The structure of yttrium oxide influences the CO oxidation activity of Au/Y2(O3) catalysts; nanocrystalline Y2(O3) stabilizes more active species of gold and increases the activity of the gold catalyst in comparison with mesostructured and precipitated Y2(O3).
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Guzmán et al. (2004) studied this question.