Characterization and performance of V₂O₅/CeO₂ for NH₃-SCR of NO at low temperatures

Abstract

A series of CeO₂ supported V₂O₅ catalysts with various loadings were prepared with different calcination temperatures by the incipient impregnation. The catalysts were evaluated for low temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with ammonia (NH₃). The effects of O₂ and SO₂ on catalytic activity were also studied. The catalysts were characterized by specific surface areas (S_BET) and X–ray diffraction (XRD) methods. The experimental results showed that NO conversion changed significantly with the different V₂O₅ loading and calcination temperature. With the V₂O₅ loading increasing from 0 to 10 wt%, NO conversion increased significantly, but decreased at higher loading. The optimum calcination temperature was 400°C. The best catalyst yielded above 80% NO conversion in the reaction temperature range of 160°C–300°C. The formation of CeVO₄ on the surface of catalysts caused the decrease of redox ability.

Keywords

V₂O₅/CeO₂ catalysts / NH₃-SCR (selective catalytic reduction) / the incipient impregnation / low temperatures

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Acknowledgements

The research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50878080) and the Scientific and Technological Major Special Project of Changsha City in China (K0902006-31).

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