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| 20080199376 | Catalytic Reactive Component Reduction System and Methods for the Use Thereof - In accordance with the present invention, there are provided simplified systems and methods for catalytically deactivating, removing, or reducing the levels of reactive component(s) from the vapor phase of fuel storage tanks. The simple apparatus described herein can be utilized to replace complex OBIGGS systems on the market. Simply stated, in one embodiment of the invention, the vapor phase from the fuel tank is passed over a catalytic bed operated at appropriate temperatures to allow the reaction between free oxygen and the fuel vapor by oxidation of the fuel vapor, thus deactivating reactive component(s) in the gas phase. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080199377 | Exhaust filter system for non-road engine - An exhaust filter system, adapted for removing substances entrained in an exhaust gas from a nonroad engine, includes a casing having a filter cavity for communicating with an exhaust outlet of the generator and a filter core which includes a plurality of filtering loops, each having a plurality of air pores, coaxially received in the filter cavity, a plurality of filtering spacers each having a plurality of air meshes and positioned between each two filtering loops to define a plurality of air passages therebetween, and a catalyzing element for chemically reacting with the substances of the exhaust gas. Therefore, when the exhaust gas passes through the air passages of the filter core, the exhaust gas is evenly diffused to the filter cavity through the air pores and the air meshes so as to enhance a chemical reaction of the exhaust gas with the catalyzing element. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080226524 | Platinum group metal-free catalysts for reducing the ignition temperature of particulates on a diesel particulate filter - A catalyzed diesel particulate filter (CDPF) and a method for filtering particulates from diesel engine exhaust are provided, where the catalyzed diesel particulate filter includes a substrate and a catalyst composition, where the catalyst composition contains at least one first component, at least one second component, and at least one third component, where the first component is at least one first component selected from the group consisting of cerium and a lanthanide and mixtures thereof, the at least one second component is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, copper, manganese and mixtures thereof; and the third component comprises strontium, where the first component, the second component, and the third component are in an oxide form after calcination. The catalyst on the catalyzed diesel particulate filter lowers the temperature at which particulates are removed from the CDPF by oxidizing the particulates on the filter. The catalyzed diesel particulate filter may also include a washcoat. Washcoats prepared from colloidal aluminum oxide may have higher surface areas and pore volumes loadings than washcoats containing aluminum oxide prepared from aluminum nitrate. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080241031 | Fast-regenerable sulfur dioxide adsorbents for diesel engine emission control - Disclosed herein are sorbents and devices for controlling sulfur oxides emissions as well as systems including such sorbents and devices. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the disclosed sorbents, devices and systems. In one embodiment the disclosed sorbents can be conveniently regenerated, such as under normal exhaust stream from a combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine. Accordingly, also disclosed are combustion vehicles equipped with sulfur dioxide emission control devices. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080260610 | REVERSE PLATINUM GROUP METAL ZONED LEAN NOx TRAP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - The invention, in at least one embodiment, relates to a reverse platinum group metal zoned lean NO | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090004078 | Catalyzed Diesel Soot Filter and Process - A catalyzed Diesel soot filter and process. The Diesel soot filter incorporates a porous filter element coated with a catalytic agent so that Diesel soot from Diesel exhaust gas is deposited into contact with the catalytic agent when Diesel exhaust gas is passed through the porous filter element and so that the ignition temperature or oxidation temperature of the deposited Diesel soot is reduced. The catalytic agent is a mixture of alkali metal and cerium oxides. The mole ratio of alkali metal to cerium of the catalytic agent is in the range of from 0.5 to 5. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090074641 | CATALYST AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A catalyst composition is provided that includes a catalytic metal secured to a substrate, and the substrate is mesoporous and has pores that are templated. A catalyst composition includes a catalytic metal secured to a mesoporous substrate. The mesoporous substrate is a reaction product of a reactive solution, a solvent, a modifier, and a templating agent. A method includes reacting a reactive solution and a templating agent to form a gel; and calcining the gel to form a substrate having a mesoporous template that is capable to support a catalyst composition. