Reduction of NOx in fluid catalytic cracking flue gas over Mg-Al spinel modified with transition metal oxides

Mg-Al spinel modification with transition metal oxides of CuO, Mn2O3, and Fe2O3 was prepared to catalyze the NO+CO reaction for the DeNOx of fluid catalytic cracking flue gas. Mg-Al spinel modification with CuO showed the best catalytic performance for the easy adsorption of CO on CuO. The Cu+ in amorphous state of the catalyst surface was contributed for the main adsorption site of CO from the characterization results by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy technology. The additive amount of CuO was optimized to 4%, and the excess CuO sintered and converted to crystal phase.