Enhanced oxygen vacancies in a two-dimensional MnAl-layered double oxide prepared via flash nanoprecipitation offers high selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3

Abstract

A two-dimensional MnAl-layered double oxide (LDO) was obtained by flash nanoprecipitation method (FNP) and used for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3. The MnAl-LDO (FNP) catalyst formed a particle size of 114.9 nm. Further characterization exhibited rich oxygen vacancies and strong redox property to promote the catalytic activity at low temperature. The MnAl-LDO (FNP) catalyst performed excellent NO conversion above 80% at the temperature range of 100–400° C, and N2 selectivity above 90% below 200° C, with a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 60,000 h−1, and a NO concentration of 500 ppm. The maximum NO conversion is 100% at 200° C; when the temperature in 150–250° C, the NO conversion can also reach 95%. The remarkable low-temperature catalytic performance of the MnAl-LDO (FNP) catalyst presented potential applications for controlling NO emissions on the account of the presentation of oxygen vacancies.