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Kinetics, Catalysis, and Reaction Engineering

Template-free synthesis of macroporous SiO2
catalyst supports for diesel soot combustion
Hui Wang, Zewen Chen, Xingyu Deng, Shengji Wu, Qinqin Yu, Wei Yang, and Jie Zhou
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02746 • Publication Date (Web): 09 Aug 2018
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Hui Wanga, Zewen Chena, Xingyu Denga, Shengji Wua,*, Qinqin Yub,*, Wei Yanga, Jie Zhoua
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11 College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiasha
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16 College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of
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21 *Corresponding author: E-mail: wushengji26@hdu.edu.cn, ruby80@163.com
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However, the limited contact area between soot and active site is a key restrictive factor for
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16 synthesize macroporous SiO2 as the support for combustion catalysts so as to facilitate the
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23 growth during the sol-gel preparation process. The porosity of SiO2 influences catalytic
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26 activity greatly in the reaction of soot catalytic combustion. Furthermore, macroporous SiO2
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33 Keywords: Soot combustion, Macroporous SiO2, Sol-gel method, Silver, Supported
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4 Introduction
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problems for diesel engines despite their better thermal performance and higher economic
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28 process 14-15. It has been suggested that supported alkali oxides and Ag catalysts may favor the
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reaction of soot combustion16-17. Lietti L. et al. prepared γ-Al2O3 supported alkaline oxide
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three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) LaCoxFe1−xO3 perovskite by using colloid
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SiO2 via different adding sequence of the reactants. The SiO2 is labeled as SiO2-7-60, when
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12 The macroporous SiO2 could be synthesized through a very simple and economic strategy.
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15 The porosity of SiO2 is modulated through controlling the Si-OH dehydration condensation
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22 catalytic activity for soot combustion due to the easy diffusion and transferability of reactants
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27 superior soot oxidation activity. Consequently, the results show the important potential of
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29 macroporous SiO2 used as an effective catalyst carrier for soot oxidation in industrial
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37 Acknowledgements
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39 Financial support from the Zhejiang Province Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant
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