Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) supported Cu-Co composite oxides catalysts were prepared by an ultrasonication treatment-aided impregnation method. The structure prop-erties of the catalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM, H2-TPR, XPS and Raman spectra, indicating the strong interactions between Cu and Co mixed oxides as well as between metal oxides and MWCNT support. The catalytic performance of CO removal in a H2-rich stream was examined. In contrast to the single Cu and Co catalyst, the unique performance was ob-served for Cu-Co composite catalysts, which features an unusual reaction pathway through the combination of CO preferential oxidation and CO methanation especially at high reac-tion temperature. The optimal catalyst with Cu/Co ratio of 1/8 can achieve the complete CO conversion in a wider temperature range of 150-250 ℃ under the space velocity as high as 120 L/(h·g), which demonstrates a promising catalyst for the e ective CO removal in a H2-rich stream.
Titania-based composite catalysts were prepared through a sol-gel route employing multi-walled carbon nanotubes with different diameters. The materials were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and diffuse reflectance UV-Vis absorption spectra. The application of the catalysts to photocatalytic degradation of phenol was tested under UV-Vis irradiation. A synergetic effect on phenol removal was observed in case of composite catalysts, which was evaluated in terms of apparent rate constant, total organic carbon removal and photonic efficiency.