Alkali deactivation of high-dust SCR catalysts used for NOx reduction exposed to flue gas from 100 MW-scale biofuel and peat fired boilers: Influence of flue gas composition

Deactivation of vanadium–titanium deNO_x SCR (selective catalytic reduction) catalysts in high-dust position have been investigated in three 100 MW-scale boilers during biofuel and peat combustion. The deactivation of the catalyst samples has been correlated to the corresponding flue gas composition in the boilers. Too investigate the effect on catalyst deactivation a sulphate-containing additive was sprayed into one of the furnaces. Increased alkali content on the SCR catalyst samples decreased the catalytic deNO_x activity. The study has shown a linear correlation between exposure time in the boilers and alkali concentration (mainly potassium) on the samples. The results imply that mainly alkali in ultra fine particles (<100 nm) in the flue gas increased the alkali accumulation on the catalyst samples. Low correlation was found between particles larger than 100 nm and the catalyst deactivation. It was not possible to decrease the deactivation of the catalyst samples by the sulphate-containing additive. Although the additive had an effect in sulphating potassium chloride to potassium sulphate, it did not decrease the amount of potassium in ultra fine particles or the deactivation of the catalyst samples.     

Combined effect of H2O and SO2 on V2O5/AC catalysts for NO reduction with ammonia at lower temperatures

Combined effect of H₂O and SO₂ on V₂O₅/AC the activity of catalyst for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH₃ at lower temperatures was studied. In the absence of SO₂, H₂O inhibits the catalytic activity, which may be attributed to competitive adsorption of H₂O and reactants (NO and/or NH₃). Although SO₂ promotes the SCR activity of the V₂O₅/AC catalyst in the absence of H₂O, it speeds the deactivation of the catalyst in the presence of H₂O. The dual effect of SO₂ is attributed to the SO₄²⁻ formed on the catalyst surface, which stays as ammonium-sulfate salts on the catalyst surface. In the absence of H₂O, a small amount of ammonium-sulfate salts deposits on the surface of the catalyst, which promote the SCR activity; in the presence of H₂O, however, the deposition rate of ammonium-sulfate salts is much greater, which results in blocking of the catalyst pores and deactivates the catalyst. Decreasing V₂O₅ loading decreases the deactivation rate of the catalyst. The catalyst can be used stably at a space velocity of 9000 h⁻¹ and temperature of 250 °C.     

H2O和SO2对Mn-Fe/MPS催化剂用于NH3低温还原NO的影响

研究了H2O和SO2对Mn-Fe/MPS催化剂低温下选择性催化NH3还原(SCR)NO的影响. 结果表明,Mn-Fe/MPS催化剂具有良好的催化活性,在空速为20000 h-1、反应温度433 K时,NO的SCR转化率达99.1%. 在反应温度低于413 K时,水蒸汽(10%, j)在一定程度上降低了催化活性;超过433 K时,这种影响可完全消除,NO的SCR转化率达到97.8%以上. 低浓度SO2(100′10-6)存在条件下,443 K时催化效率仍可稳定在97.2%. 在水和SO2共存的情况下,生成的硫酸盐和亚硫酸盐沉积在催化剂表面导致催化剂逐渐失活,FT-IR测试也表明伴随SCR反应生成了硫酸铵. 提高反应温度可以延缓催化剂的失活. 此外还研究了不同活化温度对催化剂活性恢复的影响,结果表明,当活化温度达到773 K时,催化剂活性可以完全恢复. 本研究中的催化剂的综合性能优于目前文献报道的其他催化剂.     

Catalytic NO reduction with ammonia at low temperatures on V2O5/AC catalysts: effect of metal oxides addition and SO2

The catalytic behavior of the V-M/AC (M=W, Mo, Zr, and Sn) catalysts were studied for the NO reduction with ammonia at low temperatures, especially in the presence of SO₂. The presence of the metal oxides does not increase the V₂O₅/AC activity but decreases it. Except V-Mo/AC, the other catalysts are promoted by SO₂ at 250°C, especially for V-Sn/AC. However, the promoting effect of SO₂ is gradually depressed by catalyst deactivation. Changes in catalyst preparation method can improve the catalyst stability in short-term but cannot completely prevent the catalyst from a long-term deactivation. Mechanisms of the promoting effect and the deactivation of V-Sn/AC catalyst by SO₂ were studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectra and measurement of catalyst surface area and pore volume. The results showed that both the SO₂ promotion and deactivation are associated with the formation of sulfate species on the catalyst surface. In the initial period of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) reaction in the presence of SO₂, the formed sulfate species provide new acid sites to enhance ammonia adsorption and thus the catalytic activity. However, as the SCR reaction proceeds, excess amount of sulfate species and then ammonium-sulfate salts are formed which is stabilized by the presence of tin oxide, resulting in gradual plugging of the pore structures and the catalyst deactivation.     

