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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 221-230 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Applied Catalysis A: General |
Volume | 445-446 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 28 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
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.
Funders | Funder number |
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- CO chemisorption
- Desorption
- Metal dispersion
- Pt/AlO