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... We have examined catalytic transformation of p-xylene into terephthalonitrile with nitric oxide (NO) over an aluminium oxide-supported ferric oxide catalyst using a fixed bed reactor in a temperature range of 320-460°c under atmospheric pressure. We achieved a maximum conversion of 80% with an Al₂O₃:Fe₂O₃ catalyst having an Al:Fe atomic ratio of nearly 1:1 at a temperature of 360°c with a NO:p-xyl ...
... The catalytic activity of Pd/Al₂O₃ prepared from various palladium precursors for direct NO decomposition is closely related to the fraction of surface step sites capable of dissociating NO, on the basis of a surface science study using single-crystal model catalyst. ...
... The morphological evolution of large Pt nanoparticles supported on alumina in reaction conditions has a significant impact on the catalytic behaviour for the NO/CH₄ reaction. ...
... Metal particles in a Rh/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst of differing particle size are oxidised by NO/He within 5 seconds at 313 K; rapid, highly exothermic dissociative chemisorption of NO is the initial step. ...
aluminum oxide; catalytic activity; chemical reactions; methane; nanoparticles; nitric oxide; ruthenium; synthesis gas
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... Alumina supported colloidal Ru nanoparticles, with an initial average size of 4.8 nm, show high activity for NO conversion for T ⩾ 450 °C and remarkably high selectivity (≈80%) to syngas at 600 °C. ...
... AlVO₄ is a relatively new sensor material derived from V₂O₅/Al₂O₃ mixtures to selectively detect NO and NO₂ gases. Previous studies carried out in order to determine its structural, absorptive and sensory properties indicate that the AlVO₄ is not the only single phase. This work deals with the synthesis of the compound by the ceramic and the nitrate decomposition methods, and by the sol gel route. ...
... Synchronous, time resolved, infra-red, XAFS, and mass spectroscopies are simultaneously applied in situ to the investigation of the dynamic behaviour of Rh/Al₂O₃ catalysts during NO reduction by CO; NO conversion, and its kinetic character are closely correlated to the conversion of Rh(i) (predominantly Rhᴵ(CO)₂) to Rh(0). ...
X-ray absorption spectroscopy; adsorption; aluminum oxide; catalysts; mass spectrometry; nanoparticles; nitric oxide; nitrogen; nitrous oxide; particle size; reflectance; temperature
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... The structural-dynamic behaviour of γ-Al₂O₃ supported Rh nanoparticles under He, H₂/He, and NO/He has been investigated using a newly developed methodology that permits dispersive EXAFS (EDE), diffuse reflectance infra red spectroscopy (DRIFTS), and mass spectrometry (MS) to be applied simultaneously to the study of gas-solid interactions. This reveals a considerably variability in nanoparticle ha ...
... Spectroscopic studies of the mechanistic steps that occur on supported precious metal catalysts used in industrial and automotive applications are hampered by a dearth of suitable experimental methods. We used femtosecond laser excitation followed by nanosecond time-resolved in situ Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to initiate a catalytic reaction on alumina-supported silver catalysts, whic ...
aluminum oxide; catalysts; catalytic activity; chemical communication; chemical reduction; hydrocarbons; niobium; nitric oxide; silver; sol-gel processing
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... AgNb/Al₂O₃ prepared by a nonhydrolytic sol–gel process is a highly efficient catalyst for NOₓ removal through selective catalytic reduction by hydrocarbons (HC-SCR). This result shows that the HC-SCR process remains a challenging method for lean engine DeNOₓ. ...
... Series of Mo- and NiMo-catalysts were supported on ZrO₂, Al₂O₃, SBA-15, and ZrO₂-modified SBA-15 and tested in the simultaneous hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of dibenzothiophene (DBT) and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT). The rate constants of the main steps in the HDS reaction network of both molecules were calculated, and the materials were characterized by N₂ physisorption, X-ray diffracti ...
