title: Improvement of Air/Fuel Ratio Operating Window and Hydrothermal Stability for Pd-Only Three-Way Catalysts through a Pd-Ce2Zr2O8 Superstructure Interaction.
abstract: The extremely severe and persistent haze problems in some parts of the world including China have prompted the implementation of increasingly stringent tailpipe regulations. This places increasingly higher performance requirements for three-way catalysts, and in particular a widening of the air/fuel (λ) ratio operating window to facilitate operation of the on-board diagnostic system. A new pathway is presented here by tuning the nanostructure of TWCs to improve their λ activities and hydrothermal stability. High-temperature reduction and a mild-temperature reoxidation treatment for alumina-modified ceria-zirconia brought about the formation of a cubic, fully oxidized, pyrochlore-like superstructure, Ce2Zr2O8. The combination of Pd and the Ce2Zr2O8 superstructure greatly improved the λ window for Pd-only three-way catalysts. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), temperature-programmed reduction with H2 (H2-TPR) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) characterization confirmed the interaction between Pd and the Ce2Zr2O8 superstructure, which modifies the dynamic oxygen storage capacity in comparison to the conventional Pd-Ce(Zr)O2 interaction, due to higher low-temperature reducibility for the Ce2Zr2O8 superstructure than for Ce(Zr)O2. Furthermore, the retention of the Ce2Zr2O8 superstructure derived from the interaction with Pd results in superior λ and light-off performances after hydrothermal aging treatment at 1000 °C for 12 h in air containing 10% H2O.
authors.affiliation: †School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhiliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: †School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yunzhao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: †School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.affiliation: †School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: †School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ruirui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: ‡Materials and Chemical Engineering Group, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, AB24 3UE Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: †School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhaoliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005579:Fossil Fuels; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005579:Fossil Fuels; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D014867:Water; D002563:Cerium; D010165:Palladium; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide; D010100:Oxygen