Catalytic combustion of 1,2-dichloroethane via C[sbnd]C/C[sbnd]Cl bond cleavage through core-shell structured CeO₂@TiO₂ catalyst with excellent catalytic performances

A highly representative chlorinated volatile organic compound (Cl-VOCs), including 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCE), which is extremely hazardous to human health and the environment. Improving the catalytic activity is very important for catalytic degradation of 1,2-DCE. In the work, CeO₂@TiO₂ catalyst which has a core-shell structure were made by a simple two-step hydrothermal synthesis method for 1,2-DCE oxidation. CeO₂@TiO₂ catalysts show higher activity (T₉₀=275 °C), better carbon dioxide yield (Y_CO2=89.54 %) and lower by-products production than primitive CeO₂ and TiO₂. Due to its core-shell structure, CeO₂@TiO₂ shows the appropriate oxidation and reduction ability and appropriate acidity distribution, the powerful relationship between Ce and Ti elements in CeO₂@TiO₂ leads to effectively generate activity Ce³⁺and oxygen, which is greatly great enhance the activity of CeO₂@TiO₂ in 1,2-DCE catalytic oxidation. Based on the analysis of 1,2-DCE degradation performance and physical and chemical attributes, it proposes a way to catalyze 1,2-DCE catalytic oxidation over CeO₂@TiO₂. In addition, CeO₂@TiO₂ has good stability, and adding water vapor over the CeO₂@TiO₂ during 1,2-DCE degradation to promote 1,2-DCE conversion. The findings of this study might offer some new suggestions for creating catalysts that will destroy Cl-VOCs in their preparation and design.