Catalytic removal of a mixture of volatile organic compounds present in indoor air at various work sites over Pt, MnOx and Pt/MnOx supported monoliths

The elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was investigated placing a novel catalytic system in the chimney venting of a commercial air extractor, using Pt, Mn and Pt/Mn catalysts supported on ceramic monoliths. The VOCs oxidized were chloroform (CHCl3), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), toluene...

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Autores: Colman Lerner, Jorge Esteban, Peluso, Miguel Andrés, Porta, Atilio Andrés, Thomas, Horacio Jorge, Sambeth, Jorge Enrique
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2015
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositório:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/134545
Acesso em linha:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/134545
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Ciencias Exactas
Monoliths
bentonite
VOC mixture
Mn
Pt
CHCl 3
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Resumo:The elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was investigated placing a novel catalytic system in the chimney venting of a commercial air extractor, using Pt, Mn and Pt/Mn catalysts supported on ceramic monoliths. The VOCs oxidized were chloroform (CHCl3), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), toluene and xylene, alone, in a binary mixture and in a mixture of all of them. The conversion of VOCs is in general similar, regardless of whether they are in a mixture or alone. Pt/Mn monoliths exhibited the highest destruction activity for the abatement of VOCs alone and in mixtures, due to a synergetic effect between platinum and manganese. The results show that these catalytic systems can be coupled satisfactorily in the venting of the air extraction equipment still working at high flow rates.