Four perovskite catalysts LaBO3 (where B = Cr, Mn, Fe, and Co) were prepared via a highly exothermic and
self-sustaining reaction, the so-called “solution combustion synthesis (SCS)”, and characterized by means of
X-ray diffraction, BET, field-emission scanning electron microscopy−energy-dispersive spectrometry, and
H2-temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) analyses. The performance of these catalysts toward the
decomposition of N2O to N2 and O2 was evaluated in a temperature programmed reaction (TPRe) apparatus
in the absence and the presence of different oxygen concentrations. Among the catalysts screened, LaCoO3
showed the best performance, with 50% conversion of N2O at 455 °C and 490 °C in the absence and presence
of 5% of oxygen, respectively. The LaCoO3 catalyst was deposited by in situ SCS directly over a ceramic
honeycomb monolith and then tested in a lab-scale test rig. The coated ceramic monolith gave 50% N2O
conversion performance similar to that obtained on powder for GHSV values of industrial interest (10 000−30 000 h-1). The correlation between the observed oxygen inhibition and the proposed N2O decomposition
mechanism as well as the relationship between the observed activity and the reducibility of the B site,
determined from TPR experiments, is discussed.
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