Premium
Inside Back Cover: Tuning Al 2 O 3 Surface with SnO 2 to Prepare Improved Supports for Pd for CO Oxidation (ChemCatChem 6/2014)
Author(s) -
Wang Xiang,
Tian Jin Shu,
Zheng Yu Hua,
Xu Xiang Lan,
Liu Wen Ming,
Fang Xiu Zhong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201490039
Subject(s) - catalysis , dispersion (optics) , cover (algebra) , materials science , composite number , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , optics , physics , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering
SnO 2 boosts! The cover picture shows how SnO 2 is used to tune an Al 2 O 3 surface to synthesize significantly improved supports for Pd for CO oxidation. In their Full Paper on p. 1604 ff., X. Wang et al. demonstrate that the addition of SnO 2 maintains high surface areas and introduces active O species into the prepared SnO 2 /Al 2 O 3 composite supports, thus improving Pd dispersion and strengthening its interaction with the supports. Consequently, the activity and stability of Pd/SnO 2 /Al 2 O 3 are significantly improved. Intriguingly, the presence of H 2 O vapor further increases the catalytic activity.