Abatement of Benzyl Alcohol and Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) from Polluted Air Over Nanostructured Mn -Supported Alumina Catalyst

Hosseini, S. A.; Salari, D.; Niaei, A.; Afshary, H.; Aghazadeh, F.

Abatement of Benzyl Alcohol and Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) from Polluted Air Over Nanostructured Mn -Supported Alumina Catalyst

Document Type : Full article

Authors

S. A. Hosseini ¹

D. Salari ¹

A. Niaei ²

H. Afshary

F. Aghazadeh

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

² Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

Total combustion of methyl ethyl ketone and benzyl alcohol as two models of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using catalytic method was studied over γ-Al2O 3 and Mn/γ-Al2O 3 catalysts. Catalyst (Mn/γ-Al2O 3) was prepared by wet impregnation and characterized using XRD, BET, ICP-AES and SEM methods and the nanostructure of the catalyst were approved. The activity of the catalysts was measured in a catalytic packed bed reactor under atmospheric pressure and different reaction temperatures at range 150 to 450°C. The studies confirmed that manganese supported on γ-Al2O 3 can be suitable for the abatement of the mentioned pollutants from contaminated air and hopefully holds the promise for the elimination of VOC containing hazardous materials in industrial applications.

Keywords

Mn/γ-Al2O 3

VOCs

Catalytic Oxidation

Benzyl Alcohol

Methyl Ethyl Ketone