| Title: | Eco-Friendly Cavity-Containing Iron Oxides Prepared by Mild Routes as Very Efficient Catalysts for the Total Oxidation of VOCs |
| Author(s): | Sanchis R; Alonso-Dominguez D; Dejoz A; Pico MP; Alvarez-Serrano I; Garcia T; Lopez ML; Solsona B; |
| Address: | "Departament d'Enginyeria Quimica, ETSE, Universitat de Valencia, Av. Universitat, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. rut.sanchis@uv.es. Departamento de Quimica Inorganica, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. daniel.alonso@csic.es. Departament d'Enginyeria Quimica, ETSE, Universitat de Valencia, Av. Universitat, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. ana.m.dejoz@uv.es. Sepiolsa, Avda. del Acero, 14-16, Pol. UP-1 (Miralcampo), 19200 Azuqueca de Henares, Spain. maria.pico@sepiolsa.com. Departamento de Quimica Inorganica, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. ias@quim.ucm.es. Instituto de Carboquimica (ICB-CSIC), C/Miguel Luesma 4, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain. tomas@icb.csic.es. Departamento de Quimica Inorganica, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. marisal@quim.ucm.es. Departament d'Enginyeria Quimica, ETSE, Universitat de Valencia, Av. Universitat, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. benjamin.solsona@uv.es" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1996-1944 (Print) 1996-1944 (Electronic) 1996-1944 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Iron oxides (FeOx) are non-toxic, non-expensive and environmentally friendly compounds, which makes them good candidates for many industrial applications, among them catalysis. In the present article five catalysts based on FeOx were synthesized by mild routes: hydrothermal in subcritical and supercritical conditions (Fe-HT, Few200, Few450) and solvothermal (Fe-ST1 and Fe-ST2). The catalytic activity of these catalysts was studied for the total oxidation of toluene using very demanding conditions with high space velocities and including water and CO(2) in the feed. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (SEM and HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms. It was observed that the most active catalyst was a cavity-containing porous sample prepared by a solvothermal method with a relatively high surface area (55 m(2) g(-1)) and constituted by flower-like aggregates with open cavities at the catalyst surface. This catalyst displayed superior performance (100% of toluene conversion at 325 degrees C using highly demanding conditions) and this performance can be maintained for several catalytic cycles. Interestingly, the porous iron oxides present not only a higher catalytic activity than the non-porous but also a higher specific activity per surface area. The high activity of this catalyst has been related to the possible synergistic effect of compositional, structural and microstructural features emphasizing the role of the surface area, the crystalline phase present, and the properties of the surface" |
| Keywords: | cavities iron oxide mild preparation routes total oxidation volatile organic compounds (VOC); |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINESanchis, Rut Alonso-Dominguez, Daniel Dejoz, Ana Pico, Maria Pilar Alvarez-Serrano, Inmaculada Garcia, Tomas Lopez, Maria Luisa Solsona, Benjamin eng Switzerland 2018/08/12 Materials (Basel). 2018 Aug 9; 11(8):1387. doi: 10.3390/ma11081387" |
