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The Complex Oxidation Behavior of Pd Combustion Catalysts by Lester, K.; Datye, A.K. is a Materials Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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Combustion of natural gas for power generation leads to NO~x~ formation due to the high temperatures encountered. Catalytic combustion allows the entire combustion process to be completed at temperatures where NO~x~ formation can be avoided. The catalyst of choice is supported PdO. As temperature is increased, PdO decomposes to Pd metal with profound effects on catalyst reactivity. Persistent hysteresis in reaction rates have been related to the decomposition of PdO into Pd and its reformation. Understanding and controlling the phase transformations, and the resulting activity variations, is of enormous importance for high temperature combustion catalysts where predictable catalyst activity is necessary for stable operation. Farrauto et al. studied the phase transformations of PdO to Pd using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). They concluded that while PdO decomposes to Pd at high temperatures during the heating cycle, upon cooling the Pd does not transform to PdO till the temperature drops by several hundred degrees.

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Author
Lester, K.; Datye, A.K.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2001
Language
EN
ISBN
9781431927609
Field
Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

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