Urea-SCR Technology for deNOx After Treatment of Diesel Exhausts

Isabella Nova is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Energy, Politecnico of Milan, Italy. Nova’s research work is focused on the study of environmental catalytic processes, including Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx by NH3 and Diesel Particulate filters for the removal of soot and on new processes for the production of clean energy, such as the photocatalytic water splitting. She has co-authored over 100 publications on national and international journals in the fields of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Heterogeneous Catalysis and three national and international patents. Enrico Tronconi is Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His main research interests are in the area of Catalytic Reaction Engineering, with emphasis on industrial chemical processes for energy conversion and for environmental protection. His most recent work is focused on DeNOx after treatment technologies for vehicles, as well as on fundamental and engineering aspects concerning the development of novel structured catalysts and reactors. Tronconi has authored or co-authored over 180 scientific publications in international journals and is the inventor of 10 patents.

Selective Catalytic Reduction and Related Technologies for Mobile Applications.- Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology for Off-Highway (Large Diesel Engine) Applications.- Vanadia-based Catalysts for Mobile Selective Catalytic Reduction.- Fe-zeolite Catalysts for NH3-SCR of NOx: Functionality, Durability and Deactivation Mechanisms.- Cu/zeolite SCR Catalysts for Automotive Diesel NOx Emission Control.- Low-temperature NH3-SCR of NOx over Zeolites and Metal Oxides Based Catalysts and Recent Developments of H2 SCR.- Active Sites for Selective Catalytic Reduction.- Mechanistic Aspects of the NO-NH3-O2 Reacting System.- The Role of NO2 in the NH3-SCR Catalytic Chemistry.- Kinetics of NH3-SCR Reactions over V2O5 – WO3/TiO2 Catalysts.- Lean NOx Reduction by NH3 on Fe-Exchanged Zeolite and Layered Fe/Cu Zeolite Catalysts.- Kinetic Modeling of Ammonia Selective Catalytic Reduction for Cu-Zeolite Catalysts.- Reactor Models for Flow-through and Wall-flow Converters.- Diesel Engine SCR Systems: Modeling, Measurements and Control.- DEF Systems and After treatment Architecture Considerations.- Ammonia storage and release in SCR systems for mobile applications.- Modelling the gas flow process inside exhaust systems: one-dimensional and multi-dimensional approaches.- Dual-layer Ammonia Slip Catalysts for automotive SCR exhaust gas after treatment: an experimental and modelling study.- NSR-SCR combined systems: production and use of ammonia.- Integration of SCR Functionality into Diesel Particulate Filters.- Development of the 2010 Ford Diesel Truck Catalyst System.- Model-based approaches to exhaust after treatment system development.