The Effect of Si/Al Ratio on Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 over Pt/Al-SBA-15

The selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3 (NH3-SCR) was investigated over Pt catalysts supported on various supports such as alumina, ZSM-5, SBA-15, and Al-SBA-15 with different amounts of alumina. Among them, Pt catalysts supported on Al-SBA-15 showed the higher NOx conversion at low temperatures than those of others. These also showed high NOx conversions over a wide reaction temperature. As the Si/Al ratio in Al-SBA-15 decreased, the NH3-SCR activity increased. This was closely related to the amount of strongly-adsorbed NH3.