Mechanistic Study of Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3 on W-Doped CeO2 Catalysts: Unraveling the Catalytic Cycle and the Role of Oxygen Vacancy

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• 作者：Bing Liu ; Jian Liu ; Sicong Ma ; Zhen Zhao ; Yu Chen ; Xue-Qing Gong ; Weiyu Song ; Aijun Duan ; Guiyuan Jiang
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 4, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：120
• 期：4
• 页码：2271-2283
• 全文大小：849K
• ISSN：1932-7455

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The reaction mechanism of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH₃ on W-doped CeO₂ catalysts was systematically investigated using density functional theory calculations corrected by on-site Coulomb interactions (DFT+U). A complete catalytic cycle was proposed, which consists of four steps, namely (i) Lewis acid site reaction, (ii) Br?nsted acid site reaction, (iii) oxygen vacancy reaction, and (iv) catalyst regeneration. The calculated key intermediates in these four steps are in good agreement with previous experimental results, which indicates that our suggested catalytic cycle is rational. The catalytic nature of W-doped CeO₂ catalysts for NH₃-SCR reaction was discussed by analyzing the role of oxygen vacancy, the synergistic effect between surface acidity and reducibility, and the difference from NH₃-SCR reaction on V₂O₅-based catalysts. Our results show that the oxygen vacancy on the surface which creates two Ce³⁺ cations plays a critical catalytic role in the NH₃-SCR reaction, where adsorbed N₂O₂^2– species can be readily formed and then acts as a precursor for SCR reaction, opening a unique reaction pathway. The formation of adsorbed NO₂ species on W-doped CeO₂ facilitates the SCR reaction via Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism with a relative low energy barrier. This study provides atomic-scale insights into the catalytic cycle and the important role of oxygen vacancy in NH₃-SCR reaction on W-doped CeO₂ catalysts, which is of significance for the design of highly active ceria-based SCR catalysts.