Low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3 over zeolite catalysts: A review

The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO_x by NH₃ is one of the most mature technologies for NO_x treatment. Catalysts are the main factors affecting denitrification efficiency. Zeolites as low-temperature NH₃-SCR catalysts have been extensively studied in the past few years. In this work, the mechanism of zeolites for NH₃-SCR reaction was reviewed and the denitrification performances of zeolite catalysts prepared by different methods were compared. The effects of sulfur and water poisoning on zeolite catalysts in NH₃-SCR reaction were also analyzed. Several ways to address the problems in low-temperature NH₃-SCR reaction were discussed. Hopefully, this review could provide a fundamental understanding of SCR reaction on zeolite catalysts and pave the way toward similar studies to realize its commercial applications.     

非晶Ce-Ti氧化物用于NH3选择性催化还原NO的原位红外研究

采用原位红外光谱研究了在具有短程有序Ce-O-Ti结构的非晶Ce-Ti氧化物上NH₃选择性催化还原（SCR） NO_x反应. 在反应条件下,催化剂表面主要被NH₃吸附物种覆盖,而检测不到NO_x吸附物种. 经测定,NO的反应级数为0.5-0.6,表明Langmuir-Hinshelwood机理和Eley-Rideal机理同时存在. 可能的机理是NH₃吸附物种和弱吸附的NO_x反应,生成NH_yNO₃ （y = 0-4）活性中间物种,并通过GAUSSIAN计算和原位红外结果证实了它们的存在. Ce-O-Ti结构中Ce与Ti之间表现出原子尺度的相互作用,所以在SCR反应的活性温度窗口下,催化剂的氧化还原活性提高.     

宽工作温度烟气脱硝催化剂制备及反应机理研究

以溶胶-凝胶法制备介孔TiO₂载体,采用分步浸渍法制备了V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂催化剂,借助BET、NH₃-TPD、H₂-TPR、SEM、活性评价、In-situ FT-IR等手段,考察了催化剂的结构、酸性、还原性、脱硝活性及反应机理等。介孔TiO₂载体比表面积为158.6 m²/g,制成催化剂后比表面积略有降低,约为136.7 m²/g。针对模拟烟气在φ_NH3/φ_NO=0.8的条件下测试催化剂的脱硝活性温度窗口为250~400 ℃,脱硝转化率达到80%。NH₃-TPD和H₂-TPR表征结果表明,催化剂在活性温度范围内具有典型的表面酸性位,载体TiO₂与V₂O₅之间存在的相互作用使得V₂O₅还原温度降低。利用In-situ FT-IR研究NH₃和NO在V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂催化剂表面吸附和氧化的反应过程发现,NH₃可同时吸附在L酸位和B酸位,NH₃在活性位上氧化脱氢形成NH₂物种是SCR脱硝反应的控制步骤。研究NO+O₂+NH₃反应时发现,吸附NH₃的催化剂引入NO和O₂后,共价吸附的NH₃首先消失。选择性催化还原反应发生在吸附态NH₃和气态或弱吸附态的NO之间,该反应遵从Eley-Rideal反应机理。     

WO3改性CeO2-TiO2催化剂的低温NH3-NO/NO2 SCR活性和机理研究

在铈钛基NH3-SCR催化材料中,改性元素对催化材料的酸性位和氧化还原性能的影响较大.本文采用过量浸渍法分别制备了CeO2-TiO2(CeTi)和CeO2/WO3-TiO2(CeWTi)催化剂,研究了CeWTi催化材料结构、酸性位及氧化还原性能对NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应性能的影响.结果发现,CeTi和CeWTi样品均有较优异的NH3-NO/NO2 SCR催化性能,后者略高.WO3的加入增加了催化材料的表面酸性,对其氧化还原性能影响不大.通过对反应中间物种NH4NO3的研究,发现NH4NO3的分解主要与氧化还原性能相关,而NO还原NH4NO3的反应需要氧化还原能力和酸性位共同作用,即在氧化还原性能差异不大的条件下,酸性对该反应起到重要作用.而该反应也是NH3-NO/NO2 SCR的限速步骤,这是CeWTi催化材料活性高于CeTi催化材料的原因.同时,为了获得NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应的高活性,NO2:NO比例宜为1:1.然而现实情况中,预氧化催化材料的氧化活性、NOx浓度、温度等变量使得准确控制NO2的比例较难,因此,深入了解NO2浓度对NH3–NO/NO2 SCR反应的影响至关重要.本文探讨NO2:NO的比例、O2浓度等对NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应性能的影响;并研究了不同NO2含量条件下NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应网络.通过分析CeWTi材料上NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应网络可知,当NO与NO2比例为1:1时,NH3-SCR催化活性最高,并以快速SCR形式进行;当NO与NO2比例为1:1消耗完全之后,剩余的NO或NO2各自独立以标准或慢速SCR进行,不影响其本来的反应活性.催化材料的标准SCR、快速SCR和慢速SCR均取决于材料表面酸度和氧化还原性能,但快速SCR和慢速SCR对材料这两方面性能的要求相对较低.同时O2并不参与快速和慢速SCR,而NO2可以取代O2作为SCR反应中主要的氧化剂,氧化Ce4+为Ce3+,甚至比O2和NO再氧化活性位的能力更强,保持催化材料的高催化活性.低温条件时,慢速SCR和快速SCR反应均在材料表面生成硝酸铵中间物种,但由于慢速SCR气氛中缺乏NO将硝酸铵还原,进而引发快速SCR反应,因此材料表面快速SCR的NOx转化率要高于慢速SCR反应;高温条件下,由于硝酸铵容易热分解,导致硝酸铵的抑制效应不太明显.NH4NO3分解是NO2含量升高后N2O的形成的主要途径.     

