Highly Efficient and Recyclable Fe‐OMS‐2 Catalyst for Enhanced Degradation of Acid Orange 7 in Aqueous Solution

Promotional effect of cobalt doping on catalytic performance of cryptomelane-type manganese oxide in toluene oxidation

The cryptomelane-type manganese oxide (OMS-2)-supported Co (xCo/OMS-2; x = 5, 10, and 15 wt.%) catalysts were prepared via a pre-incorporation route. The as-prepared materials were used as catalysts for catalytic oxidation of toluene (2000 ppmV). Physical and chemical properties of the catalysts were measured using the X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopic (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR) techniques. Among all of the catalysts, 10Co/OMS-2 performed the best, with the T_90%, specific reaction rate at 245°C, and turnover frequency at 245°C (TOF_Co) being 245°C, 1.23 × 10^-3 mol_toluene/(g_cat·sec), and 11.58 × 10^-3 sec^-1 for toluene oxidation at a space velocity of 60,000 mL/(g·hr), respectively. The excellent catalytic performance of 10Co/OMS-2 were due to more oxygen vacancies, enhanced redox ability and oxygen mobility, and strong synergistic effect between Co species and OMS-2 support. Moreover, in the presence of poisoning gases CO₂, SO₂ or NH₃, the activity of 10Co/OMS-2 decreased for the carbonate, sulfate and ammonia species covered the active sites and oxygen vacancies, respectively. After the activation treatment, the catalytic activity was partly recovered. The good low-temperature reducibility of 10Co/OMS-2 could also facilitate the redox process accompanied by the consecutive electron transfer between the adsorbed O₂ and the cobalt or manganese ions. In the oxidation process of toluene, the benzoic and aldehydic intermediates were first generated, which were further oxidized to the benzoate intermediate that were eventually converted into H₂O and CO₂.

An investigation on catalytic performance and reaction mechanisms of Fe/OMS-2 for the oxidation of carbon monoxide, ethyl acetate, and toluene

The octahedral molecular sieve (OMS-2)-supported Fe (xFe/OMS-2: x = 1, 3, 5, and 10) catalysts were prepared using the pre-incorporation method. Physicochemical properties of the as-synthesized materials were characterized by means of various techniques, and their catalytic activities for CO, ethyl acetate, and toluene oxidation were evaluated. Among all of the samples, performed the best, with the reaction temperature required to achieve 90% conversion (T_90%) being 160°C for CO oxidation, 210°C for ethyl acetate oxidation, and 285°C for toluene oxidation. Such a good catalytic performance of 5Fe/OMS-2 was associated with its high (Mn³⁺ + Mn²⁺) content and adsorbed oxygen species concentration, and good low-temperature reducibility and lattice oxygen mobility as well as strong interaction between Fe and OMS-2. In addition, catalytic mechanisms of the oxidation of three pollutants over the 5Fe/OMS-2 catalyst were also studied. It was found that CO, ethyl acetate or toluene was first adsorbed, then the related intermediates were formed, and finally the formed intermediates were completely converted into CO₂ and H₂O.