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In the Laboratory
Preparation and Use of a Room-Temperature Catalytic Converter
Gareth Wong, Bernard Mark, Xijia Chen, Toran Furch, Karen. A. Singmaster, and Paul S. Wagenknecht
Department of Chemistry, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0101
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December 2001
Vol. 78 No. 12
p. 1667
Abstract
A solid-state catalyst that effectively converts a CO/air mixture to CO2 at room temperature is readily prepared. The catalyst, which is composed of metallic gold on iron(III) oxide, is loaded into a simple flow cell to test its catalytic activity. Mixtures of CO and air are run through the catalyst and subsequently analyzed by gas-phase infrared spectroscopy to determine the effectiveness of the catalyst.
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 Wong, Gareth; Mark, Bernard; Chen, Xijia; Furch, Toran; Singmaster, Karen A.; Wagenknecht, Paul S. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1667.
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 Environmental Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; IR Spectroscopy; Laboratory Instruction; Solid-State Chemistry; Transition Elements
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