Abstract
The development of an efficient and economic catalyst with high catalytic performance is always challenging. In this study, we report the synthesis of hollow CeO2 nanostructures and the crystallinity control of a CeO2 layer used as a support material for a CuO-CeO2 catalyst in CO oxidation. The hollow CeO2 nanostructures were synthesized using a simple hydrothermal method. The crystallinity of the hollow CeO2 shell layer was controlled through thermal treatment at various temperatures. The crystallinity of hollow CeO2 was enhanced by increasing the calcination temperature, but both porosity and surface area decreased, showing an opposite trend to that of crystallinity. The crystallinity of hollow CeO2 significantly influenced both the characteristics and the catalytic performance of the corresponding hollow CuO-CeO2 (H-Cu-CeO2) catalysts. The degree of oxygen vacancy significantly decreased with the calcination temperature. H-Cu-CeO2 (HT), which presented the lowest CeO2 crystallinity, not only had a high degree of oxygen vacancy but also showed well-dispersed CuO species, while H-Cu-CeO2 (800), with well-developed crystallinity, showed low CuO dispersion. The H-Cu-CeO2 (HT) catalyst exhibited significantly enhanced catalytic activity and stability. In this study, we systemically analyzed the characteristics and catalyst performance of hollow CeO2 samples and the corresponding hollow CuO-CeO2 catalysts.
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