Effect of praseodymium additive on CeO2(ZrO2)/TiO2 for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3

Qijie JIN, Yuesong SHEN, Shemin ZHU, Qing LIU, Xihong LI, Wei YAN

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Abstract

A series of praseodymium added CeO2(ZrO2)/TiO2 catalysts separately prepared by methods of sol-gel and impregnation were tested for selective catalytic reduction of NO, and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2-brumauer-emmett-teller (N2-BET), NH3-temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD), H2-temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR), PL spectra, Raman spectra, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. Influence of preparation method on catalytic performance was studied. Results showed that the influence of Pr addition on catalytic performance of the CeO2(ZrO2)/TiO2 catalysts was different between the sol-gel method and the impregnation method. The Pr addition tended to interact with TiO2 and formed the structure of Ti-O-Pr in the sol-gel method while it was more likely to interact with CeO2 forming the structure of Ce-O-Pr in the impregnation method. The total acid amount and redox properties of the catalysts prepared by sol-gel method decreased with the addition of Pr element, which resulted in decrease of catalytic activity. In contrast, the Pr-added catalyst prepared by impregnation method was found to possess easier reducibility, more total acid amount and higher proportion of Ce3+ species, which was favourable for higher catalytic activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1111-1120
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Rare Earths
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

  • CeO(ZrO)/TiO
  • catalytic performance
  • praseodymium-added
  • preparation method
  • rare earths
  • selective catalytic reduction

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