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Title: NH3-SCR on Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe exchanged beta and SSZ-13 catalysts: Hydrothermal aging and propylene poisoning effects

Abstract

Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe ion exchanged Beta and SSZ-13 catalysts were prepared by solution ion exchange using commercial NH4/Beta, and NH4/SSZ-13 that was prepared in-house. To study hydrothermal aging effects, Beta supported catalysts were aged hydrothermally at 700 °C and SSZ-13 supported catalysts were aged at 750 °C. In order to reveal the effects of Fe addition in the co-exchanged catalysts, these catalysts were characterized by means of powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), 27Al-nuclear magnetic resonance (27Al-NMR) and propylene coking followed with temperature programmed reaction (TPR), and further tested with standard NH3-SCR with and without the presence of propylene. Collectively, the catalyst characterizations and reaction testing indicated minor beneficial effects of Fe addition in Cu,Fe/Beta, where NH3-SCR activity, N2 selectivity and hydrothermal stability were all slightly improved. In contrast, Fe addition did not show apparent beneficial effects in low-temperature SCR for the Cu,Fe/SSZ-13 case. In conclusion, at elevated reaction temperatures, however, the presence of Fe indeed considerably improved NO conversion and N2 selectivity for the hydrothermally aged Cu,Fe/SSZ-13 catalyst in the presence of propylene.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [2];  [2]
  1. East China Univ. of Science of Technology, Shanghai (China); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. East China Univ. of Science of Technology, Shanghai (China)
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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1413492
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1701853
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-128427
Journal ID: ISSN 0920-5861; PII: S0920586117306764; TRN: US1800438
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Catalysis Today
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 320; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-5861
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; NH3-SCR; Cu; Fe; Beta; SSZ-13

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Wang, Aiyong, Wang, Yilin, Walter, Eric D., Washton, Nancy M., Guo, Yanglong, Lu, Guanzhong, Peden, Charles H. F., and Gao, Feng. NH3-SCR on Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe exchanged beta and SSZ-13 catalysts: Hydrothermal aging and propylene poisoning effects. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/J.CATTOD.2017.09.061.
Wang, Aiyong, Wang, Yilin, Walter, Eric D., Washton, Nancy M., Guo, Yanglong, Lu, Guanzhong, Peden, Charles H. F., & Gao, Feng. NH3-SCR on Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe exchanged beta and SSZ-13 catalysts: Hydrothermal aging and propylene poisoning effects. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CATTOD.2017.09.061
Wang, Aiyong, Wang, Yilin, Walter, Eric D., Washton, Nancy M., Guo, Yanglong, Lu, Guanzhong, Peden, Charles H. F., and Gao, Feng. Sat . "NH3-SCR on Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe exchanged beta and SSZ-13 catalysts: Hydrothermal aging and propylene poisoning effects". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CATTOD.2017.09.061. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1413492.
@article{osti_1413492,
title = {NH3-SCR on Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe exchanged beta and SSZ-13 catalysts: Hydrothermal aging and propylene poisoning effects},
author = {Wang, Aiyong and Wang, Yilin and Walter, Eric D. and Washton, Nancy M. and Guo, Yanglong and Lu, Guanzhong and Peden, Charles H. F. and Gao, Feng},
abstractNote = {Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe ion exchanged Beta and SSZ-13 catalysts were prepared by solution ion exchange using commercial NH4/Beta, and NH4/SSZ-13 that was prepared in-house. To study hydrothermal aging effects, Beta supported catalysts were aged hydrothermally at 700 °C and SSZ-13 supported catalysts were aged at 750 °C. In order to reveal the effects of Fe addition in the co-exchanged catalysts, these catalysts were characterized by means of powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), 27Al-nuclear magnetic resonance (27Al-NMR) and propylene coking followed with temperature programmed reaction (TPR), and further tested with standard NH3-SCR with and without the presence of propylene. Collectively, the catalyst characterizations and reaction testing indicated minor beneficial effects of Fe addition in Cu,Fe/Beta, where NH3-SCR activity, N2 selectivity and hydrothermal stability were all slightly improved. In contrast, Fe addition did not show apparent beneficial effects in low-temperature SCR for the Cu,Fe/SSZ-13 case. In conclusion, at elevated reaction temperatures, however, the presence of Fe indeed considerably improved NO conversion and N2 selectivity for the hydrothermally aged Cu,Fe/SSZ-13 catalyst in the presence of propylene.},
doi = {10.1016/J.CATTOD.2017.09.061},
journal = {Catalysis Today},
number = ,
volume = 320,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Sat Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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Fig. 1. Fig. 1. : XRD patterns for: (a) fresh and hydrothermally aged Cu- or Fe-Beta or Cu,Fe-Beta; and (b) fresh and hydrothermally aged Cu- or Fe-SSZ-13 or Cu,Fe-SSZ-13.

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