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Xue Y, Yang T, Liu X, Cao Z, Gu J, Wang Y. Enabling efficient and economical degradation of PCDD/Fs in MSWIFA via catalysis and dechlorination effect of EMR in synergistic thermal treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 342:140164. [PMID: 37709059 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Catalytic thermal treatment is an efficient and low-energy consumption method for degrading polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWIFA). However, catalysts with high activity are expensive, difficult to separate and reuse from the treated MSWIFA, and they usually pose a risk of heavy metal pollution. Herein, a synergistic thermal treatment method of MSWIFA and electrolytic manganese residue (EMR) at relatively low temperatures was proposed after an in-depth analysis of their mineralogy composition to achieve detoxification of PCDD/Fs in MSWIFA. The mass and WHO-TEQ degradation efficiencies of PCDD/Fs significantly increased from -92.79% and -51.46%-98.57% and 96.10%, respectively, by the addition of electrolytic manganese residue (EMR) with an MSWIFA/EMR ratio of 3:7 in the thermal treatment of MSWIFA at 250 °C for 60 min. The WHO-TEQ concentration of PCDD/Fs in the treated sample decreased to 3.7 ng WHO-TEQ/kg, meeting the European end-of-waste criteria (20 ng WHO-TEQ/kg). The excellent degradation effect of EMR on PCDD/Fs in MSWIFA could be attributed to two aspects: 1) the manganese oxides in EMR has a catalytic effect on the degradation of PCDD/Fs; 2) the NH3 generated by the decomposition of (NH4)2SO4 in EMR is conducive to the degradation and resynthesis inhibition of PCDD/Fs. Besides, the thermodynamic calculations indicated that CaClOH in MSWIFA played a crucial role in the decomposition of (NH4)2SO4 in EMR. In addition, the degradation pathways and mechanisms of PCDD/Fs-homologues under the synergistic effect of manganese oxides, ammonia, and thermal field were investigated through comparative analysis of concentration and fingerprint of PCDD/Fs.
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- Yang Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Construction of Pt-MnO2 interface with strong electron coupling effect for plasma catalytic oxidation of aromatic VOCs. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Xia T, Wu Z, Gao E, Zhu J, Yao S, Li J. Nano-Au supported on CeO2 for plasma catalytic degradation of n-undecane: Enhancement of activity and stability. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Efficient toluene oxidation by post plasma catalysis over hollow Co3O4 nanospheres. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04930-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cha JS, Kim YM, Lee IH, Choi YJ, Rhee GH, Song H, Jeon BH, Lam SS, Khan MA, Andrew Lin KY, Chen WH, Park YK. Mitigation of hazardous toluene via ozone-catalyzed oxidation using MnOx/Sawdust biochar catalyst. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 312:119920. [PMID: 35977635 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study investigated catalytic ozone oxidation using a sawdust char (SDW) catalyst to remove hazardous toluene emitted from the chemical industry. The catalyst properties were analyzed by proximate, ultimate, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, Fourier-transform infrared, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses. In addition, hydrogen-temperature programmed reduction experiments were conducted to analyze the catalyst properties. The specific area and formation of micropores of SDC were improved by applying KOH treatment. MnOx/SDC-K3 exhibited a higher toluene removal efficiency of 89.7% after 100 min than MnOx supported on activated carbon (MnOx/AC) with a removal efficiency of 6.6%. The higher (Oads (adsorbed oxygen)+Ov(vacancy oxygen))/OL (lattice oxygen) and Mn3+/Mn4+ ratios of MnOx/SDC-K3 than those of MnOx/AC seemed to be important for the catalytic oxidation of toluene.
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- Jin Sun Cha
- Material Technology Center, Korea Testing Laboratory, Seoul, 08389, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, 38453, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and Information Engineering, University of Seoul, 02504, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Road, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustain. Circular Economy, Tunghai Univ., Taichung, 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical. Engineering, National Chin-Yi Univ. of Technol., Taichung, 411, Taiwan
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea.
