Improvement of Pt catalyst for soot oxidation using mixed oxide as a support

Catalytic activity of Pt catalysts for soot oxidation was studied using temperature programmed reactions. The activity of Pt loaded over TiO2-SiO2 (Pt/TiO2-SiO2) showed higher activity than other Pt/MOx systems (MOx = TiO2, ZrO2, SiO2, Al2O3. TiO2-ZrO2. TiO2-Al2O3, ZrO2-SiO2, ZrO2-Al2O3, SiO2-Al2O3). The activity was highest when the molar ratio of TiO2/(TiO2 + SiO2) ranged from 0.4 to 0.7. The effect of pretreatment with a gas containing low SO2 concentrations on the activity was compared for Pt/SiO2, Pt/TiO2 and Pt/TiO2-SiO2. In the case of Pt/TiO2-SiO2, the activity was markedly promoted by the pretreatment whereas no variation in the activity was observed for Pt/SiO2. The difference in the behavior towards the SO, pretreatment was attributed to property difference in the supports for sulfate accumulation. The high activity of Pt/TiO2-SiO2 was also confirmed under practical conditions with a diesel engine exhaust using a catalyst-supported diesel particulate filter (DPF). (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Water reduction and oxidation on Pt-Ru/Y2Ta2O5N2 catalyst under visible light irradiation

Y2Ta2O5N2 is presented as a novel photocatalyst with high activity for water splitting under visible-light irradiation in the presence of appropriate sacrificial reagents; the activity for reduction to H-2 is increased by the incorporation of Pt or Ru as a co-catalyst, with a significant increase in production efficiency when both Pt and Ru are present.

污染土壤中Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi解吸动力学特性的研究

土壤中重金属的解吸直接影响重金属在环境中的形态转化和植物有效性。文章以我国东北地区草甸棕壤作为研究对象,通过对Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi单一及复合污染土壤中Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi的解吸动力学行为的研究,探索污染土壤中重金属Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi的解吸特性与规律。结果表明,不同污染类型的污染土壤中Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi这几种重金属的解吸量随着振荡时间的延长而不断增加。重金属Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi的解吸过程可分为快速反应阶段和慢速反应阶段。描述土壤Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi解吸动力学过程的最优模型为Elovich方程,其次为双常数方程,而一级动力学方程拟合效果不佳。此外,污染土壤中重金属Sn、Hg、Sb、Bi的解吸过程受共存重金属元素的影响。

Pt和Ir催化剂在中性电解液中对NH_3电氧化性能

比较了Pt和Ir催化剂在中性NaClO4电解液中对NH3氧化的电催化活性和选择性。发现NH3和NH4OH在Pt和Ir催化剂上的电氧化性能相似,因而可用NH4OH代替NH3进行研究。NH4OH在Pt和Ir催化剂上氧化峰峰电流密度与NH4OH浓度呈很好的线性关系,因而Pt和Ir均能作为控制电位电解型NH3传感器的催化剂。当NH4OH浓度为0.013 mol/L时,NH3在Pt和Ir催化剂上的氧化峰分别位于0.4和0.8 V,NH4OH在Pt催化剂上的氧化峰峰电位负于在Ir催化剂上的,这是Pt催化剂的优点,但NH4OH在Ir催化剂上的氧化峰峰电流密度为Pt催化剂上的2.5倍以上,说明NH4OH在Ir催化剂上的检测灵敏度远高于在Pt催化剂上的。

厚壁和薄壁碳纳米管载Pt催化剂制备和对甲醇氧化的电催化活性

制备了壁厚约5 nm、管径为140~220 nm薄壁碳纳米管(CNTs)和壁厚约50 nm,管径为80~200 nm厚壁碳纳米管。研究了浓HNO3处理对不同壁厚CNTs结构和表面基团的影响。结果表明,经硝酸处理后,厚壁CNTs的双电层充放电电量(Qd)和表面含氧基团氧化所需电量(Qo)分别增加了1.34和0.098 mC,薄壁CNTs的Qd和Qo分别增加了5.69和0.175 mC。表明与厚壁CNTs相比,薄壁CNTs易被切断,表面碳原子易被氧化。当用常规液相还原法将Pt粒子沉积在薄壁和厚壁CNTs上后,由于浓HNO3处理过的薄壁CNTs具有大的比表面积和多的含氧基团,Pt粒子更容易均匀的吸附在薄壁CNTs表面,因此,制得的Pt/CNTs催化剂对甲醇氧化有很高的电催化活性。

Pt/C催化剂对乙醇电氧化的粒径效应

利用有机溶胶方法,通过控制溶剂挥发温度制备了具有不同粒径大小的Pt/C催化剂.制得的Pt/C催化剂中,Pt粒子具有非常优异的均一性和良好的分散度.电化学研究表明,对于乙醇的电催化氧化,Pt/C催化剂存在着明显的粒径效应.当Pt粒子粒径为3.2nm时,Pt/C催化剂对乙醇的电催化氧化的质量比活性最佳.X射线光电子能谱(XPS)的研究显示,Pt/C催化剂对乙醇氧化的粒径效应与其零价Pt含量以及Pt粒子的比表面积密切相关.

