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TOPICS IN CATALYSIS
Volume 56, Issue 1-8, Pages 293-297Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11244-013-9969-5
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Commercial NOx storage/reduction catalyst; Aging; XRD; BET; HR-TEM/EDX; CO chemisorption
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Fuel consumption for NOx trap regeneration depends on the regeneration frequency, which is a function of NOx trap performance parameters. Hence, the impact of thermal aging must be considered in the operation strategy. For this purpose, the effect of thermal aging on the physical and chemical properties of a commercial NOx storage/reduction catalyst containing Pt/Pd/Rh has been investigated. After thermal treatment under various conditions, the samples were characterized using CO chemisorption measurements, X-ray diffraction (XRD), N-2 physisorption, and electron microscopy. It is shown that the major impact of lean hydrothermal treatment on the catalyst activity is the continuous decrease of the specific surface area with aging temperature due to collapse of smaller pores. The noble metal nanoparticles remained highly dispersed, even after lean aging at 800 A degrees C. In contrast, noble metal sintering represents the main aging effect of lean/rich cycling at elevated temperatures. Furthermore, XRD and selected area electron diffraction revealed a significant loss of crystallinity for the barium component in consequence of lean/rich aging treatment. However, independent from the aging treatment, no formation of mixed oxides could be observed.
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