Studies on B sites in Fe-doped LaNiO3 perovskite for SCR of NOx with H2

•A series of LaNi1−xFexO3 were prepared and investigated for H2-SCR.•Fe-doping leads to a better NOx removal and a high structural stability.•Easy reduction of Ni3+ to Ni2+ is crucial, and sulfates mainly deposit on Ni.•Fe addition can protect Ni to some extent at the expense of partial sulfation.

A series of LaNi1−xFexO3 (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.7, and 1.0) perovskites were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 physisorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), H2-temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The perovskites were investigated for selective catalytic reduction of NOx by hydrogen (H2-SCR). It is shown that Fe addition into LaNiO3 leads to a promoted efficiency of NOx removal, as well as a high stability of perovskite structure. Moreover, easy reduction of Ni3+ to Ni2+ with the aid of appropriate Fe component mainly accounts for the enhanced activity. Meanwhile, deactivation of the sulfated catalysts is due to that sulfates mainly deposit on active Ni component while doping of Fe can protect Ni to some extent at the expense of partial sulfation.

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