Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 1762-1771.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60445-2

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Effect of Zirconium Precursor on Performance of Pd/Ce0.45Zr0.45La0.1O1.95 Three-Way Catalyst

CHEN Shanhu1, YAO Yanling2, LAN Li1, CAO Yi1, YAN Chaoyang1, GONG Maochu1, CHEN Yaoqiang1,?   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China; 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2012-07-07 Revised:2012-08-20 Online:2012-11-16 Published:2012-11-16

Abstract: Three types of Ce0.45Zr0.45La0.1O1.95 mixed oxides were prepared by H2O2-assisted precipitation using ZrOCO3, ZrO(NO3)2, and Zr(NO3)4 as precursors. The Pd/Ce0.45Zr0.45La0.1O1.95 three-way catalysts were prepared by the wet impregnation and characterized by the X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), and oxygen storage capacity. XRD and Raman spectroscopy results showed that the use of ZrOCO3 or ZrO(NO3)2 gave a CeO2-ZrO2 mixed oxide with a cubic phase of high thermal stability, while an extra t″-phase was observed in the aged Pd/Ce0.45Zr0.45La0.1O1.95 catalyst prepared using Zr(NO3)4. The activities of the three catalysts were evaluated using simulated exhaust gas under working conditions. The Pd/Ce0.45Zr0.45La0.1O1.95 catalyst prepared using ZrOCO3 as precursor gave the best activities for C3H8, CO, and NO conversion. The use of ZrOCO3 as precursor was better suited for the formation of Ce3+ and more favorable for the homogeneous insertion of Zr4+ and La3+ into the CeO2 lattice, which resulted in better thermal stability and enhanced redox properties of the Pd/Ce0.45Zr0.45La0.1O1.95 catalyst.

Key words: oxygen storage material, oxidation-coprecipitation, thermal stability, redox property, three-way activity