Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 1831-1841.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62897-3

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In situ preparation of mesoporous Fe/TiO2 catalyst using Pluronic F127-assisted sol-gel process for mid-temperature NH3 selective catalytic reduction

Yulin Lia,b, Xiaojin Hana, Yaqin Houa, Yaoping Guoa,b, Yongjin Liua,b, Ning Xianga,b, Yan Cuia, Zhanggen Huanga   

  1. a State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China;
    b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2017-06-12 Revised:2017-07-29 Online:2017-11-18 Published:2017-11-24
  • Contact: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62897-3
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    This work was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA07030300).

Abstract:

An Fe/TiO2 catalyst with uniform mesopores was synthesized using Pluronic F127 as a struc-ture-directing agent. This catalyst was used for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3. The catalytic activity and resistance to H2O and SO2 of Fe/TiO2 prepared by a template method were better than those of catalysts synthesized using impregnation and coprecipitation. The samples were characterized using N2-physisorption, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fouri-er-transform spectroscopy. The results showed that Pluronic F127 acted as a structural and chemi-cal promoter; it not only promoted the formation of a uniform mesoporous structure, leading to a higher surface area, but also improved dispersion of the active phase. In addition, the larger number of Lewis acidic sites, indicated by the presence of coordinated NH3 species (1188 cm-1) and the N-H stretching modes of coordinated NH3 (3242 and 3388 cm-1), were beneficial to mid-temperature selective catalytic reduction reactions.

Key words: Fe/TiO2, Mesopore structure, Interaction, Mid-temperature NH3 selective catalytic reduction