Hydrothermal synthesis of new compounds with the pyrochlore structure and its application to nitric oxide abatement

Md Hasan Zahir, Kazuyuki Matsuda, Shingo Katayama, Masanobu Awano*

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Abstract

Several new compounds with a pyrochlore-type crystal structure have been synthesized by a low-temperature hydrothermal process under N2 atmosphere using a mixture of nitrate salts. The chemical compositions of the new pyrochlores are represented as (a) Y2Sn1.8Cr0.2O7, (b) Y1.8Sm0.2Sn1.8Cr0.2O87, (c) Y1.8Ce0.2Sn1.8 Cr0.2O7, (d) Y1.8Eu0.2Sn1.8Cr0.2O7, (e) Y2Zr1.8Co0.2O7, (f) Ba0.8Y1.2Sn1.8Cr0.2O7, (g) Ba0.6Y1.2Sm0.2Sn1.8Cr0.2O 7 and (h) Ca0.8Sm1.2Sn1.8Ni0.2O7. The Ba- and Ca-containing pyrochlores exhibited excellent spherical morphology with a pure pyrochlore phase structure and were composed of nanometer-sized particles. A- and B-site-doped pyrochlores maintained a fully ordered crystal structure over a wide temperature range. The pyrochlore oxide powders were tested as catalysts for NOx absorption and reduction by CH4. NO could be almost completely converted into N2 using hydrothermally derived pyrochlore oxide catalysts in the absence of oxygen at high temperatures. Rapid absorption of NO into alkali-substituted pyrochlores was effective for NO removal from the gas phase, absorption being significantly accelerated by the presence of oxygen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)963-969
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Volume110
Issue number1287
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydrothermal
  • Morphology
  • NO absorption
  • NO reduction
  • Pyrochlore oxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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