Effect of Supports on Soot Oxidation of Copper Catalysts: BaTiO3 Versus Fe2O3@BaTiO3 Core/Shell Microsphere

Copper catalysts prepared using two kinds of supports (BaTiO 3 and Fe 2 O 3 @BaTiO 3 ) have been tested for soot combustion. Perovskite-type oxide BaTiO 3 shows excellent properties as support but has small specific surface area. Fe 2 O 3 @BaTiO 3 core/shell microspheres, as improved support of BaTiO 3 support, were fabricated by a hydrothermal-annealing approach. Fe 2 O 3 @BaTiO 3 support has large specific surface area, which optimizes the contact condition of the gas-soot-catalyst three-phase reaction. Due to the Cu-Fe 2 O 3 @BaTiO 3 interaction, the redox properties of copper are improved. Soot combustion is tested under O 2 gas flow and NO x /O 2 gas flow, and Fe 2 O 3 @BaTiO 3 supported copper catalyst (Cu/Fe 2 O 3 @BaTiO 3 ) all shows higher catalytic activity and CO 2 selectivity than BaTiO 3 supported copper catalyst (Cu/BaTiO 3 ) .