Mesoporous Co3O4 with Controlled Porosity: Inverse Micelle Synthesis and High-Performance Catalytic CO Oxidation at-60 °C
Mesoporous Co3O4 with Controlled Porosity: Inverse Micelle Synthesis and High-Performance Catalytic CO Oxidation at-60 °C
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DOI:
10.1021/cm502106v
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发表时间:
2014-08-12
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8.6
通讯作者:
Suib, Steven L.
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作者:
Song, Wenqiao;Poyraz, Altug S.;Suib, Steven L.
Crystalline mesoporous cobalt oxides with improved catalytic activity in CO oxidation were synthesized using an inverse surfactant micelle method. The prepared materials are monodispersed nanoparticle aggregates, and the mesopores are formed by connected intraparticle voids. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), N-2 sorption, field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) revealed that both pore and nanoparticle sizes are enlarged with increasing thermal treatment temperatures (150-450 degrees C). Mesoporous cobalt oxide calcined at 350 degrees C exhibited the best oxidation activity and can achieve complete oxidization (100% conversion) of CO to CO2 at -60 degrees C under normal conditions (similar to 3-10 ppm of H2O) and at 80 degrees C under moisture rich conditions (similar to 3% H2O). The commercial Co3O4 reached 100% conversion at 220 degrees C under normal conditions. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), O-2-temperature-programmed desorption (O-2-TPD), H-2-temperature-programmed reduction (H-2-TPR), CO-TPD, and N-2 sorption analyses indicated that the surface oxygen vacancy and large surface area promoted the lattice oxygen mobility of the catalysts and further enhanced their catalytic performance. The catalysts were deactivated by accumulation of water and formation of carbonates, but their activities can be easily restored by expelling water and carbonates at moderate temperature (200 degrees C).