Despite
the successful commercialization of Cu-SSZ-13 catalysts
as efficient ammonia-selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) catalysts in diesel vehicles for NO
x
elimination, their sensitivity toward phosphorus poisoning is one
of the primary challenges to practical applications. In this study,
an efficient method was used to regenerate a phosphorus-poisoned Cu-SSZ-13
catalyst by washing with hot water. The mechanism of deactivation
and regeneration of the Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst was deeply investigated
by a series of careful characterizations of fresh, poisoned, and regenerated
catalysts. After regeneration, the recovery of the decreased accessibility
and porosity, deactivated Brønsted acid sites, and Cu2+ ions resulted in the restoration of the decreased activity and hydrothermal
stability of the poisoned Cu-SSZ-13. At a low phosphorus loading (0.2
mmol/gcatal, 0.54 wt %), the promotion effect of phosphorus
on the SCR performance was observed after regeneration, which was
attributed to the decrease in the content of CuO species and recovery
of the acid sites and active Cu2+ ions after regeneration.
Additionally, the combination of washing with hot water and hydrothermal
aging results in good recovery of the SCR performance of the phosphorus-poisoned
catalyst. This work focuses on the regeneration of a phosphorus-poisoned
Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst, which provides an efficient method to prolong
the lifespan of the Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst in practical applications.