Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 39-47.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(16)62532-9

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La-doped Pt/TiO2 as an efficient catalyst for room temperature oxidation of low concentration HCHO

Honggen Penga,b, Jiawei Yinga, Jingyan Zhanga, Xianhua Zhanga, Cheng Penga, Cheng Raoa, Wenming Liua, Ning Zhanga, Xiang Wanga   

  1. a Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, China;
    b School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2016-08-30 Revised:2016-09-21 Online:2017-01-18 Published:2017-01-18
  • Contact: Honggen Peng,Tel:+86-15083510832;E-mail:penghonggen@ncu.edu.cn;Xiang Wang,Tel:+86-15979149877;E-mail:xwang23@ncu.edu.cn
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    This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFC0205900), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21503106, 21567016), the Education Department of Jiangxi Province (KJLD14005), and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (20142BAB213013 and 20151BBE50006).

Abstract:

Catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde (HCHO) is the most efficient way to purify indoor air of HCHO pollutant. This work investigated rare earth La-doped Pt/TiO2 for low concentration HCHO oxida-tion at room temperature. La-doped Pt/TiO2 had a dramatically promoted catalytic performance for HCHO oxidation. The reasons for the La promotion effect were investigated by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction, CO chemisorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-angle annular dark field scanning TEM. The Pt nanoparticle size was reduced to 1.7 nm from 2.2 nm after modification by La, which led to higher Pt dispersion, more exposed active sites and enhanced metal-support interaction. Thus a superior activity for indoor low concentration HCHO oxidation was obtained. Moreover, the La-doped TiO2 can be wash-coated on a cordierite monolith so that very low amounts of Pt (0.01 wt%) can be used. The catalyst was evaluated in a simulated indoor HCHO elimination environment and displayed high purifying efficiency and stabil-ity. It can be potentially used as a commercial catalyst for indoor HCHO elimination.

Key words: Low-concentration formaldehyde, Room-temperature oxidation, Rare earth, Lanthanum doping, Platinum, Titania, Monolithic catalyst