Effect of K-Modified Blue Coke-Based Activated Carbon on Low Temperature Catalytic Performance of Supported...

To clarify the K modified effects over activated carbon (AC) supported Mn-Ce oxide catalysts, several Mn-Ce/AC and xK-Mn-Ce/AC mixed oxide catalysts prepared via an impregnation method supported on AC were investigated for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH₃ in the simulated sintering flue gas. The Mn-Ce/AC catalyst with a K loading of 8% showed the highest catalytic activity, corresponding to 92.1% NO conversion and 92.5% N₂ selectivity at 225 °C with a space velocity of 12,000 h^-1. Furthermore, the 0.08K-Mn-Ce/AC catalyst exhibited better resistance to SO₂ and H₂O than Mn-Ce/AC, which could convert 72.3% and 74.1% of NO at the presence of 5% SO₂ and H₂O, respectively. After K modification, the relative ratios of Mn⁴⁺/Mn as well as Ce³⁺/Ce and surface adsorbed oxygen increased. Additionally, the reduction performance of the catalyst was improved obviously, and both acid strength and quantity of acid sites increased significantly after the K species were introduced in Mn-Ce/AC. Especially, the NO adsorption capacity of the catalyst was enhanced, which remarkably promoted the denitration efficiency and SO₂ resistance. The SCR of NO with NH₃ on K-Mn-Ce/AC catalysts followed the L-H mechanism.