Macroporous Pt modified glassy carbon electrode: preparation and electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation

Three-dimensional (3D) macroporous Pt (MPPt) with highly open porous walls has been successfully synthesized using the hydrogen bubble dynamic template synthesis and galvanic replacement reaction. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electrochemical methods were adopted to characterize their structures and properties.

A general method for the rapid synthesis of hollow metallic or bimetallic nanoelectrocatalysts with urchinlike morphology

We have reported a facile and general method for the rapid synthesis of hollow nanostructures with urchinlike morphology. In-situ produced Ag nanoparticles can be used as sacrificial templates to rapidly synthesize diverse hollow urchinlike metallic or bimetallic (such as Au/Pt) nanostructures. It has been found that heating the solution at 100 degrees C during the galvanic replacement is very necessary for obtaining urchinlike nanostructures. Through changing the molar ratios of Ag to Pt, the wall thickness of hollow nanospheres can be easily controlled; through changing the diameter of Ag nanoparticles, the size of cavity of hollow nanospheres can be facilely controlled; through changing the morphologies of Ag nanostructures from nanoparticle to nanowire, hollow Pt nanotubes can be easily designed. This one-pot approach can be extended to synthesize other hollow nanospheres such as Pd, Pd/Pt, Au/Pd, and Au/Pt. The features of this technique are that it is facile, quick, economical, and versatile.

Carbon nanotubes decorated with Pt nanocubes by a noncovalent functionalization method and their role in oxygen reduction

Combined with polymer wrapping and layer-by-layer techniques, a noncovalent functionalization method is developed to disperse Pt nanocubes (NCs) onto carbon nanotubes (CNTs). By adjusting the relative ratio of Pt NCs to CNTs, nanotubes with different Pt NC loadings are produced. The composites exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction.

Highly active PtRu catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes prepared by modified impregnation method for methanol electro-oxidation

A simple and rapid synthesis method (denoted as modified impregnation method, MI) for PtRu/CNTs (MI) and PtRu/C (MI) was presented. PtRu/CNTs (MI) and PtRu/C (MI) catalysts were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffractometry. It was shown that Pt-Ru particles with small average size (2.7 nm) were uniformly dispersed on carbon supports (carbon nanotubes and carbon black) and displayed the characteristic diffraction peaks of Pt face-centered cubic structure.

Pd nanoparticles supported on WO3/C hybrid material as catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Pd nanoparticles supported on WO3/C hybrid material have been developed as the catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in direct methanol fuel cells. The resultant Pd-WO3/C catalyst has an ORR activity comparable to the commercial Pt/C catalyst and a higher activity than the Pd/C catalyst prepared with the same method. Based on the physical and electrochemical characterizations, the improvement in the catalytic performance may be attributed to the small particle sizes and uniform dispersion of Pd on the WO3/C, the strong interaction between Pd and WO3 and the formation of hydrogen tungsten bronze which effectively promote the direct 4-electron pathway of the ORR at Pd.

Synthesis and assembly of Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles

Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by reducing the mixture of HAuCl4 and K2PtCl6 with ethanol in the presence of cinnamic acid (C6H5CHCHCO2H, CA) through a thermal process. It was found that the isolated NPs could gradually self-assemble into chain-like structures, ultimately to 3-dimensional network nanostructures by adjusting the molar ratio of CA to K2PtCl6. Energy-dispersive Spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction was used to confirm the formation of Au-Pt bimetallic nanostructures.

Hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over Pt/RHCs in supercritical carbon dioxide - Influence of support pretreatment and phase behavior

The selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CAL) was investigated using rice husk-based porous carbon (RHCs) supported platinum catalysts in supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2). The effects of surface chemistry treatment of the support and the reaction phase behavior have been examined. The Pt/H-RHCs (HNO3-pretreated) was more active for CAL hydrogenation compared with Pt/NH3 - RHCs (NH3 center dot H2O-pretreated). The Pt/RHCs catalyst exhibited a higher selectivity to cinnamyl alcohol (COL) compared with commercial catalyst of Pt/C, which is relative to the micro - mesoporosity structure of the RHCs.