Interfacial Cu+ promoted surface reactivity: Carbon monoxide oxidation reaction over polycrystalline copper-titania catalysts

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Senanayake, Sanjaya D.¹  Pappoe, Naa Adokaley²  Thuy-Duong Nguyen-Phan¹  Luo, Si⁴  Li, Yuanyuan⁵  Xu, Wenqian¹  Liu, Zongyuan⁴  Mudiyanselage, Kumudu¹  Johnston-Peck, Aaron C.³  Frenkel, Anatoly I.⁵  Heckler, Ilana⁴  Stacchiola, Dario¹  Rodriguez, Jose A.^1,4 

[1] Brookhaven Natl Lab, Dept Chem, Upton, NY 11973 USA

[2] CUNY, New York, NY 10031 USA

[3] Brookhaven Natl Lab, CFN, Upton, NY 11973 USA

[4] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Chem, Stony Brook, NY 11790 USA

[5] Yeshiva Univ, Dept Phys, New York, NY 10016 USA

关键词: Copper;    Titania;    Interface;    Carbon monoxide;    Oxidation;    Carbon dioxide;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.susc.2016.02.014

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

We have studied the catalytic carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation (CO + 0.5O(2) -> CO2) reaction using a powder catalyst composed of both copper (5 wt.% loading) and titania (CuOx-TiO2). Our study was focused on revealing the role of Cu, and the interaction between Cu and TiO2, by systematic comparison between two nanocatalysts, CuOx-TiO2 and pure CuOx. We interrogated these catalysts under in situ conditions using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) to probe the structure and electronic properties of the catalyst at all stages of the reaction and simultaneously probe the surface states or intermediates of this reaction. With the aid of several ex situ characterization techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the local catalyst morphology and structure were also studied. Our results show that a CuOx-TiO2 system is more active than bulk CuOx for the CO oxidation reaction due to its lower onset temperature and better stability at higher temperatures. Our results also suggest that surface Cu species observed in the CuOx-TiO2 interface are likely to be a key player in the CO oxidation mechanism, while implicating that the stabilization of this species is probably associated with the oxide-oxide interface. Both in situ DRIFTS and XAFS measurements reveal that there is likely to be a Cu(Ti)-O mixed oxide at this interface. We discuss the nature of this Cu(Ti)-O interface and interpret its role on the CO oxidation reaction. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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