BaTiO3 and PbTiO3 perovskite as catalysts for methane combustion

Unsupported and γ-Al2O3-supported Ba and Pb titanate catalysts were prepared, characterized and studied in the combustion of methane, as a test reaction for VOCs’ catalytic combustion. They present good catalytic activities, and after dispersion (5%) on γ-Al2O3 the specific activity of the supported perovskite phase increased 25 and 30 times, respectively, compared with the unsupported samples. PbTiO3/γ-Al2O3 shows the best catalytic properties among the tested samples.