysts were synthesized by wet impregnation of ammonium metatungstate on a CeO2 support. The resulting solid acid catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, UV-Vis spectroscopy （UV-Vis）, Raman spectroscopy （Raman）, in-situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （in-situ FT-IR） of ammonia adsorption, NH3-TPD, H2 temperature- programmed reduction （H2-TPR）, NH3/NO oxidation and activity measurements for NOx reduction by NH3 （NH3-SCR）. The results show that polytungstate （WOx） species are the main species of tungsten oxide on the surface of ceria. The addition of tungsten oxide enhances the BriSnsted acidity of ceria catalysts remarkably and decreases the amount of surface oxygen on celia, with strong interaction between CeO2 and WOx. As a result, the N2 selectivity of NH3 oxidation and NH3-SCR at high temperatures （〉 300℃） is enhanced. Therefore, a wide working temperature window in which NOx conversion exceeds 80% （NOx conversion 〉 80%） from 200 to 450℃, is achieved over 10 wt.% WOx/CeO2 catalyst. A tentative model of the NH3-SCR reaction route on WOx/CeO2 catalysts is presented.展开更多
This work examines the influence of preparation methods on the physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of MnOx‐CeO2 catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 (NH3‐SCR) at low temperature....This work examines the influence of preparation methods on the physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of MnOx‐CeO2 catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 (NH3‐SCR) at low temperature. Five different methods, namely, mechanical mixing, impregnation,hydrothermal treatment, co‐precipitation, and a sol‐gel technique, were used to synthesizeMnOx‐CeO2 catalysts. The catalysts were characterized in detail, and an NH3‐SCR model reaction waschosen to evaluate the catalytic performance. The results showed that the preparation methodsaffected the catalytic performance in the order: hydrothermal treatment > sol‐gel > co‐precipitation> impregnation > mechanical mixing. This order correlated with the surface Ce3+ and Mn4+ content,oxygen vacancies and surface adsorbed oxygen species concentration, and the amount of acidic sitesand acidic strength. This trend is related to redox interactions between MnOx and CeO2. The catalystformed by a hydrothermal treatment exhibited excellent physicochemical properties, optimal catalyticperformance, and good H2O resistance in NH3‐SCR reaction. This was attributed to incorporationof Mnn+ into the CeO2 lattice to form a uniform ceria‐based solid solution (containing Mn‐O‐Cestructures). Strengthening of the electronic interactions between MnOx and CeO2, driven by thehigh‐temperature and high‐pressure conditions during the hydrothermal treatment also improved the catalyst characteristics. Thus, the hydrothermal treatment method is an efficient and environment‐friendly route to synthesizing low‐temperature denitrification (deNOx) catalysts.展开更多
The CuO/CeO2 catalysts were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction （XRD）, laser Raman spectroscopy （LRS）, X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy （XPS）, temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）, in situ Fourier t...The CuO/CeO2 catalysts were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction （XRD）, laser Raman spectroscopy （LRS）, X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy （XPS）, temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）, in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） and NO＋CO reaction. The results revealed that the low temperature （〈150℃） catalytic performances were enhanced for CO pretreated samples. During CO pretreatment, the surface Cu＋/Cu0 and oxygen vacancies on ceria surface were present. The low va- lence copper species activated the adsorbed CO and surface oxygen vacancies facilitated the NO dissociation. These effects in turn led to higher activities of CuO/CeO2 for NO reduction. The current study provided helpful understandings of active sites and reaction mechanism in NO＋CO reaction.展开更多
Reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction can serve as a pivotal stage in the CO2 conversion processes, which is vital for the utilization of CO2. In this study, RWGS reaction was performed over Pt/CeO2 catalysts at the...Reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction can serve as a pivotal stage in the CO2 conversion processes, which is vital for the utilization of CO2. In this study, RWGS reaction was performed over Pt/CeO2 catalysts at the temperature range of 200-500 degrees C under ambient pressure. Compared with pure CeO2, Pt/CeO2 catalysts exhibited superior RWGS activity at lower reaction temperature. Meanwhile, the calculated TOF and E-a values are approximately the same over these Pt/CeO2 catalysts pretreated under various calcination conditions, indicating that the RWGS reaction is not affected by the morphologies of anchored Pt nanoparticles or the primary crystallinity of CeO2. TPR and XPS results indicated that the incorporation of Pt promoted the reducibility of CeO2 support and remarkably increased the content of Ce 3 + sites on the catalyst surface. Furthermore, the CO TPSR-MS signal under the condition of pure CO2 flow over Pt/CeO 2 catalyst is far lower than that under the condition of adsorbed CO2 with H-2 -assisted flow, revealing that CO2 molecules adsorbed on Ce3+ active sites have difficult in generating CO directly. Meanwhile, the adsorbed CO2 with the assistance of H-2 can form formate species easily over Ce3+ active sites and then decompose into Ce3+-CO species for CO production, which was identified by in-situ FTIR. (C) 2016 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B. V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.展开更多
N2O is a major by-product emitted during low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3(NH3-SCR), which causes a series of serious environmental problems. A full understanding of the N2O formation mechan...N2O is a major by-product emitted during low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3(NH3-SCR), which causes a series of serious environmental problems. A full understanding of the N2O formation mechanism is essential to suppress the N2O emission during the low-temperature NH3-SCR, and requires an intensive study of this heterogeneous catalysis process. In this study, we investigated the reaction between NH3 and NO over a Pd/CeO2 catalyst in the absence of O2, using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, NH3-temperature-programmed desorption, NO-temperature-programmed desorption, and in-situ Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Our results indicate that the N2O formation mechanism is reaction-temperature-dependent. At temperatures below 250 ℃, the dissociation of HON, which is produced from the reaction between surface H· adatoms and adsorbed NO, is the key process for N2O formation. At temperatures above 250 ℃,the reaction between NO and surface N·, which is produced by NO dissociation, is the only route for N2O formation, and the dissociation of NO is the rate-determining step. Under optimal reaction conditions, a high performance with nearly 100% NO conversion and 100% N2 selectivity could be achieved. These results provide important information to clarify the mechanism of N2O formation and possible suppression of N2 O emission during low-temperature NH3-SCR.展开更多
High surface area CeO2 was prepared by the surfactant-assisted route and was employed as catalyst support. The 0-3 at.% Cu doped Cu-Ni/CeO2 catalysts with 10 wt.% and 15 wt.% of total metal loading were prepared by an...High surface area CeO2 was prepared by the surfactant-assisted route and was employed as catalyst support. The 0-3 at.% Cu doped Cu-Ni/CeO2 catalysts with 10 wt.% and 15 wt.% of total metal loading were prepared by an impregnation-coprecipitation method. The influence of Cu atomic content on the catalytic performance was investigated on the steam reforming of ethanol （SRE） for H2 production and the catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption, inductively coupled plasma （ICP）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, temperature-programmed rerduction （TPR） and H2-pulse chemisorption techniques. The activity and products distribution behaviors of the catalysts were significantly affected by the doped Cu molar content based on the promotion effect on the dispersion of NiO particles and the interactions between Cu-Ni metal and CeO2 support. Significant increase in the ethanol conversion and hydrogen selectivity were obtained when moderate Cu metal was doped into the Ni/CeO2 catalyst. Over both of the 10Ni98.5Cu1.5/CeO2 and 15Ni98.5Cu1.5/CeO2 catalysts, more than 80% of ethanol conversion and 60% of H2 selectivity were obtained in the ethanol steam-reforming when the reaction temperature was above 450 ℃.展开更多
MnOx-CeO2 composite catalysts were prepared by a coprecipitation method and tested for formaldehyde （HCHO） and carbon monoxide （CO） oxidation. X-ray photon spectroscopy （XPS） results indicated that the average o...MnOx-CeO2 composite catalysts were prepared by a coprecipitation method and tested for formaldehyde （HCHO） and carbon monoxide （CO） oxidation. X-ray photon spectroscopy （XPS） results indicated that the average oxidation state of surface Mn species in CeMn composite catalyst was higher compared to the pure MnOx. The enhancement of reactivity for HCHO oxidation was due to the activation of the lattice oxygen species in MnOx by the addition of CeO2, which was confirmed by the H2 temperature programmed reduction （HE-TPR） results. The remarkable enhancement of reactivity for CO oxidation by the addition of CeO2 was due to the active oxygen species generated on the CeO2 surface which directly participated in the reaction.展开更多
