Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 543-552.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63292-4

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Revealing the unexpected promotion effect of EuOx on Pt/CeO2 catalysts for catalytic combustion of toluene

Baoming Zhaoa, Yanfei Jianb, Zeyu Jiangb, Reem Albilalic, Chi Heb,d   

  1. a Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, Shaanxi, China;
    b State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China;
    c Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
    d National Engineering Laboratory for VOCs Pollution Control Material & Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
  • Received:2018-11-21 Revised:2018-12-22 Online:2019-04-18 Published:2019-03-14

Abstract:

Pt/Eu2O3-CeO2 materials with different Eu concentrations were prepared and applied to toluene destruction, and the remarkable promotion impact of EuOx on Pt/CeO2 can be observed. The characterization results reveal that the presence of EuOx significantly enhances the redox property, lattice O concentration, and Ce3+ ratio of the Pt/CeO2 material, which facilitates the dispersion and activity of Pt active sites and thus accelerates the decomposition process of toluene. Among all catalysts, a sample with an Eu content of 2.5 at.% (Pt/EC-2.5) possesses the best catalytic activity with 0.09 vol% of toluene completely destructed at 200℃ under a relatively high GHSV of 50000 h-1. The possible reaction pathway and mechanism of toluene combustion over Pt/Eu2O3-CeO2 samples are presented according to in-situ DRIFTS, which confirms that the toluene oxidation process obeys the Mars-van Krevelen mechanism with aldehydes and ketones as primary organic intermediates.

Key words: Pt/Eu2O3-CeO2 material, Promotion effect, Toluene, Catalytic oxidation, In-situ DRIFTS, Reaction mechanism