Mechanochemical synthesis of copper manganese oxide for the ambient temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide
Mechanochemical synthesis of copper manganese oxide for the ambient temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide
Authors (4): T. J. Clarke, T. E. Davies, S. A. Kondrat, S. H. Taylor
Themes: Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.09.070
Citations: 55
Pub type: article-journal
Pub year: 2015

Publisher: Elsevier BV

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Publication date(s): 2015/04 (print)

Pages: 222-231

Volume: 165 Issue:

Journal: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Link: https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0926337314006043?httpAccept=text/xml

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.09.070

A series of copper manganese oxide catalysts have been prepared by mechanochemical grinding of carbonate precursors and tested for the low temperature oxidation of CO. It is shown that a 72 h grind time and heat treatment under oxygen is necessary to form active CuMn2O4 for the conversion of CO to CO2 at room temperature. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis mapping indicated that the degree of mixing was improved at longer grinding times. Contraction of the MnCO3 lattice, followed by X-ray diffraction, showed that grinding times in excess of 24 h were necessary for the near complete dissolution of Cu ions into the MnCO3 framework, which in turn facilitated the formation of CuMn2O4 upon calcination. This simple, clean and environmentally friendly synthesis shows how mixed metal oxides that are catalytically active at room temperature can be synthesized without employing aqueous precipitation techniques, which result in waste streams containing carbonate and nitrate contaminants.

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