Impact of zeolite and ?-alumina intra-particle diffusion on the performance of a dual layer catalyst

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.04.085" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.cej.2016.04.085</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Impact of zeolite and ?-alumina intra-particle diffusion on the performance of a dual layer catalyst

Original language description

The trend of making multi-layer catalytic converters reduces the cost and space of the system and improves the heat distribution for cold-start applications. However, the removal of pollutants can be limited by internal diffusion through several coated layers. In this paper we investigate the impact of diffusion limitation on the performance of a model dual-layer oxidation catalyst. The samples consist of bottom Pt/?-Al2O3 layer further coated by top layer of either zeolite or alumina - the materials of a general interest for automotive exhaust gas aftertreatment. Zeolites find applications in ammonia slip catalysts, selective catalytic reduction of NOx and hydrocarbon adsorbers, and alumina is typically used in oxidation catalysts, three-way catalysts and lean NOx traps. The samples are tested in a lab reactor for CO oxidation as a probe reaction and the extent of diffusion limitation on CO conversion is evaluated. The gas transport in dual layer systems is further investigated by 1D+1D model combined with 3D digital reconstruction of pore space, and the contribution of micro-, meso- and macro-pores to the overall transport and conversion is quantified. Internal pores of zeolites are order of magnitude smaller than those found in ?-Al2O3, which results in a substantially different intra-particle diffusivity. However, the analysed samples and performed parametric study demonstrate that macropores in the coated layers represent a key structural property that enable efficient transport. Relatively similar values of overall effective diffusivity are therefore achieved in macroporous zeolite and alumina layers, regardless of quite different sizes of small intra-particle pores.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

CI - Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Chemical Engineering Journal

ISSN

1385-8947

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

301

Issue of the periodical within the volume

neuveden

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

178-187

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