A feasibility study of niobium-containing materials for oxygen storage in three way catalytic converters

作者：Simson A; Roark K; Farrauto R^*

来源：Applied Catalysis B: Environmental , 2014, 158: 106-111.

DOI：10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.04.006

• Niobium
• Oxygen storage materials
• TWC
• Ceria-zirconia

Materials containing Ce-Zr-Y and doped with between 0 and 15% niobium were analyzed for their oxygen storage capacity as potential materials for use in the three-way catalyst (TWC). An optimum amount of niobium was identified (7.5 cat mol%) that led to significantly higher oxygen storage capacity than the baseline niobium-free sample (Zr0.70Ce0.22Y0.08Ox) at temperatures within the typical operating range of the TWC. The niobium-containing material also had higher rates and extents of reduction and oxidation than the baseline material during redox cycling tests performed at 500 degrees C. In addition to niobium as a potential dopant, Ce-Zr-Y formulations containing either Nd or Pr were also analyzed and the order of performance was found to be: Nb > Nd > Pr. Characterization of all niobium-containing materials indicated that niobium integrated into the Ce-Zr-Y oxide phase. In the future, the niobium-containing materials will be compared to state-of-the-art OSC materials in redox cycling environments more typical of the TWC.

• 出版日期2014-10