Study on the performance of hydrotalcite-based ozone decomposition catalyst

Ozone in the indoor environment is seriously harmful to human health, and the catalytic decomposition method is one of the most effective ozone purification technologies. The development of ozone decomposition catalyst with superior activity and stability is the bottleneck, especially under high humidity, high space velocity, and ambient temperature. Layered double hydroxide (LDH) has a unique two-dimensional layered structure and excellent water resistance. In the paper, Ni3Fe, Ni3Co, Ni3Mn, and Co3Fe hydrotalcite-structured catalysts were prepared by the coprecipitation method. And their ozone catalytic decomposition performance was tested under 30 °C, 600000 mL/(g·h), low humidity (RH < 5%), and high humidity (RH > 90%). The results showed that Ni3Co-LDH exhibited excellent ozone decomposition performance, and the ozone conversion was 88% and 77% under low humidity and high humidity, respectively. Combined with XRD, BET, SEM, XPS, Raman, FT-IR, TG and other characterizations, the intrinsic mechanism of the excellent ozone decomposition performance of LDH catalysts was revealed. The paper provided new ideas for developing transition metal ozone decomposition catalysts.