Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 566-582.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62996-6

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Copper-based non-precious metal heterogeneous catalysts for environmental remediation

Yarong Fang, Yanbing Guo   

  1. Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
  • Received:2017-11-30 Revised:2017-12-31 Online:2018-04-18 Published:2018-04-08
  • Contact: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62996-6
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    The authors are grateful for the financial support from the Recruitment Program of Global Young Experts start-up funds, the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities of China (111 Program, B17019), and the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China (21777051).

Abstract:

This paper presents a detailed review of copper-based catalysts used in wide-ranging environmental remediation, including gas, liquid and solid phase pollutant elimination. Latest advances in the remarkable catalytic activity of copper-based catalysts, including bulk CuOx, supported CuOx, and solid solution CuOx-X are emphasized. The structure-activity relationships among the crystal structure, morphology, catalyst support, and catalytic performance in specific catalytic reactions for environmental remediation are discussed. Furthermore, current obstacles faced by Cu-based catalysts and potential strategies to address them have been proposed, which may aid the future research and development of highly efficient Cu-based non-precious metal catalysts.

Key words: Copper-based catalyst, Heterogeneous reaction, CO oxidation, Selective catalytic reduction, Volatile organic compounds oxidation, Organic pollutant degradation, Soot combustion