Electrocatalytic
hydrogenation is increasingly studied as an alternative
to integrate the use of recycled carbon feedstocks with renewable
energy sources. However, the abundant empiric observations available
have not been correlated with fundamental properties of substrates
and catalysts. In this study, we investigated electrocatalytic hydrogenation
of a homologues series of carboxylic acids, ketones, phenolics, and
aldehydes on a variety of metals (Pd, Rh, Ru, Cu, Ni, Zn, and Co).
We found that the rates of carbonyl reduction in aldehydes correlate
with the corresponding binding energies between the aldehydes and
the metals according to the Sabatier principle. That is, the highest
rates are obtained at intermediate binding energies. The rates of
H2 evolution that occur in parallel to hydrogenation also
correlate with the H-metal binding energies, following the same volcano-type
behavior. Within the boundaries of this model (e.g., compounds reactive
at room temperature and without important steric effects over the
carbonyl group), the reported correlations help to explain the complex
trends derived from the experimental observations, allowing for the
correlation of rates with binding energies and the differentiation
of mechanistic routes.
We successfully synthesized uniform SSZ-39 with an average crystal size of about a micron. Pd (0.7-3 wt%) was supported on SSZ-39 with Si/Al ratio ~12. The as-synthesized materials were characterized by FTIR, XRD, Helium Ion Microscopy, HAADF-STEM imaging, 27 Al, 29 Si and H solid state NMR spectroscopic techniques. FTIR studies with CO and NO probe molecules reveal that the 0.7 wt% Pd/SSZ-39 material with Si/Al ~12 has the majority of Pd dispersed atomically as isolated Pd(II) and Pd(II)-OH centers, and thus can be used as a low-temperature passive NOx adsorber. Pd(II)-NO, Pd(II)(OH)(NO) and Pd(II)(CO)(NO) complexes form during PNA in this material. We compare this PNA material directly with the Pd/SSZ-13 system (with Si/Al ratio ~12) and show its superior hydrothermal stability. Remarkably, Pd/SSZ-39 with Si/Al ratio ~12 survives hydrothermal aging up to 815 ºC in 10% H2O/Air vapor for 16 hours without significant loss in activity. The SSZ-39 crystal structure remains intact during hydrothermal aging up to 1,000 ºC as we elucidate it with XRD and HAADF-STEM imaging/EDS mapping. However, changes to the framework during such harsh hydrothermal treatment significantly change the NOx release profiles during PNA as evidenced by high-field 27 Al NMR on fresh and aged Pd/SSZ-39 samples as well as PNA performance measurements. Besides PNA application, these hydrothermally very stable materials (3 wt% Pd on SSZ-39 with Si/Al ratio ~12) can be used as a robust methane combustion catalyst under industrially relevant conditions (GHSV~600,000hr-1). This catalyst shows minimal deactivation after both harsh hydrothermal aging at 750 and 800 ºC, and prolonged time on stream (105 hrs) at 425 ⁰C. In contrast, both 3wt% Pd/alumina and 3wt% SSZ-13 supported samples lose a significant portion of their activity. Our study opens new avenues to prepare the most hydrothermally stable known Pd/zeolite materials with applications for adsorption and catalytic hydrocarbon combustion under industrially relevant conditions.
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