Effect of the addition of transition metals to Pt/Ba/Al2O3 catalyst on the NOx storage-reduction catalysis under oxidizing conditions in the presence of SO2

The NOx storage-reduction catalysis under oxidizing conditions in the presence of SO2 has been investigated on Pt/Ba/Fe/Al2O3, Pt/Ba/Co/Al2O3, Pt/Ba/Ni/Al2O3, and Pt/Ba/Cu/Al2O3 catalysts compared with Pt/Ba/Al2O3, Pt/Fe/Al2O3, Pt/Co/Al2O3, Pt/Ni/Al2O3, Pt/Cu/Al2O3 and Pt/Al2O3 catalysts. The NOx purification activity of Pt/Ba/Fe/Al2O3 catalyst was the highest of all the catalysts investigated in this paper after an aging treatment. That of the aged Pt/Ba/Co/Al2O3 and Pt/Ba/Ni/Al2O3 catalysts was essentially the same as that of the aged Pt/Ba/Al2O3 catalyst, while that of the aged Pt/Ba/Cu/Al2O3 and Pt/Cu/Al2O3 catalysts was substantially lower than the others. -compound on the aged Pt/Ba/Fe/Al2O3 catalyst has played a role in decreasing the sulfur content on the catalyst after exposure to simulated reducing gas compared with the Pt/Ba/Al2O3 catalyst without the Fe-compound. XRD and EDX show that the Fe-compound inhibits the growth in the size of BaSO4 particles formed on the Pt/Ba/Fe/Al2O3 catalyst under oxidizing conditions in the presence of SO2 and promotes the decomposition of BaSO4 and desorption of the sulfur compound under reducing conditions.