Room-Temperature Nitrophenol Reduction over Ag–CeO2 Catalysts: The Role of Catalyst Preparation Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Result of N2 Sorption
2.2. XRD
2.3. TEM Studies
2.4. H2-TPR
2.5. Catalytic Properties
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Synthesis of Catalysts
4.2. Materials Characterization
4.3. Catalytic Activity Test
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | SBET (m2/g) | Vpore (сm3/g) | Dpore (nm) * |
---|---|---|---|
CeO2 | 30.4 | 0.128 | 13 |
Ag–CeO2 | 11.9 | 0.039 | - |
Ag/CeO2 | 5.6 | 0.054 | 27 |
Ag/CeO2 (red) | 5.6 | 0.037 | 27 |
Sample | d(111)CeO2 (Å) | DCeO2 (nm) a | d (111)Ag (Å) | DAg (nm) a |
---|---|---|---|---|
CeO2 | 3.131 | 8.8 ± 1.0 | - | - |
Ag–CeO2 | 3.121 | 16.7 ± 1.8 | 2.361 | 17.0 ± 1.1 |
Ag/CeO2 | 3.130 | 9.9 ± 1.3 | - | - |
Ag/CeO2 (red) | 3.126 | 14.1 ±1.5 | 2.362 | 12.3 ± 0.7 |
ICSD * reference files b | 3.121 | - | 2.359 | - |
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Chernykh, M.; Mikheeva, N.; Zaikovskii, V.; Salaev, M.; Liotta, L.F.; Mamontov, G. Room-Temperature Nitrophenol Reduction over Ag–CeO2 Catalysts: The Role of Catalyst Preparation Method. Catalysts 2020, 10, 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050580
Chernykh M, Mikheeva N, Zaikovskii V, Salaev M, Liotta LF, Mamontov G. Room-Temperature Nitrophenol Reduction over Ag–CeO2 Catalysts: The Role of Catalyst Preparation Method. Catalysts. 2020; 10(5):580. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050580
Chicago/Turabian StyleChernykh, Mariia, Natalia Mikheeva, Vladimir Zaikovskii, Mikhail Salaev, Leonarda F. Liotta, and Grigory Mamontov. 2020. "Room-Temperature Nitrophenol Reduction over Ag–CeO2 Catalysts: The Role of Catalyst Preparation Method" Catalysts 10, no. 5: 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050580