title: Influence of calcination temperature on the performance of Pd-Mn/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts for ozone decomposition.
abstract: The catalytic decomposition of ozone was investigated over Pd-Mn/SiO(2)-Al(2)O(3) catalysts in the ground air. The catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation method and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo gravimetric (TG) analysis, and N(2) adsorption/desorption measurements (Brunauer-Emmet-Teller method). The influence of calcination temperature on the catalytic activities, and the lifetime test of the catalyst pretreated at 350 degrees C had been studied. XRD and TG results show that when calcined in the temperature range of 300-450 degrees C, manganese carbonate (MnCO(3)) is partly decomposed to MnOx (x=1.6-2.0) species in the catalysts. However, when calcined at 500 degrees C, MnOx partly turns into Mn(2)O(3) in the catalyst. The catalytic activity test indicates that the catalysts calcined at 300-400 degrees C exhibit the best performance for O(3) decomposition, and the completely conversion temperature of ozone (T(100)) is in the region of 30-35 degrees C, which is lower than surface temperature of water tanks of running automobile. Under gas hour space velocity (GHSV) of 635,000h(-1) and reaction temperature of 40 degrees C, after lifetime test for 80 h, the catalyst calcined at 350 degrees C keeps 90% conversion, which indicates that they have excellent ability to resist deactivation. The catalysts calcined at 300-400 degrees C show great potential to be applied at lower temperature, especially in winter and at the stage of automobile engine cold start.
authors: Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, PR China.
authors: Quanwei
authors: Q
authors: Yu
authors: Hao
authors: H
authors: Pan
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Zhao
authors: Zhimin
authors: Z
authors: Liu
authors: Jianli
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Yaoqiang
authors: Y
authors: Chen
authors: Maochu
authors: M
authors: Gong
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002254:Carbonates; D002384:Catalysis; D008345:Manganese; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013696:Temperature; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D002254:Carbonates; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D008345:Manganese; D010165:Palladium; D010126:Ozone; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C045327:manganese carbonate; D000537:Aluminum Oxide