Parallel reactor activity studies of the preferential oxidation of CO on transition metals supported on TiO2 and TiO2 nanotubes

S. Guerrero; M. Di Serio; R. F. Li; E. E. Wolf

doi:10.1007/s10562-009-9884-3

Parallel reactor activity studies of the preferential oxidation of CO on transition metals supported on TiO₂ and TiO₂ nanotubes

S. Guerrero, M. Di Serio, R. F. Li, E. E. Wolf

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Abstract

The preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen (PROX reaction) was studied on Cu catalysts promoted with Fe, Nb, Ce, and Ni supported on TiO₂ and on TiO₂ nanotubes. The surface area of the untreated TiO₂ anatase (150 m²/g) support was increase to 350 m²/g when transformed into TiO₂ nanotubes (NT). XRD and SEM results confirm the formation of nanotubular structures responsible of the increase in BET surface area. The activity results indicate that a 10% Cu/5% Nb/TiO₂-NT catalyst is highly active for this reaction compared to other transition metals and with a catalyst with the same composition supported on untreated TiO₂. We found close to 80% CO conversion and 40% selectivity to CO₂ formation at 170 °C. The higher activity is ascribed to a higher dispersion of Cu on the TiO₂ NT structures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-27
Number of pages	9
Journal	Catalysis Letters
Volume	130
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-009-9884-3
State	Published - Jun 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The support of this work by a Bayer Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Chemistry through the Center for Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Notre Dame is gratefully acknowledged.

Keywords

PROX
TiO nanotubes
Transition metals

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