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Rare Metals
Published in: Rare Metals 5/2021

07-01-2021 | Original Article

Enhanced catalytic performance for selective oxidation of propene with O2 over bimetallic Au–Cu/SiO2 catalysts

Authors: Xin Guo, Xue-Quan Sun, Yun Guo, Yang-Long Guo, Yun-Song Wang, Li Wang, Wang-Cheng Zhan

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 5/2021

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Abstract

Au–Cu bimetallic nanoparticles with uniform size, shape, and compositions were synthesized by wet chemistry method, and then the Au–Cu/SiO2 catalyst supported on SiO2 was prepared. Meanwhile, their catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of propene to acrolein using O2 as an oxidant was evaluated. The bimetallic catalyst shows a significantly enhanced catalytic performance comparing with Au and Cu monometallic catalysts. Characterization of the materials and kinetic study was conducted to explore the cooperating mechanism of Au and Cu for improving the catalytic activity of the bimetallic catalyst. Cu component can segregate to the alloy surface and the Au–Cu alloy transferred to Au–CuO core/shell structure after annealing during the preparation process. Based on the Mars–van Krevelen mechanism for the selective oxidation of propene over the prepared catalysts, the coexistence of CuO can promote the adsorption and activation of O2. Meanwhile, the electrons transfer from Au to Cu in the catalyst can facilitate the adsorptions of both oxygen on CuO sites and propene on Au sites. The combined effects of the above two aspects result in the high catalytic activity of the Au–Cu/SiO2 catalyst for selective oxidation of propene to acrolein, compared to the Au/SiO2 and CuO/SiO2 catalysts.

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Metadata
Title
Enhanced catalytic performance for selective oxidation of propene with O2 over bimetallic Au–Cu/SiO2 catalysts
Authors
Xin Guo
Xue-Quan Sun
Yun Guo
Yang-Long Guo
Yun-Song Wang
Li Wang
Wang-Cheng Zhan
Publication date
07-01-2021
Publisher
Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in
Rare Metals / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-020-01632-w

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