Promotion Effect of Ga−Co Spinel Derived from Layered Double Hydroxides for Toluene Oxidation.

Considering the radius similarity of Al3+ (0.50 Å) and Ga3+ (0.62 Å), Al−Co and Ga−Co layered double hydroxides (LDH) was prepared as precursor to improve the synergetic interaction of the transition metals. The Al−Co and Ga−Co spinel catalysts were obtained by the following calcination for the toluene oxidation. The Ga−Co (Ea=79.5 kJ mol−1) showed higher activity than the Al−Co (Ea=95.4 kJ mol−1), and it exhibited excellent stability and resistance to carbon deposition during a 50 h reaction period at 300 °C. Characterization results indicated that the improved activity of Ga−Co spinel could be attributed to the higher reducibility (H2‐TPR), more surface Co3+ and adsorbed oxygen in quantity (XPS) and adsorbed toluene (Toluene‐TPD) than Al−Co spinel. Compared with traditional Ga−Co binary catalyst, the spinel structure possessed more B‐sites cations outermost of the surface and surface oxygen vacancies for the toluene adsorption and ring‐open reaction. It′s all about how big you are: Considering the radius similarity of Al3+ (0.50 Å) and Ga3+ (0.62 Å), Al−Co and Ga−Co LDH were prepared as precursor to improve the synergetic interaction of the transition metals. The Al−Co and Ga−Co spinel were obtained by the following calcination for the toluene oxidation. Characterization results indicated that the improved activity of Ga−Co spinel could be attributed to the higher reducibility, more surface Co3+ and adsorbed oxygen in quantity and adsorbed toluene than Al−Co spinel." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]