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Activated carbon for control of nitrogen oxide emissions

Journal of Materials Research volume 10, pages 562–567 (1995)Cite this article

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Activated carbons were used to selectively remove NOx from simulated flue gas at temperatures between 25 and 125 °C. Processing conditions and physical/chemical characteristics of the carbons which affected NOx adsorption, storage, and release were investigated. Oxygen as a coreactant was necessary to maximize the conversion of NO to NO2 and condensation of NO2 within the pores of the carbons. A NO-to-NO2 conversion mechanism is presented and discussed relative to previous research. A process for selectively removing NOx and concentrating it as NO2 in an alternate process stream is outlined. The purified NO2 stream could be used for chemicals manufacturing.

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  1. Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 3572 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, Kentucky, 40511-8433, USA

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Rubel, A.M., Stewart, M.L. & Stencel, J.M. Activated carbon for control of nitrogen oxide emissions. Journal of Materials Research 10, 562–567 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1995.0562

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