Vanadia catalyst impregnated on titania-pillared clay for the removal of nitrogen oxide

Abstract

A catalyst for effectively removing NOx by using NH3 as a reducing agent is disclosed. Particularly, a vanadia impregnated onto Ti-PILC (titania-pillared interlayer clay) is disclosed, which is prepared by the generally known technology. More specifically, a V2O5/Ti-PILC catalyst is disclosed, in which NOx contained in the flue gas from an electric power plant and the like (an excessive amount of SO2 being present in the flue gas stream) is reacted with NH3 (which is injected as a reducing agent) over a vanadia impregnated onto a Ti-PILC, so that they can be converted into harmless nitrogen and water. The V2O5/Ti-PILC catalyst is employed for reducing NOx contained in the exhaust gas stream as well as the large amounts of SO2 into nitrogen and water. The catalyst is prepared by pillaring a titania to a clay by a pillaring method. The V2O5/Ti-PILC catalyst prepared in the present invention reveals a superior NO removal activity under dry and wet conditions compared with the commercial V2O5—WO3/TiO2 catalyst.

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