Removal of formaldehyde over Mn(x)Ce(1)-(x)O(2) catalysts:
thermal catalytic oxidation versus ozone catalytic oxidation.
J Environ Sci (China) 2014;
26:2546-2553. [PMID:
25499503 DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2014.05.030]
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Abstract
Mn(x)Ce(1)-(x)O(2) (x: 0.3-0.9) prepared by Pechini method was used as a catalyst for the thermal catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde (HCHO). At x=0.3 and 0.5, most of the manganese was incorporated in the fluorite structure of CeO(2) to form a solid solution. The catalytic activity was best at x=0.5, at which the temperature of 100% removal rate is the lowest (270°C). The temperature for 100% removal of HCHO oxidation is reduced by approximately 40°C by loading 5wt.% CuO(x) into Mn(0.5)Ce(0.5)O(2). With ozone catalytic oxidation, HCHO (61 ppm) in gas stream was completely oxidized by adding 506 ppm O₃over Mn(0.5)Ce(0.5)O(2) catalyst with a GHSV (gas hourly space velocity) of 10,000 hr⁻¹ at 25°C. The effect of the molar ratio of O(3) to HCHO was also investigated. As O(3)/HCHO ratio was increased from 3 to 8, the removal efficiency of HCHO was increased from 83.3% to 100%. With O(3)/HCHO ratio of 8, the mineralization efficiency of HCHO to CO(2) was 86.1%. At 25°C, the p-type oxide semiconductor (Mn(0.5)Ce(0.5)O(2)) exhibited an excellent ozone decomposition efficiency of 99.2%, which significantly exceeded that of n-type oxide semiconductors such as TiO(2), which had a low ozone decomposition efficiency (9.81%). At a GHSV of 10,000 hr⁻¹, [O(3)]/[HCHO]=3 and temperature of 25°C, a high HCHO removal efficiency (≥ 81.2%) was maintained throughout the durability test of 80 hr, indicating the long-term stability of the catalyst for HCHO removal.
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