A micro-flower-like
manganese cobalt oxide composite catalyst, Pt@δ-MnO2@MnCo2O4, is disclosed. The
spinel-structured
transition metal oxide MnCo2O4 exhibits a micro-flower-like morphology with "petals" of 10 nm–15 nm thickness, uniform distribution, and a flower
diameter of 1.5 μm–2 μm. This micro-flower morphology possesses abundant
porosity, providing a large specific surface area and numerous contact sites. δ-MnO2 particles, consisting of plate-like microspheres, are aggregated on the surface of the MnCo2O4 micro-flowers, with a
diameter of 90 nm–120 nm.
Pt nanoparticles, consisting of fine particles, are uniformly loaded on the surface of the MnCo2O4 micro-flowers, with a
diameter of 1 nm–2 nm. The surface of this micro-flower-like
manganese cobalt oxide composite catalyst is rough, and a
heterojunction is formed between δ-MnO2 and MnCo2O4. The preparation method of the Pt@δ-MnO2@MnCo2O4 microflora-like
manganese cobalt oxide composite catalyst is simple. First, a MnCo2O4 support with a microflora-like morphology is synthesized via a solvothermal method and heat treatment. Then, δ-MnO2 and
Pt nanoparticles are loaded onto it via a deposition-
precipitation method and in-situ reduction method to prepare the Pt@δ-MnO2@MnCo2O4 microflora-like composite catalyst. The prepared microflora-like manganese
cobalt oxide composite catalyst exhibits high stability and catalytic activity, and can significantly catalyze the
oxidative degradation of
formaldehyde and
benzene series compounds such as
toluene at
room temperature.