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Pan J, Li M, Filot IAW, Wang H, Hensen EJM, Zhang L. Descriptor for C 2N-Supported Single-Cluster Catalysts in Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2066-2074. [PMID: 38358260 PMCID: PMC10895691 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
Developing highly active cluster catalysts for the bifunctional oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is significant for future renewable energy technology. Here, we employ first-principles calculations combined with a genetic algorithm to explore the activity trends of transition metal clusters supported on C2N. Our results indicate that the supported clusters, as bifunctional catalysts for the OER and the ORR, may outperform single-atom catalysts. In particular, the C2N-supported Ag6 cluster exhibits outstanding bifunctional activity with low overpotentials. Mechanistic analysis indicates that the activity of the cluster is related to the number of atoms in the active site as well as the interaction between the intermediate and the cluster. Accordingly, we identify a descriptor that links the intrinsic properties of the clusters with the activity of both the OER and the ORR. This work provides guidelines and strategies for the rational design of highly efficient bifunctional cluster catalysts.
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- Jing Pan
- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Pornsetmetakul P, Coumans FJAG, Heinrichs JMJJ, Zhang H, Wattanakit C, Hensen EJM. Accelerated Synthesis of Nanolayered MWW Zeolite by Interzeolite Transformation. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202302931. [PMID: 37986265 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Hierarchical zeolites can offer substantial benefits over bulk zeolites in catalysis. A drawback towards practical implementation is their lengthy synthesis, often requiring complex organic templates. This work describes an accelerated synthesis of nanolayered MWW zeolite based on the combination of interzeolite transformation (IZT) with a dual-templating strategy. FAU zeolite, hexamethyleneimine (HMI), and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) were respectively employed as Al source and primary zeolite, structure directing agent, and exfoliating agent. This approach allowed to reduce the synthesis of nanolayered MWW to 48 h, which is a considerable advance over the state of the art. Tracking structural, textural, morphological, and chemical properties during crystallization showed that 4-membered-ring (4MR) units derived from the FAU precursor are involved in the faster formation of MWW in comparison to a synthesis procedure from amorphous precursor. CTAB restricts the growth of the zeolite in the c-direction, resulting in nanolayered MWW. Moreover, we show that this approach can speed up the synthesis of nanolayered FER. The merits of nanolayered MWW zeolites are demonstrated in terms of improved catalytic performance in the Diels-Alder cycloaddition of 2,5-dimethylfuran and ethylene to p-xylene compared to bulk reference MWW sample.
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- Peerapol Pornsetmetakul
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210, Rayong, Thailand
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210, Rayong, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Liu L, Mezari B, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Al Promotion of In 2O 3 for CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol. ACS Catal 2023; 13:15730-15745. [PMID: 38125979 PMCID: PMC10728901 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c04620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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In2O3 is a promising catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, relevant to renewable energy storage in chemicals. Herein, we investigated the promoting role of Al on In2O3 using flame spray pyrolysis to prepare a series of In2O3-Al2O3 samples in a single step (0-20 mol % Al). Al promoted the methanol yield, with an optimum being observed at an Al content of 5 mol %. Extensive characterization showed that Al can dope into the In2O3 lattice (maximum ∼ 1.2 mol %), leading to the formation of more oxygen vacancies involved in CO2 adsorption and methanol formation. The rest of Al is present as small Al2O3 domains at the In2O3 surface, blocking the active sites for CO2 hydrogenation and contributing to higher CO selectivity. At higher Al content (≥10 mol % Al), the particle size of In2O3 decreases due to the stabilizing effect of Al2O3. Nevertheless, these smaller particles are prone to sintering during CO2 hydrogenation since they appear to be more easily reduced. These findings show subtle effects of a structural promoter such as Al on the reducibility and texture of In2O3 as a CO2 hydrogenation catalyst.
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- Liang Liu
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials
and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials
and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials
and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials
and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Pornsetmetakul P, Maineawklang N, Prasertsab A, Salakhum S, Hensen EJM, Wattanakit C. Mild Hydrogenation of 2-Furoic Acid by Pt Nanoparticles Dispersed in a Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolite. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300733. [PMID: 37792279 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Hydrogenation of biobased compounds can add value to platform molecules obtained from biomass refining. Herein, we explore the hydrogenation of 2-furoic acid (2-furancarboxylic acid, FCA), a derivative of furfural, with H2 generated in situ by NaBH4 hydrolysis at ambient conditions. Nearly complete conversion of FCA was obtained with tetrahydrofuroic acid (THFA) and 5-hydroxyvaleric acid (5-HVA) as the only two reaction products over Pt nanoparticles supported on hierarchical ZSM-5. Small Pt nanoparticles (2 to 3 nm) were stabilized by ZSM-5 nanosheets. At an optimized Pt loading, the Pt nanoparticles can catalyze the hydrolysis of NaBH4 and the subsequent hydrogenation of FCA with the assistance of Brønsted acid sites. Nanostructuring ZSM-5 into nanosheets and its acidity contributes to the stability of the dispersed Pt nanoparticles. Deactivation due to NaBO2 deposition on the Pt particles can be countered by a simple washing treatment. Overall, this approach shows the promise of mild hydrogenation of biobased feedstock coupled with NaBH4 hydrolysis.
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- Peerapol Pornsetmetakul
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
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Pu T, Ding J, Zhang F, Wang K, Cao N, Hensen EJM, Xie P. Dual Atom Catalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202305964. [PMID: 37277990 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202305964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The pursuit of high metal utilization in heterogeneous catalysis has triggered the burgeoning interest of various atomically dispersed catalysts. Our aim in this review is to assess key recent findings in the synthesis, characterization, structure-property relationship and computational studies of dual-atom catalysts (DACs), which cover the full spectrum of applications in thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. In particular, combination of qualitative and quantitative characterization with cooperation with DFT insights, synergies and superiorities of DACs compare to counterparts, high-throughput catalyst exploration and screening with machine-learning algorithms are highlighted. Undoubtably, it would be wise to expect more fascinating developments in the field of DACs as tunable catalysts.
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- Tiancheng Pu
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Simons JM, de Heer TJ, van de Poll RCJ, Muravev V, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Structure Sensitivity of CO 2 Hydrogenation on Ni Revisited. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20289-20301. [PMID: 37677099 PMCID: PMC10515628 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Despite the large number of studies on the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to CO and hydrocarbons by metal nanoparticles, the nature of the active sites and the reaction mechanism have remained unresolved. This hampers the development of effective catalysts relevant to energy storage. By investigating the structure sensitivity of CO2 hydrogenation on a set of silica-supported Ni nanoparticle catalysts (2-12 nm), we found that the active sites responsible for the conversion of CO2 to CO are different from those for the subsequent hydrogenation of CO to CH4. While the former reaction step is weakly dependent on the nanoparticle size, the latter is strongly structure sensitive with particles below 5 nm losing their methanation activity. Operando X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy results showed that significant oxidation or restructuring, which could be responsible for the observed differences in CO2 hydrogenation rates, was absent. Instead, the decreased methanation activity and the related higher CO selectivity on small nanoparticles was linked to a lower availability of step edges that are active for CO dissociation. Operando infrared spectroscopy coupled with (isotopic) transient experiments revealed the dynamics of surface species on the Ni surface during CO2 hydrogenation and demonstrated that direct dissociation of CO2 to CO is followed by the conversion of strongly bonded carbonyls to CH4. These findings provide essential insights into the much debated structure sensitivity of CO2 hydrogenation reactions and are key for the knowledge-driven design of highly active and selective catalysts.
