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Article

The Catalyst of Ruthenium Nanoparticles Decorated Silicalite-1 Zeolite for Boosting Catalytic Soot Oxidation

by
Yuanfeng Li
1,
Hao Guo
1,
Jing Xiong
1,2,
Yaxiao Ma
1,
Xuanzhen Li
1,
Peng Zhang
1,
Sicheng Zhang
1 and
Yuechang Wei
1,2,*
1
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
2
Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Catalysts 2023, 13(8), 1167; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13081167
Submission received: 2 July 2023 / Revised: 19 July 2023 / Accepted: 28 July 2023 / Published: 30 July 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and Related Reactions)
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Abstract

Herein, the Ruthenium nanoparticles (NPs) with the size of 12 nm were decorated on the hexagonal prism silicalite-1 (Ru/S-1) by the gas bubbling-assisted membrane reduction method (GBMR). The adsorption/activation properties are improved for reactant molecules due to the formation of an interfacial structure that enhances the interaction between the Ru NPs and S-1. The Ru/S-1 catalyst displays the highest catalytic activity (T50 = 356 °C) and CO2 selectivity (SCO2m = 99.9%). Moreover, no obvious deactivation was observed over the Ru/S-1 catalyst even after five cycles, and the values of T50 and SCO2m after cycling five times are similar to the fresh catalyst. The Ru/S-1 catalyst with excellent catalytic performance can be compared with a series of noble metal catalysts for soot oxidation. The catalytic mechanism of the Ru/S-1 catalyst was revealed by in situ characterization for soot oxidation. The interfacial effect between Ru NPs and S-1 plays an important role in the conversion of NO to NO2 during soot oxidation. Preparation of Ru/S-1 catalyst provides a hopeful way to obtain considerably low-cost and highly stable auto-exhaust treatment catalysts.

1. Introduction

Nowadays, diesel engines have been extended applications due to their advantages of high thermal efficiency, good economy, low CO2 emission, and excellent dynamic performance [1,2,3]. Nevertheless, exhaust gaseous pollutants from diesel engines contain CH, NOx, CO, and soot, which pose direct harm to the environment and human health [4]. Among them, soot is a common air pollutant that is carcinogenic to the human body; thus, the relevant legislation imposes stringent soot emission standards [5]. The diesel particulate filter combined with efficient catalysts (CDPF) is a promising way to comply with emission requirements [6]. The normal temperature of diesel exhaust (<400 °C) is lower than the combustion of soot particles (>500 °C) [7]. Thus, the key point for CDPF is to construct good catalysts that can remove soot particles at lower temperatures.
To date, scientists have studied many catalytic materials for the removal of soot particles, such as noble metals [8,9,10], transition metals [11,12], alkaline and alkaline-earth metal oxides [13,14], perovskite-type oxides [15], ceria-based material [16,17], and so on. Noble metals usually exhibit good catalytic properties compared to other materials, so they have been used in commercial soot catalysts for many years. However, the high cost of noble metals limited their wide use. It is difficult to prepare highly efficient non-Pt/Pd catalysts with relatively low costs for soot oxidation. Ruthenium (Ru) metal is the primary active component, whose cost is only a third of Pt/Pd, and supported Ru catalyst has also been investigated in soot oxidation. For instance, Aouad et al. prepared Ru/CeO2 catalysts with Ru loading of 1–5 wt.% by wet impregnation and found that the values of T50 are 350 and 515 °C under tight and loose contact, respectively [18]. Zheng et al. applied Ru/CeO2 in soot oxidation and found that crystalline growth of CeO2 is remarkably alleviated and high dispersion of Ru particles is effectively maintained on Ru/CeO2 owing to the formation of Ru-O-Ce bonds [19]. It is very meaningful to design and prepare a stable and low-cost auto-exhaust Ru-based catalyst for the replacement of noble-metal catalysts.
Insight into the essence of soot reactions is a prerequisite for designing efficient catalysts. The site of decontamination of soot particles is located at the triple-phase interface, which contains the catalyst, soot, and gas reactants [20,21]. Therefore, there are two ways to construct efficient catalysts for soot oxidation, enhancing the solid–solid contact efficiency and intrinsic activity for activating reactants [22,23]. The former depends on the morphology of the catalyst; for instance, the ordered microporous structure of the catalysts can boost the mass transfer and diffusion of soot particles, which results in enhancing catalytic soot oxidation [24]. The latter is related to the atomic-scale microstructure and chemical state of surface-active components in the catalysts [25]. Silicalite-1 (S-1) is widely chosen as a support material for loading active noble metals, which can be attributed to its many excellent physicochemical properties, such as high selectivity, excellent thermal stability, and multiple types of pore structure [26,27]. However, S-1 as a support for catalytic soot oxidation has been rarely reported owing to the size of soot particles being bigger than the pore size of the S-1, leading it to be unable to provide effective contact with the catalyst. It is gratifying that all the molecules involved in the soot oxidation can enter the S-1 microporous structure participation oxidation. In view of this phenomenon, constructing noble metals as active sites on the S-1 surface for soot oxidation is a rational method to enhance catalytic performance.
In this study, the Ru/S-1 catalyst has been synthesized through the GBMR method for soot oxidation. The Ru NPs located on the S-1 surface can effectually boost the adsorption/activation of NO and O2 molecules. The Ru/S-1 catalyst shows excellent catalytic activity and high durability during catalytic soot removal. The results of in situ DRIFTS suggest that the formation of active oxygen species can accelerate NO2 after the introduction of Ru on the S-1 surface, which leads to quick oxidation between NO2 and soot. This work provides great significance in designing and constructing non-Pt/Pd catalysts for soot oxidation.

