Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.58, No.16, 6325-6332, 2019
Promoting N-2 Selectivity of CeMnOx Catalyst by Supporting TiO2 in NH3-SCR Reaction
CeMnOx catalyst was synthesized by the combustion method, and the supported Ti/CeMnOx catalyst was subsequently prepared by wetness impregnation. Ti/CeMnOx catalyst exhibited higher N-2 selectivity than CeMnOx catalyst in the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 (NH3-SCR), and the generation of side products including in N2O and NO2 were discussed. N-2 adsorption/desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), H-2 temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), NH3 temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), and in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) were carried out to reveal the promotion effect of TiO2 on the N-2 selectivity of CeMnOx catalyst. Results indicated that loading TiO2 weakened the redox ability and enhanced the NH3 adsorption ability of CeMnOx catalyst, and thus inhibited NO/NH3 oxidation and facilitated the Eley-Rideal reaction pathways even at higher temperature.