催化学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 85: 384-393.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64982-0

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钯核数与乙炔半氢化催化活性及选择性之间的关系

Polina Lavrika, Jurjen Cazemiera, Mohamed N. Hedhilib, Sudheesh K. Veeranmarila, Abdallah Nassereddinec, Antonio Aguilar-Tapiad, Marina Chernovaa, Jean-Louis Hazemannc, Alla Dikhtiarenkob, Javier Ruiz-Martíneza()   

  1. a 阿卜杜拉国王科技大学物理科学与工程学院, 催化、纳米材料与光谱学小组, 图瓦尔, 沙特阿拉伯
    b 阿卜杜拉国王科技大学中心实验室, 图瓦尔, 沙特阿拉伯
    c 格勒诺布尔阿尔卑斯大学内尔研究所, 格勒诺布尔, 法国
    d 格勒诺布尔阿尔卑斯大学格勒诺布尔分子化学研究所, 格勒诺布尔, 法国
  • 收稿日期:2025-09-25 接受日期:2025-11-14 出版日期:2026-06-18 发布日期:2026-05-18
  • 通讯作者: *电子信箱: javier.ruizmartinez@kaust.edu.sa (J. Ruiz-Martínez).

Relationship between palladium nuclearity and catalytic activity and selectivity in acetylene semi-hydrogenation

Polina Lavrika, Jurjen Cazemiera, Mohamed N. Hedhilib, Sudheesh K. Veeranmarila, Abdallah Nassereddinec, Antonio Aguilar-Tapiad, Marina Chernovaa, Jean-Louis Hazemannc, Alla Dikhtiarenkob, Javier Ruiz-Martíneza()   

  1. a Catalysis, Nanomaterials, and Spectroscopy group (CNS), Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
    b King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST Core Labs, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
    c Institut Néel, UPR 2940 CNRS - Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France
    d Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Grenoble, UAR 2607 CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France
  • Received:2025-09-25 Accepted:2025-11-14 Online:2026-06-18 Published:2026-05-18
  • Contact: *E-mail: javier.ruizmartinez@kaust.edu.sa (J. Ruiz-Martínez).
  • About author:

    The manuscript was written through contributions of all authors. All authors have given approval to the final version of the manuscript.

    P.L.: XRD, STEM characterization, data analysis, interpretation, manuscript drafting and editing; J.C.: catalytic experiments, data analysis, XAS data acquisition; M.N.H.: XPS characterization, data analysis; S.K.V.: XAS characterization, data analysis; A.N.: XAS characterization, data analysis: A.A.-T.: XAS characterization; M.C.: catalytic experiments, data analysis; J.-L.H.: XAS characterization; A.D.: PDF characterization, data analysis; J.R.-M.: conceptualization, supervision, manuscript drafting and editing, funding acquisition.

摘要:

优化乙炔半加氢反应催化剂中贵金属的利用率和稳定性, 同时保持高活性和乙烯选择性, 对于催化剂的工业应用至关重要. 本文通过控制负载在氮掺杂碳上的单原子Pd催化剂的还原温度, 以调节Pd物种的分布与比例, 并量化它们对乙炔半氢化的贡献. X射线吸收近边结构线性组合拟合和扩展X射线吸收精细结构(EXAFS)小波变换分析, 辅以反应条件下的原位EXAFS, 解析了从孤立的Pd原子(Pd1)到2-3个原子簇(Pd2/3)、再到团簇和纳米粒子的演化过程. 200 °C还原可在钯单原子体系中形成约9%的Pd2/3聚集体. 低转化率下的动力学测试表明, Pd2/3的活性是Pd1的10倍, 同时保持了高乙烯选择性和低乙烷生成; 原位EXAFS证实了这些Pd原子簇的稳定性. 将还原温度提高到400 °C可消除Pd2/3, Pd团簇的单点转化频率约是Pd1的25-30倍, 但乙烯选择性略有降低. 在600 °C还原后, 催化剂含有34±6%的Pd纳米粒子和17±6%的团簇, 可实现高转化率, 但乙烯选择性降至55%, 显著加剧乙烷的生成, 这与较大尺寸的Pd颗粒上乙炔过度氢化一致. 这些结果在Pd核活性和每位点动力学之间建立了定量联系.

关键词: 多相催化, 乙炔半加氢, Pd单原子催化剂, Pd聚集体, Pd簇, 构效关系

Abstract:

Optimizing the noble metal utilization and stability in catalysts for acetylene semi-hydrogenation reaction while maintaining high activity and ethylene selectivity is crucial for catalyst implementation on the industrial scale. Here we tune the reduction temperature of a single-atom Pd catalyst supported on N-doped carbon to regulate the populations of Pd species and quantify their contributions to acetylene semi-hydrogenation. X-ray absorption near-edge structure linear-combination fitting and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) wavelet transform analysis, complemented by in-situ EXAFS under reaction conditions, resolves the evolution from isolated Pd atoms (Pd1) to 2-3 atom ensembles (Pd2/3), clusters, and nanoparticles. Reduction at 200 °C generates around 9% Pd2/3 within a Pd1 population. Kinetic deconvolution at low conversion shows that Pd2/3 are 10 times more active than Pd1 while maintaining high ethylene selectivity and low ethane formation; in-situ EXAFS confirms the stability of these ensembles. Increasing the reduction temperature to 400 °C eliminates Pd2/3 in favor of Pd clusters whose per-site turnover frequency is around 25-30 times higher than that of Pd1 but with a slight decrease in ethylene selectivity. After reduction at 600 °C, the catalyst contains 34 ± 6% Pd nanoparticles and 17 ± 6% clusters, delivering high conversion yet reducing ethylene selectivity to ’55% and increasing ethane production, consistent with over-hydrogenation on larger Pd entities. These results establish a quantitative link between Pd nuclearity and per-site kinetics.

Key words: Heterogeneous catalysis, Acetylene semi-hydrogenation, Pd single atom catalyst, Pd ensembles, Pd cluster, Structure-activity relationship