Differences in catalytic properties between mesoporous and nanoparticulate platinum
Journal article, 2007

Conventional Pt/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by wet-impregnation are composed of Pt nanoparticles exposing convex and facetted surfaces deposited on high-surface area gamma-Al2O3 supports. A hexagonal phase mesoporous Pt material (denoted H-1-Pt) prepared by chemical reduction in the aqueous domains of a lyotropic liquid crystalline template exposes however mainly a concave surface with expected different catalytic properties. A series of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared using H-1-Pt, Pt-black or wet-impregnated Pt, and the samples were characterized by SEM-EDX and TEM, and finally evaluated for CO oxidation. The H-1-Pt/Al2O3 catalyst showed an ignition profile for CO oxidation at lower temperatures and thus appeared less sensitive to CO poisoning than the two other types of samples. This difference may be related to the differences in surface curvature.

Author

Ali Saramat

Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK)

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Applied Surface Chemistry

Martin Andersson

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Applied Surface Chemistry

Steve Hunt

University of Southampton

Peter Thormählen

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Chemical Physics

Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK)

Magnus Skoglundh

Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK)

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Applied Surface Chemistry

George Attard

University of Southampton

Anders Palmqvist

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Applied Surface Chemistry

Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK)

European Physical Journal D

14346060 (ISSN) 14346079 (eISSN)

Vol. 43 1-3 209-211

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Transport

Energy

Materials Science

Subject Categories

Chemical Engineering

Environmental Sciences

DOI

10.1140/epjd/e2007-00124-7

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