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090087363 | ENCAPSULATION OF METAL CATALYSTS IN INERT POROUS MATRICES FOR REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AEROSOL COMPONENTS - The present invention provides an encapsulation technology and methods of using the encapsulation technology in processes involving the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090087364 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided with a NOx removing device and a particulate filter in an exhaust system. A temperature of the exhaust system is detected. A switching control is performed for alternately performing a process for removing sulfur oxide accumulated in said NOx removing device and a regeneration process for burning particulates trapped in said particulate filter, when it is determined to be necessary to perform at least one of the removal of the sulfur oxide in said NOx removing device and the regeneration of the particulate filter. The switching control is performed according to the detected exhaust system temperature. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090098032 | METHODS OF MAKING ALUMINOSILICATE COATED ALUMINA - An aluminosilicate coated alumina structure that is substantially free of alkaline metal impurities contains an aluminosilicate coating at least partially surrounding an alumina core. The aluminosilicate coated alumina structure is useful as a catalyst or catalyst support. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090148369 | OXYGEN STORAGE CAPACITY SUBSTANCE AND METHOD OF OXYGEN STORAGE CAPACITY IN THREE-WAY CATALYST FOR PURIFYING AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST GAS - [PROBLEMS] To provide an oxygen storage substance which has higher oxygen storage capacity than conventional substances and is inexpensive. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The oxygen storage substance is a calcium aluminosilicate (mayenite), i.e., a substance of a crystal structure which is synthesized by hydrothermally treating a mixture of calcium oxide, alumina (sol), and amorphous silica, has a three-dimensional network composed of AlO | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090169451 | Catalytic reduction of NOx - A system for NO | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090175772 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR TREATING EXHAUST GASES - Several embodiments of high-efficiency catalytic converters and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a catalytic converter for treating a flow of exhaust gas comprising a reaction chamber, a heating enclosure enclosing at least a portion of the reaction chamber, and an optional coolant channel encasing the heating enclosure. The reaction chamber can have a first end section through which the exhaust gas flows into the reaction chamber and a second end section from which the exhaust gas exits the reaction chamber. The heating enclosure is configured to contain heated gas along the exterior of the reaction chamber, and the optional coolant channel is configured to contain a flow of coolant around the heating enclosure. The catalytic converter can further include a catalytic element in the reaction chamber. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090180942 | SELECTIVE AMMONIA OXIDATION CATALYSTS - Catalysts, methods and systems for treating diesel engine exhaust streams are described. In one or more embodiments, the catalyst comprises a refractory metal oxide, a transition metal oxide, and platinum, the catalyst being effective to oxidize ammonia at temperatures less than about 300° C. and exhibiting no significant decrease in ammonia oxidation efficiency upon hydrothermal aging. Methods and systems including such catalysts are also provided. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090185967 | Composition based on zirconium, cerium and tin oxides, preparation and use as catalyst - The invention concerns a composition based on zirconium oxide and cerium oxide and, optionally, an oxide of another rare earth, characterized in that it contains tin oxide in a proportion of more than 25 wt. % of oxide. Said composition is obtained by a method which consists in forming a mixture comprising zirconium, cerium and tin compounds and, optionally a compound of another rare earth; in bringing said mixture in the presence of a basic compound whereby a precipitate is obtained; heating said precipitate in an aqueous medium and calcining same. The composition can be used as catalyst, in particular for treating motor vehicle exhaust gases. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090202408 | SULFUR RESISTANT EMISSIONS CATALYST - A catalyst of one or more complex oxides having a nominal composition as set out in formula (1): A | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090208393 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING HARMFUL CONSTITUENTS FROM EXHAUST GASES OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A device for removing harmful constituents from exhaust gases of internal combustion engines comprises a first housing for conducting exhaust gases, the first housing containing a front, middle, and rear area with at least one intake in the front area and at least one outlet in the rear area. A first structure containing a plurality of contiguous cavities covers the cross-section of the first housing at least partially. The following are disposed in the housing in any sequence: a second structure which contains and/or is coated with a first metal oxide; a third structure which contains and/or is coated with a catalyst for converting or degrading contaminants; and a fourth structure which contains and/or is coated with a second metal oxide. The first housing contains or is at least partially made of or coated with porous aluminum oxide, mullite, cordierite, silicon nitride, tialite, steatite, zircon, zircon dioxide and/or silicon carbide. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090208394 | CSF With Low Platinum/Palladium Ratios - An emission treatment system including a catalyzed soot filter comprising a wall flow monolith and a catalyst comprising at least two types of support particles is described. The first support particle contains at least a platinum component, the second support particles contains at least a palladium component. The wall flow monolith may be washcoated with a slurry comprising at least two types of particles without applying a passivation layer to the wall flow monolith. