COMPARATIVE STUDY OF N2O FORMATION DURING THE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NO BY NH3 IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF O2 CONDITIONS

Abstract

The present work investigates the formation of N2O during the SCR of NO with NH3 over V2O5/TiO2, WO3/TiO2, MoO3/TiO2, V2O5-WO3/TiO2 and V2O5-MoO3/TiO2 catalysts. All catalysts are characterized by using BET surface area measurement, XRD, FT-IR, NH3-TPD, Pyridine adsorption, and ICP-OES. The effluent gas in the SCR experimental contains 120 ppm NO, 120 ppm NH3, 30 ppm SO2, 15 vol% O2, and 15 vol% H2O, balanced with N2. The reaction is carried out in the reaction temperature 120-450°C. A gas chromatograph Shimadzu GC-2014 equipped with an ECD is used to measure the amount of NO and N2O in the effluent gas. The effect of SO2 on the formation of N2O during the SCR process over the catalysts is tested by removing SO2 from the feed gas. The effect of O2 on the formation of N2O during the SCR process over the catalysts is tested by removing O2 from the feed gas. The results show that O2 is necessary for the SCR of NO by NH3 over WO3/TiO2 and V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalysts. The SCR of NO over V2O5/TiO2, MoO3/TiO2 and V2O5-MoO3/TiO2 catalysts can proceed in the absence of O2, but at a higher reaction temperature with a large amount of N2O form. The results demonstrate that lattice oxygen (O-2) of V2O5/TiO2, MoO3/TiO2 and V2O5-MoO3/TiO2 catalysts can participate the SCR process at the high reaction temperature. O-2 on MoO3/TiO2 and V2O5-MoO3/TiO2 catalysts is participate to increase N2O formed from the SCR process. N2O is formed from the reaction between NH3 and O2 rather than NO.