High-loading single Pt atom sites [Pt-O(OH) <i> <sub>x</sub> </i> ] catalyze the CO PROX reaction with high activity and selectivity at mild conditions
Sufeng Cao, Yanyan Zhao, Sungsik Lee, Shize Yang, Jilei Liu, Georgios Giannakakis, Mengwei Li, Mengyao Ouyang, Dunwei Wang, E. Charles H. Sykes, Maria Flytzani‐Stephanopoulos
Abstract
O is challenging. Here, we report the synthesis of high-loading single Pt atom (2.0 weight %) catalysts with oxygen-bonded alkaline ions that stabilize the cationic Pt. The synthesis is performed in aqueous solution and achieves high Pt atom loadings in a single-step incipient wetness impregnation of alumina or silica. Promisingly, these catalysts have high CO PROX selectivity even at high CO conversion (~99.8% conversion, 70% selectivity at 110°C) and good stability under reaction conditions. These findings pave the way for the design of highly efficient single-atom catalysts, elucidate the role of ─OH species in CO oxidation, and confirm the absence of a support effect for our case.