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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
Volume 404, Issue -, Pages 96-108Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.09.009
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Ceria; Facets; Acid-base properties; 2-Propanol; Dehydrogenation; Dehydration
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CeO2 nanoshapes with different surface structures exhibit varying acid-base properties, showing differences in strength and density of acid and base sites, which are correlated with the catalytic activity in specific reactions.
CeO2 nanoshapes, cubes with dominant (100) facets and octahedra with dominant (111) facets, were synthesized to investigate the influence of surface structure on acid-base properties. An optimization of calcination temperatures, coupled with Raman and TEM, was employed to minimize the intrinsic (Frenkel-type) defect sites and their potential complications on the facet studies involved in this work. The acid-base properties of these CeO2 nanoshapes were characterized with in situ pyridine and CO2 adsorption using infrared spectroscopy and quantified using pyridine, ammonia, and CO2 temperature programmed desorption (TPD). The (100) facet displayed weaker acid sites with lower site density than the (111) facet which had a similar density of base sites but those on the (100) facet were stronger. A strong correlation was observed between 2-propanol conversion and each facet's acid-base properties. CeO2 cubes exhibited greater base-site catalyzed dehydrogenation to acetone while the more acidic CeO2 octahedra were more active in dehydration to propene. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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