PdOx/Pd at Work in a Model Three-Way Catalyst for Methane Abatement Monitored by Operando XANES
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The oxidation state of palladium in a model Pd/ ACZ three-way catalyst was monitored by synchronous XANES and mass spectrometry during two consecutive heating (to 850 C) and cooling (to 100 C) cycles under stoichiometric conditions simulating exhaust after treatment of a natural gas engine. During heating in the first cycle, PdO reduction occurred around 500 C and the initial fully oxidized state of Pd was never recovered upon heating and cooling cycles. A mixed Pd/Pd oxidation state was at work in the second cycle. Hence, the operando XANES study reveals that the PdOx/Pd pair exists in a working catalyst but is less active than the catalyst in its initial state of fully oxidized palladium. It is also evident from XANES spectra that ceria–zirconia promotes re-oxidation of metallic Pd, thus reasonably sustaining catalytic activity after exposure to high temperatures.
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