Enhanced low-temperature catalytic performance for toluene combustion of CeO2-supported Pt-Ir alloy catalysts

Herein, bimetallic Pt-Ir alloy nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully fabricated by ethylene glycol reduction of H 2 PtCl 6 ·6H 2 O and IrCl 3 through a microwave-assisted method. The Pt-Ir alloy NPs were deposited on CeO 2 catalysts for toluene combustion. The Pt 2.5 Ir/CeO 2 sample exhibited better catalytic activity at low reaction temperature, compared with monometallic catalysts. The excellent low-temperature catalytic activity was resulted from the interaction between Pt and Ir, richer adsorbed oxygen species and low-temperature reducibility. Furthermore, the in-situ DRIFTS was used to investigate the possible reaction pathway of Pt 2.5 Ir/CeO 2 . It showed that the broken of benzene ring on Pt 2.5 Ir/CeO 2 can be accomplished at lower temperature, resulting in enhancing the deep oxidation of toluene.