Unlocking High-Throughput Plasma-Catalytic Low-Temperature Oxidation of <i>n</i>-Hexane over Single-Atom Ag₁/MnO₂ Catalysts.

ABSTRACT: The total oxidation of n-hexane, a hazardous volatile organic compound (VOC) emitted by the pharmaceutical industry, presents a significant environmental challenge due to limited catalyst activity at low temperatures and poor stability at high temperatures. Here, we present a novel approach that overcomes these limitations by employing single-atom Ag₁/MnO₂ catalysts coupled with nonthermal plasma (NTP). This strategy achieves exceptional performance in n-hexane oxidation at low temperatures, demonstrating 96.3% n-hexane removal and an energy yield of 74.1 g kW h^-1 with negligible byproduct formation (O₃ < 5 ppm, NO _x < 20 ppm). In situ characterization of the plasma-catalytic system coupled with theoretical

SUBMITTER: Ye Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11775692 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature