Affiliation:
1. Science Research Department, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Research Center in Environmental Sciences for the North-Eastern Romanian Region (CERNESIM), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
Abstract
The paper shows the obtaining of nanocrystalline iron manganite (FeMnO3) powders and their investigation in terms of catalytic properties for a series of volatile organic compounds. The catalyst properties were tested in the catalytic combustion of air-diluted vapors of ethanol, methanol, toluene and xylene at moderate temperatures (50–550 °C). Catalytic combustion of the alcohols starts at temperatures between 180 °C and 230 °C. In the case of ethanol vapors, the conversion starts at 230 °C and increases rapidly reaching a value of around 97% at 300 °C. For temperatures higher than 300 °C, the degree of conversion is kept at the same value. In the case of methanol vapors, the conversion starts at a slightly lower temperature (180 °C), and the degree of conversion reaches the value of 97% at a higher temperature (440 °C) than in the case of ethanol, and it also remains constant as the temperature increases. Catalytic combustion of the hydrocarbons starts at lower temperatures (around 50 °C), the degree of conversion is generally lower, and it increases proportionally with the temperature, with the exception of toluene, which shows an intermediate behavior, reaching values of over 97% at 430 °C. The studied iron manganite can be recommended to achieve catalysts that operate at moderate temperatures for the combustion of some alcohols and, especially, ethanol. The performance of this catalyst with regard to ethanol is close to that of a catalyst that uses noble metals in its composition.
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