1. Review of Ag/Al2O3-Reductant System in the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO x
- Author
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Qiang Wu, Xiuli Zhang, Yunbo Yu, Changbin Zhang, and Hong He
- Subjects
Reaction mechanism ,Ethanol ,Diesel exhaust ,Chemistry ,Inorganic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Selective catalytic reduction ,General Chemistry ,Diesel engine ,Sulfur ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Diesel exhaust fluid ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Ag/Al2O3 is a promising catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) by hydrocarbons (HC) of NO x in both laboratory and diesel engine bench tests. New developments of the HC-SCR of NO x over a Ag/Al2O3 catalyst are reviewed, including the efficiencies and sulfur tolerances of different Ag/Al2O3-reductant systems for the SCR of NO x ; the low-temperature activity improvement of H2-assisted HC-SCR of NO x over Ag/Al2O3; and the application of a Ag/Al2O3-ethanol SCR system with a heavy-duty diesel engine. The discussions are focused on the reaction mechanisms of different Ag/Al2O3-reductant systems and H2-assisted HC-SCR of NO x over Ag/Al2O3. A SO2-resistant surface structure in situ synthesized on Ag/Al2O3 by using ethanol as a reductant is proposed based on the study of the sulfate formation. These results provide new insight into the design of a high-efficiency NO x reduction system. The diesel engine bench test results showed that a Ag/Al2O3-ethanol system is promising for catalytic cleaning of NO x in diesel exhaust.
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- 2008