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- Jérôme
F. M. Simons
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Zhang H, Muravev V, Liu L, Liutkova A, Simons JFM, Detlefs B, Yang H, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Pt/CeO 2 as Catalyst for Nonoxidative Coupling of Methane: Oxidative Regeneration. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:6778-6783. [PMID: 37478302 PMCID: PMC10405266 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Direct nonoxidative coupling is a promising route for methane upgrading, yet its commercialization is hindered by the lack of efficient catalysts. Pt/CeO2 catalysts with isolated Pt species have attracted an increasing amount of interest in recent years. Herein, we studied the catalytic role and evolution of isolated Pt centers on CeO2 prepared by flame spray pyrolysis under the harsh reaction conditions of nonoxidative methane coupling. During the reaction at 800 °C, the isolated Pt sites sinter, leading to a loss of the ethylene and ethane yield. The agglomerated Pt can be redispersed by using an in situ regeneration strategy in oxygen. We found that isolated Pt centers are able to activate methane only at the initial reaction stage, and the CePt5 alloy acts as the active phase in the prolonged reaction.
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- Hao Zhang
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- European
Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Liutkova A, Drozhzhin V, Heinrichs JMJJ, Jestl V, Evtushkova A, Mezari B, Mayoral Á, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Role of Strontium Cations in ZSM-5 Zeolite in the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Reaction. J Phys Chem Lett 2023:6506-6512. [PMID: 37439753 PMCID: PMC10364136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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The selectivity of the methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction can be tuned by modifying zeolite catalysts with alkaline earth metals, which typically increase propylene selectivity and catalyst stability. Here we employed Sr2+ as its higher atomic number in comparison to the zeolite T atoms facilitates characterization by scanning transmission electron microscopy and operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Sr2+ dispersed in the ZSM-5 micropores coordinates water, methanol, and dimethyl ether during the MTH reaction. Complementary characterization with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis combined with mass spectrometry, operando infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction points to the retention of substantially more adsorbates during the MTH reaction in comparison to Sr-free zeolites. Our findings support the notion that alkaline earth metals modify the porous reaction environment such that the olefin cycle is favored over the aromatic cycle in the MTH, explaining the increased propylene yield and lower deactivation rate.
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- Anna Liutkova
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Zhang H, Bolshakov A, Meena R, Garcia GA, Dugulan AI, Parastaev A, Li G, Hensen EJM, Kosinov N. Revealing Active Sites and Reaction Pathways in Methane Non-Oxidative Coupling over Iron-Containing Zeolites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023:e202306196. [PMID: 37395384 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Non-oxidative coupling of methane is a promising route to obtain ethylene directly from natural gas. We synthesized siliceous [Fe]zeolites with MFI and CHA topologies and found that they display high selectivity (>90 % for MFI and >99 % for CHA) to ethylene and ethane among gas-phase products. Deactivated [Fe]zeolites can be regenerated by burning coke in air. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy demonstrates that the isolated Fe3+ centers in zeolite framework of fresh catalysts are reduced during the reaction to the active sites, including Fe2+ species and Fe (oxy)carbides dispersed in zeolite pores. Photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy results show that methyl radicals are the reaction intermediates formed upon methane activation. Ethane is formed by methyl radical coupling, followed by its dehydrogenation to ethylene. Based on the observation of intermediates including allene, vinylacetylene, 1,3-butadiene, 2-butyne, and cyclopentadiene over [Fe]MFI, a reaction network is proposed leading to polyaromatic species. Such reaction intermediates are not observed over the small-pore [Fe]CHA, where ethylene and ethane are the only gas-phase products.
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- Hao Zhang
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL L'Orme des Merisiers, St. Aubin BP 48, 91192, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy, Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Muravev V, Parastaev A, van den Bosch Y, Ligt B, Claes N, Bals S, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Size of cerium dioxide support nanocrystals dictates reactivity of highly dispersed palladium catalysts. Science 2023; 380:1174-1179. [PMID: 37319196 DOI: 10.1126/science.adf9082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The catalytic performance of heterogeneous catalysts can be tuned by modulation of the size and structure of supported transition metals, which are typically regarded as the active sites. In single-atom metal catalysts, the support itself can strongly affect the catalytic properties. Here, we demonstrate that the size of cerium dioxide (CeO2) support governs the reactivity of atomically dispersed palladium (Pd) in carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation. Catalysts with small CeO2 nanocrystals (~4 nanometers) exhibit unusually high activity in a CO-rich reaction feed, whereas catalysts with medium-size CeO2 (~8 nanometers) are preferred for lean conditions. Detailed spectroscopic investigations reveal support size-dependent redox properties of the Pd-CeO2 interface.
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- Valery Muravev
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Richard MI, Labat S, Dupraz M, Carnis J, Gao L, Texier M, Li N, Wu L, Hofmann JP, Levi M, Leake SJ, Lazarev S, Sprung M, Hensen EJM, Rabkin E, Thomas O. Anomalous Glide Plane in Platinum Nano- and Microcrystals. ACS Nano 2023; 17:6113-6120. [PMID: 36926832 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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At the nanoscale, the properties of materials depend critically on the presence of crystal defects. However, imaging and characterizing the structure of defects in three dimensions inside a crystal remain a challenge. Here, by using Bragg coherent diffraction imaging, we observe an unexpected anomalous {110} glide plane in two Pt submicrometer crystals grown by very different processes and having very different morphologies. The structure of the defects (type, associated glide plane, and lattice displacement) is imaged in these faceted Pt crystals. Using this noninvasive technique, both plasticity and unusual defect behavior can be probed at the nanoscale.
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- Marie-Ingrid Richard
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA Grenoble, IRIG/MEM/NRX, Grenoble 38054, France
- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, 13397 Marseille, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA Grenoble, NRX, 17 Avenue des Martyrs 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA Grenoble, IRIG/MEM/NRX, Grenoble 38054, France
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- Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA Grenoble, NRX, 17 Avenue des Martyrs 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Strasse 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003, Haifa, Israel
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003, Haifa, Israel
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, 13397 Marseille, France
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Liutkova A, Zhang H, Simons JFM, Mezari B, Mirolo M, Garcia GA, Hensen EJM, Kosinov N. Ca Cations Impact the Local Environment inside HZSM-5 Pores during the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Reaction. ACS Catal 2023; 13:3471-3484. [PMID: 36970466 PMCID: PMC10028611 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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The methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) process is an industrially relevant method to produce valuable light olefins such as propylene. One of the ways to enhance propylene selectivity is to modify zeolite catalysts with alkaline earth cations. The underlying mechanistic aspects of this type of promotion are not well understood. Here, we study the interaction of Ca2+ with reaction intermediates and products formed during the MTH reaction. Using transient kinetic and spectroscopic tools, we find strong indications that the selectivity differences between Ca/ZSM-5 and HZSM-5 are related to the different local environment inside the pores due to the presence of Ca2+. In particular, Ca/ZSM-5 strongly retains water, hydrocarbons, and oxygenates, which occupy as much as 10% of the micropores during the ongoing MTH reaction. This change in the effective pore geometry affects the formation of hydrocarbon pool components and in this way directs the MTH reaction toward the olefin cycle.
