Supported CuO/Ce1−x Zr x O2 catalysts for the preferential oxidation of CO in H2-rich gases

The catalytic properties of CuO supported on ceria or ceria-zirconia mixed oxides have been investigated in the preferential oxidation of CO in H₂-rich gases. CuO/CeO₂ shows very high activity towards the oxidation of CO with a light-off temperature of about 70°C. This catalyst is very selective for the oxidation of CO rather than of H₂ in the low temperature region (70–120°C), while at higher temperatures, the oxidation of hydrogen begins, causing of a maximum of CO conversion to arise with increasing temperature. Published in Russian in Kinetika i Kataliz, 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 779–787. This article was submitted by the authors in English.