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NOx storage-reduction characteristics of Ba-based lean NOx trap catalysts subjected to simulated road aging

Ji, Yaying, Fisk, Courtney, Easterling, Vencon, Graham, Uschi, Poole, Adam, Crocker, Mark, Choi, Jae-Soon, Partridge, William and Wilson, Karen 2010. NOx storage-reduction characteristics of Ba-based lean NOx trap catalysts subjected to simulated road aging. Catalysis Today 151 (3-4) , pp. 362-375. 10.1016/j.cattod.2009.12.009

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Abstract

In order to study the effect of washcoat composition on lean NOx trap (LNT) aging characteristics, fully formulated monolithic LNT catalysts containing varying amounts of La-stabilized CeO2 (5 wt% La2O3) or CeO2-ZrO2 (Ce:Zr = 70:30) were subjected to accelerated aging on a bench reactor. Subsequent catalyst evaluation revealed that aging resulted in deterioration of the NOx storage, NOx release and NOx reduction functions, whereas the observation of lean phase NO2 slip for all of the aged catalysts indicated that LNT performance was not limited by the kinetics of NO oxidation. After aging, all of the catalysts showed increased selectivity to NH3 in the temperature range 250–450 °C. TEM, H2 chemisorption, XPS and elemental analysis data revealed two main changes which can explain the degradation in LNT performance. First, residual sulfur in the catalysts, present as BaSO4, decreased catalyst NOx storage capacity. Second, sintering of the precious metals in the washcoat was observed, which can be expected to decrease the rate of NOx reduction. Additionally, sintering is hypothesized to result in segregation of the precious metal and Ba phases, resulting in less efficient NOx spillover from Pt to Ba during NOx adsorption, as well as decreased rates of reductant spillover from Pt to Ba and reverse NOx spillover during catalyst regeneration. Spectacular improvement in LNT durability was observed for catalysts containing CeO2 or CeO2-ZrO2 relative to their non-ceria containing analog. This was attributed to (i) the ability of ceria to participate in NOx storage/reduction as a supplement to the main Ba NOx storage component; (ii) the fact that Pt and CeO2(-ZrO2) are not subject to phase segregation; and (iii) the ability of ceria to trap sulfur, resulting in decreased sulfur accumulation on the Ba component.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Chemistry
Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords: Lean NOx trap; NOx storage; Catalyst aging; Precious metal sintering; Ceria
Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISSN: 0920-5861
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2016 22:37
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22058

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