CO oxidation over palladium- and sodium-promoted tin dioxide: catalyst characterization and temperature-programmed studies


MİRKELAMOĞLU B., Karakas G.

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL, vol.281, pp.275-284, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 281
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.apcata.2004.11.036
  • Journal Name: APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.275-284
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

One weight percentage PdO/SnO2 and 0.1 wt.% Na-1 wt.% PdO/SnO2 catalysts have been synthesized through a sol-gel route and these catalysts have been characterized by XRD, BET, SEM and temperature-programmed adsorption and desorption techniques with regard to their activity for the CO oxidation reaction. CO adsorption and CO-O-2 co-adsorption followed by O-2 TPD have been carried out to observe the role of sodium promotion on the catalytic activity. The catalytic activity of PdO/SnO2 catalysts is suppressed by blockage of CO active sites by O-2 on co-adsorbed catalysts. Sodium-promoted catalysts possess increased affinity to oxygen and thus, exhibit superior activity Upon CO-O-2 co-adsorption, but these catalysts have been observed to perform poorly upon consecutive adsorption of CO and O-2. The effect has been ascribed to enhanced interaction of sodium-promoted surfaces with CO hindering oxygen adsorption on CO precovered surface. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.