Method for production of vanadium catalysts

1. A method for producing antimony vanadium composite oxide catalysts, comprising:

1) Providing a mixture comprising a TiO 2 -based support and a composite oxide containing vanadium and antimony, wherein the mixture in step 1), is prepared by a process comprising sub-steps:

1.1) preparing a mixture comprising a vanadium precursor, an antimony precursor, and the TiO 2 -based support or a precursor thereof, optionally with a solvent;

1.2) drying or heating the mixture at a temperature ranging from 80° C. to 250° C.; and

1.3) calcining at a temperature ranging from 300° C. to 700° C. in an oxygen-containing atmosphere to obtain a mixture comprising a TiO 2 -based support and a composite oxide containing vanadium and antimony;

2) preparing a slurry comprising the mixture obtained from step 1), an additive comprising a solvent and one or more species selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Zr, Ti, W and Mo; and

3) applying the slurry onto a substrate or processing the slurry into shaped bodies.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mixture in sub-step 1.1) is a wet mixture.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wet mixture is prepared by adding a solution of vanadium precursor in the solvent to a mixture of TiO 2 -based support and Sb 2 O 3 via incipient wetness impregnation.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the drying or heating in sub-step 1.2) is at a temperature ranging from 100° C. to 250° C.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the calcining in sub-step 1.3) is at a temperature ranging from 350° C. to 700° C.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the TiO 2 -based support comprises TiO 2 in a form of anatase.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , ZrO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , WO 3 and MoO 3 and any precursors thereof.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein no substance with EHS risks is released directly into the air in step 1.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, after step 3),

4) Drying at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to 300° C.; and

5) calcining at a temperature of 350° C. or greater.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the drying or heating in step 4) is at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to 250° C.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the calcining in step 5) is at a temperature ranging from 350° C. to 700° C.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the slurry in step 3) is applied onto a substrate having a honeycomb structure, a ceramic honeycomb substrate, or a substrate shaped into a honeycomb body by extrusion.

13. The antimony vanadium composite oxide catalysts obtained by the method according to claim 1 .

14. A method for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases comprising contacting exhaust gases with the antimony vanadium composite oxide catalysts obtained by the method according to claim 1 .

15. The method for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides according to claim 14 , wherein exhaust gases are from an internal combustion engine selected from the group consisting of a diesel engine, a power plant, and an incinerator.

16. A method for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides present in exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine selected from the group consisting of a diesel engine, a power plant and an incinerator, comprising contacting the exhaust gases with the antimony vanadium composite oxide catalysts according to claim 13 .