Microwave sintering synthesis of high-performance Mn–Ce catalysts for NH3-SCR: a study on performance and mechanism
摘要
In the preparation of Ce-Mn oxide catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR reactions, conventional sintering methods often lead to surface agglomeration of the catalysts, making it difficult to fully expose their active components. In this study, a series of Mn–Ce catalysts were prepared via microwave sintering, which exhibited excellent catalytic activity and good resistance to H2O and SO2 in the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3. Among them, the Mn–Ce 0.06 catalyst achieved the highest NO conversion at 250 °C, outperforming the control sample (Mn–Ce 0.06-M) sintered in the muffle furnace. This superior performance was mainly attributed to its uniform pore structure, excellent reducibility, abundant acidic sites, as well as higher contents of Mn4+, surface active oxygen (Oα), and Ce3+. These characteristics promoted the formation of oxygen vacancies and enhanced oxygen migration capability, thereby facilitating the SCR reaction. In situ DRIFTs results demonstrated that the SCR reaction over the Mn–Ce 0.06 catalyst followed both the Eley–Rideal (E-R) mechanism and the Langmuir–Hinshelwood (L-H) mechanism, with Lewis acid sites being the primary acidic sites on the catalyst. This study provides new insights into the microwave-assisted synthesis of high-performance SCR catalysts.