A series of Ni-CeO2 catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation method with Na2CO3, NaOH, and mixed precipitant （Na2CO3：NaOH; 1：1 ratio） as precipitant, respectively. The effect of the precipitants on the catalyti...A series of Ni-CeO2 catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation method with Na2CO3, NaOH, and mixed precipitant （Na2CO3：NaOH; 1：1 ratio） as precipitant, respectively. The effect of the precipitants on the catalytic performance, physical and chemical properties of Ni-CeO2 catalysts was investigated with the aid of X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Bmmaner-Emmett-Teller method （BET）, Fou- rier-transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, thermogravimetry （TG）, and H2-TPR characterizations. The Ni-CeO2 catalysts were exam- ined with respect to their catalytic performance for the reverse water-gas shift reaction, and their catalytic activities were ranked as： Ni-CeO2-CP （Na2CO3：NaOH=I：I）〉Ni-CeO2-CP（Na2CO3）〉Ni-CeO2-CP（NaOH）- Correlating to the characteristic results, it was found that the catalyst prepared by co-precipitation with mixed precipitant （Na2CO3：NaOH; 1：1 ratio） as precipitant hadthe most amount of oxygen vacancies accompanied with highly dispersed Ni particles, which made the corresponding Ni-CeO2-CP（Na2CO3：NaOH=I： 1） catalyst exhibit the highest catalytic activity. While the precipitant of Na2CO3 or NaOH resulted in less or no oxygen vacancies in Ni-CeO2 catalysts. As a result, Ni-CeO2-CP（Na2CO3） and Ni-CeO2-CP（NaOH） catalysts presented poor catalytic performance.展开更多
Elucidation of the CuOx-CeO2 interactions is of great interest and importance in understanding complex CuOx-CeO2 interfacial catalysis in various reactions. In the present work, we have investigated structures and cat...Elucidation of the CuOx-CeO2 interactions is of great interest and importance in understanding complex CuOx-CeO2 interfacial catalysis in various reactions. In the present work, we have investigated structures and catalytic activity in CO oxidation of CuOx species on CeO2 rods, cubes and polyhedra predominantly exposing {110}+{100}, {100} and {111} facets by the incipient wetness impregnation method with the lowest Cu loading of 0.025%. The structural evolution of CuOx species was found to depend on both the Cu loading and the CeO2 morphology. As the Cu loading increases, CuOx species are deposited preferentially on the surface defect of CeO2 and then aggregate and grow, accompanied by the formation of isolated Cu ions, CuOx clusters strongly/weakly interacting with the CeO2, highly dispersed Cu O nanoparticles, and large Cu O nanoparticles. The isolated Cu^+ species and CuOx clusters weakly interacting with the CeO2 were observed mainly on the O-terminated CeO2{100} facets. Meanwhile, more Cu(I) species are stabilized during CO reduction processes in CuOx/c-CeO2 catalysts than in CuOx/r-CeO2 and CuOx/p-CeO2 catalysts. The catalytic activities of various CuOx/CeO2 catalysts in CO oxidation vary with both the CuOx species and the CeO2 morphology. These results comprehensively elucidate the CuOx-CeO2 interactions and exemplify their morphology-dependence.展开更多
文摘The atomic structure of the active sites in Cu/CeO2 catalysts is intimately associated with the copper-ceria interaction. Both the shape of ceria and the loading of copper affect the chemical bonding of copper species on ceria surfaces and the electronic and geometric character of the relevant interfaces. Nanostructured ceria, including particles(polyhedra), rods, and cubes, provides anchoring sites for the copper species. The atomic arrangements and chemical properties of the(111),(110) and(100) facets, preferentially exposed depending on the shape of ceria, govern the copper-ceria interactions and in turn determine their catalytic properties. Also, the metal loading significantly influences the dispersion of copper species on ceria with a specific shape, forming copper layers, clusters, and nanoparticles. Lower copper contents result in copper monolayers and/or bilayers while higher copper loadings lead to multi-layered clusters and faceted particles. The active sites are usually generated via interactions between the copper atoms in the metal species and the oxygen vacancies on ceria, which is closely linked to the number and density of surface oxygen vacancies dominated by the shape of ceria.
