Preparation of a transition metal-supported TiO2 catalyst and the catalytic oxidative degradation of toluene

The synthesis of supported transition metal oxides with satisfactory low-temperature catalytic performance and application potential is still a challenge for the complete degradation of VOCs. Ni-Cu-loaded TiO 2 catalysts were prepared by an impregnation method. The lattice defect and oxygen vacancy concentrations of the prepared materials could be tuned by controlling the Ni/Cu molar ratio and the mass proportion of the TiO 2 support. 5Ni-Cu/TiO 2 exhibited the best catalytic activity and showed superior catalytic stability during complete toluene oxidation . The obtained catalysts were fully characterized by XRD, FT-IR, TEM, N 2 adsorption analysis, XPS, H 2 -TPR, O 2 -TPD, TPD analysis, and XPS. The 5Ni-Cu/TiO 2 catalyst had improved pore sizes and specific surface area, had more oxygen vacancies on its surface, had increased concentrations of adsorbed and lattice oxygen species, and had good redox properties; these characteristics were favorable for low-temperature catalytic performance and catalytic stability. Cyclic transformations of metal valence states between Cu + and Cu and between Ni and Ni 2+ were observed in the catalytic system. A potential catalytic reaction process based on the M-vK mechanism was proposed. This work serves as a reference for the application of supported transition metal catalysts for the degradation of VOCs.