Abstract
The peculiar influence of a NiO support was studied by preparing gold catalysts supported on NiO1-x-TiO2 x mixed oxides. PVA protected Au nanoparticles showed high activity when supported on NiO for the selective oxidation of glycerol and ethane-1,2-diol. A detailed characterization of the resulting Au catalysts revealed a preferential deposition of the metal nanoparticles on the NiO phase. However, the activity of Au on NiO 1-x-TiO2 x decreased with respect to pure NiO and the selectivity evolved with changes in the support.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 394-399 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Catalysis Science and Technology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 2013 |