{"title":"PtIn Alloy Supported on Y 2 O 3 ‑Modified δ‑Al 2 O 3 as a Propane Dehydrogenation Catalyst","authors":"Jilei Lin, Meiqing Shen, Sifeng Bi, Gurong Shen, Feng Gao, Wei Li","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c03103","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Propylene production via propane dehydrogenation (PDH) over supported platinum (Pt) catalysts is a vital industrial process. However, rapid catalyst deactivation due to coking necessitates periodic regeneration under harsh oxidative conditions. While alloying Pt with transition metals significantly reduces coking, these alloy catalysts often exhibit poor regeneration stability. In this study, we demonstrate that supporting PtIn nanoparticles on Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-modified δ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> yields a PDH catalyst with significantly improved activity and stability. This catalyst achieves propane conversion rates close to the thermodynamic equilibrium at an ultralow Pt loading of 0.1 wt %, along with high propylene selectivity. Notably, this catalyst also exhibits remarkable regeneration stability. Through reaction-regeneration cycling experiments with various catalyst formulations, we reveal that the alloy effects between Pt and In are primarily responsible for enhanced catalyst stability under steady-state reaction conditions by suppressing coke formation. Meanwhile, the incorporation of Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> as a support component significantly improves stability during regeneration. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further elucidate the key factors contributing to the enhanced anticoking properties of the catalyst under PDH reaction conditions.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ACS Catalysis ","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c03103","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Propylene production via propane dehydrogenation (PDH) over supported platinum (Pt) catalysts is a vital industrial process. However, rapid catalyst deactivation due to coking necessitates periodic regeneration under harsh oxidative conditions. While alloying Pt with transition metals significantly reduces coking, these alloy catalysts often exhibit poor regeneration stability. In this study, we demonstrate that supporting PtIn nanoparticles on Y2O3-modified δ-Al2O3 yields a PDH catalyst with significantly improved activity and stability. This catalyst achieves propane conversion rates close to the thermodynamic equilibrium at an ultralow Pt loading of 0.1 wt %, along with high propylene selectivity. Notably, this catalyst also exhibits remarkable regeneration stability. Through reaction-regeneration cycling experiments with various catalyst formulations, we reveal that the alloy effects between Pt and In are primarily responsible for enhanced catalyst stability under steady-state reaction conditions by suppressing coke formation. Meanwhile, the incorporation of Y2O3 as a support component significantly improves stability during regeneration. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further elucidate the key factors contributing to the enhanced anticoking properties of the catalyst under PDH reaction conditions.
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ACS Catalysis is an esteemed journal that publishes original research in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. It offers broad coverage across diverse areas such as life sciences, organometallics and synthesis, photochemistry and electrochemistry, drug discovery and synthesis, materials science, environmental protection, polymer discovery and synthesis, and energy and fuels.
The scope of the journal is to showcase innovative work in various aspects of catalysis. This includes new reactions and novel synthetic approaches utilizing known catalysts, the discovery or modification of new catalysts, elucidation of catalytic mechanisms through cutting-edge investigations, practical enhancements of existing processes, as well as conceptual advances in the field. Contributions to ACS Catalysis can encompass both experimental and theoretical research focused on catalytic molecules, macromolecules, and materials that exhibit catalytic turnover.