Abstract

Catalysts for low temperature CO oxidation were prepared by decorating hydroxyapatite (HAp) ceramic foam scaffolds with highly dispersed gold nanocrystals using a deposition-precipitation (DP) process. Catalytic activity, microstructure and crystallinity were studied as a function of reagent pH (4–12) and aging time (10, 30, 60 min) for powders and porous supports. Superior products with small (≤ 5 nm) gold crystals distributed homogeneously over HAp foam were obtained at pH 8–9. Larger crystal sizes and colloidal gold agglomeration appeared at longer aging times. The optimized catalyst prepared by reaction at pH 9 for 30 min showed 100% CO conversion to CO2 at 150°C. The Au-HAp composite demonstrated excellent durability by retaining structural and crystallographic integrity with no loss of activity when tested at 65°C out to 166 h.

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