Dilute Pd-in-Au alloy RCT-SiO2 catalysts for enhanced oxidative methanol coupling
Journal Article
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· Journal of Catalysis
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); OSTI
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Dilute alloy catalysts have the potential to enhance selectivity and activity for large-scale reactions. Highly dilute Pd-in-Au nanoparticle alloys partially embedded in porous silica (“raspberry colloid templated” (RCT)-SiO2) prove to be robust and selective catalysts for oxidative coupling of methanol. Palladium concentrations in the bimetallic nanoparticles as low as ~3.4 at.% catalyze the production of methyl formate with a selectivity of ~95% at conversions of ~55%, whereas conversions are low (<10%) for ~1.7 at.% Pd-in-Au nanoparticle and pure Au nanoparticle catalysts. Fractional reaction orders for both CH3OH and O2 measured for ~3.4 at.% Pd-in-Au nanoparticles supported on RCT-SiO2 indicated a complex mechanism in which the sites for O2 dissociation are not saturated. Optimal methyl formate production was found for an equimolar mixture. There is no conversion of methanol in the absence of O2 between 360 and 450 K. Finally, all observations are consistent with a mechanism derived from model studies, requiring that clusters of Pd be available on the catalyst for O2 dissociation.
- Research Organization:
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012573
- OSTI ID:
- 1977245
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1836130
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Catalysis, Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis Journal Issue: C Vol. 404; ISSN 0021-9517
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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