铁基催化剂用于氨选择性催化还原氮氧化物研究进展

氨选择性催化还原NO_x技术可以有效控制氮氧化物的排放。V_2O_5-WO_3(MoO_3)/TiO_2脱硝催化剂虽然已经工业化应用,但其工作温度偏高,不能满足低温宽工作温度窗口等工况的需要。因此,开发具有宽工作温度窗口的低温脱硝催化剂成为研究热点。其中,铁基催化剂因其具有良好的氧化还原性,以及储量丰富、价格低廉、无毒无害等特点,使其在低温氨选择性催化还原(NH_3-SCR)反应中得到了广泛研究。基于Fe_2O_3在NH_3-SCR催化体系中所起的作用不同,从Fe_2O_3作为载体、助剂、活性组分以及新型结构的铁基催化剂等方面系统地介绍了近年来铁基催化剂在NH_3-SCR反应中的最新研究进展。此外,还总结了铁基催化剂的NH_3-SCR反应机理以及抗水抗硫性,并对该领域未来可能的发展方向进行了展望。     

低温NH3-SCR反应机理及动力学研究进展

对低温选择性催化还原（SCR）脱硝技术的反应机理及动力学已有较多研究。本文从反应路径和反应机制两方面评述了低温SCR的反应机理,重点从氧在低温SCR中的作用、NO在催化剂上的吸附、NH3的活化、反应模型等方面进行了深入阐述。并结合反应机理探讨了低温SCR的反应动力学,最后对低温SCR脱硝技术的深入研究提出了建议。     

Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by NH<Subscript>3</Subscript> over MoO<Subscript>3</Subscript> Promoted Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> Catalyst

A series of MoO₃ doped Fe₂O₃ catalysts prepared by the co-precipitation method were investigated in the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH₃ (NH₃-SCR). The catalysts displayed excellent catalytic activity from 225 to 400°C and high tolerance to SO₂/H₂O poisoning at 300°C. To characterize the catalysts the N₂-BET, XRD, Raman, NO-TPD, NH₃-TPD and in situ DRIFTS were carried out. It was found that the main reason explaining a high NH₃-SCR performance might be the synergistic effect between Fe and Mo species in the catalyst that could enhance the dispersion of Fe₂O₃ and increase NH₃ adsorption on the catalyst surface.     

Influence of chromium modification on the properties of MnOx-FeOx catalysts for the low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3

Catalytic properties of MnO_x-FeO_x complex oxide (hereafter denoted as Mn-Fe) catalysts modified with different loadings of chromium oxide were investigated by using the combination of physico-chemical techniques, such as N₂ physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (in situ FT-IR) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) and their catalytic activities were evaluated with the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO_x by NH₃. It was found that with the addition of Cr, more NO could be removed in the low-temperature window (below 120 °C). Among the tested catalysts, Mn-Fe-Cr (2 : 2 : 1) catalyst exhibited the best catalytic performance at 80 °C with the NO conversion higher than 90%. The combination of the reaction and characterization results indicated that (1) the strong interaction among tertiary metal oxides existed in the catalysts when Cr was appropriately added, which made the active components better dispersed with less agglomeration and sintering and the largest BET specific surface area could be obtained; (2) Cr improved the low-temperature reducibility of the catalyst and promoted the formation of the active intermediate (–NH⁺₃), which favored the low-temperature SCR reaction.     

