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NH 3 ‐SCR of NO over a V‐based catalyst: Low‐T redox kinetics with NH 3 inhibition
Author(s) -
Nova Isabella,
Ciardelli Cristian,
Tronconi Enrico,
Chatterjee Daniel,
BandlKonrad Brigitte
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.10939
Subject(s) - catalysis , selective catalytic reduction , chemistry , ammonia , redox , kinetics , nox , vanadium , inorganic chemistry , transient (computer programming) , kinetic energy , oxygen , chemical kinetics , organic chemistry , physics , operating system , quantum mechanics , computer science , combustion
We present transient kinetic data that demonstrate an inhibiting effect of ammonia on the NH 3 ‐selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitric oxide (NO) at low temperatures over a V 2 O 5 ‐WO 3 /TiO 2 commercial catalyst for vehicles. This effect has significant mechanistic as well as practical implications. It cannot be reproduced by conventional or modified Eley–Rideal approaches used in the past for SCR‐deNOx stationary applications, but is well described by a novel dual‐site redox rate expression assuming that ammonia may block the vanadium‐related catalyst sites for NO + NH 3 activation. The same rate model also successfully represents the kinetic influence of the oxygen concentration. It is shown that account of ammonia inhibition at low temperatures is critical for simulating the highly transient operation of onboard SCR converters for diesel exhaust aftertreatment. © 2006 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2006