Selective CO oxidation in the presence of excess hydrogen was studied over supported Pt catalysts promoted with various transition
metal compounds such as Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Zr. CO chemisorption, XRD, TPR, and TPO were conducted to characterize
active catalysts. Among them, Pt-Ni/γ-Al
2O
3 showed high CO conversions over wide reaction temperatures. For supported Pt-Ni catalysts, Alumina was superior to TiO
2 and ZrO
2 as a support. The catalytic activity at low temperatures increased with increasing the molar ratio of Ni/Pt. This accompanied
the TPR peak shift to lower temperatures. The optimum molar ratio between Ni and Pt was determined to be 5. This Pt-Ni/γ A1
2O
3 showed no decrease in CO conversion and CO
2 selectivity for the selective CO oxidation in the presence of 2 vol% H
2O and 20 vol% CO
2. The bimetallic phase of Pt-Ni seems to give rise to stable activity with high CO
2 selectivity in selective oxidation of CO in H
2-rich stream.
Key words CO Oxidation - PROX - Pt/gg-Al2O3
- Promoter - Fuel Cell