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A serial of Co3O4 catalysts were prepared through a facile method of calcining of ZIF-67 at different temperatures. Physicochemical properties of the samples were characterized by the powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis-differential thermal analysis(TGA-DTA), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) equation, H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) and The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques, and their catalytic performance were investigated for the oxidation of toluene. The structural characterization certified that the calcination temperature has an important effect to catalytic activities. With the increase of the calcination temperature, the BET surface area reduces, pore size increases and the ratio of Co3+/Co2+ and Oads/Olatt firstly increase then decrease. The results showed that the conversion of toluene on the Co3O4-400 catalyst could reach 100 % when the reaction temperature was 240 oC. The Co3O4-400 catalyst presented better performance and excellent resistance to H2O, which are very important to Industrial application.

The characteristics and influencing factors for dinitrotoluene degradation by nano-Fe3O4-H2O2 were studied, and the nano-scale Fe3O4 catalyst was prepared by the coprecipitation method, with dinitrotoluene wastewater as the degradation object. The results showed that the catalytic reaction system within the pH value range of 1 to 9 could effectively degrade dinitrotoluene, and the optimal pH value was 3; with the increase of catalyst dosage, the degradation efficiency and the catalytic reaction rate of dinitrotoluene grew as well. The optimal catalyst dosage was 1.0 g/L when the H2O2 dosage was within the range of 0 to 0.8 mL/L; the degradation efficiency and reaction rate grew with the increase of H2O2 dosage. With further increase of H2O2 dosage, degradation efficiency and reaction rate decreased; under the best conditions with the H2O2 dosage of 0.8 mL/L, the catalyst concentration of 1 g/L and the pH value of 3 at room temperature (25 °C), the degradation rate of the 100-mg/L dinitrotoluene in...

The aim of this work was to study the retention and separation of 4BS dye from aqueous solution using N-doped TiO2 (N-TiO2) ceramic membrane. An N-TiO2 sol was synthesized by the sol–gel technique and applied to a ceramic membrane to synthesize a composite membrane. XRD analysis confirmed that the N-TiO2 had an anatase structure. SEM images revealed that the TiO2 particles with a diameter of 7–9 nm had been loaded on a ceramic support to form the nanoporous composites. 4BS dye containing aqueous solution was treated by the composite membranes. The operating conditions studied were the dye concentration, solution pH, the pressure and velocity of cross flow. With the coupling of photocatalysis and membrane separation, the retention rate of 99% for dye and the higher permeation flux (over 96%) were obtained. The composite membranes were found to be stable and to perform reproducibly.

This research measured the effectiveness of Si-FeOOH as a type of heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst made from alkaline precipitation methods, in catalyzing the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) wastewater. Factors including catalyst dosage, pH, and hydrogen peroxide dosage were investigated, showing: with an initial concentration of 2,4-dichlorophenol at 100 mg/L, a dosage of catalyst at 0.1 g/L, a dosage of H2O2 at 1.5 ml/L, pH at 5 and indoors temperature at 25 ± 1 °C, the degradation rate of 2,4-dichlorophenol, CODCr and TOC has reached 94.21%, 83.67%, and 76.11%, separately. Comparisons were made with FeOOH used as catalyst, showing that Fenton-like Si-FeOOH is a better catalyst than FeOOH.

The catalytic activity of carbon nanotubes-supported vanadium oxide (V2O5/CNTs) catalysts in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3 at low temperatures (≤ 250 °C) was investigated. The effects of V2O5 loading, reaction temperature, and presence of SO2 on the SCR activity were evaluated. The results show that V2O5/CNTs catalysts exhibit high activity for NO reduction with NH3 at low-temperatures. The catalysts also show very high stability in the presence of SO2. More interestingly, their activities are significantly promoted instead of being poisoned by SO2. The promoting effect of SO2 is distinctly associated with V2O5 loading, particularly maximized at low V2O5 loading, which indicated the role of CNTs support in this effect. The promoting effect of SO2 at low temperatures suggests that V2O5/CNTs catalysts are promising catalytic materials for low-temperature SCR reactions.

The aim of this work was to study the preparation of SiC-supported V2O5 catalysts and the kinetics on selective catalytic reduction for NO with NH3 on the catalysts. Using incipient wetness impregnation methods, vanadium oxide was applied to silicon carbide to prepare a SiC-supported vanadium oxide. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirmed that V2O5 existed in the prepared materials. Using the prepared materials as catalysts, selective catalytic reduction for NO by NH3 has been analyzed, and reaction kinetics on the catalysts was studied at 150–300 °C. The obtained results showed that the reduction reaction on the catalysts is close to zero-order kinetics with respect to NH3, first-order with respect to NO, and half-order to O2. Apparent activation energy for the reduction reaction was found to be 38 kJ mol−1. The prepared materials are stable and reusable.

Carbon nanotube (CNT) supported copper oxide catalysts were prepared, and the morphology and structure of the catalyst were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and temperature-programmed desorption experiments. The CuO/CNT catalysts demonstrated high catalytic activities during the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3 over a temperature range of 150–250 °C. The amount of NH3 adsorbed on the catalyst surface was greater than that of NO or NO + O2 adsorbed on the catalyst surface. These results suggest that the SCR reaction might proceed on the surface of the CuO/CNT catalysts and occur between the adsorbed ammonia and gas phase NO or weakly adsorbed NO. The CuO/CNT catalysts exhibited good stability at low temperatures, which makes them suitable for potential applications in industry.

CdS/TiO 2 nanocomposites were prepared via a simple wet chemical method, and characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Their ability to degrade Acid Rhodamine B was investigated under visible light irradiation. The results indicate that CdS/TiO 2 nanocomposite with a mass ratio of 4:1(TiO 2 :CdS) showed high photocatalytic activity and the CdS loaded on TiO 2 nanotube surface exhibited a hexagonal phase. The dispersion of CdS on TiO 2 nanotube surface had an important effect on the degradation efficiency of pollutant, which provides a strategy for practical industry application.