2. Results and Discussions

2.1. Structural Properties

From the XRD patterns shown in Figure 1, S-1 and Ru/S-1 catalysts show typical diffraction peaks of MFI zeolites, and five characterization diffraction peaks of MFI structure were found at 2θ = 7.96, 8.82, 23.27, 23.77, and 23.97° in S-1 and Ru/S-1 catalysts (Figure 1a), indicating that the MFI structure is maintained during the synthesis [28]. The intensity of diffraction of peaks (2θ = 7.96 and 8.82°) increases after the introduction of the Ru species, implying an enhanced crystallinity for S-1 and Ru/S-1. The Ru/SiO2 catalyst shows diffraction peaks about RuO2 species (Figure 1b), suggesting that the Ru species of the Ru/SiO2 catalyst shows poor dispersion. For the Ru/S-1 catalyst, no diffraction peaks attributed to the crystal structure of Ru or RuOx were detected, indicating that Ru species were highly dispersed in the Ru/S-1 catalyst.
The morphology of S-1, SiO2, Ru/SiO2, and Ru/S-1 catalysts was evaluated by SEM and TEM technologies (Figure 2). The SEM image of the S-1 catalyst shows a uniform size and hexagonal prism morphology, and it shows a rough surface with a width and thickness of about 250 and 160 nm, respectively (Figure 2a). In Figure S1, the morphology of SiO2 shows the aggregation nanoparticles. Additionally, the morphology of the SiO2 catalyst remains unchanged after introducing Ru species (Figure S2). The uniform hexagonal prism shape of the S-1 catalyst can be observed from the TEM image (Figure 2b). The prominent lattice fringes in the TEM image indicate that the S-1 has a high crystallinity (Figure 2c). After introducing Ru species, the morphology and size of the Ru/S-1 catalysts were almost unchanged compared with S-1, indicating that the structure of S-1 is highly stable (Figure 2d). The black points can be observed on the surface of Ru/S-1, which can be assigned to Ru NPs. The size of Ru NPs is about 12 nm located at the S-1 surface (Figure 2d,e). The Ru NPs with high dispersion are located at the S-1 surface, forming an interface structure between Ru NPs and S-1 (Figure 2f).
In Figure 3, the Raman spectra of the S-1 and Ru/S-1 catalysts show the characteristic Raman peaks of the MFI structure at 290, 378, 455, and 820 cm−1 [29]. The peak intensity of 455 cm−1 increases obviously after the introduction of the Ru species, which can be attributed to the intensification of the vibrations of the bonds in the MFI structure of S-1 after introducing the Ru species. The SiO2 catalyst shows the three main peaks located at 487, 602, and 974 cm−1, which are related to Si-O-Si rock, O-Si-O bending modes, and Si-O-2NBO stretching, respectively [30]. After the introduction of the Ru species, the two new peaks can be observed at 564 and 1090 cm−1, which are assigned to 3-fold rings and vibrational modes involving SiO4 units, respectively [31,32]. The weak peak at 323 cm−1 can be detected, which can be assigned to RuO2 species [33]. UV-Vis spectra profiles are shown in Figure S3. S-1 exhibits the characteristic adsorption region at about 290 nm, corresponding to the MFI structure of S-1 [34]. The Ru/S-1 catalyst displays much stronger adsorption in the range of 400–800 nm. It has been proved that the adsorption intensity can be enhanced by charge transfer, and the adsorption intensity is closely relative to the metal-carrier interaction [35]. The Ru/S-1 catalyst displays the largest adsorption intensity, implying that the Ru/S-1 catalyst has the strongest metal-support interaction.
