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Synthesis and Testing of Supported Pt-Cu Solid Solution Nanoparticle Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation
Published on: July 18, 2017
Reduced SrTiO3-supported Pt-Cu alloy nanoparticles for preferential oxidation of CO in excess hydrogen
Noopur Jain1, Ahin Roy, Sreejith Nair
1Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. nj11189@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Activity and long-term stability of oxide-metal heterostructure catalysts can be engineered through tuning the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the support and careful control of the composition of the supported metal nanoparticle. In this work, we probe these two factors for microwave-synthesized PtCu alloy nanoparticles supported on reduced-SrTiO3. The heterostructures are tested for their activity towards preferential CO oxidation in the presence of H2 at typical operating temperatures used for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Through controlled temperature programmed reduction/temperature programmed oxidation (TPR/TPO) experiments, we show that the OSC of the support can be enhanced through heavy surface reduction of SrTiO3. Adsorption-desorption experiments establish the strikingly different CO adsorption behavior over monometallic Pt and PtCu alloy nanoparticles. Through detailed catalytic studies, we establish a trend in the selectivity and stability of CO conversions over the PtCu alloy catalysts that can indeed be tuned by varying the PtCu composition in a facile microwave synthesis.
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