CeO2-ZrO2 mixed oxide （Ce0.6Zr0.402） prepared by microwave-assisted heating co-precipitation was used as a support to prepare a series of CuO/Ce0.6Zr0.402 catalysts with various CuO contents （0 wt.%-1 5 wt.%） via the method of incipient-wetness im- pregnation. The obtained CuO/Ce0.6Zr0.402 samples were characterized by N2 adsorption, XRD, Raman, TEM and H2-TPR technolo- gies, and their catalytic activities for CO oxidation were investigated. The results showed that the activity of CuO/Ce0.6Zr0.402 catalyst was strongly influenced by the content of CuO, and the catalyst with 10 wt.% CuO exhibited the best catalytic activity in CO oxida- tion, which could be attributed to the high dispersion and reducibility of CuO, and high oxygen vacancy concentration in the catalyst.
Mesoporous CeO2-MnOx binary oxides with different Mn/Ce molar ratios were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, N2 sorption, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and H2 temperature-programmed reduction （H2-TPR）. The characterization results indicated that the CeO2-MnOx catalysts exhibited flower-like microspheres with high specific surface areas, and partial Mn cations could be incorporated into CeO2 lattice to form solid solution. The CeO2-MnOx catalysts showed better catalytic activity for CO oxidation than that prepared by the coprecipitation method. Furthermore, the CeO2-MnOx catalyst with Mn/Ce molar ratio of 1 in the synthesis gel （Ce-Mn-1） exhibited the best catalytic activity, over which the conversion of CO could achieve 90% at 135 ℃. This was ascribed to presence of more Mn species with higher oxida- tion state on the surface and the better reducibility over the Ce-Mn-I catalyst than other CeO2-MnOx catalysts.
Pd-only three-way catalyst （TWC）, Pd supported on washcoating （the mixture of alumina and Ce-Zr solid solution）/cordierite, was prepared and its catalytic performance and the operation window （2-value） at 450 ℃ were evaluated with the simulated automotive exhaust feed gas. Surfactants such as Tween-80 and Span-20 were added in the process of preparing the catalyst in order to improve the thermal stability and catalytic performance of Pd-only TWC. The fresh and aged catalysts at 1000 ℃ for 4 h were characterized by low-temperature N2 adsorption, XRD, XPS, and H2-TPR techniques. The results show that the presence of surfactants in the synthesis slurry could influence the physicochemical properties of the final Pd-only TWC. The FTS catalyst prepared with the mixed surfactant of Tween-80 and Span-20 exhibited excellent three-way catalytic performance. After being aged at 1000℃ for 4 h, the catalytic performances of Pd-only TWCs slightly decreased, but the FTS catalyst still demonstrated higher catalytic performance and better thermal stability compared with the Pd-only catalysts prepared with single surfactant or without any surfactant. And the FTS catalyst has a wider 2 value （operation window） than other catalysts, even after being aged at 1000℃.
Yutao RenQun ShenYun GuoYanqin WangYanglong GuoXueqing GongGuanzhong Lu
A modified CuO/CeO2 catalyst was prepared by surfactant-assisted impregnation method and showed better catalytic activity for low temperature CO oxidation than that from conventional impregnation method. The physicochemical properties of different CuO/CeO2 catalysts were characterized by thermogravimetrie and differential scanning calorimetric measurements （TG-DSC）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, N2 adsorpti0n-desorption, Raman spectroscopy, H2 temperature-programmed reduction （H2-TPR）, tern- perature-programmed desorption of 02 （O2-TPD）, and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy （DRIFTS）. The re- sults suggested that the addition of hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide （CTAB） into the impregnation solution could improve the dispersion of CuO species, which could facilitate Cu2＋ incorporating into CeO2 lattice and strengthened the synergistic effects between CuO and CeO2, making the lattice oxygen more active, and eventually resulting in enhanced activity for CO oxidation.
