催化学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 83: 419-431.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64965-0

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单原子Ni掺杂Pd/CeO2增强甲烷催化燃烧性能: Pd4+和氧空位协同机制

饶成a,b, 钱梦宇a,b, 陶松芸a,b, 王怀远a,b, 何丹c,*(), 叶俊d, 刘海d, 杨向光a,b, 张一波a,b,*()   

  1. a中国科学院赣江创新研究院, 江西赣州 341000
    b中国科学技术大学稀土学院, 安徽合肥 230026
    c江西省环境污染控制重点实验室, 江西省生态环境科学与规划院, 江西南昌 330039
    d江西国瓷博晶新材料科技有限公司, 江西赣州 341000
  • 收稿日期:2025-08-19 接受日期:2025-10-27 出版日期:2026-04-18 发布日期:2026-03-04
  • 通讯作者: * 电子信箱: hedan@sthjt.jiangxi.gov.cn (何丹), yibozhang@gia.cas.cn (张一波).
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22302206);国家自然科学基金(22472178);国家自然科学基金(22176185);国家重点研发项目(2022YFB3504200);江西省自然科学基金杰出青年学者(20232ACB213004);江西省自然科学基金(20244BAB28060);江西省重点研发项目(20232BBG70012);吉林省与中国科学院高技术产业化科技合作项目(2025SYH0036);中国科学院青年创新促进会(2018263);江西省“双千计划”(jxsq2020101047);中国科学院赣江创新研究院自主部署(E355C001)

Synergistic enhancement of methane combustion over Pd/CeO2 via single-atom Ni doping: Boosting Pd4+ and oxygen vacancies

Cheng Raoa,b, Mengyu Qiana,b, Songyun Taoa,b, Huaiyuan Wanga,b, Dan Hec,*(), Jun Yed, Hai Liud, Xiangguang Yanga,b, Yibo Zhanga,b,*()   

  1. aGanjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, China
    bSchool of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
    cJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control, Jiangxi Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences and Planning, Nanchang 330039, Jiangxi, China
    dJiangxi Sinocera Bojing New Material Technology Co., Ltd, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, China
  • Received:2025-08-19 Accepted:2025-10-27 Online:2026-04-18 Published:2026-03-04
  • Contact: * E-mail: hedan@sthjt.jiangxi.gov.cn (D. He),yibozhang@gia.cas.cn (Y. Zhang).
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22302206);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22472178);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22176185);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB3504200);Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province for Distinguished Young Scholars(20232ACB213004);Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(20244BAB28060);Jiangxi Provincial Key Research and Development Program(20232BBG70012);Science & Technology Cooperation Program for High-Tech Industrialization between Jilin Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences(2025SYH0036);Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2018263);Jiangxi Province “Double Thousand Plan”(jxsq2020101047);Research Projects of Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences(E355C001)

摘要:

甲烷(CH4)是仅次于二氧化碳的第二大温室气体. 在生产、运输和使用过程中, CH4泄漏或排放将导致严重环境和气候问题. 然而, CH4分子中C-H键能高达434 kJ mol-1, 低温条件下完全转化存在巨大挑战. 单原子催化剂具有有效调节活性位点化学环境的能力, 能够协同增强催化反应性能. 但是单原子与团簇协同增强的内在机制尚未完全阐明. 本文旨在通过设计合成单原子-团簇催化剂用于CH4催化燃烧, 明晰单原子-团簇协同机制, 实现高效低温CH4燃烧.
本文设计了单原子Ni掺杂CeO2负载Pd团簇催化剂(Pd/Ni1-CeO2)用于CH4催化燃烧. 球差校正透射电子显微镜和X射线吸收精细结构表征显示, Pd/Ni1-CeO2催化剂中Ni物种以Ni1-O4配位构型的单原子形式存在, 而Pd物种则以团簇形式存在. X射线衍射和拉曼光谱结果表明, 单原子Ni掺杂入CeO2晶格, 导致CeO2发生晶格畸变, 增加了表面氧空位(Ov)浓度. X射线光电子能谱结果表明, 与Pd/CeO2相比, Pd/Ni1-CeO2中表面氧的比例增加到68.3%, 并且Pd4+的比例上升到70.8%. 第一性原理计算(DFT)和差分密度模拟结果显示, 单原子Ni掺杂入CeO2晶格, 导致CeO2发生晶格畸变, 增加了表面氧空位(Ov)浓度, 进一步诱导Pd原子中的电子流向邻近的Ni原子和O原子, 产生更多的高价Pd4+. 与未掺杂单原子的Pd/CeO2催化剂相比, Pd/Ni1-CeO2催化剂展现出更佳的CH4燃烧活性. 在350 ºC时, CH4的反应速率提升至2.19 × 10-6 mol g-1 s-1和转换频率达到2.30 × 10-2 s-1. 动力学实验和DFT计算结果表明, Pd4+和Ov协同降低了CH4分子中C-H键的断裂能垒并促进了O2分子的吸附解离, 进而增强CH4催化燃烧活性. 原位漫反射红外傅里叶变换光谱结果表明, Pd/Ni1-CeO2催化剂催化CH4燃烧遵循Mars-van Krevelen机制. 此外, Pd/Ni1-CeO2催化剂还具有良好的长期稳定性、耐水性能和耐SO2性能.
综上, 本工作阐明了单原子Ni对Pd团簇电子结构的调控机制及其对CH4催化燃烧反应的增强作用, 从而实现了高效的低温CH4催化燃烧, 为合理设计和合成高效催化剂提供了理论和实践指导.

关键词: 单原子Ni, 二氧化铈, 金属-载体相互作用, Pd4+, 甲烷催化燃烧

Abstract:

Single-atom catalysts possess the ability to effectively modulate the chemical environment of active sites, thereby synergistically enhancing catalytic reaction activity due to their unique electronic properties. In this study, single-atom Ni-doped CeO2-supported Pd catalysts were designed and synthesized. The introduction of single-atom Ni induced lattice distortion in the CeO2 support, resulting in an increased concentration of oxygen vacancies on the surface. This increase in oxygen vacancies enhances the strong metal-support interactions between Pd and the support. Under the intensified metal-support interaction effect, Pd species tend to transfer more electrons to Ni atoms and adjacent O atoms, leading to a higher proportion of high oxidation states (Pd4+) in PdOx species. The presence of high-valent Pd4+ and oxygen vacancies synergically enhances the activation of C-H bonds in methane and the adsorption and dissociation of oxygen, significantly improving the overall catalytic activity of methane combustion. This study provides a critical theoretical foundation and practical guidance for the design and optimization of clean energy catalysts.

Key words: Single-atom Ni, CeO2, Strong metal-support interaction, Pd4+, CH4 combustion