Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (6): 142-150.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0515

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Study on kinetic model of low concentration formaldehyde catalyzed by copper-manganese oxide

WANG Zhiqiang1,2(), LIU Xiangcheng1,2, ZHANG Junjie1,2, JIN Wufeng1,2()   

  1. 1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Refrigeration Technology,Tianjin 300134,China
    2. School of Mechanical Engineering & Tianjin University of Commerce,Tianjin 300134,China
  • Received:2022-08-29 Online:2023-06-10 Published:2023-06-14

Abstract:

CuO/MnO2 as a typical air purification material was selected and a test experimental system was built with reference to ASHRAE standards to investigate its performance in removing low concentrations of formaldehyde.The physical and chemical properties and structures of the catalysts before and after the reaction were also characterized by FT-IR,SEM,XRD and XPS.The experimental results showed that the efficiency of the CuO/MnO2 catalyst for the removal of indoor formaldehyde at typical concentration levels[(0.3~1.0)×10-6] in a typical indoor environment(25 ℃,50% RH) reached 80%.The efficiency of CuO/MnO2 in removing indoor formaldehyde was significantly affected by concentration and temperature.Among them,the reaction temperature had the greatest impact on the decomposition rate of formaldehyde,and the higher the temperature,the higher the decomposition rate of formaldehyde.The copper-manganese catalyst was able to achieve 60% removal efficiency for typical indoor formaldehyde concentration levels with good stability over a longer period of time(20 h) at room temperature.The MVK model could better describe the catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde by CuO/MnO2 catalysts.The above results showed that the stability of CuO/MnO2 catalyst was good,and coupled with its regenerative nature,the catalyst had a wide application in the catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde at low concentrations and room temperature,such as indoors.

Key words: CuO/MnO2, indoor air quality, low concentration formaldehyde, mechanistic model

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