Improvement of ceramic substrate of three-way catalysts (twc) to develop a regeneration and/or reactivation procedure of used catalysts

Objective

The objective of the project is to expand the durability of motor vehicle catalysts by (i) improvements in ceramic support properties and (ii) by regeneration of used catalysts through removal of chemical poisons by dissolving or by extraction and/or reactivation of active sites by thermo/chemical treatments in order to recover the metal area lost by sintering. Attention will be paid to the damage imposed by the severe conditions under which catalysts are subjected while in use or that regeneration procedures may cause to ceramic honeycomb. New ceramic materials will be prepared that withstand the regeneration procedures and/or with higher resistance to deterioration. The best regeneration procedures will be environmental and economically evaluated in order to estimate its commercial viability.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Address

Campus Uam Cantoblanco
28049 Madrid
Spain

Participants (11)

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Greece

Address

Egnatia Street University Campus
54006 Thessaloniki

CERAMICS AND REFRACTORIES TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY S.A.

Greece

Address

Athens-lamia Road 72 Km
34100 Chalkida

CERAMIQUES TECHNIQUES ET INDUSTRIELLES SA

France

Address

Route De Saint-privat - La Resclause
Salindres

FEVAR CAR RECYCLING

Belgium

Address

Oude Baan, 28
2800 Mechelen/malines

FORD ESPANA S.A.

Spain

Address

135,Plazza De La Casellana 135
28046 Madrid

FUNDACION GAIKER

Spain

Address

Parque Tecnologico De Zamudio, Edificio 202
Zamudio

MOTORTESTCENTER MTC AB

Sweden

Address

Armaturvägen 1
136 23 Haninge

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Sweden

Address

Teknikringen 42
100 44 Stockholm

TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES SA

France

Address

Rue Barbès 16
92129 Montrouge

UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS

Cyprus

Address

Aglandjias Ave.91 1St Floor
2016 Nicosia

University of Dundee

United Kingdom

Address

The Nethergate
DD1 4HN Dundee