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- Anna Liutkova
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- ESRF, The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, St Aubin, B.P. 48, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Struijs JJC, Muravev V, Verheijen MA, Hensen EJM, Kosinov N. Ceria-Supported Cobalt Catalyst for Low-Temperature Methanation at Low Partial Pressures of CO 2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214864. [PMID: 36464648 PMCID: PMC10107782 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The direct catalytic conversion of atmospheric CO2 to valuable chemicals is a promising solution to avert negative consequences of rising CO2 concentration. However, heterogeneous catalysts efficient at low partial pressures of CO2 still need to be developed. Here, we explore Co/CeO2 as a catalyst for the methanation of diluted CO2 streams. This material displays an excellent performance at reaction temperatures as low as 175 °C and CO2 partial pressures as low as 0.4 mbar (the atmospheric CO2 concentration). To gain mechanistic understanding of this unusual activity, we employed in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and operando infrared spectroscopy. The higher surface concentration and reactivity of formates and carbonyls-key reaction intermediates-explain the superior activity of Co/CeO2 as compared to a conventional Co/SiO2 catalyst. This work emphasizes the catalytic role of the cobalt-ceria interface and will aid in developing more efficient CO2 hydrogenation catalysts.
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- Job J C Struijs
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Eurofins Material Science Netherlands BV, 5656AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Cannizzaro F, Hensen EJM, Filot IAW. The Promoting Role of Ni on In 2O 3 for CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol. ACS Catal 2023; 13:1875-1892. [PMID: 36776383 PMCID: PMC9903295 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ni-promoted indium oxide (In2O3) is a promising catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH, but the nature of the active Ni sites remains unknown. By employing density functional theory and microkinetic modeling, we elucidate the promoting role of Ni in In2O3-catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation. Three representative models have been investigated: (i) a single Ni atom doped in the In2O3(111) surface, (ii) a Ni atom adsorbed on In2O3(111), and (iii) a small cluster of eight Ni atoms adsorbed on In2O3(111). Genetic algorithms (GAs) are used to identify the optimum structure of the Ni8 clusters on the In2O3 surface. Compared to the pristine In2O3(111) surface, the Ni8-cluster model offers a lower overall barrier to oxygen vacancy formation, whereas, on both single-atom models, higher overall barriers are found. Microkinetic simulations reveal that only the supported Ni8 cluster can lead to high methanol selectivity, whereas single Ni atoms either doped in or adsorbed on the In2O3 surface mainly catalyze CO formation. Hydride species obtained by facile H2 dissociation on the Ni8 cluster are involved in the hydrogenation of adsorbed CO2 to formate intermediates and methanol. At higher temperatures, the decreasing hydride coverage shifts the selectivity to CO. On the Ni8-cluster model, the formation of methane is inhibited by high barriers associated with either direct or H-assisted CO activation. A comparison with a smaller Ni6 cluster also obtained with GAs exhibits similar barriers for key rate-limiting steps for the formation of CO, CH4, and CH3OH. Further microkinetic simulations show that this model also has appreciable selectivity to methanol at low temperatures. The formation of CO over single Ni atoms either doped in or adsorbed on the In2O3 surface takes place via a redox pathway involving the formation of oxygen vacancies and direct CO2 dissociation.
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Liu Y, Ćoza M, Drozhzhin V, van den Bosch Y, Meng L, van de Poll R, Hensen EJM, Kosinov N. Transition-Metal Catalysts for Methane Dehydroaromatization (Mo, Re, Fe): Activity, Stability, Active Sites, and Carbon Deposits. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yujie Liu
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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Struijs JJ, Muravev V, Verheijen MA, Hensen EJM, Kosinov N. Ceria‐supported Cobalt Catalyst for LowTemperature Methanation at Low Partial Pressures of CO2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202214864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Job J.C. Struijs
- Eindhoven University of Technology: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Chemical Engineering and Chemistry NETHERLANDS
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- Eindhoven University of Technology: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Chemical Engineering and Chemistry NETHERLANDS
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- Eindhoven University of Technology: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Applied Physics NETHERLANDS
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- Eindhoven University of Technology: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Chemical Engineering and Chemistry NETHERLANDS
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- Eindhoven University of Technology: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry PO Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven NETHERLANDS
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de Vos SD, Otten M, Wissink T, Broere DLJ, Hensen EJM, Klein Gebbink RJM. Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis with a Molecular Cobalt Bis(alkylimidazole)methane Complex in DMF: a Critical Activity Analysis. ChemSusChem 2022; 15:e202201308. [PMID: 36111965 PMCID: PMC9828534 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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[Co(HBMIMPh2 )2 ](BF4 )2 (1) [HBMIMPh2 =bis(1-methyl-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methane] was investigated for its electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance in DMF using voltammetry and during controlled potential/current electrolysis (CPE/CCE) in a novel in-line product detection setup. Performances were benchmarked against three reported molecular cobalt hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts, [Co(dmgBF2 )2 (solv)2 ] (2) (dmgBF2 =difluoroboryldimethylglyoximato), [Co(TPP)] (3) (TPP=5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato), and [Co(bapbpy)Cl](Cl) (4) [bapbpy=6,6'-bis-(2-aminopyridyl)-2,2'-bipyridine], showing distinct performances differences with 1 being the runner up in H2 evolution during CPE and the best catalyst in terms of overpotential and Faradaic efficiency during CCE. After bulk electrolysis, for all of the complexes, a deposit on the glassy carbon electrode was observed, and post-electrolysis X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of the deposit formed from 1 demonstrated only a minor cobalt contribution (0.23 %), mainly consisting of Co2+ . Rinse tests on the deposits derived from 1 and 2 showed that the initially observed distinct activity was (partly) preserved for the deposits. These observations indicate that the molecular design of the complexes dictates the features of the formed deposit and therewith the observed activity.
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- Sander D. de Vos
- Organic Chemistry and CatalysisInstitute for Sustainable and Circular ChemistryUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Organic Chemistry and CatalysisInstitute for Sustainable and Circular ChemistryUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Chemical Engineering and ChemistryLaboratory of Inorganic Materials and CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhoven (TheNetherlands
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- Organic Chemistry and CatalysisInstitute for Sustainable and Circular ChemistryUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Chemical Engineering and ChemistryLaboratory of Inorganic Materials and CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhoven (TheNetherlands
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- Organic Chemistry and CatalysisInstitute for Sustainable and Circular ChemistryUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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Parastaev A, Muravev V, Osta EH, Kimpel TF, Simons JFM, van Hoof AJF, Uslamin E, Zhang L, Struijs JJC, Burueva DB, Pokochueva EV, Kovtunov KV, Koptyug IV, Villar-Garcia IJ, Escudero C, Altantzis T, Liu P, Béché A, Bals S, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Breaking structure sensitivity in CO2 hydrogenation by tuning metal–oxide interfaces in supported cobalt nanoparticles. Nat Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00874-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Li M, Ihli J, Verheijen MA, Holler M, Guizar-Sicairos M, van Bokhoven JA, Hensen EJM, Weber T. Alumina-Supported NiMo Hydrotreating Catalysts-Aspects of 3D Structure, Synthesis, and Activity. J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces 2022; 126:18536-18549. [PMID: 36366758 PMCID: PMC9639170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Preparation conditions have a vital effect on the structure of alumina-supported hydrodesulfurization (HDS) catalysts. To explore this effect, we prepared two NiMoS/Al2O3 catalyst samples with the same target composition using different chemical sources and characterizing the oxidic NiMo precursors and sulfided and spent catalysts to understand the influence of catalyst structure on performance. The sample prepared from ammonium heptamolybdate and nickel nitrate (sample A) contains Mo in the oxidic precursor predominantly in tetrahedral coordination in the form of crystalline domains, which show low reducibility and strong metal-support interactions. This property influences the sulfidation process such that the sulfidation processes of Ni and Mo occur tendentially separately with a decreased efficiency to form active Ni-Mo-S particles. Moreover, inactive unsupported MoS2 particles or isolated NiS x species are formed, which are either washed off during catalytic reaction or aggregated to larger particles as seen in scanning transmission electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM/EDX). The oxidic precursor of the sample synthesized using nickel carbonate and molybdenum trioxide as metal sources (sample B), however, contains Mo in octahedral coordination and shows higher reducibility of the metal species as well as weaker metal-support interactions than that of sample A; these properties allow an efficient sulfidation of Mo and Ni such that formation of active Ni-Mo-S particles is the main product. Ptychographic X-ray computed tomography (PXCT) and STEM and EDX measurements show that the structure formed during sulfidation is stable under operation conditions. The structural differences explain the HDS activity difference between these two samples and explain why sample B is much active than sample A.
