Analysis of the state and size of silver on alumina in effective removal of NOx from oxygen rich exhaust gas
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Summary, in English
Ag/alumina catalysts with different silver contents for octane-SCR were prepared by impregnation and incipient wetness methods. Activity tests revealed that the decisive factor for high activity is not only a high dispersion of silver, but also the ability of the system to redisperse clustered silver. Determination of dispersion by TEM/HAADF and O-2-chemisorption experiments resulted in values close to each other even if the results were not directly comparable. This is suggested to be due to not complete silver reduction below 700 degrees C and the samples being very heterogeneous in terms of particle size, e.g., having a bimodal size distribution. Small charged Ag-n(delta+) clusters containing 2-8 silver atoms highly prevailed in the samples containing < 2 wt% Ag and exhibiting high octane-SCR activity In highly loaded Ag/alumina samples or those reduced and reoxidized at high temperature (> 400 degrees C), large metallic particles are stabilized, resulting in poor conversion of NOx to N-2.
Department/s
Publishing year
2006
Language
English
Pages
1076-1083
Publication/Series
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume
6
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Scientific Publishers
Topic
- Nano Technology
Keywords
- exhaust gas
- removal of NOx
- silver
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1533-4880