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Chang T, Wang Y, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Shen Z, Huang Y, Veerapandian SKP, De Geyter N, Wang C, Chen Q, Morent R. A critical review on plasma-catalytic removal of VOCs: Catalyst development, process parameters and synergetic reaction mechanism. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 828:154290. [PMID: 35248631 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It is urgent to control the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) due to their harmful effects on the environment and human health. A hybrid system integrating non-thermal-plasma and catalysis is regarded as one of the most promising technologies for VOCs removal due to their high VOCs removal efficiency, product selectivity and energy efficiency. This review systematically documents the main findings and improvements of VOCs removal using plasma-catalysis technology in recent 10 years. To better understand the fundamental relation between different aspects of this research field, this review mainly addresses the catalyst development, key influential factors, generation of by-products and reaction mechanism of VOCs decomposition in the plasma-catalysis process. Also, a comparison of the performance in various VOCs removal processes is provided. Particular emphasis is given to the importance of the selected catalyst and the synergy of plasma and catalyst in the VOCs removal in the hybrid system, which can be used as a reference point for future studies in this field.
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- Tian Chang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China; Research Unit Plasma Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 - B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710049, China; State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 - B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 - B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Research Unit Plasma Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 - B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Lin YC, Liang FY, Fu CK, Chang KL. Removal of Isopropanol by synergistic non-thermal plasma and photocatalyst. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:126874. [PMID: 34879538 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) of non-thermal plasmas was combined with a self-made photocatalyst to remove isopropanol (IPA). Synthesis conditions for the novel photocatalyst, including calcination temperature and copper loading, were varied before photocatalysis to obtain at the optimal reaction efficiency. The effects of initial IPA concentration, oxygen content, and catalyst dosage were also observed. Finally, catalyst reusability was analyzed. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy fitting revealed Ti, Cu, C, and O peaks in the synthesized catalyst. After a 60-min reaction with 100% oxygen as the carrying gas, nearly 100% of the IPA was converted. Overall, the optimal IPA conversion efficiency and acetone and carbon dioxide selectivity were achieved when the photocatalyst was synthesized at a calcination temperature of 550 °C and copper loading of 1.8%, along with a 100% oxygen carrying gas and a 3-mm discharge gap.
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- Yu-Chieh Lin
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Investigation of ZrMnFe/Sepiolite Catalysts on Toluene Degradation in a One-Stage Plasma-Catalysis System. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11070828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Toluene removal by double dielectric barrier charge (DDBD) plasma combined with a ZrMnFe/Sepiolite (SEP) catalyst was investigated and compared with the results from Fe/SEP, Mn/SEP and MnFe/SEP ones. All the catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method and characterized by XRD, BET, ICP, SEM, TEM, H2-TPR and XPS. The effect of catalysts on toluene degradation efficiency, carbon balance, CO2 selectivity and residual O3 concentration was studied. The experimental results indicated that the ZrMnFe/SEP catalyst presented the best catalytic performance. This is because of the high content of lattice oxygen contained in its surface, owing to the addition of Zr. When the SIE was 740 J/L, the highest toluene removal efficiency (87%), carbon balance (93%) and CO2 selectivity (51%) were obtained. The ZrMnFe/SEP catalyst had a better ozone inhibition effect than other catalysts. The catalyst has good stability, which the toluene removal efficiency, carbon balance and CO2 selectivity did not decrease significantly after 36 h of work at a constant energy density. The results indicated that the ZrMnFe/SEP catalyst is an efficient catalyst for degradation of toluene by plasma-catalyst measures.
