High-heat treatment enhanced catalytic activity of CuO/CeO<sub>2</sub> catalysts with low CuO content for CO oxidation
Jihang Yu, Jihang Yu, Qiangsheng Guo, Xiuzhen Xiao, Haifang Mao, Dongsen Mao, Jun Yu, Jun Yu
Abstract
CuO/CeO<sub>2</sub> catalysts with low CuO content and calcined at 800 °C exhibited better catalytic performance than those calcined at 500 °C. The coordinatively unsaturated copper atoms were proved to be the main active sites in the CuO/CeO<sub>2</sub> catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCalcinationCopperMaterials scienceCopper oxideInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalysts for Methane Reforming