The Impact of Nanoscience in Heterogeneous Catalysis

Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd; Schlögl, Robert

doi:10.1002/9783527679195.ch20

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“…Aside from the "geometric size effects", the electronic state of surface atoms can undergo substantial modifications upon decreasing the particle size down to nanometer scale. In particular, when a bulk material with a continuous electron band is subjected to size decrease down to the nanoscale, the so-called quantum effect or confinement effect is taking place, arising from the presence of discrete electronic states as in the case of molecules [62,70,74,78,87]. For instance, it has been reported that a higher electron density, with a d band close to the Fermi level, can be obtained for Au NPs smaller than ca.…”

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Recent Advances on the Rational Design of Non-Precious Metal Oxide Catalysts Exemplified by CuOx/CeO2 Binary System: Implications of Size, Shape and Electronic Effects on Intrinsic Reactivity and Metal-Support Interactions

Konsolakis

Lykaki

2020

Catalysts

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Catalysis is an indispensable part of our society, massively involved in numerous energy and environmental applications. Although, noble metals (NMs)-based catalysts are routinely employed in catalysis, their limited resources and high cost hinder the widespread practical application. In this regard, the development of NMs-free metal oxides (MOs) with improved catalytic activity, selectivity and durability is currently one of the main research pillars in the area of heterogeneous catalysis. The present review, involving our recent efforts in the field, aims to provide the latest advances—mainly in the last 10 years—on the rational design of MOs, i.e., the general optimization framework followed to fine-tune non-precious metal oxide sites and their surrounding environment by means of appropriate synthetic and promotional/modification routes, exemplified by CuOx/CeO2 binary system. The fine-tuning of size, shape and electronic/chemical state (e.g., through advanced synthetic routes, special pretreatment protocols, alkali promotion, chemical/structural modification by reduced graphene oxide (rGO)) can exert a profound influence not only to the reactivity of metal sites in its own right, but also to metal-support interfacial activity, offering highly active and stable materials for real-life energy and environmental applications. The main implications of size-, shape- and electronic/chemical-adjustment on the catalytic performance of CuOx/CeO2 binary system during some of the most relevant applications in heterogeneous catalysis, such as CO oxidation, N2O decomposition, preferential oxidation of CO (CO-PROX), water gas shift reaction (WGSR), and CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products, are thoroughly discussed. It is clearly revealed that the rational design and tailoring of NMs-free metal oxides can lead to extremely active composites, with comparable or even superior reactivity than that of NMs-based catalysts. The obtained conclusions could provide rationales and design principles towards the development of cost-effective, highly active NMs-free MOs, paving also the way for the decrease of noble metals content in NMs-based catalysts.

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Recent Advances on the Rational Design of Non-Precious Metal Oxide Catalysts Exemplified by CuOx/CeO2 Binary System: Implications of Size, Shape and Electronic Effects on Intrinsic Reactivity and Metal-Support Interactions

Konsolakis

Lykaki

2020

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Synthesis of Highly Tunable Alloy Nanocatalyst through Heterogeneous Doping Method

Kim

et al. 2022

Advanced Science

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The combination of supported metal nanoparticles and functional host oxides catalyze many major industrial reactions. However, uniform dispersion and ideal chemical configuration of such nanoparticles, which determines the catalytic activity, are often difficult to achieve. In this study, a unique combination is proposed of heterogeneous doping and ex-solution for the fabrication of Pt-Ni alloy nanoparticles on CeO 2 . By manipulating the reducing conditions, both the particle size and composition are precisely controlled, thereby achieving a highly dispersed and stable alloy nanocatalyst. The unique behavior of controlled alloy composition is elucidated through classical diffusion and precipitation kinetics with elemental analysis of the grain boundaries. Finally, Pt-Ni alloy nanocatalysts are successfully tuned showcasing a breakthrough performance compared to single element catalyst in reverse water gas shift reaction with superior stability and reproducibility.

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Silica Support Affects the Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Silver

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Silica supported silver nanoparticles, SiO2‐Ag0‐NPs, catalyze the hydrolysis of BH4−. A comparison of the isotopic composition of the hydrogen formed in the hydrolysis of BD4− points out that the contribution of hydrides, the Heyrovsky mechanism, rather than that of hydrogen atoms, the Tafel mechanism, to the hydrogen evolution is considerably larger for the SiO2‐Ag0‐NPs catalyzed process than for the Ag0‐NPs catalyzed process. This indicates some electron transfer from the SiO2 to the silver that increases the negative charge on the Ag0‐NPs.

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The Impact of Nanoscience in Heterogeneous Catalysis

Cited by 4 publications

References 103 publications

Recent Advances on the Rational Design of Non-Precious Metal Oxide Catalysts Exemplified by CuOx/CeO2 Binary System: Implications of Size, Shape and Electronic Effects on Intrinsic Reactivity and Metal-Support Interactions

Recent Advances on the Rational Design of Non-Precious Metal Oxide Catalysts Exemplified by CuOx/CeO2 Binary System: Implications of Size, Shape and Electronic Effects on Intrinsic Reactivity and Metal-Support Interactions

Synthesis of Highly Tunable Alloy Nanocatalyst through Heterogeneous Doping Method

Silica Support Affects the Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Silver

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