三维花状Co3O4的低成本制备及其在催化CO氧化中的应用（英文）

采用一种快速、无模板、低成本的微波辅助水热法在2min内制备了三维花状Co3O4.所用原料均是无机盐.前驱体浓度和尿素的逐渐水解对Co3O4形貌影响很大.制得的花状Co3O4比表面积大,且暴露了(110)高活性指数面,对CO氧化具有较高的催化活性.     

The role of low-coordinate oxygen on Co3O4(110) in catalytic CO oxidation

A complete catalytic cycle for carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO(2)) by molecular oxygen on the Co(3)O(4)(110) surface was obtained by density functional theory plus the on-site Coulomb repulsion (DFT + U). Previously observed high activity of Co(3)O(4) to catalytically oxidize CO at very low temperatures is explained by a unique twofold-coordinate oxygen site on Co(3)O(4)(110). The CO molecule extracts this oxygen with a computed barrier of 27 kJ/mol. The extraction leads to CO(2) formation and an oxygen vacancy on Co(3)O(4)(110). Then, the O(2) molecule dissociates without a barrier between two neighboring oxygen vacancies (which are shown to have high surface mobility), thereby replenishing the twofold-coordinate oxygen sites on the surface and enabling the catalytic cycle. In contrast, extracting the threefold-coordinate oxygen site on Co(3)O(4)(110) has a higher barrier. Our work furnishes a molecular-level mechanism of Co(3)O(4)'s catalytic power, which may help understand previous experimental results and oxidation catalysis by transition metal oxides.     

Co3O4/CeO2 CO氧化的原位红外光谱研究

采用沉淀氧化法制备了Co₃O₄/CeO₂催化剂。分别在干、湿条件下进行了一氧化碳氧化反应研究。运用FT-IR表征手段,在钴铈复合氧化物上进行了CO吸附及CO/O₂共吸附研究。结果表明,与纯的Co₃O₄样品相比,Co₃O₄/CeO₂具有明显的抗湿气能力。Co₃O₄/CeO₂催化剂在进行CO氧化时,表面形成了类碳酸盐物种。当环境温度低于453 K时,催化剂上类碳酸盐的生成与形成类碳酸盐物种后受热分解存在着动态平衡。当环境温度高于493 K,催化剂上生成的类碳酸盐物全部受热分解。氧化铈的加入提高了催化剂的抗湿气性能。较小粒径的Co₃O₄与CeO₂产生的强相互作用可使CeO₂向Co₃O₄提供氧,因而间接提供了CO氧化需要的氧。     

介孔CeO2负载的Co3O4催化剂催化富氢气体中的CO优先氧化反应

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备出介孔氧化铈(meso-CeO2)及其负载的氧化钴(Co3O4/meso-CeO2)催化剂,并将其应用于富氢气体中CO的优先氧化反应.通过N2物理吸附及X射线衍射表征考察了meso-CeO2和Co3O4/meso-CeO2的结构性质.活性评价结果表明,在高空速下,Co3O4/meso-CeO2催化剂上的CO优先氧化性能很好,但水和CO2对CO的氧化有一定的负作用.Co3O4/meso-CeO2催化剂的CO完全氧化温度窗口远大于沉淀法制备CeO2负载的氧化钴催化剂.     

