Abstract
Nanostructured copper-chromium oxides were prepared by the sol–gel process (SG) and were characterised by elemental analysis, thermal analysis (TG-DTA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and by their activity in methane combustion. A comparative study was made with copper chromites commercial catalysts. The as-synthesised copper chromites sample exhibited higher specific surface area (248 m2 g−1) with respect to commercial solids (42 m2 g−1). The surface quantitative analysis evidenced a Cr6+ enrichment for the SG catalyst (Cr6+/Cr3+=0.56) with respect to commercial sample (0.39), while the ratio of copper species Cu2+/(Cu° + Cu+) was the same in both solids. Catalytic activity of SG solids in methane combustion was found to be comparable to that of Pt/Al2O3 and superior to that of commercial copper chromites tested under the same conditions.
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