Cu/BEA catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of engine-out NOx emissions: Experimental and kinetic investigations
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Fuel
Abstract
Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology using NH3 has shown to be the most promising method in the curbing of NOx and zeolite catalysts impregnated with copper has shown excellent SCR activity below 350 °C. However, most of the investigations are carried out with the artificial mixing combination of exhaust gases. The effect of real-time engine-out exhaust gas on NH3-SCR activity has been scantily reported. In this paper, Cu/BEA zeolite with varying copper loading from 0.83 to 4.31 wt% has been used and the effect of engine-out exhaust emissions has been investigated. The catalysts were prepared using ion-exchange method and characterized using SEM, XRD, and BET analyses. The highest NOx reduction efficiency of 62.5 % was observed for 1.77 wt% Cu for which the Cu/Al ratio was close to unity. The kinetic modeling of the SCR activity was also carried out to validate the experimental results with an average error of 3.85 %.
DOI
10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130041
Publication Date
2-1-2024
Recommended Citation
Mohan, Sooraj; Dinesha, P.; and Dasari, Harshini, "Cu/BEA catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of engine-out NOx emissions: Experimental and kinetic investigations" (2024). Open Access archive. 6934.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/6934
