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In this research, hydrofluoric acid (HF) was used as a leaching agent to remove silicon impurities from titanium dioxide powder regenerated from a spent SCR catalyst. Further, the effects of HF concentration, liquid–solid ratio, leaching temperature, and leaching time on the leaching rate of regenerated titanium dioxide powder were investigated. The results revealed that the leaching rate of silicon in alkali-leached samples could reach 99.47% under the following conditions: 4% HF concentration, a leaching temperature of 50 °C, and a liquid–solid ratio of 5:1. When compared under identical experimental conditions, the silicon leaching rate in the alkali leached sample using HF surpassed that of the spent SCR catalyst. This suggests that high-temperature alkali leaching led to the degradation of the catalyst and the glass fiber within it, rendering this process more favorable for silicon leaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chlorine-containing volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) present in industrial exhaust gas can cause great harm to the human body and the environment. In order to further study the catalytic oxidation of CVOCs, an active site regulated RuOx/Sn0.2Ti0.8O2 catalyst with different Ru precursors was developed. With Dichloromethane as the model molecule, the activity test results showed that the optimization of Ru precursor using Ru colloid significantly increased the activity of the catalyst (T90 was reduced by about 90 °C when the Ru loading was 1 wt%). The analysis of characterization results showed that the improvement of the catalytic performance was mainly due to the improvement of the active species dispersion (the size of Ru cluster was reduced from 3–4 nm to about 1.3 nm) and the enhancement of the interaction between the active species and the support. The utilization efficiency of the active components was improved by nearly doubling TOF value, and the overall oxidation performance of the catalyst was also enhanced. The relationship between the Ru loading and the catalytic activity of the catalyst was also studied to better determine the optimal Ru loading. It could be found that with the increase in Ru loading, the dispersibility of RuOx species on the catalyst surface gradually decreased, despite the increase in their total amount. The combined influence of these two effects led to little change in the catalytic activity of the catalyst at first, and then a significant increase. Therefore, this research is meaningful for the efficient treatment of CVOCs and further reducing the content of active components in the catalysts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]