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Cao V, Alyoussef G, Gatcha-Bandjun N, Gwenzi W, Noubactep C. The key role of contact time in elucidating the mechanisms of enhanced decontamination by Fe 0/MnO 2/sand systems. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12069. [PMID: 34103590 PMCID: PMC8187491 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91475-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Metallic iron (Fe0) has shown outstanding performances for water decontamination and its efficiency has been improved by the presence of sand (Fe0/sand) and manganese oxide (Fe0/MnOx). In this study, a ternary Fe0/MnOx/sand system is characterized for its discoloration efficiency of methylene blue (MB) in quiescent batch studies for 7, 18, 25 and 47 days. The objective was to understand the fundamental mechanisms of water treatment in Fe0/H2O systems using MB as an operational tracer of reactivity. The premise was that, in the short term, both MnO2 and sand delay MB discoloration by avoiding the availability of free iron corrosion products (FeCPs). Results clearly demonstrate no monotonous increase in MB discoloration with increasing contact time. As a rule, the extent of MB discoloration is influenced by the diffusive transport of MB from the solution to the aggregates at the bottom of the vessels (test-tubes). The presence of MnOx and sand enabled the long-term generation of iron hydroxides for MB discoloration by adsorption and co-precipitation. Results clearly reveal the complexity of the Fe0/MnOx/sand system, while establishing that both MnOx and sand improve the efficiency of Fe0/H2O systems in the long-term. This study establishes the mechanisms of the promotion of water decontamination by amending Fe0-based systems with reactive MnOx.
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- Viet Cao
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Hung Vuong University, Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, Viet Tri, Phu Tho, 35120, Vietnam
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- Angewandte Geologie, Universität Göttingen, Goldschmidtstraße 3, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maroua, BP 46, Maroua, Cameroon
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- Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Angewandte Geologie, Universität Göttingen, Goldschmidtstraße 3, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
- Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Universität Göttingen, Waldweg 26, 37073, Göttingen, Germany.
- Department of Water and Environmental Science and Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Plasma-assisted dry reforming of methane (DRM) is considered as a potential way to convert natural gas into fuels and chemicals under near ambient temperature and pressure; particularly for distributed processes based on renewable energy. Both catalytic and photocatalytic technologies have been applied for DRM to investigate the CH4 conversion and the energy efficiency of the process. For conventional catalysis; metaldoped Ni-based catalysts are proposed as a leading vector for further development. However; coke deposition leads to fast deactivation of catalysts which limits the catalyst lifetime. Photocatalysis in combination with non-thermal plasma (NTP), on the other hand; is an enabling technology to convert CH4 to more reactive intermediates. Placing the catalyst directly in the plasma zone or using post-plasma photocatalysis could generate a synergistic effect to increase the formation of the desired products. In this review; the recent progress in the area of NTP-(photo)catalysis applications for DRM has been described; with an in-depth discussion of novel plasma reactor types and operational conditions including employment of ferroelectric materials and nanosecond-pulse discharges. Finally, recent developments in the area of optical diagnostic tools for NTP, such as optical emission spectroscopy (OES), in-situ FTIR, and tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), are reviewed.
