title: Novel application of depleted fullerene soot (DFS) as support of catalysts for low-temperature reduction of NO with CO.
abstract: Depleted fullerene soot (DFS) with fullerene residue content of about 2.2-3.2% are investigated in order to elucidate the possibility for their use as support of catalysts in low-temperature reduction of NO with CO. Bimetalic copper-cobalt and copper-manganese oxides supported on DFS are prepared. All samples are characterized by chemical analysis, XRD, SEM, IR spectroscopy, XPS, nitrogen adsorption measurements. The two DFS supported bimetallic catalysts manifest a high activity towards the reduction of NO with CO at temperatures below 150 degrees C, the CuCo/DFS being the more active one. The peculiarity of the support DFS predetermines the porous texture of the catalysts. The occurrence of a specific metal-support interaction favors the formation of the mixed oxide spinels CuCo2O4 and Cu1.5 Mn1.5 O4 that are responsible for the enhanced activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. ispasova@igic.bas.bg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Spassova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khristova
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nickolov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mehandjiev