Impact of Pd:Pt ratio of Pd/Pt bimetallic catalyst on CH4 oxidation

Jiseok Park, Dongjoon Kim, Sang Woo Byun, Hyeonwoo Shin, Yanggeun Ju, Haehyun Min, Young Jin Kim, Iljeong Heo, Melanie J. Hazlett, Minkyu Kim, Sung Bong Kang

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Abstract

Bimetallic Pd/Pt catalysts have recently attracted considerable attention in controlling emission control of methane. Here, we show the impact of Pd/Pt ratio (1:0, 9:1, 3:1, 1:1, 1:3, 1:9, 0:1) on the catalytic methane oxidation under simulated exhaust environments from the CH4-rich to -lean feed. Under dry feed conditions, the CH4 oxidation activity was linear to the Pd:Pt ratio, where the Pd-only (1:0) exhibited the best performance. However, under wet feed conditions containing 5% of water vapor, bimetallic Pd/Pt catalysts having a small fraction of Pt showed superior overall activities in a wide range of reaction environments. The interaction of Pd-Pt, forming active PdO-Pt pair sites, was confirmed by a series of analysis such as STEM-EDS, XPS and H2-TPR. The evidence by DFT calculations relates the distinct properties of bimetallic Pd/Pt sites to (i) stable CH4 adsorption, (ii) facile C–H bond cleavage and (iii) weaker adsorption of water on Pt site.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121623
JournalApplied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume316
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Nov 2022

Keywords

  • DFT calculation
  • Exhaust environment
  • Methane oxidation
  • Pd:Pt ratio

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