Explaining the structure sensitivity of Pt and Rh for aqueous-phase hydrogenation of phenol.

Autor:	Barth I; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2136, USA., Akinola J; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2136, USA., Lee J; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2136, USA., Gutiérrez OY; Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA., Sanyal U; Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA., Singh N; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2136, USA., Goldsmith BR; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2136, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of chemical physics [J Chem Phys] 2022 Mar 14; Vol. 156 (10), pp. 104703.
DOI:	10.1063/5.0085298
Abstrakt:	Phenol is an important model compound to understand the thermocatalytic (TCH) and electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) of biomass to biofuels. Although Pt and Rh are among the most studied catalysts for aqueous-phase phenol hydrogenation, the reason why certain facets are active for ECH and TCH is not fully understood. Herein, we identify the active facet of Pt and Rh catalysts for aqueous-phase hydrogenation of phenol and explain the origin of the size-dependent activity trends of Pt and Rh nanoparticles. Phenol adsorption energies extracted on the active sites of Pt and Rh nanoparticles on carbon by fitting kinetic data show that the active sites adsorb phenol weakly. We predict that the turnover frequencies (TOFs) for the hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone on Pt(111) and Rh(111) terraces are higher than those on (221) stepped facets based on density functional theory modeling and mean-field microkinetic simulations. The higher activities of the (111) terraces are due to lower activation energies and weaker phenol adsorption, preventing high coverages of phenol from inhibiting hydrogen adsorption. We measure that the TOF for ECH of phenol increases as the Rh nanoparticle diameter increases from 2 to 10 nm at 298 K and -0.1 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode, qualitatively matching prior reports for Pt nanoparticles. The increase in experimental TOFs as Pt and Rh nanoparticle diameters increase is due to a larger fraction of terraces on larger particles. These findings clarify the structure sensitivity and active site of Pt and Rh for the hydrogenation of phenol and will inform the catalyst design for the hydrogenation of bio-oils.
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