Chlorine-Resistant Hollow Nanosphere-Like VOx/CeO2 Catalysts for Highly Selective and Stable Destruction of 1,2-Dichloroethane: Byproduct Inhibition and Reaction Mechanism
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Catalyst Preparation
2.2. Catalyst Characterizations
2.3. Catalytic Activity
3. Results
3.1. Structural and Textural Properties
3.2. Surface Composition and Element Status
3.3. Reducibility and Oxygen Species Mobility
3.4. Surface Acidity
4. Discussion
4.1. Catalytic Activity and Stability
4.2. Chlorinated Intermediate Species Distribution and Proposed Reaction Mechanism
4.3. Effect of Water Vapor
4.4. Key Factors Inhibiting the Formation of Chlorinated Intermediate Species
4.5. Characterization of the Used Catalysts
4.6. Key Factors for 1,2-DCE Oxidation
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | SBETa (m2·g−1) | Vtb (×10−2, cm3·g−1) | Dpc (nm) | T50d (°C) | T90d (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CeO2 | 110.9 | 36.54 | 13.2 | 328 | 381 |
V0.025Ce | 101.0 | 45. 46 | 18.0 | 299 | 367 |
V0.05Ce | 98.6 | 26. 43 | 10.7 | 281 | 347 |
V0.1Ce | 93.4 | 30.46 | 30.1 | 294 | 356 |
V0.2Ce | 76.1 | 28.18 | 14.8 | 307 | 413 |
VOx | 11.3 | 17.92 | 63.1 | / | / |
Sample | Binding Energy (eV) | Molar Ratio | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V4+ | V5+ | Oαa | Oβb | Oγc | Oβ/(Oα + Oβ) | V5+/(V5+ + V4+) | Ce3+/(Ce3+ + Ce4+) | |
CeO2 | / | / | 529.5 | 531.5 | 533.2 | 0.48 | / | 0.15 |
V0.025Ce | 515.2 | 517.1 | 529.3 | 531.7 | 533.0 | 0.54 | 0.84 | 0.17 |
V0.05Ce | 515.4 | 517.2 | 529.5 | 531.6 | 533.1 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 0.19 |
V0.1Ce | 515.0 | 517.2 | 529.4 | 531.9 | 533.4 | 0.57 | 0.85 | 0.18 |
V0.2Ce | 515.4 | 517.4 | 529.9 | 531.8 | 533.3 | 0.46 | 0.83 | 0.13 |
VOx | / | 517.2 | 529.6 | 531.9 | 533.3 | 0.45 | / | / |
Sample | H2 Consumption (mmol·g−1) | O2 Desorption Peaks | NH3 Desorption Peaks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pa | P1b | P2c | P3d | Pe | |
CeO2 | 8.02 | 25,200 | 7190 | 5029 | 231.78 |
V0.025Ce | 8.64 | 40,000 | 9423 | 11,700 | 250.55 |
V0.05Ce | 9.86 | 30,700 | 13,700 | 26,900 | 257.03 |
V0.1Ce | 9.53 | 27,800 | 12,256 | 56,600 | 244.76 |
V0.2Ce | 7.63 | 8536 | 2551 | 59,100 | 223.09 |
VOx | / | / | / | 26,700 | 83.87 |
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Huang, Y.; Fang, S.; Tian, M.; Jiang, Z.; Wu, Y.; He, C. Chlorine-Resistant Hollow Nanosphere-Like VOx/CeO2 Catalysts for Highly Selective and Stable Destruction of 1,2-Dichloroethane: Byproduct Inhibition and Reaction Mechanism. Processes 2021, 9, 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9010119
Huang Y, Fang S, Tian M, Jiang Z, Wu Y, He C. Chlorine-Resistant Hollow Nanosphere-Like VOx/CeO2 Catalysts for Highly Selective and Stable Destruction of 1,2-Dichloroethane: Byproduct Inhibition and Reaction Mechanism. Processes. 2021; 9(1):119. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9010119
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Yu, Shiyue Fang, Mingjiao Tian, Zeyu Jiang, Yani Wu, and Chi He. 2021. "Chlorine-Resistant Hollow Nanosphere-Like VOx/CeO2 Catalysts for Highly Selective and Stable Destruction of 1,2-Dichloroethane: Byproduct Inhibition and Reaction Mechanism" Processes 9, no. 1: 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9010119