Remarkable N2-selectivity enhancement of NH3-SCR over HPMo modified MnCo-BTC@SiO2 catalyst

In this work, the phosphomolybdate (HPMo) modification strategy was applied to improve the N 2 selectivity of MnCo-BTC@SiO 2 catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO x , and further, the mechanism of HPMo modification on enhanced catalytic performance was explored. Among MnCo-BTC@SiO 2 -x catalysts with different HPMo concentrations, MnCo-BTC@SiO 2 -0.75 catalyst exhibited not only the highest NH 3 -SCR performance (∼95% at 200-300°C) but also the best N 2 selectivity (exceed 80% at 100-300°C) due to the appropriate redox capacity, greater surface acidity. X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) and temperature programmed reduction of H 2 (H 2 -TPR) results showed that the modification with HPMo reduced the oxidation-reduction performance of the catalyst due to electron transfer from Mo 5+ to Mn 4+ /Mn 3+ and prevent the excessive oxidation of ammonia adsorption species. NH 3 temperature-programmed desorption of (NH 3 -TPD) results showed that the modification with HPMo could significantly improve the surface acidity and NH 3 adsorption, which enhance the catalytic activity and N 2 selectivity. In-situ diffused reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (in-situ DRIFTS) revealed that modification with HPMo increased significantly the amount of adsorbed NH 3 species on the Bronsted acid site and C B / C L , it suppressed the production of N 2 O by inhibiting the production of NH species, the deep dehydrogenation of ammonia adsorption species. This study provided a simple design strategy for the catalyst to improve the low-temperature catalytic performance and N 2 selectivity.