Abstract
Crystalline cerium hydroxy carbonate (CHC: Ce(OH)CO3) was prepared by a novel precipitation/digestion method at room temperature in air. The nano-sized CeO2 supports were obtained by the thermal decomposition of CHC and the Pt/CeO2 catalysts were prepared by an incipient wetness impregnation method. The pre-calcination temperature and aging time were optimized to obtain a highly active Pt/CeO2 catalyst for the water gas shift reaction (WGS). The Pt/CeO2 catalyst exhibited the highest CO conversion (82%) and the lowest activation energy (55kJ/mol) at a very high gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 45,515h-1 when the optimized synthesis parameter (pre-calcined temperature=400°C and aging time=4h) was used in the synthesis of CeO2. This is mainly due to the high BET surface area, nano-sized CeO2, and intimate interaction between Pt and CeO2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 78-84 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Renewable Energy |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning ( 2013R1A1A1A05007370 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
