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Zihao Yan1, Bingqing Yao2, Connor Hall1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.
Abstract:
In-depth investigation of metal-metal oxide interactions and their corresponding evolution is of paramount importance to heterogeneous catalysis as it allows the understanding and maneuvering of the structure of catalytic motifs. Herein, using a series of core/shell metal/iron oxide (M/FeO, M = Pd, Pt, Au) nanoparticles and through a combination of in situ and ex situ electron and X-ray investigations, we revealed anomalous and dissimilar M-FeO interactions among different systems under reducing conditions. Pd interacts strongly with FeO after high-temperature reductive treatment, featured by the formation of Pd single atoms in the FeO matrix and increased Pd-Fe bonding, while Pt transforms into ordered PtFe intermetallics and Pt single atoms immediately upon the coating of FeO. In contrast, Au does not manifest strong bonding with FeO. As a proof of concept of tailoring metal-metal oxide interactions for catalysis, optimized Pd/FeO demonstrates 100% conversion and 86.5% selectivity at 60 °C for acetylene semihydrogenation.
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