Electrical promotion-assisted automotive exhaust catalyst: highly active and selective NO reduction to N2 at low-temperatures†
Abstract
A Pd catalyst (Pd/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2) in an electric field exhibits extremely high three-way catalytic activity (TWC: NO–C3H6–CO–O2–H2O). By applying an electric field to the semiconductor catalyst, low-temperature operation of TWC can be achieved even at 473 K by virtue of the activated surface-lattice oxygen.