(1) Riken Corporation, Suehiro 4-14-1, Kumagaya, 360-8522 Saitama, Japan;(2) Department of Materials Science, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku, 441 Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Abstract:
The influence of SO2 (200 ppm) on the durability of a Ag/Al2O3 catalyst for the reduction of NOx with ethyl alcohol was examined. The results strongly suggest that H2O in diesel engine exhaust is essential for the high durability of Ag/Al2O3 catalyst in the presence of SO2.