Ti species regulated CuO/CeO2 catalyst for efficient simultaneously NH3-SCR denitration and CO oxidation under oxygen-rich conditions

Synergistic control of multiple pollutants has high benefits during the control of emissions from fuel utilization, and catalysis can contribute to efficient removal of multiple pollutants. In this work, Ti species regulated CuO/CeO2 (Cu/Ce) catalyst was constructed to efficient simultaneous NH3-SCR denitration and CO oxidation under oxygen-rich conditions. It is found that the introduction of Ti species into Cu/Ce catalyst induces the formation of three-dimensional pore structure and promotes the phase transition from crystalline to amorphous, which significantly enhances the specific surface area and the dispersion of CuO and CeO2. The well dispersed CuO and CeO2 species provide a larger number of adsorbed sites for CO and NO and enhance the Cu-Ce interaction, which can contribute to reducing the competitive adsorption between CO and NO and the formation of a richer surface oxygen vacancies. Owing to above improvements, the Ti species regulated Cu/Ce catalyst can achieve more than 90% removal efficiency of NOx and CO at 148–218 °C, and the active temperature windows widened by 36 °C in comparison with Cu/Ce catalyst. Through this work, we expect to shed some light on the synergistic control of CO and NOx under oxygen-rich conditions.