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Synthesis and characterization of highly dispersed bimetallic Au-Rh nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes for CO oxidation reaction at low temperature

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Low-temperature CO oxidation was carried out by using rhodium incorporated into titanate nanotubes (Rh/NTs) prepared by the sol-gel and hydrothermal methods; otherwise, gold nanoparticles were deposited homogeneously onto the Rh/NT surface through the deposition-precipitation with urea (DPU) method. The Au-Rh/NT sample exhibited high metal dispersion (55%), outstanding CO oxidation at low temperature, and better resistance to deactivation than the monometallic Rh/NT and Au/NT samples. The characterization of bimetallic samples, with particle sizes from 1 to 3 nm, revealed the remarkable presence of interacting Au and Rh species in metallic state. In this way, Au0 and Rh0 were answerable for the higher catalytic activity observed in the bimetallic samples. The interaction between Au and Rh in the nanoparticles of Au-Rh/NT promoted a synergistic effect on the CO oxidation reaction, explained by the creation of new CO adsorption sites.

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The authors want to thank the financial support provided by (CONACYT) through the “Fondo Sectorial de Investigación para la Educación” A1-S-18269 grant and the Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico-UNAM through the PAPIIT IN103719 grant and the Mexican Petroleum Institute.

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  1. Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, ICAT, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico

    Roberto Camposeco & Rodolfo Zanella

  2. Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, SLP, 78000, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Mariana Hinojosa-Reyes

  3. Product Technology, Mexican Institute of Petroleum, 07730, Mexico City, Mexico

    Salvador Castillo & Noel Nava

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, ESIQIE-IPN, 75876, Mexico City, Mexico

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Roberto Camposeco: formal analysis, writing–original draft preparation, conceptualization, and validation. Salvador Castillo: conceptualization and validation. Mariana Hinojosa-Reyes: formal analysis. Noel Nava: investigation. Rodolfo Zanella: formal analysis, writing–original draft preparation, supervision, and project administration.

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Camposeco, R., Hinojosa-Reyes, M., Castillo, S. et al. Synthesis and characterization of highly dispersed bimetallic Au-Rh nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes for CO oxidation reaction at low temperature. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 10734–10748 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11341-7

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