NO oxidation over Co-La catalysts and NO_x reduction in compact SCR

Abstract

The Co-La catalyst (pH= 1) exhibited maximum NO conversion of 43% at 180°C.

Acid modified catalyst enhanced the resistance to SO₂.

The formed sulfates may block the pore structure of the catalyst.

The NO conversion of compact SCR was 91% at 180°C at the highest space velocity.

A series of Co-La catalysts were prepared using the wet impregnation method and the synthesis of catalysts were modified by controlling pH with the addition of ammonium hydroxide or oxalic solution. All the catalysts were systematically investigated for NO oxidation and SO₂ resistance in a fixed bed reactor and were characterized by Brunanuer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X–ray diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric (TG) and Ion Chromatography (IC). Among the catalysts, the one synthesized at pH= 1 exhibited the maximum NO conversion of 43% at 180°C. The activity of the catalyst was significantly suppressed by the existence of SO₂ (300 ppm) at 220°C. Deactivation may have been associated with the generation of cobalt sulfate, and the SO₂ adsorption quantity of the catalyst might also have effected sulfur resistance. In the case of the compact selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the activity increased from 74% to 91% at the highest gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 300000 h⁻¹ when the NO catalyst maintained the highest activity, in excess of 50% more than that of the standard SCR.

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Keywords

NO catalytic oxidation / pH effect / Low temperature / Sulfur dioxide / High space velocity / SCR

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