Kinetic modeling of Fe‐BEA as NH3‐SCR catalyst—effect of phosphorous

The focus of this work is to investigate whether a previously developed microkinetic deactivation model for hydrothermally treated Fe‐BEA as NH₃‐SCR catalyst can be applied to describe chemical deactivation of Fe‐BEA due to phosphorous exposure. The model describes the experiments well for Fe‐BEA before and after phosphorous exposure by decreasing the site density, representing deactivation of sites due to formation of metaphosphates blocking the active iron sites, while the kinetic parameters are kept constant. Furthermore, the results show that the activity for low‐temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is very sensitive to loss of active monomeric iron species due to phosphorous poisoning compared to high‐temperature SCR. Finally, the ammonia inhibition simulations show that exposure to phosphorous may affect the internal transport of ammonia between ammonia storage sites buffering the active iron sites, which results in a lower SCR performance during transient conditions. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 215–223, 2015     

V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2 SCR催化剂的失活机理及分析

催化剂是SCR烟气脱硝技术的核心,减缓催化剂的失活速率,延长催化剂的寿命对于降低SCR系统的运行成本有着非常重要的意义.描述了国内外文献中涉及的SCR催化剂的失活现象,列举了导致催化剂失活的各项因素,比较了碱金属、碱土金属、As和P及HCl等物质的影响规律及因素,并在此基础上总结了各类文献中提到的中毒机理:碱金属通过减少Bronsted酸性位的数量和削弱Bronsted酸性位的酸性导致催化剂中毒,碱土金属则能够在催化剂表面沉积进而造成孔结构的堵塞,催化剂的砷中毒是由气态的砷的化合物不断聚积,堵塞进入催化剂活性位的通道引起的,而磷对于催化剂的影响体现在其能够减小活性位的数量上.针对特定的失活机理,可以通过优化催化剂的特性来减缓催化剂的失活速率.     

SCR脱硝催化剂抗砷中毒改性优化与再生研究进展

选择性催化还原（SCR）是目前应用最为广泛的烟气脱硝技术,催化剂是整个SCR脱硝系统的核心。在实际应用过程中,催化剂存在各种失活问题,其中砷中毒是催化剂失活的重要原因之一。本文详细阐述了SCR脱硝催化剂砷中毒的物理和化学失活机理,其中物理失活是由于As₂O₃在催化剂表面沉积、氧化造成催化剂孔道堵塞所致,而化学失活是由于砷氧化物破坏催化剂酸位点、改变活性基团形态、降低催化剂氨吸附及氧化还原能力所致。然后,系统介绍了抗砷中毒SCR脱硝催化剂的研发路线以及现有抗砷中毒催化剂优化改进的主要技术手段,主要包括调整催化剂孔隙结构、优化催化剂化学配方和烟气侧砷氧化物吸附固化等,其中MoO₃是优选的催化剂活性助剂,金属元素（如Bi、In、Sn、Mg）是主要的抗砷助剂,钙基物质是典型的烟气侧砷氧化物吸附添加剂。最后,对砷中毒废弃催化剂的再生技术进行了简要介绍,包括湿法清洗、热还原法、复合再生等,在实际工业应用中,主要以物理清扫、湿法清洗配合活性组分添加的复合再生方式实现中毒催化剂再生。本文可对未来抗砷中毒SCR脱硝催化剂的研发与优化提供重要支撑。     

Deactivation of V2O5-WO3-TiO2 SCR catalyst at biomass fired power plants: Elucidation of mechanisms by lab- and pilot-scale experiments

