To achieve a well synergistic effect between dissociative
adsorption
and deep oxidation during the dichloromethane (DCM) catalytic combustion
process, a novel tandem catalyst, Cu-ZSM-5@Ru/S-1, was developed by
rationally designing the catalyst structure. Activity experiments
revealed that the Cu-ZSM-5@Ru/S-1 catalyst achieved a DCM conversion
and mineralization rate of over 90% under a 5% H2O atmosphere
at 290 °C with a low Ru loading of 0.2 wt %. The mineralization
rate of the Cu-ZSM-5@Ru/S-1 was approximately 78% higher than that
of the Cu-ZSM-5 catalyst, and the activity was approximately 55% higher
than that of the Ru/HZSM-5 catalyst. Furthermore, the in situ characterizations
and simulation results indicated that the DCM catalytic reaction followed
a tandem reaction mechanism. The initial dissociative adsorption and
conversion of DCM primarily occurred in internal Cu-ZSM-5 active sites,
and the deep oxidation of the intermediates was subsequently achieved
on the Ru/S-1 shell. The two steps mentioned above acted synergistically
to enhance both DCM dechlorination and deep oxidation. In addition,
the PCDD/F emission of Cu-ZSM-5@Ru/S-1 catalyst at 350 and 400 °C
met the national standard for municipal solid waste incineration (0.1
ng I-TEQ Nm–3). Overall, this study provides new
strategies for developing highly active and cost-effective catalysts
for CVOC catalytic combustion.