Experimental Study on Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene with Manganese Catalysts and Ozone at Low Temperature

Abstract

The single metal oxide catalyst of transition metal element Mn and the composite metal oxide catalysts of Mn-Co and Mn-Fe are prepared by impregnation method using activated carbon (AC) as carrier. The catalysts are characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The performance of the catalysts for catalytic ozonation of toluene is tested in a fixed bed tubular reactor. The results show that the activity of the single metal oxide catalyst of Mn is lower than that of the composite metal oxide catalysts of Mn-Co and Mn-Fe, and the activity of Mn-Co is higher than that of Mn-Fe. The catalytic efficiency of three catalysts is Mn/AC Mn-Co/AC. In this study, the factors influencing the degradation of toluene by catalytic ozonation are analyzed, and the mechanism is explored.