Mechanism of NH3-Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NO/NO2 (Fast SCR) over Cu-CHA Zeolites Studied by In Situ/Operando Infrared Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory
Mechanism of NH3-Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NO/NO2 (Fast SCR) over Cu-CHA Zeolites Studied by In Situ/Operando Infrared Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c06651
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发表时间:
2021-09-30
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3.7
通讯作者:
Shimizu, Ken-ichi
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作者:
Liu, Chong;Malta, Grazia;Shimizu, Ken-ichi
In situ/operando infrared (IR) spectroscopy, kinetics, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were combined to propose a comprehensive mechanistic model of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of the NO/NO2 mixture by NH3, the so-called fast SCR, over Cu-CHA zeolites. Steady-state kinetics for standard and fast SCR over H-CHA and Cu-CHA show that the promotional effect of NO2 on SCR is less significant for Cu-CHA than H-CHA, suggesting that the Bronsted acid site (BAS; H+OZ-) is important in fast SCR chemistry. In situ IR experiments show that NO2 disproportionates on Cu-CHA to NO+ on the cation-exchange site (NO+OZ-) of CHA and NO3- on Cu-II sites. Operando IR studies under transient or temperature-programmed surface reaction conditions indicate that the NO+OZ- intermediate is reduced by NH3 to yield N-2 below 200 degrees C, while NO3- on the Cu-II site is rather stable under NH3 and is reduced by NO to afford NO+OZ-. BASs, rather than Cu sites, promote the side reactions via ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3). The dual-site (Cu-II and BAS sites) catalytic mechanism of fast SCR was verified by DFT calculations. First, two NO2 molecules are converted to a nitrous acid (HONO) intermediate and NO3- on the Cu-II site, which is then reduced by NO to afford HONO and regenerate the Cu-II site. HONO reacts with the BAS to afford NO+OZ-, which reacts with NH3 to produce N-2 and H2O, via nitrosamide (NH2NO), along with the regeneration of the BAS.