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A novel low‐temperature NO removal approach with • OH from catalytic decomposition of H 2 O 2 over La 1‐ x Ca x FeO 3 oxides
Author(s) -
Wu Bo,
Xiong Yuanquan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.5317
Subject(s) - catalysis , decomposition , flue gas , radical , chemistry , oxygen , stoichiometry , vacancy defect , limiting , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , crystallography , mechanical engineering , engineering
Abstract BACKGROUND In industrial boilers, the flue gas temperature was below 200°C. The activated temperatures of conventional NO removal approach such as SCR was over 300°C, limiting its application in industrial boilers. In this study, a novel low‐temperature NO removal approach with hydroxyl radicals (• OH ) from catalytic decomposition of H 2 O 2 over La 1‐ x Ca x FeO 3 oxides (x = 0, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5) was proposed. With respect to four as‐prepared catalysts, the catalytic performance was presented and the mechanism was proposed. RESULTS The catalytic activities of LaFeO 3 was higher than the other three catalysts, achieving 89.9% of NO removal efficiency under the optimal operating condition. With the Ca stoichiometry increased, the surface hydroxyl group density and the oxygen vacancy concentration increased while the changes of specific surface area was not monotonic. With respect to the as‐prepared catalysts, the oxygen vacancy played a main and negative role in • OH generation and NO removal. The oxygen vacancy accelerated the catalytic decomposition of H 2 O 2 but not generated • OH . The main N‐containing products after oxidation were NO 2 and HNO 3 . CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the high activity of LaFeO 3 oxides in NO removal and elucidated the correlation between surface property and catalytic performance. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry