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Hao Zhang1, Valery Muravev1, Liang Liu1
1Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Direct nonoxidative coupling is a promising route for methane upgrading, yet its commercialization is hindered by the lack of efficient catalysts. Pt/CeO2 catalysts with isolated Pt species have attracted an increasing amount of interest in recent years. Herein, we studied the catalytic role and evolution of isolated Pt centers on CeO2 prepared by flame spray pyrolysis under the harsh reaction conditions of nonoxidative methane coupling. During the reaction at 800 °C, the isolated Pt sites sinter, leading to a loss of the ethylene and ethane yield. The agglomerated Pt can be redispersed by using an in situ regeneration strategy in oxygen. We found that isolated Pt centers are able to activate methane only at the initial reaction stage, and the CePt5 alloy acts as the active phase in the prolonged reaction.
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