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Bo Z, Yang S, Kong J, Zhu J, Wang Y, Yang H, Li X, Yan J, Cen K, Tu X. Solar-Enhanced Plasma-Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene over a Bifunctional Graphene Fin Foam Decorated with Nanofin-like MnO 2. ACS Catal 2020; 10:4420-4432. [PMID: 32296596 PMCID: PMC7147263 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In this work, we propose a hybrid and unique process combining solar irradiation and post-plasma catalysis (PPC) for the effective oxidation of toluene over a highly active and stable MnO2/GFF (bifunctional graphene fin foam) catalyst. The bifunctional GFF, serving as both the catalyst support and light absorber, is decorated with MnO2 nanofins, forming a hierarchical fin-on-fin structure. The results show that the MnO2/GFF catalyst can effectively capture and convert renewable solar energy into heat (absorption of >95%), leading to a temperature rise (55.6 °C) of the catalyst bed under solar irradiation (1 sun, light intensity 1000 W m-2). The catalyst weight (9.8 mg) used in this work was significantly lower (10-100 times lower) than that used in previous studies (usually 100-1000 mg). Introducing solar energy into the typical PPC process via solar thermal conversion significantly enhances the conversion of toluene and CO2 selectivity by 36-63%, reaching ∼93% for toluene conversion and ∼83% for CO2 selectivity at a specific input energy of ∼350 J L-1, thus remarkably reducing the energy consumption of the plasma-catalytic gas cleaning process. The energy efficiency for toluene conversion in the solar-enhanced post-plasma catalytic (SEPPC) process reaches up to 12.7 g kWh-1, ∼57% higher than that using the PPC process without solar irradiation (8.1 g kWh-1), whereas the energy consumption of the SEPPC process is reduced by 35-52%. Moreover, the MnO2/GFF catalyst exhibits an excellent self-cleaning capability induced by solar irradiation, demonstrating a superior long-term catalytic stability of 72 h at 1 sun, significantly better than that reported in previous works. The prominent synergistic effect of solar irradiation and PPC with a synergistic capacity of ∼42% can be mainly attributed to the solar-induced thermal effect on the catalyst bed, boosting ozone decomposition (an almost triple enhancement from ∼0.18 gO3 g-1 h-1 for PPC to ∼0.52 gO3 g-1 h-1 for SEPPC) to generate more oxidative species (e.g., O radicals) and enhancing the catalytic oxidation on the catalyst surfaces, as well as the self-cleaning capacity of the catalyst at elevated temperatures driven by solar irradiation. This work opens a rational route to use abundant, renewable solar power to achieve high-performance and energy-efficient removal of volatile organic compounds.
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- Zheng Bo
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GJ, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GJ, U.K
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Holliman PJ, Connell A, Jones EW, Kershaw CP. Metal Oxide Oxidation Catalysts as Scaffolds for Perovskite Solar Cells. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13040949. [PMID: 32093276 PMCID: PMC7079644 DOI: 10.3390/ma13040949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Whilst the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) perovskite solar cell (PSC) devices that have reported to date have been fabricated by high temperature sintering (>500 °C) of mesoporous metal oxide scaffolds, lower temperature processing is desirable for increasing the range of substrates available and also decrease the energy requirements during device manufacture. In this work, titanium dioxide (TiO2) mesoporous scaffolds have been compared with metal oxide oxidation catalysts: cerium dioxide (CeO2) and manganese dioxide (MnO2). For MnO2, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first time a low energy band gap metal oxide has been used as a scaffold in the PSC devices. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that organic binder removal is completed at temperatures of 350 °C and 275 °C for CeO2 and MnO2, respectively. By comparison, the binder removal from TiO2 pastes requires temperatures >500 °C. CH3NH3PbBr3 PSC devices that were fabricated while using MnO2 pastes sintered at 550 °C show slightly improved PCE (η = 3.9%) versus mesoporous TiO2 devices (η = 3.8%) as a result of increased open circuit voltage (Voc). However, the resultant PSC devices showed no efficiency despite apparently complete binder removal during lower temperature (325 °C) sintering using CeO2 or MnO2 pastes.
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Xu PL, Wei T, Yue HY, Wen YC, Wei Y, Guo TJ, Li SJ, Li W, Wang XQ. Effect of different nitric acid concentrations on manganese/activated carbon-modified catalysts for the catalytic ozonation of toluene. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01100b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work, the effect of nitric acid modification on activated carbon (AC) and on properties of Mn/AC ozone catalysts was studied.
