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CATALYSTS
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal11070759
Keywords
Cu-CHA; NH3-SCR; Si; Al ratio; Cu loading; H2O effect; Cu speciation
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The study demonstrates that water has a negative effect on NH3 adsorption on Cu-CHA SCR catalysts, primarily due to the competition between H2O and NH3 for adsorption on Lewis acid sites leading to decreased NH3 adsorption. Additionally, the NH3/Cu ratio in dry conditions is related to the formation of NH3-solvated Cu species.
The present work is focused on the effect of water on NH3 adsorption over Cu-CHA SCR catalysts. For this purpose, samples characterized by different SAR (SiO2/Al2O3) ratios and Cu loadings were studied under both dry and wet conditions. H2O adversely affects NH3 adsorption on Lewis acid sites (Cu ions) over all the tested catalysts, as indicated by the decreased NH3 desorption at low temperature during TPD. Interestingly, the NH3/Cu ratio, herein regarded as an index for the speciation of Cu cations, fell in the range of 3-4 (in the presence of gaseous NH3) or 1-2 (no gaseous NH3) in dry conditions, in line with the formation of different NH3-solvated Cu species (e.g., [Cu-II(NH3)(4)](2+) and [Cu-II(OH)(NH3)(3)](+) with gaseous NH3, [Z(2)Cu(II)(NH3)(2)](2+) and [ZCu(II)(OH)(NH3)](+) without gaseous NH3). When H2O was fed to the system, on the contrary, the NH3/Cu ratio was always close to 3 (or 1), while the Bronsted acidity was slightly increased. These results are consistent both with competition between H2O and NH3 for adsorption on Lewis sites and with the hydrolysis of a fraction of Z(2)Cu(II) species into ZCu(II)OH.
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