Selective reduction of NO on Ag/Al2O3 catalysts prepared from boehmite needles

Ag/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared from boehmite needles (ca. 10 nm×100 nm), which were formed by a hydrolysis of aluminium tri-isopropoxide (AIP), showed good performances for selective catalytic reduction of NO_x compared with the previously reported catalysts [N. Aoyama, K. Yoshida, A. Abe, T. Miyadera, Catal. Lett. 43 (1997) 249], especially when ethanol is employed as a reducing agent in the presence of water. Temperature programmed reduction (TPR) study revealed that the Ag species are attractively interacted with the alumina surface and the oxidized Ag species contribute positively for the improvement of the catalytic activity at the temperatures above 750 K. It is concluded that the boehmite needles as a precursor of alumina support are useful to create the catalytically active sites for NO_x reduction.     

Influence of metal oxides on the catalytic behavior of Au/Al2O3 for the selective reduction of NOx by hydrocarbons

The reduction of NO by propene in the presence of excess oxygen over mechanical mixtures of Au/Al₂O₃ with a bulk oxide has been investigated. The oxides studied were: Co₃O₄, Mn₂O₃, Cr₂O₃, CuO, Fe₂O₃, NiO, CeO₂, SnO₂, ZnO and V₂O₅. Under lean C₃H₆-SCR conditions, these oxides (with the exception of SnO₂) convert selectively NO to NO₂. When mechanically mixed with Au/Al₂O₃, the Mn₂O₃ and Co₃O₄ oxides and, to a much greater extent, CeO₂ act synergistically with this catalyst greatly enhancing its SCR performance. It was found that their synergistic action is not straightforwardly related to their activity for NO oxidation to NO₂. The exhibited catalytic synergy may be due to the operation of either remote control or a bifunctional mechanism. In the later case, the key intermediate must be a short-lived compound and not the NO₂ molecule in gas-phase.     

A kinetic model of the hydrogen assisted selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia over Ag/Al2O3

A global kinetic model which describes H₂‐assisted NH₃‐SCR over an Ag/Al₂O₃ monolith catalyst has been developed. The intention is that the model can be applied for dosing NH₃ and H₂ to an Ag/Al₂O₃ catalyst in a real automotive application as well as contribute to an increased understanding of the reaction mechanism for NH₃‐SCR. Therefore, the model needs to be simple and accurately predict the conversion of NO_x. The reduction of NO is described by a global reaction, with a molar stoichiometry between NO, NH₃ and H₂ of 1:1:2. Further reactions included in the model are the oxidation of NH₃ to N₂ and NO, oxidation of H₂, and the adsorption and desorption of NH₃. The model was fitted to the results of an NH₃‐TPD experiment, an NH₃ oxidation experiment, and a series of H₂‐assisted NH₃‐SCR steady‐state experiments. The model predicts the conversion of NO_x well even during transient experiments. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 59: 4325–4333, 2013     

Influence of the co-feeding of CO, H2, CO2 or H2O in the partial oxidation of methane over Ni and Rh supported catalysts

The influence of the addition of 5 vol.% of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide or water to the feed of partial oxidation of methane was investigated over Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ and Rh/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts. In addition to catalytic tests, thermodynamic calculations were performed to predict the effect of these gas co-feeds. Compared to the thermodynamic trends, differences in the influence of the co-feeding on catalytic performances were observed between both catalysts. Co-feeding of CO, H₂, CO₂ or H₂O can modify the oxidation state and dispersion of the metal component of the catalysts during reaction, and as a consequence, their performances. Changes in catalysts can be due to dynamic processes occurring during reaction. It is suggested to take these processes into account in a more complex kinetic equation for the reactions involved.     

V2O5-MoO3/TiO2 催化剂的NOx选择性催化还原及SO2氧化活性

采用浸渍法以TiO₂为载体制备V₂O₅-MoO₃/TiO₂ 选择性催化还原催化剂,研究V₂O₅和MoO₃负载量对于催化剂选择性催化还原反应及SO₂氧化活性的影响,并考察氧含量、氨氮物质的量比和反应空速对3%V₂O₅-6%MoO₃/TiO₂催化剂选择性催化还原脱硝活性的影响。结果表明,随着催化剂中V₂O₅负载质量分数增加,V₂O₅-MoO₃/TiO₂ 催化剂的选择性催化还原活性和SO₂氧化活性均呈上升趋势。MoO₃的负载对催化剂的SO₂氧化活性有明显抑制作用。MoO₃负载质量分数超过9%,制备的催化剂既保持较高的低温选择性催化还原活性,又使选择性催化还原反应中的SO₂转化率小于1%。     

