Mono-transition-metal-substituted polyoxometalate intercalated layered double hydroxides for the catalytic decontamination of sulfur mustard simulant

Xiangrong Sun, Jing Dong, Zhen Li, Huifang Liu, Xiaoting Jing, Yingnan Chi*, Changwen Hu

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Abstract

The Keggin-type mono-transition-metal-substituted [PW 11 M(H 2 O)O 39 ] 5− (PW 11 M, M = Ni, Co, Cu) were intercalated into Zn 2 Cr-based layered double hydroxide (Zn 2 Cr-LDH) by an exfoliation-reassembly method and the synthesized Zn 2 Cr-LDH-PW 11 M composites were thoroughly characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), solid state 31 P nuclear magnetic resonance ( 31 P NMR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The three composites can be used as heterogeneous catalysts to promote the oxidative decontamination of the sulfur mustard simulant 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES). Interestingly, a cooperative effect between the PW 11 M cluster and Zn 2 Cr-LDH is evidenced by the fact that the composites have a higher catalytic performance than either of the individual constituents alone. The catalytic activity of Zn 2 Cr-LDH-PW 11 M is significantly influenced by the substituted transition metals, showing the order: Zn 2 Cr-LDH-PW 11 Ni > Zn 2 Cr-LDH-PW 11 Co > Zn 2 Cr-LDH-PW 11 Cu. Under ambient conditions, the Zn 2 Cr-LDH-PW 11 Ni composite can convert 98% of CEES in 3 h using nearly stoichiometric 3% aqueous H 2 O 2 with the selectivity of 94% for the nontoxic product 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfoxide (CEESO). Moreover, the decontaminating material, Zn 2 Cr-LDH-PW 11 Ni, is stable to leaching and can be readily reused for up to ten cycles without obvious loss of its activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5285-5291
Number of pages7
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume48
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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