Selective oxidation of methanol in exhaust gas containing aromatic compounds |
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Authors: | Kenzo Munakata Motoi Sasaki Takehiko Ito |
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Affiliation: | National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, Higashi 1-1, Tukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305, Japan |
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Abstract: | The activity of exhaust catalysts of methanol and gasoline mixture fueled automobiles is inhibited by coexistent aromatic compounds contained in the exhaust stream. One approach to avoid this inhibition could be the utilization of a molecular-sieve effect. It seems probable that the migration of aromatic compounds, which have larger molecular sizes than that of methanol, will be blocked by these supports and methanol will selectively reach the active sites of the catalysts. Thus, we examined the simultaneous oxidation of methanol and toluene over some ion-exchanged Pt/zeolite catalysts. Experimental results showed that ion-exchanged Pt/zeolite catalysts are less affected by coexistent toluene and have a higher selectivity for methanol oxidation compared with an alumina-supported platinum catalyst, suggesting that the use of these catalysts is effective for oxidizing methanol in the exhaust stream containing aromatic compounds. Among the catalysts tested, a Pt/H-MOR catalyst was found to be the most effective for the oxidation of methanol and effectively catalyzed the reaction in the presence of toluene even at low temperature. |
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Keywords: | Aromatic compounds Exhaust catalyst Ion exchange Methanol automobile Noble metal catalyst Zeolites |
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