title: Fibrous MnO2 nanoparticles with (2 x 2) tunnel structures. Catalytic activity in the total oxidation of volatile organic compounds.
abstract: Manganese oxides having 2 x 2 tunnel structures (cryptomelanes) have been synthesized by a milling method in order to test their efficiency as catalysts for the abatement of volatile organic compounds, using toluene as probe molecule. These materials present excellent textural properties, arising from the nanofiber morphology and were active for toluene total oxidation. DRIFTS of the adsorbed phase allow proposing the role of lattice oxygen in the catalytic reaction.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Chemistry Department and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Centro Mixto US-CSIC, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romero-Sarria
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frías
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Centeno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montes
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Odriozola