Impact of sulfation and desulfation on NOx reduction using Cu-chabazite SCR catalysts
Abstract
This bench reactor study investigates the impact of gaseous sulfur on the NOx reduction activity of Cu-chabazite SCR (Cu-CHA) catalysts at SO2 concentrations representative of marine diesel engine exhaust. After two hours of 500 ppm SO2 exposure at 250 and 400 °C in the simulated diesel exhaust gases, the NOx reduction activity of the sulfated Cu-CHA SCR catalysts is severely degraded at evaluation temperatures below 250 °C; however, above 250 °C the impact of sulfur exposure is minimal. EPMA shows that sulfur is located throughout the washcoat and along the entire length of the sulfated samples. Interestingly, BET measurements reveal that the sulfated samples have a 20% decrease in surface area. Moreover, the sulfated samples show a decrease in NOx/nitrate absorption during NO exposure in a DRIFTS reactor which suggests that Cu sites in the catalyst are blocked by the presence of sulfur. SO2 exposure also results in an increase in NH3 storage capacity, possibly due to the formation of ammonium sulfate species in the sulfated samples. In all cases, lean thermal treatments as low as 500 °C reverse the effects of sulfur exposure and restore the NOx reduction activity of the Cu-CHA catalyst to that of the fresh condition.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Mokpo National Maritime Univ., Mokpo (Republic of Korea)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1201286
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1257872
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Catalysis Today
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 258; Journal Issue: P2; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-5861
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Marine diesel; Cu-chabazite; NH3 SCR; sulfur poisoning
Citation Formats
Brookshear, Daniel William, Nam, Jeong -Gil, Nguyen, Ke, Toops, Todd J., and Binder, Andrew J. Impact of sulfation and desulfation on NOx reduction using Cu-chabazite SCR catalysts. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2015.04.029.
Brookshear, Daniel William, Nam, Jeong -Gil, Nguyen, Ke, Toops, Todd J., & Binder, Andrew J. Impact of sulfation and desulfation on NOx reduction using Cu-chabazite SCR catalysts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2015.04.029
Brookshear, Daniel William, Nam, Jeong -Gil, Nguyen, Ke, Toops, Todd J., and Binder, Andrew J. Fri .
"Impact of sulfation and desulfation on NOx reduction using Cu-chabazite SCR catalysts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2015.04.029. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1201286.
@article{osti_1201286,
title = {Impact of sulfation and desulfation on NOx reduction using Cu-chabazite SCR catalysts},
author = {Brookshear, Daniel William and Nam, Jeong -Gil and Nguyen, Ke and Toops, Todd J. and Binder, Andrew J.},
abstractNote = {This bench reactor study investigates the impact of gaseous sulfur on the NOx reduction activity of Cu-chabazite SCR (Cu-CHA) catalysts at SO2 concentrations representative of marine diesel engine exhaust. After two hours of 500 ppm SO2 exposure at 250 and 400 °C in the simulated diesel exhaust gases, the NOx reduction activity of the sulfated Cu-CHA SCR catalysts is severely degraded at evaluation temperatures below 250 °C; however, above 250 °C the impact of sulfur exposure is minimal. EPMA shows that sulfur is located throughout the washcoat and along the entire length of the sulfated samples. Interestingly, BET measurements reveal that the sulfated samples have a 20% decrease in surface area. Moreover, the sulfated samples show a decrease in NOx/nitrate absorption during NO exposure in a DRIFTS reactor which suggests that Cu sites in the catalyst are blocked by the presence of sulfur. SO2 exposure also results in an increase in NH3 storage capacity, possibly due to the formation of ammonium sulfate species in the sulfated samples. In all cases, lean thermal treatments as low as 500 °C reverse the effects of sulfur exposure and restore the NOx reduction activity of the Cu-CHA catalyst to that of the fresh condition.},
doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2015.04.029},
journal = {Catalysis Today},
number = P2,
volume = 258,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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