Influence of pretreatment conditions on low-temperature CO oxidation over Pd supported UiO-66 catalysts

Polluting gas CO has attracted wide attention because of its toxicity to human health. Thus, it is urgent for the removal of CO. Herein, a series of Pd supported on UiO-66 catalysts were prepared by ethylene glycol reduction and the supported 0.5 wt% Pd on UiO-66 (0.5Pd-66) was used to investigate the influence of pretreatment conditions. It was found that the 0.5Pd-66 pretreated under O-2 atmosphere (0.5Pd-66-O) possessed the better CO oxidation performance, which could completely oxide CO to CO2 at 165 degrees C. A series of characterization results indicated that the surface area, reduction ability at low temperature, particle size of Pd nanoparticles and surface chemical state of the catalyst were great influenced by pretreatment conditions. The better catalytic performance of 0.5Pd-66-O was ascribed to the high surface area, better reducibility at low temperature, small Pd NPs and more Pd2+ and O-lat species. More importantly, the CO oxidation mechanism was proposed by in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy of CO oxidation over 0.5Pd-66-O. This work has guiding significance for studying the effect of reaction atmosphere on the structure and activity of catalyst.

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In this study, the impact of Pd supported on UiO-66 catalysts on CO oxidation was investigated. The results showed that the pretreatment conditions significantly influenced the surface area, reduction ability, particle size, and surface chemical state of the catalyst. The better catalytic performance of 0.5Pd-66-O was attributed to its high surface area, better reducibility, small Pd nanoparticles, and more Pd2+ and O-lat species.