Promotion effect of bulk sulfates over CeO_(2)for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH_(3)at high temperatures

摘要

Understanding the influence of sulfates over catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH_(3)(NH_(3)-SCR)is crucial due to the universal presence of SO_(2)in exhaust gas.Depending on the degree of sulfation,there mainly exist surface and bulk sulfates and NH_(3)-SCR activity is generally considered to suffer more from bulk sulfates.Herein,the unique function of bulk sulfates over Ce O_(2)in promoting hightemperature SCR reaction is revealed.Notably,compared with CeO_(2)dominated with surface sulfates(S-CeO_(2)-4h)and commercial V_2O_5-WO_(3)/TiO_(2),CeO_(2)with bulk sulfates(S-Ce O_(2)-72h)exhibits admirable NO conversion at the temperature range of 400-550℃.Bulk sulfates provide more Br?nsted acid sites with stronger strength for NH_(3)adsorption.Moreover,the oxidation ability of Ce O_(2)is significantly inhibited due to electron-withdrawing effect from bulk sulfates,which alleviates NH_(3)oxidation at high temperatures.More NH_(3)adsorption with high stability and limited NH_(3)oxidation capacity ensure the excellent catalytic performance for S-CeO_(2)-72h in high-temperature denitration.This work provides new insight of bulk sulfates in promoting SCR activity and open a new avenue to design de NO_xcatalysts employed at high temperatures.