RT journal article T1 Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of Cu-MnOx catalysts for CO oxidation: Effect of Cu:Mn molar ratio on their structure and catalytic activity A1 Pan, Huiyan A1 Chen, Xiaowei A1 Martínez López, Francisco Javier A1 Bu, Enqi A1 Delgado Jaén, Juan José A2 Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica A2 Ciencias de la Tierra K1 CO oxidation K1 Cryptomelane K1 Cu1.5Mn1.5O4 spinel K1 Redox property AB A comprehensive study was conducted on the synthesis of Cu-MnOx catalysts using a one-pot hydrothermal method followed by a calcination step. These catalysts were thoroughly characterized using techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), N2 physisorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature programmed desorption and reduction (TPD and TPR), and advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results revealed that the Cu:Mn molar ratio of the precursors, Cu(NO3)2 and KMnO4, had a significant impact on the crystalline structure and morphology of the synthesized samples. A Cu-doped cryptomelane with a nanorod morphology was observed when the Cu:Mn molar ratio was 0.05. Conversely, a mixture of Cu-doped cryptomelane nanorods, Mn2O3, and Cu1.5Mn1.5O4 spinel nanoparticles was formed at molar ratios of 0.1 and 0.25. The catalytic activities of these catalysts for CO oxidation followed the order: 0.25Cu-MnOx ≈ 0.1Cu-MnOx > 0.05Cu-MnOx > cryptomelane. A good correlation was found between the catalytic performance and reducibility of the catalysts under CO atmosphere that can be related to the ability of the samples to activate the CO molecule. The high reducibility of the sample even at room temperature suggest that the CO oxidation over the synthesized Cu-MnOx catalysts may follow a Mars van Krevelen model PB Elsevier SN 0920-5861 YR 2023 FD 2023-03-07 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28941 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28941 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 21-sep-2026