TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Peter A1 - Gebhard, Jürgen A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter T1 - Potential Technical Approaches for Improving Low-Temperature NOx Conversion of Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems JF - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Lean-burn engines, such as diesel engines, are widely used in mobile and stationary applications. Operation of lean-burn engines leads to formation of distinct amounts of nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2). Efficient aftertreatment is mandatory to meet legal requirements, especially at low exhaust temperatures, as for the future a decline of the exhaust temperature level can be predicted due to improved engine efficiencies. Within this review, potential technical solutions to enhance the DeNO(x)-aftertreatment efficiency at low exhaust temperatures are presented. KW - DECOMPOSITION KW - Diesel Engine KW - Exhaust aftertreatment KW - IMPACT KW - Low-temperature DeNO(x) KW - NH3 KW - NITRIC-OXIDE KW - Nitrogen oxides KW - OXIDE CATALYST KW - PERFORMANCE KW - PYROLYSIS KW - SCR KW - Selective catalytic reduction KW - SELECTIVE CATALYTIC-REDUCTION KW - UREA HYDROLYSIS Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201700122 VL - 90 IS - 6 SP - 762 EP - 773 PB - WILEY-VCH ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Peter A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Investigations on the Liquid-Phase Decomposition of AdBlue Urea for the Selective Catalytic Reduction Process JF - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Difficulties in decomposing AdBlue to ammonia limit the applicability of selective catalytic reduction systems at low exhaust temperatures. Investigations on the decomposition of AdBlue in the liquid phase under elevated pressure at temperatures up to 165 degrees C were carried out. Besides effects of inorganic catalysts, the impact of pH on urea decomposition was examined. After dissolution in aqueous phase, the compounds ZnO, WO3, and MoO3 were found to be effective in liquid-phase AdBlue decomposition. However, the efficiency was dropping significantly over few hours. Decomposition of AdBlue urea was also found to be favored for alkaline and acidic conditions. KW - AdBlue urea KW - Ammonia KW - DeNO(x) KW - EMISSIONS KW - HYDROLYSIS KW - KINETICS KW - Liquid-phase decomposition KW - LOW-TEMPERATURE SCR KW - MODEL KW - NOX KW - Selective catalytic reduction Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201800055 VL - 91 IS - 7 SP - 961 EP - 968 PB - Wiley ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Peter A1 - Durner, Bernhard A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Investigations on the decomposition of AdBlue urea in the liquid phase at low temperatures by an electrochemically induced pH shift JF - Monatshefte für Chemie N2 - Ammonia-based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems are the most widely used technology for reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions from lean-burn engines such as diesel engines. However, at low exhaust temperatures, the SCR process is limited by difficulties in the decomposition of the ammonia precursor urea, which is carried on-board using an aqueous solution "AdBlue". In this study, the decomposition of AdBlue urea induced by electrical current and the resulting associated pH shifts were investigated in a divided cell configuration in the liquid phase. The decomposition was found to be favored in both electrochemical compartments, anodic and cathodic, at temperatures of 60-80 degrees C compared to a reference without electrochemical treatment. In addition to the determination of ammonia contents using an ammonia sensor, IC/HPLC analyses were carried out for each sample. Different side products such as biuret, nitrate, cyanuric acid, ammelide, and others were formed. In the anodic compartment, nitrate formation could be observed due to oxidation of ammonia at the electrode surface. [GRAPHICS] . KW - Ammonia KW - Catalysis KW - CONVERSION KW - Diesel Engine KW - DOPED MN/TIO2 KW - Electrochemistry KW - HYDROLYSIS KW - In situ pH shift KW - NOX KW - OXIDATION KW - PRODUCTS KW - REMOVAL KW - SCR KW - SELECTIVE CATALYTIC-REDUCTION KW - Thermochemistry Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-019-02406-6 VL - 150 IS - 9 SP - 1633 EP - 1641 PB - Springer ER - TY - GEN A1 - van der Weerd, Bastiaan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - A Conductivity Probe for Determination of the Carbon Dioxide Tension at the Oxygenator Exhaust Outlet during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) T2 - Proceedings of the 9th ISC Modern Analytical Chemistry 2013, Prag Y1 - 2013 UR - https://www.gdch.de/fileadmin/downloads/Veranstaltungen/Tagungen/2014_Tagungen/analytica/poster_abstracts/sens03_vanderweerd_5860.pdf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - van der Weerd, Bastiaan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - A Conductivity Probe for the Determination of Carbon Dioxide Tension at the Oxygenator Exhaust Outlet during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) T2 - analytica Conference 2014, 1. bis 4. April, München Y1 - 2014 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - van der Weerd, Bastiaan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - A Conductivity Probe for the Determination of Carbon Dioxide Tension at the Oxygenator Exhaust Outlet during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) T2 - Electrochemistry 2014, September 22 - 24, Mainz Y1 - 2014 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - van der