... The effect of Ce addition to alumina-supported copper, cobalt, and copper–cobalt oxides with low loadings on the catalysts efficiency in NO reduction with CO was studied. The attention was focused on varying the impregnation procedure in the ternary-supported catalysts in order to determine the best catalyst as well as the reasons for the enhanced catalytic activity. Ternary Co–Cu–Ce and binary Co ...
... The interaction mechanism between SO₂ and NO on γ-Al₂O₃ was explored by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and outlet response of the concentrations of NO, NO₂ and SO₂ under exposure of Al₂O₃ to SO₂ and/or NO in the absence or presence of oxygen at 150°C. The results showed that SO₂ promoted NO oxidation and NO transformed weakly adsorbed SO₂ into strongly adsorbe ...
... MnOₓ–CeO₂–Al₂O₃ mixed oxides were prepared by impregnating manganese acetate and cerium nitrate on alumina powders using the sol–gel method. The thermal stabilities of MnOₓ–CeO₂ and Al₂O₃-modified mixed oxides were evaluated by treating at 800°C in dry air flow for 20h. The introduction of Al₂O₃ markedly increases the textural stability of the catalyst with a relatively high dispersion of MnOₓ and ...
... Nitric oxide (NO) is a key signal molecule involved in many physiological processes in plants. To study the mechanisms of exogenous NO contribution to alleviate the aluminum (Al) toxicity, roots of rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings pre-treated with sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a NO donor) were used to investigate the effect of Al in this study. Results indicated that NO alleviated the lipid peroxidation ...
... This study investigates the effects of fly ash compositions (SiO₂ and Al₂O₃), particle sizes (4–10μm and 40μm), and concentrations on the simultaneous removals of fly ash and NO using a fluidized-bed catalyst reactor. Experimental results show that the removal efficiencies of fly ash and NO at particle concentrations of 968–11,181mgm⁻³ are 71–97% and 42–57%, respectively. SiO₂ particles have more ...
... A series of manganese–ceria supported on alumina catalysts with various Mn/Ce ratios are investigated in both methanol decomposition to CO and hydrogen and SCR of NOₓ with CO. The study is aimed at the potential application of both reactions in integrated devices, where NOₓ is reduced with the products of the decomposed methanol. The samples are characterized by nitrogen physisorption, XRD, TEM, X ...
... This paper reports experimental studies on burning peanut shells in the conical fluidized-bed combustor using alumina sand as the fluidizing agent. Prior to combustion tests, hydrodynamic regimes and characteristics of a conical alumina–biomass bed were investigated under cold-state conditions for variable percentage of peanut shells in the mixture and static bed height. With selected particle siz ...
... Here we report a cataluminescence-based method in the combinatorial discovery of active catalysts for NO reduction by C₃H₆. This method is based on the fact that NO reduction generates cataluminescence emission on the surface of various metal catalysts supported on BaO/Al₂O₃, whose intensity is correlated to the activity of the catalyst. The catalytic activities of the catalysts were evaluated in ...
... The present article studies the effect of CeO₂ and Al₂O₃ on the activity of Pd/Co₃O₄/cordierite catalyst in conversion of NO, CO, CₙHₘ. The catalysts were characterized by temperature programmed reduction with hydrogen, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. It is shown that the effect of CeO₂ on the properties of Pd/Co₃O₄/cordierite catalyst depe ...
... Oxy-fuel combustion is one of the near-zero emission clean coal technologies which can realize large-scale CO₂ capture, low NOₓ emission, and easy removal of SO₂. This paper focuses on the reduction mechanism of NOₓ during oxy-fuel combustion. The influence of high concentration CO on the NO reduction with coal char, ash, and various metal materials has been studied in a laboratory-scale quartz re ...
... In this work, catalysts containing 2% by weight of silver particles dispersed on different oxide supports (CeO₂, La₂O₃, ZrO₂, Al₂O₃), and oxides without silver particles were prepared by means of the combustion synthesis method. This cheap and quick technique has been developed to produce very fine, homogeneous, crystalline powders without the intermediate decomposition and/or calcining steps whic ...
