Promotion Effect of Chromium on the Activity and SO2 Resistance of CeO2–TiO2 Catalysts for the NH3-SCR Reaction

Abstract

The Cr-doped CeO2–TiO2 catalysts (CrCeTi) were produced via a coprecipitation method and used for selective catalytic reduction (SCR). The CrCeTi catalyst has good catalytic performance and sulfur resistance. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), NH3-TPD, NO-TPD, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) suggested that the CrCeTi catalyst with high specific surface area (SSA), strong surface acidity, enhanced redox properties, and effective electron transfer (3Ce4+ + Cr3+ ↔ 3Ce3+ + Cr6+) were the important promotion factors for excellent SCR properties. The in situ diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS) indicated that the incorporation of Cr could improve the adsorption capacity of nitrate and the activation capacity of NH3, which were conducive to enhancing the catalytic activity. The thermogravimetric analysis-mass spectrometry (TG-MS) confirmed that the doping of Cr reduced SO2 surface adsorption and promoted the decomposition of NH4HSO4 (ABS). Therefore, the CrCeTi catalyst showed excellent resistance to SO2 poisoning.