A simple method for CO chemisorption studies under continuous flow: Adsorption and desorption behavior of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts

Canan Karakaya, Olaf Deutschmann

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Abstract

A simple and rapid method for the determination of metal dispersion of technical catalysts is presented, which is based on temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of pre-adsorbed CO in a continuous-flow reactor at atmospheric conditions. A commercial Pt/Al2O3 diesel oxidation catalyst is studied as an example. In the TPD spectra, desorption of CO as well as CO2 is considered. Furthermore, a pulse adsorption technique is applied to better understand the adsorption-desorption behavior and the oxidation of CO. Metal dispersion based on the TPD methods presented agrees well with data derived from H2 and CO chemisorption measurements using commercial set-ups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-230
Number of pages10
JournalApplied Catalysis A: General
Volume445-446
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 28 2012
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors would like to thank Dr. Peter Pfeifer (KIT, Institute of Micro Process Engineering) for the H 2 chemisorption measurements and the company Umicore AG & Co. KG for providing the catalyst. Financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) is gratefully acknowledged.

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

    Keywords

    • Adsorption
    • CO chemisorption
    • Desorption
    • Metal dispersion
    • Pt/AlO

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