MnOx/Al-SBA-15的结构性质及低温NH3选择性催化还原NOx

采用后合成法制备MnO_x/Al-SBA-15催化剂, 考察了催化剂的低温NH₃选择性催化还原(SCR)NO_x的性能. 利用傅里叶透射红外变换(FTIR)光谱、N₂吸附-脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)及NH₃程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)的表征手段, 对催化剂的结构性质和SCR性能进行了系统分析. 结果表明, 适量Al的掺杂能提高MnO_x/SBA-15催化剂的SCR活性, 当硅铝摩尔比为50时, 催化剂活性最佳. 表征结果显示, Al掺杂后, 催化剂仍保持良好的骨架结构, 较大比表面、孔容和孔径, 并且Mn在催化剂表面富集, 由低价态转化为高价态, MnO₂为催化剂的主要活性相. 此外, Al的掺杂使MnO_x在催化剂表面高度分散, 表面酸性增强, 从而提高了催化剂的SCR活性.     

WO_3对MnO_x-CeO_2/ZrO_2-TiO_2整体式催化剂NH_3选择性催化还原NO_x性能的影响

以ZrO2-TiO2为载体,MnOx-CeO2为活性组分,WO3为助剂制备了MnOx-CeO2/WO3/ZrO2-TiO2整体式催化剂,考察了添加不同质量分数的WO3对低温氨选择性催化还原(NH3-SCR)氮氧化物反应性能的影响.通过低温N2吸附-脱附,X射线衍射(XRD),X射线光电子能谱(XPS),NH3程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)等手段对催化剂进行表征.实验结果表明,与未添加WO3的催化剂相比,含有10.0%(w)WO3的催化剂具有较好的织构性能,且具有较多的中强酸位,较好的氧化性能,表现出良好的NH3-SCR活性和较宽的活性温度窗口(空速为10000h-1时,在144-374℃之间,NOx转化率为90%以上),该催化剂在低温净化氮氧化物中具有潜在的应用前景.     

酸性金属氧化物对锰铈氧化物催化剂脱硝温度窗口的调控作用

利用溶胶-凝胶法,采用三种酸性金属氧化物（氧化铌、氧化钨和氧化钼）对锰铈复合氧化物催化剂进行了改性. 测试了催化剂的氮氧化物选择性催化还原（SCR）活性,以筛选对应不同温度窗口的合适酸性氧化物改性剂. 同时评价了催化剂的NO氧化和NH₃氧化活性. 利用X射线衍射、BET比表面积测试、H₂程序升温还原、NH₃/NO_x程序升温脱附和NH₃/NO_x吸附红外光谱等手段对催化剂进行了表征. MnO_x-CeO₂催化剂表现出良好的低温（100-150 ℃）活性. 酸性金属氧化物的添加削弱了催化剂的氧化还原特性,从而抑制了NH₃的活化和NO₂辅助的快速SCR反应. 与此同时,相对高温（250-350 ℃）区NH₃的氧化也受到了抑制,B酸和L酸上的NH₃吸附得以增强. 因此,催化剂的SCR脱硝温度窗口向高温移动,改性效果Nb₂O₅ < WO₃ < MoO₃.     

Chemical deactivation of Cu-SAPO-18 deNOx catalyst caused by basic inorganic contaminants in diesel exhaust

Contaminants (K, Na, Ca, and Mg) were introduced into Cu-SAPO-18 via incipient wetness impregnation to investigate their effect on the selective catalytic reduction of NO_x with NH₃ (NH₃-SCR) over Cu-SAPO-18. After the introduction of contaminants into Cu-SAPO-18, the quantity of acidic sites and Cu²⁺ species in catalyst decreases owing to the replacement of H⁺ and Cu²⁺ by K⁺, Na⁺, Ca²⁺, and Mg²⁺. Furthermore, the loss of isolated Cu^{2+ induces the generation of CuO and CuAl₂O₄-like phases, which causes further loss in the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of the catalyst. Consequently, the deNO_x performance of the contaminated Cu-SAPO-18 catalysts drops. Such decline in NH₃-SCR performance becomes more pronounced by increasing the contaminant contents from 0.5 to 1.0 mmol/g_catal. In addition, the deactivation influence of the contaminants on Cu-SAPO-18 is presented in the order of K> Na > Ca > Mg, which is consistent with the order of reduction of acidic sites. To a certain degree, the effect of the acidic sites on the deactivation of Cu-SAPO-18 might be more significant than that of isolated Cu2+ and the catalyst framework. Moreover, kinetic analysis of NH₃-SCR was conducted, and the results indicate that there is no influence of contaminants on the NH₃-SCR mechanism.}     

