Dynamic Oxygen Storage Opacity Measurements on Ceria-Based Material

Dynamic oxygen storage and release capability （OSC） measurement apparatus was designed to evaluate the OSC performance of ceria-based oxygen storage material. The optimum measurement condition was at a frequency of 0.1 Hz with the inlet gas-flow sequence CO （5S）→O2（5S）→CO→O2 and a flow rate of 300 ml·min^-1. Under this condition, similar regular square wave in the inlet and outlet of the reactor was obtained to guarantee the reliability of the dynamic OSC results. The dynamic OSC performance of the CeO2 and Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 mixed oxide prepared using the citric sol-gel method was studied at the optimum measurement condition with focus on both quantitative and qualitative analyses, The results reveal distinctly that Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 had better dynamic OSC performance because of its higher oxygen migration rate than CeO2. Under dynamic conditions, two CO2 production peaks occurred corresponding to the CO pulse and the O2 pulse, respectively, during the entire cycle. The intensity and ratio between the two CO2 productions were highly influenced by temperature and frequency indicating complex surface phenomena during the oxygen storage/release process, As a result, this set-up can be applied to the evaluation of ceria-based material on the OSC performance.     

Oxygen Storage Capacity and Adsorptive Property of Praseodymium Oxides

Ceriumoxideisusedwidelyinthree waycatalystduetoitsoxygenstoragecapabilitywhichenablesthecatalysttooperatemoreefficientlybymakingitlesssensitivetothevariationofoxygenconcentrationinex haustgasstream[1～ 3] .TheoxygenstoragecapabilityofceriastemsfromthevalencechangebetweenCe3+andCe4 +[1,2 ] .Thereareafewotherelementswithvariableoxidationstatewithinthewholeseriesofrareearth .Praseodymiumisoneoftheelementswhichcanformaspectrumofoxygen deficientornonstoi chiometricPrOx.Ontheotherhand ,theproperti…     

Effect of Manganese Doping on Oxygen Storage Capacity of Ceria-Zirconia Mixed Oxides

CeO2-ZrO2-MnOx mixed oxide series were prepared by sol-gel method. CO pulse and CO-O2 cycle measurements were carried out to examine the oxygen storage complete capacity （OSCC） and dynamic oxygen storage capacity （OSC） of the samples. The doping method brought about strong interactions between manganese oxide and ceria, both in the bulk and on the surface. Only a small part of Mn cations are incorporated into the ceria lattice to form solid solutions and the remaining are left on the surface as finely dispersed Mn3O4. The OSC behaviors of the materials are influenced by the doping amount of Mn and the solubility of Mn in the CeO2 lattice. The OSC is more easily affected by available contents of oxygen storage components when the measurement frequency is low. Comparatively, the concentration of lattice defects, which affects the mobility of bulk oxygen, is the determining factor under high frequency.     

Oxygen Storage Capacity of Pt-, Pd-, Rh/CeO2-Based Oxide Catalyst

CZO （CeO2-ZrO2） and CZYO （CeO2-ZrO2-Y2O3） series of mixed oxides were prepared by coprecipitaion, and a part of these oxides were loaded with precious metals （PM）. XRD, BET, and oxygen storage capacity （OSC） investigations were performed on samples aged at 750, 900, and 1050 ℃. It was observed that BET surface area and OSC showed a marked decrease in CeO2 aged at high temperature, and the erystallite size showed an obvious increase. The CZO samples consist of cubic- and tetragonal crvstal phases, and their crystallite size increase rapidly when aged at high temperature. The CZYO samples consist of single crystal phase when the content of Y exceeds 0.15 mol, and their erystallite size increases slowly during high-temperature aging. It is concluded that additive Y can stabilize the performance of CZYO oxides. In the aged CZO and CZYO mixed-oxide systems, addition of a small amount of precious metals （Pt, Pd, Rh） increased the rate of reduction and led to an obvious improvement in OSC. OSC of CZO and CZYO with precious metals are related to their composition and the type of precious metal.     

