Method for the selective oxidation of carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds in off-gas further comprising sulphur dioxide

1. A method for cleaning a sulphur dioxide containing off-gas by selective oxidation of carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds in the off-gas with reduced formation of sulphur trioxide comprising the step of contacting the off-gas which contains between 0.01 and 2000 ppm by volume sulphur dioxide with an oxidation catalyst consisting of palladium and vanadium oxide supported on a carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the carrier further comprises at least one of oxides of titanium, tungsten and silicon.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst carrier is monolithic shaped.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the off-gas further contains nitrogen oxide and wherein the off-gas is treated for selective reduction of the nitrogen oxides by contacting the off-gas with a catalyst being effective in the selective reduction prior to the off-gas is contacted with the oxidation catalyst.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the off-gas further contains nitrogen oxide and wherein the off-gas is treated for selective reduction of the nitrogen oxides by contacting the off-gas with a catalyst being effective in the selective reduction subsequent to the off-gas is contacted with the oxidation catalyst.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein heat contained in the off-gas is removed from the off-gas after the cleaning by indirect heat exchange.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oxidation catalyst contains Pd in the range of between 10 ppm and 3000 ppm by weight and the oxidation catalyst contains V 2 O 5 in the range of between 0.1 and 5 weight %.