Abstract

Hierarchical bimodal macro-mesoporous zirconia oxide has been synthesized by a simple method in the presence of CTMABr surfactant. The synthesized zirconia having uniform macropores of 300–600 nm in diameter with wormhole-like mesoporous walls and high surface area was calcined at 400 and 600 °C and impregnated with 0.5 wt.% of palladium and compared with classical 0.5 wt.% Pd/ZrO 2 catalyst for toluene oxidation. The highest activity of 0.5 wt.%/macro-mesoporous zirconia calcined at 600 °C was mainly explained by a rather high Pd dispersion and by H 2-TPR measurements showing a higher quantity of PdO species easily reducible at 0 °C.

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