Effects of ceria/zirconia ratio on properties of mixed CeO_2-ZrO_2-Al_2O_3 compound

A series of CexZr0.50-xAl0.50O1.75(0.05≤x≤0.45) mixed oxides with different Ce/Zr ratio were prepared by co-precipitation method and characterized by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD),Brunauer-Emmet Teller method(BET),temperature-programmed reduction(H2-TPR) and oxygen pulsing technique.The XRD results showed that all samples kept the single CeO2 cubic fluorite structure after calcination at 600 and 1000 oC for 5 h.The results of BET revealed that CexZr0.50-xAl0.50O1.75 with Ce/Zr molar ratio 1/1 exhibited higher specific surface area(212 m2/g) and larger pore volume(0.40 ml/g).For all aged samples,CZA with Ce/Zr molar ratio 3/7 presented the highest specific surface area(104 m2/g) and pore volume(0.34 ml/g).The compounds could still keep prominent structural and textural stability with excellent redox properties even calcined at 1000 oC.     

Recent Developments in Doping and Structural Modification of Ceria-Based Catalysts

Itiswellknownthatautomotiveexhaustisoneofthemajorsourcesofairpollution .Oneofthewaytosolvethisproblemsistheuseofthetree waycatalysts(TWCs) ,whichareabletoneutralizeCO ,CHandNOxsimultaneously .ThemosteffectiveTWCsarethesystemsincludingCeO2[1,2 ] sinceithas…     

钇掺杂对Ce0.33Zr0.67O2储氧性能的影响

采用柠檬酸溶胶凝胶法制备了一系列钇掺杂的富锆铈锆复合氧化物Ce0.33YxZr0.67-xO2,并通过XRD,BET,OSC,XPS,in-situ CO-FTIR等测试,系统研究了钇掺杂后铈锆复合氧化物储放氧性能的变化规律及其影响因素。结果表明,钇离子能够进入铈锆晶格形成固溶体,并提高铈锆体系的结构热稳定性。对于新鲜样,钇掺杂可大幅提升Ce0.33Zr0.67O2材料的比表面积,提高单位质量铈锆材料的储氧能力;但老化后,钇掺杂样品的储氧性能随着掺杂量的增加而减小。通过XPS及原位红外吸附性能测试证实,钇在Ce0.33Zr0.67O2材料表面主要取代锆离子,其掺杂会降低样品的表面吸附能力,抑制铈的氧化还原反应,从而导致该体系储氧性能的下降。     

Quaternary Oxide of Cerium, Terbium, Praseodymium and Zirconium for Three-Way Catalysts

Inthelastdecadethethree waycatalystshave beenremarkablyimproved.Oxygenstoragecapacity(OSC)ofthecatalystwasdeterminedbyTPR.The measuredvalueisactuallyapartoftheoxygentransfer capacity(OTC)offluorite typeoxidescontainingCe,and orPr,and orTb[1,2].Theseoxides,Ce1-x-y PrxTbyO2-δ(0≤x≤1,0≤y≤1,0≤δ≤0.5)can releasetheirlatticeoxygenwhenthetemperatureisin creasedunderdifferentoxygenpartialpressureinclud inghydrogenflow,buttheywillabsorboxygenfromits vicinityenvironmentwhenthetemperatureisde…     

铈锆比对储氧材料铈锆固溶体性能的影响

铈锆固溶体作为储氧材料在三效催化剂中起着不可替代的作用。从外围电子排布角度,分析稀土元素铈所具有的独特4f电子层,从结构上探讨铈离子在萤石结构中所起的作用,从而解释了铈作为储氧材料时所发挥的功效,即可在不同的氧气氛下缓冲氧。采用共沉淀法制备了一系列铈锆比不同(Ce/Zr值分别为2/3,1/1,3/2,3/1)的铈锆固溶体,样品经650℃焙烧6 h后,采用X射线衍射(XRD)、比表面积(BET)、程序升温还原(TPR)法、扫描电镜(SEM)分析测定了样品的晶粒度、比表面积、储氧量(OSC),并研究了Zr4+在CeO2晶格的固溶情况。研究发现采用共沉淀法可以成功制备出铈锆比不同的铈锆固溶体,样品具有纳米晶的特征,且XRD谱图显示衍射角随固溶体中Zr4+的增多而增大,由于Zr4+的离子半径小于Ce4+的离子半径,因此随Zr4+的加入产生晶格收缩,晶格常数变小;比表面积数值和储氧能力良好,铈锆比对比表面积和还原性没有显著影响,但储氧量数据却随Zr4+的加入明显增加;Zr4+的加入量对储氧材料固溶度也有影响,当掺杂Zr4+的量较多时,Zr4+会比较容易进入CeO2晶格。     

CexZr1-xO2储氧材料制备方法研究进展

本文综述了共沉淀法、溶胶-凝胶法、水热法、高能球磨法等常用CexZr1-xO2储氧材料的合成方法,并进行了比较.阐述了CexZr1-xO2的基本改性机制,详述了稀土元素、碱土元素以及过渡金属对CexZr1-xO2的改性效果及原理.相关研究结果表明,CexZr1-xO2晶体结构、形貌、比表面积与其合成方法有很大关系,从而...     