... The combined removals of Hg⁰ and NO over zeolite (HZSM-5 was chosen to use) modified by copper (Cu/HZSM-5) catalysts were studied under different simulated flue gas conditions. Compared with HZSM-5, Cu/HZSM-5 showed higher activity and performed a synergetic effect for the Hg⁰ and NO removal at 250°C. But the excess of copper could cause destruction of the thin pore walls and blocking of internal ...
... This article describes the fabrication of electropolymerized Metallo 4′, 4″, 4‴, 4′′′′ tetra-amine phthalocyanine (poly-MTAPc) modified electrodes for the detection of nitric oxide (NO) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at pH 7.4. A two-step synthetic protocol using a laboratory microwave reactor was adopted to provide three MTAPc complexes bearing different metal centers (M = Cu²⁺: CuTAPc, M = Z ...
adsorbents; adsorption; aluminum oxide; barium; catalysts; cell structures; ceramics; coatings; electric potential difference; electrochemistry; electrodes; energy use and consumption; microstructure; nitrate reduction; nitric oxide; oxidation; platinum; temperature
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... This study investigated the effect of modifying a (La₀.₈₅Sr₀.₁₅)₀.₉₉MnO₃ (LSM)/Ce₀.₉Gd₀.₁O₁.₉₅ (CGO) symmetric cell by NOₓ adsorbents on the electrochemical reduction of NOₓ under O₂-rich conditions. The modification was based on a full ceramic cell structure without any noble metals. Three cells were prepared and tested: a blank cell, a cell impregnated with BaO, and a cell coated with a BaO/Pt/A ...
... Aluminium oxide nanoparticles have been applied in many branches of industry. They are also used in personal care products, such as cosmetics. Because of these uses, their impact on the environment must be considered and investigated. Almost nothing is known about the effects of aluminium oxide nanoparticles on plants at the cellular level; the objective of this work was thus to study the effects ...
... This work presents a study on the combustion of palm kernel shell (PKS) in a conical fluidized-bed combustor (FBC) using alumina sand as the bed material to prevent bed agglomeration. Prior to combustion experiments, a thermogravimetric analysis was performed in nitrogen and dry air to investigate the effects of biomass particle size on thermal and combustion reactivity of PKS. During the combusti ...
... Both the extent of SiO₂ doping and the mesopore size of alumina were investigated with the aim of developing a support that maintains high activity during the catalytic oxidation of diesel exhaust hydrocarbons and NO over 0.75 wt % Pt/0.25 wt % Pd even after high temperature treatment. By controlling the SiO₂ doping ratio and heat treatment conditions during the preparation process, 24 types of Si ...
... Klebsiella pneumoniae L17 is a fermentative bacterium that can reduce iron oxide and generate electricity under anoxic conditions, as previously reported. This study reveals that K. pneumoniae L17 is also capable of dissimilatory nitrate reduction, producing NO2-, NH4+, NO and N2O under anoxic conditions. The presence of Fe(III) oxides (i.e., α-FeOOH, γ-FeOOH, α-Fe2O3 and γ-Fe2O3) significantly ac ...
... NOₓ storage/reduction catalysts have been developed in the 1990's to minimize the emission of harmful NO and NO₂ gases as a result of lean burning in diesel engines. Sulfur poisoning of the catalyst occurs when SOₓ (x = 2–3) species present in the fuel react aggressively with both the storage and the precious metal redox components. In the present work, DFT calculations within the plane wave, pseu ...
air; aluminum oxide; carbon nitride; ceramics; electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; energy conservation; foams; lighting; monitoring; nitric oxide; oxidation; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; pyrolysis; temperature
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... The immobilization of a photocatalyst on a proper support is pivotal for practical environmental applications. In this work, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) as a rising visible light photocatalyst was first immobilized on structured Al₂O₃ ceramic foam by a novel in situ approach. Immobilized g-C₃N₄ was applied for photocatalytic removal of 600 ppb level NO in air under real indoor illumination o ...
