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Highly monodisperse sub-nanometer and nanometer Ru particles confined in alkali-exchanged zeolite Y for ammonia decomposition

Authors
Cha, JunyoungLee, TaehoLee, Yu-JinJeong, HyangsooJo, Young SukKim, YongminNam, Suk WooHan, JongheeLee, Ki BongYoon, Chang WonSohn, Hyuntae
Issue Date
4월-2021
Publisher
ELSEVIER
Keywords
Ammonia decomposition; Hydrogen production; Alkaline metal-exchanged; Zeolite; Sub-nano; Ru catalyst; Surface acidity
Citation
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v.283
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Journal Title
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume
283
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/49458
DOI
10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119627
ISSN
0926-3373
Abstract
Nanometerand sub-nanometer-sized Ru particles were deposited on four different alkali-exchanged zeolite Y supports (H-Y, Na-Y, K-Y, and Rb-Y) by an ion-exchange method followed by a calcination treatment under vacuum. The average particle size of the Ru-based catalysts (Ru/M-Y: M = H, Na, K, and Rb) was approximately 1 nm, with the majority of Ru particles being highly monodisperse with a size in the sub-nanometer range. The oxygen-deficient environment during calcination and the well-defined repeated pore structure of zeolite are thought to have strongly affected the formation of Ru particles by restraining particle growth inside the upper/ sodalite cages of the zeolite Y matrix. X-ray absorption spectroscopic analysis revealed that the Ru particles were highly reducible at low temperatures and were low coordinated with short Ru-O bonds. The effect of surface acidity on the catalytic activity of Ru/M for ammonia decomposition was investigated. Ammonia temperature programmed desorption analysis suggested that the acidity of the alkali-exchanged zeolite Y increased (H > Na > K > Rb) with an increase in the electronegativity of the alkali cation. Among all the catalysts, H-Y exhibited the highest acidity because of the presence of strong BrOnsted acid sites. The catalytic activities of the Ru/M-Y catalysts for ammonia decomposition in the gas phase decreased in the order of Ru/Rb-Y > Ru/KY > Ru/Na-Y > Ru/H-Y, that is, the lower the acidity, the higher is the catalytic activity. This was correlated to increased electron density of the surrounding Ru active sites, which likely facilitated nitrogen desorption from the catalyst surface. Finally, the surface intermediates formed under ammonia decomposition conditions were identified by in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. NH/NH2 surface intermediates were identified in the presence of Ru with weaker N-H bonds in the case of Ru/Rb-Y compared to the case of Ru/H-Y. Overall, the high catalytic activity of the Ru/Rb-Y catalyst for ammonia decomposition was mainly because of the high basicity of the Rb-Y zeolite and the confined nanometerand sub-nanometer-sized Ru particles, which led to a high Ru dispersion, open pore structure of the zeolite, and strong metal to support interaction between the Ru active sites and the Rb-Y zeolite support.
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