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Rhodium Supported on Silica-Stabilized Alumina for Catalytic Decomposition of N2O

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Silica-stabilized alumina calcined at 1200 °C has been used as a support for rhodium catalysts, and tested in catalytic decomposition of N2O propellant. Significant enhancement of catalytic performance was obtained on the silica-stabilized catalyst owing to the thermally stable structure favoring the stabilization of Rh0 species and desorption of oxygen during the decomposition process.

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Silica-stabilized alumina calcined at 1200 °C has been used as a support for rhodium catalysts, and tested in catalytic decomposition of N2O propellant. Significant enhancement of catalytic performance was obtained on the silica-stabilized catalyst owing to the thermally stable structure favoring the stabilization of Rh0 species and desorption of oxygen during the decomposition process.

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Supports from Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 20973165 and No. 20773122) and External Cooperation Program of Chinese Academy of Science (GJHZ200827) are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian, 116023, People’s Republic of China

    Xiangyun Zhao, Yu Cong, Yanqiang Huang, Shuang Liu, Xiaodong Wang & Tao Zhang

  2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    Xiangyun Zhao & Shuang Liu

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Zhao, X., Cong, Y., Huang, Y. et al. Rhodium Supported on Silica-Stabilized Alumina for Catalytic Decomposition of N2O. Catal Lett 141, 128–135 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-010-0472-3

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