Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 1112-1122.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60517-2

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Effect of CuSAPO-34 catalyst preparation method on NOx removal from diesel vehicle exhausts

ZUO Yongquana, HAN Linaa,b, BAO Weirena, CHANG Lipinga, WANG Jianchenga   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province,Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China;
    b School of materials science and engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
  • Received:2012-11-30 Revised:2012-12-26 Online:2013-06-07 Published:2013-06-09
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20906067), the Program for the Top Young Academic Leaders of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi, and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2011M500543).

Abstract:

CuSAPO-34 samples prepared by hydrothermal synthesis (HS), pore-volume impregnation (PVI), and ion-exchange (IE) methods were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electronic microscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction with hydrogen, X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and N2 adsorption. The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) ability over CuSAPO-34 for NOx from a simulated diesel exhaust was investigated through C3H6-SCR and NH3-SCR, before and after aging of the CuSAPO-34 catalyst. The results indicated that the sample prepared by IE had significantly better activity compared with those prepared using HS and PVI, especially in C3H6-SCR at temperatures below 300℃. The activity of CuSAPO-34 in NO SCR was affected by the preparation method as a result of changes in the specific area (ABET), pore-size distribution, and the valence state of the active component. The active component of the catalyst prepared by HS was mainly Cu2+, whereas those of samples prepared by IE and PVI were mainly Cu+. Aging treatment can destroy the structure of the catalyst, decrease its surface area, and reduce the number of active Cu components on the catalyst surface, leading to a visible decrease in catalytic activity. The CuSAPO-34 prepared using the PVI method had the smallest decrease in NO SCR activity after aging, showing that it had better anti-aging properties.

Key words: CuSAPO-34, Hydrothermal synthesis, Ion-exchange, Pore volume impregnation, Selective catalytic reduction, Aging