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Engineering of Core-Shell Pd/SSZ-13@Al2O3 Zeolite: Unlocking Superior NOx Adsorption and Chemical Durability.

Xiaoxin Chen,Maiyan Nan,Jun Huang,Lin Li,Zunhao Zhang,Guoju Yang

Published 2025 in Environmental Science and Technology

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Pd-zeolites are promising passive NOx adsorber (PNA) materials for mitigating cold-start emissions from lean-burn engines. However, their practical deployment is constrained by insufficient densities and dispersion of isolated Pd2+ active sites as well as their susceptibility to hydrothermal degradation and phosphorus poisoning encountered in vehicle exhaust environments. Herein, we develop a rationally engineered core-shell Pd/SSZ-13@Al2O3 composite, featuring a Pd/SSZ-13 core encapsulated within a mesoporous Al2O3 shell. This hierarchical architecture facilitates the controlled migration and dispersion of Pd2+ species, significantly enriching and stabilizing isolated Pd active sites within the zeolite core. Comprehensive characterization and density functional theory calculations confirm that the Al2O3 shell serves as a robust barrier, forming stable aluminum phosphate species that prevent phosphorus infiltration and safeguard both the zeolite framework integrity and Pd2+ active sites from environmental degradation. Catalytic evaluations revealed that Pd/SSZ-13@Al2O3 exhibited superior NOx adsorption capacity, favorable NOx desorption behavior, and exceptional stability under hydrothermal and phosphorus poisoning conditions, outperforming conventional Pd-zeolite catalysts. This work establishes a generalizable core-shell design strategy for stabilizing atomically dispersed active sites in harsh environments, offering broad implications for the development of durable catalytic materials in air pollution control and environmental remediation.

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