Research on Rare Earth Encapsulated Luminescent Material

A new method of preparation of irradiative material by using rare earth as luminophor and inorganic powder as base nucleus was presented.Rare earth was used to make colloid, which was mixed with base nucleus solution,where deposition/attachment reaction took place and rare earth was adhered onto the surface of base nucleus, hence yielding a new rare earth encapsulated irradiative material.Fluorescent spectrum analysis shows that this material possesses two emission peaks, one within 400 ～ 500 nm and the other within 580 ～ 700 nm, reflecting the luminous characteristics of original rare earth material.     

Effect of Annealing on Rare Earth Based Hydrogen Storage Alloys

Rare earth-based hydrogen storage alloy used as negative electrode materials for nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries are used commercially.The effect of annealing treatment with different annealing temperature and time on the MLNi3.68 Co0.78 Mn0.35 Al0.27 and MMNi3.55 Co0.75 Mn0.40 Al0.30 alloys were investigated.The crystal microstructure,pressure-composition-isotherms (p-C-T) and electrochemical properties of alloys were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), automatic PCI monitoring system and electrical performance testing instruments.The optimum annealing treatment conditions of two kinds of alloys were determined.     

Structure and oxygen storage capacity of Pr-doped Ce_（0.26）Zr_（0.74）O_2 mixed oxides

Binary Ce-Zr(CZ),Pr-Zr(PZ) and ternary Ce-Zr-Pr(CZP) mixed oxides were prepared by an ammonia-aided co-precipitation method,and were aged in a steam/air flow at 1050 °C.X-ray diffraction(XRD),Raman spectra,X-photon spectra(XPS) and CO temperature programmed reduction(TPR) were carried out to characterize the micro-structure and reducibility of catalysts.The oxygen storage capacity(OSC) was evaluated with CO serving as probe gas.The results showed that a pseudo cubic structure was formed for the Zr-rich ceria-zirconia mixed oxides with Pr doping.The insertion of Pr prevented the phase segregation of the mixed oxides during the hydrothermal ageing.The Pr doped samples showed better redox performances in comparison with CZ,and the sample doped with 5 wt.% Pr showed the most remarkably promoted dynamic oxygen storage capacity.This phenomenon was closely related to both the reducibility and oxygen mobility of the mixed oxides.The introduction of praseodymium into ceria-zirconia could accelerate the oxygen migration by increasing the amount of oxygen vacancies,although it was difficult for Pr3+ ions themselves to participate in the oxygen exchange process.     

Study on High Rate Discharge Performance and Mechanism of AB5 Type Hydrogen Storage Alloys

The effects of surface treatment, particle size distribution, rare earth composition and B additive on the high rate discharge performance of hydrogen storage alloys were investigated. It is found that the activity, discharge capacity and high rate dischargeability of the alloys are improved after physical and chemical modification as a result of the increase of the surface area and formation of the electrocatalysis layers, which increase both the electrochemical reaction rate on the alloy surface and H diffusion rate in the alloy bulk. It is also found that both the over-coarse and over-fine particle size increase the contact resistance of the electrode, resulting in a decrease of discharge capacity, deterioration of high rate dischargeability and lower discharge plateau. In another word, a suitable particle size distribution can enhance the alloy activity, discharge capacity and high rate dischargeability. In addition, the high rate dischargeability is enhanced by in-creasing La content and decreasing Ce content of the alloy composition because of enlargement of the unit cell volume and the improvement of the surface activity. Moreover, B additive resultes in the formation of the second phase, and makes the alloys easier pulverization, which greatly improves the activity, discharge capacity and high rate dischargeability.     

