Dechlorination of chlorobenzene on vanadium-based catalysts for low-temperature SCR

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Feb 20;54(16):2032-2035. doi: 10.1039/c7cc08705e.

Abstract

Chlorobenzene (CB) inhibits SCR activity of V-based catalysts at low temperature, though the adsorption amount is small. NH3 adsorption increases due to the break in the C-Cl bond during CB oxidation. The dissociated Cl- ions provide extra Brønsted acid sites, leading to the formation of inactive NH4Cl. Ce and Mn improve dechlorination, forming more NH4Cl on the catalyst surface.