MOF-74-M (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, MnCo, MnNi, and MnZn) for Low-Temperature NH3-SCR and In Situ DRIFTS Study Reaction Mechanism

Monometallic and bimetallic MOF-74-M (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, MnCo, MnNi, and MnZn) catalysts were prepared by the solvothermal method for NH3-SCR. XRD, BET, SEM, and EDS-mapping tests indicate the successful synthesis of the MOF-74-M catalyst with uniform distribution of metal elements and large specific surface area, and the morphology is almost hexagonal. Adding Mn element to a single-metal catalyst can enhance activity, which is mainly because of the existence of various valence states of Mn so that it has excellent redox properties; the catalytic activity of water and sulfur resistance tests showed that the catalytic activity of MOF-74-M increases after adding a proper amount of SO2, mainly because of the increase in acidic sites. In situ DRIFTS results indicate that the low-temperature range of MOF-74-MnCo and MOF-74-Mn is dominated by the E–R mechanism and the high-temperature range is dominated by the L–H mechanism. The entire temperature range of MOF-74-Zn is dominated by the L–H mechanism.