In this work, deactivation of a commercial type V₂O₅-WO₃-TiO₂ catalyst by aerosols of potassium compounds was investigated in two ways: (1) by exposing the catalyst in a lab-scale reactor to a layer of KCl particles or fly ash from biomass combustion; (2) by exposing full-length monolith catalysts to pure KCl or K₂SO₄ aerosols in a bench-scale reactor. Exposed samples were characterized by activity measurements, SEM-EDX, BET/Hg-porosimetry, and NH₃ chemisorption. The work was carried out to support the interpretation of observations of a previous study in which catalysts were exposed on a full-scale biomass fired power plant and to reveal the mechanisms of catalyst deactivation.Slight deactivation (about 10%) was observed for catalyst plates exposed to a layer of KCl particles at 350 °C for 2397 h. No deactivation was found for catalyst plates exposed for 2970 h to fly ash (consisting mainly of KCl and K₂SO₄) collected from an SCR pilot plant installed on a straw-fired power plant. A fast deactivation was observed for catalysts exposed to pure KCl or K₂SO₄ aerosols at 350 °C in the bench-scale reactor. The deactivation rates for KCl aerosol and K₂SO₄ aerosol exposed catalysts were about 1% per day and 0.4% per day, respectively.SEM analysis of potassium-containing aerosol exposed catalysts revealed that the potassium salt partly deposited on the catalyst outer wall which may decrease the diffusion rate of NO and NH₃ into the catalyst. However, potassium also penetrated into the catalyst wall and the average K/V ratios (0.5–0.75) in the catalyst structure are high enough to explain the level of deactivation observed. The catalyst capacity for NH₃ chemisorption decreased as a function of exposure time, which reveals that Brønsted acid sites had reacted with potassium compounds and thereby rendered inactive in the catalytic cycle. The conclusion is that chemical poisoning of active sites is the dominating deactivation mechanism, but physical blocking of the surface area may also contribute to the loss of activity in a practical application. The results support the observation and mechanisms of deactivation of SCR catalysts in biomass fired systems proposed in a previous study [Y. Zheng, A.D. Jensen, J.E. Johnsson, Appl. Catal. B 60 (2005) 253].     

Bench-scale study of interactions between flue gas and cofired ash in an SCR

Samples of ash collected from a full-scale utility boiler cofiring 80% wood waste with 20% Powder River Basin (PRB) coal were mixed with ground selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst and exposed to simulated flue gas. Changes in mass were recorded with time, and mass gains were found to be highest without SCR catalyst present. Ash samples were analyzed before and after testing to determine what mechanisms had led to mass gain. The ash had reacted with gas-phase SO₂ to form solid sulfates. Mass gain by sulfation would likely cause ash particles to grow and cover catalyst pores in the field, leading to catalyst deactivation and reduced NO_x control.     

失活商用SCR催化剂的再生与资源化利用现状

随着环保政策趋严,烟气脱硝产生的废弃SCR催化剂处置的问题愈发严峻。介绍了SCR催化剂的应用情况与失活原因,结合与废弃SCR催化剂处置相关的政策对市场前景和产业链的局限性进行剖析。重点综述了目前国内外失活SCR催化剂再生与回收处理方向的研究进展,将再生方法与失活机理对应起来,并且归纳了3种回收利用废弃SCR催化剂的方式,经过对比分析指出制备新SCR催化剂是最为高效且经济的途径。     

Kinetics of the Low-Temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3 Over Activated Carbon Fiber Composite-Supported Iron Oxides

A kinetic analysis in a variety of conditions (gas composition and temperature) has been conducted on catalysts of iron oxides supported on activated carbon fiber composites (ACFC). Additionally, experiments of temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of NO were conducted on the catalysts in order to reveal mechanistic features of the low-temperature SCR reaction. In the light of current SCR literature and previous work, a qualitative picture of the catalytic behavior of low-temperature SCR catalysts is offered. Apparently, the strength of adsorption of NO during the low-temperature SCR reaction is responsible for the governing reaction mechanism. Thus, highly stable nitrates formed on the surface provoke catalyst deactivation and reaction through an ER mechanism, with NO reacting from the gas phase, whereas the absence of these nitrates permits reaction of less stable nitrites from the catalyst surface, following an LH-type mechanism. This is the case for the ACFC-supported iron oxide catalyst analyzed in this work.     

