Issue 22, 2005

Meso- and macro-porous Pd/CexZr1−xO2 as novel oxidation catalysts

Abstract

A new class of high-efficiency oxidation catalysts has been prepared using a combined surfactant and colloidal crystal templating method. The Pd/CexZr1−xO2 products possess mesoporous structures and macrochannels. XRD and EXD analyses confirmed the formation of a 0.8 wt.% Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2 with a cubic phase at temperatures above 700 °C. With increasing calcination temperature, better crystallization of the cubic phase and incorporation of more zirconium into the ceria lattice were observed. The extent of surface Ce3+ and oxygen vacancies on the samples were studied by the XPS measurements. The T50 and T90 for CO oxidation over Pd supported catalysts were 65 °C and 75 °C respectively. These values were better than those obtained from catalysts without macrochannel structures and the one prepared by the co-precipitation method. Such high catalytic efficiency can be explained by the high crystal phase homogeneity, availability of more oxygen vacancies and an enlarged surface area.

Graphical abstract: Meso- and macro-porous Pd/CexZr1−xO2 as novel oxidation catalysts

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jan 2005
Accepted
17 Mar 2005
First published
05 Apr 2005

J. Mater. Chem., 2005,15, 2193-2201

Meso- and macro-porous Pd/CexZr1−xO2 as novel oxidation catalysts

C. Ho, J. C. Yu, X. Wang, S. Lai and Y. Qiu, J. Mater. Chem., 2005, 15, 2193 DOI: 10.1039/B500902B

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