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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages 1437-1443Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.05.009
Keywords
N2O; Catalytic decomposition; CeO2; Alkali metal
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- Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863) of China [2012AA062501]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2009CDB246]
- Postgraduates Innovation Foundation of Huazhong University of Science and Technology of China [HF-08-11-2011-261]
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Three groups of cobalt mixed oxide catalysts (Mg/Zn-Co, Mg/Zn-Ce-C, K/Na-Mg/Zn-Ce-Co) were prepared by sol-gel or impregnation methods. The synergistic effects of transition metal, rare earth metal and alkali metal on cobalt mixed catalysts for nitrous oxide (N2O) decomposing to N-2 and O-2 were investigated. The experimental results revealed that the catalytic activity for N2O decomposition was promoted as Co-2 was replaced partially by Zn2+/Mg2+, moreover, the characterization analysis by XRD and XPS showed that Zn2+/Mg2+ replaced Co2+ successfully into the spinel structure of Co3O4 and promoted significantly the catalytic activity. Especially, the addition of CeO2 and K2O/Na2O decreased the binding energy and resulted in an increase in the density of the electron cloud around Co and an improvement of the catalytic activity. Of the investigated cobalt mixed catalysts, the best catalytic activity was shown by 2% K-Zn0.5-Ce0.05-Co catalyst. (C) 2014 The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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