Catalysis Letters, Vol.54, No.1-2, 23-27, 1998
Confirmation of sulfur tolerance of bimetallic Pd-Pt supported on highly acidic USY zeolite by EXAFS
The sulfur tolerance (i.e., degree of sulfidation) of Pd and Pt in sulfided bimetallic Pd-Pt catalysts (Pd:Pt mole ratio of 4:1) supported on USY (ultrastable Y) zeolites (SiO2/Al2O3 = 10.7. 48, and 310) was investigated using an extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) method. The sulfidation of the catalysts was done in a 1000 ppm H2S-2% H-2/N-2 stream at 573 K for 0.5 h. In the Fourier transforms of Pd K-edge and Pt L-III-edge EXAFS spectra both of the peaks due to metallic Pd and to metallic Pt for the Pd-Pt/USY (SiO2/Al2O3 = 10.7) catalyst remained most after sulfidation. Further, the results of the Fourier transforms confirmed that the sulfur tolerance of both Pd and Pt decreased with increasing SiO2/Al2O3 ratio, suggesting that Pd and Pt become sulfur-tolerant when Pd-Pt bimetallic particles are supported on highly acidic USY zeolite.