Maintaining
high denitration efficiency for the selective catalytic
reduction with ammonia (NH3-SCR) at low temperatures is
challenging. In this work, a modified biochar-supported perovskite
oxide catalyst was synthesized and implemented to NO conversion in
the low-temperature range of 100–250 °C. Different modification
methods were compared, where the combination of nitric acid and air
oxidation treatment endowed biochar with abundant acidic surface oxygen-containing
groups and a higher specific surface area as a support. The perovskite
oxide (LaMnO3) and the LaMnO3/biochar catalysts
were prepared to investigate the interactions between the catalyst
and the support. The LaMnO3/biochar catalyst exhibited
excellent denitration efficiency and good N2 selectivity,
achieving over 80% NO conversion within the entire temperature range
of 100–250 °C (S
N2
> 90%), and the highest NO conversion reached 95.8% at 225 °C
(S
N2
= 95.4%). This catalyst
provided synergistic adsorption capacity for NH3 as a result
of the acidic function of perovskite oxide and acidic oxygen-containing
functional groups of the modified biochar support. Additionally, LaMnO3 showed an eminent redox capability for NO conversion due
to the high content of Mn4+ and chemically adsorbed oxygen
species. Finally, NH3-SCR reaction mechanisms were proposed
on the basis of transient response experiments and in situ diffuse
reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra (DRIFTS) characterization.
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