Weerd, Bastiaan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - A Planar Conductivity Probe for CO2 Determination at the Oxygenator Outlet T2 - Doktorandenseminar GDCh Prozessanalytik 2014, Berlin Y1 - 2014 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - van der Weerd, Bastiaan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Trends in Electrochemical Sensing of Blood Gases JF - Bioanalytical Reviews N2 - The monitoring of partial pressures of the blood gases carbon dioxide (pCO2) and oxygen (pO2) is of great importance in clinical diagnostics. The measure of pCO2 and pO2 provides essential information about the patient’s metabolism, gas exchange, ventilation, and acid–base homeostasis. The conventional electrochemical methods for clinical blood gas analysis are based on the potentiometric Severinghaus sensor for carbon dioxide and the amperometric Clark sensor for oxygen. These techniques are well established and are only shortly discussed in this overview. However, in recent years a variety of modifications of these classical sensor concepts and new approaches of electrochemical sensing of pCO2 and pO2 have been introduced. This review summarizes recent developments in this field and discusses the potential for future applications in clinical blood gas analysis. KW - Blood gas analysis KW - Noninvasive blood gas sensor KW - Electrochemical sensor KW - Clinical analysis Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/11663_2016_1 VL - 6 SP - 263 EP - 280 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Development of a sensor system for analysis of human breath exhale T2 - BayWISS Herbstakademie 2018, Plankstetten N2 - Atemgasanalyse ist ein junges und vielversprechendes Feld im Bereich der diagnostischen Medizin. Der Ansatz verspricht einfach zugängliche und leicht wiederholbare Probennahme die zum einen non-invasiv ist und zugleich Rückschlüsse auf Vorgänge im menschlichen Körper und bspw. dessen Gesundheitszustand zulässt. Seit Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts gibt es Massenspektrometer die es ermöglicht haben mehrere Tausend verschiedene Stoffe in der Ausatemluft nachzuweisen. Diese Technologien verbessern sich stetig und ermöglichen es die Vorgänge und Zusammenhänge zwischen Zusammensetzung der Ausatemluft und systemischen Prozessen besser zu verstehen. Die bei Studien mit Massenspektrometern ermittelten Biomarker, deren qualitative und quantitative Detektion Gesundheitsdiagnosen ermöglichen, haben aber noch nicht den Weg in den klinischen Alltag gefunden. Das Problem sind meistens die hohen Anschaffungskosten, komplizierte Datenauswertung und zumeist geringe Verfügbarkeit und Immobilität dieser Messgeräte. Die photoakustische Spektroskopie ist eine selektive und hochsensitive Messmethode, die es ermöglichen soll den Biomarker „Aceton“, der grundsätzlich die Metabolisierung von Fetten widerspiegelt, schnell und reproduzierbar quantitativ zu detektieren. Dabei müssen Hindernisse wie Querempfindlichkeiten, ausgelöst durch die komplexe Zusammensetzung der Messmatrix Atemgas, bei gleichzeitig kleine Aceton Konzentrationen (200-800 parts-per-billion) überwunden werden. Verschiedene Wellenlängenbereiche mit unterschiedlichen Lichtquellen, akustisch resonante sowie innovative Messzellendesigns und anspruchsvolle Datenauswertung mittels komplexer Algorithmik sind nötig um das Ziel, die Entwicklung eines kompakten, günstigen und zuverlässigen Acetonsensors, zu erreichen. Y1 - 2018 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Development and characterization of a laboratory setup for photoacoustic NO2 determination based on the excitation of electronic 2B2 and 2B1 states using a low-cost semiconductor laser JF - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical N2 - This work gives a detailed characterization of a laboratory setup for photoacoustic NO2 trace gas detection at the ppb level. The signal generation is based on the excitation of electronic 2B2 and 2B1 states using a low-cost semiconductor laser emitting at 450 nm. An acoustic resonator was used for signal amplification and the modulation frequency of the laser was determined to 3395 Hz in order to gain maximum signal amplification. The quality of resonant amplification was determined to 7.9. The gas samples were NO2 calibration gases diluted with pure nitrogen. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) dependency on the flow rate Q and the lock-in time constant τLIA was investigated, respectively, and the optimum values were specified to Q = 500 mL/min and τLIA = 2 s. In case of ambient noise, increasing τLIA to 10 s was evaluated as sufficient for SNR preservation. The noise level was measured in the absence of NO2 and it was determined to be composed of 51% electronic noise and 49% gas flow noise. With the analyte concentration ranging from 300 ppbV to 100 ppmV, the linear dependency of the photoacoustic amplitude on the NO2 concentration was specified, the sensitivity was determined to 110 μV/ppmV and the maximum measurement error was calculated to ±0.8%. The detection limit was determined to 2.0 ppbV. Furthermore, the stability of the signal was investigated and a maximum drift of ±1% was observed within a measuring period of 30 min. The response time τ90 was specified to 58 s. All results considered, this photoacoustic measuring system, which is based on low-cost signal generation and detection units, provides an excellent basis in view of developing a portable device for photoacoustic trace gas detection. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2017.03.024 VL - 258 SP - 193 EP - 200 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam, Niederlande ER -