Description
Within its product diversification strategy, INYECCIONES PLÁSTICAS MECACONTROL, S.L. is starting the ALTAD project, whith the aim to develop and design a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for nitrogen oxides (NOx) in diesel engines. This is a more efficient and environmentally friendly system than the current on which is based on Adblue. MECACONTROL will develop a prototype of an alternative SCR device based on H2 that is obtained from methanol. In addition, this new device will be lighter and more economical, so it will be of great interest for its subsequent industrialization not only in industrial vehicles but also in private ones. The new solution developed by MECACONTROL, will have a significant environmental impact, reducing the emissions of the millions of new vehicles in Europe. The main advantages will be the removal of side pollutants such as ammonia or vanadium, correct operation at low temperatures (
Summary of project results
It has been designed and build a compact methanol reformer for hydrogen production (Qmax=5.3 Nm3/h) over a specific reforming catalyst developed in the project. The developed catalyst has high intrinsic activity (up to 9,5 NL H2/h g cat), low selectivity for CO formation andis non pyrophoric in contact with air. It has been developed a new catalysts for the selective reduction of NOx with hydrogen (SCR-H2) from diesel engine exhaust at low temperature (150-200ºC) with higher activity and lower cost than most active catalysts reported in the state of the art. The new SCR-H2 catalyst developed in the project has been scaled and conformed for testing in the removal of NOx from real emissions of a heavy diesel engine
Summary of bilateral results