Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (11): 1079-1083.

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Synthesis of Nanosized ZnO/MgO Solid and Its Catalytic Activity for CO Oxidation

Olga Z. DIDENKO, Gulnara R. KOSMAMBETOVA, Peter E. STRIZHAK*   

  1. L.V.Pisarzhevsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 31 Prospekt Nauky, Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
  • Received:2008-11-25 Online:2008-11-25 Published:2012-08-17

Abstract: The effect of ZnO nanoparticle size on their catalytic activity in CO ox idation was studied. Nonmonotonic correlation between the CO oxidation rate and t he size of nanoparticles in a very narrow range of 2.0-2.3 n m was revealed.

Key words: zinc oxide, magnesia, colloidal technique, nanoparticle size, carbon monoxide, oxidation, quantum-confinement effect