Abstract
The cooperative effect of Ce and Pr in the modification of mixed copper and cobalt oxide catalysts which were synthesized starting from the co-precipitation method of a hydrotalcite structure was evaluated in the catalytic combustion of ethanol. The solids were characterized by XRD, XRF, H 2–TPR, O 2–TPD and N 2 adsorption. The greatest catalytic performance was associated with the increase in the oxygen storage capacity and reducibility in the solids that contain rare earth elements (Ce–Pr) and with the improvement in the specific surface area. Additionally, the high selectivity towards CO 2, which is the principal product in total oxidation, demonstrates that the solids modified with Cu and/or Co and promoted with rare earth elements, are excellent catalysts in the total oxidation of ethanol, evidencing a cooperative effect among the metals.
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