title: Nanoporous gold as an active low temperature catalyst toward CO oxidation in hydrogen-rich stream.
abstract: Preferential CO oxidation (PROX) was investigated by using dealloyed nanoporous gold (NPG) catalyst under ambient conditions. Systematic investigations were carried out to characterize its catalytic performance by varying reaction parameters such as temperature and co-existence of CO2 and H2O, which revealed that NPG was a highly active and selective catalyst for PROX, especially at low temperature. At 20°C, the exit CO concentration could be reduced to less than 2 ppm with a turnover frequency of 4.1 × 10(-2) s(-1) at a space velocity of 120,000 mL h(-1) g(-1)cat. and its high activity could retain for more than 24 hours. The presence of residual Ag species in the structure did not seem to improve the intrinsic activity of NPG for PROX; however, they contributed to the stabilization of the NPG structure and apparent catalytic activity. These results indicated that NPG might be readily applicable for hydrogen purification in fuel cell applications.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Energy Materials & Technology Research (AEMT), and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Dongwei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D016062:Porosity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D006046:Gold; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D006859:Hydrogen