... A series of the CeO2-based catalysts loaded on TiO2, TiO2–SiO2, TiO2–Al2O3, and TiO2–SiO2–Al2O3 supports were prepared by incipient impregnation method for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO by NH3 in the presence of oxygen. The SCR activities of the catalysts with different supports increases in the order of Ce/TiO2
... The triple decker complex [{(η⁵-Cp*)Co}₂-μ-{η⁴: η⁴-toluene}] 1b exhibits an unusual reactivity towards a variety of organic ligands, 1b reacts with CO, ethene, butadiene, H₂, Al₂O₃, hexafluorobenzene, 1.5 Cod, 2-butyne, phenanthrene, naphthalene and the dinuclear Ni cluster [{(η⁵-Cp)NiP(C₂H₅)₃}₂] to form mainly mononuclear organocobalt complexes. Reaction of 1b with NO and the diazoalkanes di-t-bu ...
... In this study, Al2O3, ZrO2, La2O3, and Y2O3 were separately introduced into Pt/CeO2-MnOx catalyst to improve the thermal stability of catalysts and obtain a better soot and NO oxidation activity after thermal treatment. CeO2-MnOx-ROx (R=Al, La, Y, or Zr) mixed oxides were prepared by a co-precipitation method. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, H2-TPR, CO chemisorption, XPS, TG analysis ...
... Mn–Ce/γ-Al2O3 granular catalyst was modified by adding silver and then developed in the low temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3. It showed outstanding SCR activity in low and middle temperature region and achieved 95% NO conversion at 250°C. It also performed excellent space velocity tolerance in a wide range. The characterization results showed that silver mainly existe ...
... Palm kernel shell (PKS) was burned at 45kg/s and excess air of 20–80% in a fluidized-bed combustor using alumina, dolomite, and limestone as the bed material. Temperature and gas concentrations were recorded along the reactor centerline as well as at stack. A SEM–EDS analysis was performed to investigate morphology and elemental composition of bed particles. An X-ray fluorescence method was used t ...
... CuO/γ-Al2O3 and CuO–MnO2–Fe2O3/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were synthesized by impregnation method. Their performances for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) were explored in a 200MW coal-fired power plant boiler tail flue. The effects of catalyst amounts, NH3/NO molar ratios, abrasion resistance, catalyst regeneration and the catalytic efficiencies for Hg⁰ oxidation were also discussed here. The optimum t ...
... A series of La₁₋ₓBaₓCoO₃ (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) perovskites were synthesized by the modified sol–gel method, and their activities for NO oxidation were investigated as well. The relevant structural characterizations of the prepared catalysts were conducted by XRD, ICP, BET, FTIR, TEM, H₂-TPR and NO-TPD. The performance evaluation indicated that introduction of Ba at the A-site in LaCoO₃ greatly im ...
... The aim of this paper is to study the activities of ceria–zirconia and copper/ceria–zirconia catalysts, comparing with a commercial platinum/alumina catalyst, for soot combustion reaction under different gas atmospheres and loose contact mode (simulating diesel exhaust conditions), in order to analyse the kinetics and to deduce mechanistic implications.Activity tests were performed under isotherma ...
... Binary oxide systems (CuCr2O4, CuCo2O4), deposited onto cordierite monoliths of honeycomb structure with a second support (finely dispersed Al2O3), were prepared as filters for catalytic combustion of diesel soot using internal combustion engine's gas exhausts (O2, NOx, H2O, CO2) and O3 as oxidizing agents. It is shown that the second support increases soot capacity of aforementioned filters, and ...
