Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Investigation of the evolution of Pd-Pt supported on ceria for dry and wet methane oxidation

  • Núria. J. Divins,
  • Andrea Braga,
  • Xavier Vendrell,
  • Isabel Serrano,
  • Xènia Garcia,
  • Lluís Soler,
  • Ilaria Lucentini,
  • Maila Danielis,
  • Andrea Mussio,
  • Sara Colussi,
  • Ignacio J. Villar-Garcia,
  • Carlos Escudero,
  • Alessandro Trovarelli,
  • Jordi Llorca

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32765-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Methane is a strong contributor to global warming. Here the authors demonstrate that mechanically prepared Pd-Pt supported on ceria catalysts abate methane better than conventionally impregnated ones, even under wet conditions, owing to a highly dynamic structure.