Regulating the surface of nanoceria and its applications in heterogeneous catalysis |
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Authors: | Yuanyuan Ma Wei Gao Zhiyun Zhang Sai Zhang Zhimin Tian Yuxuan Liu Johnny C Ho Yongquan Qu |
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Institution: | 1. Center for Applied Chemical Research, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi''an Jiaotong University, Xi''an 710049, China;2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China;3. Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, PR China |
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Abstract: | Ceria (CeO2) as a support, additive, and active component for heterogeneous catalysis has been demonstrated to have great catalytic performance, which includes excellent thermal structural stability, catalytic efficiency, and chemoselectivity. Understanding the surface properties of CeO2 and the chemical reactions occurred on the corresponding interfaces is of great importance in the rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for various reactions. In general, the reversible Ce3+/Ce4+ redox pair and the surface acid-base properties contribute to the superior intrinsic catalytic capability of CeO2, and hence yield enhanced catalytic phenomenon in many reactions. Particularly, nanostructured CeO2 is characterized by a large number of surface-bound defects, which are primarily oxygen vacancies, as the surface active catalytic sites. Many efforts have therefore been made to control the surface defects and properties of CeO2 by various synthetic strategies and post-treatments. The present review provides a comprehensive overview of recent progress in regulating the surface structure and composition of CeO2 and its applications in catalysis. |
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Keywords: | Heterogeneous catalysis Metal oxide catalysts Oxygen vacancy Surface control CO oxidation Hydrogenation Hydrolysis Biomimetic catalysis |
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