Development of Nanostructured Ceramic Catalysts Based on Mixed Metal Oxides
Author | : Alexandre Amormino dos Santos Gonçalves |
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Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Catalysts |
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The present and future directions in catalysis count on the structures that function at the nanoscale. In this scenery, the creation of metal oxides and mixed metal oxides with controlled properties is of great interest for the energy sector and environmental remediation. Therefore, porous ceramic catalysts are extensively studied to achieve, often challenging, new nanoscopic properties. Considering current technologies, it was challenging to create such materials with tuned surface properties, well-developed porosity, and proper degree of crystallinity, particularly with combined these features. Because a compensation effect exists between thermally activated processes, namely, the degrees of porosity and crystallinity. The latter can be improved by increase in temperature, which in turn promotes sintering, the consequence of which is the deterioration or collapse of mesophase paired with the improvement in crystallinity. This phenomenon is unavoidable as it is thermodynamically driven. Therefore, the objective of this dissertation was to gain proper understanding of the nanostructuring and sintering processes of nanoporous ceramics based on mixed metal oxides. In turn, this allows one to design synthesis strategies that circumvent the compensation effect to deliver ceramic catalysts with desired features. Nonetheless, the following topics were systematically investigated and reported herein: i) soft-templating synthesis of mixed metal oxides by evaporation-induced self-assembly under controlled conditions, paired with thermoanalytical studies on the mesophase formation and stability; ii) effect of the support surface properties in catalysis with sight on catalyst performance and stability; and iii) soft-templating synthesis of mixed metal oxides with higher degree of crystallinity by defect-induced effect, along with studies on the sintering behavior and engineering porosity in nanomaterials.