Experience and Trust Built Over Decades
Since 1978, Nippon Shokubai has been committed to delivering high-quality, high-performance, and highly durable De-NOx catalysts. With decades of expertise and a proven track record, we provide tailored solutions to meet your specific needs, including exhaust gas properties and target outlet NOx levels.
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR): A Proven Solution
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) is an effective and cost-efficient method for reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) in industrial exhaust gases, particularly in low to medium temperature environments. NOx, primarily made up of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), is a major contributor to environmental issues such as air pollution, smog, and acid rain formation.
Industries such as power generation and petrochemical processing are significant sources of NOx emissions, primarily originating from equipment like coal-powered boilers, combined heat and power (CHP) plants, industrial furnaces, reformers, and cracking units. Nippon Shokubai’s advanced De-NOx catalysts are tailored to optimize the performance of SCR technology, providing substantial NOx reduction and ensuring compliance with rigorous environmental regulations.
Key Features
Through proprietary titania-based composite materials and advanced manufacturing technologies, Nippon Shokubai achieves a balanced combination of the following features:
High Catalyst Performance:
- Superior NOx removal efficiency with minimal ammonia slip.
- Low SO₂-to-SO₃ conversion rate, reducing risks of downstream equipment issues.
- Long service life with consistent high performance
Mechanical Strength and Durability:
- High crush and abrasion resistance, minimizing wear on catalyst surfaces.
- Exceptional resilience to poisoning, heat sintering, and clogging, ensuring reliability in challenging environments.
Broad Operating Temperature Range:
- Effective performance across temperatures from 160°C to 450°C.
Nippon Shokubai’s De-NOx catalysts offer reliable and efficient solutions for cleaner air, supporting a sustainable future through advanced technologies and exceptional durability.
Applications
- Power Generation:
- Coals Fired Boilers: DeNOx catalysts are widely used in selective catalytic reduction systems to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions from coal combustion in power stations, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations
- Utility Boilers: Optimized for continuous high-load operation, the catalyst ensures stable NOx removal efficiency under varying flue gas compositions and temperatures
- Waste and Biomass to Energy: Can be integrated into the flue gas treatment systems, while the catalyst tolerates varying compositions and temperatures
- Petrochemical Industry:
- Steam Methane Reformers: Reduces NOx emissions generated during Hydrogen production and reforming operations, improving overall plant sustainability
- Ethylene Cracking furnaces: Helps control NOx emissions formed at high temperatures during ethylene production
- General Industrial Applications:
- Chemical Plants and Refineries: Tailored catalyst formulations provide high DeNOx efficiency across a wide range of industrial combustion systems, even in the presence of SOx and particulates
- Large Combusion Plants: DeNOx catalysts are integrated into Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems to treat emissions from large-scale thermal units, helping industries meet EU IED and regional NOx limits