Development of the bifunctional catalyst Mn-Fe-Beta for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides

The catalytic properties of the Mn-Fe-Beta system with Mn contents in the range 0.1–16 wt.% were studied in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO _x with ammonia. The catalyst structure was investigated using IR spectra of adsorbed NO, temperature-programmed reduction with hydrogen (H₂-TPR), X-ray diffraction analysis, and ESR. The use of manganese as a promoter substantially increases the activity of iron-containing catalysts in the SCR of NO _x with ammonia. At low contents (<2 wt.%), Mn exists in the cation form and the catalytic activity of the Mn-Fe-Beta system does not increase. At a higher content of Mn, clusters MnO _x begin to form, which are highly active in the oxidation of NO to NO₂ and the low-temperature catalytic activity of the Mn-Fe-Beta system increases. The observed increase in the low-temperature catalytic activity in the process of SCR of NO _x with ammonia is related to a change in the reaction route. The MnO _x clusters favor the oxidation of NO and the iron cations facilitate the reaction of “fast” SCR.     

NH3选择性还原NOx技术在重型柴油车尾气净化中的应用

基于实验室对柴油车用V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂催化剂配方以及涂覆成型技术的大量研究,设计了一条产量为6000只/月的NH₃选择性催化还原NO_x （NH₃-SCR）催化剂中试生产线,并对生产的催化剂产品进行了发动机台架测试. 结果表明,实验室制备的V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂粉体催化剂和生产线产品,在空速为50000 h^-1和200-450 ℃条件下NO_x转化率均可达80%以上;采用大尺寸堇青石载体涂覆后制备的V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂整体催化剂经实验室小样测试,在空速为10000-30000 h^-1和250-450 ℃条件下NO_x转化率也为80%以上. 发动机台架测试结果表明,该催化剂产品可使重型柴油机NO_x排放达到国IV标准中欧洲稳态循环（ESC）和欧洲瞬态循环（ETC）排放限值的要求. 该生产线经适当调整后也可用于生产非钒基NH₃-SCR整体催化剂,以满足未来钒基NH₃-SCR催化剂更新换代的需求.     

NH3-SCR脱硝催化剂抗硫性能的研究进展

氮氧化物(NO_x)是一种重要的大气污染物, 它造成严重的环境问题, 同时威胁人类健康. 以钢铁烧结烟气为代表的固定源和以柴油机尾气为代表的移动源是氮氧化物的主要来源. 氨气选择性催化还原法(NH₃-SCR)是目前最有效且应用最广泛的NO_x脱除技术. 然而, 无论是固定源还是移动源上NH₃-SCR催化剂, 都不可避免地会被SO₂毒化, 造成催化剂失活, 限制了NH₃-SCR技术的进一步应用. 因此, 研究NH₃-SCR催化剂的SO₂中毒机制以及提高催化剂的抗硫性能至关重要. 我们对固定源脱硝的金属氧化物和移动源上脱硝的Cu基分子筛这两类不同催化剂体系的SO₂中毒机制的研究进展进行了介绍, 并对这两种催化剂上提高抗硫性能改性方法的研究进展进行了评述, 为未来的研究提供了参考.     

Improving the denitration performance and K-poisoning resistance of the V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalyst by Ce4+ and Zr4+ co-doping

A series of V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂-ZrO₂, V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂-CeO₂, and V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂-CeO₂-ZrO₂ catalysts were synthesized to improve the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) performance and the K-poisoning resistance of a V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂ catalyst. The physicochemical properties were investigated by using XRD, BET, NH₃-TPD, H₂-TPR, and XPS, and the catalytic performance and K-poisoning resistance were evaluated via a NH₃-SCR model reaction. Ce⁴⁺ and Zr⁴⁺ co-doping were found to enhance the conversion of NO_x, and exhibit the best K-poisoning resistance owing to the largest BET-specific surface area, pore volume, and total acid site concentration, as well as the minimal effects on the surface acidity and redox ability from K poisoning. The V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂-CeO₂-ZrO₂ catalyst also presents outstanding H₂O + SO₂ tolerance. Finally, the in situ DRIFTS reveals that the NH₃-SCR reaction over the V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂-CeO₂-ZrO₂ catalyst follows an L-H mechanism, and that K poisoning does not change the reaction mechanism.     