NiO/Al_2O_3基催化剂的TPR特性研究

NiO/Al_2O_3基催化剂用于替代贵金属催化剂,被广泛应用于石油和石化领域生产过程的加氢、脱硫和脱氮。采用TPR方法,研究不同Ni含量NiO/Al_2O_3及不同载体的催化剂还原特性。结果表明,NiO/Al_2O_3催化剂在10%H_2-Ar气氛下,还原温度范围较宽,为(300~800)℃,其中,(500~600)℃还原速率最大;随着NiO含量的增加,起始还原温度降低,还原耗氢量按比例增加;以MgO为载体的NiO催化剂还原呈现双峰特征,以SiO2和TiO2为载体的NiO催化剂的初始还原温度比NiO/Al_2O_3催化剂降低(100~200)℃。     

添加Ni对Cu基催化剂乙炔选择性加氢性能的影响

采用等体积浸渍法制备了Cu/Al_2O_3及Cu-Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂,将其应用于乙炔选择性加氢反应。结果表明,与Cu/Al_2O_3催化剂相比,Cu-Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂的加氢活性及乙烯选择性(当反应出口尾气中乙炔物质的量分数减少到0.003%时)明显提高。通过对Cu与Ni的浸渍顺序考察发现,先浸渍Ni制得的Cu-Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂活性有所下降,但乙烯选择性提高;通过对Ni含量的考察发现,当Ni质量分数为2%时,催化剂性能最佳。     

Selective reduction of nitrogen oxides with various organic substances on precious metal catalysts under a high GHSV condition

Performances of Pt and Rh catalysts for the selective reduction of NO were investigated using various reducing agents under high gas hourly space velocity (GHSV). Higher activities were attained when olefins were used for both Pt and Rh catalysts, and when oxygen containing substances such as methyl tert.-butyl ether (MTBE) were used in the case of Rh catalysts. Selectivity toward N₂ for the NO converted was from 7% to 38% for Pt catalysts and from 45% to 67% for Rh catalysts. A comparison of N₂O decomposition rates on these catalysts has shown that gaseous N₂O is not a principal intermediate in the pathway for N₂ formation. The high selectivity toward N₂ for Rh/Al₂O₃ at low GHSV conditions is attributed to an additional catalytic effect of A1₂O₃, which can reduce NO₂ with propylene at temperatures as low as 350°C.     

不锈钢板负载V2O5-WO3-TiO2催化剂制备及其催化还原脱硝性能

以溶胶-凝胶法制备的TiO₂粉末为载体,偏钒酸铵和水合钨酸铵溶液为浸渍液,采用分步浸渍法制备了V₂O₅-WO₃-TiO₂催化剂,以聚乙烯醇-硅溶胶为黏合剂,采用涂覆法将催化剂粘合于经硫酸和钛酸丁酯溶胶处理过的不锈钢板板材表面,获得不锈钢板负载的V₂O₅-WO₃-TiO₂催化剂。采用XRD、FT-IR和SEM等表征手段对催化剂进行表征,结果表明,V₂O₅-WO₃-TiO₂催化剂可均匀负载于不锈钢板表面。采用氨选择性催化还原氮氧化物法研究了催化剂的脱硝性能,结果表明,在空速8 000 L·（kg·h）^-1和反应温度360 ℃的条件下,NOx脱除率超过92%,且制备的催化剂具有良好的稳定性和耐硫性。     

NO reduction by CH4 in the presence of O2 over La2O3 supported on Al2O3

Dispersing La₂O₃ on δ- or γ-Al₂O₃ significantly enhances the rate of NO reduction by CH₄ in 1% O₂, compared to unsupported La₂O₃. Typically, no bend-over in activity occurs between 500° and 700°C, and the rate at 700°C is 60% higher than that with a Co/ZSM-5 catalyst. The final activity was dependent upon the La₂O₃ precursor used, the pretreatment, and the La₂O₃ loading. The most active family of catalysts consisted of La₂O₃ on γ-Al₂O₃ prepared with lanthanum acetate and calcined at 750°C for 10 h. A maximum in rate (mol/s/g) and specific activity (mol/s/m²) occurred between the addition of one and two theoretical monolayers of La₂O₃ on the γ-Al₂O₃ surface. The best catalyst, 40% La₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃, had a turnover frequency at 700°C of 0.05 s⁻¹, based on NO chemisorption at 25°C, which was 15 times higher than that for Co/ZSM-5. These La₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts exhibited stable activity under high conversion conditions as well as high CH₄ selectivity (CH₄ + NO vs. CH₄ + O₂). The addition of Sr to a 20% La₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃ sample increased activity, and a maximum rate enhancement of 45% was obtained at a SrO loading of 5%. In contrast, addition of SO⁼₄ to the latter Sr-promoted La₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalyst decreased activity although sulfate increased the activity of Sr-promoted La₂O₃. Dispersing La₂O₃ on SiO₂ produced catalysts with extremely low specific activities, and rates were even lower than with pure La₂O₃. This is presumably due to water sensitivity and silicate formation. The La₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts are anticipated to show sufficient hydrothermal stability to allow their use in certain high-temperature applications.     