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文摘In this study, the promotion effect of H2 pretreatment on the SCR performance of CeO2 catalyst was investigated based on the characterization results of XRD, H2-TPR, Raman and in situ DRIFT techniques.Lower crystallinity, higher reducibility and surface acidity can be found on CeO2-H catalyst. The results of DRIFT study reveal that the pretreatment of CeO2 catalyst with H2 can facilitate the adsorption of NH3 and NOx species, while the adsorbed NOx is basically inactive in the NH3-SCR reaction. Moreover, the reaction mechanism of the NH3-SCR reaction over CeO2 catalyst is not changed by H2 pretreatment,which is mainly under the control of Eley-Rideal（E-R） mechanism, The enhanced SCR performance of CeO2-H catalyst is mainly due to the promoted NH3 adsorption and the subsequent facilitation of SCR reaction through E-R pathway.
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文摘This study was focused on the influence of active oxygen on the performance of Pt/CeO2 catalysts for CO oxidation. A series of CeO2 supports with different contents of active oxygen were obtained by adding surfactant at different synthesis steps. 0.25 wt% Pt was loaded on these CeO2 supports by incipientwetness impregnation methods. The catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）, H2 temperature-programmed reduction（H2-TPR）, dynamic oxygen storage capacity（DOSC） and in-situ DRIFTS technologies. For S-f supports, the surfactant was added into the solution before spray-drying in the synthesis process, which facilitates more active oxygen formation on the surface of CeO2. After loading Pt, the more active oxygen on CeO2 contributes to dispersing Pt species and enhancing the CO oxidation activity. As for the aged samples,Pt-R-h shows the highest activity above 190 ℃ because of the presence of more partly oxidized Pt^（δ＋） species. Thus the activity is also influenced by the states of Pt and the Pt^（δ＋） species may contribute to the high activity at elevated temperature.
基金supported financially by a series of JSPS KAKENHI grants:17H01341,18K14051,18K14057,and 19K05556 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)by the Japanese Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science,and Technology(MEXT)within the projects"Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences(IRCCS)"and"Elements Strategy Initiative to Form Core Research Center"by the JST-CREST project JPMJCR17J3。
文摘We report herein that a commercially available CeO2 is an active and reusable catalyst for the C3-selective alkenylation of oxindole with aldehydes under solvent-free conditions. This catalytic method is generally applicable to different aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, giving 3-alkyledene-oxindoles in high yields(87%–99%) and high stereoselectivities(79%–93% to E-isomers). This is the first example of the catalytic synthesis of 3-alkenyl-oxindoles from oxindole and various aliphatic aldehydes. The Lewis acid-base interaction between Lewis acid sites on CeO2 and benzaldehyde was studied by in situ IR. The structure-activity relationship study using CeO2 catalysts with different sizes suggests that defect-free CeO2 surface is the active site for this reaction.
