Engineering CuO<sub>x</sub>–ZrO<sub>2</sub>–CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocatalysts with abundant surface Cu species and oxygen vacancies toward high catalytic performance in CO oxidation and 4-nitrophenol reduction
Baolin Liu, Yizhao Li, Shaojun Qing, Kun Wang, Jing Xie, Yali Cao
Abstract
CuO<sub>x</sub>–ZrO<sub>2</sub>–CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystalline catalysts were designed and synthesized by a solvent-free synthetic strategy, and exhibited excellent catalytic performance owing to the increased oxygen vacancies and better dispersed active metal species.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisNanocrystalline materialNanomaterial-based catalystMaterials scienceOxygenNanocrystalChemical engineeringMetalInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyMetallurgyChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications