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Bistability and oscillations of the NO/CO reaction on a Pt-Mo supported catalyst

Albert Renken
1997
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The reaction of NO with CO on a catalyst of 0.5% Pt-3.4% MoO3 supported on a-Al2O3 was studied in different reactors at atm. pressure. A fixed-bed reactor with external recycle loop exhibited bistability and hysteresis as CO concn. or temp. were varied. In a tubular fixed-bed reactor non-isothermal periodic oscillations (DTmax = 40 K) were found in a specific pressure-concn.-temp. region (p-c-T region). The amplitude and period time of the oscillations changed smoothly inside the p-c-T region and died out suddenly at the borders of the region. The oscillations were of a relaxation type and lasted for more than 48 h. With fresh catalyst, a new quartz reactor and a specific pretreatment they were reproducible. It was shown that oscillations had kinetic origins and that the changes of the temp. synchronized the elementary oscillators. An autocatalytic model is proposed to explain the exptl. obsd. phenomena. [on SciFinder (R)]

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Albert Renken
1997
Journal Articles

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/0104e4ee-0d5d-4687-869b-1dffde9eac2c

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Catalysis

Catalysis (kəˈtæləsɪs) is the process of change in rate of a chemical reaction by adding a substance known as a catalyst (ˈkætəlɪst). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quickly, very small amounts of catalyst often suffice; mixing, surface area, and temperature are important factors in reaction rate. Catalysts generally react with one or more reactants to form intermediates that subsequently give the final reaction product, in the process of regenerating the catalyst.

Bistability

In a dynamical system, bistability means the system has two stable equilibrium states. A bistable structure can be resting in either of two states. An example of a mechanical device which is bistable is a light switch. The switch lever is designed to rest in the "on" or "off" position, but not between the two. Bistable behavior can occur in mechanical linkages, electronic circuits, nonlinear optical systems, chemical reactions, and physiological and biological systems.

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