PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF ALUMINA-SUPPORTED COBALT OXIDE FOR DESTRUCTIVE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN GASEOUS PHASE

Complete oxidation of different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and CO into harmless water and carbon dioxide using ozone and air as oxidizing agents was investigated over alumina-supported cobalt oxide catalyst. The synthesized catalyst has been characterized by a variety of methods including chemical analysis, IR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, magnetic measurements. The results obtained reveal that the synthesized catalytic system is suitable for catalytic neutralization of exhaust gases from toxic compounds. A significant increase of the catalytic activity and decrease of the reaction temperature was observed using ozone as an oxidant.