Structured cobalt oxide catalysts for VOC abatement: the effect of preparation method

Topka, Pavel; Dvořáková, Michaela; Kšírová, Petra; Perekrestov, Roman; Čada, Martin; Balabánová, Jana; Koštejn, Martin; Jirátová, Květuše; Kovanda, František

doi:10.1007/s11356-019-06974-2

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Published: 29 December 2019

Structured cobalt oxide catalysts for VOC abatement: the effect of preparation method

Pavel Topka ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-8122-2830¹,
Michaela Dvořáková²,
Petra Kšírová²,
Roman Perekrestov³,
Martin Čada³,
Jana Balabánová¹,
Martin Koštejn¹,
Květuše Jirátová¹ &
František Kovanda²

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Magnetron sputtering was employed for the deposition of cobalt oxide thin films on stainless steel meshes. Catalysts prepared by sputtering in inert and oxidation atmosphere were compared with those obtained by electrochemical deposition and hydrothermal synthesis. Systematic characterization using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, N₂ physisorption, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and temperature-programmed reduction by hydrogen allowed detailed monitoring of their physicochemical properties. Ethanol gas-phase oxidation was employed as a model reaction to reveal the catalytic performance of the catalysts. It was shown that the catalyst prepared by magnetron sputtering in oxidation atmosphere exhibited the best mechanical stability among all studied catalysts. Moreover, its catalytic activity was 18 times higher than that of pelletized commercial cobalt oxide.

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Pavel Topka, Jana Balabánová, Martin Koštejn & Květuše Jirátová
Department of Solid State Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
Michaela Dvořáková, Petra Kšírová & František Kovanda
Institute of Physics of the CAS, Na Slovance 2, 182 21, Prague, Czech Republic
Roman Perekrestov & Martin Čada

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Topka, P., Dvořáková, M., Kšírová, P. et al. Structured cobalt oxide catalysts for VOC abatement: the effect of preparation method. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 7608–7617 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06974-2

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Received: 01 July 2019
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Published: 29 December 2019
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Cobalt oxide
Magnetron sputtering
Electrochemical deposition
Hydrothermal reaction
Ethanol total oxidation