The simultaneous reductions of SO
2 and NO by H
2 on sulfided nickel-tungsten catalysts are investigated
forthe first time. Virtually 100% conversions of NO and SO
2 with 100% and 90% selectivity toward nitrogenand sulfur, respectively, over sulfided NiW/Al
2O
3 have been revealed at 550
C. As a result, this highlyactive and selective catalyst has been characterized extensively by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectronspectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. It has been found that the oxidative leakage of lattice sulfur by NOresults in a rapid deactivation of this sulfided catalyst in both NO decomposition and the NO reduction reaction.The sulfur produced from the hydrogen reduction of SO
2 can, however, replenish the lost sulfur whilemaintaining the essential sulfide structure necessary for steady catalytic activity. Thus, a tentative reactionmechanism for the simultaneous reductions of SO
2 and NO with H
2 over this new sulfided NiW/Al
2O
3 catalystis proposed.