Tuning the degradation activity and pathways of chlorinated organic pollutants over CeO<sub>2</sub> catalyst with acid sites: synergistic effect of Lewis and Brønsted acid sites
Xuelong Lv, Songcai Cai, Jin Chen, Dongxu Yan, Mingzhu Jiang, Jing Chen, Hongpeng Jia
Abstract
The synergistic effect of Lewis and Brønsted acid sites can promote the effective degradation of chlorobenzene following the hydrolysis pathway of producing less toxic by-products.
Topics & Concepts
ChlorobenzeneCatalysisLewis acids and basesDegradation (telecommunications)ChemistryBrønsted–Lowry acid–base theoryPollutantHydrolysisOrganic chemistryComputer scienceTelecommunicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterials