Composite catalytic systems: A strategy for developing the low temperature NH3-SCR catalysts with satisfactory SO2 and H2O tolerance.

Graphical abstract Highlights • CC systems exhibited excellent SO 2 and H 2 O tolerance at low temperature. • SO 2 was totally removed on Mn oxides bed and Al 2 O 3 buffer layer. • The deSO x process on Mn oxides was revealed. • Mn oxides were not consumed in the deSOx process. Abstract Mn-based catalysts were believed to be promoting low temperature NH 3 -SCR catalysts for their satisfactory catalytic activity, whereas their poor SO 2 and H 2 O tolerance inhibited their applications. In this work, utilizing poor SO 2 tolerance of Mn oxides, composite catalytic systems containing Mn oxides as deSO x catalyst was designed and synthesized, which exhibited excellent low temperature NH 3 -SCR performance in the presence of SO 2 and H 2 O. The deSO x mechanism of Mn oxides was systematically investigated. In results, SO 2 was catalytic oxidized on the surface of Mn oxides. Oxidized sulfur species could flow away from Mn oxides surface through feed gas flow or form MnSO 4. When NH 3 and H 2 O were introduced into the feed gas, the oxidized sulfur species were completely deposited as NH 4 HSO 4 instead of forming MnSO 4. Thus, SO 2 was removed from feed gas entirely resulting in the superb low temperature NH 3 -SCR performances. This work provided a general strategy to enhance SO 2 and H 2 O tolerance of NH 3 -SCR catalysts at low temperature by removing SO 2 using NH 3 and H 2 O who existed in the exhaust gas from stationary sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]