Please cite this article as: V. Albaladejo-Fuentes, F.E. López-Suárez, M.S. Sánchez-Adsuar, M.J. Illán-Gómez, −x Cu x O 3 perovskites: the effect of copper content in the properties and in the NOx storage capacity., Applied Catalysis A, General (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata. 2014.09.032 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. XRD and Raman spectroscopy results indicate that all the copper containing catalysts present a distortion of the original tetragonal structure due to the incorporation of copper into the lattice.The XPS and H 2 -TPR results reveal that the copper catalysts, except for BaTiCu0.5 catalyst, present two copper species (with different electronic interaction with the perovskite) and active surface oxygen species. Additionally, it seems that the fraction of copper with a strong electronic interaction with the perovskite or incorporated into the perovskite structure increases with the copper content.The active sites created on the BaTi 1-x Cu x O 3 perovskite surface bring to the catalysts activity for the NO to NO 2 oxidation and for the NOx adsorption. The NOx storage capacity increases with the copper content and reaches a limit for the BaTiCu2 catalyst (300 µmol/g, at 420ºC) which is within the range of the values reported for the noble metal-based catalysts.

Highlights-BaTiO3 and BaTi0.8Cu0.2O3 perovskites were synthesized using sol-gel and hydrothermal methods.-The location of copper in the catalyst depends on the synthesis method.-Cu-BTOsg, with Cu incorporated into the structure, presents a high NOx storage capacity.-Cu-BBOH, with CuO highly dispersed on the surface, shows a high activity for NO to NO2 oxidation. This is a previous version of the article published in Applied Catalysis A: General. 2016General. , 519: 7-15. doi:10.1016General. /j.apcata.2016 2 AbstractThe effect of the synthesis method (hydrothermal and sol-gel) on the properties of BaTi0.8Cu0.2O3 perovskites as catalysts for NOx and soot removal has been analyzed. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), ICP-AES, N2 adsorption at -196ºC, Raman spectroscopy, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and temperature programmed reduction with hydrogen (H2-TPR) have been used for catalysts characterization.To test their catalytic activity, NOx storage and soot combustion temperature programmed reaction tests have been carried out.The results allow to conclude that the synthesis method determines the position of copper on the perovskite structure and, therefore, the catalytic applications. When the hydrothermal method is used the copper is highly dispersed on the perovskite surface, obtaining a catalyst with a high activity for the NO to NO2 oxidation reaction, which can be used as oxidation catalyst for soot removal. Nevertheless, using the sol-gel method, copper is incorporated into the perovskite structure and, consequently, the catalyst presents a high NOx storage capacity

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