Construction of spinel/biochar film/honeycomb monolithic catalyst for photothermal catalytic oxidation of VOCs

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Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2024, Vol. 18

Issue (9) : 102 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-024-2453-x

Construction of spinel/biochar film/honeycomb monolithic catalyst for photothermal catalytic oxidation of VOCs

Xikai Lu¹, Chunyan Zhang², Meng Wu¹, Wenjie Liu¹, Bin Xue¹, Chao Yao¹(

), Xiazhang Li¹(

)

¹. National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomass Refining and High-quality Utilization, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
². Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Delaware City, DE 19716, USA

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Abstract

Photothermal catalytic oxidation emerges as a promising method for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Herein, via sol-gel impregnation method, spinel CuMn₂O₄ was coated on attapulgite honeycombs with integrating biochar (BC) film as the second carrier, using chestnut shell as complexation agent. Various mass ratios of CuMn₂O₄ to chestnut shell was modulated to investigate the catalytic toluene degradation performance. Results indicated that the monolithic CuMn₂O₄/BC/honeycomb catalyst demonstrated superior photothermal catalytic toluene degradation with a low T₉₀ (temperature at 90% degradation) of 263 °C when the mass ratio of CuMn₂O₄ to biomass was 1:4. The addition of BC film substantially increased the honeycomb's specific surface area and improved the photothermal conversion of spinel, leading to enhanced photothermal catalytic activity. This study presents a cost-effective strategy for eliminating industrial VOCs using clay-biomass based monolithic catalyst.

Keywords CuMn₂O₄ biochar photothermal catalysis attapulgite honeycomb volatile organic compound

Corresponding Author(s): Chao Yao,Xiazhang Li

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#usheng Xing, Yannan Jian and Xiaodan Zhao contributed equally to this work.]]>

Just Accepted Date: 19 April 2024 Issue Date: 30 May 2024

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Xikai Lu,Chunyan Zhang,Meng Wu, et al. Construction of spinel/biochar film/honeycomb monolithic catalyst for photothermal catalytic oxidation of VOCs[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(9): 102.

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Fig.1 (a) X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of CuMn₂O₄ and CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:3–5; (b) locally enlarged XRD patterns from 34° to 38°.

Fig.2 Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of (a) CuMn₂O₄, (b) CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:3, (c) CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:4, (d) CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:5; (e) high resolution TEM images of CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:4; (f) selected area electron diffraction pattern of CuMn₂O₄/BC.

Fig.3 (a–c) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:4; (d) SEM of honeycomb; (e–f) SEM of CuMn₂O₄/BC/honeycomb.

Fig.4 (a) UV-Vis spectra of CuMn₂O₄ and CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:3–5; (b) Tauc curve; (c) infrared thermal imaging of CuMn₂O₄/BC.

Fig.5 (a) FTIR spectra of BC, CuMn₂O₄ and CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:3–5; (b) Raman spectra of BC, CuMn₂O₄/BC.

Fig.6 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra of CuMn₂O₄ and CuMn₂O₄/BC, (a) survey scan; (b) Cu 2p; (c) Mn 2p; (d) O 1s; (e) C 1s.

Fig.7 (a) Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra and (b) photoluminescence (PL) spectra of CuMn₂O₄ and CuMn₂O₄/BC-1:3–5.

Fig.8 H₂-TPR spectra of CuMn₂O₄ and CuMn₂O₄/BC on honeycomb.

Fig.9 (a) Mechanical stability test of CuMn₂O₄/BC/honeycomb catalyst, (b) the degradation of toluene on different samples at different temperatures under dark and simulated sunlight irradiation, (c) toluene mineralization rate under dark and light, (d) the effect of GHSV on the catalytic activity of CuMn₂O₄/BC /honeycomb-1:4, (e) the effect of H₂O on the catalytic activity at 300 °C, and (f) stability test of CuMn₂O₄/BC/honeycomb-1:4 sample at 300 °C for 20 h.

Fig.10 Schematic mechanism of photothermal catalytic oxidation of toluene over CuMn₂O₄/BC/honeycomb catalyst.

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