Spinel-structured Mn–Ni nanosheets for NH3-SCR of NO with good H2O and SO2 resistance at low temperature. Issue 22 (2nd September 2020) - Gao, Fengyu
Abstract : High specific surface area, more NH3 adsorption ability and efficient electronic interaction over Mn–Ni spinel nanosheet leaded to good SCR activity, and Ni-outside with active Mn-inner spinel configuration and nanosheet morphology relieved SO2 -poisoning. Abstract : Novel Mn–Ni spinel nanosheets were investigated for the NH3 -SCR of NO at low temperature by urea-hydrolysis (UH) and urea-hydrolysis hydrothermal-synthesis (UHHS), and compared with co-precipitation hydrothermal synthesis (CPHS) and co-precipitation (CP) methods. The optimum molar ratio of Mn/Ni (2 : 1) and urea/(Mn + Ni) (3 : 1) were determined, as also were the suitable hydrothermal temperature (130 °C for 24 h) and further calcination (450 °C for 6 h). An Mn(2) Ni(1) O x -UHHS catalyst produced a purer spinel-structured NiMn2 O4 nanosheet than Mn(2) Ni(1) O x -UH, both of which showed highly efficient SCR activity (>98% NO x conversion at 100–250 °C) and N2 selectivity (>95% at <150 °C and >85% at <250 °C). The NiMn2 O4 -UHHS nanosheet also exhibited excellent resistance to H2 O and SO2 in the low-temperature range (85–90% NO x conversion at 150–300 °C with 10 vol% H2 O and 150 ppm SO2 ). Characterization with BET, TPD, TPR, XPS SEM-EDS, TGA, AXNES and DRIFTS indicated that the main reasons for the excellent activity and resistances were the high specific surface area, greater NH3 adsorption ability and more efficient electronic interaction (Mn 3+ + Ni 3+ ↔ Mn 4+ + Ni 2+ ) of active octahedral-sites in the [Ni 2+ Mn 4+ ]tet [Ni 2+ Ni 3+ Mn 3+ Mn 4+ ]oct O4 spinel structure with an outside configuration of tetrahedrons embedded with Ni which avoided the sulfation of the inside octahedron-wrapped Mn active sites, and the nanosheet morphology which retarded the adhesion of sulfur ammonia species, resulting in the remission of deposition/inhibition effects. The reaction pathways were based on ER mechanisms via gaseous NO with adsorbed NH3 -species and also the LH-then-ER mechanisms through the combination of bidentate nitrate with coordinated NH3 /NH4 +, which were less affected by SO2 competitive adsorption, attributed to be a major reason for good SO2 -resistance.