Adsorption and oxidation of acetaldehyde on carbon supported Pt, PtSn and PtSn-based trimetallic catalysts by in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Seden Beyhan*, Jean Michel Léger, Figen Kadirgan

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Abstract

The adsorption and oxidation of acetaldehyde on carbon supported Pt, Pt90Sn10 and Pt80Sn10M10 (M = Ni, Co, Rh, Pd) catalysts have been investigated by using in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The result revealed that Pt 90Sn10/C catalyst is not very efficient for the conversion of acetaldehyde to CO2 due to the weak adsorption of acetaldehyde in the presence of Sn. However, the addition of a third metal to Pt - Sn facilitates the C-C bond cleavage of acetaldehyde. It seems that acetaldehyde is adsorbed dissociatively on the surface of Pt80Sn10Ni 10/C, Pt80Sn10Co10/C, Pt 80Sn10Rh10/C catalysts, producing CH 3 and CHO adsorbate species, which can be further oxidized to CO 2. However, the pathway forming CO2 for Pt 80Sn10Pd10/C catalyst mainly originates from the oxidation of CH3CO species. Thus, the presence of third metal in the PtSn catalyst has a strong impact upon the acetaldehyde adsorption behaviour and its reaction products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)503-509
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume242
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Acetaldehyde oxidation
  • In situ infrared spectroscopy
  • Platinum-tin catalyst
  • Trimetallic catalyst

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