Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition

Nitrous oxide (N20) is an environmental pollutant because it is a relatively strong greenhouse effect gas and contributes towards the destruction of ozone in the stratosphere. Direct decomposition of N20 by catalysts represents one of the potential solutions to minimize N20 emissions. This research...

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Main Author:	Mohd Haizal, Mohd Husin
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	my-ump-ir.176702021-12-10T02:28:29Z Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition 2016-07 Mohd Haizal, Mohd Husin TP Chemical technology Nitrous oxide (N20) is an environmental pollutant because it is a relatively strong greenhouse effect gas and contributes towards the destruction of ozone in the stratosphere. Direct decomposition of N20 by catalysts represents one of the potential solutions to minimize N20 emissions. This research, focuses on Cu incorporation into SBA-15 mesoporous silica by pH modification method using hexamethylenetetrarnine (HMTA) as an internal pH-modifier and its potential use as a catalyst for N20 decomposition. The effect of acidity on SBA-15 preparation through different initial HC1 concentration and the addition of HMTA as pH modifier were investigated. The SBA-15 formed well-ordered hexagonal mesoporous structure at high acidity (2.0 M) and poor ordered hexagonal pore structure at low acidity condition (0.005 M). It was found that under moderate acidic condition (0.1 M HC1) with addition of HMTA (HMTA:Si molar ratio 1:10), well-ordered hexagonal mesoporous SBA-15 could be produced. Meanwhile, copper was chosen for further studies on metal incorporation of SBA-15 (M/SBA-15) because Cu-containing SBA-15 has the highest catalytic activity for N20 decomposition compared to that of other first row transition metals impregnated on SBA-15. Copper incorporated mesoporous silica (Cu-SBA-15) has been successfully prepared by direct synthesis under medium acidic condition with addition of HMTA as a pH modifier. The Cu/SBA-15 produced were characterised using XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, TEM, SEM, FT-IR, UV-vi, XPS and TPR. The results indicate that Cu was mainly incorporated into the framework of SBA- 15. The unit-cell, surface area, pore volume and wall thickness increased after the incorporation of the copper ions in SBA-15. HMTA plays a very important role to increase internal pH in order to introduce copper into the framework of SBA- 15 silica. Cu loading on Cu/SBA- 15 determined using AAS is almost the same to the initial Cu amount, when the pH value is above isoelectronic of silica (pH=2) due to addition of HMTA. Higher amount of HMTA, however, lead to the destruction of SBA-15 structure. Compared with Cu/SBA-15 impregnation method, Cu/SBA-15 prepared through pH modification method shows much higher activity for N20 catalytic decomposition due to 80% N20 conversion at 550 °C and reached 100% at 600 °C. The activation energy for the reaction catalysed by Cu/SBA-15 prepared through pH modification method is 91.9 -121.6 kJ/mol. This is much lower compared to that catalysed by CU/SBA-15 prepared though impregnation, that is in the range between 148.5 - 173.9 kJ/mol. Cu/SBA-15 incorporated sample also has higher activity due catalytic activity started at 300 °C and reaches more 80% conversion at 500 °C for catalytic reduction of N 20 by CH4. 2016-07 Thesis http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17670/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17670/16/Study%20on%20copper%20incorporated%20mesoporous%20silica%20SBA-15%20for%20N2O%20catalytic%20decomposition.pdf pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Malaysia Pahang Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
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description	Nitrous oxide (N20) is an environmental pollutant because it is a relatively strong greenhouse effect gas and contributes towards the destruction of ozone in the stratosphere. Direct decomposition of N20 by catalysts represents one of the potential solutions to minimize N20 emissions. This research, focuses on Cu incorporation into SBA-15 mesoporous silica by pH modification method using hexamethylenetetrarnine (HMTA) as an internal pH-modifier and its potential use as a catalyst for N20 decomposition. The effect of acidity on SBA-15 preparation through different initial HC1 concentration and the addition of HMTA as pH modifier were investigated. The SBA-15 formed well-ordered hexagonal mesoporous structure at high acidity (2.0 M) and poor ordered hexagonal pore structure at low acidity condition (0.005 M). It was found that under moderate acidic condition (0.1 M HC1) with addition of HMTA (HMTA:Si molar ratio 1:10), well-ordered hexagonal mesoporous SBA-15 could be produced. Meanwhile, copper was chosen for further studies on metal incorporation of SBA-15 (M/SBA-15) because Cu-containing SBA-15 has the highest catalytic activity for N20 decomposition compared to that of other first row transition metals impregnated on SBA-15. Copper incorporated mesoporous silica (Cu-SBA-15) has been successfully prepared by direct synthesis under medium acidic condition with addition of HMTA as a pH modifier. The Cu/SBA-15 produced were characterised using XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, TEM, SEM, FT-IR, UV-vi, XPS and TPR. The results indicate that Cu was mainly incorporated into the framework of SBA- 15. The unit-cell, surface area, pore volume and wall thickness increased after the incorporation of the copper ions in SBA-15. HMTA plays a very important role to increase internal pH in order to introduce copper into the framework of SBA- 15 silica. Cu loading on Cu/SBA- 15 determined using AAS is almost the same to the initial Cu amount, when the pH value is above isoelectronic of silica (pH=2) due to addition of HMTA. Higher amount of HMTA, however, lead to the destruction of SBA-15 structure. Compared with Cu/SBA-15 impregnation method, Cu/SBA-15 prepared through pH modification method shows much higher activity for N20 catalytic decomposition due to 80% N20 conversion at 550 °C and reached 100% at 600 °C. The activation energy for the reaction catalysed by Cu/SBA-15 prepared through pH modification method is 91.9 -121.6 kJ/mol. This is much lower compared to that catalysed by CU/SBA-15 prepared though impregnation, that is in the range between 148.5 - 173.9 kJ/mol. Cu/SBA-15 incorporated sample also has higher activity due catalytic activity started at 300 °C and reaches more 80% conversion at 500 °C for catalytic reduction of N 20 by CH4.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Mohd Haizal, Mohd Husin
author_facet	Mohd Haizal, Mohd Husin
author_sort	Mohd Haizal, Mohd Husin
title	Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition
title_short	Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition
title_full	Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition
title_fullStr	Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition
title_full_unstemmed	Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition
title_sort	study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica sba-15 for n2o catalytic decomposition
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
granting_department	Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
publishDate	2016
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17670/16/Study%20on%20copper%20incorporated%20mesoporous%20silica%20SBA-15%20for%20N2O%20catalytic%20decomposition.pdf
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Study on copper incorporated mesoporous silica SBA-15 for N2O catalytic decomposition

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