The regeneration of commercial SCR(Selective Catalyst Reduction) catalysts deactivated by Pb and other elements was studied.The deactivated catalyst samples were prepared by chemical impregnation with mixed solution containing K_2SO_4,Na_2SO_4,CaSO_4,Pb(NO_3)_2and NH_4H_2PO_4.A novel method combining Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt(EDTA-2Na) and H_2SO_4solution(viz.catalysts treated by dilute EDTA-2Na and H_2SO_4 solution in sequence) was used to recover the activity of deactivated samples,and the effect was compared with single H_2SO_4,oxalic acid,acetic acid,EDTA or HNO_3 solutions.The surface structure,acidity and reducibility of samples were characterized by N_2adsorption–desorption,inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer(ICP-OES),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),X-ray fluorescence(XRF),H-2-temperature programmed section(H_2-TPR),NH3-temperature programmed desorption(NH3-TPD) and in situ DRIFTS.Impurities caused a decrease of specific surface area and surface reducibility,as well as Br?nsted acid sites,and therefore led to severe deactivation of the SCR catalyst.The use of an acid solution alone possibly eliminated the impurities on the deactivated catalyst to some extent,and also increased the specific surface area and Br?nsted acid sites and promoted the surface reducibility,thus recovered the activity partially.The combination of EDTA-2Na and H_2SO_4 could remove most of the impurities and improve the activity significantly.The removal of Pb should be an important factor for regeneration.Due to a high removal rate for Pb and other impurities,the combination of EDTA-2Na and H_2SO_4 solutions provided the best efficiency. The regeneration of commercial SCR (Selective Catalyst Reduction) catalysts deactivated by Pb and other elements was studied. The deactivated catalyst samples were prepared by chemical impregnation with mixed solution containing K_2SO_4, Na_2SO_4, CaSO_4, Pb (NO_3) _2and NH_4H_2PO_4.A novel method combining Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA-2Na) and H 2 SO 4 solution (viz. Catalysts treated by dilute EDTA-2Na and H 2 SO 4 solution in sequence) was used to recover the activity of deactivated samples, and the effect was compared with single H 2 SO 4, oxalic acid, acetic acid, EDTA or HNO 3 solutions.The surface structure, acidity and reducibility of samples were characterized by N 2 adsorption-desorption, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction X-ray fluorescence (XRF), H-2-temperature programmed section (H 2 -TPR), NH 3 -temperature programmed desorption (NH 3 -TPD) and in situ DRIFTS.Impurities caused a decrease of specific surface area and surface reducibility, as well as Br? nsted acid sites, and therefore led to severe activation of the SCR catalyst. The use of an acid solution alone due eliminated the impurity on the deactivated catalyst to some extent, and also increased the specific surface area and Br? nsted acid sites and promoted the surface reducibility, thus recover the activity partially. The combination of EDTA-2Na and H_2SO_4 could remove most of the impurities and improve the activity significantly. The removal of Pb should be an important factor for regeneration. Due to a high removal rate for Pb and other impurities, the combination of EDTA-2Na and H 2 SO 4 solutions provided the best efficiency.