Kinetics of Anatase TiO₂ Surface Area Reduction in a Mixture of HCl, H₂O, and O₂: l, Experimental Study

International audienceChanges in the surface area of anatase TiO2 were investigated at 690 K as a function of the gas composition in mixtures of hydrogen chloride, water vapor, and oxygen. The chlorine content on the catalyst support was not dependent on the annealing time, which indicates that the adsorption equilibrium is reached very quickly. The kinetics of surface area were obtained as a function of partial pressure of HCI (from 0.1 to 40 kPa), water vapor (from 0.05 to 10 kPa), and oxygen (from 0.4 to 20 kPa). A mathematical expression for the rate of surface area loss was obtained which includes the partial pressure of water and the chlorine content at the surface of anatase