γ-Fe 2 O 3 has an excellent low-temperature SCR deNO x performance, but its resistance to alkaline earth metal calcium (Ca) is poor. In particular, the detail mechanism of Ca poisoning on the γ-Fe 2 O 3 catalyst at the atomic level is not clear. Hence, the density functional theory (DFT) method was used in this research to investigate the in uence mechanism of Ca poisoning on the NH 3 -SCR over the γ-Fe 2 O 3 catalyst surface. The ndings reveal that NH 3 , NO, and O 2 molecules can bind to the γ-Fe 2 O 3 (001) surface to generate coordinated ammonia, monodentate nitroso, and adsorption oxygen species, respectively. The main active site is Fe 1 -top. For the γ-Fe 2 O 3 with Ca poisoning, the Ca atom has a higher adsorption energy on the surface of γ-Fe 2 O 3 (001), which covers the catalyst surface and reduces the active sites.The presence of Ca atom decreases the adsorption performance of NH 3 , while slightly improves the NO and O 2 adsorption. In particular, The Ca atom restrains the NH 3 activation and NH 2 formation, which is detrimental to the NH 3 -SCR process.