Abstract
The kinetics of CO oxidation, H 2 oxidation and preferential CO oxidation (PrOx) over Au/Al 2O 3 catalysts have been investigated. The catalysts with the smallest particles (∼2 nm) are the most active for all three reactions. As previously observed, the presence of H 2 greatly promotes CO oxidation, which becomes faster than CO-free H 2 oxidation at low temperature. From these results and on the basis of previous works, we propose a complete PrOx mechanism. The reaction involves Au–OOH, Au–OH and Au–H intermediates, also involved in H 2 oxidation, and benefits from the presence of low-coordination sites.
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