Abstract
The soot oxidation activity of manganese-doped ceria-praseodymium catalysts, synthesized via solution combustion synthesis, was evaluated. The analyses performed with XRD and Raman spectroscopy indicated that the Mn-doped CP catalysts displayed the typical fluorite structure of CeO 2. The addition of Mn to CP led to a reduction in crystallite size from 14 nm to below 10 nm. The F 2g Raman active mode of fluorite-structured Ce and the oxygen vacancies resulting from the addition of Mn and Pr (bands B 560 cm –1 to 580 cm –1) were consistently observed across all Mn-doped CP catalysts. 15 and 20 Mn-CP exhibited an additional secondary phase identified as Mn 2O 3. The analysis of BET surface area and BJH pore size revealed that the Mn-doped CP catalysts exhibited both micro and mesoporous characteristics. The H 2-TPR and O 2-TPD profiles indicated enhanced reducibility resulting from the incorporation of Mn and Pr into CeO 2-doped catalysts. The improved T 50 (365 ± 1 1C) for the 5 Mn-CP catalytic system is primarily due to its increased specific surface area of 45 m 2 g –1 and the presence of active surface adsorbed oxygen species identified in the XPS and O 2-TPD studies. 5 Mn-CP exhibited the lowest activation energy value compared to all other Mn-doped catalysts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1131-1143 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Materials Advances |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 13-01-2025 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry (miscellaneous)
- General Materials Science