A series of experiments were performed for toluene decomposition from a gaseous influent at normal temperature and atmospheric pressure by nonthermal plasma coupled with a combination of catalysts technology. Nonthermal plasma was generated by dielectric barrier discharge. γ-Al2O3 was used to be a sorbent and a catalyst carrier. Nanocatalysts were MnO2/γ-Al2O3 coupled with modified ferroelectri...

Introduction Alkaline earth oxides (AEOs) such as BaO have received considerable attention for their application in the lean-burn engine NOx storage/reduction (NSR) technology [1]. Previous experimental investigations have indicated that barium nitrate is the most stable form of the stored NOx in Ba-containing NSR catalysts. Two distinctive types of barium nitrates, Ba(NO3)2, i.e. “surface” and...

Four catalysts—1%Pd-2%Mn/γ-Al2O3, 1%Pd/γ-Al2O3, 2%Mn/γ-Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3—were synthesized via a sol–gel method characterized using various techniques to evaluate their physicochemical, textural, surface acidic properties. They were used in the catalytic transformation of ozone nitrogen oxides situ Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) analysis. Different consecuti...

Wettability alteration is one of the most important methods for oil recovery from sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. The effects of salinity, pH, temperature, and chemicals such as surfactants and fatty acids on the alteration of the wettability were described in previous studies. In recent years, attention has been directed to nanoparticles as a wettability alteration agent. The effect of som...

A heat exchanger using nanofluid needs to operate at optimum mass concentration level to get the maximum heat transfer performance. A numerical analysis is performed on the heat transfer and pressure drop of water-based γ-Al2O3 nanofluid gasketed-plate heat exchanger to specify its optimum conditions. Cold water will be heated by γ-Al2O3/water nanofluid. The results showed that optimal volume c...

The effects of ceria and zirconia on the structure-function properties of supported rhodium catalysts (1.6 and 4 wt % Rh/γ-Al2O3) during CO exposure are described. Ceria and zirconia are introduced through two preparation methods: 1) ceria is deposited on γ-Al2O3 from [Ce(acac)3] and rhodium metal is subsequently added, and 2) through the controlled surface modification (CSM) technique, which i...

Catalysts have an essential role in chemical processes because they can control reactions and produce the desired product. In general, catalysts function to speed up that take place by lowering activation energy. By decreasing energy, minimum energy required for collision is reduced so reaction occur faster. Selection of suitable material be used as a catalyst effort must made achieve successfu...

In this study, the ability of ozone to oxidise toluene present in low levels into CO and CO2 was studied. The catalytic ozonation carried out a micro-fixed bed reactor. oxidation done two steps: adsorption on catalyst followed by sequential desorption. Toluene breakdown at temperature atmospheric pressure achieved using γ-Al2O3 supported transition metal oxides impregnated with reduced noble me...