Abstract
Engineering surface structures of metal-oxide catalysts are of utmost significance for boosting their catalytic performances. In this work, we reported the high-index (310) facets catalysts (MnOx-AAUS) with oxygen vacancies for VOCs degradation, which was synthesized via an ultrasonic-assisted redox precipitation process. Interestingly, the excellent catalytic performance of MnOx-AAUS catalysts was due to the steric effect between high-index facet with reactants and the simultaneous adsorption-activation of toluene and gaseous oxygen on the high-index (310) facets with oxygen vacancies. The T90% value of the (310) facets catalysts (600 ppm toluene, GHSV = 60,000 mL/g·h, 21 % O2/N2) was significantly lower than that of the previous (001) facets catalysts. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations, along with in-situ FT-IR spectra, revealed that the tilted adsorption configuration of toluene was conducive to simultaneous reaction with the surrounding activated oxygen species. Such the adsorption configuration of toluene/oxygen contributed to the substantially enhanced catalytic activity of the MnOx-AAUS catalyst for VOCs oxidation. This work provides new insights into the roles of high-index facets with oxygen vacancies of MnOx catalysts in the toluene oxidation and paves new avenues for the rational design of highly efficient catalysts for oxidation reactions.
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