Green synthesis of cavity-containing manganese oxides with superior catalytic performance in toluene oxidation.

Manganese oxide prepared by a simple hydrothermal method is highly active and stable in both lab and quasi industrial conditions for the total oxidation of toluene, achieving total conversion at only 175 °C in the absence of water and at 150 °C in the presence of 4 mol % water. Moreover, this perfor...

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Autores: García, Tomás, López, José Manuel, Mayoral , Álvaro, Zhang, Yaping, Arenal, Raul, Alonso Domínguez, Daniel, Pico, María Pilar, López García, María Luisa, Dejoz, Ana, Álvarez Serrano, Inmaculada, Sanchí, Rut, Solsona, Bemjamín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/113471
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113471
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:546
Manganese oxide
Cavities
Structural water
Toluene
VOCs oxidation
Ciencias
23 Química
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Sumario:Manganese oxide prepared by a simple hydrothermal method is highly active and stable in both lab and quasi industrial conditions for the total oxidation of toluene, achieving total conversion at only 175 °C in the absence of water and at 150 °C in the presence of 4 mol % water. Moreover, this performance is stable for at least 6 cycles. The enhanced catalytic performance has been related to the presence of highly reactive oxygen surface species. This species are probably promoted by Mn3O4 nanoparticles with Mn3+ at the tetragonal distorted cationic sites, likely compensated by structural water at the anionic sites. The presence of structural water can be related to the formation of internal cavities/vesicles in the Mn3O4 crystalline structure.