Abstract:
A series of
γ-Fe
2O
3 catalysts doped with Sn and Ti (
γ-Fe
0.95Ti
0.05O
z,
γ-Fe
0.95Sn
0.05O
z, and
γ-Fe
0.95Sn
0.025Ti
0.025O
z) were prepared by the microwave assisted co-precipitation method. The crystal phase, pore structure, surface element distribution and microscopic morphology of the doped
γ-Fe
2O
3 catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N
2 sorption, energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM); the influence of Sn and Ti doping on their activity in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO
x was investigated. The results indicated that Sn and Ti are highly dispersed as amorphous species in crystal lattice of
γ-Fe
2O
3, forming sosoloid with Fe. Through doping with Ti, the
γ-Fe
0.95Ti
0.05O
z catalyst exhibits a high de-NO
x efficiency of above 90% at 250~400 ℃, with a maximum of 98.3%; the addition of Ti is effective to reduce the crystallization degree of
γ-Fe
2O
3, improve the pore structure of 2~100 nm, and suppress the formation of α-Fe
2O
3 phase, which are of benefits to get tiny and uniform discrete
γ-Fe
2O
3 particles with high activity in SCR. However, Sn as an additive may aggravate the sintering and derogate pore structure of 2~6 nm for the
γ-Fe
0.95Sn
0.05O
z catalyst, which is detrimental to SCR. The incorporation of both Sn and Ti leads to a decrease of the surface O/Fe atomic ratio from 1.83 to 1.33; the dramatic decrease of surface lattice oxygen content due to the synergistic effect between Sn and Ti may restrain the SCR activity of
γ-Fe
0.95Sn
0.025Ti
0.025O
z.