Abstract:
In this study, CuMn
2O
4/MO
2 (M=Mn, Ti, Ce) catalysts with different support loads were prepared by sol-gel spontaneous combustion at low temperature, and the removal performance of toluene and NO
x was evaluated. The results showed that the addition of CeO
2 carrier could significantly alleviate the mutual inhibition of toluene oxidation and NH
3-SCR over CuMn
2O
4. Therefore, CuMn
2O
4/CeO
2 catalyst showed the best removal efficiency of toluene and NO
x simultaneously. The physicochemical properties of the catalyst and the reaction mechanism of CuMn
2O
4 were analyzed by BET, XRD, NH
3-TPD, O
2-TPD and combined XPS and
in-situ DRIFTs. The results showed that the introduction of CeO
2 increased the proportion of Mn
4 + /Mn
n + in the catalyst, and promoted the formation of rich acid sites and oxygen vacancies on the surface of CuMn
2O
4/CeO
2 catalyst. In addition, the strong interaction between Cu, Mn and Ce accelerated electron transfer and enhance the redox cycle for Cu
+ + Ce
4 + ↔Cu
2 + + Ce
3 + 、Mn
4 + + Ce
3 + ↔Mn
3 + + Ce
4 + . It has been confirmed by
in-
situ DRIFTs that NH
3-SCR reaction on CuMn
2O
4 catalyst follows Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism and oxidation of toluene follows Mars-van Krevelen mechanism. Therefore, CuMn
2O
4/CeO
2 catalyst with CeO
2 as the support has excellent reoxidation ability to promote the complete oxidation of toluene, so it shows excellent removal ability of toluene and NO
x simultaneously. This work can provide guidance for the development of catalysts for simultaneous removal of toluene and NO
x.