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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Environmental Science

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  • Catalytic combustion gas sensors are vital for safety and environmental monitoring.
  • Current sensors face challenges with sensitivity and detection limits.
  • Expanding market demands necessitate improved sensor technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a low-cost, high-sensitivity catalytic combustion gas sensor.
  • To utilize attapulgite as a support material functionalized with palladium (Pd).
  • To investigate the sensor's performance for methane detection.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of Pd/attapulgite core-shell structure.
  • Characterization using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS).
  • Testing methane catalytic combustion performance and reaction kinetics.

Main Results:

  • Achieved methane catalytic combustion below 300 °C.
  • Demonstrated a sensitivity of 0.7 µV/ppm and a detection limit of ~36 ppm.
  • Confirmed Pd gradient distribution and Langmuir equation conformity for reaction kinetics (R² > 0.99).

Conclusions:

  • The Pd/attapulgite sensor offers a cost-effective solution with high sensitivity.
  • The unique core-shell structure and Pd distribution enhance performance.
  • The sensor shows significant potential for practical applications in safety monitoring.