H2-TPR measurements were performed to investigate the reducibility of catalysts as well as the nature of the interaction between Ru and S-1. As shown in Figure 4, the reduction peaks of the S-1 catalyst are located at 398 and 813 °C, which belong to the reduction in surface adsorption oxygen and the framework oxygen, respectively. For Ru/S-1 and Ru/SiO2 catalysts, the reduction peak shifts to a low-temperature range (<150 °C). The Ru/SiO2 catalyst exhibits two peaks at 121 and 484 °C, which are related to the reduction in the well-dispersed RuOx species and RuO2 particles, respectively [36,37]. Ru/S-1 catalyst displays reduction peaks at 100, 403, and 642 °C, which are assigned to the reduction in well-dispersed RuOx species, RuO2 particles, and zeolite framework oxygen, respectively. Additionally, the reduction temperature of zeolite framework oxygen significantly shifts the lower temperature compared with the S-1 catalyst, indicating that the oxygen fluidity of the zeolite framework can be effectively improved by Ru-S-1 interaction. Ru/S-1 catalyst demonstrates outstanding oxidation capabilities among all as-prepared catalysts, which could be supposed to have high catalytic performance.
XPS was applied to investigate the chemical states of surface elements. In Figure 5a, The Ru 3p spectra in Ru/SiO2 and Ru/S-1 catalysts can spin-orbit split into 3p3/2 and 3p1/2 components, corresponding to the binding energy (BE) of 462.2 and 484.1 eV [38]. The two BE pairs (461.4 and 485.2 eV; 464.9 and 490.5 eV) can be assigned to Ru0 and Run+ species, respectively [39]. The ratios of Run+/Ru0 are 0.63 and 1.05 for the Ru/SiO2 and Ru/S-1 catalysts, respectively. Figure S4 displays the Si 2p XPS signal. The peak is located at 102.8–103.8 eV, corresponding to the Si-O-Si bond of the Si 2p in SiO2 and S-1 [40]. The BE of the Ru/SiO2 catalyst is unchanged in comparison with SiO2. However, the Ru/S-1 catalyst shifts to the direction of the low BE region, indicating that the electron transfer between Ru and S-1 enhances the interaction. O 1s XPS signals are shown in Figure 5b; the peak located at 532.3 and 533 eV can be related to lattice oxygen (O2−) (Olat) and the chemisorbed oxygen species of Oads (O22− and O2−), respectively [41]. The peak area was calculated, and the content of Oads was further shown in Table S1. The Oads species can be active oxygen during catalytic soot oxidation. The formation of active oxygen can be promoted by introducing the Ru species. Therefore, the Ru/S-1 catalyst shows the highest Oads content (0.43), which could be supposed to possess excellent catalytic activity.

