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Abstract
An alumina-supported silver composite system has been investigated in the reaction of heterogeneous catalytic ozone decomposition. Perlite loaded with silver and silver modified zeolites have also been tested as catalysts for gas phase conversion of ozone to molecular oxygen. The catalysts have been activated by calcination and the changes occurring on the catalytic surface as a result of the reaction have been characterized in details using XPS. The SEM analysis has revealеd the role of surface morphology in the process of ozone decomposition on the surface of Ag/α-Al2O3 catalyst. A catalytic cycle is proposed that supports the hypothesis about the important role of the peroxide species as intermediates participating in the process and catalyzing the complete ozone conversion into molecular oxygen. It has been found out that the maximum conversion degree, achieved with the alumina-supported silver system, is up to 90%.