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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Strong metal-support interactions between atomically dispersed Ru and CrO for improved durability of chlorobenzene
Xi Chen1, Ziliang Jia1, Zhihong Liu1
1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan China liangmeisheng@tyut.edu.cn.
Abstract:
In this work, two single-atom catalysts (SACs) with atomically dispersed RuO2 supported on CrO were successfully synthesized with a simple reduction strategy for the efficient catalytic oxidation of chlorobenzene (CB). With characterizations like Cs-corrected STEM, XPS, H2-TPR, and O2-TPD, the structure-activity relationship is addressed. The noble metal precursor Ru3+ was anchored with different oxygen species and exposed facets based on the physicochemical properties of catalyst supports. Based on the analysis results, the Ru3+ precursor could be mainly anchored into the surface lattice oxygen of Cr2O3-M over high-index facets (223) and adsorbed oxygen of Cr2O3-P over low-index facets (104), where the precursor Ru3+ was all oxidized to RuO2 when being anchored with the oxygen species of Cr2O3-M and Cr2O3-P, respectively according to XPS analysis. There is a stronger metal-support interaction (SMSI) between Ru ions and the surface lattice oxygen of Cr2O3-M, according to H2-TPR and O2-TPD characterizations. Further, the catalytic performance for CB combustion at a high space velocity of 120 000 mL (g-1 h-1) was tested, and 1RuCr2O3-M performed better than 1RuCr2O3-P in both durability and activity. This could be attributed to the SMSI between single-atom Ru and the lattice oxygen of the 1RuCr2O3-M catalyst and the abundant active sites from the exposed high-index facets. The study provided a novel synthesis strategy for Ru-based SACs with SMSI effect, and the good durability of the catalyst (1RuCr2O3-M) extended the great potential for practical application.
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