The K-Sm catalysts added with alkaline earth metals
supported on an
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-porous alumina ceramic
substratehave been prepared. XRD and TG-DSC were used to characterize the catalysts, and their catalytic activitieswere evaluated by a soot oxidation reaction using the TPR system. The TPR study showed that the catalystwith an 8.41 KNO
3:Mg ratio had the lowest soot onset ignition temperature at about 318
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C. It is very likelythat the formation of liquid phases improves the catalyst/soot contact condition, which increases the catalyticactivity of the catalyst. The catalyst containing a higher KNO
3 content exhibits CO
2 adsorption, whereas adefinite-ratio alkaline earth metal can restrain the adsorption of CO
2 and the formation of Sm
2O
2CO
3 with aKNO
3 content less than a specified quantity.