Co3O4-CeO2氧化物对丙烷完全氧化的催化性能（英文）

挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)是全球大气污染物的主要来源,近年来已造成严重的环境问题.催化氧化是一种有效的、经济可行的VOCs去除技术,其研究的关键在于开发高效、稳定的催化剂.在本文中,我们采用柠檬酸法合成了一系列具有不同Co/(Ce+Co)摩尔比的Co3O4-CeO2二元氧化物催化剂,研究了其对丙烷(低碳VOCs)的催化氧化性能.在催化活性测试中,反应气的组成为0.2 vol.%C3H8和5 vol.%O2,Ar为平衡气,气体总流速为200 mL min^-1.实验结果表明,Ce的掺入能够明显提高Co3O4的丙烷催化氧化性能,Co3O4-CeO2催化剂的丙烷催化氧化活性顺序为CoCeOx-70>CoCeOx-90>Co3O4>CoCeOx-50>CoCeOx-20>CeO2.当Co/(Ce+Co)摩尔比为70%时,CoCeOx-70催化剂的丙烷催化氧化性能最好.在丙烷转化率达到90%时,CoCeOx-70催化剂的反应温度为310℃(GHSV=120000mL h^-1 g^-1),相比于单一的Co3O4催化剂的反应温度降低了25℃.XRD和TEM表征结果显示,在Co3O4-CeO2二元氧化物催化剂中存在Co3O4和CeO2两种晶型,同时随着Ce的掺入,催化剂的粒径明显降低.Raman光谱图显示,Ce的掺入使催化剂的晶格发生畸变,促进催化剂表面氧空位的产生,为催化剂中氧的迁移提供晶格位点.H2-TPR和C3H8-TPSR结果表明,Co3O4与CeO2间存在相互作用,能够提高催化剂的低温还原性能,以促进催化剂的丙烷催化氧化.O2-TPD和O 1s XPS结果表明,Ce的掺入能够增加催化剂表面活性氧物种的产生,提高催化剂中氧的移动性,从而提高了催化剂对丙烷的催化氧化活性.在对Co3O4和CoCeOx-70催化剂进行in-situ DRIFTS表征和简单的动力学研究,我们发现Ce的掺入不改变催化剂的丙烷催化氧化反应路径,其存在能够促进丙烷在催化剂表面的吸附和活化,以提高催化剂的丙烷催化氧化活性.同时,丙酮和酯作为中间物参与到丙烷的催化氧化反应过程中.此外,我们考察了反应气氛中水蒸气和CO2的存在对催化剂催化性能的影响.结果表明,CO2和水蒸气的存在都抑制了催化剂的丙烷催化氧化活性,催化性能随着CO2和水蒸气浓度的增加而降低.在相同条件下,水蒸气对催化剂催化性能的抑制作用明显大于CO2的抑制作用,但这种抑制作用会随着反应气中水蒸气和CO2的消失而消失.在稳定性测试中,CoCeOx-70催化剂表现出优异的抗水蒸气和CO2性能.在反应气中存在5 vol.%水蒸气和5 vol.%CO2的条件下,CoCeOx-70催化剂在50 h的稳定性测试中均未出现明显的失活现象.同时,经过10次加热和降温循环测试后,催化剂的催化活性也没有发生明显变化,这为CoCeOx-70催化剂的未来工业化的应用提供了可能.     

纳米Co3O4的制备、表征及CO低温催化氧化

CO的常温催化氧化由于在消除环境污染、空气净化、CO传感器、封闭式CO₂激光器及密闭系统内消除CO等方面的实用价值而颇受关注.已报道的CO催化氧化催化剂有Hopcalite、复合氧化物、贵金属^[4,5]等.     

Co3O4/CeO2的氧化还原性能及反应条件对其CO氧化活性的影响

采用沉淀氧化法制备了Co₃O₄/CeO₂催化剂。运用XRD、BET和TPR表征手段,考察了不同钴铈比及焙烧温度对钴铈复合氧化物物理及化学性能的影响,并分别在干、湿条件下进行了一氧化碳氧化反应研究。结果表明,与纯的Co₃O₄相比,在不同比例的Co₃O₄/CeO₂均经723 K焙烧的各种催化剂中,钴铈原子比为9∶1的复合氧化物粒径较小,比表面积较大,说明适当比例铈的添加能使Co₃O₄具有较小的粒径。此氧化物经538 K温度焙烧制得的钴铈比为9∶1的复合氧化物中Co₃O₄平均粒径为7.2 nm, BET比表面积为167.6 m²/g。经TPR考察发现其具有最优的氧化还原性能。     

Dendrite-like Co3O4 nanostructure and its applications in sensors, supercapacitors and catalysis

Dendrite-like Co(3)O(4) nanostructure, made up of many nanorods with diameters of 15-20 nm and lengths of 2-3 μm, has been successfully prepared by calcining the corresponding nanostructured Co-8-hydroxyquinoline coordination precursor in air. The Co(3)O(4) nanostructure was evaluated as an electrochemical sensor for H(2)O(2) detection and the results reveal that it has good linear dependence and high sensitivity to H(2)O(2) concentration changes. As an electrode material of a supercapacitor, it was found that the nanostructured Co(3)O(4) electrode exhibits high specific capacitance and long cycle life. The Co(3)O(4) nanostructure also has good catalytic properties and is steadily active for CO oxidation, giving 100% CO conversion at low temperatures. The multifunctional Co(3)O(4) nanostructure would be a promising functional nanomaterial applied in multi industrialized fields.     

