Manganese oxide-based denitrification catalysts supported
by anatase
with active components of Mn, Mn–La, Mn–Co, and Mn–La–Co
oxides were prepared by a coprecipitation approach, and comparisons
of their catalytic activities were made. The influences of Co and
La addition on the NO removal and H2O/SO2 tolerance
of the MnO
x
catalysts were investigated.
The reasons for the different catalytic performances were investigated
by using XRD, XPS, H2-TPR, and NH3-TPD experiments.
The reaction mechanism of selective catalytic reduction of NO
x
with ammonia was determined by in
situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy.
Experiments proved that the addition of Co and La expanded the active
temperature window (120–369 °C) and improved the sulfur
tolerance due to the increase in the contents of Mn4+ and
surface-active oxygen, along with the enhancement of the redox capacity
of the catalyst. Different NH3–SCR reaction mechanisms
were found over the catalysts Mn–La–Co/TiO2 and Mn/TiO2: the former was both the Eley–Rideal
and Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanisms, while the latter followed
only the Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism. In addition, a “fast
SCR” reaction mechanism was active for all catalysts. This
work provides useful insights for improving the sulfur tolerance of
manganese-based denitrification catalysts.