Issue 5, 2024

Interfacial catalytic degradation mechanism of n-hexane over polyhedral Co3O4 nanocatalysts derived from topotactic condensation of ZIF-67

Abstract

The development of efficient catalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) over nanostructured metal oxide catalysts with a polyhedral structure and anisotropic texture is in demand. Herein, a one-pot and scalable method is reported to synthesize polyhedral Co3O4 nanostructured-catalysts, which are involved in topotactic condensation of zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67) through a pyrolysis-induced procedure. This condensation does not alter the topology of ZIF-67 precursors, thus it can be regarded as topotactic. The optimally prepared Co3O4-300 derived from ZIF-67 shows high catalytic performance for n-hexane oxidation with a T90 of 196 °C at a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 60 000 mL g−1 h−1, superior to commercial Pt/Al2O3. In addition, this catalyst also demonstrates satisfactory catalytic stability after five successive cycles of heating–cooling tests, excellent long-term durability after 90 h of on-stream reaction and strong resistance to water vapor and CO2. Experimental results indicate that the topotactic polyhedral morphology, abundant acid sites and oxygen vacancies are beneficial for n-hexane oxidation. The interfacial catalytic degradation mechanism of n-hexane over Co3O4 nanocatalysts could be explained by a progressive transition from the Langmuir–Hinshelwood (L–H) model to Mars–van Krevelen (MvK) model. This work may provide a new strategy for rational design and synthesis of metal oxide nanocatalysts enabled by topotactic condensation of metal organic frameworks for catalytic degradation of typical VOCs in real environments.

Graphical abstract: Interfacial catalytic degradation mechanism of n-hexane over polyhedral Co3O4 nanocatalysts derived from topotactic condensation of ZIF-67

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Feb 2024
Accepted
01 Apr 2024
First published
05 Apr 2024

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024,11, 2000-2009

Interfacial catalytic degradation mechanism of n-hexane over polyhedral Co3O4 nanocatalysts derived from topotactic condensation of ZIF-67

Y. Guo, M. Wen, G. Li, J. Kong, S. Song, Q. Liu and T. An, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11, 2000 DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00101J

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