NOx Reduction in SI Engine Exhaust Using Selective Catalytic Reduction Technique

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratyush Nag ◽  
B. B. Ghosh ◽  
Randip K. Das ◽  
Maya DuttaGupta
Keyword(s):  
Selective Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Nox Reduction ◽  
Reduction Technique ◽  
Si Engine ◽  
Engine Exhaust

Effect of Hydrocarbon Emissions From PCCI-Type Combustion on the Performance of Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalysts

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitaly Y. Prikhodko ◽  
Josh A. Pihl ◽  
Samuel A. Lewis ◽  
James E. Parks
Keyword(s):  
Selective Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Nox Reduction ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Engine Exhaust ◽  
Nox Conversion ◽  
Combustion Modes ◽  
Reduction Catalysts ◽  
Nox Conversion Efficiency

Core samples cut from full size commercial Fe-and Cu- zeolite selective catalytic reduction catalysts were exposed to a slipstream of raw engine exhaust from a 1.9-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine operating in conventional and premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) combustion modes. Subsequently, the NOx reduction performance of the exposed catalysts was evaluated on a laboratory bench-reactor fed with simulated exhaust. The Fe-zeolite NOx conversion efficiency was significantly degraded, especially at low temperatures (<250 °C), after the catalyst was exposed to the engine exhaust. The degradation of the Fe-zeolite performance was similar for both combustion modes. The Cu-zeolite was much more resistant to hydrocarbon (HC) fouling than the Fe-zeolite catalyst. In the case of the Cu-zeolite, PCCI exhaust had a more significant impact than the exhaust from conventional combustion on the NOx conversion efficiency. For all cases, the clean catalyst performance was recovered after heating to 600 °C. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of the HCs adsorbed to the catalyst surface provided insights into the observed NOx reduction performance trends.

scholarly journals Experimental Assessment of an Electrofilter and a Tandem Positive-Negative Corona Charger for the Measurement of Charged Nanoparticles formed in Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Schwelberger ◽  
Athanasios Mamakos ◽  
Martin Fierz ◽  
Barouch Giechaskiel
Keyword(s):  
Selective Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Charged Particles ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Engine Exhaust ◽  
Condensation Particle Counter ◽  
Measurement Systems ◽  
Charged Nanoparticles ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Volatile Particle

Onboard measurement of non-volatile particle number (PN) emissions with portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) was introduced for the type-approval of passenger cars in Europe since 2017 and is foreseen for heavy-duty (HD) vehicles in 2021. First studies on the performance of PN-PEMS with HD engine exhaust revealed larger differences between established PN-PEMS techniques than what was observed for passenger cars. Particles forming in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for NOx of late technology HD engines have recently been identified as a potential reason for the observed differences. The formed particles have a size distribution peaking below the regulatory limit of 23 nm and most importantly acquire high (more than one) positive charges at the elevated exhaust temperatures. Precise measurement of such highly charged nanosized particles with PN-PEMS instrumentation utilizing diffusion charger (DC) based counters requires proper conditioning of these charges. Two approaches were investigated in this study: (a) an electrofilter (EF) to completely remove charged particles below the regulated size and (b) a tandem negative-positive corona (TC) charger to directly condition pre-charged particles. The two technical solutions were tested alongside the unmodified DC-based PN-PEMS, a PN-PEMS utilizing a condensation particle counter (CPC) and a reference stationary PN system using exhaust of two SCR-equipped HD engines. The results confirmed that the particles forming in such SCR systems are responsible for the observed inconsistencies and that both technical solutions efficiently address the interferences of these pre-charged nanoparticles.

scholarly journals In Situ DRIFTS Studies of NH3-SCR Mechanism over V2O5-CeO2/TiO2-ZrO2 Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaping Zhang ◽  
Xiupeng Yue ◽  
Tianjiao Huang ◽  
Kai Shen ◽  
Bin Lu
Keyword(s):  
Selective Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Nox Reduction ◽  
Oxygen Storage ◽  
In Situ Drifts ◽  
Nh3 Scr ◽  
Nh3 Adsorption ◽  
Reduction Of Nox ◽  
Zro2 Catalyst

TiO2-ZrO2 (Ti-Zr) carrier was prepared by a co-precipitation method and 1 wt. % V2O5 and 0.2 CeO2 (the Mole ratio of Ce to Ti-Zr) was impregnated to obtain the V2O5-CeO2/TiO2-ZrO2 catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3. The transient activity tests and the in situ DRIFTS (diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy) analyses were employed to explore the NH3-SCR (selective catalytic reduction) mechanism systematically, and by designing various conditions of single or mixing feeding gas and pre-treatment ways, a possible pathway of NOx reduction was proposed. It was found that NH3 exhibited a competitive advantage over NO in its adsorption on the catalyst surface, and could form an active intermediate substance of -NH2. More acid sites and intermediate reaction species (-NH2), at lower temperatures, significantly promoted the SCR activity of the V2O5-0.2CeO2/TiO2-ZrO2 catalyst. The presence of O2 could promote the conversion of NO to NO2, while NO2 was easier to reduce. The co-existence of NH3 and O2 resulted in the NH3 adsorption strength being lower, as compared to tests without O2, since O2 could occupy a part of the active site. Due to CeO2’s excellent oxygen storage-release capacity, NH3 adsorption was weakened, in comparison to the 1 wt. % V2O5-0.2CeO2/TiO2-ZrO2 catalyst. If NOx were to be pre-adsorbed in the catalyst, the formation of nitrate and nitro species would be difficult to desorb, which would greatly hinder the SCR reaction. All the findings concluded that NH3-SCR worked mainly through the Eley-Rideal (E-R) mechanism.

Modelling and parametric investigation of NOx reduction by oxidation precatalyst-assisted ammonia-selective catalytic reduction

2009 ◽  
Vol 223 (9) ◽  
pp. 1193-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
S-C Jung ◽  
W-S Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Selective Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Nox Reduction ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Kinetic Scheme ◽  
Space Velocity ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Scr System ◽  
Very High

Nitrogen oxide (NO x) reduction by the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system assisted by an oxidation precatalyst is modelled and analytically investigated. The Langmuir—Hinshelwood SCR kinetic scheme with vanadium-based catalyst and ammonia (NH3) reductant in conjunction with the NO—NO2 conversion reaction over a platinum-based catalyst is used. The effects of the ratio of the oxidation precatalyst to the SCR monolith volume, the gas temperature, the space velocity, and the NH3-to-NO x concentration ratio on the de-NO x performance are parametrically examined. The oxidation precatalyst promotes NO x conversion at low temperatures. At intermediate temperatures, the NO x reduction is either activated or deactivated with increase in the space velocity. A higher oxidation precatalyst-to-SCR monolith volume ratio tends to promote the NO x reduction of higher space velocities. At high temperatures, the de-NO x efficiency is very high and insensitive to the space velocity. The NO x conversion efficiency depends on the NH3-to-NO x ratio at low temperatures.

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