Research Article

Effect of Au Precursor and Support on the Catalytic Activity of the Nano-Au-Catalysts for Propane Complete Oxidation

Table 2

Textural properties of the gold catalysts and the support.

Gold catalystsSurface area (m2/g)Phase structureParticle size of goldCrystal size (nm)
CeO2ZrO2

CeO2131.1Fluorite cubic22
-Ce132.0Fluorite cubic~5 nm23
-Ce128.0Fluorite cubic~14 nm24
-Ce126.7Fluorite cubic17 nm24
ZrO280.0Amorphous70
-Zr80.3Amorphous72
Ce-Zr118.0Fluorite cubic2424
-Ce-Zr120.1Fluorite cubic2026

Obtained by N2 adsorption; obtained by XRD; obtained by STEM.