Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.262, 68-77, 2015
Catalytic diesel soot oxidation by hydrothermally stable glass catalysts
K-Ca-Si glass coated cordierite catalyst was exposed to extended continuous soot oxidation testing in a bench top reactor utilizing flame soot deposition. These samples maintained a T-50 temperature of 500 degrees C at the end of an estimated 100,000 mi equivalent continuous soot oxidation testing in a low humidity environment. High temperature (500-700 degrees C) hydrothermal exposure led to potassium and calcium carbonate formation on the glass catalyst surface which degraded oxidation activity with increasing hydrothermal temperature up to 700 degrees C due to reduced potassium surface mobility. The presence of a soot layer during hydrothermal exposure shielded the glass surface from extensive deactivation, suggesting glasses as promising catalysts for extended DPF use. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Soot oxidation;Potassium catalyst;Glass catalyst;Cordierite filter;Diesel particulate filter