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- Mengyan Li
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Paul
Scherrer Institute, 5232Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Department
of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University
of Technology, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
- Eurofins
Materials Science, 5656
AEEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Paul
Scherrer Institute, 5232Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul
Scherrer Institute, 5232Villigen PSI, Switzerland
- Institute
for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied
Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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García-Vargas CE, Collinge G, Yun D, Lee MS, Muravev V, Su YQ, Pereira-Hernández XI, Jiang D, Glezakou VA, Hensen EJM, Rousseau R, Datye AK, Wang Y. Activation of Lattice and Adatom Oxygen by Highly Stable Ceria-Supported Cu Single Atoms. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Carlos E. García-Vargas
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington99164, United States
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington99164, United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington99164, United States
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington99164, United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-engineered Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico87131, United States
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington99164, United States
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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Wu X, Oropeza FE, den Boer D, Kleinschmidt P, Hannappel T, Hetterscheid DGH, Hensen EJM, Hofmann JP. Thermally induced oxygen vacancies in BiOCl nanosheets and their impact on photoelectrochemical performance. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xiaofeng Wu
- Technical University of Darmstadt: Technische Universitat Darmstadt Materials and Earth Sciences Surface Science LaboratoryOtto-Berndt-Strasse 3 64287 Darmstadt GERMANY
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- IMDEA Energia: Instituto IMDEA Energia Photoactivated Processes group SPAIN
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- Leiden University: Universiteit Leiden Leiden Institute of Chemistry NETHERLANDS
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- Ilmenau University of Technology: Technische Universitat Ilmenau Physics GERMANY
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- University of Technology Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Chemical Engineering and Chemistry NETHERLANDS
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- Technical University of Darmstadt: Technische Universitat Darmstadt Materials and Earth Sciences Surface Science LaboratoryOtto-Berndt-Strasse 3 64287 Darmstadt GERMANY
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Wiesfeld JJ, Asakawa M, Aoshima T, Fukuoka A, Hensen EJM, Nakajima K. Front Cover: A Catalytic Strategy for Selective Production of 5‐Formylfuran‐2‐carboxylic Acid and Furan‐2,5‐dicarboxylic Acid (ChemCatChem 16/2022). ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jan J. Wiesfeld
- Institute for Catalysis Hokkaido University Kita 21 Nishi 10 Kita-ku Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0021 Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis Hokkaido University Kita 21 Nishi 10 Kita-ku Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0021 Japan
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- Science & Innovation Center Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation 1000 Kamoshida-cho Aoba-ku Yokohama 227-8502 Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis Hokkaido University Kita 21 Nishi 10 Kita-ku Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0021 Japan
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven (The Netherlands
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- Institute for Catalysis Hokkaido University Kita 21 Nishi 10 Kita-ku Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0021 Japan
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Muravev V, Simons JFM, Parastaev A, Verheijen MA, Struijs JJC, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Operando Spectroscopy Unveils the Catalytic Role of Different Palladium Oxidation States in CO Oxidation on Pd/CeO
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Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200434. [PMID: 35303388 PMCID: PMC9325467 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aiming at knowledge‐driven design of novel metal–ceria catalysts for automotive exhaust abatement, current efforts mostly pertain to the synthesis and understanding of well‐defined systems. In contrast, technical catalysts are often heterogeneous in their metal speciation. Here, we unveiled rich structural dynamics of a conventional impregnated Pd/CeO2 catalyst during CO oxidation. In situ X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and operando X‐ray absorption spectroscopy revealed the presence of metallic and oxidic Pd states during the reaction. Using transient operando infrared spectroscopy, we probed the nature and reactivity of the surface intermediates involved in CO oxidation. We found that while low‐temperature activity is associated with sub‐oxidized and interfacial Pd sites, the reaction at elevated temperatures involves metallic Pd. These results highlight the utility of the multi‐technique operando approach for establishing structure–activity relationships of technical catalysts.
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- Valery Muravev
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Eurofins Material Science Netherlands BV 5656AE Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Muravev V, Simons JFM, Parastaev A, Verheijen MA, Struijs JJC, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Cover Picture: Operando Spectroscopy Unveils the Catalytic Role of Different Palladium Oxidation States in CO Oxidation on Pd/CeO
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Catalysts (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 23/2022). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Valery Muravev
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Eurofins Material Science Netherlands BV 5656AE Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Dupraz M, Li N, Carnis J, Wu L, Labat S, Chatelier C, van de Poll R, Hofmann JP, Almog E, Leake SJ, Watier Y, Lazarev S, Westermeier F, Sprung M, Hensen EJM, Thomas O, Rabkin E, Richard MI. Imaging the facet surface strain state of supported multi-faceted Pt nanoparticles during reaction. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3003. [PMID: 35637233 PMCID: PMC9151645 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30592-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Nanostructures with specific crystallographic planes display distinctive physico-chemical properties because of their unique atomic arrangements, resulting in widespread applications in catalysis, energy conversion or sensing. Understanding strain dynamics and their relationship with crystallographic facets have been largely unexplored. Here, we reveal in situ, in three-dimensions and at the nanoscale, the volume, surface and interface strain evolution of single supported platinum nanocrystals during reaction using coherent x-ray diffractive imaging. Interestingly, identical {hkl} facets show equivalent catalytic response during non-stoichiometric cycles. Periodic strain variations are rationalised in terms of O2 adsorption or desorption during O2 exposure or CO oxidation under reducing conditions, respectively. During stoichiometric CO oxidation, the strain evolution is, however, no longer facet dependent. Large strain variations are observed in localised areas, in particular in the vicinity of the substrate/particle interface, suggesting a significant influence of the substrate on the reactivity. These findings will improve the understanding of dynamic properties in catalysis and related fields. Understanding strain dynamics and their relationship with crystallographic facets have been largely unexplored. Here the authors demonstrate how the 3D lattice displacement and strain evolution depend on the crystallographic facets of Pt nanoparticles during CO oxidation reaction, providing new insights in the relationship between facet-related surface strain and chemistry.
