Combustion synthesis of nanometal particles supported on α-Al2O3: CO oxidation and NO reduction catalysts

Abstract

Nanoparticles of Pt, Pd, Ag and Au supported on α-Al2O3 have been synthesized by the combustion method for the first time and characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Catalytic activities of these nanosized materials have been investigated. For the C