Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 994-1000.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(15)60850-6

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Promotion of a Pd/Al2O3 close-coupled catalyst by Ni

Ruimei Fanga,c, Yajuan Cuib,c, Zhonghua Shic, Maochu Gongc, Yaoqiang Chena,c   

  1. a College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China;
    b College of Architecture & Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China;
    c Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2015-02-05 Revised:2015-03-26 Online:2015-06-12 Published:2015-07-30
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21173153) and the Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program (2014SZ0143).

Abstract:

The influence of a nickel promoter on the catalytic behavior of a modified alumina supported Pd close-coupled catalyst was investigated. Doping with nickel improved the catalytic activity for the reactions of C3H8, especially over the aged catalyst. T50 and T90 of the aged Pd catalyst were decreased by 31 and 30 ℃, respectively. The single reaction results revealed that doping with Ni promoted the catalytic activity for the C3H8 + NO reaction. The fresh and aged catalysts were characterized by H2-temperature-programmed reduction, CO chemisorption, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which revealed that the doping with Ni inhibited the sintering of active PdOx species and the formation of undesired metallic Pd0, and led to improved reducibility of active PdOx and increased the surface area of PdOx species.

Key words: Close-coupled catalyst, Palladium, Nickel, Alumina, Propane