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Muravev V, Simons JFM, Parastaev A, Verheijen MA, Struijs JJC, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Titelbild: Operando Spectroscopy Unveils the Catalytic Role of Different Palladium Oxidation States in CO Oxidation on Pd/CeO
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Catalysts (Angew. Chem. 23/2022). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Valery Muravev
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Eurofins Material Science Netherlands BV 5656AE Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Anastasiadou D, Beek Y, Hensen EJM, Costa Figueiredo M. Ammonia electrocatalytic synthesis from nitrate. Electrochemical Science Adv 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Dimitra Anastasiadou
- Laboratory of Inorganic Material and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Material and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Eindhoven Institute of Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES) Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Material and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Material and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Eindhoven Institute of Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES) Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Boonyakarn T, Wiesfeld JJ, Asakawa M, Chen L, Fukuoka A, Hensen EJM, Nakajima K. Effective Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Diformylfuran by an Acetal Protection Strategy. ChemSusChem 2022; 15:e202200059. [PMID: 35147297 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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An acetal protection strategy for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) was used to obtain 2,5-diformyfuran (DFF) using concentrated HMF solutions and a γ-Al2 O3 -supported Ru catalyst (Ru/γ-Al2 O3 ). The HMF-acetal with 1,3-propanediol can be oxidized to DFF-acetal with a yield of 84.0 % at an HMF conversion of 94.2 % from a 50 wt % solution. In contrast, aerobic oxidation of nonprotected HMF using a 10 wt % solution afforded DFF only in a moderate yield (52.3 %). Kinetic studies indicated that the six-membered ring acetal group not only prevents side reactions but also accelerates aerobic oxidation of the -CH2 OH moiety to -CHO under retention of the acetal functionality. Organic deposits formed during the reaction explained the significant decrease in the activity of the Ru/γ-Al2 O3 catalyst, which could be recovered neither by washing in water or organic solvents, nor by a calcination-reduction treatment. Sonication of the used Ru/γ-Al2 O3 catalyst in an aqueous NaOH solution successfully removed the deposits and allowed reuse of the catalyst for at least four times without activity loss.
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- Tat Boonyakarn
- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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Zhong Y, Su Y, Huang P, Jiang Q, Lin Y, Wu H, Hensen EJM, Abdelkader AM, Xi K, Lai C, Chou S. Polyoxometalate Ionic Sponge Enabled Dendrite-Free and Highly Stable Lithium Metal Anode. Small Methods 2022; 6:e2101613. [PMID: 35152565 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metallic lithium batteries are holding great promises for revolutionizing the current energy storage technologies. However, the formation of dendrite-like morphology of lithium deposition caused by uneven distribution of Li+ might cause severe safety concerns of batteries. In this study, a polyoxometalate (POM) cluster, H5 PMo10 V2 O40 (PMo10 V2 ), is added to the conventional electrolyte that can construct a lithium-rich layer and inhibit the growth of Li dendrites effectively. The Li-rich layer can fill any lack of lithium ions on the surface of the metal anode, making the electric field strength consistent across the anode surface, thereby inhibiting the formation of lithium dendrites. Consequently, a significantly prolonged cyclic lifespan is obtained for both Li/Li symmetric cells and Li/LiCoO2 (Li/LCO) full cells. The cells with LCO positive maintains a high reversible specific capacity of 108.5 mAh g-1 after 300 cycles when electrolyte with PMo10 V2 additive is used, compared to 31.5 mAh g-1 for the untreated electrolyte. The findings indicate that POMs endowed as "ionic sponge" can be widely deployed in lithium metal batteries.
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- Yuan Zhong
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, MB Eindhoven, 5600, The Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, MB Eindhoven, 5600, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
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Chai J, Pestman R, Chen W, Donkervoet N, Dugulan AI, Men Z, Wang P, Hensen EJM. Isotopic Exchange Study on the Kinetics of Fe Carburization and the Mechanism of the Fischer–Tropsch Reaction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jiachun Chai
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy Group, Delft University of Technology, 2629 JB Delft, Netherlands
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- National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Future Science and Technology City, Changping District, Beijing 102211, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
- National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Future Science and Technology City, Changping District, Beijing 102211, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Li S, van de Poll RCJ, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Facile synthesis of nanosized mordenite and beta zeolites with improved catalytic performance: non-surfactant diquaternary ammonium compounds as structure-directing agents. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00696k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nanosized MOR and BEA zeolites were directly synthesized using simple diquaternary ammonium compounds. The nanosized zeolites show improved catalytic performance in Friedel–Crafts and n-alkane hydroconversion reactions.
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- Shaojie Li
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Guo Y, Hong X, Su Y, Luo W, Yu R, Wu J, Hensen EJM, Mai L, Cao Y. Sub-Nanometer Confined Ions and Solvent Molecules Intercalation Capacitance in Microslits of 2D Materials. Small 2021; 17:e2104649. [PMID: 34677910 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The ion intercalation behavior in 2D materials is widely applied in energy storage, electrocatalysis, and desalination. However, the detailed effect of ions on the performance, combining the influence of interlayer force and the change of solvent shell, is far less well understood. Here the solvated alkali metal ions with different sizes are intercalated into the lattice of 2D materials with different spacings (Ti3 C2 Tx , δ-MnO2 , and reduced graphene oxide) to construct the intercalation model related with sub-nanometer confined ions and solvent molecules to further understand the intercalation capacitance. Based on electrochemical methods and density functional theory calculation, the ions lose the electrostatic shielding solvent shell or shorten the distance between the layers, resulting in a significant increase in capacitance. It is found that the intercalation capacitance arises from the diffusion of solvated ions and is controlled by quantum and electrochemical capacitance for desolvated ions. This effect of solvation structure on performance can be applied in a variety of electrochemical interface studies and provides a new research view for energy storage mechanisms.
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- Yaqing Guo
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, MB, 5600, The Netherlands
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, MB, 5600, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Liu Y, Zhang H, Wijpkema ASG, Coumans FJAG, Meng L, Uslamin EA, Longo A, Hensen EJM, Kosinov N. Understanding the Preparation and Reactivity of Mo/ZSM-5 Methane Dehydroaromatization Catalysts. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103894. [PMID: 34822193 PMCID: PMC9299926 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Methane dehydroaromatization is a promising reaction for the direct conversion of methane to liquid hydrocarbons. The active sites and the mechanism of this reaction remain controversial. This work is focused on the operando X‐ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy analysis of conventional Mo/ZSM‐5 catalysts during their whole lifetime. Complemented by other characterization techniques, we derived spectroscopic descriptors of molybdenum precursor decomposition and its exchange with zeolite Brønsted acid sites. We found that the reduction of Mo‐species proceeds in two steps and the active sites are of similar nature, regardless of the Mo content. Furthermore, the ZSM‐5 unit cell contracts at the beginning of the reaction, which coincides with benzene formation and it is likely related to the formation of hydrocarbon pool intermediates. Finally, although reductive regeneration of used catalysts via methanation is less effective as compared to combustion of coke, it does not affect the structure of the catalysts.
