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Abstract
The present work deals with the synthesis of nanostructured Co–MgO mixed oxides with different weight ratios of cobalt by a facile co-precipitation method as a catalyst for low-temperature CO oxidation. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption/desorption (BET), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and transmission and scanning electron microscopies (TEM and SEM) techniques. The results revealed that inexpensive cobalt–magnesium mixed metal oxide nanoparticles have a high potential as catalyst in low-temperature CO oxidation. The Co–MgO mixed oxide with 30 wt.% cobalt had the highest activity. The results showed that the catalysts pretreated under O2-containing atmosphere possessed higher activity compared to the catalyst pretreated under H2 atmosphere. Co–MgO catalyst showed a good repeatability in reaction condition. The stability test exhibited that the Co–MgO mixed oxides were highly stable for CO oxidation over a 30 h time on stream in the feed gas containing a high amount of moisture and CO2.