title: Nanostructured Cu(x)Ce1-xO2-y mixed oxide catalysts: characterization and WGS activity tests.
abstract: Cu(x)Ce(1-x)O(2-y) mixed oxide catalysts were prepared by different preparation procedures: co-precipitation, the sol-gel peroxide route, and the sol-gel citric acid-assisted route. The resulting solids were investigated by means of XRD, BET, H(2) and CO temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), oxidation (TPO) and desorption (TPD) analyses, and N(2)O pulse selective reaction. It was confirmed that H(2) (CO) consumed for complete reduction of well-dispersed and bulk-like CuO phases to Cu(0), reduction of surface ceria and H(2) (CO) adsorption on the catalyst surface contribute to the total H(2) (CO) consumption. Among catalysts examined, the Cu(0.15)Ce(0.85)O(2-y) mixed oxide sample prepared by means of co-precipitation method exhibits the highest activity and stability for water-gas shift (WGS) pulse reaction in the range of employed operating conditions. WGS activity of copper-ceria mixed oxide catalysts is determined by the extent of surface ceria reduction and dispersion of copper species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, P.O. Box 660, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia. albin.pintar@ki.si
authors.forename: Albin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pintar
authors.forename: Jurka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Stanko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hocevar