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- Pei-lun Xu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus)
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Technology Innovation and Training Center
- Polytechnic Institute
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou
- China
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Veerapandian SKP, Ye Z, Giraudon JM, De Geyter N, Morent R, Lamonier JF. Plasma assisted Cu-Mn mixed oxide catalysts for trichloroethylene abatement in moist air. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 379:120781. [PMID: 31238213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The removal of dilute trichloroethylene (TCE) in moist air by post-plasma catalysis (PPC) using Cu-Mn mixed oxides heated at 150 °C was investigated. Cu-Mn mixed oxides were prepared by redox- and co-precipitation method. In comparison to the catalytic oxidation and non-thermal plasma (NTP) process, PPC was found to be the best process to convert TCE into CO2, in particular when Cu-Mn oxide was synthetized by redox precipitation method. The highest TCE conversion efficiency of more than 80% was obtained at the energy density of 60 J.L-1 using the catalyst prepared by redox-precipitation process in PPC configuration. The performance of Cu-Mn oxide prepared by redox-precipitation method did not show increase in TCE conversion with energy density which is attributed to the changes on the catalyst surface (such as reduction in SBET, chlorine poisoning and Mn enrichment). Although, Cu-Mn oxide prepared by co-precipitation method showed a lower TCE conversion, it exhibited a better stability in the PPC process for TCE abatement.
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- Savita Kaliya Perumal Veerapandian
- Ghent University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Applied Physics, Research Unit Plasma Technology, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Applied Physics, Research Unit Plasma Technology, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Applied Physics, Research Unit Plasma Technology, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Applied Physics, Research Unit Plasma Technology, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Yang S, Bo Z, Yang H, Shuai X, Qi H, Li X, Yan J, Cen K. Hierarchical Petal-on-Petal MnO2/Vertical Graphene Foam for Postplasma Catalytic Decomposition of Toluene with High Efficiency and Ultralow Pressure Drop. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shiling Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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In this review paper, we have assembled the main characteristics of partial oxidation reactions (oxidative dehydrogenation and selective oxidation to olefins or oxygenates, as aldehydes and carboxylic acids and nitriles), as well as total oxidation, particularly for depollution, environmental issues and wastewater treatments. Both gas–solid and liquid–solid media have been considered with recent and representative examples within these fields. We have also discussed about their potential and prospective industrial applications. Particular attention has been brought to new raw materials stemming from biomass, as well as to liquid–solid catalysts cases. This review paper also summarizes the progresses made in the use of unconventional activation methods for performing oxidation reactions, highlighting the synergy of these technologies with heterogeneous catalysis. Focus has been centered on both usual catalysts activation methods and less usual ones, such as the use of ultrasounds, microwaves, grinding (mechanochemistry) and photo-activated processes, as well as their combined use.
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In the context of coupling nonthermal plasmas with catalytic materials, CeO2 is used as adsorbent for toluene and combined with plasma for toluene oxidation. Two configurations are addressed for the regeneration of toluene saturated CeO2: (i) in plasma-catalysis (IPC); and (ii) post plasma-catalysis (PPC). As an advanced oxidation technique, the performances of toluene mineralization by the plasma-catalytic systems are evaluated and compared through the formation of CO2. First, the adsorption of 100 ppm of toluene onto CeO2 is characterized in detail. Total, reversible and irreversible adsorbed fractions are quantified. Specific attention is paid to the influence of relative humidity (RH): (i) on the adsorption of toluene on CeO2; and (ii) on the formation of ozone in IPC and PPC reactors. Then, the mineralization yield and the mineralization efficiency of adsorbed toluene are defined and investigated as a function of the specific input energy (SIE). Under these conditions, IPC and PPC reactors are compared. Interestingly, the highest mineralization yield and efficiency are achieved using the in-situ configuration operated with the lowest SIE, that is, lean conditions of ozone. Based on these results, the specific impact of RH on the IPC treatment of toluene adsorbed on CeO2 is addressed. Taking into account the impact of RH on toluene adsorption and ozone production, it is evidenced that the mineralization of toluene adsorbed on CeO2 is directly controlled by the amount of ozone produced by the discharge and decomposed on the surface of the coupling material. Results highlight the key role of ozone in the mineralization process and the possible detrimental effect of moisture.
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