Dosimeter-type NOx sensing properties of KMnO4 and its electrical conductivity during temperature programmed desorption

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4428-4449

  Groß, Andrea ^a   Kremling, Michael ^a   Marr, Isabella ^a   Kubinski, David J ^b   Visser, Jacobus H ^b   Tuller, Harry L ^c   Moos, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulating sensing principle; Ammonia SCR; Electrical TPD; in situ catalyst loading state monitoring; Lean NOx trap (LNT); Low ppm level NOx detection; NOx dosimeter; Precious metal free NOx; Storage catalyst (NSC); Three way catalyst (TWC)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA-SCR; CATALYST LOADINGS; LEAN NO; SENSING PRINCIPLE; STORAGE CATALYSTS; THREE WAY CATALYSTS;

CATALYSTS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PRECIOUS METALS; SORPTION;

TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION;

EID: 84876001269     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130404428     Document Type: Article

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