N2O Catalytic Decomposition – from Laboratory Experiment to Industry Reactor

0398556 - ÚCHP 2014 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Obalová, L. - Jirátová, Květa - Karásková, K. - Chromčáková, Ž.
N2O Catalytic Decomposition – from Laboratory Experiment to Industry Reactor.
Catalysis Today. Roč. 191, č. 1 (2012), s. 116-120. ISSN 0920-5861. E-ISSN 1873-4308
R&D Projects: GA TA ČR TA01020336
Institutional support: RVO:67985858
Keywords : N2O * catalytic decomposition * fixed bed reactor
Subject RIV: CI - Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
Impact factor: 2.980, year: 2012

Paper deals with design of pilot reactor for low temperature N2O decomposition in off-gases from HNO3 production. Pseudo-homogeneous one-dimensional model of an ideal plug flow reactor was used for modeling of N2O decomposition in a laboratory fixed bed reactor filled with grains or pellets of a Co–Mn–Al mixed oxide catalyst. Increase in inlet pressure up to 0.6 MPa did not influence the effective diffusion coefficient, but improved the achieved N2O conversion. Based on the laboratory data of N2O decomposition over Co–Mn–Al mixed oxide pellets, catalyst bed of 3400 kg was estimated for target 90% N2O conversion (30 000 m3 h−1 of exhaust gases from HNO3 plant containing 0.1 molar% N2O, 0.01 molar% NO, 0.01 molar% NO2, 3 molar% H2O, 5 molar% O2) at 420 °C and 600 kPa inlet pressure.
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