Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 155.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20120340

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Synthesis of Ag, CeO2, Ag-CeO2 Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Catalytic CO Oxidation

CHEN Jing1, HUANG Xin-Song2, LI Guang-She2   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China;
    2. Key Lab of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2012-04-13 Published:2012-12-31

Abstract:

CeO2 and Ag nanoparticles and Ag-CeO2 nanocomposites were systematically prepared. The structures of the catalysts and the catalytic activity for CO oxidation were studied. The results indicate that the catalytic activity of Ag is rather poor. The highest conversion of CO oxidation was only 40%, and smaller particles led to the worsening of the catalytic activity; for CeO2 nanoparticles, the conversion of CO oxidation could be as high as 100%, while the reaction temperature was relatively high(ca. 350℃). Compared with CeO2 and Ag nanoparticles, Ag-CeO2 nanocomposites showed a markedly enhanced catalytic property: CO can be completely oxidized to CO2 at temperature as low as 150℃. The excellent catalytic performance of the Ag-CeO2 nanocomposites is due to the interactions between Ag and CeO2 in nanocomposites. We discussed the relevant catalytic processes using temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) technology.

Key words: Cerium dioxide(CeO2), Nano catalytic material, Hydrothermal synthesis, CO catalytic oxidation

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