A Novel Co Coordinated Highly Dispersed Nano Ag/HAP Catalysts in Enhanced Toluene Catalytic Oxidation with Non-Thermal Plasma
摘要
As a volatile organic pollutant, toluene is difficult to be activated and removed at low temperature by conventional thermal catalytic oxidation. Therefore, we reported an Ag-Co bimetallic catalyst which is supported on hydroxyapatite (HAP) and prepared by the equal-volume distribution impregnation method and investigated its performance in toluene oxidation. Enhanced toluene removal was achieved by synergizing plasma with 3Ag/15Co/HAP catalysts at low temperatures, which also improved CO2 selectivity. Toluene conversion and CO2 selectivity peaked at 100% and 88%, respectively, at the input power of 13 W, while the removal process demonstrated good stability during a 32 h test. The uniform dispersion of Ag NPs on the carrier facilitates the conversion of filamentary discharge into a more uniform and efficient discharge, promoting the activation of surface oxygen and thereby improving toluene removal efficiency. Additionally, the interaction between Ag and Co generated more surface-active oxygen and lattice defects on the catalyst surface, resulting in excellent low-temperature reducibility.