Owing
to increased operating time and Pb, As, and alkali metal
poisoning of a catalyst, the activity of the catalyst is lowered.
In the present study, we utilized the acetic acid and the traditional
sulfuric acid pickling process for regeneration and then performed
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area,
denitrification efficiency, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray
fluorescence (XRF) analysis of a fresh catalyst, a deactivated catalyst,
and a regenerated catalyst for comparison purposes. The experimental
results demonstrated that the removal ratios of Pb, As, Na, and K
were 99.2, 98.8, 99.9, and 93.9%, respectively. Compared to the traditional
sulfuric acid regeneration technology, the acetic acid regeneration
technology eliminates the activated liquid immersion step; therefore,
the steps are simpler and efficient for the regeneration of selective
catalyst reduction catalysts deactivated by Pb, As, and alkali. The
current study provides a new method for the regeneration and application
of selective catalyst reduction (SCR) catalysts, which is particularly
applicable for regenerating a large number of Pb, As, and alkali-metal
poisoned catalysts.