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Catalysts for low temperature oxidation

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OSTI ID:1241042

The invention provides a composite catalyst containing a first component and a second component. The first component contains nanosized gold particles. The second component contains nanosized platinum group metals. The composite catalyst is useful for catalyzing the oxidation of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and other pollutants at low temperatures.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
9,272,268
Application Number:
14/231,828
OSTI ID:
1241042
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Gold–Copper Nanoparticles: Nanostructural Evolution and Bifunctional Catalytic Sites journal December 2012