Abstract
This work focuses on probing the synergetic catalytic effects in mesostructured tri-component Ru–Cu–Ce oxides in CO oxidation reaction. The crystallized nanocomposites with RuO2 and CuO nanoparticles dispersed homogeneously in the pore network of mesoporous CeO2 were synthesized by the nanocasting replication method. The greatly enhanced catalytic activity was achieved by CuO incorporating in mesoporous CeO2, and further by RuO2 incorporating in the mesostructure of CuO/CeO2. Two types of synergetic catalytic mechanisms have been preliminarily proposed to be copresent in the system: CeO2 activation by CuO through generating oxygen vacancies at CeO2/CuO interface and the CeO2 surface nearby, which consequently activate the oxygen species (O*) and enhance the CO oxidation activity of the bi-metal CuCe oxide, and the simultaneous adsorption of CO molecules and their activation in parallel on the active surface of RuO2, which results in further elevated catalytic activity.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
