COandformaldehyde(HCHO)oxidationreactionswereinvestigatedovermesoporousAg/Co3O4catalystspreparedbyone-pot(OP)andimpregnation(IM)methods.Itwasfoundthattheone-potmethodwassuperiortotheimpregnationmethodforsynthesizingAg/Co3O4catalystswithhighactivityforbothreactions.ItwasalsofoundthatthecatalyticbehaviorofmesoporousCo3O4andAg/Co3O4catalystsforthebothreactionswasdifferent.AndtheadditionofsilveronmesoporousCo3O4didnotalwaysenhancethecatalyticactivityoffinalcatalystforCOoxidationatroomtemperature(20C),butcouldsignificantlyimprovethecatalyticactivityoffinalcatalystforHCHOoxidationatlowtemperature(90C).Thehighsurfacearea,uniformporestructureandtheprettygooddispersiondegreeofthesilverparticleshouldberesponsiblefortheexcellentlow-temperatureCOoxidationactivity.However,forHCHOoxidation,theadditionofsilverplayedanimportantroleintheactivityenhancement.AndthesilverparticlesizeandthereducibilityofCo3O4shouldbeindispensableforthehighactivityofHCHOoxidationatlowtemperature.
