Review of catalytic oxidation technology of volatile organic compounds from the perspective of energy consumption

YI Tianli; TIAN Juntai; LIU Yue; NIE Zimeng; WANG Ziwei; ZHAO Xiaoya; QIAO Feiyang; YE Daiqi

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202510013

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YI Tianli, TIAN Juntai, LIU Yue, NIE Zimeng, WANG Ziwei, ZHAO Xiaoya, QIAO Feiyang, YE Daiqi. Review of catalytic oxidation technology of volatile organic compounds from the perspective of energy consumption[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(10): 112-120. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510013

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YI Tianli, TIAN Juntai, LIU Yue, NIE Zimeng, WANG Ziwei, ZHAO Xiaoya, QIAO Feiyang, YE Daiqi. Review of catalytic oxidation technology of volatile organic compounds from the perspective of energy consumption[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(10): 112-120. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510013

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YI Tianli, TIAN Juntai, LIU Yue, NIE Zimeng, WANG Ziwei, ZHAO Xiaoya, QIAO Feiyang, YE Daiqi. Review of catalytic oxidation technology of volatile organic compounds from the perspective of energy consumption[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(10): 112-120. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510013

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Review of catalytic oxidation technology of volatile organic compounds from the perspective of energy consumption

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510013

1. School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China;
2. National Engineering Laboratory for Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Control Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou 510006, China;
3. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, China;
4. Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Centre for Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Disposal, Guangzhou 510006, China

Received Date: 2024-12-23
Accepted Date: 2025-02-06
Rev Recd Date: 2025-01-21

Available Online: 2025-12-03

Publish Date: 2025-10-01

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Under the background of the Dual-Carbon Goals， the catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds （VOCs） with high efficiency， economy， and low-energy-consumption is a big demand in China. This review focuses on the energy consumption of thermal and non-thermal catalytic oxidation technologies of VOCs， summarizes the energy consumption characteristics of thermal catalytic oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons， aliphatic hydrocarbons， oxygenated VOCs， and chlorine-containing， nitrogen-containing， and sulfur-containing VOCs， and provides an overview of the energy consumption of non-thermal catalytic oxidation technologies， such as plasma-catalytic oxidation， photocatalytic oxidation， photothermal catalytic oxidation， and ozone-catalytic oxidation. The results show that it is difficult to achieve room temperature catalytic combustion for chlorine-containing， nitrogen-containing， and sulfur-containing VOCs， and researchers should focus on improving product selectivity and avoiding the generation of toxic by-products. The catalytic combustion temperature of aromatic hydrocarbons is still far beyond the room temperature， and the catalytic combustion of oxygenated VOCs and aliphatic hydrocarbons are expected to achieve low temperature or near room temperature catalytic combustion in the future. Thermal catalytic oxidations have the lowest average specific molar energy consumption， compared with different non-thermal catalytic oxidations. Thermal catalytic oxidation technology is still the mainstream technology for the industrial destruction of VOCs in the future， and non-thermal catalytic oxidation technology will occupy a place， because of its unique advantages in specific scenarios.
- volatile organic compounds,
- thermal catalytic oxidation,
- non-thermal catalytic oxidation,
- technology,
- energy consumption

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