Meng, Q;
Liu, J;
Weng, X;
Sun, P;
Darr, JA;
Wu, Z;
(2018)
In situ valence modification of Pd/NiO nano-catalysts in supercritical water towards toluene oxidation.
Catalysis Science & Technology
, 8
(7)
pp. 1858-1866.
10.1039/c7cy02366a.
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Abstract
Noble metals, e.g. Pd, are often made into hybrid or composite catalysts (with less expensive materials) to oxidize industry-source emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at low temperatures. In general, the loadings of these metals should be optimized to reduce costs whilst maintaining activity. There exists the possibility to obtain highly active catalysts with low loadings of noble metals by properly tuning the valence state of the metal(s). However, the relationship between the valence state and its effect on catalyst performance is still a matter of debate. In this article, we used supercritical water (sc-H2O), in the presence of oxidizing or reducing gases, as a feasible reaction medium to synthesize Pd/NiO hybrid nano-catalysts and in situ modify the valence state of Pd. After subjecting the catalysts to a range of analytical techniques, including XRD, H2-TPR, DRIFT, TPSR, etc., we unveiled that Pd0 is more active than PdOx and metal oxides in the catalytic oxidation of toluene. This is mainly because the stabilized Pd0 is capable of activating gaseous oxygen (and toluene) at low temperatures and returning to the original state by toluene even with excess oxygen. Although PdOx could desorb active oxygen under a reducing atmosphere and might assist in the oxygen spillover from NiO, it is difficult to convert into Pd0 in an oxygen-rich environment. The developed Pd0-dominated catalyst was found to be robust and highly active after an ageing test with and without water vapour.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | In situ valence modification of Pd/NiO nano-catalysts in supercritical water towards toluene oxidation |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c7cy02366a |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1039/c7cy02366a |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10052072 |
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