2.2. Catalytic Activity Performance

Soot-TPO results under a loose contact condition are shown in Figure 6 and Table 1. For comparison, soot oxidation was tested without catalysts, and the values of T10, T50, T90, and SCO2m are 458, 585, 642 °C, and 54.6%, respectively. In Figure 6a, the S-1 catalyst displays better soot oxidation activity in comparison with the SiO2 catalyst; the value of the T50 difference is 28 °C between S-1 and SiO2 catalysts. While the Ru species are introduced, the catalytic performance improves obviously during soot oxidation. Among as-prepared catalysts, the Ru/S-1 catalyst has the highest catalytic soot oxidation performance; the values of T50 and SCO2m are 356 °C and 99.9%. The CO2 selectivities of as-prepared catalysts are shown in Figure 6b, and the CO2 selectivity can be significantly improved for SiO2 and S-1 catalysts after introducing the Ru species. Ru/S-1 catalyst exhibits catalytic performance comparable to a series of noble metal catalysts (Table S2) [8,22,42,43,44,45,46,47,48].
The recycling soot-TPO measurements were used to evaluate catalyst stability, and the results are presented in Figure 6c. The values of T10, T50, T90, and SCO2m hardly changed during five-cycle experiments. In Figure 6d, the XRD pattern and morphology of the used Ru/S-1 catalyst are the same as that of fresh samples after five cycles of experiments, which suggests that the Ru/S-1 catalyst processes high stability during soot oxidation. To investigate the sintering of Ru during soot oxidation, the TEM test was conducted on the Ru/S-1 catalyst after the reaction. The Ru particle size statistics were carried out on the used Ru/S-1 catalyst, and the result is shown in Figure S5. The average size of Ru is 13.2 nm for Ru/S-1 catalyst after cycled reactions, whereas the average size of Ru NPs is 12 nm in fresh Ru/S-1 catalyst, indicating that the Ru NPs have undergone slight sintering agglomeration after the cycled reaction. Slight agglomeration has little effect on the stability of the Ru/S-1 catalyst and still maintains excellent catalytic activity and high stability. To further study the effect of water steam on catalytic activity and stability, water steam was added during the soot-TPO test. After the introduction of H2O into the reaction system, the T10, T50, and T90 values increase for Ru/SiO2 and Ru/S-1 catalysts (Figure S6). Whereas for the Ru/S-1 catalyst, the values of T10, T50, and T90 slightly increase compared with the absence of water steam, suggesting that the Ru/S-1 catalyst possesses excellent H2O-tolerance performance. Stability test results in the presence of water steam can be found that the soot conversion temperature (T50) and CO2 selectivity of the Ru/S-1 catalyst have been unchanged during five soot-TPO cycles (Figure S7). Additionally, the long-term catalytic stability evaluation was performed at 300 °C, and the instantaneous soot conversion amount and SCO2 of the Ru/S-1 catalyst during soot oxidation are unchanged at every moment, suggesting that the Ru/S-1 catalyst has excellent durable stability for soot oxidation (Figure S8). The high stability over the Ru/S-1 catalyst can be attributed to the following reasons: S-1 has a high stability crystal phase structure and mechanical stability, and then, the Ru-S-1 interaction can effectively inhibit the agglomeration and deactivation of Ru NPs.

2.3. In situ NO Oxidation DRIFTS

Previous studies have confirmed that NO2 can significantly improve the removal efficiency of soot particles. To investigate the surface intermediates during NO oxidation, in situ DRIFTS were performed at various temperatures. In Figure 7a and Table S3, these peaks can be observed on the surface of the S-1 catalyst at a relatively low temperature (50 °C), which contains N2O4 dimer (1767 cm−1), monodentate nitrite (1412 cm−1), monodentate nitrates (1364 cm−1), chelating bidentate NO3− (940 cm−1) and bending vibration of nitrates (834 cm−1) [49,50,51,52,53,54]. The intensity of two characteristic peaks at 1412 and 1364 cm−1 gradually weaken and form a new peak at 1380 cm−1 in the ranges of 50–300 °C. Meanwhile, the peak intensity of the N2O4 species and chelating bidentate NO3− increase. Meanwhile, the bending vibration of nitrates and ionic nitrates gradually weakens at the temperature range of 300–450 °C (Figure 7b), suggesting that the ionic nitrate species is a key intermediate species during NO oxidation. In situ NO oxidation DRIFTS of Ru/S-1 catalyst is shown in Figure 7c. At 50 °C, a series of peaks located at 1767, 1412, 1364, and 834 cm−1. The monodentate nitrite and monodentate nitrates gradually transform into ionic nitrate (1380 cm−1) in the range of 50–250 °C (Figure 7d). Therefore, the Ru/S-1 catalyst can promote the transformation from NO to ionic nitrate species at relatively low temperatures. With the further rising of the reaction temperature (above 350 °C), the formation of ionic nitrate gradually decomposes to gaseous NO2, which migrates to the surface of the soot with the reactant gas stream to oxidize it into CO2.

