Praseodymium(Pr)wasimpregnatedtoCeO2-ZrO2solidsolutionbyanimpregnationmethod.Theas-obtainedPrmodifiedCeO2-ZrO2wasimpregnatedwith1wt.%Pdtopreparethecatalysts.ThestructureandreducibilityofthefreshandhydrothermallyagedcatalystswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),Raman,X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS),COchemisorptionandH2temperature-programmedreduction(H2-TPR).Theoxygenstoragecapacity(OSC)wasevaluatedwithCOservingasprobegas.EffectsofimpregnatedPronthestructureandoxygenstoragecapacityofcatalystswereinvestigated.TheresultsshowedthattheagedPr-impregnatedsampleshadmuchhigherOSCandbetterreducibilitythantheunmodifiedones.TheschemeofstructuralevolutionsofthecatalystswithandwithoutPrwasalsoestablished.PartialoftheimpregnatedPrdiffusedintothebulkofCeO2-ZrO2duringageing,whichinhibitedthesintering,andincreasedtheamountofoxygenvacanciesinCeO2-ZrO2support.Furthermore,thoseimpregnatedPrspecieswhichcoveredonthesurfaceofthesupportobstructedthestrongmetal-supportinteractionbetweenPdandCesoastoreducetheencapsulationofPdaswellasthebackspill-overoftheoxygenduringthecatalyticprocess.
