In this work, MnO
x modified
Co3O
4-CeO
2 catalysts were prepared and used for
preferential oxidation of CO in hydrogen-rich gases. The catalytic performance tests results showed that the catalyst with Co:Ce:Mn molar ratio
of 8:1:1 exhibited the best low-temperature CO
oxidation activity and higher selectivity for CO-PROX reaction among tested catalysts. 100%CO
conversion
could be obtained over this catalyst at 80–180 °C with the feeding gas
of 1 vol.%CO, 1 vol.%O
2, 50 vol.%H
2 and N
2 balance under the space velocity
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2 and/or water was unfavorable for CO removal, even so
complete
oxidation of CO was still achieved over this catalyst with the reaction stream
of 20 vol.%CO
2, 10 vol.%H
2O, 1 vol.%CO, 1 vol.%O
2, 50 vol.%H
2 and N
2 balance under high space velocity
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of 160–180 °C. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM, EDX, TPR and XPS techniques and the results showed that adding MnO
x into Co
3O
4-CeO
2 led to more uniform mixing
of Co
3O
4 and CeO
2 particles and led to finely dispersed and high valence state
cobalt oxides species, which
contributed to high catalytic activity
of Co-Ce-Mn mixed oxides catalysts.