Gold catalysts supported on ceria-alumina have been studied in WGS reaction. A high and stable activity was established for the catalysts supported on ceria-alumina, prepared by mechanochemical activation in comparison to the corresponding samples, where ceria-alumina support was prepared by coprecipitation. The catalysts were characterized by means of XRD, TPR, Raman and XPS spectroscopy. A correlation between WGS activity and the redox activity was found. On the basis of the results obtained a model of the reaction mechanism and of active sites was proposed.
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