Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 51, Issue 38 p. 9628-9632 Communication Alkali-Metal-Promoted Pt/TiO2 Opens a More Efficient Pathway to Formaldehyde Oxidation at Ambient Temperatures† Changbin Zhang, Changbin Zhang Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorFudong Liu, Fudong Liu Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorYanping Zhai, Yanping Zhai Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorHiroko Ariga, Hiroko Ariga Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University (Japan)Search for more papers by this authorNan Yi, Nan Yi Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorYongchun Liu, Yongchun Liu Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Kiyotaka Asakura, Prof. Kiyotaka Asakura Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University (Japan)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Corresponding Author Prof. Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos mflytzan@tufts.edu Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA) Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA) Hong He, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Hong He, Corresponding Author Prof. Hong He honghe@rcees.ac.cn Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China) Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA) Hong He, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this author Changbin Zhang, Changbin Zhang Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorFudong Liu, Fudong Liu Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorYanping Zhai, Yanping Zhai Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorHiroko Ariga, Hiroko Ariga Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University (Japan)Search for more papers by this authorNan Yi, Nan Yi Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorYongchun Liu, Yongchun Liu Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Kiyotaka Asakura, Prof. Kiyotaka Asakura Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University (Japan)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Corresponding Author Prof. Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos mflytzan@tufts.edu Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA) Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA) Hong He, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Hong He, Corresponding Author Prof. Hong He honghe@rcees.ac.cn Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China) Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 (USA) Hong He, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Beijing, 100085 (China)Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 August 2012 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201202034Citations: 505 † The authors appreciate the valuable advices of Emeritus Prof. Ken-ichi Tanaka of Tokyo University and the aberration-corrected HAADF/STEM tests performed by Dr. David Bell of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50921064 and 21077117), the Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2010AA064905), the Photon Factory, KEK (Japan) (2009G177), and the BL14W1 beam line, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility. Work at Tufts University was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Grant No. DE-FG02-05ER15730. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Addition of alkali metal ions significantly promotes the activity of the Pt/TiO2 catalyst for the HCHO oxidation reaction by stabilizing an atomically dispersed Pt-O(OH)x alkali metal species and opening a new low-temperature reaction pathway. The atomically dispersed Na-Pt-O(OH)x species can effectively activate H2O and catalyze the facile reaction between surface OH and formate species to total oxidation products. Citing Literature Supporting Information Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Filename Description anie_201202034_sm_miscellaneous_information.pdf2 MB miscellaneous_information Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. 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Alkali‐Metal‐Promoted Pt/TiO2 Opens a More Efficient Pathway to Formaldehyde Oxidation at Ambient Temperatures