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文摘The deposition of NH4 HSO4 and the poisoning effect of SO2 on SCR catalyst are the main obstacles that restrict the industrial application of CeO2-doped SCR catalysts.In this work,deposited NH4 HSO4 decomposition behavior and SO2 poisoning over V2 O5-MoO3/TiO2 catalysts modified with CeO2 and SiO2 were investigated.By the means of characterization analysis,it was found that the addition of SiO2 into VMo/Ti-Ce had an impact on the interaction existed between catalyst surface atoms and NH4 HSO4.Temperatureprogrammed methods and in situ diffused reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(DRIFTS)experiments indicated that the doping of SiO2 promoted the decomposition of deposited NH4 HSO4 on VMo/Ti-Ce catalyst surface by reducing the thermal stability of NH4 HSO4 and enhancing the NH4 HSO4 reactivity with NO in low temperature.And this improvement may be the reason for the better catalytic activity than VMo/Ti-Ce in the case of NH4 HSO4 deposition.Accompanied with cerium sulfate species generated over catalyst surface,the conversion of SO2 to SO3 was inhibited in SiCe mixed catalyst.The addition of SiO2 could promote the decomposition of cerium sulfate,which may be a potential strategy to enhance the resistance of SO2 poisoning over CeO2-modifed catalysts.
文摘For heterogeneous catalysts,the build-up of interface contacts can influence markedly their activities.Being different from the conventional supported metal/oxide catalysts,the reverse type of oxide/metal structures,e.g.the ceria/Pt composite,have emerged as novel catalytic materials in many fields.However,it remains challenging to determine the optimal interface structure and/or the metal-oxide synergistic effect that can boost catalytic activities.In this work,we conducted density functional theory calculations with on-site Coulomb interaction correction to determine the optimal structures and investigate the physical as well as catalytic properties of various Ce O2/Pt(111)composites containing Ce O2(111)monolayer,bilayer,and trilayer at Pt(111).We found that the interaction strength between Ce O2(111)and Pt(111)substrate first reduces as the ceria slab grows from monolayer to bilayer,and then largely gets converged when the trilayer occurs.Such trend was well rationalized by analyzing the number and distances of O–Pt bonds at the interface.Calculated Bader charges uncovered the significant charge redistribution occurring around the interface,whereas the net electron transfer across the interface is non-significant and decreases as ceria thickness increases.Moreover,comparative calculations on oxygen vacancy formation energies clarified that oxygen removal can be promoted on the Ce O2/Pt(111)composites,especially at the interface.We finally employed CO oxidation as a model reaction to probe the surface reactivity,and determined an intrinsic activity order of monolayer Ce O2(111)>monolayer Ce O2(111)/Pt(111)>regular Ce O2(111).More importantly,we emphasized the significant role of the moderate ceria-Pt interaction at the interface that endows the Ce O2/Pt reverse catalyst both good thermostability and high catalytic activity.The monolayer Ce O2(111)/Pt(111)composite was theoretically predicted highly efficient for catalyzing CO oxidation.
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文摘The electrocatalytic activity and stability of Pt/C catalyst modified by using CeO_2-ZrO_2 mixed oxides for the alcohols electrochemical oxidation as probes were investigated. The catalyst samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. The electrochemical properties were measured by a three electrode system on electrochemical workstation（IVIUM）. The results showed that the presence of CeO_2-ZrO_2 might be associated with the presence of Pt, which indicated that possibly there was synergistic effect between CeO_2-ZrO_2 and Pt nanoparticles. The electrocatalytic activity and stability of Pt-MO_x/C（M=Ce, Zr） for methanol and ethanol oxidation was better than that of Pt-CeO_2/C, which was attributed to that CeO_2-ZrO_2 composited oxides enhanced oxygen mobility and promoted oxygen storage capacity（OSC）. Furthermore, the best performance was found when the molar ratio of CeO_2 to ZrO_2 was 2：1 for the oxidation of methanol and ethanol. The forward peak current density of Pt-MO_x/C（M=Ce, Zr, Ce：Zr=2：1） towards the methanol electrooxidation was about 3.8 times that of Pt-CeO_2/C. Pt-MO_x/C（M=Ce, Zr） appeared to be a promising and less expensive methanol oxidation anode catalyst.
