Green Synthesis of Ag/SiO2 Catalyst for its Application in CO-Oxidation
摘要
Silver nanoparticles are highly active for low-temperature CO oxidation reactions. Herein, we report the synthesis of Ag nanoparticles dispersed over mesoporous SiO2 via a green approach. The Ag nanoparticles were dispersed over mesoporous silica using bay leaf extract to prepare a 2% Ag/SiO2 (G) catalyst. The formation of the catalyst was confirmed by UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The activity of the 2% Ag/SiO2 (G) catalyst was tested for CO oxidation reaction in a packed bed reactor. The catalyst showed excellent activity for low-temperature CO oxidation, and 100% conversion was achieved at 125 oC. The higher conversion and stable activity for 100 h is ascribed to the strong metal support interaction, homogenous dispersion of nano-particles and formation of easily reducible metal oxides. The strong metal support interaction is confirmed by temperature programmed reduction analysis.