Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 703-712.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63273-0

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Exploration of the active phase of the hydrotalcite-derived cobalt catalyst for HCHO oxidation

Mengya Lina,b, Xiaolin Yua,b, Xueqin Yanga,b, Xiuyun Maa,b, Maofa Gea,b,c   

  1. a State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Research Center for Molecular Sciences(BNLMS), CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    c CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
  • Received:2018-10-17 Revised:2018-12-05 Online:2019-05-18 Published:2019-03-30
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    This work was support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91544227, 21777166) and the National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFC0202202).

Abstract:

A series of Co-based oxide catalysts were prepared by calcining hydrotalcite precursors in different atmospheres and studied for HCHO catalytic oxidation. The N2-calcined catalyst exhibits enhanced HCHO oxidation and superior stability. On the basis of H2-TPR, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman characterizations, this can be ascribed to better redox ability, octahedrally coordinated Co2+ ions derived from the CoO phase, and other surface oxygen species, such as O2- or O-. The extra octahedrally coordinated Co2+ ions may reside in a more open framework site than the inactive tetrahedrally coordinated Co2+ ions. This species of Co2+ can easily make contact with oxygen and oxidize. The surface oxygen species, along with the octahedrally coordinated Co2+ ions, and a part of the Co3+ species constitute the Co2+-oxygen species-Co3+ sites, which enhance the catalytic activities. According to DRIFTS, Co2+-oxygen species-Co3+ makes oxidation of HCHO and conversion of DOM to formate easier.

Key words: HCHO, Hydrotalcite derivate, Active phase, Cobalt oxide