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NiB2O4 (B = Mn or Co) catalysts for NH3-SCR of NOx at low-temperature in microwave field

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Microwave-assisted selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) was investigated over Ni-based metal oxides. The NiMn2O4 and NiCo2O4 catalysts were synthesized by the co-precipitation method and their activities were evaluated as potential candidate catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR in a microwave field. The physicochemical properties and structures of the catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), N2-physisorption, NO adsorption-desorption in the microwave field, H2-temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR) and NH3-temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD). The results verified that microwave radiation reduced the reaction temperature required for NH3-SCR compared to conventional heating, which needed less energy. For the NiMn2O4 catalyst, the catalytic efficiency exceeded 90% at 70 °C and reached 96.8% at 110 °C in the microwave field. Meanwhile, the NiMn2O4 also exhibited excellent low-temperature NH3-SCR reaction performance under conventional heating conditions, which is due to the high BET specific surface area, more suitable redox property, good NO adsorption-desorption in the microwave field and rich acidic sites.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21806005).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Beijing on Regional Air Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China

    Liyun Song, Shilin Deng, Chunyi Bian, Cui Liu, Shuangye Li, Jian Li, Xing Fan & Hong He

  2. Qingdao Huashijie Environment Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao, 266510, China

    Zongcheng Zhan

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• Microwave-assisted catalytic NH3-SCR reaction over spinel oxides is carried out.

• SCR reaction temperature is tremendously lowered in microwave field.

• NO conversion of NiMn2O4 is highly up to 90.6% at 70°C under microwave heating.

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Song, L., Deng, S., Bian, C. et al. NiB2O4 (B = Mn or Co) catalysts for NH3-SCR of NOx at low-temperature in microwave field. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. 17, 96 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-023-1696-y

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