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23-11-2018 | Original Article

N-Doped Carbon–Silica Composite Confined Pd Nanoparticles for Abatement of Methane Emission From Automobiles

Authors: Chaoqun Zhou, Wenbin Xu, Chunjiang Liu, Xiamin Chen, Zhongyue Zhou, Hao Ma, Fei Qi

Published in: Topics in Catalysis | Issue 1-4/2019

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Abstract

Natural gas vehicles, as well as some other engines in automobiles, emit methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas. Developing advanced catalysts that can oxidize methane with good and stable activity is required for new emission standards of automobiles. We report here a N-doped carbon–silica composite that can well disperse Pd nanoparticles and preserve part of active Pd nanoparticles (< 8 nm) under typical conditions of exhaust gas from a working engine. Comparative studies indicate a stronger metal-support interaction between Pd nanoparticle and N-doped carbon (NC) than none N-doped carbon. A facile silica coating is formed from SiCl4 in water vapor. The silica coating encapsulates Pd/NC and prevents extreme Pd sintering. The Pd catalyst with N-doped carbon–silica composite, i.e. (Pd/NC)@SiO2, performs stable and complete conversion of 5000 ppm CH4 to CO2 and H2O at 350 °C with a space velocity of 40,000 cm3 per gram of catalyst per hour. This research illustrates the advantage of using N-doped carbons supported catalyst for methane oxidation. Future optimization could be attempted by improving the thermal stability of carbons at the reaction conditions.

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Metadata
Title
N-Doped Carbon–Silica Composite Confined Pd Nanoparticles for Abatement of Methane Emission From Automobiles
Authors
Chaoqun Zhou
Wenbin Xu
Chunjiang Liu
Xiamin Chen
Zhongyue Zhou
Hao Ma
Fei Qi
Publication date
23-11-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Topics in Catalysis / Issue 1-4/2019
Print ISSN: 1022-5528
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9028
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-018-1099-7

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