Glass-fiber catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides by CO and hydrocarbons

Glass-fiber catalysts (GFCs) are investigated in the process of the catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides by hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide contained in waste and flue gases. Studies show that the platinum-based GFCs prepared by surface high-temperature synthesis approach demonstrates higher activity in the reactions of NOx reduction and CO and CxHy oxidation, in comparison with conventional GFCs and catalytic systems based on oxides of Mn-Ce and Fe-V. Structured cartridges with a corrugated and flat metal mesh with longitudinal flow direction and satin type GFC were found to provide the highest apparent catalyst activity. The kinetic model for Pt/GFC was proposed based on the experimental data. The best kinetic description is provided under account of formation of nitrite-nitrate surface compounds resulting from NO chemisorption and further interaction of these compounds with CO, as well as under account of simultaneous catalytic and non-catalytic oxidation of propane by oxygen both to CO and CO2. The proposed model may adequately reproduce the non-trivial experimental regularities, such as CO and NO conversion decrease at high temperatures and synergetic effect of oxygen on the rate of NO reduction by CO.