Mn/CeO 2 catalysts for SCR of NO x with NH 3 comparative study on the effect of supports on low-temperature catalytic activity

  • Ge Gao
  • , Jian Wen Shi
  • , Chang Liu
  • , Chen Gao
  • , Zhaoyang Fan
  • , Chunming Niu

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Abstract

Two Mn/CeO 2 catalysts were successfully prepared by the impregnation of Mn precursor on two supports, CeO 2 microspheres (CeO 2 -MSs) and CeO 2 microrods (CeO 2 -MRs), respectively. The obtained Mn/CeO 2 -MSs and Mn/CeO 2 -MRs catalysts were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, N 2 physical adsorption, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, H 2 -TPR, NH 3 -TPD and in situ DRIFT in detail, and their catalytic activities and N 2 selectivities were studied by selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO x with NH 3 . The results showed that the Mn/CeO 2 -MSs catalyst presented much superior catalytic activity to the counterpart Mn/CeO 2 -MRs catalyst, and an almost 100% NO x conversion was maintained at 150–240 °C under a high space velocity of 36,000 h −1 . The high catalytic performance of Mn/CeO 2 -MSs can be attributed to a series of better properties in comparison with Mn/CeO 2 -MRs, such as unique yolk@void@shell microsphere structure, much larger specific surface area, higher relative percentages of Mn 4+ /Mn n+ and Ce 3+ /(Ce 3+ Ce 4+ ), more easily reduced of Mn species, more Brønsted acid sites. Furthermore, Mn/CeO 2 -MSs catalyst presented excellent resistance to H 2 O deactivation and SO 2 poison, and the SCR reaction mechanism over Mn/CeO 2 -MSs followed both E-R and L-H mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)338-346
Number of pages9
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume411
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • CeO
  • De-NO
  • Low temperature
  • MnO
  • Selective catalytic reduction

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