Effect of Metal Oxide Doping into Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 on Catalytic Activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45M0.1Ox(M=Y, La, Mn) Honeycomb Catalysts

This article showed that the catalytic activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 monolithic catalyst toward the catalytic combustion of ethanol in a fixed bed reactor could be greatly improved by doping three metal oxides into Ce0.5Zr0.5O2. The catalytic activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45M0.1Ox (M=Y, La, Mn) is better than that of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2. The order of activity of the catalysts is as follows: MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Y0.1Ox＞MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45La0.1Ox＞MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Mn0.1Ox＞MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2. The influence of the loading amount of manganese oxide in enhancing the catalytic activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Y0.1Ox was investigated. The results showed that when MnO2 loading amount was 10%(mass fraction), the MnOx/Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Y0.1Ox catalyst recorded the highest activity.     

Effect of Samarium on Mn Activated Zinc Borosilicate Storage Glasses

Electron-trapping materials (ETMs) are such kindof materials that can store the energy of incident lightrangingfromenergetic radiation to visible light that canbe releasedfromthetraps bythethermal or optical stim-ulationinthe formof thermoluminescence (TL) or opti-cally/photo stimulated luminescence (OSL/PSL) .ETMsare widely usedinthe filed of detectingradiation,infor-mation storage ,radiology,space exploring,indicator inthe dark and craft ,etc[1 ~6].In ETMs ,in additiontothe activation …     

Effect of Metal Oxide Doping into Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 on Catalytic Activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zro.45M0.1Ox （M = Y, La, Mn） Honeycomb Catalysts

This article showed that the catalytic activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 monolithic catalyst toward the catalytic combustion of ethanol in a fixed bed reactor could be greatly improved by doping three metal oxides into Ce0.5Zr0.5O2. The catalytic activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45M0.1 Ox （M = Y, La, Mn） is better than that of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5 Zr0.5O2. The order of activity of the catalysts is as follows： MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Y0.1Ox 〉 MnOc/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45 Zr0.45La0.1Ox 〉 MnOx/γT-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Mn0.1Ox 〉 MnOx/y-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2. The influence of the loading amount of manganese oxide in enhancing the catalytic activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Y0.1 Ox was investigated. The results showed that when MnO2 loading amount was 10% （mass fraction）, the MnOx/Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45Y0.1Ox catalyst recorded the highest activity.     

Structure and oxygen storage capacity of Pd/Pr/CeO_2-ZrO_2 catalyst:effects of impregnated praseodymia

Praseodymium(Pr) was impregnated to CeO2-ZrO2 solid solution by an impregnation method.The as-obtained Pr modified CeO2-ZrO2 was impregnated with 1 wt.% Pd to prepare the catalysts.The structure and reducibility of the fresh and hydrothermally aged catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),Raman,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),CO chemisorption and H2 temperature-programmed reduction(H2-TPR).The oxygen storage capacity(OSC) was evaluated with CO serving as probe gas.Effects of impregnated Pr on the structure and oxygen storage capacity of catalysts were investigated.The results showed that the aged Pr-impregnated samples had much higher OSC and better reducibility than the unmodified ones.The scheme of structural evolutions of the catalysts with and without Pr was also established.Partial of the impregnated Pr diffused into the bulk of CeO2-ZrO2 during ageing,which inhibited the sintering,and increased the amount of oxygen vacancies in CeO2-ZrO2 support.Furthermore,those impregnated Pr species which covered on the surface of the support obstructed the strong metal-support interaction between Pd and Ce so as to reduce the encapsulation of Pd as well as the back spill-over of the oxygen during the catalytic process.     

Effect of Metal Oxide Doping into Ce_(0.5)Zr_(0.5)O_2 on Catalytic Activity of MnO_x/γ-Al_2O_3/Ce_(0.45)Zr_(0.45)M_(0.1)O_x (M=Y, La, Mn) Honeycomb Catalysts

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are recog-nized as major contributors to air pollution ,either di-rectlythroughtheir toxic or malodorous nature or indi-rectly as ozone precursors and smog precursors[1].Amongthe methods used to eli minate VOCs ,catalytic…     

Function of Oxygen in Mo-La2O3 Cathode

Different atomic ratio La/O film cathodes were prepared by pulsed laser deposition under various vacuum conditions. The emission properties were measured and their surface composition was investigated with in situ AES analyses. The function of oxygen in thermoionic emission of Mo-La2O3 cathode was investigated. Excess oxygen is negative to electron emission because lanthanum is easy to become stable La2O3, but proper proportion oxygen can weaken the evaporation of lanthanum and conduce to cathodes＇ stable work. The formation of oxygen vacancies enhances semiconductor property of La-O compound and improves greatly the performance of cathodes.