In/H-Beta modified by Co3O4 and its superior performance in the presence of H2O and SO2 for selective catalytic reduction of NOx with CH4

In this paper, In-metal oxide/H-Beta catalysts were synthesized by ion exchange method and In-Co 3 O 4 /H-Beta exhibited the highest catalytic activity for the selective catalytic reduction of NO x with CH 4 in presence of H 2 O and SO 2 . Thus, the synthesis conditions of In-Co 3 O 4 /H-Beta were optimized. The results showed that In-Co 3 O 4 /H-Beta exhibited excellent catalytic performance and high CH 4 selectively when the synthesis was carried out by ion exchange method, the ratio of Si and Al in H-Beta was 25, the ratio of Co 3 O 4 and H-Beta was 5:40, the concentration of ion exchange liquid was 0.033 M and calcination temperature was 500 °C. The NO x removal efficiency was about 87.6 % and N 2 selectivity could reach 96.3% in the presence of H 2 O and SO 2 . Through a series of characterizations, it was concluded that In-Co 3 O 4 /H-Beta owned stable catalyst structure, abundant Brønsted acid sites and the highest ratio of InO + /In 2 O 3 under the optimal synthesis conditions. In addition, the doped of Co 3 O 4 could inhibit the adsorption of sulfate species on the surface of In/H-Beta catalyst, leading to the excellent H 2 O and SO 2 resistance property.