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Preparation and characterization of mesoporous TiO2-sphere-supported Au-nanoparticle catalysts with high activity for CO oxidation at ambient temperature

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Mesoporous TiO2-sphere-supported Au-nanoparticles (Au/m-TiO2-spheres) catalysts have been synthesized by a simple method using tetrabutyl titanate as TiO2 precursor and characterized with XRD, BET, ICP, SEM, TEM, UV-Vis DRS, XPS, as well as FT-IR. The samples with the size in the range of 200–400 nm were almost perfectly spherical. The average diameter of pores was about 3.6 nm, and the mesopore size distribution was in the range of 2–6 nm with a narrow distribution. When the catalyst was calcined at 300 °C, the Au NPs with the size ca. 5 nm were highly dispersed on the surfaces of m-TiO2 spheres and partially embedded in the supports. Remarkably, the specific surface area of the Au/m-TiO2-spheres was as high as 117 m2 g−1. The CO-adsorbed catalyst showed an apparent IR adsorption peak at 1714 cm−1 that matched with bridging model CO. It means the catalysts should be of high catalytic activity for the CO oxidation due to they could adsorb and activate CO commendably. When Au-content was 0.48 wt.%, the Au/m-TiO2-spheres could convert CO completely into CO2 at ambient temperature.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21373120, 21301098, 21071086, and 21271110), MOE Innovation Team (IRT13022) of China, and the Applied Basic Research Programs of Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Tianjin (13JCQNJC02000 and 12JCYBJC13100).

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  1. College of Chemistry, The Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), and Tianjin Key Lab of Metal and Molecule-based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Lili Wang, Shouying Huang, Baolin Zhu, Shoumin Zhang & Weiping Huang

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, China

    Weiping Huang

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Wang, L., Huang, S., Zhu, B. et al. Preparation and characterization of mesoporous TiO2-sphere-supported Au-nanoparticle catalysts with high activity for CO oxidation at ambient temperature. J Nanopart Res 18, 323 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-016-3620-x

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