Role of organic nitro compounds in selective reduction of NOx with ethanol over different supported silver catalysts

The adsorption of organic nitro compounds such as nitromethane and nitroethane on different supported silver catalysts (Ag/Al₂O₃, Ag/TiO₂, Ag/SiO₂) has been studied using infrared spectroscopy. The adsorbed NCO species formation was strongly influenced by the catalyst support and therefore clearly detected on Ag/Al₂O₃ and Ag/TiO₂ catalysts by thermal decomposition of nitromethane and nitroethane at temperatures higher than 150°C. With the Ag/SiO₂ catalyst, very little NCO formation was observed at 350°C. On the other hand, the catalyst support was found to affect the N₂ formation in the selective reduction of NO_x on supported silver catalysts. On the basis of these findings, the role of adsorbed nitromethane, nitroethane and isocyanate species in the selective reduction of NO_x is discussed with respect to the catalyst support effect and the catalytic activity. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

NOx reduction with methane over mordenite supported palladium catalyst

Catalytic reduction of NO_x with small amounts of hydrocarbons in the presence of excess oxygen and water vapor have been studied over mordenite supported metal catalysts. Pd/mordenite catalyst was found to be very active for the reduction of NO_x with methane.     

The effect of hydrogen on the selective catalytic reduction of NO in excess oxygen over Ag/Al2O3

The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxides (NO_x) by propane in the presence of H₂ on sol–gel prepared Ag/Al₂O₃ catalysts (0.5–5 wt.% Ag) was investigated. It was confirmed that hydrocarbon-assisted SCR of NO_x is remarkably enhanced by co-feeding hydrogen to a lean exhaust gas mixture (λ>1), attaining considerable activity within a wide temperature window (470–825 K). The samples had marginal activity at 575 K without co-fed H₂, but achieved up to 60% NO_x conversion in the presence of H₂ at a space velocity of 30,000 h⁻¹. NO₂ as NO_x feed component is not converted to N₂ by C₃H₈ to a substantial extent under lean conditions. This points to an activation route of NO through direct conversion to adsorbed nitrite/nitrate or to a dissociation of NO over Ag⁰, formed through short-term reduction by H₂. The nature of Ag species was characterized by X-ray diffraction, temperature-programmed reduction, pulse thermoanalytical measurements, electron microscopy and FTIR spectroscopy. It could be shown that Ag₂O nano-sized clusters are predominantly present on all samples, whereas formation of silver aluminate could not be confirmed. Nano-sized Ag₂O clusters can reversibly be reduced/reoxidized by H₂. A silver loading higher than 2 wt.% leads to a part of Ag₂O particles, which are thermally decomposed during calcination at 800 K or higher. The catalytic role of this metallic silver is still unclear. Formal kinetic analysis of catalytic data revealed that the activation energy of the overall reaction is significantly lowered in the presence of H₂. The presence of water does not change the activation energy. It is concluded that hydrogen reduces the nano-sized Ag₂O clusters to Ag⁰ on a short-term scale. Zero-valent silver promotes a dissociation pathway of NO_x conversion. The fact that more oxidized ad-species (nitrite/nitrate) are observed in the presence of H₂ is attributed to a dissociative activation of gas-phase oxygen on Ag⁰.     

氧化铝载体孔结构对长链正构烷烃(C_(16)～C_(19))脱氢Pt-Sn-K/Al_2O_3催化剂性能的影响

通过N_2吸附-脱附法对4种Al_2O_3载体进行孔结构表征,采用等体积真空浸渍法制备Pt质量分数0.5%的Pt-Sn-K/Al_2O_3催化剂,以直链烷烃C_(16)~C_(19)脱氢反应为探针,考察Al_2O_3载体孔结构对催化剂脱氢性能的影响。结果表明,催化剂载体的孔容、平均孔径和比表面积之间存在相互制约的关系。载体孔容和平均孔径大,则其比表面积相对较小。对于直链烷烃C_(16)~C_(19)脱氢催化剂,较大孔容、孔径和一定比表面积的Al_2O_3载体为最佳,孔容和孔径较小的催化剂脱氢活性和稳定性较差。     

A study of the promoting effect of noble metal addition on niobia and niobia alumina catalysts

The catalytic activity of Nb₂O₅ and Nb₂O₅/Al₂O₃-supported metal catalysts was evaluated in the n-heptane conversion, CO hydrogenation and butadiene hydrogenation. After high temperature of reduction (HTR), the metal adsorption capacity decreases on all the samples, due to the reduction of Nb₂O₅ with subsequent blocking of metal atoms and bimetallic effect.

