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CHEM
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 387-405Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.10.008
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- National Science Foundation of China [21525626, U1862207]
- Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities [BP0618007]
- US National Science Foundation [EEC-1647722]
- DOE Office of Science [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
- Department of Energy
- US DOE, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences, Catalysis Science Program [DE-AC-02-06CH11357]
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The single-site [PtZn4] catalyst developed in this study exhibits high selectivity and ultra-stability, achieving over 95% propylene selectivity in a high temperature range, with no obvious deactivation observed during long-term testing. The surface [PtZn4] ensembles in PtZn IMAs serve as key active site structures, promoting the C-H cleavage of propane while inhibiting further dehydrogenation of surface-bounded propylene, thereby improving selectivity and stability.
Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) is a commercial propylene production technology that has received much attention, but high reaction temperatures result in a decrease of propylene selectivity and catalyst stability. This paper describes a single-site [PtZn4] catalyst by assembling atomically ordered intermetallic alloy (IMA) as a selective and ultrastable PDH catalyst. The catalyst enables more than 95% of propylene selectivity from 520 degrees C to 620 degrees C. No obvious deactivation is observed within the 160-h test, superior to PtSn/Al2O3 and state-of-the-art Pt-based catalysts. Based on in situ X-ray absorption fine structure, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, and density functional theory calculations, we reveal that the surface [PtZn4] ensembles in PtZn IMAs serve as the key active site structures, wherein the geometry-isolated and electron-rich Pt-1 site in [PtZn4] ensembles readily promotes the first and second C-H cleavage of propane but inhibits further dehydrogenation of surface-bounded propylene. This significantly improves the selectivity and stability by prohibiting coke side reactions.
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