Oxygen-assisted reduction of Au species on Au/SiO2 catalyst in room temperature CO oxidation

Zili Wu, Shenghu Zhou, Haoguo Zhu, Sheng Dai, Steven H. Overbury

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Abstract

An unexpected oxygen-assisted reduction of cationic Au species by CO was found on a Au/SiO2 catalyst at room temperature and the produced metallic Au species plays an essential role in CO oxidation on Au/SiO 2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3308-3310
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

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