Comparison of physicochemical properties and selective catalytic reduction activities of CeMn/TiO2 catalysts with and without phosphorus additives

Abstract Lubricant additives contain phosphorus, which has a fly ash effect. Phosphorus negatively affects catalyst activity. Determining the effects of phosphorus loading amount on the catalytic activity is important for the development of catalysts with high NOx reduction. This study focuses on the control of NOx emissions, one of the air pollutants released from the diesel engine. The catalysts used in the reduction of NOx emissions were synthesized by washcoating method. Ce and Mn contents of all catalysts were adjusted as 3%, while the phosphorus contents of poisoned catalysts were adjusted as 0.5% and 1%. For this purpose, cordierite with high surface area was used. The catalysts were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) analyzes. The NOx reduction activity of with and without phosphorus doped CeMn/TiO2 catalysts was investigated with the designed selective catalytic reduction system (SCR). NOx conversion ratios of the CeMn/TiO2 catalyst reached the high values of 84.6% at 280°C. After the phosphorus loading, the structure of the CeMn/TiO2 catalyst deteriorated, and the NOx conversion ratios decreased. 0.5P-CeMn/TiO2 and 1P-CeMn/TiO2 catalysts showed lower NOx conversion ratios compared to CeMn/TiO2 catalyst. CeMn-TiO2 catalyst was found highly active for SCR at all tests. Phosphorus loading caused deactivation of the catalyst and deactivation increased due to the increase in phosphorus loading amount.