Abstract
Toluene oxidation was measured over Pt nanoparticles synthesized using a modified polyol reduction method and deposited on ionically conductive yttria-stabilized zirconia (Pt/YSZ) for three different loadings (1.1, 0.8, 0.4 %), and non-ionically conductive γ-alumina (Pt/γ-Al 2O3) as a comparison (metal loading 0.7 %). It was found that nanoparticles supported on YSZ, tested as a support for the first time for toluene oxidation, have greater catalytic activity compared to a conventional γ-Al2O3 support in spite of a lower specific area and Pt dispersion. This could be explained by the stronger metal-support interactions between Pt and YSZ due to the ionic conductivity of YSZ and presence of oxygen vacancies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 996-1002 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Catalysis Letters |
| Volume | 143 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ionic conductivity
- Oxygen vacancies
- Platinum
- Toluene oxidation
- Yttria-stabilized zirconia