Activity and selectivity of CO oxidation in H2 rich stream over the Ag/Co/Ce mixed oxide catalysts

Silver, cobalt and ceria mixed oxide catalysts were prepared at different metal/metal oxide molar ratios by the co-precipitation method, calcined at different temperatures (200 °C, 450 °C) and tested for the selective CO oxidation reaction in H2 rich gas stream. XRD, XPS, N2 physisorption, SEM and TPR-H2 techniques were used to characterize the catalysts. Catalysts have an average pore diameter in the mesoporous range. Catalysts which were calcined at 200 °C had amorphous phase structure. After calcination at 450 °C, not only the crystal phase structure but also decrease in BET surface areas of the catalysts and the shift at light off temperatures of the catalysts to the higher temperatures were obtained. The highest activity and selectivity was obtained from the catalysts calcined 200 °C which were 50/50 Ag–Co and 50/50 Co–Ce mixed oxide catalysts, respectively, which did not loose their activity and selectivity in a reaction period of 5800 min.