Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Caratheodory 1, University Campus, GR-26504 Patras, Greece
Abstract
Perovskites are promising alternative catalysts for oxidation reactions due to their lower cost compared to noble metals, and their greater thermal stability. The catalytic oxidation of CO is essential in order to control CO emissions in a series of applications whereas the catalytic combustion of propane is considered an economical and environmentally acceptable solution for energy production and gaseous pollutant management, since propane is among the organic compounds involved in photochemical reactions. This work concerns the effect of the Co/Fe ratio in the B-sites of a series of eight La0.8Sr0.2CoxFe1−xO3−δ perovskites, with x ranging from 0 to 1, on the catalytic activity towards CO and C3H8 oxidation. The perovskite oxides were synthesized using the combustion synthesis method and characterized with respect to their specific surface areas, structures, and reduction properties. Increasing the Co/Fe ratio resulted in an increase in CO and propane conversion under both oxidative and stoichiometric conditions. The increase in Co content is considered to facilitate the formation of oxygen vacancies due to the lower redox stability of the cobalt cations compared to iron cations, favoring oxygen ion mobility and oxygen exchange between the gas phase and the oxide surface, thus enhancing the catalytic performance.
Subject
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Catalysis,General Environmental Science
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