
<strong>Paper Title</strong><br>
Catalytic Oxidation of Methane over Co Modified Pd/al2o3 Catalysts – Influence of The Cobalt Loading<br>
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<strong>Abstract</strong><br>
The study is focused on the development of highly active and stablePd/Al2O3 catalyst for combustion of methane
by varying the Co loading. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR).The catalytic tests show that
the most active sample is Pd/0.25Co. The results from different physicochemical characterization indicate the present of
palladium as Pd0 and Pd2+ (as PdO) and cobalt as Co-Al spinel like phase on the catalyst surface. We suggest that occurrence
of Co-Al phase plays a significant role for the stabilization of the palladium as PdO, leading to high activity and stability in
methane combustion.
Keywords - Methane combustion, palladium, Pd–Co/alumina, promotion effect of Co.