Catalysis Surveys from Asia

, Volume 18, Issue 2–3, pp 75–88 | Cite as

Recent Advances in Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2 Over Gold Catalysts

  • Pandian Lakshmanan
  • Jung Eun Park
  • Eun Duck Park
Article

Abstract

Recent studies have revealed that supported gold catalysts exhibit comparable or superior catalytic performance relative to platinum group metals, especially at low temperatures, in the preferential oxidation of CO under excess H2 (CO-PROX). Complete conversion of CO with good selectivity of O2 for CO2 and highly stable catalyst performance in the presence of CO2 and H2O are considered to be essential for the successful development of CO-PROX catalysts for application in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. The performance of supported gold catalysts in the CO-PROX reaction has been shown to be dependent on the characteristics of gold (size, oxidation state, and its interaction with other metal/oxides), nature of the support (size, composition, preparation method, presence of promoters, and doping with other metal ions), and reaction conditions (temperature and feed composition). Complete CO conversion has been achieved in the presence of certain gold catalysts below 100 °C. The unresolved issues in CO-PROX include the undesired oxidation of H2, detrimental effects of CO2 and/or H2O, and long-term stability of the catalysts. To address these issues, the catalytic activity of gold supported on simple oxides such as TiO2, CeO2, Al2O3, and Fe2O3 has been improved dramatically by the addition of promoters, alteration of the gold-oxide support interface, and modification of the oxide supports. Recently, nanoporous gold has also been recognized to be promising for this reaction. This review highlights recent developments of unsupported and supported gold catalysts for the CO-PROX reaction.

Keywords

Gold catalyst Preferential CO oxidation Support effects Promoters Stability 

Notes

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the New & Renewable Energy Grant of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (20123010040010), funded by the Korea Government Ministry of Knowledge Economy. This research was also supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2009-0094046).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Pandian Lakshmanan
    • 1
    • 2
  • Jung Eun Park
    • 1
    • 2
  • Eun Duck Park
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Chemical EngineeringAjou UniversitySuwonRepublic of Korea
  2. 2.Department of Energy Systems ResearchAjou UniversitySuwonRepublic of Korea

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