Characterization and CO oxidation activity of Cu/Cr/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} catalysts
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) have been used to characterize a series of Cu/Cr/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} catalysts prepared by stepwise incipient wetness impregnation of first chromium followed by copper (designated CuCry). The copper loading was held constant at 8 wt% CuO, and chromium loadings were varied from 0 to 20 wt% Cr{sub 2}O{sub 3}. The information obtained from surface and bulk characterization has been correlated with the CO oxidation activity of the catalysts. XPS and XRD results of analogous Cry indicated that the Cr dispersion decreased and the concentration of Cr{sup 3+} species increased with increasing Cr content. The decrease in Cu dispersion of CuCry with increasing Cr content has been attributed to the formation of large crystalline CuO and CuCr{sub 2}O{sub 4}. Copper addition decreased the Cr dispersion by reacting selectively with a dispersed Cr{sup 3+} species to form CuCr{sub 2}O{sub 4} species. However, the Cu addition did not affect the Cr oxidation state distribution compared to that of Cry. For low Cr loading CuCry catalysts (Cr/Al {le} 0.027), the CO oxidation activity increased with increasing Cr content due to the formation of crystalline CuO on the Cr-modified alumina. This has been attributed to the inhibition of Cu ion diffusion into alumina lattice vacancies by highly dispersed chromium species. The CuCry catalyst of Cr/Al = 0.054 showed the highest CO oxidation activity due to the formation of CuCr{sub 2}O{sub 4} which was more active than the CuO phase. For Cr-rich catalysts (Cr/Al {ge} 0.080), the decrease in CO oxidation activity has been ascribed to the encapsulation of the active site with Cr{sub 2}O{sub 3} species.
- OSTI ID:
- 624275
- Journal Information:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 37, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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