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The microstructure with open, interconnected macropores of 3DOM Ce(1-x)Zr(x)O(2), successfully prepared using PMMA colloidal crystal as template and cerium nitrate and zirconium oxide chloride as raw materials, facilitates the contact between soot and catalysts and results in much higher catalytic activity for diesel soot combustion than the corresponding disordered macroporous catalysts.

CuO/CeO2-rod and CuO/CeO2-polyhedra both show the lowest T50% (68 °C) for CO-PROX due to higher content Cu+ and oxygen vacancies.

Automotive exhaust emission is a major cause of air pollution. Three-way catalyst (TWC) which can eliminate CO, HC (hydrocarbons), and NO(x) simultaneously has been used to control exhaust emissions. Ceria-zirconia is a key component in TWC and most researchers pay attention to Ceria-Zirconia (Ce-rich) solid solution. The research presented in this paper is focused on the intrinsic structure of Ceria-Zirconia (Zr-based) solid solution and its application in TWC. A series of Ce(0.2)Zr(0.8)O(2) modified with rare earths (La, Nd, Pr, Sm, and Y) have been prepared by coprecipitation method combined with supercritical drying technique. All samples showed single tetragonal solid solution, indicating that the rare earth ion inserted into the lattice structure completely, and an approximately linearly relationship between lattice parameter a and the ionic radius of doped rare earth was observed. The catalytic performances of corresponding Pd-only catalysts were investigated in simulated exhaust gas. The presence of La, Nd, and Pr was favorable to the catalytic activity and wide air/fuel operation window. The relationship between the intrinsic structure of the Zr-based ceria-zirconia solid solution and catalytic activity was discussed in detail, which has some reference value for catalyst design and application.

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