Abstract:
In this research, platinum over promoted alumina was investigated its activity to CO oxidation. The supports were prepared by sol gel method and platinum was impregnated into the supports by incipient wetness impregnation method. All supports were characterized their specific surface area by Auto sorption -1 Instrument and catalysts were measured platinum crystalline size by XRD instrument. The results were showed that the sol gel method offers high specific surface area of metal oxide. The addition of cerium oxide in the alumina decreased the specific surface area of final oxide approximately 5% and the additional of iron oxide into alumina support decreased the specific surface area approximately 8%. Pt was well dispersed in the supports for all catalysts. Then, the obtained catalysts were tested their activity to CO oxidation. The result showed that the activities of 5%Pt/Al2O3 catalysts were the same for the one with commercial alumina support and the one with sol gel alumina support. This meant that specific surface area is not dominant parameter to increase the activity of this catalyst to CO oxidation reaction. Then, 5%CeO2/Al2O3 was used as a support. The result showed that T1/2 of the 5%Pt/5%Ceo2/AI2O3 was 145 ̊C and T1/2 of the 5%Pt/5%Fe2O3/Al2O3 was 160 ̊C while T1/2 of the 5%Pt/Al2O3 was 170 ̊C. Interestingly, the addition of small amount of promoters such as cerium oxide and iron oxide enhanced the performance of Pt/Al2O3. The oxygen concentration affect to the rate of reaction for platinum over alumina catalysts. The higher the oxygen concentration, the higher the rate of reaction is. However for promoted catalyst, the oxygen concentration does not affect to the rate of reaction when the oxygen is excess. The mechanism of the improvement of catalyst when it is promoted with oxygen storage compound was that the changing of oxidation state of the compounds due to the transferring of oxygen in the lattice.