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Hydrocarbon Storage on Small-Pore Cu-Zeolite SCR Catalyst

Journal Article
2013-01-0508
ISSN: 1946-3936, e-ISSN: 1946-3944
Published April 08, 2013 by SAE International in United States
Hydrocarbon Storage on Small-Pore Cu-Zeolite SCR Catalyst
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Citation: Kumar, A., Kamasamudram, K., and Yezerets, A., "Hydrocarbon Storage on Small-Pore Cu-Zeolite SCR Catalyst," SAE Int. J. Engines 6(2):680-687, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-0508.
Language: English

Abstract:

In this study we investigated the interaction of short- and long-chain hydrocarbons (HCs), represented by propene (C₃H₆) and n-dodecane (n-C₁₂H₂₆), respectively, with a state-of-the-art small-pore Cu-Zeolite SCR catalyst. By varying HC adsorption conditions, we determined that physisorption was the primary mechanism for some minor HC storage at low temperatures (≺ 200°C), while chemical transformation was involved in more substantial HC storage at higher temperatures (200-400°C). The latter was evidenced by the oxygen-dependent and thermally activated nature of the storage process, and further confirmed by the carbon-rich composition of the deposits.
The nature of HC-derived deposits of different origins and amounts was further probed using the standard SCR reaction at kinetically challenging conditions (at 200°C), as well by ammonia adsorption/desorption experiments. The resulting observations indicate that the carbonaceous deposits originating from long-chain HCs accumulate solely on the outer surface of the zeolite crystallites, while short-chain HCs can access both the external surface and the pores.
The stored HCs can be readily removed in the form of CO, CO₂, and H₂O by an oxygen-rich mixture at elevated temperatures or by using NO₂ as an oxidant at lower temperatures.