Abstract:The effects of SO 2 and H 2 O on the low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) activity over MnO x /ZrO 2 /MWCNTs and MnO x /ZrO 2 /MWCNTs catalysts modified by Ce or Y was studied. MnCeZr and MnYZr catalysts reached nearly 100% and 93.9% NO x conversions at 200 • C and 240 • C, respectively. They displayed a better SO 2 tolerance, and the effect of H 2 O was negligible. The structural properties of the catalysts were characterized by XRD, H 2 -TPR, XPS, and FTIR before and after the reaction. The results showed that Ce could increase the mobility of the oxygen and improve the valence and the oxidizability of manganese, while the effect of Y was the opposite. This might be the main reason why the catalytic activity of MnCeZr was better than MnYZr in the presence or absence of SO 2 and H 2 O. Doping Ce or Y broadened the active temperature window. Ce or Y, which existed in the catalysts with a high dispersion or at the amorphous state, preferred to react with SO 2 to form sulfate species, and protected the manganese active sites from combing with SO 2 to some extent, which coincided with the theory of ionic polarization.