Synthesis and catalytic activity of highly dispersed solid solutions Ce0,9Sn0,1O2 and Ce0,8Sn0,1Zr0,1O2 in CO oxidation

Fluorite-like solid solutions of Ce0.9Sn0.1O2 and Ce0.8Sn0.1Zr0.1O2 are synthesized by co-precipitation using ammonium carbonate as a precipitant. The samples were characterized by X-ray phase analysis, electron microscopy, energy dispersive analysis, low-temperature nitrogen adsorption, and gas chromatography. It is shown that the formation of solid solutions occurs even at an annealing temperature of 550°C. In this case, the formation of lamellar particles occurs, the size of which, according to SEM data, is 4 μm. The synthesized materials have a mesoporous structure. The specific surface area of Ce0.9Sn0.1O2 samples is 80.6  m2/g, Ce0.8Zr0.1Sn0.1O2 is 76.3 m2/g. Carrying out the calcination at a temperature of 800 °C leads to an increase in the particle size up to 8 – 10 µm. The highest specific surface area of 15.3 m2/g is typical for the Ce0.8Zr0.1Sn0.1O2 sample, which is due to the presence of zirconium ions in its composition. The synthesized compositions demonstrated high activity in CO oxidation. The maximum catalytic activity was observed for the bicomponent system Ce0.9Sn0.1O2: T50% — 180°C, T90% — 236 °C. For samples calcined at a temperature of 800 °C, the most active is Ce0.8Zr0.1Sn0.1O2, which is due to the formation of a more thermally stable system compared to cerium dioxide and Ce0.9Sn0.1O2. To increase the thermal stability, it is advisable to dope the bicomponent composition Ce0.9Sn0.1O2 with Zr+4 ions.