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- Yujie Liu
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility71 Avenue des Martyrs38000GrenobleFrance
- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN)-CNR UOS PalermoVia Ugo La Malfa, 15390146PalermoItaly
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials & CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenNetherlands
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Zhu J, Cannizzaro F, Liu L, Zhang H, Kosinov N, Filot IAW, Rabeah J, Brückner A, Hensen EJM. Ni-In Synergy in CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol. ACS Catal 2021; 11:11371-11384. [PMID: 34557327 PMCID: PMC8453486 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Indium oxide (In2O3) is a promising catalyst for selective CH3OH synthesis from CO2 but displays insufficient activity at low reaction temperatures. By screening a range of promoters (Co, Ni, Cu, and Pd) in combination with In2O3 using flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) synthesis, Ni is identified as the most suitable first-row transition-metal promoter with similar performance as Pd-In2O3. NiO-In2O3 was optimized by varying the Ni/In ratio using FSP. The resulting catalysts including In2O3 and NiO end members have similar high specific surface areas and morphology. The main products of CO2 hydrogenation are CH3OH and CO with CH4 being only observed at high NiO loading (≥75 wt %). The highest CH3OH rate (∼0.25 gMeOH/(gcat h), 250 °C, and 30 bar) is obtained for a NiO loading of 6 wt %. Characterization of the as-prepared catalysts reveals a strong interaction between Ni cations and In2O3 at low NiO loading (≤6 wt %). H2-TPR points to a higher surface density of oxygen vacancy (Ov) due to Ni substitution. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance analysis of the used catalysts suggest that Ni cations can be reduced to Ni as single atoms and very small clusters during CO2 hydrogenation. Supportive density functional theory calculations indicate that Ni promotion of CH3OH synthesis from CO2 is mainly due to low-barrier H2 dissociation on the reduced Ni surface species, facilitating hydrogenation of adsorbed CO2 on Ov.
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- Jiadong Zhu
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Leibniz-Institut
für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e. V., Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut
für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e. V., Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wang Y, Kalscheur J, Su YQ, Hensen EJM, Vlachos DG. Real-time dynamics and structures of supported subnanometer catalysts via multiscale simulations. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5430. [PMID: 34521852 PMCID: PMC8440615 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25752-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Understanding the performance of subnanometer catalysts and how catalyst treatment and exposure to spectroscopic probe molecules change the structure requires accurate structure determination under working conditions. Experiments lack simultaneous temporal and spatial resolution and could alter the structure, and similar challenges hinder first-principles calculations from answering these questions. Here, we introduce a multiscale modeling framework to follow the evolution of subnanometer clusters at experimentally relevant time scales. We demonstrate its feasibility on Pd adsorbed on CeO2(111) at various catalyst loadings, temperatures, and exposures to CO. We show that sintering occurs in seconds even at room temperature and is mainly driven by free energy reduction. It leads to a kinetically (far from equilibrium) frozen ensemble of quasi-two-dimensional structures that CO chemisorption and infrared experiments probe. CO adsorption makes structures flatter and smaller. High temperatures drive very rapid sintering toward larger, stable/metastable equilibrium structures, where CO induces secondary structure changes only.
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- Yifan Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 150 Academy St., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, DE, 19716, United States
- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), RAPID Manufacturing Institute, and Delaware Energy Institute (DEI), 221 Academy St., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, DE, 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 150 Academy St., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, DE, 19716, United States
- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), RAPID Manufacturing Institute, and Delaware Energy Institute (DEI), 221 Academy St., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, DE, 19716, United States
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 150 Academy St., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, DE, 19716, United States.
- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), RAPID Manufacturing Institute, and Delaware Energy Institute (DEI), 221 Academy St., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, DE, 19716, United States.
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Carnis J, Kshirsagar AR, Wu L, Dupraz M, Labat S, Texier M, Favre L, Gao L, Oropeza FE, Gazit N, Almog E, Campos A, Micha JS, Hensen EJM, Leake SJ, Schülli TU, Rabkin E, Thomas O, Poloni R, Hofmann JP, Richard MI. Twin boundary migration in an individual platinum nanocrystal during catalytic CO oxidation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5385. [PMID: 34508094 PMCID: PMC8433154 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25625-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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At the nanoscale, elastic strain and crystal defects largely influence the properties and functionalities of materials. The ability to predict the structural evolution of catalytic nanocrystals during the reaction is of primary importance for catalyst design. However, to date, imaging and characterising the structure of defects inside a nanocrystal in three-dimensions and in situ during reaction has remained a challenge. We report here an unusual twin boundary migration process in a single platinum nanoparticle during CO oxidation using Bragg coherent diffraction imaging as the characterisation tool. Density functional theory calculations show that twin migration can be correlated with the relative change in the interfacial energies of the free surfaces exposed to CO. The x-ray technique also reveals particle reshaping during the reaction. In situ and non-invasive structural characterisation of defects during reaction opens new avenues for understanding defect behaviour in confined crystals and paves the way for strain and defect engineering.
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- Jérôme Carnis
- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France ,grid.5398.70000 0004 0641 6373ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France ,grid.7683.a0000 0004 0492 0453Present Address: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
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- grid.5676.20000000417654326Grenoble-INP, SIMaP, University of Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France ,grid.5398.70000 0004 0641 6373ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France
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- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France ,grid.5398.70000 0004 0641 6373ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France
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- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France
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- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France
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- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France
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- grid.6852.90000 0004 0398 8763Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- grid.6852.90000 0004 0398 8763Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- grid.6451.60000000121102151Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- grid.6451.60000000121102151Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- grid.5399.60000 0001 2176 4817Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, FSCM (FR1739), CP2M, Marseille, France
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- CRG-IF BM32 beamline at the European Synchrotron (ESRF), CS40220, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- grid.6852.90000 0004 0398 8763Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- grid.5398.70000 0004 0641 6373ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France
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- grid.5398.70000 0004 0641 6373ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France
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- grid.6451.60000000121102151Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France
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- grid.5676.20000000417654326Grenoble-INP, SIMaP, University of Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- grid.6852.90000 0004 0398 8763Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands ,grid.6546.10000 0001 0940 1669Present Address: Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- grid.496914.70000 0004 0385 8635Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France ,grid.5398.70000 0004 0641 6373ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France ,grid.457348.9Present Address: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA Grenoble, IRIG, MEM, NRS, Grenoble, France
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van Etten MPC, Zijlstra B, Hensen EJM, Filot IAW. Enumerating Active Sites on Metal Nanoparticles: Understanding the Size Dependence of Cobalt Particles for CO Dissociation. ACS Catal 2021; 11:8484-8492. [PMID: 34306814 PMCID: PMC8294015 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Detailed understanding of structure sensitivity, a central theme in heterogeneous catalysis, is important to guide the synthesis of improved catalysts. Progress is hampered by our inability to accurately enumerate specific active sites on ubiquitous metal nanoparticle catalysts. We employ herein atomistic simulations based on a force field trained with quantum-chemical data to sample the shape of cobalt particles as a function of their size. Algorithms rooted in pattern recognition are used to identify surface atom arrangements relevant to CO dissociation, the key step in the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction. The number of step-edge sites that can catalyze C-O bond scission with a low barrier strongly increases for larger nanoparticles in the range of 1-6 nm. Combined with microkinetics of the FT reaction, we can reproduce experimental FT activity trends. The stabilization of step-edge sites correlates with increasing stability of terrace nanoislands on larger nanoparticles.
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- Michel P. C. van Etten
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Wu H, Li T, Maddala SP, Khalil ZJ, Joosten RRM, Mezari B, Hensen EJM, de With G, Friedrich H, van Bokhoven JA, Patterson JP. Studying Reaction Mechanisms in Solution Using a Distributed Electron Microscopy Method. ACS Nano 2021; 15:10296-10308. [PMID: 34077193 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electron microscopy (EM) of materials undergoing chemical reactions provides knowledge of the underlying mechanisms. However, the mechanisms are often complex and cannot be fully resolved using a single method. Here, we present a distributed electron microscopy method for studying complex reactions. The method combines information from multiple stages of the reaction and from multiple EM methods, including liquid phase EM (LP-EM), cryogenic EM (cryo-EM), and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET). We demonstrate this method by studying the desilication mechanism of zeolite crystals. Collectively, our data reveal that the reaction proceeds via a two-step anisotropic etching process and that the defects in curved surfaces and between the subunits in the crystal control the desilication kinetics by directing mass transport.
