Oxidation of Acetaldehyde Over Cobalt Supported on Nanosized Carbon Black Catalysts
In this study, we investigated the oxidation of acetaldehyde over Co/carbon black catalysts. All experiments were conducted in the temperature range of 200–440 °C, at an acetaldehyde concentration of 0.94 mol% in air, and using Co loading amounts in the range of 2–60 wt%. The nanosized carbon black and Co/carbon black catalysts were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The TGA data revealed that the nanosized carbon black was stable at high temperatures (600 °C), and the XRD results indicated that Co/carbon black was deteriorated and Co oxides, such as Co3O4, were formed. The addition of Co3O4 crystallites on the catalyst surface provided the greatest increase in catalytic activity. The catalytic activity of the supports used in this study for the acetaldehyde oxidation reaction increased as follows: SiO2 < TiO2 < carbon black < SiO2–Al2O3. The experimental results and economic considerations revealed that nanosized carbon black could be effectively used as catalyst support for the oxidation of acetaldehyde. The activity of the Co/carbon black catalysts varied with the Co loading amount, and the optimum Co loading amount was 10 wt%.