Highly Efficient and Robust Au/MgCuCr2O4 Catalyst for Gas-Phase Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde
Highly Efficient and Robust Au/MgCuCr2O4 Catalyst for Gas-Phase Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde
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DOI:
10.1021/ja406820f
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发表时间:
2013-09-25
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15
通讯作者:
Hensen, Emiel J. M.
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作者:
Liu, Peng;Hensen, Emiel J. M.
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) supported on MgCuCr2O4-spinel are highly active and selective for the aerobic oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde (conversion 100%; yield similar to 95%). The catalyst is stable for at least 500 h. The unprecedented catalytic performance is due to strong synergy between metallic AuNPs and surface Cu+ species. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that Cu+ is already formed during catalyst preparation and becomes more dominant at the surface during ethanol oxidation. These Cu+ species are stabilized at the surface of the ternary MgCuCr2O4-spinel support. Further kinetic measurements indicate that the Cu+ species act as sites for O-2 activation.