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Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.    2017, Vol. 11 Issue (2) : 5    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-017-0908-8
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Excellent performance of Cu-Mn/Ti-sepiolite catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation
Yong Song1,Lisha Liu1,Zhidan Fu1,Qing Ye1(),Shuiyuan Cheng1,Tianfang Kang1,Hongxing Dai2()
1. Key Laboratory of Beijing on Regional Air Pollution Control, Department of Environmental Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
2. Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Key Laboratory of Beijing on Regional Air Pollution Control, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Abstract

Sepiolite is clay mineral with a 2:1 layered structure.

Ti-pillars have an impact on physicochemical property of the sample.

30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep shows excellent catalytic activity for the oxidation of CO.

The interaction, reducibility, and oxygen mobility govern the activity.

The Ti-modified sepiolite (Ti-Sep)-supported Mn-Cu mixed oxide (yMn5Cu/Ti-Sep) catalysts were synthesized using the co-precipitation method. The materials were characterized by the X-ray diffraction scanning electron microscope, N2 adsorption-desorption, H2-TPR, O2-TPD, and XPS techniques, and their catalytic activities for CO oxidation were evaluated. It was found that the catalytic activities of yMn5Cu/Ti-Sep were higher than those of 5Cu/Ti-Sep and 30Mn/Ti-Sep, and the Mn/Cu molar ratio had a distinct influence on catalytic activity of the sample. Among the yMn5Cu/Ti-Sep samples, the 30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep catalyst showed the best activity (which also outperformed the 30Mn5Cu/Sep catalyst), giving the highest reaction rate of 0.875 × 10−3 mmol·g−1·s−1 and the lowest T50% and T100% of 56°C and 86°C, respectively. Moreover, the 30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep possessed the best low-temperature reducibility, the lowest O2 desorption temperature, and the highest surface Mn3+/Mn4+ atomic ratio. It is concluded that factors, such as the strong interaction between the copper or manganese oxides and the Ti-Sep support, good low-temperature reducibility, and good mobility of chemisorbed oxygen species, were responsible for the excellent catalytic activity of 30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep.

Keywords Ti-modified sepiolite      Supported Mn-Cu mixed oxide      Low-temperature reducibility      Strong metal-support interaction      CO oxidation     
Corresponding Author(s): Qing Ye,Hongxing Dai   
Issue Date: 17 March 2017
 Cite this article:   
Yong Song,Lisha Liu,Zhidan Fu, et al. Excellent performance of Cu-Mn/Ti-sepiolite catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2017, 11(2): 5.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fese/EN/Y2017/V11/I2/5
Fig.1  (A), (B) XRD patterns of: a, Sep; b, Ti-Sep; c, 5Cu/Ti-Sep; d, 30Mn/Ti-Sep; e, 20Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; f, 30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; g, 40Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; and h, 30Mn5Cu/Sep
sample BET surface
area/(m2·g−1)
reduction peak temperature/°C H2 consumption a)
/(mmol·g−1)
T50%b)
/°C
T100%c)
/°C
rd)
/(μmol·g−1·s−1)
α β γ
5Cu/Ti-Sep 77 251 269 0.72 215 261 0.070
30Mn/Ti-Sep 88 302 331 440 7.02 74 92 0.527
20Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep 89 268 324 353 5.53 67 95 0.699
30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep 93 245 311 346 7.22 55 86 0.875
40Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep 82 252 315 366 7.24 63 90 0.793
30Mn5Cu/Sep 88 260 316 355 7.45 70 94 0.653
Tab.1  BET surface areas, reduction peak temperatures, H2 consumption, catalytic activities, and reaction rates (r) at 70°C of the samples
sample Cu 2p3/2 Mn 2p3/2 O 1s
CuO Cu2+ Mn3+ Mn4+ Mn3+/Mn4+ Olatt in Cu and/or Mn oxide Olatt in SiO2 Oads Oads/Olatt
Sep 532.8
Ti-Sep 532.6
5Cu/Ti-Sep 934 936.5 532.4
30Mn/Ti-Sep 642.2 644.2 5.66 529.7 533.1 531.4 0.87
20Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep 934 935.9 642.2 644.1 3.83 529.5 532.6 531.1 0.38
30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep 933 934.5 642 644.1 6.94 529.3 532.5 530.7 0.79
40Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep 933 934.8 642 644.1 3.93 529.4 532.7 530.9 0.65
30Mn5Cu/Sep 933 935 642 644.1 4.2 529.6 532.6 531.2 0.33
Tab.2  XPS binding energies (eV) and surface atomic ratios determined by quantitative XPS analysis of the as-prepared samples
Fig.2  H2-TPR profiles of: a, 5Cu/Ti-Sep; b, 30Mn/Ti-Sep; c, 20Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; d, 30Mn 5Cu/Ti-Sep; e, 40Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; and f, 30Mn5Cu/Sep
Fig.3  (A) Cu 2p, (B) Mn 2p, and (C) O 1s XPS spectra of: a, Sep; b, Ti-Sep; c, 5Cu/Ti-Sep; d, 30Mn/Ti-Sep; e, 20Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; f, 30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; g, 40Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; and h, 30Mn5Cu/Sep
Fig.4  O2-TPD profiles of: a, Sep; b, Ti-Sep; c, 5Cu/Ti-Sep; d, 30Mn/Ti-Sep; e, 20Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; f, 30Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; g, 40Mn5Cu/Ti-Sep; and h, 30Mn5Cu/Sep
Fig.5  CO conversion as a function of temperature over the as-prepared catalysts at SV= 10000 mL·g−1·h−1
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