Abstract. A combined experimental-theory approach was applied to unambiguously determine the nature of “surface nitrates” in BaO/γ -Al2O3 NOx storage materials. High resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy images reveal that at a low BaO coverage of 2 wt% on γ -Al2O3 monomeric BaO units are present almost exclusively. These molecularly dispersed BaO units are concentrated…
Abstract. In this work, we investigated the NOx storage behavior of Pt/BaO/CeO2 catalysts, especially in the presence of SO2. High surface area CeO2 (110 m2/g) with a rod like morphology was synthesized and used as a support. The Pt/BaO/CeO2 sample demonstrated slightly higher NOx uptake in the entire temperature range studied compared with Pt/BaO/g-Al2O3. More importantly, this ceria-base…
Abstract. The catalytic activity of cobalt in the production of hydrogen via ethanol steam reforming has been investigated in its relation to the crystalline structure of metallic cobalt. At a reaction temperature of 350 8C, the specific hydrogen production rates show that hexagonal close-packed (hcp) cobalt possesses higher activity than face-centered cubic (fcc) cobalt. However, at typica…