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- Hanglong Wu
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Materials & Catalysis Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Materials & Catalysis Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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Muravev V, Spezzati G, Su YQ, Parastaev A, Chiang FK, Longo A, Escudero C, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Interface dynamics of Pd–CeO2 single-atom catalysts during CO oxidation. Nat Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00621-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Goryachev A, Pustovarenko A, Shterk G, Alhajri NS, Jamal A, Albuali M, Koppen L, Khan IS, Russkikh A, Ramirez A, Shoinkhorova T, Hensen EJM, Gascon J. A Multi‐Parametric Catalyst Screening for CO
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Hydrogenation to Ethanol. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Andrey Goryachev
- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Research and Development Center Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 Saudi Arabia
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- Research and Development Center Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 Saudi Arabia
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- Research and Development Center Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 Saudi Arabia
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- Inorganic Materials and Catalysis - Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Inorganic Materials and Catalysis - Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials - KAUST Catalysis Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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Zhang L, Spezzati G, Muravev V, Verheijen MA, Zijlstra B, Filot IAW, Su YQ, Chang MW, Hensen EJM. Improved Pd/CeO 2 Catalysts for Low-Temperature NO Reduction: Activation of CeO 2 Lattice Oxygen by Fe Doping. ACS Catal 2021; 11:5614-5627. [PMID: 34055456 PMCID: PMC8154324 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Developing better three-way catalysts with improved low-temperature performance is essential for cold start emission control. Density functional theory in combination with microkinetics simulations is used to predict reactivity of CO/NO/H2 mixtures on a small Pd cluster on CeO2(111). At low temperatures, N2O formation occurs via a N2O2 dimer over metallic Pd3. Part of the N2O intermediate product re-oxidizes Pd, limiting NO conversion and requiring rich conditions to obtain high N2 selectivity. High N2 selectivity at elevated temperatures is due to N2O decomposition on oxygen vacancies. Doping CeO2 by Fe is predicted to lead to more oxygen vacancies and a higher N2 selectivity, which is validated by the lower onset of N2 formation for a Pd catalyst supported on Fe-doped CeO2 prepared by flame spray pyrolysis. Activating ceria surface oxygen by transition metal doping is a promising strategy to improve the performance of three-way catalysts.
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- Long Zhang
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Applied
Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Eurofins
Material Science Netherlands BV, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Mezari B, Magusin PCMM, Almutairi SMT, Pidko EA, Hensen EJM. Nature of Enhanced Brønsted Acidity Induced by Extraframework Aluminum in an Ultrastabilized Faujasite Zeolite: An In Situ NMR Study. J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces 2021; 125:9050-9059. [PMID: 34055125 PMCID: PMC8154853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The enhancing effect of extraframework Al (EFAl) species on the acidity of bridging hydroxyl groups in a steam-calcined faujasite zeolite (ultrastabilized Y, USY) was investigated by in situ monitoring the H/D exchange reaction between benzene and deuterated zeolites by 1H MAS NMR spectroscopy. This exchange reaction involves Brønsted acid sites (BAS) located in sodalite cages and supercages. In a reference faujasite zeolite free from EFAl, both populations of BAS are equally and relatively slowly reactive toward C6H6. In USY, in stark contrast, the H/D exchange of sodalite hydroxyl groups is significantly faster than that of hydroxyl groups located in the faujasite supercages, even though benzene has only access to the supercages. This evidences selective enhancement of BAS near Lewis acidic EFAl species, which according to the NMR findings are located in the faujasite sodalite cages.
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- Brahim Mezari
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Carnis J, Gao L, Fernández S, Chahine G, Schülli TU, Labat S, Hensen EJM, Thomas O, Hofmann JP, Richard MI. Facet-Dependent Strain Determination in Electrochemically Synthetized Platinum Model Catalytic Nanoparticles. Small 2021; 17:e2007702. [PMID: 33738928 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Studying model nanoparticles is one approach to better understand the structural evolution of a catalyst during reactions. These nanoparticles feature well-defined faceting, offering the possibility to extract structural information as a function of facet orientation and compare it to theoretical simulations. Using Bragg Coherent X-ray Diffraction Imaging, the uniformity of electrochemically synthesized model catalysts is studied, here high-index faceted tetrahexahedral (THH) platinum nanoparticles at ambient conditions. 3D images of an individual nanoparticle are obtained, assessing not only its shape but also the specific components of the displacement and strain fields both at the surface of the nanocrystal and inside. The study reveals structural diversity of shapes and defects, and shows that the THH platinum nanoparticles present strain build-up close to facets and edges. A facet recognition algorithm is further applied to the imaged nanoparticles and provides facet-dependent structural information for all measured nanoparticles. In the context of strain engineering for model catalysts, this study provides insight into the shape-controlled synthesis of platinum nanoparticles with high-index facets.
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- Jérôme Carnis
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, Marseille, 13397, France
- ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, Grenoble Cedex 9, F-38043, France
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600MB, The Netherlands
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, Marseille, 13397, France
- ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, Grenoble Cedex 9, F-38043, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, SIMaP, Grenoble, 38000, France
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- ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, Grenoble Cedex 9, F-38043, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, Marseille, 13397, France
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600MB, The Netherlands
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, Marseille, 13397, France
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600MB, The Netherlands
- Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Strasse 3, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334, Marseille, 13397, France
- ID01/ESRF, The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, Grenoble Cedex 9, F-38043, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA Grenoble, IRIG, MEM, NRS, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38000, France
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Zhu J, Ciolca D, Liu L, Parastaev A, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Flame Synthesis of Cu/ZnO-CeO 2 Catalysts: Synergistic Metal-Support Interactions Promote CH 3OH Selectivity in CO 2 Hydrogenation. ACS Catal 2021; 11:4880-4892. [PMID: 33898079 PMCID: PMC8057230 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The hydrogenation
of CO2 to CH3OH is an important
reaction for future renewable energy scenarios. Herein, we compare
Cu/ZnO, Cu/CeO2, and Cu/ZnO–CeO2 catalysts
prepared by flame spray pyrolysis. The Cu loading and support composition
were varied to understand the role of Cu–ZnO and Cu–CeO2 interactions. CeO2 addition improves Cu dispersion
with respect to ZnO, owing to stronger Cu–CeO2 interactions.
The ternary Cu/ZnO–CeO2 catalysts displayed a substantially
higher CH3OH selectivity than binary Cu/CeO2 and Cu/ZnO catalysts. The high CH3OH selectivity in comparison
with a commercial Cu–ZnO catalyst is also confirmed for Cu/ZnO–CeO2 catalyst prepared with high Cu loading (∼40 wt %).
In situ IR spectroscopy was used to probe metal–support interactions
in the reduced catalysts and to gain insight into CO2 hydrogenation
over the Cu–Zn–Ce oxide catalysts. The higher CH3OH selectivity can be explained by synergistic Cu–CeO2 and Cu–ZnO interactions. Cu–ZnO interactions
promote CO2 hydrogenation to CH3OH by Zn-decorated
Cu active sites. Cu–CeO2 interactions inhibit the
reverse water–gas shift reaction due to a high formate coverage
of Cu and a high rate of hydrogenation of the CO intermediate to CH3OH. These insights emphasize the potential of fine-tuning
metal–support interactions to develop improved Cu-based catalysts
for CO2 hydrogenation to CH3OH.
