Resumen

PELUSO, M. A. et al. Co oxidation: effect of Ce and Au addition on MnO_x catalysts. Lat. Am. appl. res. [online]. 2012, vol.42, n.4, pp. 351-358. ISSN 0327-0793.

The effect of cerium and/or gold addition to a manganese oxide which was greatly active in CO oxidation was studied. The catalysts obtained by this way were characterized by N₂ adsorption, XRF, XRD and TPR, and their catalytic activity was measured in the CO oxidation reaction. The pure MnO_x catalyst was active in the CO oxidation but the addition of 5 wt % cerium decreased their catalytic activity. Adding 2 wt % gold improved the activity of MnO_x and Ce/MnO_x and caused a slight decrease of the catalyst specific area and of the average oxidation state of manganese in catalysts, which was found between 3.3 and 3.6. The order of activity found on the basis of T₅₀ for the four catalysts was: Au/MnO_x > Au/Ce/MnO_x > MnO_x > Ce/MnO_x, with T₅₀ of 89, 95, 99 and 139 °C, respectively. The solids Au/MnO_x and Au/Ce/MnO_x presented a T₁₀ of 30 and 49 °C, indicating that gold favored the conversion at room temperature. The effect of water vapor on the reaction was also analyzed, finding a decrease in the catalytic activity of all catalysts, due to the blocking of active sites in the catalyst surface.

Palabras llave : CO Oxidation; MnO_x; CeMnO_x; Au.