Co3O4-SiO2 nanocomposite: a very active catalyst for CO oxidation with unusual catalytic behavior

A high surface area Co(3)O(4)-SiO(2) nanocomposite catalyst has been prepared by use of activated carbon as template. The Co(3)O(4)-SiO(2) composite, the surface of which is rich in silica and Co(II) species compared with normal Co(3)O(4), exhibited very high activity for CO oxidation even at a temperature as low as -76 °C. A rather unusual temperature-dependent activity curve, with the lowest conversion at about 80 °C, was observed with a normal feed gas (H(2)O content ~3 ppm). The U-shape of the activity curve indicates a negative apparent activation energy over a certain temperature range, which has rarely been observed for the heterogeneously catalyzed oxidation of CO. Careful investigation of the catalytic behavior of Co(3)O(4)-SiO(2) catalyst led to the conclusion that adsorption of H(2)O molecules on the surface of the catalyst caused the unusual behavior. This conclusion was supported by in situ diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared (DRIFT) spectroscopic experiments under both normal and dry conditions.     

不同沉淀剂对Co3O4催化剂催化分解N2O活性的影响

采用了不同沉淀剂（K2 CO3、Na2 CO3、NaOH、NaHCO3）制备了一系列 Co3 O4氧化物催化剂。通过 XRD、XPS、BET、H2-TPR、O2-TPD 表征手段,探究了催化剂物相结构和氧化还原性能对 N2 O 催化分解性能的影响。研究表明,以 K2 CO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3 O4催化剂具有优越的氧化还原性能。此外,较低结晶度有助于提高催化剂的催化性能,催化剂表面物种与其沉淀剂相关：丰富的表面 Co 物种促进催化活性,较多氧空位有利于催化剂表面的电子传递和氧气的脱附。以 K2 CO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3 O4催化剂表现出最佳的 N2 O 催化分解活性,在450℃达到90％以上的转化率。     

