O2-assisted Water Gas Shift reaction over structured Au and Pt catalysts

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Platinum and gold structured catalysts were compared as active phases in classical and O2-assisted Water Gas Shift (WGS) reaction. Both metals were supported on iron-doped ceria mixed oxide and then, structured on metallic micromonolithic devices. As expected the WGS activity of both micromonoliths is conditioned by the nature of the noble metals being Pt the most active metal in traditional conditions. However, the addition of oxygen to the classical water gas feed turns the balance in favor of the gold based catalysts, being the presence of gold responsible for an excessive improvement of the catalytic activity.

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España Mineco ENE2012-374301-C03-01 ENE2013-47880-C3-2R

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Junta de Andalucia FEDER TEP-8196

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