3. Experimental Sections

3.1. Materials

Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), tetrapropylammonium hydroxide solution (TPAOH, 25 wt.%), and polyvinyl pyrrolidone were obtained from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Ruthenium chloride hydrate was purchased from J&K Scientific Ltd. (San Jose, CA, USA). Column-layer chromatographic silica gel (SiO2) was purchased from Shanghai Boer Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Ethanol and Sodium borohydride were obtained from Tianjin Fuchen Chemicals Reagent Factory (Beichen, Tianjin, China).

3.2. Preparation Methods

3.2.1. Synthesis of S-1 Catalyst

In a typical process [55], 8.32 g TEOS, 13 g TPAOH (25 wt.%), and 19.875 g water were mixed. After stirring for 5 h under room temperature, the above mixture was transferred to a Teflon-lined stainless autoclave at 170 °C for 72 h. The precipitate was centrifuged with water. Finally, the product was dried at 80 °C for 12 h, followed by calcination at 550 °C in the air for 6 h to remove the organic template.

3.2.2. Synthesis of Ru/S-1 and Ru/SiO2 Catalysts

The synthesis of Ru/S-1 is shown in Scheme S1. The S-1 supporting Ru NPs catalyst was synthesized by gas bubbling-assisted membrane reduction (GBMR) method [56]. 0.5 g S-1 support was dispersed into 400 mL deionized water under magnetic stirring vigorously at room temperature for 30 min. Then, 2.588 mL RuCl3·3H2O solution (0.01 g mL−1) was dropwise added into the above white slurry. The theoretical load of the Ru species is 2 wt.%, and a stabilizer polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) solution ([PVPunit]/[Ru] = 20) was added to the above solution dropwise (denoted as Beaker I). As a protective agent, polyvinylpyrrolidone can prevent Ru agglomerating when it is reduced, which will affect the catalytic performance. A peristaltic pump with a rotation speed of 200 rpm was developed to form a tubal cycling flow of the above solution mixture between the membrane reactor and Beaker I at a flow rate of 360 mL min−1. In the membrane reactor, the mixture solution flowed in the glass tube and outside the ceramic tubes. NaBH4 solution as the reductant (30 mL, molar ratio of [NaBH4]/[Ru] of 5) was introduced into the above solution by a constant flow pump at a flow rate of 0.2 mL min−1. When NaBH4 solution infiltrated through the abundant holes (d = 40 nm) on the walls of two ceramic tubes (Ø 3 mm × 120 mm) into the glass tube, the reduction in Ru ions occurred immediately. Finally, the 30 mL NaBH4 solution was completely consumed. The product was filtered, washed with DI water, and dried at 80 °C for 12 h to obtain a solid product. Finally, the product was calcined at 500 °C for 4 h in the air, denoted as Ru/S-1 catalyst. For comparison, the column-layer chromatographic silica gel (SiO2) supporting the Ru NPs catalyst was synthesized by a similar method. Finally, the Ru/SiO2 catalyst can be obtained and denoted as Ru/SiO2 catalyst.

3.3. Catalysts Characterization

The structural and physical phases were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) using a D8 Focus (Bruker AXS) from 5 to 90° with a scanning rate of 4° min−1 (Bruker, Germany). Scanning electron microscope (SEM, SU8010) observed the surface morphology of as-prepared catalysts (Hitachi, Japan). The morphology and Ru NP size were observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM; JEOL JEM 2100 LaB6) (Japan Electronics Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Japan). Raman spectra were performed on a Raman spectrometer (inVia Reflex-Renishaw spectrometer) with a 532 nm laser (Renishaw, Britain). UV-Vis diffuse reflectance (UV-Vis DR)) spectra measurements were recorded (UV-2600i, Shimadzu, Japan), and BaSO4 was used as the internal standard. The temperature programmed reduction of hydrogen (H2-TPR) was carried out on the HUASI DAS-7200 instrument. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was recorded on a Thermo Scientific K-Alpha. In situ, diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra (In situ DRIFTS) experiments were recorded using a SHIMADZU infrared spectrometer (IRTracer-100) over a range of 4000–400 cm−1. The catalyst (20 mg) was pretreated in N2 for 30 min at 300 °C. Additionally, the IR cell was cooled to 50 °C, and the background spectrum can be obtained by heating the IR cell from 50 to 450 °C with an N2 atmosphere. Subsequently, the pretreated catalyst was exposed to a 5% O2/0.1% NO/N2 (50 mL min−1) mixture from 50 to 450 °C. The IR spectrum can be obtained at different temperatures.

