Abstract
Steady-state kinetic measurements with varying NO (0.05−0.2 kPa), CO (0.2−0.5 kPa), and water (1.5–9 kPa) pressures at 598 K rationalize that N2/N2O selectivity is determined by NO pressure while the NH3/(N2O + N2) selectivity is a single-valued function of NO/CO ratio. The existence of NCO* species on Al2O3 is confirmed by IR spectra. Monotonically increasing NH3/Rh ratios from H2O recirculation over the NCO* accrued in transient reaction studies on Rh/Al2O3 upon exposure to NO/CO mixtures suggests NH3 formation occurs by hydrolysis of isocyanate species bound on Al2O3. These findings demonstrate the critical role of H2O and NO/CO ratio in determining NH3 selectivity for operation of three-way automotive exhaust catalysts at rich air/fuel ratios.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 119893 |
Journal | Applied Catalysis B: Environmental |
Volume | 286 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 5 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We acknowledge financial support from the Ford Motor Company University Research Program .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Isocyanate hydrolysis
- NH formation
- NO reduction
- Rh catalyst
- Role of water