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Applications of Rhodium and Ruthenium Catalysts for CO Oxidation: an Overview

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The rhodium (Rh) and ruthenium (Ru) are very important catalytic materials in various oxidation reactions. It is the best monometallic catalyst for oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) and practically used in residential catalytic converters. These catalysts are active for CO oxidation at a low temperature. The activity of Ru/Rh catalysts is strongly dependent on the surface area, pore volume and textural properties of designed catalysts. It could be used as an ideal candidate not only for automobile industry through the cross-coupling reactions but also for low-temperature catalytic oxidation of CO. The chemisorptions of CO over Ru/Rh catalysts and supported catalysts were studied in this review. These studies will provide the scientific basis for future design of Ru/Rh oxidation catalysts. Both Ru and Rh are minor metals and supply risk often increases the price. However, the performance improved and cost-reduced nanoparticles of Rh/Ru system are reviewed by this work.

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The authors would like to express his gratitude to the Department of Civil engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, India; for their guidance and support.

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Dey, S., Dhal, G.C. Applications of Rhodium and Ruthenium Catalysts for CO Oxidation: an Overview. Polytechnica 3, 26–42 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41050-020-00023-5

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