Journal article

Publication year: 2015

Pages: 207-218

Journal: Catalysis Today

Volume number: 253

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2015.02.027

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 

Long-term stability is a major issue in the development of new catalysts and in the improvement of existing catalysts. In general, high-surface-area materials in catalysis are not well suited as model materials for testing catalyst stability, because changes in the morphology are difficult to recognize with electron microscopy. Therefore, we developed a new type of model catalyst in the form of nanofibers for assessing structural changes of CeO2-based catalysts under highly corrosive Deacon reaction conditions. In the Deacon process, chlorine is recycled by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of HCl, using metal oxide catalysts. The Deacon process generally suffers from degradation of the catalyst due to in-depth chlorination. One-dimensional CeO2-based nanofibers with a well-defined morphology and surface enable direct visualization of structural changes before and after the Deacon reaction, simply employing scanning electron microscopy supported by X-ray diffraction and physisorption measurements. Preparing solid solutions of CeO2 and ZrO2 has shown to improve both the chemical stability and the activity of the catalyst.Long-term stability is a major issue in the development of new catalysts and in the improvement of existing catalysts. In general, high-surface-area materials in catalysis are not well suited as model materials for testing catalyst stability, because changes in the morphology are difficult to recognize with electron microscopy. Therefore, we developed a new type of model catalyst in the form of nanofibers for assessing structural changes of CeO2-based catalysts under highly corrosive Deacon reaction conditions. In the Deacon process, chlorine is recycled by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of HCl, using metal oxide catalysts. The Deacon process generally suffers from degradation of the catalyst due to in-depth chlorination. One-dimensional CeO2-based nanofibers with a well-defined morphology and surface enable direct visualization of structural changes before and after the Deacon reaction, simply employing scanning electron microscopy supported by X-ray diffraction and physisorption measurements. Preparing solid solutions of CeO2 and ZrO2 has shown to improve both the chemical stability and the activity of the catalyst.

Harvard Citation style: Möller, M., Over, H., Smarsly, B., Tarabanko, N. and Urban, S. (2015) Electrospun ceria-based nanofibers for the facile assessment of catalyst morphological stability under harsh HCl oxidation reaction conditions, Catalysis Today, 253, pp. 207-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2015.02.027

APA Citation style: Möller, M., Over, H., Smarsly, B., Tarabanko, N., & Urban, S. (2015). Electrospun ceria-based nanofibers for the facile assessment of catalyst morphological stability under harsh HCl oxidation reaction conditions. Catalysis Today. 253, 207-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2015.02.027