Author:
Gholami Rahman,Stere Cristina,Chansai Sarayute,Singhania Amit,Goguet Alexandre,Hinde Peter,Millington Paul,Hardacre Christopher
Abstract
AbstractWhile methane-powered vehicles produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions in comparison to conventional fuel vehicles, there is a significant amount of methane slip in their exhaust that needs to be treated. This study investigates non-thermal plasma (NTP) assisted catalytic methane oxidation as an alternative method for the low temperature methane slip abatement applicable to the exhaust of biogas methane-powered vehicles. It is concluded that high CH4 conversion and CO2 selectivity can be obtained using NTP-catalysis at low temperature with Pd/Al2O3 found to be the most promising candidate among all catalysts tested. In addition, it was found that CH4 conversion efficiency was dependent on the feed gas components and gas hourly space velocity as well as how the activation energy is introduced. For example, a combination of plasma and external heat supply provides advantages in terms of CH4 conversion along with lower plasma energy consumption. The presence of N2 and O2 in the feed gas during NTP-catalytic methane oxidation results in unfavourable NOX formation which linearly increases with CH4 conversion. These results conclude that the most suitable aftertreatment option involves the combination of an oxidation catalyst with plasma to target the hydrocarbon and CH4 oxidation, followed by an ammonia-SCR system to convert the NOX formed in plasma assisted zone.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry
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