Insights into the Active Sites and Kinetics of Double-site Catalysts for
Semi-hydrogenation under Hydrogen Spillover
Abstract
A well-defined catalyst with platinum (Pt) and gold (Au) encapsulated in
micropore and mesopore of micro-mesoporous zeolite (TMSN), respectively,
was designed to investigate the original active sites and kinetics of
semi-hydrogenation. Specifically, hydrogen molecules are dissociated on
Pt nanoclusters (NCs) to form hydrogen atoms that migrate to the
surfaces of TMSN zeolite and Au nanoparticles (NPs). Meanwhile, the Au
NPs with inferior H2 dissociation capability in the
mesopore can be served as the detector and controller of hydrogen
spillover. The Pt NCs in micropore act as H2
dissociation sites while both the Au NPs and zeolite surface are
identified as the semi-hydrogenation sites. Noteworthy, the Pt-Au/TMSN
catalyst with double active sites exhibits higher selectivity and rate
constant ratio for semi-hydrogenation than Pt/TMSN, as well as higher
turnover frequency (TOF) than Au/MSN. This work creates an effective
regulation strategy of hydrogen spillover for improving active sites and
kinetics of semi-hydrogenation.