Abstract
Au/MFI was prepared by sublimation of AuCl3 onto HMFI. The oxidation state of the gold in the as-synthesized sample is Au3+. Upon heating in He or O2, it transforms into gold metal and electron-deficient gold particles which agglomerate to larger Au particles. Reduction of Au3+ with CO to Au+ is accompanied by formation of an Au+(CO) complex. The carbonyl ligand has a remarkable stabilization effect on Au+ ions in zeolite cages. Strong IR bands show the CO vibration, and also the strong perturbation of the T-O-T vibrations of the zeolite lattice. [Au+(CO)]/MFI has a characteristic XRD pattern and is stable up to 200°C. Au/MFI catalyzes the decomposition of N2O to N2 even in the presence of 3% O2. With hydrocarbons or NH3 as the reductant, it has some NOx reduction activity, but these catalysts deactivate at higher temperature even in inert gas atmosphere.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Catalysis Letters |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Financial aid from the Director of the Chemistry Division, Basic Energy Science, US Department of Energy, Grant DE-FGO2–87ER13654, is gratefully acknowledged. ZXG thanks the China Scholarship Council for its generous financial support.
Funders | Funder number |
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U.S. Department of Energy | DE-FGO2–87ER13654 |
Basic Energy Sciences | |
China Scholarship Council |
Keywords
- Au/MFI
- Gold carbonyl
- NO and NO decomposition
- NO reduction
- Sublimation method