... Mesoporous alumina (MA) with a higher ability to simultaneously remove SO ₂ and NO was prepared by the evaporation-induced self-assembly process. The adsorption capacities of MA are 1.79 and 0.702 mmol/g for SO ₂ and NO, respectively. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method was used to characterize the adsorbent. Simultaneous adsorption of SO ₂ and NO from flue gas over MA in different operating conditi ...
... Heterogeneous reactions of trace atmospheric gases on solid surfaces play an important role in atmospheric chemistry. In this study, we investigate the reaction of NO₂ with solid surfaces of TiO₂ covered with a thin layer of an alumina–silica mixture over a range of different compositions. The reactions were conducted in the presence of oxygen under dark or ultraviolet light (UV) illumination cond ...
... Anhydrous bulk barium nitrate decomposes over the temperature range 500–700°C, with the main decomposition taking place at 630°C. The gaseous products were oxygen and nitric oxide that were evolved simultaneously. Minor amounts of nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen, and nitrous oxide were also detected. Dispersing the barium nitrate on alumina and titania led to substantial reductions in the nitrate decom ...
... High-alkali empty fruit bunch (EFB), a biomass residue from the Thai palm oil industry, was burned in a fluidized-bed combustor using alumina sand, limestone, and dolomite as the bed material to prevent bed agglomeration. During the experiments, EFB was fired as pre-dried fuel at fixed (40kg/h) fuel feeding, whilst excess air varied from about 20% to 80%. Temperature, O2, CO, CxHy (as CH4), and NO ...
... The catalytic NH₃ combustion properties and local structures of copper oxides (CuOₓ) supported on aluminum oxide borates (Al₂₀B₄O₃₆, 10Al₂O₃·2B₂O₃: 10A2B) were studied by means of high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray mapping, X-ray absorption fine structure, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, gas adsorption techniques, etc. Among the CuOₓ ...
... MnOₓ–CeO₂ mixed oxide supported on γ-Al₂O₃ was sulfated in dry and wet atmospheres to explore the effect of water during sulfur poisoning. The fresh and poisoned catalysts were characterized by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), NH₃ temperature-programmed desorption (NH₃-TPD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), NO temperature-pro ...
active sites; aluminum oxide; ammonia; carbon; carbon nanotubes; iron; mass transfer; micropores; nitric oxide; oxygen; surface area
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... A hierarchically meso/micro-porous Fe-N-doped carbon nanotube electrocatalyst (meso/micro-Fe-N-CNT), for the first time, was synthesized. Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) was used as a template to cast the CNT framework and Fe(NO)3 was filled in the AAO nanochannels as both a mesopore template in CNT walls and the iron source to form Fe-N-C active sites. Subsequent NH3 activation was carried out to cre ...
... With advantage of the solubility improving from NO into a higher valence state of nitrogen oxides, especially N₂O₅, the ozone-based low-temperature oxidation deNOₓ process was investigated, especially the N₂O₅ formation mechanism. The temperature ranging from 60 to 150 °C and O₃/NO ratios and residence time changing were investigated by a well-designed experiment. N₂O₅ was detected by Fourier tran ...
X-ray diffraction; aluminum oxide; catalysts; catalytic activity; nanoparticles; nitric oxide; particle size; temperature; tin dioxide; transmission electron microscopy
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... SnO₂ nanoparticles were prepared using the hydrothermal method. The particle size was gradually increased with increasing the hydrothermal temperature and period. The size of SnO₂ nanoparticles was successfully controlled in the range of 2.3–5.9 nm. The deposition of SnO₂ nanoparticles on to Al₂O₃ was made through impregnation process. TEM and XRD measurements revealed that SnO₂ nanoparticles are ...
... The performance of two Mn-based catalysts/sorbents developed for simultaneous low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOₓ with NH₃ and Hg capture was studied in the temperature range 50–250 °C. In particular, the effect of the type of support (TiO₂ vs Al₂O₃) on both NOₓ conversion and Hg capture efficiency was investigated. The two catalysts displayed significant and quite similar N ...