THERMOSTABLE MOLECULAR-SIEVES, SILICOALUMINOPHOSPHATE (SAPO)-34, FOR THE REMOVAL OF NOX WITH C3H6 IN THE COEXISTENCE OF O-2, H2O, AND SO2

Selective reduction of NO with C3H6 under an oxidizing atmosphere was studied over various Cu ion-exchanged molecular sieves. All examined C u ion-exchanged catalysts are active for NO reduction with C3H6 in a l arge excess of O-2; however, the temperature at the maximum NO convers ion depends on the kind of molecular sieves. In particular, it was fou nd that Cu-SAPO-34 is sometimes more active than Cu-ZSM-5. Thermal sta bility of SAPO-34 was extremely high, and consequently, decrease in th e activity to NO selective reduction on Cu-SAPO-34 was negligible over 60 h at 673 Kin an atmosphere containing 15 vol % H2O. After thermal treatment at 1073 R in a humidified atmosphere, decrease in the activi ty to NO reduction was also small. Although the activity of Cu-SAPO-34 to NO reduction was decreased slightly with the coexistence of SO2, i t is expected that the activity of Cu-SAPO-34 is sustained over a long period.