Electropositive promotion by Alkalis or Alkaline earths of Pt-group metals in emissions control catalysis: a status reportElectropositive promotion by Alkalis or Alkaline earths of Pt-group metals in emissions control catalysis: a status report Ανασκόπηση Review 2020-09-072019enRecent studies have shown that the catalytic performance (activity and/or selectivity) of Pt-group metal (PGM) catalysts for the CO and hydrocarbons oxidation as well as for the (CO, HCs or H 2 )-SCR of NO x or N 2 O can be remarkably affected through surface-induced promotion by successful application of electropositive promoters, such as alkalis or alkaline earths. Two promotion methodologies were implemented for these studies: the Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis (EPOC) and the Conventional Catalysts Promotion (CCP). Both methodologies were in general found to achieve similar results. Turnover rate enhancements by up to two orders of magnitude were typically achievable for the reduction of NO x by hydrocarbons or CO, in the presence or absence of oxygen. Subsequent improvements (ca. 30–60 additional percentage units) in selectivity towards N 2 were also observed. Electropositively promoted PGMs were also found to be significantly more active for CO and hydrocarbons oxidations, either when these reactions occur simultaneously with deNO x reactions or not. The aforementioned direct (via surface) promotion was also found to act synergistically with support-mediated promotion (structural promotion); the latter is typically implemented in TWCs through the complex (Ce–La–Zr)-modified γ-Al 2 O 3 washcoats used. These attractive findings prompt to the development of novel catalyst formulations for a more efficient and cost-effective control of the emissions of automotives and stationary combustion processes. In this report the literature findings in the relevant area are summarized, classified and discussed. The mechanism and the mode of action of the electropositive promoters are consistently interpreted with all the observed promoting phenomena, by means of indirect (kinetics) and direct (spectroscopic) evidences.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Catalysts92Yentekakis_et_al_Catalysts_9(2)_2019.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2020-09-06application/pdf11.1 MBfree Gentekakis Ioannis Γεντεκακης Ιωαννης Vernoux, Philippe Goula Grammatiki Γουλα Γραμματικη Caravaca Angel MDPI Alkali Alkaline earth Catalyst promotion CO DeNO x chemistry EPOC Iridium Lean burn conditions Methane N 2 O NO Palladium Platinum Platinum group metals Propene Rhodium TWC