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Žumbar T, Arčon I, Djinović P, Aquilanti G, Žerjav G, Pintar A, Ristić A, Dražić G, Volavšek J, Mali G, Popova M, Zabukovec Logar N, Novak Tušar N. Winning Combination of Cu and Fe Oxide Clusters with an Alumina Support for Low-Temperature Catalytic Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023. [PMID: 37264972 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
A γ-alumina support functionalized with transition metals is one of the most widely used industrial catalysts for the total oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as air pollutants at higher temperatures (280-450 °C). By rational design of a bimetal CuFe-γ-alumina catalyst, synthesized from a dawsonite alumina precursor, the activity in total oxidation of toluene as a model VOC at a lower temperature (200-380 °C) is achieved. A fundamental understanding of the catalyst and the reaction mechanism is elucidated by advanced microscopic and spectroscopic characterizations as well as by temperature-programmed surface techniques. The nature of the metal-support bonding and the optimal abundance between Cu-O-Al and Fe-O-Al species in the catalysts leads to synergistic catalytic activity promoted by small amounts of iron (Fe/Al = 0.005). The change in the metal oxide-cluster alumina interface is related to the nature of the surfaces to which the Cu atoms attach. In the most active catalyst, the CuO6 octahedra are attached to 4 Al atoms, while in the less active catalyst, they are attached to only 3 Al atoms. The oxidation of toluene occurs via the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. The presented material introduces a prospective family of low-cost and scalable oxidation catalysts with superior efficiency at lower temperatures.
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- Tadej Žumbar
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, SI-5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada Statale 14 - km 163,5 in AREA Science Park, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, SI-5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, SI-5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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Rostovshchikova TN, Shilina MI, Gurevich SA, Yavsin DA, Veselov GB, Stoyanovskii VO, Vedyagin AA. Studies on High-Temperature Evolution of Low-Loaded Pd Three-Way Catalysts Prepared by Laser Electrodispersion. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:ma16093501. [PMID: 37176383 PMCID: PMC10179799 DOI: 10.3390/ma16093501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Pd/Al2O3 catalyst of the "crust" type with Pd loading of 0.03 wt.% was prepared by the deposition of 2 nm Pd particles on the outer surface of the alumina support using laser electrodispersion (LED). This technique differs from a standard laser ablation into a liquid in that the formation of monodisperse nanoparticles occurs in the laser torch plasma in a vacuum. As is found, the LED-prepared catalyst surpasses Pd-containing three-way catalysts, obtained by conventional chemical synthesis, in activity and stability in CO oxidation under prompt thermal aging conditions. Thus, the LED-prepared Pd/Al2O3 catalyst showed the best thermal stability up to 1000 °C. The present research is focused on the study of the high-temperature evolution of the Pd/Al2O3 catalyst in two reaction mixtures by a set of physicochemical methods (transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopy). In order to follow the dispersion of the Pd nanoparticles during the thermal aging procedure, the testing reaction of ethane hydrogenolysis was also applied. The possible reasons for the high stability of LED-prepared catalysts are suggested.
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- Tatiana N Rostovshchikova
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Politechnicheskaya Str., 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Politechnicheskaya Str., 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 5 Lavrentyev Avenue, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 5 Lavrentyev Avenue, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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Yoshimune W, Kato S, Harada M. In Situ Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Analysis of Water Evaporation from Porous Exhaust-Gas-Catalyst Supports. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:17396-17404. [PMID: 35390259 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Porous media as catalyst supports are key to developing automotive exhaust purification systems. In particular, the water content of these porous media is attracting research attention because catalyst supports containing condensed water vapor at the early stage of cold start require a longer warm-up period. In this regard, water isotherms and evaporation in porous Al2O3 were investigated in this study using in situ small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) experiments. Unlike conventional evaluation methods, such as weighing and X-ray tomography, SANS distinguishes water in the primary and secondary pores using a contrast-matching method. Time-resolved measurements showed that water started to evaporate from the secondary pores in tens of seconds and subsequently from the primary pores in a hundred seconds. Exhaustive experiments conducted using nine alumina-based samples revealed that the drying rate depended on the secondary pore size of the porous Al2O3. The proposed approach can enable the evaluation of controlling factors to additionally optimize the performance of automotive exhaust gas catalysts, especially during cold start.
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- Wataru Yoshimune
- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi, Japan
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Sadraei R, Paganini MC, Calza P, Magnacca G. An Easy Synthesis for Preparing Bio-Based Hybrid Adsorbent Useful for Fast Adsorption of Polar Pollutants. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2019; 9:E731. [PMID: 31083562 DOI: 10.3390/nano9050731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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For the first time, γ-Al2O3 and Bio-Based Substances (BBS) hybrids (A-BBS) were prepared through a simple electrostatic interaction occurring between alumina, used as a support, and BBS (Bio-Based Substance from composted biowastes) carrying positive and negative charges, respectively. We evaluated the optimal amount of BBS to be immobilized on the support and the stability of the resulting A-BBS in order to use this novel hybrid material as an adsorbent for the removal of polar pollutants. Characterization was carried out by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) for evaluating the crystal structure of the support, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) to evidence the presence of BBS on the hybrid material, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to measure the thermal stability of the hybrid materials and quantify the BBS amount immobilized on the support, N2 adsorption at 77 K for the evaluation of the surface area and porosity of the systems, Zeta potential measurements to evaluate the effect of BBS immobilization on the surface charge of the particles and choose the substrates possibly interacting with them. Firstly, we tested the adsorption capability of three samples differently coated with BBS toward cationic species considering various adsorbate/adsorbent ratio. Crystal Violet (CV) was chosen as model pollutant to compare the performance of the hybrid materials with those of other materials described in the literature. The adsorption data were modeled by Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Then, we studied the adsorption capability of the developed material towards molecules with different structures; for this purpose, two contaminants of emerging concerns (carbamazepine and atenolol) were tested. The results indicate that A-BBS could be applied in wastewater treatment for the removal of a significant amount of polar species. In addition, a comparison with literature data concerning CV adsorption was carried out in order to evaluate the environmental impact of synthetic routes used to prepare different adsorbents.
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