文摘
A series of Cu–SAPO-18 catalysts with various Cu loadings were prepared and their catalytic activities were tested for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH<sub>3sub>. The catalysts were characterized by means of XRD, N<sub>2sub> adsorption–desorption, TEM, XPS, UV–vis DRS, H<sub>2sub>-TPR, NH<sub>3sub>-TPD and EPR. Isolated Cu<sup>2+sup> ions are confirmed to be the catalytic active sites. Cu-4.42 catalyst exhibits high NO conversion (>80%) at the lowest temperature of 200 °C among all catalysts. It can be attributed to the maximum amount of isolated Cu<sup>2+sup> ions in Cu-4.42 catalyst. DFT calculations show that the isolated Cu ions are located in the pear shaped cavity and exhibit a preference for the neighboring of 6R planes of Cu–SAPO-18. NH<sub>3sub>–SCR mechanism over Cu–SAPO-18 catalyst is elucidated by a combination of in situ DRIFTS technique and DFT calculations, in which the dissociation of NH<sub>3sub> and the oxidation of NO are shown to be key steps in the reaction.