Cl–改性对Ag/Al2O3催化剂结构及其催化C3H6-SCR和H2/C3H6-SCR反应性能的影响

以烯烃为还原剂的NOx选择性催化还原(HC-SCR)是重要的环境催化反应之一.Ag/Al2O3催化剂(SA)因在HC-SCR反应中表现高活性、高N2选择性及中等H2O和SO2耐受性等优点,而被广泛研究.SA催化剂中存在不同的Ag物种,包括孤立Ag+离子,带部分正电荷Agnδ+团簇和金属态Agn0团簇.文献研究结果表明,SA催化剂中Agnδ+团簇是催化HC-SCR反应的活性Ag物种,而Ag物种类型与Ag的负载量密切相关.因此文献中研究SA催化HC-SCR反应的结构-性能关系主要是通过改变Ag负载量来开展的,最优Ag负载量约为1％～2％.本文以Cl–改性的γ-Al2O3作为载体,采用传统的浸渍法制备了Ag/Al2O3-Cl催化剂(SA-Cl),通过XRD、TEM、H2-TPR、UV-Vis DRS以及XPS对催化剂进行了结构表征,并结合C3H6-SCR和H2/C3H6-SCR活性测试,建立催化剂结构-催化性能关系;同时利用原位傅里叶变换红外光谱(DRIFTS)和在线同步辐射单光子电离质谱(SVUV-PIMS)研究了SA催化HC-SCR的反应机理.结构表征结果表明,在SA催化剂中,Ag负载量的提高主要是增加了Agn0物种,而在SA-Cl催化剂中,Ag负载量的提高主要是增加了Agnδ+物种,因此Cl?改性能促进SA催化剂中Agnδ+物种的形成.活性测试结果表明,在相同Ag负载量下,SA-Cl催化剂表现出比SA催化剂更好的HC-SCR催化性能.Cl?改性对SA催化剂中Ag物种的调控作用和HC-SCR催化性能的促进作用随Ag负载量的增加变得更为明显.原位DRIFTS结果表明,γ-Al2O3载体(Al位点)是NO氧化形成硝酸盐物种的主要活性位点;Agnδ+物种催化丙烯适度氧化主要生成乙酸盐类物种,可以还原表面硝酸盐物种;而Agn0催化丙烯过度氧化主要生成羧酸盐类物种,进而生成CO2,不能还原表面硝酸盐物种.由此可见,Agnδ+是催化HC-SCR反应的活性Ag物种,而Agn0是催化烃类完全氧化反应的活性Ag物种;Cl–改性能有效促进Agnδ+的形成,进而提高HC-SCR催化反应活性.在线SVUV-PIMS结果检测到H2/C3H6-SCR反应中存在气态中间物种丙烯腈(CH2=CHCN).–CN和–NCO物种被认为是HC-SCR反应的关键中间物种,能够直接与气相NO+O2反应生成N2.因此,CH2=CHCN的存在说明HC-SCR反应涉及到气相反应机理.基于SA和SA-Cl催化剂,进一步研究了H2对C3H6-SCR低温活性的促进作用.结果表明,H2的促进作用是通过作用于Agnδ+物种,而不是通过Agn0物种来实现的;H2的引入有利于低温下强吸附硝酸盐物种的脱附或分解以及中间体向–NCO和–CN物种的转化,从而提高HC-SCR低温催化活性.综上,基于Cl–改性的Ag/Al2O3-Cl催化剂,本文成功证实了Agnδ+物种是催化HC-SCR反应的活性Ag物种,并结合原位DRIFTS在线SVUV-PIMS谱分别鉴定了催化反应表面中间物种和气相中间物种.这些结果加深了对SA催化HC-SCR反应构-效关系和反应机理的基础理解.

Effect of the modification of alumina supports with chloride on the structure and catalytic performance of Ag/Al2O3 catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with propene and H2/propene

The effect of the modification of an alumina support with chloride on the structure and the catalytic performance of Ag/Al2O3 catalysts (SA) was investigated for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO using C3H6 or H2/C3H6 as reductants. The Ag/Al2O3 catalyst and Cl–-modified Ag/Al2O3 cata-lysts (SA-Cl) were prepared by a conventional impregnation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm analysis, electron probe microanalysis, transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction. The catalytic activities in the C3H6-SCR and H2/C3H6-SCR reactions were evaluated, and the reaction mechanism was studied using in situ dif-fuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy and synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet pho-toionization mass spectroscopy (SVUV-PIMS). We found that Cl- modification of the alumi-na-supported Ag/Al2O3 catalysts facilitated the formation of oxidized silver species (Agn?+) that cat-alyze the moderate-temperature oxidation of hydrocarbons into partial oxidation products (mainly acetate species) capable of participating in the SCR reaction. The low-temperature promoting effect of H2 on the C3H6-SCR ("hydrogen effect") was found to originate from the enhanced decomposition of strongly adsorbed nitrates on the catalyst surface and the conversion of these adsorbed species to–NCO and–CN species. This"H2 effect"occurs in the presence of Agn?+species rather than the metallic Ag0 species. A gaseous intermediate, acrylonitrile (CH2CHCN), was also identified in the H2/C3H6-SCR reaction using SVUV-PIMS. These findings provide novel insights in the struc-ture-activity relationship and reaction mechanisms of the SA-catalyzed HC-SCR reaction of NO.