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Title: Correlation Between Reactivity and Oxidation State of Cobalt Oxide Catalysts for CO Preferential Oxidation

Journal Article · · ACS Catalysis
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  1. Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg (France). Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES)
  2. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Stoughton, WI (United States). Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC). Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
  3. Max Planck Inst. for Medical Research, Berlin (Germany). Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, and Dept. of Heterogeneous Reactions
  4. Max Planck Inst. for Medical Research, Berlin (Germany). Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry

Catalytic performance is known to be influenced by several factors, with the catalysts’ surface oxidation state being the most prominent of all. However, in the great majority of industrial heterogeneous catalytic reactions the oxidation state of the active sites is a subject of intense debate. Preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in hydrogen rich mixtures (COPrOx) is an important heterogeneous catalytic reaction involved in the purification of hydrogen. In the search of an economically affordable catalyst for this reaction, cobalt appears as one of the most promising materials. Therefore it is essential to distinguish if a certain surface state of cobalt exists that favors the reaction more than the others. Here we directly compare the activity of CoO and Co3O4 phases by combining ex situ and operando analytical methods with first-principles modeling. CoO is identified as the most favored cobalt surface oxidation state for COPrOx process, providing a critical element for rational design of efficient and durable COPrOx catalysts.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Stoughton, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Contributing Organization:
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER15731; AC02-06CH11357; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1569467
Journal Information:
ACS Catalysis, Vol. 9, Issue 9; ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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