Fully formulated lean NOx trap(LNT)catalysts of the type Pt/Rh/BaO/Al2O3 were prepared with and without incorporation of CeO2-ZrO2 in the washcoat,and their NOx reduction behavior was evaluated in steady-state,continu...Fully formulated lean NOx trap(LNT)catalysts of the type Pt/Rh/BaO/Al2O3 were prepared with and without incorporation of CeO2-ZrO2 in the washcoat,and their NOx reduction behavior was evaluated in steady-state,continuous flow experiments.In the fresh state, the CeO2-ZrO2 addition was found to exert little effect on NOx reduction activity using H2,CO,and NH3 as the reductants.However,after simulated road aging,NOx reduction activity was significantly impaired for the CeO2-ZrO2-free catalyst,whereas the performance of the CeO2-ZrO2-containing analog was affected to only a minor degree.These differences are explained on the basis of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements showing that Pt supported on CeO2-ZrO2 remained highly dispersed after aging,whereas Pt supported on BaO/Al2O3 underwent significant sintering.In addition,the Pt/CeO2-ZrO2 component did not accumulate sulfur during aging, unlike Pt/BaO/Al2O3 for which significant sulfation of the Ba phase occurred.For both catalysts,selectivity to NH3 in NO and NO2 reduction by H2 increased after the catalyst aging,indicative of a change in the relative surface coverages of N and H ad-atoms on the precious metal sites.展开更多
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文摘Fully formulated lean NOx trap(LNT)catalysts of the type Pt/Rh/BaO/Al2O3 were prepared with and without incorporation of CeO2-ZrO2 in the washcoat,and their NOx reduction behavior was evaluated in steady-state,continuous flow experiments.In the fresh state, the CeO2-ZrO2 addition was found to exert little effect on NOx reduction activity using H2,CO,and NH3 as the reductants.However,after simulated road aging,NOx reduction activity was significantly impaired for the CeO2-ZrO2-free catalyst,whereas the performance of the CeO2-ZrO2-containing analog was affected to only a minor degree.These differences are explained on the basis of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements showing that Pt supported on CeO2-ZrO2 remained highly dispersed after aging,whereas Pt supported on BaO/Al2O3 underwent significant sintering.In addition,the Pt/CeO2-ZrO2 component did not accumulate sulfur during aging, unlike Pt/BaO/Al2O3 for which significant sulfation of the Ba phase occurred.For both catalysts,selectivity to NH3 in NO and NO2 reduction by H2 increased after the catalyst aging,indicative of a change in the relative surface coverages of N and H ad-atoms on the precious metal sites.
