Aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol on Pt/CeO 2 –ZrO 2 : effects of cerium to zirconium molar ratio

The aqueous-phase reforming (APR) reaction of ethylene glycol was investigated on platinum-supported CeO 2 –ZrO 2 mixed oxides with different molar ratios of Ce/(Ce + Zr). The main role of the molar ratio of Ce/(Ce + Zr) on the CeO 2 –ZrO 2 mixed oxides was found to be to alter the dispersion of act...

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Published in:RSC advances 2015, Vol.5 (68), p.54806-54815
Main Authors: Jeon, Seongho, Ham, Hyungwon, Suh, Young-Woong, Bae, Jong Wook
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Language:English
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Summary:The aqueous-phase reforming (APR) reaction of ethylene glycol was investigated on platinum-supported CeO 2 –ZrO 2 mixed oxides with different molar ratios of Ce/(Ce + Zr). The main role of the molar ratio of Ce/(Ce + Zr) on the CeO 2 –ZrO 2 mixed oxides was found to be to alter the dispersion of active platinum crystallites and concomitantly change the hydrogen productivity and stability. The different amounts of surface oxygen species on the defect sites of CeO 2 –ZrO 2 altered the dispersion of platinum crystallites and changed the metal–support interactions between the nano-scale platinum crystallites and the oxygen vacancy defect sites on the CeO 2 –ZrO 2 . A larger dispersion of platinum crystallites and a larger surface area were observed for the Pt/CeO 2 –ZrO 2 having a Ce/(Ce + Zr) molar ratio of 4 : 6, and the catalyst showed a higher conversion of ethylene glycol to hydrogen by forming thermally stable platinum crystallites through their strong interactions with the defect sites of the CeO 2 –ZrO 2 surface.
ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/C5RA07124K