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Ba1-xCexMnO3 (BM-Cex) and Ba1-xLaxMn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC-Lax) perovskite-type mixed oxides were synthesized using the sol-gel method adapted for aqueous media with different values of x (0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.6) to estimate the effect of the degree of the partial substitution of Ba by Ce or La on the structure and properties that are relevant for their use as catalysts for gasoline direct injection (GDI) soot oxidation. The samples were deeply characterized by ICP-OES, XRD, XPS, N2 adsorption, H2-TPR, and O2-TPD, and their potential as catalysts for soot oxidation has been analyzed in various scenarios that replicate the exhaust conditions of a GDI engine. By comparing the catalytic performance for soot oxidation of the two tested series (BM-Cex and BMC-Lax) and in the two conditions used (100% He and 1% O2 in He), it could be concluded that (i) in the absence of oxygen in the reaction atmosphere (100% He), BMC-La0.1 is the best catalyst, as copper is also able to catalyze the soot oxidation; and (ii) if oxygen is present in the reaction atmosphere (1% O2/He), BM-Ce0.1 is the most-active catalyst as it presents a higher proportion of Mn(IV) than BMC-La0.1. Thus, it seems that the addition of an amount of Ce or La higher than that corresponding to x = 0.1 in Ba1-xCexMnO3 and Ba1-xLaxCu0.3Mn0.7O3 does not allow us to improve the catalytic performance of BM-Ce0.1 and BMC-La0.1 for soot oxidation in the tested conditions.
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The sol-gel method, adapted to aqueous media, was used for the synthesis of BaMn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC) and Ba0.9A0.1Mn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC-A, A = Ce, La or Mg) perovskite-type mixed oxides. These samples were fully characterized by ICP-OES, XRD, XPS, H2-TPR, BET, and O2-TPD and, subsequently, they were evaluated as catalysts for CO oxidation under different conditions simulating that found in cars exhaust. The characterization results show that after the partial replacement of Ba by A metal in BMC perovskite: (i) a fraction of the polytype structure was converted to the hexagonal BaMnO3 perovskite structure, (ii) A metal used as dopant was incorporated into the lattice of the perovskite, (iii) oxygen vacancies existed on the surface of samples, and iv) Mn(IV) and Mn(III) coexisted on the surface and in the bulk, with Mn(IV) being the main oxidation state on the surface. In the three reactant atmospheres used, all samples catalysed the CO to CO2 oxidation reaction, showing better performances after the addition of A metal and for reactant mixtures with low CO/O2 ratios. BMC-Ce was the most active catalyst because it combined the highest reducibility and oxygen mobility, the presence of copper and of oxygen vacancies on the surface, the contribution of the Ce(IV)/Ce(III) redox pair, and a high proportion of surface and bulk Mn(IV). At 200 °C and in the 0.1% CO + 10% O2 reactant gas mixture, the CO conversion using BMC-Ce was very similar to the achieved with a 1% Pt/Al2O3 (Pt-Al) reference catalyst.
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Ba0.9A0.1MnO3 (BM-A) and Ba0.9A0.1Mn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC-A) (A = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ce, La) perovskite-type mixed oxides were synthesised, characterised, and used for soot oxidation in simulated Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine exhaust conditions. The samples have been obtained by the sol-gel method in an aqueous medium and deeply characterised. The characterization results indicate that the partial substitution of Ba by A metal in BaMnO3 (BM) and BaMn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC) perovskites: (i) favours the hexagonal structure of perovskite; (ii) improves the reducibility and the oxygen desorption during Temperature-Programmed Desorption (O2-TPD) tests and, consequently, the oxygen mobility; (iii) mantains the amount of oxygen vacancies and of Mn(IV) and Mn(III) oxidation states, being Mn(IV) the main one; and (iv) for Ba0.9A0.1Mn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC-A) series, copper is partially incorporated into the structure. The soot conversion data reveal that Ba0.9La0.1Mn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC-La) is the most active catalyst in an inert (100% He) reaction atmosphere, as it presents the highest amount of copper on the surface, and that Ba0.9Ce0.1MnO3 (BM-Ce) is the best one if a low amount of O2 (1% O2 in He) is present, as it combines the highest emission of oxygen with the good redox properties of Ce(IV)/Ce(III) and Mn(IV)/Mn(III) pairs.