Abstract:
To investigate the influence of pore structure on the catalytic activity of catalysts, four catalysts including three-dimensionally ordered macroporous-mesoporous (3DOM-m) CeTiO
x, three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) CeTiO
x, three-dimensionally ordered mesoporous (3DOm) CeTiO
x and disordered mesoporous (DM) CeTiO
x were synthesized by the sol-gel method. The NH
3-SCR denitration testing results show that the performance of the catalysts with different pore structures follows the sequence of 3DOM-m CeTiO
x>3DOm CeTiO
x>3DOM CeTiO
x>DM CeTiO
x, and the 3DOM-m CeTiO
x shows an excellent catalytic activity, with more than 90% NO conversion in the range of 250–400 ℃ at a GHSV of 60000 h
−1 . The characterization of catalysts by XRD, SEM, BET, NH
3-TPD and
in-situ DRIFTS indicates that the surface area is not the dominant factor determining the catalytic activity of CeTiO
x. 3DOM-m CeTiO
x has a highly ordered macroporous-mesoporous structure and abundant Bronsted acidic sites, thereby improving the denitrification activity. The NH
3-SCR reaction over the 3DOM-m CeTiO
x mainly follows the L-H and E-R mechanisms.