It was also observed that the activity decay caused by metal-support interaction was remarkably inhibited on the bimetallics with respect to the monometallics by comparing reaction rates after HTR. Thus, the addition of Rh to Co, Cu to Pd and Sn to Pt on niobia catalysts significantly altered the product distribution in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) and in the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, respectively. In addition, an unusual bifunctional effect was obtained in Pt/Nb₂O₅/Al₂O₃ catalyst.     

Causes of deactivation and regeneration of an industrial Pt-NiO/Al2O3 nitrogen oxides reduction catalyst

The deactivation mechanism and regeneration of spent industrial Pt-NiO/Al₂O₃ catalysts used for NO_x reduction was studied by means of SEM-EDS, chemical analysis and kinetic measurements. It was found that the main cause of deactivation under industrial operating conditions is fouling due to carbonaceous and ZnO deposits. Various contaminant removal procedures (calcination, wet screening and acetic acid leaching) were tested and the influence of these procedures on contaminant removal and the catalyst activity were investigated. Regeneration of the spent industrial catalyst using inexpensive processes was shown to be feasible.     

A study on the preparation of supported metal oxide catalysts using JRC-reference catalysts. I. Preparation of a molybdena–alumina catalyst. Part 1. Surface area of alumina

This is the first report of a group study on the preparation of a MoO₃/Al₂O₃ catalyst to find predominant preparation parameters for better and reproducible catalyst preparations. Variously prepared MoO₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts possessing 13 wt% MoO₃ were subjected to multiprong characterizations and catalytic tests. It was found that the surface area of the support was the most predominant preparation parameter for the dispersion of Mo oxide species; the dispersion increased as the surface area of the support increased. The formation of crystalline MoO₃ was observed at a surface Mo concentration higher than 3.2 Mo nm⁻². With sulfided MoO₃/Al₂O₃, it was established that the dispersion of Mo sulfide species increased with increasing surface area of the support and was in proportion to that of Mo oxide precursor species. The hydrodesulfurization activity of sulfided MoO₃/Al₂O₃ was proportional to the NO adsorption capacity. It is suggested that a homogeneous distribution of Mo oxide species is attained by an equilibrium adsorption technique. However, it was revealed that the surface area of the catalyst and Mo distribution were considerably modified by preparation parameters, such as drying processes, other than the surface area.     

Silica-supported cobalt catalysts for the selective reduction of nitrogen monoxide with propene

Catalytic behavior of silica-supported transition metals for NO reduction with propene in the presence of oxygen was investigated. While both silica and cobalt oxides did not show any activity for the selective NO reduction, impregnated CoO/SiO₂ prepared from cobalt acetate showed good activity although the preparation conditions had significant effect on the activity. It was suggested that highly dispersed surface Co²⁺ ions on silica are responsible for the catalytic activity.     

制备方法对V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2选择性催化还原催化剂性能的影响

采用共沉淀法、溶胶-凝胶法和浸渍法制备了V2O5质量分数4%和WO3质量分数6%的V2O5-WO3/TiO2选择性催化还原催化剂,对比了3种方法制备的催化剂选择性催化还原NO性能。采用X射线衍射、热重、N2吸附-脱附和程序升温还原等对制备的V2O5-WO3/Ti O2催化剂的结构和性质进行表征,结果表明,共沉淀法制备的V2O5-WO3/TiO2催化剂具有更好的选择性催化还原NO活性和更大的比表面积,影响共沉淀法选择性催化还原NO活性的主要因素是催化剂的热稳定性、表面羟基数量、比表面积、粒径分布以及V、W与Ti之间的内在作用。     

Marked difference in activity of alumina catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen monoxide by ethene in excess oxygen

Alumina is well-known as an effective catalyst for the title reaction. The present study revealed that the activity of an alumina catalyst for the reaction largely depended on its type. A critical factor affecting the activity of an alumina was neither the surface area nor pore structure, but the purity; the higher the purity, the higher the activity. Active alumina catalysts showed high activity for both the oxidation of NO to NO₂ and the reduction of NO₂ by ethene. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.