Preparation of Solid Solution CuFe2O4 Nanocatalyst via Sol-gel Method for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

A series of CuFe2O4 solid solution catalysts with different CuO contents were prepared by sol-gel route as a new technique whith using propylene oxide as a gelation agent. The prepared catalystswere charactrized by XRD, FTIR and SEM Techniques. The prepared catalysts were employed in low temperature CO oxidation. The catalytic results showed that the CuO content have a significant effect on the catalytic activity. The catalyst with 15 mol.% CuO content exhebited thehighest catalytic activity.

Keywords:

CO oxidation , CuFe2O4 solid solution , sol-gel , nanocatalyst , propylene oxide