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Promotional effect of ZrO2 and WO3 on bimetallic Pt-Pd diesel oxidation catalyst

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Diesel oxidation catalysts Pt-Pd-(y)ZrO2-(z)WO3/CeZrOx-Al2O3 with total Pt & Pd loading of only 0.68 wt.% were prepared and investigated for oxidation activity and stability of CO, C3H6, and NO. Introduction of ZrO2 greatly improved low-temperature activities and retained stability especially for CO and C3H6 oxidation after treated at 800 °C. With the optimal loading amount of 6 wt% ZrO2, 2 wt% WO3 was introduced to the system and showed higher activity. Reaction temperature for 50% CO and C3H6 conversion declined to 160 and 181 °C, and the maximal NO conversion increased to 50%. By using XRD, TEM, CO chemisorption, XPS, and H2-TPR analysis, it was found that ZrO2 could inhibit aggregation of Pt and Pd, improve metal dispersion, and increase surface-chemisorbed oxygen after high-temperature treatment, accounting for promoted performance. Also, there were more reducible oxide species in ZrO2-doped catalysts. ZrO2 could induce reduction of noble metal oxides and surface ceria by weakening Pt-O-Ce interaction, which increased the ability to dissociate H2 and spillover effect of dissociated hydrogen to ceria. Doping WO3 increased metal dispersion of fresh samples and brought more Pt0 species that were active sites for oxidation reactions. Thus, ZrO2 and WO3 could be effective additives for oxidation catalysts to synergistically improve their activities and thermal stability.

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This research was funded by the Science and Technology Projects of China Northern Rare Earth (Group) High-tech Co., Ltd. (Grant No. BFXT-2019-D-028).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Baiyunobo Rare Earth Resource Researches and Comprehensive Utilization, Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, Huanghe Street 36, Baotou, 014030, China

    Rongrong Fan, Zhaoqiang Li, Yu Wang, Yan Wang, Zhiyong Ding, Cheng Zhang, Na Kang, Xin Guo & Rong Wang

  2. National Engineering Research Center of Rare Earth Metallurgy and Functional Materials, Huanghe Street 36, Baotou, 014030, China

    Rongrong Fan, Zhaoqiang Li, Yu Wang, Yan Wang, Zhiyong Ding, Cheng Zhang, Na Kang, Xin Guo & Rong Wang

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RF performed formal analysis and investigation and prepared the original draft. ZL reviewed and edited the manuscript and acquired the funding support. YW1 and ZD performed some experiments. YW2 and CZ collected data. NK and XG prepared the material and reagents. RW supervised the research activity planning and execution. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Fan, ., Li, Z., Wang, Y. et al. Promotional effect of ZrO2 and WO3 on bimetallic Pt-Pd diesel oxidation catalyst. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 5282–5294 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15800-7

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