铈基复合氧化物催化剂在SiO_2表面的失活机制

以甲苯催化燃烧为模型反应,通过调节不同Cu-Mn-Ce(CMC)复合氧化物在多孔SiO_2(KIT-6)上的负载量,研究了SiO_2表面与CMC作用对催化剂物理化学性能的影响。发现低负载量下CMC氧化物出现明显失活现象,与SiO_2接触会抑制氧化物活性相的形成,SiO_2量的减少可使CMC复合氧化物活性得到逐步恢复。X射线衍射(XRD)、程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、N2吸附(BET)和透射电镜(HRTEM)等表征表明,SiO_2不对CMC晶相结构产生影响,这种失活机制是由于SiO_2表面的丰富羟基作用,导致表面氧化物高度分散,活性氧物种从晶格氧转变为表面氧。复合氧化物的晶格氧对催化燃烧起到关键性作用,通过焙烧去除SiO_2表面羟基和减少SiO_2用量,可使复合氧化物晶格氧的数量增加,恢复复合氧化物催化剂活性。

Deactivation Mechanism of CeO2-Based Mixed Oxide Catalysts Supported on SiO2

Here we reported the effect of the Cu-Mn-Ce-SiO₂ (CMC-SiO₂) interaction on the physical and chemical aspects of the catalytic combustion of toluene by adjusting the loading amount of the CMC mixed oxide on SiO₂. Notably, the CMC/KIT-6 catalyst with low CMC loading performed poorly with an obvious deactivation, owing to the inhibition of the metal oxides active sites, while the activity recovered after washing away some SiO₂. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), N₂ adsorption, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Although there is no change in crystal structure after loading on SiO₂, active oxygen species immigrate from lattice to surface for SiO₂ surface rich in hydroxyl groups and having high dispersion of CMC, leading to deactivation of the CMC catalyst. However, it is worth mentioning that the lattice oxygen played a key role in catalytic combustion. The activity of the CMC catalyst recovered when the quantity of lattice oxygen increased upon removing surface -OH groups by calcination or removing some SiO₂ by alkali washing.