Supercritical water syntheses of transition metal-doped CeO_2 nano-catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO by CO:An in situ diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study

In the present study,we synthesized CeO2 catalysts doped with various transition metals(M=Co,Fe,or Cu)using a supercritical water hydrothermal route,which led to the incorporation of the metal ions in the CeO2 lattice,forming solid solutions.The catalysts were then used for the selective catalytic reduction(SCR)of NO by CO.The Cu‐doped catalyst exhibited the highest SCR activity;it had a T50(i.e.,50%NO conversion)of only 83°C and a T90(i.e.,90%NO conversion)of 126°C.Such an activity was also higher than in many state‐of‐the‐art catalysts.In situ diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy suggested that the MOx‐CeO2 catalysts(M=Co and Fe)mainly followed an Eley‐Rideal reaction mechanism for CO‐SCR.In contrast,a Langmuir‐Hinshelwood SCR reaction mechanism occurred in CuO‐CeO2 owing to the presence of Cu+species,which ensured effective adsorption of CO.This explains why CuO‐CeO2 exhibited the highest activity with regard to the SCR of NO by CO.

Synergetic effect between non-thermal plasma and photocatalytic oxidation on the degradation of gas-phase toluene: Role of ozone

In this study, a hybrid process using non‐thermal plasma (NTP) and photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) was adopted for the degradation of gas‐phase toluene using TiO2 as the photocatalyst. To discover the synergetic effect between NTP and PCO, the performances of both sole (O3, UV, NTP, and PCO) and combined (O3 + TiO2, O3 + UV, NTP + UV, O3 + PCO, and NTP + PCO) processes were investigated from different perspectives, such as the toluene removal efficiency, selectivity of COx, mineralization rate, ozone utilization, and the generation of by‐products. The toluene removal efficiency of the combined NTP + PCO process was 80.2%, which was much higher than that of a sole degradation process such as NTP (18.8%) and PCO (13.4%). The selectivity of CO2 and the ozone utilization efficiency also significantly improved. The amount of by‐products in the gas phase and the carbon‐ based intermediates adsorbed on the catalyst surface dramatically reduced. The improvement in the overall performances of the combined NTP + PCO process was mainly ascribed to the efficient utilization of ozone in the photocatalytic oxidation, and the ozone further acting as an electron acceptor and scavenger, generating more hydroxyl radicals and reducing the recombination of electron‐ hole pairs.

In-plasma catalytic degradation of toluene over different MnO_2 polymorphs and study of reaction mechanism

α‐,β‐,γ‐andδ‐MnO2catalysts were synthesized by a one‐step hydrothermal method,and were utilized for the catalytic oxidation of toluene in a combined plasma‐catalytic process.The relationship between catalytic performance and MnO2crystal structures was investigated.It was noted that the toluene removal efficiency was32.5%at the specific input energy of160J/L when non‐thermal plasma was used alone.Theα‐MnO2catalyst showed the best activity among the investigated catalysts,yielding a toluene conversion of78.1%at the specific input energy of160J/L.Forβ‐MnO2,γ‐MnO2andδ‐MnO2,removal efficiencies of47.4%,66.1%and50.0%,respectively,were achieved.By powder X‐ray diffraction,Raman spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,Brunauer‐Emmett‐Teller,H2temperature‐programmed reduction and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses,it was concluded that the tunnel structure,the stability of the crystal in plasma,the Mn-O bond strength of MnO2and the surface‐chemisorbed oxygen species played important roles in the plasma‐catalytic degradation of toluene.Additionally,the degradation routes of toluene in non‐thermal plasma and in the plasma‐catalytic process were also studied.It was concluded that the introduction of MnO2catalysts enabled O3,O2,electrons and radical species in the gas to be adsorbed on the MnO2surface via a facile interconversion among the Mn4+,Mn3+and Mn2+states.These four species could then be transported to the toluene or intermediate organic by‐products,which greatly improved the toluene removal efficiency and decreased the final output of by‐products.

One-step synthesized SO_4^(2-)-TiO_2 with exposed(001) facets and its application in selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH_3

A sample of sulfated anatase TiO2 with high‐energy(001)facets(TiO2‐001)was prepared by a simple one‐step hydrothermal route using SO42-as a morphology‐controlling agent.After doping ceria,Ce/TiO2‐001 was used as the catalyst for selective catalytic reduction(SCR)of NO with NH3.Compared with Ce/P25(Degussa P25 TiO2)and Ce/P25‐S(sulfated P25)catalysts,Ce/TiO2‐001 was more suitable for medium‐and high‐temperature SCR of NO due to the high surface area,sulfation,and the excellent properties of the active‐energy(001)facets.All of these facilitated the generation of abundant acidity,chemisorbed oxygen,and activated NOx‐adsorption species,which were the important factors for the SCR reaction.

集约经营下南方竹园土壤酸化特征与缓冲容量研究

高强度集约经营下竹周土壤质量退化是制约竹笋持续丰产高效的主要障碍因素。通过研究集约经骨雷竹林典型土壤剖面的酸度特征、养分变化以及土壤酸碱缓冲容量，以期探明集约经营下雷竹林衰退的可能因素。结果表明，雷竹种植后，表层土壤呈现明显的酸化现象，表土的最低pHH20值达到了3．75；表土的有机质和速效磷含量明显提高，表上（0～20cm）速效磷含量最高可达350mgkg-1；竹林土壤铝的形态分析表明，有机配合态铝在表土中的含量较高，并随剖面深度的降低而降低；土壤交换态铝含量与pHH20和pHKCl呈极显著负相关，有机配合态铝含量与有机质和速效磷含量呈极显著m相关；竹园土壤的酸碱缓冲容量在8．58～14．31mmol kg-1，之间，有机质含量是影响竹园土壤缓冲容量的主要因素。