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文摘In this work we prepared several CeO2-TiO2 catalysts for the NH3-SCR reactionusing co-precipitation with assistance of microwave irradiation.The catalytic NH3-SCR activities over CeO2-TiO2 catalysts at low temperatures are largely enhanced by the treatment of microwave irradiation,the operation temperature window is also broadened.For better understanding the promotion mechanism,the catalyst prepared by conventional co-precipitation with and without microwave irradiation treatment was characterized with H2-TPR,NH3-TPD,XPS,XRD and BET.Microwave irradiation treatment accelerates the crystallite rate of CeO2-TiO2 catalysts,and greatly enlarges their surface area by adjusting their microstructures.The resistance to SO2 and H2O is also improved via regulating the hierarchical pore structure by the microwave irradiation.Microwave irradiation treatment can also improve the redox property and increase the acid sites over the catalyst surfaces.The result of in situ DRIFTS suggests that the microwave irradiation treatment generates more Br?nsted acid sites on CeO2-TiO2-2 h catalyst,helpful in SCR reactions.XPS results show that after microwave irradiation on the CeO2-TiO2 catalysts,the surface demonstrates an elevated concentration of chemisorbed oxygen,consequently leading to better oxidation of NO to NO2.Additionally,the molar ratio of Ce3+/Ce4+has been elevated after being treated by microwave irradiation,a vital factor in enhancing the NH3-SCR activities.
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文摘CeO2 was synthesized via sol-gel process and used as supporter to prepare CuO/CeO2, Cu/CeO2 catalysts by impregnation method. The catalytic properties and characterization of CeO2, CuO/CeO2 and Cu/CeO2 catalysts were examined by means of a microreactor-GC system, HRTEM, XRD, TPR and XPS techniques. The results show that CuO has not catalytic activity and the activity of CeO2 is quite low for CO oxidation. However, the catalytic activity of CuO/CeO2 and Cu/ CeO2 catalysts increases significantly. Furthermore, the activity of CuO/CeO2 is higher than that of Cu/CeO2 catalysts.
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文摘A series of WO3/CeO2 （WOx/CeO2） catalysts were synthesized by wet impregnation of ammonium metatungstate on a CeO2 support. The resulting solid acid catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, UV-Vis spectroscopy （UV-Vis）, Raman spectroscopy （Raman）, in-situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （in-situ FT-IR） of ammonia adsorption, NH3-TPD, H2 temperature- programmed reduction （H2-TPR）, NH3/NO oxidation and activity measurements for NOx reduction by NH3 （NH3-SCR）. The results show that polytungstate （WOx） species are the main species of tungsten oxide on the surface of ceria. The addition of tungsten oxide enhances the BriSnsted acidity of ceria catalysts remarkably and decreases the amount of surface oxygen on celia, with strong interaction between CeO2 and WOx. As a result, the N2 selectivity of NH3 oxidation and NH3-SCR at high temperatures （〉 300℃） is enhanced. Therefore, a wide working temperature window in which NOx conversion exceeds 80% （NOx conversion 〉 80%） from 200 to 450℃, is achieved over 10 wt.% WOx/CeO2 catalyst. A tentative model of the NH3-SCR reaction route on WOx/CeO2 catalysts is presented.
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文摘This work examines the influence of preparation methods on the physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of MnOx‐CeO2 catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 (NH3‐SCR) at low temperature. Five different methods, namely, mechanical mixing, impregnation,hydrothermal treatment, co‐precipitation, and a sol‐gel technique, were used to synthesizeMnOx‐CeO2 catalysts. The catalysts were characterized in detail, and an NH3‐SCR model reaction waschosen to evaluate the catalytic performance. The results showed that the preparation methodsaffected the catalytic performance in the order: hydrothermal treatment > sol‐gel > co‐precipitation> impregnation > mechanical mixing. This order correlated with the surface Ce3+ and Mn4+ content,oxygen vacancies and surface adsorbed oxygen species concentration, and the amount of acidic sitesand acidic strength. This trend is related to redox interactions between MnOx and CeO2. The catalystformed by a hydrothermal treatment exhibited excellent physicochemical properties, optimal catalyticperformance, and good H2O resistance in NH3‐SCR reaction. This was attributed to incorporationof Mnn+ into the CeO2 lattice to form a uniform ceria‐based solid solution (containing Mn‐O‐Cestructures). Strengthening of the electronic interactions between MnOx and CeO2, driven by thehigh‐temperature and high‐pressure conditions during the hydrothermal treatment also improved the catalyst characteristics. Thus, the hydrothermal treatment method is an efficient and environment‐friendly route to synthesizing low‐temperature denitrification (deNOx) catalysts.
