Enhanced sulfur resistance of Pt-Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 commercial diesel oxidation catalyst by SiO2 surface cladding

Abstract

In this work, porous SiO2 was added to the Pt-Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 (Pt-Pd/CZA) commercial diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) to improve its sulfur resistibility. The SiO2/Pt-Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 (SiO2/Pt-Pd/CZA) catalyst was prepared by surface coating porous SiO2 onto the Pt-Pd/CZAmonolithic commercial DOC using a multilayer coating method. The as-prepared catalysts were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR), nitrogen adsorption-desorption, energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). SEM images show that the SiO2 layer is porous and uniformly covers the surface of the catalyst. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm results imply that the texture properties of the as-added SiO2 are similar to those of the Pt-Pd/CZA catalyst, and hence the specific surface area and pore structure of the Pt-Pd/CZA catalyst do not obviously change upon cladding with SiO2. The H2-TPR results imply that the reduction property of the Pt-Pd/CZA catalyst is not obviously affected by surface cladding with SiO2. EDX spectroscopy and TGA results demonstrate that the formation and accumulation of sulfur-contained species on the Pt-Pd/CZA catalyst are suppressed by the SiO2 surface coating. Finally, the as-prepared SiO2/Pt-Pd/CZA catalyst efficiently retained its high catalytic performance and improved the sulfur resistance of the Pt-Pd/CZA commercial DOC. © Editorial office of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica.