This paper provides a review of recently obtained spectroscopic results, ab-initio calculations and catalytic activity tests from the authors ́ laboratory of factors affecting the performance of materials used as automobile catalysts. Issues addressed include the preparation of (Ce,Zr)Ox/Al2O3 (CZA) mixed oxide supports and the use of new active metals, such as Pd and Cu, for three-way catalysts...

The metal chloride of LaCl3 was chosen to modify the Au-Cu/AC to decrease the noble metal of gold and enhance the catalytic performances. Then a mercury-free catalyst of Au-Cu-La/AC was prepared by the impregnation method, and the fresh Au-Cu-La/AC and Au-Cu/AC catalysts were also characteri...

Utilization of active and stable catalyst could have enormous advantages in industrial application of biogas reforming. In order to achieve this goal, the effects of Cu and Co as promoters were investigated over physical-chemical properties of Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 catalyst in reforming of biogas. The sequential impregnation was used for preparation of catalysts. The catalysts were characterized using ...

MPd (M = Co, or Cu) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by borane-amine reduction of metal acetylacetonates. The size of the MPd NPs was controlled at 3.5 nm and their compositions were tuned by the molar ratios of the metal precursors. These MPd NPs were active catalysts for electrochemical oxidation of formic acid and the Cu30Pd70 NPs showed the highest mass activity at 1192.9 A gPd(-1), muc...

Ternary and quaternary Cr or Ga-containing ex-LDH catalysts influence of the additional oxides onto the microstructure and activity of Cu/ZnAl2O4 catalysts Stefanie Kühl, Julia Schumann, Igor Kasatkin, Michael Hävecker, Robert Schlögl, Malte Behrens* Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Max-Planck-Institute f...

Ethanol has been used as a renewable hydrogen-donor in the conversion of lignin model molecule subcritical conditions. Noble metal-free porous mixed oxides, obtained by activation Cu−Ni−Al and Cu−Ni−Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) precursors, have heterogeneous catalysts for Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) hydrogen transfer further hydrogenation ethanol dehydrogenation products. Both Cu/(Cu+Ni...

In this work, several copper supported catalysts, Cu/Dol, Cu/Al2O3, Cu/Bent, Cu/Mont, and Cu/Talc were prepared using wet impregnation route characterized BET, BJH, XRD, H2-TPR, NH3–TPD, SEM analytical techniques subsequently tested in hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO). The nature support was found determine the activation catalysts. Among dolomite catalyst (Cu/Dol) exhibi...

Steam reforming of light hydrocarbons provides a promising method for hydrogen production. Ni-based catalysts are so far the best and the most commonly used catalysts for steam reforming because of their acceptably high activity and significantly lower cost in comparison with alternative precious metal-based catalysts. However, nickel catalysts are susceptible to deactivation from the depositio...

In this research work, copper (Cu), palladium (Pd) and their bimetallic palladium@ copper (Pd@Cu) nanoparticles were synthesized using trisodium citrate as a stabilizing agent using the known chemical reduction method. The synthesized Cu, Pd and Pd@Cu nanoparticles were characterized by the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, respec...

Molecular sieve was utilized as a carrier of active metals copper and manganese to determine the effectiveness of removing toluen using a catalyst incineration. Catalysts with various metal ratios and weight loadings were produced by sol-gel to treat toluene. This investigation selected the most effective catalyst, based on the conversion rate of toluene and CO2 yield. The influences of operati...