| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K70403/01 |
| Title: |
STEADY STATE ISOTOPE TRANSIENT KINETIC ANALYSIS OF REAL CATALYSTS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Burch, Professor R |
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Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Reading |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 June 1996 |
Ends: |
31 May 1999 |
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160,811
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| Catalysis & Applied Catalysis |
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Selective reduction of nitrogen oxides under Lean-burn conditions currently represents the major challenge in environmental catalysis. Without the development of suitable catalysts it will be impossible to satisfy the legislation on emissions from diesel engines, for example. However, the discovery of a suitable catalyst would represent a major business opportunity. The aim of this research is to establish the mechanisms of the reactions which are important in the selective removal of nitrogen oxides by reduction with the residual hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas when there is a very large excess of oxygen. The main thrust of the work will involve the use of steady state isotope transient kinetic studies on real catalysts, coupled with relevant molecular beam studies on well characterised metal surfaces, and combined transient kinetic and in situ FTIR measurements on real catalysts at steady state.
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