Preparation of nanosheet Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts, and effect of Fe content on acidity, water, and sulfur resistance in the selective catalytic reduction of NO x by ammonia

Direct synthesis of nanosheet Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts and their use for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO _x by ammonia were studied. XRD, BET, SEM, EPR, and NH₃-TPD were used to understand the properties of catalysts with different iron loading. XRD confirmed the presence of the ZSM-5 crystal phase, and there was no Fe₂O₃ phase on the surface of the crystals. SEM showed the Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts comprised microspheres made up of nanosheets. EPR indicated that the iron was present as isolated Fe³⁺and FeO _x oligomers uniformly dispersed throughout the crystals. NH₃-TPD indicated that Fe-ZSM-5 (20,1:1) had maximum acid sites and density at approximately 250 and 450 °C, respectively. Fe-ZSM-5 (20,1:1) had the highest activity in the SCR reaction with NH₃. It was also confirmed that Fe-ZSM-5 (20,1:1) had excellent resistance to SO₂ and H₂O under the SCR reaction conditions. The effects of water vapor and SO₂, iron loading, and the Si/(Fe + Al) ratio were also investigated for these catalysts.     

Shielded Sliding Discharge-Assisted Hydrocarbon Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx over Ag/Al2O3 Catalysts Using Diesel as a Reductant

The nonthermal plasma generated in a shielded sliding discharge reactor was used to reform diesel for the hydrocarbon-selective catalytic reduction (HC-SCR) of NO_x on Ag/Al₂O₃ catalysts. Compared with raw diesel, the reformed diesel enhanced the NO_x reduction efficiency, mitigated hydrocarbon poisoning of the catalyst and reduced the fuel penalty for the HC-SCR reaction. The NO_x conversion values obtained with a commercial Ag/Al₂O₃ catalyst exceeded that of a 2.0 wt% Ag/Al₂O₃ catalyst prepared by wet impregnation. A significant amount of NH₃ was produced as a by-product during the HC-SCR reaction, which suggests that further NO_x conversion enhancement can be achieved by placing a second NH₃-SCR catalyst in series with the Ag/Al₂O₃ catalyst.     

NO2对Cu/SAPO-34分子筛催化剂上NH3选择性催化还原NO性能的影响

主要考察了NO₂对Cu/SAPO-34 分子筛催化剂在整个温度范围内（100-500 ℃）NH₃选择性催化还原（SCR）NO性能的影响. 研究所使用样品为新鲜Cu/SAPO-34 催化剂在750 ℃下水热处理4 h 的稳定期样品.通过X射线衍射（XRD）和扫描电子显微镜（SEM）对样品的结构以及形貌进行表征,采用SCR活性评价、动力学实验以及原位漫反射傅里叶变换红外光谱（in situ-DRIFTS）表征催化剂的性能以及催化剂表面物种的变化. 活性评价实验结果表明,NO₂会抑制催化剂的低温（100-280 ℃）活性,但其存在会提高催化剂的高温（280 ℃以上）活性. 与此同时,随着反应物中NO/NO₂的摩尔比例减少,由于NH₄NO₃物种的分解,副产物（N₂2O）的浓度增大. 动力学结果表明,Cu/SAPO-34 催化剂上快速SCR反应的表观活化能（E_a=64.02 kJ·mol^-1）比标准SCR反应的表观活化能（E_a=48.00 kJ·mol^-1）更大. In situ-DRIFTS实验结果表明NO比NO₂更容易在催化剂表面形成硝酸盐,并且NO₂更容易与吸附在Brønsted 酸性位上的NH₃物种反应生成NH₄NO₃. 低温下,催化剂表面的NH₄NO₃物种会覆盖SCR反应的活性位,造成活性降低,但在高温时,形成的NH₄NO₃物种一部分会被NO还原为N2,而另一部分会直接热分解为N₂O,造成催化剂的选择性降低.     

氧化铈在氨选择性催化还原氮氧化物中的应用

NH₃选择性催化还原NO_x（NH₃-SCR）是一种广泛应用于以燃煤电厂为代表的固定源和以柴油发动机为代表的移动源NO_x排放控制的技术. 近年来,氧化铈由于具有优异的氧化-还原、储氧和表面酸性等特性而在NH₃-SCR催化剂研究中受到广泛关注. 本文系统综述了氧化铈用作NH₃-SCR催化剂载体、助剂和主催化组分的相关研究,并对该领域未来可能的研究方向进行展望.