CEQUINOR   05415
CENTRO DE QUIMICA INORGANICA "DR. PEDRO J. AYMONINO"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Changing active sites in Cu-CHA catalysts: deNOx selectivity as a function of the preparation method
Autor/es:
UPAKUL DEKA, INES LEZCANO-GONZALEZ, STEWART J. WARRENDER, A. LORENA PICONE, PAUL A. WRIGHT, BERT M. WECKHUYSEN, ANDREW M. BEALE
Revista:
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2013 vol. 166 p. 144 - 152
ISSN:
1387-1811
Resumen:
The selective catalytic reduction of NOx with ammonia (NH3-SCR) has been studied over Cu-CHA catalysts in which the loading of copper species was achieved using three different synthetic routes: two are based on post-synthetic treatment of the zeolite material (via aqueous or vapor phase) and a third involves the direct synthesis of a Cu-loaded SAPO-34. The catalysts were subsequently characterized by XRD, solid-state NMR, UV-Vis and XAFS spectroscopies. Whilst the catalysts prepared via wet chemical routes show excellent deNOx activity and high selectivity to N2, the one prepared via chemical vapor deposition gave the undesired product N2O in significant quantities. Isolated mononuclear Cu2+ ions in the vicinity of six-membered rings (6mrs, part of the d6r sub-units of CHA) were found to be active sites in both catalysts prepared via the wet chemical approaches. In contrast, XAFS data revealed that the catalyst prepared via chemical vapor deposition possesses Cu in two different environments: isolated Cu2+ cations and CuAlO2-type species. Catalytic experiments revealed a strong correlation between the number of isolated mononuclear Cu2+ in or near the plane of the 6m rings and N2 production, whereas the presence of CuAlO2 species appears to promote the formation of undesired N2O.