Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 727-735.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60220-3

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Effects of Adding CeO2 to Ag/Al2O3 Catalyst for Ammonia Oxidation at Low Temperatures

ZHANG Li, LIU Fudonga, YU Yunbo, LIU Yongchun, ZHANG Changbin, HE Hongb   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
  • Received:2011-01-04 Revised:2011-02-23 Online:2011-05-31 Published:2014-09-29

Abstract: The effects of adding CeO2 to Ag/Al2O3 on the selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen were investigated by activity test and N2 physisorption, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-Vis diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy of NH3 adsorption, and O2-pulse adsorption. Adding a suitable amount of CeO2 improved the catalytic activity of Ag/Al2O3 for NH3 oxidation at temperatures below 160 oC, and slightly influenced N2 selectivity by improving the catalyst’s ability to adsorb and activate O2 and the adsorption and activation of NH3.

Key words: ammonia, silver, cerium, alumina oxide, supported catalyst, oxygen uptake, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy