Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from anthropogenic sources pose direct and indirect hazards to both atmospheric environment and human health due to their contribution to the formation of photochemical smog and potential toxicity including carcinogenicity. Therefore, to abate VOCs emission,...

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Main Authors: Tomatis, Marco, Xu, Hong-Hui, He, Jun, Zhang, Xiao-Dong
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Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47320/
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author Tomatis, Marco
Xu, Hong-Hui
He, Jun
Zhang, Xiao-Dong
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Xu, Hong-Hui
He, Jun
Zhang, Xiao-Dong
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description Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from anthropogenic sources pose direct and indirect hazards to both atmospheric environment and human health due to their contribution to the formation of photochemical smog and potential toxicity including carcinogenicity. Therefore, to abate VOCs emission, the catalytic oxidation process has been extensively studied in laboratories and widely applied in various industries. This report is mainly focused on the benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) with additional discussion about chlorinated VOCs. This review covers the recent developments in catalytic combustion of VOCs over noble metal catalysts, nonnoble metal catalysts, perovskite catalysts, spinel catalysts, and dual functional adsorbent-catalysts. In addition, the effects of supports, coke formation, and water effects have also been discussed. To develop efficient and cost-effective catalysts for VOCs removal, further research in catalytic oxidation might need to be carried out to strengthen the understanding of catalytic mechanisms involved.
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spelling nottingham-473202020-05-04T17:35:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47320/ Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review Tomatis, Marco Xu, Hong-Hui He, Jun Zhang, Xiao-Dong Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from anthropogenic sources pose direct and indirect hazards to both atmospheric environment and human health due to their contribution to the formation of photochemical smog and potential toxicity including carcinogenicity. Therefore, to abate VOCs emission, the catalytic oxidation process has been extensively studied in laboratories and widely applied in various industries. This report is mainly focused on the benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) with additional discussion about chlorinated VOCs. This review covers the recent developments in catalytic combustion of VOCs over noble metal catalysts, nonnoble metal catalysts, perovskite catalysts, spinel catalysts, and dual functional adsorbent-catalysts. In addition, the effects of supports, coke formation, and water effects have also been discussed. To develop efficient and cost-effective catalysts for VOCs removal, further research in catalytic oxidation might need to be carried out to strengthen the understanding of catalytic mechanisms involved. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016-02-28 Article PeerReviewed Tomatis, Marco, Xu, Hong-Hui, He, Jun and Zhang, Xiao-Dong (2016) Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review. Journal of Chemistry, 2016 . p. 8324826. ISSN 2090-9071 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jchem/2016/8324826/ doi:10.1155/2016/8324826 doi:10.1155/2016/8324826
spellingShingle Tomatis, Marco
Xu, Hong-Hui
He, Jun
Zhang, Xiao-Dong
Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review
title Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review
title_full Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review
title_fullStr Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review
title_full_unstemmed Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review
title_short Recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review
title_sort recent development of catalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in flue gas by combustion: a review
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