FTIR study of hydrogen and carbon monoxide adsorption on Pt/TiO2, Pt/ZrO2,and Pt/Al2O3

The Pt/TiO2, Pt/ZrO2, and Pt/Al2O3 catalysts submitted to low-temperature r eduction (LTR, 200 degrees C) and high-temperature reduction (HTR, 500 degr ees C) and exposed to hydrogen and carbon monoxide at room temperature were studied by infrared spectroscopy. There is a strong loss of transmission i n the entire infrared spectra on Pt/TiO2 after its exposure to hydrogen, wh ich is related to the reducibility of the support. A typical SMSI behavior (strong metal-support interaction), such as the decrease in carbon monoxide adsorption capacity, was detected on Pt/TiO2 and Pt/ZrO2 after exposure to hydrogen, even for the catalysts submitted to LTR treatment. Also a carbon yl band shift to lower wavenumber was observed on LTR-treated Pt/TiO2, Pt/Z rO2, and Pt/Al2O3 after exposure to hydrogen. We interpreted this SMSI beha vior as an electronic rather than morphological effect, which was induced b y the presence of hydrogen spillover.