Electrothermal alloy embedded V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalyst for NH3-SCR with promising wide operating temperature window

Vanadia-based catalysts are widely used in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) reaction for reducing nitrogen oxides emissions, however, they only exhibit sufficient DeNO x efficiency within a narrow temperature window. In this study, a catalyst embedded with electrothermal alloy was prepared. The catalyst surface temperature could be heated using the electrothermal alloy, in order to widen the operating temperature window of the V 2 O 5 -WO 3 /TiO 2 catalyst. Experimental results revealed that the electrothermal alloy embedded V 2 O 5 -WO 3 /TiO 2 catalyst can maintain superior NH 3 -SCR performance and high resistance to H 2 O in a wide gas temperature range of 100–400 °C by controlling the surface temperature. In the meantime, the NH 4 HSO 4 poisoned catalyst could be efficiently regenerated through electric heating, and NO x conversion can be restored to the level of fresh samples. Additionally, the effect of additives including methylcellulose and glass fiber , on the physicochemical properties of the plate-type catalyst was also investigated, and the catalyst samples were characterized by means of BET, XRD , NH 3 -TPD, H 2 -TPR, TG and SEM-EDS. This study proves the electric heating strategy is a promising way to enhance the performance of the V 2 O 5 -WO 3 /TiO 2 during wide temperature SCR applications.