3.4. Evaluation of Catalytic Activity

The catalytic activities and CO2 selectivity for soot oxidation over the catalysts were measured by temperature-programmed oxidation tests of soot (soot-TPO). The Printex-U carbon (diameter 25 nm, surface area 100 m2 g−1) as the model soot was obtained from Degussa. The soot-TPO test was carried out at loose contact mode, which can be obtained by using a spatula to mix soot (10 mg)-catalyst (100 mg). The reactor was heated, which is performed from 150 to 700 °C at a programmed rate of 2 °C min−1 in a stream of 0.2 vol% NO and 5 vol% O2 /N2 (50 mL min−1). The concentration of CO and CO2 formed by the oxidation of soot can be detected by online gas chromatography (GC 9890B, Shanghai). The values of T10, T50, and T90 can be used as indices of catalytic activity for soot oxidation, which are the temperature of soot conversion at 10%, 50%, and 90%. The CO2 selectivity (SCO2) was defined as:
SCO2 = CCO2/(CCO + CCO2)
Here, the CCO2 represents the CO2 outlet concentration, and CCO represents the CO concentration. The SCO2m was defined as SCO2 at the maximum CO2 concentration.
The catalytic stability of the catalyst for soot oxidation was investigated by recycling soot-TPO tests. The catalyst was recycled after the first of soot-TPO. The detailed process is as follows: the used catalyst was taken out from the reaction quartz tube and then cleaned off the quartz cotton on the surface (this process loses about 2% of the catalyst mass each time). For the regeneration, a gas stream with 50 mL min−1 nitrogen and 50 mL min−1 air was used. The used catalyst was heated from 30 to 650 °C with a ramp of 5 °C min−1 and a 1 h dwell at 650 °C. After that, the reactor was turned off and left closed to cool down. Next, the used catalyst is mixed with soot particles using a spatula for 10 min to simulate loose contact (the mass ratio of catalyst to soot was kept at 10:1 during each test), and the next activity test (soot-TPO) is performed, which can obtain the values of T10, T50, T90, and SCO2m for the catalyst. The above experimental process repeated operation five times, and finally, five groups of activity data can be obtained. Additionally, the long-term catalytic stability was evaluated at 300 °C (<T10). The instantaneous soot conversion amount (IC) was calculated as follows: IC (μmol gcat−1) = C·Q/22,400 m. Here, the C represents the sum concentration of CO2 and CO measured by isothermal reactions at some time, the Q represents the gas flow rate (mL min−1), and the m represents the catalyst weight (g).

