Correlation between Zeolitic SiO2/Al2O3 Ratio and the Low-Temperature NOx Adsorption Capacity of Pd/SSZ-13 under Realistic Exhaust Conditions

Passive NOx adsorber (PNA) is one of the important means to effectively reduce NOx emission control in the cold start of a diesel engine. A series of Pd/SSZ-13 catalysts with different SiO2/Al2O3 ratios (11, 17, and 25) were prepared using the impregnation method. Furthermore, the effect of the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio on the adsorption performance of Pd/SSZ-13 at low-temperature NOx under realistic exhaust conditions was studied. The results show that the Pd/SSZ-13 catalyst with a low SiO2/Al2O3 ratio after loading Pd has a higher specific surface area and palladium ion content. There is a negative correlation between NOx adsorption performance and the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio. After high-temperature heat treatment, the acid sites closely related to palladium species increase and palladium species will redisperse, producing more palladium ions. The palladium ions coexist in Pd/SSZ-13 in the form of Pd2+ and Pd+, among which Pd2+ is divided into two types: Z−Pd2+Z− and Z−[Pd(II)OH]+. The NOx adsorption performance of the Pd/SSZ-13 catalyst was significantly improved, and the higher the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio, the more obviously the advantage of NOx adsorption performance increased after heat treatment. The NOx adsorption kinetic model of the Pd/SSZ-13 catalyst under realistic exhaust conditions was most suitably described by the pseudo-first-order model.