HCl oxidation for sustainable Cl2 recycle over the CexZr1- xO2 catalysts: Effects of Ce/Zr ratio on activity and stability

Zhaoyang Fei, Xingxing Xie, Yong Dai, Haoyue Liu, Xian Chen, Jihai Tang, Mifen Cui, Xu Qiao

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Abstract

CexZr1-xO2 oxides prepared by a soft reactive grinding (SRG) procedure have been investigated as the catalysts for HCl oxidation. The results show that the catalytic activities and stabilities of CexZr1-xO2 oxides are remarkably dependent on the Ce/Zr ratio. A correlation between the physicochemical properties and catalytic performances of these samples reveals that the cubic phase in CexZr1-xO2 with higher oxygen storage capacity (OSC) is more active for HCl oxidation, but the tetragonal phase is crucial to the stability of the catalysts. The Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 catalyst with mixed phases and the highest OSC (80 μmolO2·gcat-1) exhibits an excellent activity (1.89 gCl2·gcat-1·h-1 at 430 °C) and stability (300 h) in the target reaction. Kinetic studies show that both O2 and HCl competed for the active sites rendering desorption of surface Cl as the rate-determining step. Accelerating the replacement of surface Cl by O2 is essential for improving the activity of Ce0.5Zr0.5O2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19438-19445
Number of pages8
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume53
Issue number50
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Dec 2014

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