铜系低温选择性催化还原脱硝催化剂的研究进展

选择性催化还原（SCR）技术已广泛应用在燃煤电站烟气脱硝技术中,开发低温高活性、高抗中毒性能的催化剂体系已经成为国内外学者的研究重点。Cu系催化剂由于具有良好的脱硝性能及水热稳定性,得到了广泛的研究和关注。本文综述了近年来活性组分Cu负载在TiO₂、Al₂O₃、碳基材料和分子筛等材料上的研究进展;重点分析了Cu系催化剂低温SCR反应机理,主要包括Eley-Rideal （E-R）机理和Langmuir-Hinshelwood （L-H）机理,同时分析了SCR反应的两个必然过程：吸附（NH₃吸附和NO_x吸附）和反应;简要地介绍了Cu系催化剂的抗水抗硫中毒性能研究现状以及反应机理,同时介绍了碱金属中毒、飞灰和催化剂烧结对催化剂失活的影响,结合生命周期分析SCR脱硝系统还原剂氨和尿素对NO排放的影响。在此基础上展望了未来铜系催化剂的研究方向：采用新型方式对催化剂进行改性、进一步采用表征和模拟技术研究催化体系的反应机理、优化锅炉和催化剂设计减轻催化剂失活以及研究适用于其他还原剂条件的高选择性催化剂。     

凹凸棒石低温SCR脱硝催化剂的研究进展

选择性催化还原（SCR）脱硝技术是目前主流的氮氧化物脱除技术,其核心是催化剂。凹凸棒石成本低廉,性能优越,适合用作SCR催化剂的载体,而且以凹凸棒石为载体的催化剂显示出良好的低温选择性和稳定性,具有很好的应用前景。本文总结了凹凸棒石低温SCR脱硝催化剂的研究进展,阐述了活性组分、制备方法、前体物种、活性组分负载量、煅烧温度、元素掺杂等因素对催化剂脱硝活性的影响,同时简要介绍了导致此类催化剂失活的原因以及失活催化剂的再生方法,并指出在凹凸棒石负载型低温脱硝催化剂上进行的SCR脱硝反应遵循E-R机理,最后指出此类催化剂的未来研究方向主要是进一步提高现有催化剂的低温催化活性和抗中毒能力,实现工业化应用。     

The Catalytic Activity of Co/ZrO2 for NO Reduction with Propane in O2 Presence

The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO by propane in the presence of excess oxygen was studied on a Co/ZrO₂ catalyst. This system is present as active for the NO reduction to N₂. It was found that the addition of Co could improve the activity and selectivity of propane towards NO_x reduction. The activity depends strongly on the space velocity (GHSV) when the system works with low oxygen concentration and it is independent of the space velocity when the system operates with excess oxygen. The water vapor present in the feed produces deactivation in the catalyst as well as in the support.     

Water tolerance of DeNOx SCR catalysts using hydrocarbons: Findings, improvements and challenges

The recent developments on the effect of H₂O on deNO_x performance of a variety of SCR catalysts selectively removing NO_x by hydrocarbons in excess oxygen have been reviewed. In particular, the water tolerance of the catalyst is summarized to illustrate a common deactivation behavior of SCR catalyst for the reduction of NO by hydrocarbons under wet feed gas mixture. Earlier proposals elucidating the possible cause of the catalyst deactivation under wet conditions are discussed, focusing mainly on the catalyst characteristics. A promising way, which can improve the water tolerance and the hydrothermal stability of zeolite-based SCR catalyst, is also described.     

NOx reduction performance of lean NOx catalyst and lean NOx adsorber using DME as reducing agent

The deactivation of a commercial Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) catalyst, of V₂O₅−WO₃/TiO₂ type, has been studied through comparisons with results from a full-scale biomass combustion plant to that with laboratory experiments. In the latter, the catalyst was exposed to KCl and K₂SO₄ by both wet impregnation with diluted salt solutions and deposition of generated submicrometer aerosol particles by means of an electrostatic field. The reactivity of fresh and deactivated samples was examined in the SCR reaction. Chemical and physical characterizations were focusing on internal structures and chemical composition. Deposition of submicrometer sized particles on the monolithic SCR catalyst was shown to induce deactivation with characteristics resembling those obtained in a commercial biomass combustion plant.     

