| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54199 | Catalysis Today | 2015 | 6 Pages |
•Spherically shaped Ag nano-particles exhibited high performance for soot oxidation.•Oxygen species adsorbed on Ag particles directly participates in soot oxidation.•Ag+ on the surface of Ag nano-particles can effectively activate oxygen species.
The effect of size and morphology of Ag catalysts supported on ZrO2 on the soot oxidation activity was investigated. Spherically shaped Ag nano-particles with the size of ca. 16 nm, prepared by liquid-phase chemical reduction, supported on ZrO2 (Ag/ZrO2(NP)) exhibited outstanding performance for soot oxidation with gaseous O2 in tight and loose contact modes, compared with hemispherically shaped Ag particles prepared by impregnation (Ag/ZrO2(IMP)). The exceptional performance of Ag/ZrO2(NP) for soot oxidation in loose contact mode was explained by relatively good catalyst-soot contact state and effective migration of active oxygen species from the catalyst to soot. In addition to morphological effect, Ag nano-particles supported on ZrO2 were found to be stabilized in the surface valence state of Ag+, and then oxygen species participating in soot oxidation can be effectively activated on Ag+ sites. We concluded that the presence of Ag+ sites on the surface of Ag nano-particles is responsible for high soot oxidation activity.
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