Ordered Mesoporous MnAlOx Oxides Dominated by Calcination Temperature for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 at Low Temperature

Abstract

Manganese alumina composited oxides (MnAlOx) catalysts with ordered mesoporous structure prepared by evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) method was designed for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx with NH3 at low temperature. The effect of calcination temperature of MnAlOx catalysts was investigated systematically, and it was correlated with SCR activity. Results showed that with an increase in calcination temperature, the SCR activity of MnAlOx catalysts increased. When the calcination temperature was raised up to 800 °C, the NOx conversion was more than 90% in the operation temperature range of 150~240 °C. Through various characterization analysis, it was found that MnAlOx-800 °C catalysts possessed enhanced redox capacities as the higher content of Mn4+/(Mn3+ + Mn4+). Moreover, the improved redox properties could contribute to a higher NOx adsorption and activation ability, which lead to higher SCR performance of MnAlOx-800 °C catalysts. In situ DRIFTs revealed that the adsorbed NO2 and bidentate nitrate are the reactive intermediate species, and NH3 species bonded to Lewis acid sites taken part in SCR progress. The SCR progress predominantly followed E–R mechanism, while L–H mechanism also takes effect to a certain degree.