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In order to explore a superior washcoat material to give full play to the catalytic activity of perovskite active components on the monolithic catalysts, three novel types of LaCoO3/washcoat/cordierite monolith catalysts were prepared by a facile two-step procedure which employed the cordierite honeycomb ceramic as the monolith substrate, the nano-oxides (ZrO2, ɤ-Al2O3, TiO2) as the washcoat, and the perovskite of LaCoO3 as the active components. The blank cordierite, powdered LaCoO3, semi-manufactured monolithic catalysts (washcoat/cordierite), and manufactured monolithic catalysts (LaCoO3/washcoat/cordierite) were characterized by XRD, SEM, XPS, N2 adsorption–desorption, H2-TPR, and ultrasonic test, and their catalytic activities and catalytic stability were evaluated by the toluene oxidation test. The research results indicate that the nanoparticles coated on the cordierite substrate as the washcoat can give full play to the catalytic ability of the LaCoO3 active components and also showed high catalytic stability. However, the catalytic properties of the monolithic catalysts vary notably with the species of nano-washcoat. Among all the catalysts, the porous honeycomb surface structure, uniform distribution, high ratio of surface adsorbed oxygen, and strong reducing ability together give the LaCoO3/ZrO2/cordierite monolithic catalyst the highest catalytic activity on the oxidation of toluene at low temperature, which could be attributed to the excellent interactions of perovskite and nano-ZrO2 washcoat. Therefore, the nano-oxides, especially the nano-ZrO2, have a broad practical application potential for toluene oxidation at low temperature as the washcoat of perovskite-based monolithic catalysts.
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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Grant No. 2019QN128) and the Science and Technology Foundation of Henan Province (Nos. 182102210225; 212102210199).
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Lv, C., Chen, H., Hu, M. et al. Nano-oxides washcoat for enhanced catalytic oxidation activity toward the perovskite-based monolithic catalyst. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 37142–37157 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13354-2
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