A novel strategy to adjust the oxygen vacancy of CuO/MnO2 catalysts toward the catalytic oxidation of toluene

Wei Liu, Wenjie Xiang, Xi Chen, Zhongxian Song, Chunxiang Gao, Noritatsu Tsubaki*, Xuejun Zhang

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Abstract

A facile and efficient solid-state redox strategy with low consumption was applied to modify the surface defect concentration of α-MnO2. The surficial reduction of α-MnO2 by Cu2O tremendously increased the concentration of oxygen vacancy of the as-synthesized CuO/MnO2-R catalyst, which significantly enhanced its catalytic performance for the combustion of toluene. The T90 of CuO/MnO2-R-10 catalyst obtained by strengthening surface defects was 36 °C and 32 °C lower than α-MnO2 and CuO/MnO2-10 catalyst, respectively, which could be contributed to the increase of structural defects. In addition, the reaction mechanism of toluene over the surface of CuO/MnO2-R-10 was also revealed by in-situ DRIFTS. Meanwhile, the CuO/MnO2-R-10 also exhibited excellent stability and resistance to water vapor and showed great potential in practical application.

Original languageEnglish
Article number122975
JournalFuel
Volume312
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022/03/15

Keywords

  • Catalytic oxidation of toluene
  • CuO/MnO catalysts
  • Oxygen defects
  • Solid-state redox

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Organic Chemistry

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