Preferential CO oxidation in a H(2)-rich stream promoted by ReO(x) species attached to Pt metal particles.

Clusters of ReO(x) are formed and attached to Pt metal particles during H(2) reduction treatment on Pt-ReO(x)/SiO(2), and the synergy between Pt metal surface and neighboring ReO(x) clusters gives high catalytic performance in the preferential CO oxidation in the presence of H(2)O and CO(2) as more realistic reaction conditions at low reaction temperature.