A Study on the Characteristics of a Pt/TiO2 Catalyst Prepared by Liquid-Phase Ruduction for Formaldehyde Oxidation at Room Temperature

Modern society spends more than 80% of its daily life indoors, emphasizing the need for attention to indoor air pollution due to the improvement in living standards. In this study, the performance and reaction characteristics of the Pt/TiO2 catalysts prepared by liquid-phase reduction for the removal of formaldehyde (HCHO), one of the indoor air pollutants, at room temperature without the need for additional light or heat were investigated. As a result, it showed that catalysts prepared by the same method showed approximately 40-80% various activities depending on the type of TiO2. XRD, BET, and XPS analyses were performed to investigate the particle size, crystal structure, specific surface area, and O/Ti molar ratio of the support material, and it revealed that the correlation between the properties and performance was insignificant. To explore the oxidation reaction pathway of formaldehyde (HCHO), in situ DRIFT analysis using carbon monoxide and H-2-TPR was perfomed. The results revealed that the performance was demonstrated by the oxidation state of the active metal and the adsorption -de-sorption characteristics of the adsorbate species.