Effect of vanadia and tungsten loadings on the physical and chemical characteristics of V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalysts

Titania-supported tungsten and vanadia oxides with different W and V loadings and calcined at different temperatures have been prepared by the sol-gel method and characterized. Large amount of tungsten (9%; w/w) provides thermal stability to WO3/TiO2 systems upon addition of vanadia. It is found that WO3 and V2O5 crystallites are formed when their concentrations are higher than those corresponding to three monolayers. DTA analyses have shown that the presence Of V2O5 crystallites is not essential for the transformation of titania anatase into rutile. High reactivity in limited temperature range (225-350degreesC) has been observed for the catalyst with 8% (w/w) V2O5 with a high formation of N2O amount during the SCR reaction. The catalyst with 3% (w/w) V2O5 exhibits a slight lower reactivity but with a high selectivity to N-2 preserved in all working temperature. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.