不同沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4低温催化氧化甲醛

室内空气中低浓度甲醛严重危害人类健康,高效去除甲醛成为人们关注的课题.在各种去除甲醛的方法中,吸附法简单快速,但是存在饱和吸附量的限制;光催化降解法能够去除低浓度甲醛,却会产生一些如臭氧等二次污染物;低温催化氧化甲醛由于其高效和产物矿化完全而成为具有实际应用前景的技术.虽然贵金属负载型催化剂具有室温去除甲醛的能力,可是高昂的成本使其难以大规模应用.过渡金属氧化物因其良好的催化氧化性能和较低的成本逐渐成为研究重点.
　　近期研究发现,含钴的氧化物具有较高的催化氧化甲醛能力,同时一些碱金属如钠或钾的加入可增加催化剂表面羟基物种,从而有效促进了甲醛氧化.沉淀法具有操作简单和条件易于控制等特点,因此本文选取不同的沉淀剂(NH3·H2O, KOH, NH4HCO3, K2CO3, KHCO3)采用沉淀法制备了 Co3O4催化剂并进行了甲醛催化氧化性能测试.采用 X射线衍射(XRD)、原子吸收光谱(AAS)、氢气程序升温脱附(H2-TPD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和原位漫反射红外光谱(in suit-DRIFTS)等表征手段探讨了不同沉淀剂制备的催化剂催化甲醛氧化性能差异的原因.
　　结果显示,在以 KHCO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4催化剂(KHCO3-Co)上甲醛(100 ppm)完全氧化成 CO2的温度为90°C,明显优于其他样品.在以 NH4HCO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4表面负载2 wt%的 K2CO3后(PC/AHC-Co)具有和 KHCO3-Co相似的催化性能. XRD结果表明,各沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4均为尖晶石型,晶粒尺寸约为18nm,衍射峰位置无明显偏移说明没有其他金属离子掺杂进 Co3O4晶体.结构表征还表明,采用含碳酸根或碳酸氢根离子试剂制备的样品具有较高的比表面积、孔体积和孔径,可能是焙烧阶段碳酸钴分解产生大量 CO2形成的,而负载 K2CO3的样品各参数均大幅降低,说明表面 K2CO3填补或堵塞了部分孔结构. AAS结果表明, KHCO3-Co和 PC/AHC-Co所含 K离子浓度相近并显著高出其他沉淀剂制备样品, XPS结果也证明了这一点.这可能是由于在用 KHCO3沉淀钴离子的过程中,钾离子裹挟在沉淀物中不易被洗涤干净,并且保留在焙烧后的样品中. H2-TPR和 XPS结果显示,用 KHCO3作为沉淀剂时可以增加 Co3O4催化剂表面 Co3+/Co2+比例从而提高了氧化能力,虽然本文 PC/AHC-Co样品有着最高的 Co3+/Co2+比例,但相对较低的比表面积和孔径减少了活性中心,使得其活性与 KHCO3-Co相似.insuit-DRIFTS结果表明, NH4HCO3-Co催化剂上羟基基团在甲醛吸附阶段会被大量消耗,并有二氧亚甲基(DOM)中间物种大量生成.在氧化阶段,随着温度升高, DOM逐渐减少,而甲酸盐和碳酸氢盐物种逐渐增多,最后各物种趋近催化剂的初始状态.在 KHCO3-Co催化剂上,甲醛吸附阶段有大量 DOM和甲酸盐物种生成,而羟基基团消耗并不明显.在氧化阶段随着温度升高, DOM逐渐减少,甲酸盐逐渐增多并最后消失,整个过程并未观测到碳酸氢盐物种生成.这说明 KHCO3-Co样品在催化氧化甲醛反应中能够再生羟基基团,进而提高了催化氧化甲醛活性.
　　综上所述,以 KHCO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4样品具有最佳的甲醛催化氧化性能,其在沉淀过程中样品上会残留一定量钾离子,其作用与在 Co3O4表面负载相当量的 K2CO3相似. Co3O4催化氧化甲醛活性高的主要原因是催化剂表面存在 K+和 CO32-并且具有适当的 Co3+/Co2+混合价态.     

钙钛矿型La1+X/2Sr1-x/2Co1-xCuxO3催化CO氧化活性与表征

The catalytic activity and the reactive properties of perovskite-type oxides catalysts La(1+x/2)Sr(1-x/2)Co1-xCuxO3 for CO oxidation reaction were investigated. Results showed that the catalytic activity for CO oxidation reached to a maximum when x＝0.4. The temperature for complete CO oxidation under atmospheric and experimental conditions was 168℃. According to the stoicheometry of catalyst, all catalysts were oxygen defect compounds. The active oxygen species on this catalyst was the adsorbed oxygen which was adsorbed on the surface lattice oxygen defect. It was also found that Co4+ existed in the catalysts and the sufrace active oxygen species was caused by the Co4+. It was concluded that CO oxidation reaction on this catalyst was carried out by the valence change between Co3+ and Co4+ which was adjusted by the adsorbed oxygen.     

反应气中的湿度对Au/Co_3O_4室温催化氧化甲醛的影响

采用共沉淀法制备了Au/Co_3O_4催化剂,通过TG-DSC、XRD、BET、XPS等技术对其进行了表征,并考察了其室温下催化氧化甲醛的性能.结果表明,Au的负载降低了Co3O4催化氧化甲醛的反应温度,在25℃具有60%的催化去除效率(RH 0%,GHSV 80 000 h-1)和100%的CO2选择性;室内环境湿度水平的水汽能显著提高其催化活性,在25℃达到了95%以上的甲醛去除效率(RH 50%,GHSV 80 000 h~(-1))和100%的CO_2选择性,活性持续2 0 h以上未见降低.XPS结果表明,Au在Co_3O_4表面主要以金属单质形式存在,其引入提高了催化剂表面的Oads/Olatt比.原位红外(In situ DRIFTS)分析结果表明,甲酸盐和二氧亚甲基(DOM)是催化反应过程中的主要中间物种,水汽的引入有利于促进甲酸盐的生成、中间产物的氧化分解以及产物的脱附.     

