Issue 1, 2015

Electrochemically dealloyed platinum with hierarchical pore structure as highly active catalytic coating

Abstract

Micro structured reactors are attractive candidates for further process intensification in heterogeneous catalysis. However, they require catalytic coatings with significantly improved space-time yields compared to traditional supported catalysts. We report the facile synthesis of homogeneous nanocrystalline Pt coatings with hierarchical pore structure by electrochemical dealloying of amorphous sputter-deposited platinum silicide layers. Thickness, porosity and surface composition of the catalysts can be controlled by the dealloying procedure. XPS analysis indicates that the catalyst surface is primarily composed of metallic Pt. Catalytic tests in gas-phase hydrogenation of butadiene reveal the typical activity, selectivity and activation energy of nanocrystalline platinum. However, space time yields are about 13 to 200 times higher than values reported for Pt-based catalysts in literature. The highly open metallic pore structure prevents heat and mass transport limitations allowing for very fast reactions and reasonable stability at elevated temperatures.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemically dealloyed platinum with hierarchical pore structure as highly active catalytic coating

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jul 2014
Accepted
17 Sep 2014
First published
26 Sep 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2015,5, 206-216

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Electrochemically dealloyed platinum with hierarchical pore structure as highly active catalytic coating

R. Kraehnert, E. Ortel, B. Paul, B. Eckhardt, M. Kanis, R. Liu and A. Antoniou, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2015, 5, 206 DOI: 10.1039/C4CY00851K

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