Mechanisms for enhanced catalytic performance for NO oxidation over La2CoMnO6 double perovskite by A-site or B-site doping: Effects of the B-site ionic magnetic moments

Diesel engine exhaust has been identified to be highly carcinogenic. In order to improve the control of diesel engine exhaust emissions, the diesel engine oxidation catalyst (DOC) + catalytic diesel particulate filter (CDPF) + selective catalytic reduction catalyst (SCR) + NH3 oxidation catalyst (ASC) united technology has become the mainstream technology for catalytic aftertreatment. Perovskite oxides have emerged as a promising catalyst for NO oxidation and can be used as the DOC. Undoped La2MMnO6 (M = Co, Fe, Ni, Cu) double perovskites, A-site Ba-doping (La2-xBax)CoMnO6 (%Ba = 0, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) perovskites and B-site Cu-doping La2Co1-yCuyMnO6 (y = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1) double perovskites were prepared by a facile molten-salt synthesis method and examined by XRD, SEM, BET, in situ DRIFTS, and XPS. In addition, we calculated the B-site ionic magnetic moments of the double perovskites μ which were contributed by the effective Bohr magneton number np of the B-site 3d transition metal ions, such as Mn3+, Mn4+, Co3+, Fe3+, Ni2+, and Cu2+. The correlations between the B-site ionic magnetic moments and the maximum NO conversion over all those double perovskites were also calculated. The B-site ionic magnetic moments has a strong positive correlation with the highest conversion rate of NO catalytic oxidation over all those double perovskites. That is, the higher the B-site ionic magnetic moments, the better the catalytic oxidation performance of NO over the double perovskites. So enhancing the B-site ionic magnetic moments by A-site doping is a method to improve the catalytic activity of NO oxidation over the perovskites. Increasing the B-site ionic magnetic moments is the key index to improve the catalytic activity of NO oxidation of the double perovskites by B-site doping.