A dry method to remove simultaneously SO
x and NO
x with CuO-Al
2O
3-TiO
2 was investigated. This method is based on the principle that SO
x can be removed by the sulfation with CuO (SO
2+ (1/2) O
2+CuO-CuSO
4, SO
3+CuO→CuSO
4) and NO
x removed by the catalytic reduction with NH
3 (NO+NH
3+ (1/4) O
2→N
2+ (3/2) H
2O, NO
2+ (4/3) NH
3→ (7/6) N
2+2H
2O, NO+NO
2+2NH
3→2N
2+3H
2O) over CuSO
4 formed. Thus, the most important problem for practical use of this process is to develop a technique to regenerate repeatedly the-catalyst employed. The experiment for removal of SO
x and NO
x was carried out using a flow type packed bed reactor under atmospheric pressure at 350°C. The inlet gas was 1000ppm SO
2-500ppm NO-667ppm NH
3-5%O
2-10%H
2O-N
2. The metal oxides were prepared by the coprecipitation from CuSO
4, TiCl
4 aq. etc. with NH
3 aq., The examinations for regeneration were carried out by reduction with NH
3, etc. or by thermal decomposition. The third components added to CuO-TiO
2 as an improvement agent were Al
2O
3, SiO
2, Fe
2O
3 or V
2O
5. The following results were obtained: 1) 40-50mol%CuO-60-50mol%TiO
2 was suitable for only a SO
x absorbents. The regeneration of these solids was possible by mild reduction (CuSO
4→Cu
3N) with NH
3-H
2O mixture (1% NH
3-7.4% H
2O-N
2) at 400°C, and then by mild oxidation (Cu
3N-CuO) with O
2-H
2O mixture (5% O
2-10% H
2O-N
2) at 350°C. 2) 40mol%CuO-20mol% Al
2O
3-40mol% TiO
2 was the metal oxides of the most preferable composition for the dry simultaneous removal of SO
x and NO
x. This regeneration was carried out sufficiently by the reduction (CuSO
4→Cu
3N) with 20% NH
3-7.4% H
2O-N
2 at 400°C, and then by the oxidation (Cu
3N→CuO) with 5% O
2-10% H
2O-N
2 at 350°C.
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