Proposed emissions standards will require that emissions control systems function at extremely high efficiency. Recently, studies have shown that elevated gasoline fuel sulfur levels (GFSL) can impair catalytic converter efficiency. In this study, a variety of tri-metal catalysts were evaluated to determine if formulation changes could reduce emissions sensitivity to GFSL. Catalysts with elemental composition similar to an OEM, but with double the precious metal (PM) loading, were evaluated using 38 and 620 ppm GFSL. Doubling the PM loading significantly reduced catalyst sensitivity to sulfur. Doubling the rhodium loading, at the expense of the platinum loading, significantly improved NOx emission sulfur sensitivity.


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    Title :

    Effects of Catalyst Formulation on Vehicle Emissions With Respect to Gasoline Fuel Sulfur Level


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition ; 1999



    Publication date :

    1999-10-25




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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