A-site defects in LaSrMnO_(3) perovskite-based catalyst promoting NOx storage and reduction for lean-burn exhausts

Herein,we report the high De-NOx performance of the A-site defective perovskite-based Pd/La_(0.5)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3) catalyst.The formation of the defective perovskite structure can be proved by both the increased Mn^(4+)/Mn^(3+) ratio and serious lattice contraction due to cationic nonstoichiometry.It promotes the Sr doping into perovskite lattice and reduces the formation of the SrCO_(3) phase.Our results demonstrate that below 300℃ the A-site defective perovskite can be more efficiently regenerated than the SrCO_(3) phase as NOx storage sites due to the latter’s stronger basicity,and also exhibits the higher NO oxidation ability than the A-site stoichiometric and excessive catalysts.Both factors promote the lowtemperature De-NOx activity of the Pd/La_(0.5)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3) catalyst through improving its NOx trapping efficiency.Nevertheless,above 300℃,the NOx reduction becomes the determinant of the De-NOx activity of the perovskite-based catalysts.A-site defects can weaken the interactions between perovskite and Pd,inducing activation of Pd sites by in-situ transformation from PdO to metallic Pd in the alternative leanburn/fuel-rich atmospheric alternations,which boosts the De-NOx activity of the Pd/La_(0.5)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3) catalyst.The Pd/L_(0.5)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3) catalyst exhibits the high sulfur tolerance as well.These findings provide insight into optimizing the structural properties and catalytic activities of the perovskite-based catalysts via tuning formulation,and have potential to be applied for various related catalyst systems.