Chemical Vapor Deposition of Gold Nanoparticles on MCM-41 and Their Catalytic Activities for the Low-temperature Oxidation of CO and of H2

Abstract
Au nanoparticles can be deposited on MCM-41 by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of dimethyl gold acetylacetonate. They exhibit high catalytic activities for the oxidation of CO and of H2 at low temperatures, below and above 273K, respectively.