NH3 formation pathways from NO reduction by CO in the presence of water over Rh/Al2O3

Chunjae Yoo; Andrew (Bean) Getsoian; Aditya Bhan

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119893

NH₃ formation pathways from NO reduction by CO in the presence of water over Rh/Al₂O₃

Chunjae Yoo, Andrew (Bean) Getsoian, Aditya Bhan

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

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Abstract

Steady-state kinetic measurements with varying NO (0.05−0.2 kPa), CO (0.2−0.5 kPa), and water (1.5–9 kPa) pressures at 598 K rationalize that N₂/N₂O selectivity is determined by NO pressure while the NH₃/(N₂O + N₂) selectivity is a single-valued function of NO/CO ratio. The existence of NCO* species on Al₂O₃ is confirmed by IR spectra. Monotonically increasing NH₃/Rh ratios from H₂O recirculation over the NCO* accrued in transient reaction studies on Rh/Al₂O₃ upon exposure to NO/CO mixtures suggests NH₃ formation occurs by hydrolysis of isocyanate species bound on Al₂O₃. These findings demonstrate the critical role of H₂O and NO/CO ratio in determining NH₃ selectivity for operation of three-way automotive exhaust catalysts at rich air/fuel ratios.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	119893
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	286
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119893
State	Published - Jun 5 2021

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We acknowledge financial support from the Ford Motor Company University Research Program .

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© 2021 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

Isocyanate hydrolysis
NH formation
NO reduction
Rh catalyst
Role of water

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