Selective Reduction of NOx in Oxygen Rich Environments with Plasma-Assisted Catalysis: The Role of Plasma and Reactive Intermediates Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Panov, A. G., author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Fall Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exhibition (2001-09-24 : San Antonio, Texas, United States)

Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exhibition (2002-05-06 : Reno, Nevada, United States)

Language:

English

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1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2001

Summary:

The catalytic activity of selected materials (BaY and NaY zeolites, and γ-alumina) for selective NOx reduction in combination with a non-thermal plasma was investigated. Our studies suggest that aldehydes, formed during the plasma treatment of simulated diesel exhaust, are the important species for the reduction of NOx to N2. Indeed, all materials that are active in plasma-assisted catalysis were found to be very effective for the thermal reduction of NOx in the presence of aldehydes. For example, the thermal catalytic activity of a BaY zeolite with aldehydes gives 80-90% NOx removal at 250°C with 200ppm NOx at the inlet and a VHSV=12,000 h-1.The hydrocarbon reductants, n-octane and 1-propyl alcohol, have also shown high thermal catalytic activity for NOx removal over BaY, NaY and γ-alumina. We believe that this activity is due to the fact that in an oxygen rich environment these compounds can be thermally oxidized over the catalysts to form the important aldehyde reaction intermediates

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2001-01-3513

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