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- Jiadong Zhu
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Yu M, Tormene N, Bolshakov A, Mezari B, Liutkova A, Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Selective methanethiol-to-olefins conversion over HSSZ-13 zeolite. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3323-3326. [PMID: 33725046 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00397f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A methanethiol-to-olefins (MtTO) equivalent of methanol-to-olefins (MTO) chemistry is demonstrated. CH3SH can be converted to ethylene and propylene in a similar manner as CH3OH over SSZ-13 zeolite involving a hydrocarbon pool mechansim. Methylated aromatic intermediates were identified by 13C NMR analysis. Comparison of MtTO and MTO chemistry provides clues about the mechanism of C-C bond formation and catalyst deactivation.
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- Miao Yu
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 14, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Luo S, Zhang L, Liao Y, Li L, Yang Q, Wu X, Wu X, He D, He C, Chen W, Wu Q, Li M, Hensen EJM, Quan Z. A Tensile-Strained Pt-Rh Single-Atom Alloy Remarkably Boosts Ethanol Oxidation. Adv Mater 2021; 33:e2008508. [PMID: 33749954 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rational design and control of electrocatalysts at single-atomic sites could enable unprecedented atomic utilization and catalytic properties, yet it remains challenging in multimetallic alloys. Herein, the first example of isolated Rh atoms on ordered PtBi nanoplates (PtBi-Rh1 ) by atomic galvanic replacement, and their subsequent transformation into a tensile-strained Pt-Rh single-atom alloy (PtBi@PtRh1 ) via electrochemical dealloying are presented. Benefiting from the Rh1 -tailored Pt (110) surface with tensile strain, the PtBi@PtRh1 nanoplates exhibit record-high and all-round superior electrocatalytic performance including activity, selectivity, stability, and anti-poisoning ability toward ethanol oxidation in alkaline electrolytes. Density functional theory calculations reveal the synergism between effective Rh1 and tensile strain in boosting the adsorption of ethanol and key surface intermediates and the CC bond cleavage of the intermediates. The facile synthesis of the tensile-strained single-atom alloy provides a novel strategy to construct model nanostructures, accelerating the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts.
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- Shuiping Luo
- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, MB, 5600, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Materials Characterization and Preparation Center (MCPC), Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan, 523803, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, MB, 5600, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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Wu L, Kolmeijer KE, Zhang Y, An H, Arnouts S, Bals S, Altantzis T, Hofmann JP, Costa Figueiredo M, Hensen EJM, Weckhuysen BM, van der Stam W. Stabilization effects in binary colloidal Cu and Ag nanoparticle electrodes under electrochemical CO 2 reduction conditions. Nanoscale 2021; 13:4835-4844. [PMID: 33646213 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr09040a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanoparticle modified electrodes constitute an attractive way to tailor-make efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction catalysts. However, the restructuring and sintering processes of nanoparticles under electrochemical reaction conditions not only impedes the widespread application of nanoparticle catalysts, but also misleads the interpretation of the selectivity of the nanocatalysts. Here, we colloidally synthesized metallic copper (Cu) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution (<10%) and utilized them in electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions. Monometallic Cu and Ag nanoparticle electrodes showed severe nanoparticle sintering already at low overpotential of -0.8 V vs. RHE, as evidenced by ex situ SEM investigations, and potential-dependent variations in product selectivity that resemble bulk Cu (14% for ethylene at -1.3 V vs. RHE) and Ag (69% for carbon monoxide at -1.0 V vs. RHE). However, by co-deposition of Cu and Ag nanoparticles, a nanoparticle stabilization effect was observed between Cu and Ag, and the sintering process was greatly suppressed at CO2 reducing potentials (-0.8 V vs. RHE). Furthermore, by varying the Cu/Ag nanoparticle ratio, the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) selectivity towards methane (maximum of 20.6% for dense Cu2.5-Ag1 electrodes) and C2 products (maximum of 15.7% for dense Cu1-Ag1 electrodes) can be tuned, which is attributed to a synergistic effect between neighbouring Ag and Cu nanoparticles. We attribute the stabilization of the nanoparticles to the positive enthalpies of Cu-Ag solid solutions, which prevents the dissolution-redeposition induced particle growth under CO2RR conditions. The observed nanoparticle stabilization effect enables the design and fabrication of active CO2 reduction nanocatalysts with high durability.
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- Longfei Wu
- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Research (EMAT), University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium and Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Research (EMAT), University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Marco Etzi Coller Pascuzzi
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Surface Science Laboratory Department of Materials and Earth Sciences Technical University of Darmstadt Otto-Berndt-Strasse 3 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Kosinov N, Hensen EJM. Reactivity, Selectivity, and Stability of Zeolite-Based Catalysts for Methane Dehydroaromatization. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e2002565. [PMID: 32656906 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Non-oxidative dehydroaromatization is arguably the most promising process for the direct upgrading of cheap and abundant methane to liquid hydrocarbons. This reaction has not been commercialized yet because of the suboptimal activity and swift deactivation of benchmark Mo-zeolite catalysts. This progress report represents an elaboration on the recent developments in understanding of zeolite-based catalytic materials for high-temperature non-oxidative dehydroaromatization of methane. It is specifically focused on recent studies, relevant to the materials chemistry and elucidating i) the structure of active species in working catalysts; ii) the complex molecular pathways underlying the mechanism of selective conversion of methane to benzene; iii) structure, evolution and role of coke species; and iv) process intensification strategies to improve the deactivation resistance and overall performance of the catalysts. Finally, unsolved challenges in this field of research are outlined and an outlook is provided on promising directions toward improving the activity, stability, and selectivity of methane dehydroaromatization catalysts.
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- Nikolay Kosinov
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, MB, 5600, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, MB, 5600, The Netherlands
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Wang Y, Su YQ, Hensen EJM, Vlachos DG. Finite-Temperature Structures of Supported Subnanometer Catalysts Inferred via Statistical Learning and Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimization. ACS Nano 2020; 14:13995-14007. [PMID: 33054171 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) minimize noble metal utilization and can alter the activity and selectivity of supported metal nanoparticles. However, the morphology of active centers, including single atoms and subnanometer clusters of a few atoms, remains elusive due to experimental challenges. The computational cost to describe numerous cluster shapes and sizes makes direct first-principles calculations impractical. We present a computational framework to enable structure determination for single-atom and subnanometer cluster catalysts. As a case study, we obtained the low-energy structures of Pdn (n = 1-21) clusters supported on CeO2(111), which are critical components of automobile three-way catalysts. Trained on density functional theory data, a three-dimensional cluster expansion is established using statistical learning to describe the Hamiltonian and predict energies of supported Pdn clusters of any structure. Low-energy stable and metastable structures are identified using a Metropolis Monte Carlo-based genetic algorithm in the canonical ensemble at 300 K. We observe that supported single atoms sinter to form bilayer clusters, and large cluster isomers share similarities in both shape and energy. The findings elucidate the significance of the support and microstructure on cluster stability. We discovered a simple surrogate structure-energy model, where the energy per atom scales with the square root of the average first coordination number, which can be used to estimate energies and compare the stability of clusters. Our framework, applicable to any metal/support system, fills an important methodological gap to predict the stability of supported metal catalysts in the subnanometer regime.
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- Yifan Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, RAPID Manufacturing Institute, and Delaware Energy Institute (DEI), University of Delaware, 221 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, RAPID Manufacturing Institute, and Delaware Energy Institute (DEI), University of Delaware, 221 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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