Hydroxyapatite foam as a catalyst for formaldehyde combustion at room temperature

Jing Xu; Tim White; Ping Li; Chongheng He; Yi-Fan Han

doi:10.1021/ja1058923

Hydroxyapatite foam as a catalyst for formaldehyde combustion at room temperature

J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Sep 29;132(38):13172-3. doi: 10.1021/ja1058923.

Authors

Jing Xu¹, Tim White, Ping Li, Chongheng He, Yi-Fan Han

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 20815345
DOI: 10.1021/ja1058923

Abstract

The excellent performance of hydroxyapatite, a novel non-precious metal catalyst, for formaldehyde (HCHO) combustion at room temperature is reported. Temperature-programmed surface reaction results indicated that hydroxyl groups bonded with the channel Ca(2+) may be responsible for adsorption/activation of HCHO.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Durapatite / chemistry*
Formaldehyde / chemistry*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Temperature

Substances

Formaldehyde
Durapatite