A mechanic insight into low-temperature catalytic combustion toward ethylene oxide over Pt-Ru/CuCeOx bimetallic catalyst

The catalytic oxidation performance toward ethylene oxide(EO) and the consequent mechanism were investigated on the Pt-Ru/CuCeOxbimetallic catalyst,which was prepared by a distinct method combining stepwise adsorption and subsequent impregnation.The catalytic tests show that the introduction of Ru into the Pt catalyst,so as to form Pt-Ru bimetallic active sites,can greatly increase the oxidation activity of the catalyst,as evidenced by the extremely lower full oxidation temperature(120℃) when compared with that of the Pt/CeO2catalyst(160℃).The XPS spectra show that the Ru species(mainly RuOx) have strong interaction with the CuCeOxsupport,which can therefore affect the electron transfer between the Pt species and the support.As a result,the oxygen activation on Pt species is obviously facilitated and catalytic activity is enhanced.Finally,in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(DRIFTs) was used to track the reaction mechanism.It is found that the catalytic oxidation process follows the MvK catalytic mechanism at low temperature and the L-H catalytic mechanism when the temperature moves to higher range.