Catalytic oxidation of benzene, toluene and p-xylene over colloidal gold supported on zinc oxide catalyst

Hongjing Wu, Liuding Wang, Jiaoqiang Zhang, Zhongyuan Shen, Jinghui Zhao

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Abstract

Au was loaded (1.5 wt.%) on the supports (ZnO, Al2O3 and MgO) by a colloidal deposition method. For a range of low temperatures (50-300 °C), the catalytic activity of Au/ZnO was much greater than that of Au/Al2O3 and Au/MgO. In particular, for the Au/ZnO, the benzene conversion exceeded 80% at 150 °C. The results of catalyst characterization suggested that the high catalytic activity of the Au/ZnO might be attributed to the effects of strong metal-oxide interaction which is possibly originated from the small lattice parameter difference between Au {111} and ZnO {101} lattice planes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)859-865
Number of pages7
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume12
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2011

Keywords

  • BTX oxidation
  • Colloidal gold nanoparticles
  • SMOI
  • ZnO

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