4. Conclusions

In this study, the Ru/S-1 catalyst was successfully built through a GBMR method. The Ru NPs with the size of 12 nm were supported on the hexagonal prism surface of the S-1 nanocrystal. The introduction of Ru species can promote the adsorption and activation of O2 molecules. Additionally, the Ru/S-1 catalyst with a unique pore structure displays efficient performance in activation molecules. Therefore, the Ru/S-1 catalyst shows high catalytic soot oxidation performance. It also exhibits excellent stability with no deactivation after five cycles. Combined with the characterization results of in situ DRIFTS, the reaction mechanism can further reveal that adsorbed NO can form an intermediate of ionic nitrate species, and it decomposed to form NO2 at a higher temperature range. The formation of highly oxidizing NO2 will be adsorbed on the surface of the soot and oxidized to form CO2. This work provides a promising avenue to obtaining considerably low-cost and highly stable auto-exhaust treatment catalysts.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/catal13081167/s1, Scheme S1: Schematic of processes for the preparation of Ru/S-1 catalyst; Figure S1: SEM images of SiO2 catalyst; Figure S2. SEM images of Ru/SiO2 catalyst; Figure S3. UV-Vis spectra profiles of all as-prepared catalysts; Figure S4. (a) XPS spectra of Si 2p and (b) magnified XPS of all as-prepared catalysts; Figure S5. TEM image and corresponding size distribution of Ru/S-1 catalyst after cycled reactions; Figure S6. Profiles of soot conversion over as-prepared catalysts under the condition of loose contact (5 vol% O2, 0.2 vol% NO, 5 vol% H2O/N2, 50 mL min−1); Figure S7. Stability test and CO2 selectivity of Ru/S-1 catalysts for soot oxidation under the condition of loose contact (5 vol% O2, 0.2 vol% NO, 5 vol% H2O/N2, 50 mL min−1); Figure S8. Long-term catalytic stability evaluation at 300 oC for Ru/S-1 catalyst under loose contact conditions with 5 vol% O2 + 0.2 vol% NO + 5 vol% H2O+ N2 (50 mL min−1); Table S1. XPS date of all as-prepared catalysts; Table S2. Comparison of soot oxidation catalyst system, reaction condition, catalytic activity (T50) and corresponding reference (Loose contact: L; Tight contact: T).

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, Y.W. and Y.L.; writing—review and editing, Y.L.; methodology, H.G. and J.X.; software, P.Z. and Y.M.; formal analysis, S.Z. and X.L.; project administration, Y.W. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB3504100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21972166, 22208373), and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (2202045).

Data Availability Statement

Data is contained within the article or Supplementary Materials.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. XRD patterns (a) and the magnified patterns of RuO2 peaks between 26 and 38° (b) of as-prepared catalysts.
Figure 1. XRD patterns (a) and the magnified patterns of RuO2 peaks between 26 and 38° (b) of as-prepared catalysts.
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Figure 2. SEM (a) and TEM images (b,c) of the S-1 catalyst, and TEM (d,e) and HRTEM (f) images of the Ru/S-1 catalyst.
Figure 2. SEM (a) and TEM images (b,c) of the S-1 catalyst, and TEM (d,e) and HRTEM (f) images of the Ru/S-1 catalyst.
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Figure 3. Raman spectra of as-prepared catalysts.
Figure 3. Raman spectra of as-prepared catalysts.
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Figure 4. H2-TPR profile of as-prepared catalysts.
Figure 4. H2-TPR profile of as-prepared catalysts.
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Figure 5. XPS spectra of Ru 3p (a) and O 1s (b) of as-prepared catalysts.
Figure 5. XPS spectra of Ru 3p (a) and O 1s (b) of as-prepared catalysts.
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Figure 6. (a) Soot conversion percentage, (b) CO2 selectivity, (c) Stability test results of the Ru/S-1 catalyst, and (d) XRD patterns and TEM image of the used Ru/S-1 catalyst.
Figure 6. (a) Soot conversion percentage, (b) CO2 selectivity, (c) Stability test results of the Ru/S-1 catalyst, and (d) XRD patterns and TEM image of the used Ru/S-1 catalyst.
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Figure 7. In situ NO oxidation DRIFTS of the S-1 and Ru/S-1 exposed to 0.2 vol% NO + 5 vol% O2/N2 (a,c) and corresponding contour projection results for S-1 and Ru/S-1 catalysts (b,d).
Figure 7. In situ NO oxidation DRIFTS of the S-1 and Ru/S-1 exposed to 0.2 vol% NO + 5 vol% O2/N2 (a,c) and corresponding contour projection results for S-1 and Ru/S-1 catalysts (b,d).
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Table 1. Catalytic activity and CO2 selectivity of catalysts for soot oxidation under loose contact.
Table 1. Catalytic activity and CO2 selectivity of catalysts for soot oxidation under loose contact.
CatalystsT10 (°C)T50 (°C)T90 (°C)SCO2m (%)
Soot (no catalyst)45858564254.6
SiO238354659995.7
S-133951857356.4
Ru/SiO232038445498.3
Ru/S-131535639199.9
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