The physical chemistry and materials science behind sinter-resistant catalysts

Dai, Yunqian; Lu, Ping; Cao, Zhenming; Campbell, Charles T.; Xia, Younan

doi:10.1039/c7cs00650k

The physical chemistry and materials science behind sinter-resistant catalysts

Journal Article · Thu May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Chemical Society Reviews

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cs00650k· OSTI ID:1539900

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Southeast Univ., Nanjing (China). School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Catalyst sintering, a main cause of the loss of catalytic activity and/or selectivity at high reaction temperatures, is a major concern and grand challenge in the general area of heterogeneous catalysis. Although all heterogeneous catalysts are inevitably subjected to sintering during their operation, the immediate and drastic consequences can be mitigated by carefully engineering the catalytic particles and their interactions with the supports. In this tutorial review, we highlight recent progress in understanding the physical chemistry and materials science involved in sintering, including the discussion of advanced techniques, such as in situ microscopy and spectroscopy, for investigating the sintering process and its rate. We also discuss strategies for the design and rational fabrication of sinter-resistant catalysts. To conclude, we showcase recent success in improving the thermal stability and thus sinter resistance of supported catalytic systems.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-96ER14630

OSTI ID:: 1539900

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1436816

Report Number(s):: CS-SYN--09-2017-000650.R1

Journal Information:: Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Name: Chemical Society Reviews Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 47; ISSN 0306-0012; ISSN CSRVBR

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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