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文摘The CuO/CeO2 catalysts were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction （XRD）, laser Raman spectroscopy （LRS）, X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy （XPS）, temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）, in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） and NO＋CO reaction. The results revealed that the low temperature （〈150℃） catalytic performances were enhanced for CO pretreated samples. During CO pretreatment, the surface Cu＋/Cu0 and oxygen vacancies on ceria surface were present. The low va- lence copper species activated the adsorbed CO and surface oxygen vacancies facilitated the NO dissociation. These effects in turn led to higher activities of CuO/CeO2 for NO reduction. The current study provided helpful understandings of active sites and reaction mechanism in NO＋CO reaction.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos.21476226 and 21506204)National Key Projects for Fundamental Research and Development of China (2016YFB0600902)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB17020400)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS for financial support
文摘Reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction can serve as a pivotal stage in the CO2 conversion processes, which is vital for the utilization of CO2. In this study, RWGS reaction was performed over Pt/CeO2 catalysts at the temperature range of 200-500 degrees C under ambient pressure. Compared with pure CeO2, Pt/CeO2 catalysts exhibited superior RWGS activity at lower reaction temperature. Meanwhile, the calculated TOF and E-a values are approximately the same over these Pt/CeO2 catalysts pretreated under various calcination conditions, indicating that the RWGS reaction is not affected by the morphologies of anchored Pt nanoparticles or the primary crystallinity of CeO2. TPR and XPS results indicated that the incorporation of Pt promoted the reducibility of CeO2 support and remarkably increased the content of Ce 3 + sites on the catalyst surface. Furthermore, the CO TPSR-MS signal under the condition of pure CO2 flow over Pt/CeO 2 catalyst is far lower than that under the condition of adsorbed CO2 with H-2 -assisted flow, revealing that CO2 molecules adsorbed on Ce3+ active sites have difficult in generating CO directly. Meanwhile, the adsorbed CO2 with the assistance of H-2 can form formate species easily over Ce3+ active sites and then decompose into Ce3+-CO species for CO production, which was identified by in-situ FTIR. (C) 2016 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B. V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.
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文摘N2O is a major by-product emitted during low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3(NH3-SCR), which causes a series of serious environmental problems. A full understanding of the N2O formation mechanism is essential to suppress the N2O emission during the low-temperature NH3-SCR, and requires an intensive study of this heterogeneous catalysis process. In this study, we investigated the reaction between NH3 and NO over a Pd/CeO2 catalyst in the absence of O2, using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, NH3-temperature-programmed desorption, NO-temperature-programmed desorption, and in-situ Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Our results indicate that the N2O formation mechanism is reaction-temperature-dependent. At temperatures below 250 ℃, the dissociation of HON, which is produced from the reaction between surface H· adatoms and adsorbed NO, is the key process for N2O formation. At temperatures above 250 ℃,the reaction between NO and surface N·, which is produced by NO dissociation, is the only route for N2O formation, and the dissociation of NO is the rate-determining step. Under optimal reaction conditions, a high performance with nearly 100% NO conversion and 100% N2 selectivity could be achieved. These results provide important information to clarify the mechanism of N2O formation and possible suppression of N2 O emission during low-temperature NH3-SCR.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (21076047)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering (G3100026)
文摘High surface area CeO2 was prepared by the surfactant-assisted route and was employed as catalyst support. The 0-3 at.% Cu doped Cu-Ni/CeO2 catalysts with 10 wt.% and 15 wt.% of total metal loading were prepared by an impregnation-coprecipitation method. The influence of Cu atomic content on the catalytic performance was investigated on the steam reforming of ethanol （SRE） for H2 production and the catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption, inductively coupled plasma （ICP）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, temperature-programmed rerduction （TPR） and H2-pulse chemisorption techniques. The activity and products distribution behaviors of the catalysts were significantly affected by the doped Cu molar content based on the promotion effect on the dispersion of NiO particles and the interactions between Cu-Ni metal and CeO2 support. Significant increase in the ethanol conversion and hydrogen selectivity were obtained when moderate Cu metal was doped into the Ni/CeO2 catalyst. Over both of the 10Ni98.5Cu1.5/CeO2 and 15Ni98.5Cu1.5/CeO2 catalysts, more than 80% of ethanol conversion and 60% of H2 selectivity were obtained in the ethanol steam-reforming when the reaction temperature was above 450 ℃.
