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CeO2–WO3 Mixed Oxides for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO x by NH3 Over a Wide Temperature Range

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A series of cerium-tungsten oxide catalysts was prepared by the co-precipitation method and was evaluated for the selective catalytic reduction of NO x by ammonia (NH3-SCR) over a wide temperature range. These catalysts were characterized by BET, XRD, XPS and H2-TPR analyses. The experimental studies demonstrated that, among cerium-tungsten oxides, CeO2–WO3 with a Ce/W molar ratio of 3/2 exhibited the best activity toward NH3-SCR reactions, N2 selectivity and SO2 durability over a broad temperature range of 175–500 °C at a space velocity of 47,000 h−1. The strong interaction between Ce and W could be the main factor leading to the high activity of the CeO2–WO3 mixed oxide catalyst.

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A series of cerium-tungsten oxide catalysts was prepared by the co-precipitation method and was evaluated for the selective catalytic reduction of NO x by ammonia (NH3-SCR) over a wide temperature range. These catalysts were characterized by BET, XRD, XPS and H2-TPR analyses. The experimental studies demonstrated that, among cerium-tungsten oxides, CeO2–WO3 with a Ce/W molar ratio of 3/2 exhibited the best activity toward NH3-SCR reactions, N2 selectivity and SO2 durability over a broad temperature range of 175–500 °C at a space velocity of 47,000 h−1. The strong interaction between Ce and W could be the main factor leading to the high activity of the CeO2–WO3 mixed oxide catalyst.

a NO x conversion over pure CeO2, pure WO3 and CeO2–WO3 mixed oxides. b NO conversion as a function of time at 300 °C over CeO2/TiO2, CeO2–WO3/TiO2 and CeO2–WO3 catalyst in the presence of SO2

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science fund of China (Grant NO. 51078203) and the National High-Tech Research and Development (863) Program of China (Grant No. 2010AA065001 and 2010AA065002).

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  1. School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of China

    Liang Chen, Junhua Li, Wijdan Ablikim, Jun Wang, Huazhen Chang, Lei Ma, Jiayu Xu & Hamidreza Arandiyan

  2. CPI Yuanda Enviromental-Protection Engineering Co., Ltd, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China

    Liang Chen

  3. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China

    Liang Chen & Maofa Ge

  4. State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Junhua Li

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Chen, L., Li, J., Ablikim, W. et al. CeO2–WO3 Mixed Oxides for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO x by NH3 Over a Wide Temperature Range. Catal Lett 141, 1859–1864 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-011-0701-4

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