Abstract

ABSTRACTThe selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia (NH3–SCR) was studied over Cu-ZSM-5 nanocatalysts which were prepared by several methods, including conventional ion-exchange (IE), conventional impregnation (IM), ultrasound-enhanced impregnation (UIM), and conventional deposition–precipitation (DP) using NaOH and homogeneous deposition–precipitation (HDP) using urea. The nanocatalysts were subsequently characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction with hydrogen (H2-TPR), ammonia temperature-programmed desorption (NH3-TPD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller. The catalytic activity of the Cu-ZSM-5 nanocatalysts for NO removal decreased in the following order: Cu-ZSM-5 (HDP) > Cu-ZSM-5 (UIM) > Cu-ZSM-5 (IM) > Cu-ZSM-5 (IE) > Cu-ZSM-5 (DP). The effect of various preparation methods for Cu-ZSM-5 on the activity of NO conversion was compared and catalytic experiments revealed a strong correlation between the acid sites’ strength and easily reducible isolated Cu2+ with NO conversion. Catalyst (HDP) (which showed excellent deNO activity) mainly contains easy reducibility of isolated Cu2+ ions, more strong acid sites, and higher specific surface area when compared with other catalysts.

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