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文摘MnOx-CeO2 composite catalysts were prepared by a coprecipitation method and tested for formaldehyde （HCHO） and carbon monoxide （CO） oxidation. X-ray photon spectroscopy （XPS） results indicated that the average oxidation state of surface Mn species in CeMn composite catalyst was higher compared to the pure MnOx. The enhancement of reactivity for HCHO oxidation was due to the activation of the lattice oxygen species in MnOx by the addition of CeO2, which was confirmed by the H2 temperature programmed reduction （HE-TPR） results. The remarkable enhancement of reactivity for CO oxidation by the addition of CeO2 was due to the active oxygen species generated on the CeO2 surface which directly participated in the reaction.
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文摘A series of Ni-CeO2 catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation method with Na2CO3, NaOH, and mixed precipitant （Na2CO3：NaOH; 1：1 ratio） as precipitant, respectively. The effect of the precipitants on the catalytic performance, physical and chemical properties of Ni-CeO2 catalysts was investigated with the aid of X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Bmmaner-Emmett-Teller method （BET）, Fou- rier-transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, thermogravimetry （TG）, and H2-TPR characterizations. The Ni-CeO2 catalysts were exam- ined with respect to their catalytic performance for the reverse water-gas shift reaction, and their catalytic activities were ranked as： Ni-CeO2-CP （Na2CO3：NaOH=I：I）〉Ni-CeO2-CP（Na2CO3）〉Ni-CeO2-CP（NaOH）- Correlating to the characteristic results, it was found that the catalyst prepared by co-precipitation with mixed precipitant （Na2CO3：NaOH; 1：1 ratio） as precipitant hadthe most amount of oxygen vacancies accompanied with highly dispersed Ni particles, which made the corresponding Ni-CeO2-CP（Na2CO3：NaOH=I： 1） catalyst exhibit the highest catalytic activity. While the precipitant of Na2CO3 or NaOH resulted in less or no oxygen vacancies in Ni-CeO2 catalysts. As a result, Ni-CeO2-CP（Na2CO3） and Ni-CeO2-CP（NaOH） catalysts presented poor catalytic performance.
文摘Elucidation of the CuOx-CeO2 interactions is of great interest and importance in understanding complex CuOx-CeO2 interfacial catalysis in various reactions. In the present work, we have investigated structures and catalytic activity in CO oxidation of CuOx species on CeO2 rods, cubes and polyhedra predominantly exposing {110}+{100}, {100} and {111} facets by the incipient wetness impregnation method with the lowest Cu loading of 0.025%. The structural evolution of CuOx species was found to depend on both the Cu loading and the CeO2 morphology. As the Cu loading increases, CuOx species are deposited preferentially on the surface defect of CeO2 and then aggregate and grow, accompanied by the formation of isolated Cu ions, CuOx clusters strongly/weakly interacting with the CeO2, highly dispersed Cu O nanoparticles, and large Cu O nanoparticles. The isolated Cu^+ species and CuOx clusters weakly interacting with the CeO2 were observed mainly on the O-terminated CeO2{100} facets. Meanwhile, more Cu(I) species are stabilized during CO reduction processes in CuOx/c-CeO2 catalysts than in CuOx/r-CeO2 and CuOx/p-CeO2 catalysts. The catalytic activities of various CuOx/CeO2 catalysts in CO oxidation vary with both the CuOx species and the CeO2 morphology. These results comprehensively elucidate the CuOx-CeO2 interactions and exemplify their morphology-dependence.
