The plasma catalytic degradation of o-xylene in simulated air was improved by loading low amounts of Pt,Pd,or Au onto Co_(3)O_(4).At room temperature,o-xylene conversion and CO_(x)selectivity using a0.1 wt%Pt/Co_(3)O_(4)catalyst reached 98.9%and 80%,and the energy efficiency was at the top level in comparison with values in the literature.A stable o-xylene degradation performance could be obtained by online regenerating the heat-insulated reactor with a high energy density.After characterization,it was found that the loading of nanosized Pt not only increased the Co^(3+)/Co^(2+)ratio,where the Co^(3+)benefitted the formation of reactive oxygen species,but also conduced Pt^(0)tooxygen activation,resulting in effective promotion of complete o-xyleneoxidation.Operando plasma diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy demonstrated the complete o-xyleneoxidation and proved that Pt played a key role in the complete oxidation of o-xylene.
Pd/Al_(2)O_(3)was pretreated by CO,H_(2)and NaBH_(4)reduction,respectively.The reduced catalysts were tested for o-xyleneoxidation and characterized by power X-ray diffraction(XRD),transmission electron microscopy (TEM),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed decomposition of palladium hydride (TPDH).The characterizations indicate the pretreatments lead to distinct Pd particle sizes and amount of surface activated oxygen species,which are responsible for the catalytic performance.Compared with H_(2)and NaBH_(4)reduction methods,CO reduction shows a strong interaction between Pd and Al_(2)O_(3)with smaller Pd particle size and more surface activated oxygen.It exhibited excellent catalytic performance,complete oxidation of 50 ppmV o-xylene at 85℃with a WHSV of 60,000 mL/(g·hr).
Mingyu FanYafei WangJianghao ZhangChangbin ZhangXue Han
Ce_(x)Co_(y)Cuzoxide composite catalysts were prepared by using polyethylene glycol, citrate sol-gel method combined with PMMA template for the oxidation of o-xylene. The catalysts were characterized by the Xray diffraction(XRD), H2-temperature programmed reduction(H2-TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), etc. The catalytic activity for o-xylene was investigated. The catalytic degradation pathway and mechanism of o-xylene were inferred. The results show that Ce O_(2)is mainly present on the surface of all catalysts. The surface area of Ce_(2)Co1Cu1is up to 77.2 m^(2)/g, and the average pore size is 10.62 nm. It exhibits redox and sufficient Ce^(4+)and Ce^(^(3+)), and reactive oxygen species, and has maximum O-H and C=O in the five catalyst samples. The catalytic activity of Ce2Co1Cu1is the best at low temperature, with the T50and T90values of 235 and 258°C at a space velocity of 32000 h-1, respectively. The o-xylene is oxidized too-methyl benzaldehyde, and then further oxidized too-methylbenzoic acid, and finally CO_(2)and H2O are formed.