Simulation of OHC/SCR process over Ag/Al2O3 catalyst for removing NOx from diesel engine

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 280-292

  Kim, Mun Kyu ^a   Kim, Pyung Soon ^a   Kwon, Hyuk Jae ^a,c   Nam, In Sik ^a   Cho, Byong K ^a   Oh, Se H ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ag Al2O3; Catalytic reaction kinetics; Ethanol; NO reduction; Numerical simulation; Reactor modeling

Indexed keywords

AXIAL CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CATALYST SYSTEM; CATALYTIC REACTIONS; E-DIESEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FEED RATIOS; GENERAL TRENDS; NO REDUCTION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OXYGENATED HYDROCARBON; REACTION KINETIC MODELS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTOR MODELING; REACTOR MODELS; REDUCTANTS; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NOX; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION; SPACE VELOCITIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ETHANOL; HYDROCARBONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; REACTION KINETICS;

SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

EID: 84865531572     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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