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Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2-Rich Stream Over Au/CeO2–NiO Catalysts: Effect of the Preparation Method

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Two methods, viz., the hydrothermal (HT) and co-precipitation (CP) methods, were used to prepare CeO2–NiO composite oxides; with them as the supports, Au/CeO2–NiO catalysts were prepared by the colloidal deposition method and used in the preferential oxidation (PROX) of CO in H2-rich stream. Various characterization measures such as N2 sorption, XRD, TEM, H2-TPR, Raman spectroscopy and XPS were used to clarify the influence of preparation method on the structure of CeO2–NiO support and the performance of Au/CeO2–NiO catalyst. The XPS and TEM results reveal that the CeO2–NiO(HT) support prepared by hydrothermal method displays a uniform rod-like shape and exposes preferentially the (110) and (100) planes of CeO2, whereas the CeO2–NiO(CP) support prepared by co-precipitation method is composed of nanorods and irregular nanoparticles dominated by (111) facets of CeO2. After deposition of gold, both the Au/CeO2–NiO(HT) and Au/CeO2–NiO(CP) catalysts are alike in the state and size distribution of deposited Au nanoparticles. The H2-TPR results indicate that the presence of Au strongly promotes the reduction of CeO2 in the Au/CeO2–NiO catalyst. Raman spectra illustrate that the incorporation of Ni ions into CeO2 remarkably increases the amount of oxygen vacancies in the CeO2–NiO supports, especially in CeO2–NiO(HT) prepared by hydrothermal method, which is beneficial to the dispersion and stabilization of gold species. The structure of CeO2–NiO support and catalytic activity of Au/CeO2–NiO in CO PROX is strongly related to the preparation method; Au/CeO2–NiO(HT) exhibits much higher activity than Au/CeO2–NiO(CP). The larger fraction of (110) and (100) CeO2 facets in CeO2–NiO(HT) can promote the dispersion of gold species, formation of oxygen vacancies and migration of oxygen species, which are effective to enhance the redox capacity and activity of the obtained Au/CeO2–NiO(HT) catalyst for CO PROX in H2-rich stream.

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Au supported on CeO2–NiO nanorods prepared by hydrothermal method exhibits much higher catalytic activity for CO PROX in H2-rich stream.

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The authors are grateful for the financial supports of National Natural Science Foundation of China (51704240, 51602253, 21603173, 21703276), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China (2016JQ2030, 2016JQ2017 and 2016JQ5110), and the Special Natural Science Foundation of Science and Technology Bureau of Xi’an City (CXY1531WL03, CXY1531WL22).

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    Shuna Li, Xiaojun Li & Xiaohui Yang

  2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, 710054, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Yagang Zhang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 165, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Zhikai Li, Ruiyi Wang & Huaqing Zhu

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Li, S., Zhang, Y., Li, X. et al. Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2-Rich Stream Over Au/CeO2–NiO Catalysts: Effect of the Preparation Method. Catal Lett 148, 328–340 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-017-2231-1

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