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Reaction-relevant gold structures for low temperature water-gas shift catalysis

  • Tufts University

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Abstract

Nanoscale gold on oxide supports is an excellent catalyst for the oxidation of CO by various oxidants, e.g., oxygen in the low temperature CO oxidation and the preferential CO oxidation reactions, and water in the low temperature water-gas shift (WGS) reaction. These are important steps for the total removal of CO from hydrogen-rich reformate gas streams feeding low temperature PEM fuel cells. Results from catalytic activity tests and structural investigations of nanoscale Au/Fe2O3 and Au/CeO2 used for the WGS reaction were presented. The apparent activation energy of the WGS reaction was similar over the Au-CeO2 and Au-Fe2O3 catalysts. The oxidation states of gold were controlled by the oxygen potential in the reaction gas composition. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 2007 AIChE Annual Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT 11/4-9/2007).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 AIChE Annual Meeting
StatePublished - 2007
Event2007 AIChE Annual Meeting - Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Duration: Nov 4 2007Nov 9 2007

Publication series

Name2007 AIChE Annual Meeting

Conference

Conference2007 AIChE Annual Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySalt Lake City, UT
Period11/4/0711/9/07

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