高活性Co3O4负载单原子Au催化剂室温催化CO氧化

CO低温氧化是多相催化领域研究最多的反应之一.作为简单、典型的探针反应,其不仅具有重要的基础研究价值,而且在环境污染消除等方面也有着非常重要的实际应用价值.金属氧化物如铜锰(Hopcalite)、铜铬复合氧化物以及氧化钴等都具有优异的低温CO氧化活性.然而氧化物催化剂热稳定性低、反复启动性能差、以及对硫化物、水等物质敏感,严重制约了其实际应用.相对而言,负载型贵金属催化剂因具有较高的CO氧化活性、反应稳定性以及热稳定性而受到关注.但是贵金属价格昂贵、资源稀少,使其持续应用面临严峻挑战.为了提高贵金属利用效率、降低贵金属使用量,在负载型贵金属催化剂中,贵金属多以纳米尺度分散于高比表面载体上.由于多相催化一般在纳米粒子表面发生,只有表面金属原子能够接触到反应物,因而贵金属原子利用率仍然有待提高.最近本课题组成功开发以原子级分散的单原子催化剂并提出“单原子催化”的概念.后续研究以及其他研究人员相继证明氧化物负载贵金属单原子具有高活性和/或不同于纳米粒子的反应性能,表明开发单原子催化剂是最大化贵金属利用效率、降低贵金属用量的可行途径.对于CO氧化而言,目前普遍认为负载Au催化剂具有最高活性.然而负载Au单原子催化剂是否具有活性仍存争议：理论计算表明氧化物负载Au单原子催化剂具有很好的活性,但是缺少实验证据;目前已有一些氧化物负载Au正价离子催化剂的报道,结果也都表明Au单原子活性远低于纳米粒子或纳米团簇.最近本课题组发现氧化铁负载Au单原子不仅具有与Au纳米粒子相当的单位活性位(TOF)活性而且具有更高的单位金属重量(反应速率)活性以及非常高的反应稳定性.本文将载体拓展到氧化钴,开发了具有更高活性的氧化钴负载Au单原子催化剂, Au负载量仅为0.05 wt%即可在室温条件下实现CO完全转化. Co3O4载体用Co(NO3)3与Na2CO3通过共沉淀法制备,400 oC焙烧.然后通过简单的沉淀吸附法制备Co3O4负载Au单原子催化剂(Au1/Co3O4),确保Au单原子能够分散于载体的表面.具有原子分辨率的球差校正高分辨电镜照片显示Au原子确实以单原子形式分散于载体上.催化剂在第一个循环中活性并不非常高,但是在第二个循环中活性提高非常明显,可以在室温条件下实现CO全转化.为了弄清楚活性提高的原因,我们用惰性气体(He)、氧化性气体(5%O2/He)以及还原性气体(5%CO/He)对催化剂进行了热处理,但是活性提高并不明显.由此推断催化剂是在第一个循环反应过程中发生了某些变化,导致活性显著提高.空白载体实验表明Co3O4载体本身虽然具有反应活性,但是远不如负载少量Au原子活性高,表明Au原子或Au原子与载体一起起到高活性的作用.稳定性研究表明该催化剂在室温条件下容易失活,但经惰性气体或氧化气体处理后活性可恢复,表明不是结构性失活而是可逆失活,说明单原子非常稳定.     

