Selective CO oxidation in a hydrogen-rich stream over Ru/SiO₂

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• 作者：Yun Ha Kim^a ; Sung-Dae Yim^b ; Eun Duck Park^a ; ^{edpark@ajou.ac.kr}
• 关键词：Selective CO oxidation ; PROX ; Ru catalysts ; PEMFC ; Fuel cell
• 刊名：Catalysis Today
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：13_09205861
• 类别：ce
• 出版时间：20 May, 2012
• 卷：185
• 期：1
• 页码：143-150
• 文件大小：960 K

摘要

We prepared various Ru catalysts supported on silicas with different surface areas by an incipient wetness impregnation method and applied them in selective CO oxidation in a H₂-rich stream. For comparison, complete CO oxidation was also examined. The physical properties were probed with N₂ physisorption. The Ru dispersion was measured with CO chemisorption and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The interaction between the catalyst surface and a reactant was examined with O₂ chemisorption, temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO), and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). The BET surface area and total pore volume of the silica decreased with increasing calcination temperature. The average pore diameter of the silica increased with calcination temperature. The existence of micropores was not observed in the silica calcined in air at temperatures of 1103 K and above. The amount of CO and O₂ chemisorbed on Ru/SiO₂ at 300 K decreased with decreasing surface area of the silica. The particle size of Ru metal in Ru/SiO₂ generally increased with decreasing surface area of the silica. Ru/SiO₂ with a larger Ru particle size showed superior catalytic activities for the complete CO oxidation and the selective CO oxidation in a H₂-rich stream, compared to Ru/SiO₂ with a smaller Ru particle size, which might be due to the resistance to oxidation of Ru metal into RuO_x species. The Ru particle size also affects the fraction of active surface oxygen. Selected Ru/SiO₂ catalysts can reduce a high inlet CO concentration to less than 10 ppm even in the presence of H₂O and CO₂.