Pt/FeSnO(OH)_5 was synthesized as a novel catalyst for VOCs oxidation. Compared with Pt/γ-Al_2O_3 during catalytic oxidation of benzene, Pt/Fe Sn O(OH)5 showed better catalytic activity. After characterization of the catalysts by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS, XPS, BET, TGA and DTA, we found most Pt could be reduced to metallic state when the hydroxyl catalyst was used as supporter, and the metallic Pt in Pt/Fe Sn O(OH)5 was more active than the oxidized Pt in Pt/γ-Al_2O_3 in catalytic oxidation of VOCs. Pt/FeSnO(OH)_5 shows both good catalytic activity and high stability, which may be a promising catalyst. This study may also be helpful for the design and fabrication of new catalysts.
The synthesis of graphene supported TiO2(b) nanosheets by a double hydrother- mal method for lithium storage was reported. The titanate nanosheets synthesized by the first hydrothermal progress and the graphene oxide obtained by the oxidation of graphite were hydrothermally treated together to fabricate the TiO2(b)/graphene composite. The electrochemical measurements illustrate that the graphene supporter obviously improves the cyclic performance of TiO2(b), which can be attributed to the better dispersion and the decrease of resistance for the TiO2(b) nanosheets in the composite.
We report the synthesis of TiO2/ZnSn(OH)6 as a novel nano-composite material via a simultaneous crystallization-etching route with cubic nano-ZnSn(OH)6 and TiF4 as the precursors. The structure, composition and morphology of the composite were characterized by XRD, EDS, FETEM and FESEM, which showed the prepared TiO2/ZnSn(OH)6 had a unique morphology of hollow cubic nano-ZnSn(OH)6 attached with rutile TiO2 nanoparticles. The results of photocatalytic activity measurement indicated the photocatalytic activity of the prepared composite was better than that of nano-ZnSn(OH)6. This study may be helpful for the design and fabrication of functional comoosite materials.