Because of its vast number of applications and high price many studies have been made on how to reduce the amount of platinum in catalysts. One method includes dispersing platinum nanoparticles in porous support materials. But electrically conductive carbon-based support materials-needed for fuel cell electrodes-permit nanoparticles to migrate and form larger clusters, leading to reduced cataly...

Platinum–tin-containing materials are the most popular catalysts for processes occurring in fuel cells with direct ethanol oxidation. Pulse electrolysis based on electrochemical dispersion of platinum electrodes under influence alternating pulse current an alkaline electrolyte made it possible to introduce tin component into catalyst form a dopant, alloy platinum, and oxide phase evaluate effec...

Platinum is ubiquitous in the production sectors of chemicals and fuels; however, its scarcity in nature and high price will limit future proliferation of platinum-catalysed reactions. One promising approach to conserve platinum involves understanding the smallest number of platinum atoms needed to catalyse a reaction, then designing catalysts with the minimal platinum ensembles. Here we design...

Pt impregnated on a Sn-beta catalyst results in a very promising catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, compared to the PtSn co-impregnated beta catalysts. Framework tin ions in the Sn-beta sample stabilize the nucleation of platinum nanoparticles inside the zeolite channel. These Pt(0)-Sn(4+) sites, which are only observed in the Pt/Sn-beta catalyst, have been s...