Cu-rich Pt–Cu bimetallic catalysts are among the most promising candidates for actively catalyzing the hydrodechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) toward ethylene production. Combining reaction kinetics experiments with density functional theory (DFT) calculations and mean-field microkinetic modeling, we present a systematic mechanistic study for 1,2-DCA hydrodechlorination on Cu-rich Pt–Cu alloy catalysts. Our DFT (PBE+(TS+SCS)) results suggest that increasing Cu content in the Pt–Cu alloy destabilizes C₂-species adsorption while stabilizing the binding of atomic chlorine. The reaction energetics of all the elementary steps in the 1,2-DCA reaction network were calculated on a Pt₁Cu₃(111) model surface. The DFT results were then used to construct a microkinetic model, and the model-predicted reaction rates were compared with our reaction kinetics experimental results on a Cu-rich SiO₂-supported Pt–Cu alloy catalyst through a parameter estimation procedure. Both the reaction kinetics experiments and the microkinetic model after parameter adjustments yielded 100% selectivity to ethylene. The microkinetic model pointed to a reaction pathway involving two sequential chlorine-removal steps on the Pt–Cu alloy catalyst, a mechanism distinct from the one previously identified on pure Pt/SiO₂ catalysts, which involved an initial hydrogen-removal step. Adjustments to the DFT-derived parameters indicate the possible formation of chlorine-induced Cu-enriched surface sites during 1,2-DCA hydrodechlorination conditions, sites that are more active than those encountered in the bulk Pt₁Cu₃(111) alloy surface. Our study offers valuable initial insights on the 1,2-DCA hydrodechlorination reaction mechanism and the nature of the active sites on PtCu bimetallic catalysts.

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富铜 Pt-Cu 合金上 1,2-二氯乙烷加氢脱氯的机理研究：将反应动力学实验与 DFT 计算和微动力学建模相结合

富铜 Pt-Cu 双金属催化剂是活性催化 1,2-二氯乙烷 (1,2-DCA) 加氢脱氯制乙烯的最有希望的候选者之一。我们将反应动力学实验与密度泛函理论 (DFT) 计算和平均场微动力学建模相结合，对富铜 Pt-Cu 合金催化剂上的 1,2-DCA 加氢脱氯进行了系统的机理研究。我们的 DFT (PBE+(TS+SCS)) 结果表明，增加 Pt-Cu 合金中的 Cu 含量会破坏 C ₂物质的吸附，同时稳定原子氯的结合。_{在 Pt 1} Cu ₃上计算了 1,2-DCA 反应网络中所有基本步骤的反应能量学(111) 模型表面。然后将 DFT 结果用于构建微动力学模型，并通过参数估计程序将模型预测的反应速率与我们在富铜 SiO ₂负载的 Pt-Cu 合金催化剂上的反应动力学实验结果进行比较。参数调整后的反应动力学实验和微动力学模型均产生了 100% 的乙烯选择性。微动力学模型指出了一种反应途径，涉及 Pt-Cu 合金催化剂上的两个连续除氯步骤，该机理不同于先前在纯 Pt/SiO _{2上确定的机理}催化剂，其中涉及初始的除氢步骤。对 DFT 衍生参数的调整表明，在 1,2-DCA 加氢脱氯条件下，可能会形成氯诱导的富铜表面位点，这些位点比在块状 Pt ₁ Cu ₃ (111) 合金表面中遇到的位点更活跃。我们的研究为 1,2-DCA 加氢脱氯反应机理和 PtCu 双金属催化剂上活性位点的性质提供了有价值的初步见解。