Abstract:
Fe-Mn/Beta catalysts were prepared by incipient wet-impregnation methods and used for selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with propylene in excess oxygen. The catalysts were characterized using N
2-physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), H
2-temperature programmed reduction (H
2-TPR) and
in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fouier transform spectroscopy (
in-situ DRIFTS) techniques. The effects of Mn component on the physicochemical properties, C
3H
6-SCR activity and reaction intermediates of catalysts were also investigated. The results showed that C
3H
6-SCR activity of Fe-Mn/Beta catalysts at low temperature could be significantly improved by introducing Mn species. 1.5Fe1.0Mn/Beta catalyst achieved the highest activity with a nitrogen oxide conversion of 99.4% at 350℃, which possessed high catalytic performance and N
2 selectivity within the temperature window of 250-400℃. Based on the
in-situ DRIFT studies, the isolated Fe
3+ ions at the ion-exchange sites were the main active sites for selective oxidation of propylene. Although the well-dispersed MnO
2 species could not improve the activation ability of the catalysts for propylene, they would enhance the formation of NO
2 adsorption species, then promoted C
3H
6-SCR activity at the low temperature. The significant decrease of SCR activity after hydrothermal aging of Fe-Mn/Beta catalysts might be due to the migration of isolated Fe
3+ ions into oligomeric clusters.