Pd-promoted WO3-ZrO2 for low temperature NOx storage

Yaying Ji, Shuli Bai, Dongyan Xu, Dali Qian, Zili Wu, Yang Song, Robert Pace, Mark Crocker, Karen Wilson, Adam Lee, Deb Harris, Dave Scapens

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Abstract

Pd-promoted ZrO2 and WO3-ZrO2 (W-Zr) were investigated for low temperature NOx adsorption and release. Pd-promoted W-Zr exhibited high NOx storage efficiency at short storage times, subsequently releasing ∼95% of the stored NOx upon thermal ramping to 350 °C. DRIFTS studies demonstrated that Pd increased nitrate formation relative to nitrite during NOx storage on both Pd-Zr and Pd-W-Zr. Moreover, Pd sites on Pd-W-Zr played a major role in NOx storage, the ad-species being readily removed by 350 °C. From NO- and CO-DRIFTS data, it is inferred that Pd on the acidic W-Zr support was present as mainly cationic species, and was therefore able to adsorb NO, whereas on ZrO2 Pd was not able to directly store NOx. Co-feeding CO with NO resulted in increased NOx storage capacity for Pd-W-Zr, which on the basis of DRIFTS measurements is attributed to the formation of Pd2+(CO)(NO) complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number118499
JournalApplied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume264
DOIs
StatePublished - May 5 2020

Keywords

  • Cations
  • DRIFTS
  • Nitrosyl complex
  • Palladium
  • Passive NOx adsorber
  • Tungstated zirconia

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