Environmental catalysis: a solution for the removal of atmospheric pollutants

• 来源期刊: 科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（19）
• 页码范围: 1708-1710
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 中文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11434-015-0887-8

摘要

Atmospheric pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chiefly emanating from industrial activities and transportation vehicles, are harmful to human health.Catalysis is one of the most effective and economic technologies to control serious air pollution problems;however, the key issue is the availability of high-performance catalysts.Great efforts have been made to develop catalytic materials that can be used for eliminating atmospheric pollutants.Compared to bulk materials, nanosized or porous materials possess larger surface areas or more abundant pores, which are beneficial for the diffusion, adsorption, and activation of the reactants.Therefore, nanosized or porous materials exhibit higher catalytic performance than bulk materials.In the past decades, the related research has focused on the synthesis and environmental applications of nanosized or porous catalysts.