Catalytic combustion of 1,2-dichloroethane via CC/CCl bond cleavage through core-shell structured CeO2@TiO2 catalyst with excellent catalytic performances

A highly representative chlorinated volatile organic compound (Cl-VOCs), including 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCE), which is extremely hazardous to human health and the environment. Improving the catalytic activity is very important for catalytic degradation of 1,2-DCE. In the work, CeO2@TiO2 catalyst which has a core-shell structure were made by a simple two-step hydrothermal synthesis method for 1,2-DCE oxidation. CeO2@TiO2 catalysts show higher activity (T90=275 °C), better carbon dioxide yield (YCO2=89.54 %) and lower by-products production than primitive CeO2 and TiO2. Due to its core-shell structure, CeO2@TiO2 shows the appropriate oxidation and reduction ability and appropriate acidity distribution, the powerful relationship between Ce and Ti elements in CeO2@TiO2 leads to effectively generate activity Ce3+and oxygen, which is greatly great enhance the activity of CeO2@TiO2 in 1,2-DCE catalytic oxidation. Based on the analysis of 1,2-DCE degradation performance and physical and chemical attributes, it proposes a way to catalyze 1,2-DCE catalytic oxidation over CeO2@TiO2. In addition, CeO2@TiO2 has good stability, and adding water vapor over the CeO2@TiO2 during 1,2-DCE degradation to promote 1,2-DCE conversion. The findings of this study might offer some new suggestions for creating catalysts that will destroy Cl-VOCs in their preparation and design.