Metal-organic framework loaded manganese oxides as efficient catalysts for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

Abstract

A mild in-situ deposition method was used to fabricate Mn-based catalysts on a UiO-66 carrier for the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 (NH3-SCR). The catalyst with 8.5 wt-% MnO x loading had the highest catalytic activity for NH3-SCR with a wide temperature window (100–290 °C) for 90% NO conversion. Characterization of the prepared MnO x /UiO-66 catalysts showed that the catalysts had the crystal structure and porosity of the UiO-66 carrier and that the manganese particles were well-distributed on the surface of the catalyst. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis showed that there are strong interactions between the MnO x and the Zr oxide secondary building units of the UiO-66 which has a positive effect on the catalytic activity. The 8.5 wt-% MnO x catalyst maintained excellent activity during a 24-h stability test and exhibited good resistance to SO2 poisoning.