Development of a simple method for the preparation of novel egg-shell type Pt catalysts using hollow silica nanostructures as supporting precursors
- Key Lab for Nanomaterials, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029 (China)
A simple method for the preparation of novel egg-shell type platinum catalysts was developed and achieved by utilizing unique hollow silica nanostructures, i.e., hollow silica nanospheres and nanotubes, as supports. The observation by transmission electron microscopy indicated that the well-dispersed hollow silica supported Pt catalysts with a Pt particle diameter of 8-14 nm can be successfully prepared by wet impregnation process and heat treatment. The Pt-loaded hollow silica nanostructures were also characterized by inductively coupled plasma, X-ray diffraction, specific surface area, Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. It was thus demonstrated that a higher Pt loading amount (0.392%) could be obtained under the same conditions except the addition of ammonia, which was found to be more effective than that (0.061%) with the addition of HCl in the immobilization of Pt. In addition, the effect of soaking time, Pt precursor concentration and calcination temperature on the loading of Pt in hollow silica nanostructures were investigated as well.
- OSTI ID:
- 21068241
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 43, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.05.002; PII: S0025-5408(07)00191-2; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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