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Room temperature thermocatalytic removal of formaldehyde in air using a copper manganite spinel-supported palladium catalyst with ultralow noble metal content

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The room temperature (RT)-catalytic oxidation of gaseous formaldehyde (FA) in the dark is regarded as one of the most viable technical options for its removal from indoor air. Herein, the copper manganite spinel (CuMn2O4) supported palladium (Pd) catalysts are firstly synthesized for the thermocatalytic oxidation of FA in air. In particular, 0.05% Pd-CuMn2O4-R ('R' denotes high-temperature reduction pre-treatment using hydrogen) achieves 100% conversion (XFA) of 50 ppm FA at RT (gas hourly space velocity of 4342 h- 1). The performance of 0.05% Pd-CuMn2O4-R against FA, if assessed in terms of the reaction kinetic rate (r at 10% XFA), is estimated as 3.01E-02 mmol g- 1h- 1. The lowering of XFA with the increases in FA concentration, flow rate, and relative humidity indicates the detrimental effects of such variables on the catalytic activity. FA oxidation kinetics predominantly follows the Mars van Krevelen mechanism. In-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy shows that FA oxidation proceeds through multiple reaction intermediates (e.g., dioxymethylene and formate). The density functional theory simulations indicate that the catalytic oxidation efficacy of FA over CuMn2O4 increases by the synergy between Pd loading and surface reduction. The present study represents the first report on the synthesis of CuMn2O4-supported Pd catalysts and their application for the RT oxidative removal of FA in air under dark conditions. The findings of the present work offer valuable insights into the construction of efficient and cost-effective catalysts with ultra-low noble metal content for the RT oxidative removal of VOCs in indoor environment.
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Volatile organic compounds, Formaldehyde, Air quality, Copper manganite spinel, Indoor air, COMPLETE OXIDATION, OXIDE, PERFORMANCE, SURFACE, CO, NANOCOMPOSITE, NANOPARTICLES, ADSORPTION, DISCHARGE, PD/TIO2

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Hua, Yongbiao, et al. “Room Temperature Thermocatalytic Removal of Formaldehyde in Air Using a Copper Manganite Spinel-Supported Palladium Catalyst with Ultralow Noble Metal Content.” SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, vol. 354, no. part 2, 2025, doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128863.
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Hua, Y., Vikrant, K., Kim, K.-H., Heynderickx, P., & Boukhvalov, D. W. (2025). Room temperature thermocatalytic removal of formaldehyde in air using a copper manganite spinel-supported palladium catalyst with ultralow noble metal content. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 354(part 2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128863
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Hua, Yongbiao, Kumar Vikrant, Ki-Hyun Kim, Philippe Heynderickx, and Danil W. Boukhvalov. 2025. “Room Temperature Thermocatalytic Removal of Formaldehyde in Air Using a Copper Manganite Spinel-Supported Palladium Catalyst with Ultralow Noble Metal Content.” SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY 354 (part 2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128863.
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Hua, Yongbiao, Kumar Vikrant, Ki-Hyun Kim, Philippe Heynderickx, and Danil W. Boukhvalov. 2025. “Room Temperature Thermocatalytic Removal of Formaldehyde in Air Using a Copper Manganite Spinel-Supported Palladium Catalyst with Ultralow Noble Metal Content.” SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY 354 (part 2). doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128863.
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Hua Y, Vikrant K, Kim K-H, Heynderickx P, Boukhvalov DW. Room temperature thermocatalytic removal of formaldehyde in air using a copper manganite spinel-supported palladium catalyst with ultralow noble metal content. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. 2025;354(part 2).
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Y. Hua, K. Vikrant, K.-H. Kim, P. Heynderickx, and D. W. Boukhvalov, “Room temperature thermocatalytic removal of formaldehyde in air using a copper manganite spinel-supported palladium catalyst with ultralow noble metal content,” SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, vol. 354, no. part 2, 2025.
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