Leaching of Ba2+ in NOx traps

It has been found that crystalline BaCO3 replaces crystalline BaAl2O4 in prototypical NOx traps upon exposure to liquid water. This phenomenon can be understood in terms of acid–base chemistry, where Ba2+ is leached from the aluminate, precipitating as a carbonate, under the influence of weak carbon...

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Published inCatalysis letters Vol. 93; no. 1-2; pp. 3 - 6
Main Authors GRAHAM, G. W, JEN, H.-W, THEIS, J. R, MCCABE, R. W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer 01.03.2004
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Carbonic acid
Catalysis
Chemistry
Crystal structure
Crystallinity
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Leaching
Organic chemistry
Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry
Trapping
Water
Nitrogen oxide
NOx trap: automotive-exhaust catalyst
Barium aluminate
Trap
Barium carbonate
Leaching
Catalyst
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Summary:It has been found that crystalline BaCO3 replaces crystalline BaAl2O4 in prototypical NOx traps upon exposure to liquid water. This phenomenon can be understood in terms of acid–base chemistry, where Ba2+ is leached from the aluminate, precipitating as a carbonate, under the influence of weak carbonic acid naturally present due to the equilibrium between CO2 in the air and the water. Consequences of such a redistribution of Ba2+ in a NOx trap could include a decrease in surface area of the trapping material and a loss of contact between the trapping material and the catalytic components, such as Pt. Indeed, preliminary testing has shown that exposure of fully formulated NOx traps to liquid water results in the loss of approximately half of the initial trapping capacity.
ISSN:1011-372X
1572-879X
DOI:10.1023/B:CATL.0000016946.28770.37