A review of photocatalysts prepared by sol-gel method for VOCs removal.

The sol-gel process is a wet-chemical technique (chemical solution deposition), which has been widely used in the fields of materials science, ceramic engineering, and especially in the preparation of photocatalysts. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are prevalent components of indoor air pollution. Among the approaches to remove VOCs from indoor air, photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) is regarded as a promising method.

The destruction of dichloroethane over a gamma-alumina supported manganese oxide catalyst.

Halogenated VOCs emissions are associated to a wide range of industrial processes; for instance, dichloroethane (DCEA) is mainly used in metal degreasing processes and known to be hazardous to the environment and public health. The effects of operating parameters on the catalytic incineration of DCEA over the Mn(2)O(3)/gamma-Al(2)O(3) catalyst were performed in this study. The results show that conversion of DCEA increases as inlet temperature and oxygen concentration increase, and decreases with the increases of DCEA concentration and space velocity.

Hydrogen sulfide removal from coal gas by the metal-ferrite sorbents made from the heavy metal wastewater sludge.

The metal-ferrite (chromium-ferrite and zinc-ferrite) sorbents made from the heavy metal wastewater sludge have been developed for the hydrogen sulfide removal from coal gas. The high temperature absorption of hydrogen sulfide from coal gas with the metal-ferrite sorbent in a fixed bed reactor was conducted in this study. The metal-ferrite powders were the products of the ferrite process for the heavy metal wastewater treatment.

Preliminary investigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the environmental sector in Taiwan.

The United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC) asks their Parties to submit a National Inventory Report (NIR) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on an annual basis. However, when many countries are quickly growing their economy, resulting in substantial GHG emissions, their inventory reporting systems either have not been established or been able to be linked to planning of mitigation measures at national administration levels. The present research was aimed to quantify the GHG emissions from an environmental sector in Taiwan and also to establish a linkage between the developed inventories and development of mitigation plans.

The kinetic of the catalytic decomposition of methyl isobutyl ketone over a Pt/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst.

Environmental catalysis also can refer to catalytic technologies for reducing emission of environmentally unacceptable compounds. Catalytic decomposition also is one of the cost-effective technologies to solve the troublesome volatile organic compounds. This study treated methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) by a commercial catalyst, Pt/gamma-Al(2)O(3), in an isothermal fixed bed differential reactor.

The operating performance and products distribution of the catalytic oxidation of methyl-isobutyl-ketone over a Pt/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst.

Catalytic oxidation is one of the cost-effective technologies to solve the troublesome volatile organic compounds. This study treated methyl-isobutyl-ketone (MIBK) by a commercial catalyst, Pt/gamma-Al(2)O(3), in a fixed-bed reactor. The effects of operating factors, such as operating temperature, MIBK concentration, space velocity, and O(2) concentration, on the performance of the catalyst were investigated.

The catalytic incineration of trichloroethylene over a gamma-alumina supported manganese oxide catalyst.

TCE decomposition over a Mn2O3/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst in a fixed bed reactor was conducted in this study. Preliminarily, three catalysts including Mn2O3/gamma-Al2O3, NiO/gamma-Al2O3, and Pt/gamma-Al2O3 were used to incinerate TCE and the results show that the Mn2O3/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst has the best performance. The effects of operating parameters, such as inlet temperature, space velocity, TCE inlet concentration, and oxygen concentration on the catalytic incineration of TCE over the Mn2O3/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst were then performed.

Characterization of gamma-alumina-supported manganese oxide as an incineration catalyst for trichloroethylene.

Trichloroethylene (TCE) decomposition over a MnOx/ gamma-Al2O3 catalyst in a fixed-bed reactor was conducted in this study. The MnOx/gamma-Al2O3 powders were prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method with aqueous solution of manganese nitrate. The catalysts were characterized by DTA-TGA, XRD, porosity analysis, SEM, EDX, and XPS.

The catalytic incineration of styrene over an Mn2O3/Fe2O3 catalyst.

In this study, styrene monomer (SM) was treated by a commercial catalyst, Mn2O3/Fe2O3, in a fixed-bed reactor. The study can be classified into two major parts. First, the effects of operating factors, such as temperature, SM concentration, space velocity, and O2 concentration, on the performance of the catalyst were investigated.