Abstract
Hopcalite (CuO-MnOx) is commonly used as an oxidizing agent of carbon monoxide at room temperature. This paper presents a study of selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in the CO-H2 mixture by CuO-MnOx with various compositions.
The optimum composition of the selective oxidizing agent was 60% CuO and 40% MnOx which made it possible to oxidize carbon monoxide below 50°C without oxidation of hydrogen and hydrocarbons.
This agent was also applied to the oxidation of hydrocarbons at temperatures above 100°C, in which no intermediate oxides of hydrocarbons, i. e. aldehyde, alcohol etc., were produced.
