Adsorption and reactivity of NO on copper-on-alumina catalysts. I. Formation of nitrate species and their influence on reactivity in NO and NH{sub 3} conversion
- Univ. of Bologna (Italy)
- Univ. of Turin (Italy)
The reactivity of copper-on-alumina catalysts in the reduction of NO by NH{sub 3} + O{sub 2} (SCR reaction) and oxidation of NH{sub 3} to N{sub 2} (NH{sub 3}ox reaction) as a function of the copper loading shows that (i) the specific rate of the SCR reaction per mole of copper decreases with increasing copper loading, whereas the NH{sub 3}ox reaction rate is nearly independent of the copper loading and (ii) the rate of the NH{sub 3}ox reaction is significantly higher in the absence of NO than that of the same reaction occurring during the SCR reaction. The catalysts were characterized by electron spin resonance (ESR), X-ray diffraction analysis, and UV-visible diffuse reflectance. The nature of the NO and NH{sub 3} adsorbed species was studied using ESR and infrared (IR) spectroscopies, and IR studies of the reactive coadsorption of NO and NH{sub 3} were carried out. The results obtained indicate that the above catalytic effects are due to the formation of nitrate species which block the reactivity of copper sites. The transformation of NO to N{sub 2} via the intermediate formation of ammonium nitrate was shown, but the data suggest that this is only a secondary pathway of reaction responsible for the formation of N{sub 2}O as a byproduct. The nature of active copper species on the surface and the presence of competitive pathways of transformation of NO to N{sub 2} are also discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 525931
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Catalysis, Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 152; ISSN 0021-9517; ISSN JCTLA5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
40 CHEMISTRY
ADSORPTION
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
AMMONIA
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COPPER
ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
NITRIC OXIDE
REACTION INTERMEDIATES
SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION