Selective catalytic reduction with NH3 (NH3-SCR) is the most efficient technology to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from coal-fired industries, diesel engines, etc. Although V2O5-WO3(MoO3)/TiO2 and CHA structured zeolite catalysts have been utilized in commercial applications, the increasing requirements for broad working temperature window, strong SO2/alkali/heavy metal-resistance, and high hydrothermal stability have stimulated the development of new-type NH3-SCR catalysts. This review summarizes the latest SCR reaction mechanisms and emerging poison-resistant mechanisms in the beginning and subsequently gives a comprehensive overview of newly developed SCR catalysts, including metal oxide catalysts ranging from VOx, MnOx, CeO2, and Fe2O3 to CuO based catalysts; acidic compound catalysts containing vanadate, phosphate and sulfate catalysts; ion exchanged zeolite catalysts such as Fe, Cu, Mn, etc. exchanged zeolite catalysts; monolith catalysts including extruded, washcoated, and metal-mesh/foam-based monolith catalysts. The challenges and opportunities for each type of catalysts are proposed while the effective strategies are summarized for enhancing the acidity/redox circle and poison-resistance through modification, creating novel nanostructures, exposing specific crystalline planes, constructing protective/sacrificial sites, etc. Some suggestions are given about future research directions that efforts should be made in. Hopefully, this review can bridge the gap between newly developed catalysts and practical requirements to realize their commercial applications in the near future.

Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 by Using Novel Catalysts: State of the Art and Future Prospects.

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3 over manganese substituted iron titanate catalysts was fully studied. The low temperature SCR activity was greatly enhanced when partial Fe was substituted by Mn, although the N-2 selectivity showed some decrease to a certain extent. The Mn substitution amounts showed obvious influence on the catalyst structure, redox behavior and NH3/NOx adsorption ability of the catalysts. Among FeaMn1-aTiOx (a = 1, 0.75, 0.5, 0.2, 0) serial catalysts, Fe0.5Mn0.5TiOx with the molar ratio of Fe:Mn = 1: 1 showed the highest SCR activity, because the interaction of iron, manganese and titanium species in this catalyst led to the largest surface area and the highest porosity, the severest structural distortion and most appropriate structural disorder, the enhanced oxidative ability of manganese species, the highest mobility of lattice oxygen, the proper ratio of Bronsted acid sites and Lewis acid sites together with the enhanced NOx adsorption capacity. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effect of manganese substitution on the structure and activity of iron titanate catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

A superior Ce-W-Ti mixed oxide catalyst prepared by a facile homogeneous precipitation method showed excellent NH3-SCR activity and 100% N2 selectivity with broad operation temperature window and extremely high resistance to space velocity, which is a very promising catalyst for NOx abatement from diesel engine exhaust. The excellent catalytic performance is associated with the highly dispersed active Ce and promotive W species on TiO2. The introduction of W species could increase the amount of active sites, oxygen vacancies, and Bronsted and Lewis acid sites over the catalyst, which is also beneficial to improve the low temperature activity by facilitating “fast SCR” reaction and enhance both of the high temperature activity and N2 selectivity simultaneously by inhibiting the unselective oxidation of NH3 at high temperatures.

A superior Ce-W-Ti mixed oxide catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3

Ceria modified MnOx/TiO2 as a superior catalyst for NO reduction with NH3 at low-temperature

Manganese oxides and iron-manganese oxides supported on TiO2 were prepared by the sol−gel method and used for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3. Base on the previous study, Mn(0.4)/TiO2 and Fe(0.1)−Mn(0.4)/TiO2 were then selected to carry out the in situ diffuse reflectance infrared transform spectroscopy (DRIFT) investigation for revealing the reaction mechanism. The DRIFT spectroscopy for the adsorption of NH3 indicated the presence of coordinated NH3 and NH4+ on both of the two catalysts. When NO was introduced, the coordinated NH3 on the catalyst surface was consumed rapidly, indicating these species could react with NO effectively. When NH3 was introduced into the sample preadsorbed with NO + O2, SCR reaction would not proceed on Mn(0.4)/TiO2. However, for Fe(0.1)−Mn(0.4)/TiO2 the bands due to coordinated NH3 on Fe2O3 were formed. Simultaneously, the bidentate nitrates were transformed to monodentate nitrates and NH4+ was detected. And NO2 from the oxidation of NO on ...

DRIFT study of manganese/ titania-based catalysts for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3.

Low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO on MnOx/TiO2 prepared by different methods

To retard the sintering, a series of transition metals were added to the low-temperature SCR catalysts based on Mn/TiO 2 , and activity of these catalysts was investigated. It was found that the transition metal had significant effects on the catalytic activity. With the addition of transition metals, more NO could be removed at lower temperature. The temperature of 90% NO conversion could decrease to 361 K by using Fe(0.1)–Mn(0.4)/TiO 2 . The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electron diffraction spectra (EDS) indicated that manganese oxides and titania could be better dispersed in the catalyst, and higher catalytic activity was obtained. From X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS) it could be known that solid solution was formed among the transition metal, manganese oxides and titania. With the formation of this solid solution, the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) area and pore volume increased. Furthermore, the in situ diffuse reflectance infrared transform spectroscopy (DRIFT) results showed that by using these catalysts, more NO could be oxidized to NO 2 and nitrate, and then reacted with NH 3 . Therefore, the catalytic activity was greatly improved by the addition of transition metals.

Effect of transition metals addition on the catalyst of manganese/titania for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with ammonia

Boqiong Jiang

Papers

DRIFT study of manganese/ titania-based catalysts for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3.

Low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO on MnOx/TiO2 prepared by different methods

Effect of transition metals addition on the catalyst of manganese/titania for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with ammonia

Experimental study on a low-temperature SCR catalyst based on MnOx/TiO2 prepared by sol-gel method

Photocatalytic reduction of NO with NH3 using Si-doped TiO2 prepared by hydrothermal method.