Differences in the Catalytic Behavior of Au-Metalized TiO2 Systems During Phenol Photo-Degradation and CO Oxidation

For this present work, a series of Au-metallized TiO 2 catalysts were synthesized and characterized in order to compare their performance in two different catalytic environments: the phenol degradation that occurs during the liquid phase and in the CO oxidation phase, which proceeds the gas phase. T...

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Autores: Laguna Espitia, Oscar Hernando, Murcia Mesa, Julie Joseane, Rojas Sarmiento, Hugo Alfonso, Jaramillo Páez, César Augusto, Navío Santos, José Antonio, Hidalgo López, María del Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/87835
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/87835
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9040331
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Au-TiO 2
CO oxidation
Gold catalysts
Phenol photo-degradation
Titania
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Sumario:For this present work, a series of Au-metallized TiO 2 catalysts were synthesized and characterized in order to compare their performance in two different catalytic environments: the phenol degradation that occurs during the liquid phase and in the CO oxidation phase, which proceeds the gas phase. The obtained materials were analyzed by different techniques such as XRF, SBET, XRD, TEM, XPS, and UV-Vis DRS. Although the metallization was not totally efficient in all cases, the amount of noble metal loaded depended strongly on the deposition time. Furthermore, the differences in the amount of loaded gold were important factors influencing the physicochemical properties of the catalysts, and consequently, their performances in the studied reactors. The addition of gold represented a considerable increase in the phenol conversion when compared with that of the TiO 2 , despite the small amount of noble metal loaded. However, this was not the case in the CO oxidation reaction. Beyond the differences in the phase where the reaction occurred, the loss of catalytic activity during the CO oxidation reaction was directly related to the sintering of the gold nanoparticles.