Co3O4纳米催化剂催化CO的形貌效应：合成过程和催化活性

通过催化剂将CO转化为无毒气体仍然是目前减少CO污染的主要手段.随着纳米技术的快速发展,纳米催化剂因其在催化反应中呈现出的独特结构效应（如形貌效应、尺寸效应等）而受到人们的广泛关注.已有大量研究表明,纳米Co3O4作为一种非贵金属氧化物催化剂具有强烈的催化形貌效应,展现出优异的CO低温催化活性.因此,通过合理的设计来调控催化剂粒子的形貌,从而进一步改善催化剂的性能已成为近年来催化剂领域的重要研究方向.对于Co3O4纳米催化剂的可控制备,水热法具有反应温和、操作简便和产品形貌易控等特点.早期的研究主要围绕于Co3O4形貌的可控合成以及不同形貌Co3O4催化剂对其催化活性产生的影响,较少有对其形貌形成机制的报道.特别是在水热反应中,系统研究各反应参数对催化剂各异形貌的形成影响鲜有报道.
　　本文在前人的研究基础上,重点研究了水热反应过程中各主要反应参数对产品形貌控制的影响,绘制了一副不同形貌Co3O4材料的合成过程图,并研究了Co3O4纳米催化剂催化CO氧化的形貌效应.通过水热法先成功合成了三种不同形貌(纳米棒、纳米片和纳米立方)的碱式碳酸钴纳米粒子,然后将其焙烧得到了Co3O4纳米粒子.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM), X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD),程序升温还原(H2-TPR和CO-TPR),氮气吸附-脱附比表面积测试(BET),氧气程序升温脱附(O2-TPD), X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等表征手段研究了不同反应参数对纳米碱式碳酸钴前驱体形貌形成的作用和各异形貌Co3O4纳米粒子在催化CO氧化反应中催化性能的差异及原因.
　　结果表明, Co3O4较好地继承了碱式碳酸钴的形貌,在较低温度条件下(≤140°C),钴源(CoCl2或Co(NO3)2)是影响前驱体形貌的关键因素,反应时间只对粒子的尺寸产生较大影响.低温下, CoCl2作为钴源易诱导生产纳米棒状碱式碳酸钴,而Co(NO3)2则有利于纳米片状生成.当温度高于140°C后,无论何种钴源,最终均制得纳米立方体.表面活性剂CTAB对前驱体的均一性和粒子的分散性产生重要影响,加入CTAB后得到的产品尺寸更均一,形貌更加规整.对比于其他两种形貌的样品, Co3O4纳米片显示出更好的CO催化氧化活性.
　　 XPS结果表明,各形貌Co3O4纳米材料的表面组成存在明显差异,活性物种Co3+含量的不同是影响催化活性差异的重要原因. Co3O4纳米片具有更多的Co3+活性位,立方纳米Co3O4表面吸附氧含量较高, Co3O4纳米棒则暴露出相对更多的Co2+.因此,在三种形貌催化剂上CO氧化反应中, Co3O4纳米片表现出最优的催化活性,纳米立方次之,而纳米棒最差. H2-TPR, CO-TPR和O2-TPD等结果也表明, Co3O4纳米片拥有更强的还原性能和脱附氧能力,其次是纳米立方Co3O4.这与XPS结果一致,证实了不同形貌Co3O4纳米催化剂上暴露活性位的数量和表面氧物种的不同是造成彼此间催化CO氧化活性差异的重要原因.此外,通过稳定性测试发现Co3O4纳米片具有较高的催化稳定性,在水蒸气存在的情况下Co3O4纳米片逐渐失活,但随后在干燥条件下其催化活性又逐渐得到恢复.     

Room temperature carbon monoxide oxidation over Pt/Co2SnO4 and Pt/(Co3O4+SnO2) catalysts

Catalytic activities of Pt/Co2SnO4, Pt/(Co3O4+SnO2), Pt/SnO2, and Pt/Co3O4 catalysts for CO oxidation were investigated by varying CO concentration at room temperature. Reaction rates over Pt/Co2SnO4 and Pt/Co3O4 catalysts were not affected from increase in CO concentration. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Low-temperature Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen Monoxide with Carbon Monoxide on Copper Iron and Copper Cobalt Composite Oxides

Copper iron composite oxides (CuO/Fe2O3) and copper cobalt composite oxides (CuO/Co3O4) for the catalytic reduction of NO with CO at low temperature were prepared by co-precipitation. The catalytic activity and thermal stability of the catalysts were evaluated by a microreactor-GC system. The 100% conversion temperatures of NO are 80 oC for CuO/Fe2O3 and 90 oC for CuO/Co3O4. The catalysts possess high catalytic activity and favorable thermal stability for NO reduction with CO in a wide temperature range and long time range. A systematic study of the molar ratios of the reactants, the volume of NaOH, aging time, and calcination temperature/time was carried out to investigate the influence preparation conditions on the catalytic activity of the catalysts.     