Inhibiting and deactivating effects of water on the selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with ammonia over MnOx/Al2O3

The effect of water on the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitric oxide with ammonia over alumina supported with 2–15 wt.-% manganese oxide was investigated in the temperature range 385–600 K, with the emphasis on the low side of this temperature window. Studies on the effect of 1–5 vol.-% water vapour on the SCR reaction rate and selectivity were combined with TPD experiments to reveal the influence of water on the adsorption of the single SCR reactants. It turned out that the activity decrease due to water addition can be divided into a reversible inhibition and an irreversible deactivation. Inhibition is caused by molecular adsorption of water. TPD studies showed that water can adsorb competitively with both ammonia and nitric oxide. Additional kinetic experiments revealed that adsorbed ammonia is present in excess on the catalyst surface, even in the presence of water. Reduced nitric oxide adsorption is responsible for the observed reversible decrease in the reaction rate; the fractional reaction order changes from 0.79 in the absence of water to 1.07 in its presence. Deactivation is probably due to the dissociative adsorption of water, resulting in the formation of additional surface hydroxyls. As the amount of surface hydroxyls formed is limited to a saturation level, the deactivating effect on the catalyst is limited too. The additional hydroxyls condense and desorb in the temperature range 525–775 K, resulting in a lower degree of deactivation at higher temperature. A high temperature treatment at 775 K results in a complete regeneration. The amount of surface hydroxyls formed per unit surface area decreases at increasing MnO_x-loading. The selectivity to the production of nitrogen is enhanced significantly by the presence of gas phase water.     

Deactivation of V2O5-WO3-TiO2 SCR catalyst at a biomass-fired combined heat and power plant

The deactivation of a commercial type V₂O₅-WO₃-TiO₂ monolith catalyst under biomass combustion was studied at a full-scale grate-fired power plant burning straw/wood using a slip stream pilot scale reactor. The aerosols in the flue gas consisted of a mixture of potassium chloride and sulphate. Three catalyst elements were exposed at 350 °C, and one element was exposed at 250 °C for comparison. The catalyst activity was measured in the reactor at the exposure temperature by addition of NH₃ and extra NO. The activity, in terms of a first-order rate constant, dropped by 52% after about 1140 h indicating a very fast deactivation compared to coal firing. It was also found that the reactor temperature was not of importance for the deactivation rate. SEM-EDX analysis showed that particle deposition and pore blocking contributed to the deactivation by decreasing the diffusion rate of NO and NH₃ into the catalyst. However, potassium also penetrated into the catalyst wall and the resulting average K/V ratio in the catalyst structure was high enough (about 0.3–0.5) for a significant chemical deactivation. Chemisorption studies carried out in situ showed that the amount of chemisorbed NH₃ on the catalyst decreased as a function of exposure time, which reveals that Brøndsted acid sites had reacted with potassium compounds and thereby rendered inactive. When washed by 0.5 M H₂SO₄ the regenerated catalyst regains a higher activity than that of the fresh catalyst at temperatures higher than 300 °C, but even though reactivation is possible, the deactivation rate appears too high for practical use of the SCR process in straw combustion.     

Research progress in the SO2resistance of the catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NOx

The selective catalytic reduction(SCR)of NOxwith NH3has been proven to be an efficient technology for NOx conversion to N2.However,the catalysts used for SCR usually suffer from the problem of sulfur poisoning which seriously limits their practical application.This review summarized sulfur poisoning mechanisms of various SCR deNOxcatalysts and strategies to reduce deactivation caused by SO2such as doping metals,control-ling the structures and morphologies of the catalysts,and selecting appropriate supports.The methods and procedures of catalysts preparation and the reaction conditions also have effect on SO2-resistance of the catalysts. Several novel catalyst systems that exhibited good SO2resistance are also introduced.This paper could provide guidance for the development of highly efficient sulfur-tolerant deNOxcatalysts.     

Deactivation of CuMFI catalysts under NO selective catalytic reduction by propene: influence of zeolite form, Si/Al ratio and copper content

Deactivation of CuMFI catalysts under NO selective catalytic reduction (SCR) by propene in both the absence and the presence of water was investigated as a function of zeolite form, Si/Al ratio and copper content. It was verified that the CuMFI deactivation extent is higher on H-form zeolite compared to Na-form and decreases when the copper exchange level increases, which can be achieved either by increasing the zeolite Si/Al ratio or the copper content. Furthermore, the results indicated that the catalyst deactivation is mainly due to a change in copper species rather than in MFI structure. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.