LaCoO3 acting as an efficient and robust catalyst for photocatalytic water oxidation with persulfate

Cobalt-containing metal oxides [perovskites (LaCoO(3), NdCoO(3), YCoO(3), La(0.7)Sr(0.3)CoO(3)), spinel (Co(3)O(4)) and wolframite (CoWO(4))] have been examined as catalysts for photocatalytic water oxidation with Na(2)S(2)O(8) and [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+) as an electron acceptor and a photosensitizer, respectively. Catalysts with the perovskite structure exhibited higher catalytic activity as compared with the catalysts with the spinel and wolframite structures. LaCoO(3), which stabilizes Co(III) species in the perovskite structure, exhibited the highest catalytic activity in the photocatalytic water oxidation compared with CoWO(4), Co(3)O(4) and La(0.7)Sr(0.3)CoO(3) which contain Co(II) or Co(IV) species in the matrices. The high catalytic reactivity of LaCoO(3) possessing perovskite structure was maintained in NdCoO(3) and YCoO(3) which exclusively contain Co(III) species. Thus, the catalytic activity of Co ions can be controlled by the additional metal ions, which leads to development of highly reactive and robust catalysts for the photocatalytic water oxidation.     

The Solid-State-Grinding Synthesis of Maganese-Modified Cobalt Oxides and Application in the Low-Temperature CO Preferential Oxidation in H<Subscript>2</Subscript>-Rich Gases

A series of MnOx modified cobalt oxides with different atomic molar ratios of Mn/(Mn?+?Co) were prepared by a soft reactive grinding route and investigated for CO preferential oxidation in H₂. It was found that as-prepared Mn-doped cobalt oxides exhibited superior activity compared to the single constituted oxides, other Mn–Co–O mixed oxides synthesized by solution-based route, and other grinding-derived mixed metal oxides M–Co–O (M?=?Zn, Ni, Cu, Fe). The grinding-derived MnCo10 catalyst with Mn/(Mn?+?Co) molar ration of 10% showed the best CO oxidation activity and higher selectivity at low temperature. The surface richness of Co³⁺ was not found as increasing the Mn molar ratio in the present work. However, the incoporation of MnOx with proper amount into Co₃O₄ could produce high surface area, high structure defects, and rich surface active oxygen species, while the ability to supply the active oxygen species was suggested to play the crucial role in promoting the catalytic performance of Mn–Co–O mixed oxides.     

Nature of catalytic activities of CoO nanocrystals in thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

This work addresses the chemical nature of the catalytic activity of X-ray "pure" CoO nanocrystals. All samples were prepared by a solvothermal reaction route. X-ray diffraction indicates the formation of CoO in a cubic rock-salt structure, while infrared spectra and magnetic measurements demonstrate the coexistence of CoO and Co 3O 4. Therefore, X-ray "pure" CoO nanocrystals are a unique composite structure with a CoO core surrounded by an extremely thin Co 3O 4 surface layer, which is likely a consequence of the surface passivation of CoO nanocrystals from the air oxidation at room temperature. The CoO core shows a particle size of 22 or 280 nm, depending on the types of the precursors used. This composite nanostructure was initiated as a catalytic additive to promote the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP). Our preliminary investigations indicate that the maximum decomposition temperature of AP is significantly reduced in the presence of CoO/Co 3O 4 composite nanocrystals and that the maximum decomposition peak shifts toward lower temperatures as the loading amount of the composite nanocrystals increases. These findings are different from the literature reports when using many nanoscale oxide additives. Finally, the decomposition heat for the low-temperature decomposition stages of AP was calculated and correlated to the chemical nature of the CoO/Co 3O 4 composite nanostructures.