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090220398 | CATALYST COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VEHICULAR EXHAUST GASES COMPRISE ZIRCONIUM OXIDE AND CERIUM OXIDE, AND HAVE A HIGH REDUCIBILITY AND A STABLE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA - Catalyst compositions for the treatment of vehicular exhaust gases are based on zirconium and cerium oxides, have a cerium oxide content of at most 50% by weight, a level of reducibility of at least 95% after calcination in air at 600°, and a specific surface area after calcination for 4 hours at 1100° of at least 15 m | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090257933 | Layered Catalyst Composite - A layered, three-way conversion catalyst having the capability of simultaneously catalyzing the oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide and the reduction of nitrogen oxides is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the catalyst comprises three layers in conjunction with a carrier: a first layer deposited on the carrier and comprising palladium deposited on a refractory metal oxide and an oxygen storage component; a second layer deposited on the first layer and comprising rhodium deposited on a refractory metal oxide and an oxygen storage component; and a third layer deposited on the second layer and comprising palladium deposited on a refractory metal oxide. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090269263 | Gas Processing for Catalytically Oxidizing Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons In the Presence of a Metal/Silica-Containing Zirconia Catalyst - The processing of gases, in particular the exhaust gas of an internal combustion/diesel engine, entails catalytically oxidizing the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons contained therein in an oxygen-rich medium, in the presence of a metal oxidation catalyst that includes a silica-containing zirconia support. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090274599 | CATALYTIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, CERIUM, YTTRIUM, LANTHANUM AND OTHER RARE EARTHS - Catalytic compositions useful, e.g., for the treatment of internal combustion engine exhaust gases, are based on zirconium oxide in a weight proportion of at least 25%, from 15% to 60% of cerium oxide, from 10% to 25% of yttrium oxide, from 2% to 10% of lanthanum oxide and from 2% to 15% of another rare earth oxide, have a specific surface of at least 15 m | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090285735 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM AND PROCESS USING A PRE-SULFATED ZIRCONIA BINDER - A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) process with a palladium catalyst for reducing NO | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090304564 | NOx Storage Materials and Traps Resistant to Thermal Aging - Nitrogen oxide storage materials and methods of manufacturing nitrogen oxide storage materials are disclosed. The nitrogen oxide storage materials can be used to manufacture catalytic trap disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine which is operated periodically between lean and stoichiometric or rich conditions, for abatement of NOx in an exhaust gas stream which is generated by the engine. In one embodiment, the nitrogen oxide storage material comprises alkaline earth material supported on ceria particles having a crystallite size of between about 10 and 20 nm and the alkaline earth oxide having a crystallite size of between about 20-40 nm. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090324470 | Process for Optimizing the Catalytic Activity of a Perovskite-Based Catalyst - The present invention relates to a process for producing an activated perovskite-based washcoat formulation suitable for reduction of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, and nitrogen oxides emissions from an exhaust gas stream. The process includes the steps of high energy ball milling a fully synthesized perovskite structure to provide an activated nanocrystalline perovskite powder of a given surface area; mixing the activated nanocrystalline perovskite powder with dispersing media and grinding the mixture; removing partially or totally the dispersing media to obtain an activated perovskite-based catalyst washcoat formulation wherein the activated perovskite in the formulation has a specific surface area greater than that of the activated nanocrystalline perovskite powder. The process may further include a step of applying the formulation on a substrate to obtain a catalytic converter. The invention also relates to the activated nanocrystalline perovskite, the activated perovskite-based catalyst washcoat formulation, and the catalytic converter obtained thereby. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100034717 | VANADIUM-FREE CATALYST FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION AND PROCESS FOR IT'S PREPARATION - Selective catalytic reduction with ammonia or a compound that decomposes to ammonia is a known method for the removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of primarily lean-burn internal combustion engines. The vanadium-containing SCR catalysts that have long been generally used for this are characterized by a good conversion profile. However, the volatility of vanadium oxide can, at higher exhaust gas temperatures, lead to the emission of toxic vanadium compounds. Zeolite-based SCR catalysts, which are used in particular in discontinuous SCR systems, constitute a very cost-intensive solution for the problem. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100040523 | HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE/REDUCIBILITY CATALYST/CATALYST SUPPORT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, CERIUM AND LANTHANUM AND OF YTTRIUM, GADOLINIUM OR SAMARIUM - Catalyst/catalyst support composition essentially consist of oxides of zirconium, cerium and lanthanum and of another rare earth selected from among yttrium, gadolinium and samarium, having a proportion of the lanthanum oxide and the oxide of the other rare earth of at least 15% and specific surfaces of at least 40 m | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100047143 | OXIDATION CATALYST - A catalyst for selective oxidation of hydrocarbons relative to carbon monoxide includes a mixed oxide based on the compound Ce | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100061903 | CATALYST SYSTEM TO BE USED IN AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD - A catalyst system to be used in an automobile exhaust gas purification apparatus which exerts excellent purification capability to a nitrogen oxide, even when hydrocarbon concentration varies, by subjecting exhaust gas discharged from an automotive internal engine to contacting with a catalyst, an exhaust gas purification apparatus using the same, and an exhaust gas purification method. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100098609 | TREATMENT PLANT FOR POLLUTANTS CONTAINED IN THE EXHAUST GAS OF AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD USING SAME - A plant for treating pollutants contained in the exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine includes an exhaust line ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100098610 | Exhaust filter system for non-road engine - An exhaust filter system, adapted for removing substances entrained in an exhaust gas from a nonroad engine, includes a casing having a filter cavity for communicating with an exhaust outlet of the generator and a filter core which includes a plurality of filtering loops, each having a plurality of air pores, coaxially received in the filter cavity, a plurality of filtering spacers each having a plurality of air meshes and positioned between each two filtering loops to define a plurality of air passages therebetween, and a catalyzing element for chemically reacting with the substances of the exhaust gas. Therefore, when the exhaust gas passes through the air passages of the filter core, the exhaust gas is evenly diffused to the filter cavity through the air pores and the air meshes so as to enhance a chemical reaction of the exhaust gas with the catalyzing element. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100111789 | CATALYST/CATALYST SUPPORT COMPOSITIONS HAVING HIGH REDUCIBILITY AND COMPRISING A NANOMETRIC CERIUM OXIDE DEPOSITED ONTO A SUPPORT SUBSTRATE - Catalyst/catalyst support compositions are characterized by a supported cerium oxide, deposited onto a silica, alumina, titanium or zirconium based support, including particles of said supported oxide deposited onto said support, individualized or in the form of aggregates, no greater than 500 nm in size and having, after 6 hours of calcination at a temperature of at least 800° C., a measured reducibility from 30° C. and 900° C. of at least 80%; such compositions are prepared by combining a colloidal dispersion of the supported oxide and a suspension of the support, drying the resulting mixture by atomization and drying the resulting product by calcination. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100111790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PROCESSING AND INCINERATION OF DIESEL EXHAUST PARTICULATE MATTER - A particulate converter for the collection and the incineration of particulate matters from diesel engine exhaust includes an exhaust path extending from the diesel engine through the particulate converter. The particulate converter further includes a housing and at least one candle located in the housing. An electrical incineration system may be electrically connected to a pulsed power supply for incinerating soot collected within the candle. A diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) may be disposed in the exhaust path to generate sufficient amount of NO2 to assist in incineration. At least one exhaust cooling device may be provided for the control of exhaust temperature. A feedback control system may control exhaust gas temperatures based on pressure drop across the DPC, temperature ahead of the DPC and engine RPM. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100158774 | TEXTURED PARTICULATE FILTER FOR CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS - Catalytic filter comprising a porous matrix consisting of an inorganic material, in the form of grains that are interconnected so as to provide cavities between them, such that the open porosity is between 30 and 60% and the median pore diameter is between 5 and 40 μm, said filter being characterized in that the grains and possibly the grain boundaries of the inorganic material are covered over at least part of their surface with a texturizing material, said texturizing consisting of irregularities having dimensions of between 10 nm and 5 microns and in that a catalytic coating at least partially coats the texturizing material and optionally, at least partially, the grains of the inorganic material. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100189615 | MECHANICALLY FUSED MATERIALS FOR POLLUTION ABATEMENT IN MOBILE AND STATIONATY SOURCES - Described are catalyst composites containing mechanically fused components, methods of making the catalyst composites, and methods of using the catalyst composites such as in pollution abatement applications. The catalyst composites contain a core and a shell at least substantially covering the core, the shell mechanically fused to the core and comprising particles mechanically fused to each other, wherein a size ratio of the core to particles of the shell is at least about 10:1. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100189616 | METHOD FOR REMOVING SOOT PARTICLES FROM AN EXHAUST GAS, ASSOCIATED COLLECTING ELEMENT AND SYSTEM - A method for removing soot particles from an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, especially of a diesel engine, includes feeding the exhaust gas through a collecting element through which the exhaust gas can pass freely but which is provided with a plurality of deflections and/or zones of swirl and calming or stabilization. At least a proportion of the particles are held or swirled around in the collecting element until there is a sufficient probability of reaction with nitrogen dioxide and a majority of the collected particles have been removed. A collecting element has flow channels through which the exhaust gas can pass freely. However, the flow channels are configured in such a way as to form deflections or zones of swirl and calming or stabilization. A system having the collecting element is also provided. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100209321 | Catalyst System for the Reduction of NOx and NH3 Emissions - This catalyst system simultaneously removes ammonia and enhances net NOx conversion by placing an NH | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100221160 | Ceria-Zirconia-Zeolite Catalyst Body - A catalyst body which includes ceria:zirconia and a metal-zeolite, and is substantially free, or free, of tungsten or tungsten compounds, and methods of manufacture. The ceria and zirconia are present with a zirconia/ceria mole ratio of less than or equal to 1.0. The catalyst body is especially useful in NOx reduction applications. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100239478 | FILTER - A filter for filtering particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, and wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100247407 | HIGHLY ACIDIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZIRCONIUM AND SILICON OXIDES AND AN OXIDE OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER ELEMENT SELECTED FROM AMONG TITANIUM, ALUMINUM, TUNGSTEN, MOLYBDENUM, CERIUM, IRON, TIN, ZINC, AND MANGANESE - Compositions useful for treating the exhaust gases of diesel engines contain zirconium oxide, silicon oxide and at least one oxide of at least one element M selected from among titanium, aluminum, tungsten, molybdenum, cerium, iron, tin, zinc, and manganese, in the following mass proportions of these different elements: silicon oxide: 5%-30%; M-element oxide: 1%-20%; the balance being zirconium oxide; such compositions also have an acidity, as measured by the methylbutynol test, of at least 90% and are prepared by placing a zirconium compound, a silicon compound, at least one M-element compound and a basic compound in a liquid medium, thereby generating a precipitate, maturing the precipitate in a liquid medium and separating and calcining the precipitate. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100247408 | CATALYST FOR AN EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The invention relates to a device for the catalytic treatment of exhaust gases of motor vehicles which comprises a catalyst substrate designed as a hollow cylinder, an inlet-side and an outlet-side gas baffle and an outer wall, wherein the gas baffles enclose the catalyst substrate and the outlet-side gas baffle and the catalyst substrate form a first cavity into which an exhaust-gas stream can be fed, passing through the catalyst substrate and entering a second cavity which is surrounded by outer wall, gas baffles and catalyst substrate, wherein the outlet-side gas baffle has gas vents, and wherein the recessed part of the outlet-side gas baffle is beaded, with the result that the catalyst substrate is fixed. The invention also relates to a process for the production of the device according to the invention and its use, plus a method for cleaning exhaust gases of motor vehicles. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100247409 | NON-ZEOLITE BASE METAL SCR CATALYST - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas stream to nitrogen comprises contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a non-zeolite base metal catalyst consisting of: (a) at least one transition metal dispersed on a mixed oxide or composite oxide or a mixture thereof as support material consisting of cerium and zirconium; or (b) cerium oxide and zirconium oxide as single oxides or a composite oxide thereof or a mixture of the single oxides and the composite oxide dispersed on an inert oxide support material, whereon is dispersed at least one transition metal. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100260652 | Catalyst for the removal of nitrogen oxides and method for the removal of nitrogen oxides with the same - The present invention provides a catalyst which can sufficiently remove nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas. The catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides to achieve an object of the present invention includes a monolithic support which is coated with a lower layer containing a catalytic component A comprising cerium oxide and an upper layer containing a catalytic component B comprising at least one kind of metal selected from a group consisting of copper, manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel or a compound thereof, and zeolite. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100290963 | TRANSITION METAL / ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100322832 | TITANIUM DIOXIDE CATALYST STRUCTURE FOR PROCESSES UP TO 1000.degree.C AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100329954 | HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA MIXED OXIDE OF CERIUM AND OF ANOTHER RARE EARTH, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE IN CATALYSIS - The mixed oxide of the invention mainly consists of cerium oxide and of at least one oxide of another rare earth. It has a specific surface area of at least 20 m | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110014098 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR TREATING EXHAUST GASES - Several embodiments of high-efficiency catalytic converters and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a catalytic converter for treating a flow of exhaust gas comprising a reaction chamber, a heating enclosure enclosing at least a portion of the reaction chamber, and an optional coolant channel encasing the heating enclosure. The reaction chamber can have a first end section through which the exhaust gas flows into the reaction chamber and a second end section from which the exhaust gas exits the reaction chamber. The heating enclosure is configured to contain heated gas along the exterior of the reaction chamber, and the optional coolant channel is configured to contain a flow of coolant around the heating enclosure. The catalytic converter can further include a catalytic element in the reaction chamber. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110020200 | Process for Producing a Thermostable Ti02/Si02 Mixed Oxide and Mixed Oxide Produced Therefrom - The present invention relates to a process for preparing TiO | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110027154 | SILICA-STABILIZED ULTRAFINE ANATASE TITANIA, VANADIA CATALYSTS, AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention is directed to compositions and processes for the production of silica-stabilized ultrafine anatase titanias and which may further comprise tungsten and vanadia. The surface stabilization may be by treatment of the TiO | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110033352 | CATALYST/CATALYST SUPPORT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, YTTRIUM AND TUNGSTEN - Compositions based on zirconium oxide, including 1 to 20% yttrium oxide, 1 to 30% tungsten oxide and the balance zirconium oxide, have a specific surface area of at least 40 m | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110052464 | ENGINE EXHAUST GAS REACTORS AND METHODS - Particulate pollutants such as carbonaceous particles are removed from an engine exhaust stream by passing the exhaust stream through an exhaust gas reactor, the exhaust stream first traversing a charging zone wherein the particles are charged via a corona discharge, and thereafter traversing a downstream collection zone wherein the charged particles are collected and eliminated by a collector/reactor having an oppositely charged reactive collecting surface. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110064633 | Multi-Functional Catalyst Block and Method of Using the Same - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-functional catalyst block for reducing waste materials in the exhaust from a combustion engine. In one embodiment, the multi-functional catalyst block includes a substrate, a urea-hydrolyzing catalyst supported on the substrate, and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst supported on the substrate. In another embodiment, the substrate is a wall-flow monolith configured as a particulate filter. In yet another embodiment, the substrate is a flow-through monolith. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110076212 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OXIDIZING NITRIC OXIDE IN A GAS STREAM - An after-treatment system architecture and method for oxidizing the nitric oxide component of a gas stream. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110085953 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes a metal casing and a honeycomb filter installed in the metal casing. The honeycomb filter includes cells, a first end face, and a second end face. The cells include a first cell and a second cell provided alternately. The first cell includes an open end on the first end face side and a sealed end on the second end face side. The second cell includes an open end on the second end face side and a sealed end on the first end face side. A cross-sectional area of the first cell is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second cell. The first end face is disposed on a gas inlet side of the metal casing. The second end face is disposed on a gas outlet side of the metal casing. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110097252 | COMPOSITIONS BASED ON CERIUM OXIDE, ZIRCONIUM OXIDE AND, OPTIONALLY, ANOTHER RARE EARTH OXIDE, HAVING A SPECIFIC RAISED SURFACE AT 1100.degree.C, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF AS A CATALYST - The inventive composition, according to a first embodiment, consists essentially of a cerium oxide and a zirconium oxide in an atomic ratio Ce/Zr of at least 1. According to a second embodiment, said composition is based on cerium oxide, zirconium oxide with an atomic ratio Ce/Zr of at least 1 and at least one rare earth oxide other than cerium. After calcination at 1100° C., said composition has a specific surface of at least 9 m | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110142737 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES IN THE EXHAUST GAS OF DIESEL ENGINES - A catalyst and a process for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in diesel engine exhaust gases with ammonia or a compound decomposable to ammonia are described. The exhaust gas to be cleaned is passed together with ammonia or a compound decomposable to ammonia over a catalyst which comprises a zeolite or a zeolite-like compound containing 1-10% by weight of copper, based on the total weight of the zeolite or of the zeolite-like compound, and a homogeneous cerium-zirconium mixed oxide and/or a cerium oxide. The zeolite used or the zeolite-like compound used is selected from the group consisting of chabazite, SAPO-34, ALPO-34 and zeolite-β. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110165045 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING GAS BY USING SAME - An exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present invention contains at least a precious metal coated with lanthanum-containing alumina. In at least one embodiment, it is possible to provide: an exhaust gas purification catalyst which can (i) have an increase in heat resistance, and (ii) inhibit the precious metal from being mixed in alumina and therefore inhibit the precious metal from forming a solid solution in combination with alumina; and a method for efficiently purifying, by use of the catalyst, an exhaust gas emitted from an internal-combustion engine. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110171092 | Cerium/zirconium-base composite oxide, method for producing the same, oxygen storage/release component using said cerium-zirconium-base composite oxide, exhaust gas purification catalyst, and exhaust gas purification method using the same - This invention relates to a cerium—zirconium-base composite oxide, which is useful, e.g., for the purification of exhaust gas discharged from combustion engines such as internal combustion engines and boilers and can release a high level of oxygen in a low temperature region, a method for producing the same, an oxygen storage/release component using the same, an exhaust gas purification catalyst, and an exhaust gas purification method. The cerium—zirconium-base composite oxide satisfies requirements (1) that the oxygen release initiation temperature is 380° C. or below, (2) that the oxygen release amount is not less than 485 μmol/g, and further (3) that the oxygen release amount at 400° C. is not less than 15 μmol/g. The cerium—zirconium-base composite oxide can be produced, for example, by mixing a starting material for cerium and a starting material for zirconium at a predetermined mixing ratio together, melting the starting material mixture at a temperature at or above the melting point, then cooling the melt to form an ingot, then optionally grinding the ingot to prepare powder, subsequently removing strain within powder crystal grains under heating, and then grinding to a further fine state. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110200505 | Catalyst Assembly for Treating Engine Exhaust - According to one aspect of the present invention, a catalyst assembly is provided for treating an exhaust from an engine. In one embodiment, the catalyst assembly includes a first catalyst material catalytically active at a first temperature and loaded at a first catalyst material loading, the first catalyst material including a first base metal loading, and a second catalyst material catalytically active at a second temperature lower than the first temperature and loaded at a second catalyst material loading, the second catalyst material including a second base metal loading, wherein the second base metal loading is higher than the first base metal loading. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110206583 | CATALYST COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZIRCONIUM, CERIUM AND YTTRIUM OXIDES HAVING A HIGH REDUCIBILITY - Catalyst compositions useful for the conversion of vehicular exhaust gases contain zirconium, cerium and yttrium oxides with a cerium oxide proportion of from 3% to 15%, and yttrium oxide proportions corresponding to the following conditions: 6% at most if the cerium oxide proportion is from 12% excluded and 15% included; 10% at most if the cerium oxide proportion is from 7% excluded and 12% included; 30% at most if the cerium oxide proportion is from 3% to 7% included, the balance being zirconium oxide; such compositions may optionally include an oxide of a rare earth selected from among lanthanum, neodymium and praseodymium. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110217215 | SUBSTRATE HAVING POROUS SHEET(S) FOR TREATING EXHAUST GASES OF COMBUSTION ENGINES - The object of the invention is a porous sheet(s) for treating exhaust gases of combustion engines in open channels. According to the invention at least part of the porous sheet has a covering support having pores over 10 nm and coarse particles over 1.4 μm. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110229391 | PARTICLE REDUCTION WITH COMBINED SCR AND NH3 SLIP CATALYST - The present invention relates to a particle filter comprising a porous carrier body, an SCR active component and an oxidation catalyst, wherein the SCR active component is present as coating on the exhaust-gas entry surface and the inner surface of the porous carrier body and the oxidation catalyst as coating on the exhaust-gas exit surface of the porous carrier body. According to the invention the oxidation catalyst changes its function depending on operating conditions. In normal operation it serves as NH | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110250112 | PURIFICATION STRUCTURE INCLUDING A CATALYSIS SYSTEM SUPPORTED BY A ZIRCON IN REDUCED STATE - The invention relates to a filtration structure, for filtering a gas coming from a diesel engine, which is laden with gaseous pollutants of the nitrogen oxide NO | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110262329 | SCR CATALYST AMMONIA SURFACE COVERAGE ESTIMATION AND CONTROL - Described herein are various embodiments of an apparatus, a system, and a methods for reducing NO | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110274601 | Catalyzed Soot Filter And Emissions Treatment Systems and Methods - Catalysts, catalytic articles, and catalyst systems and methods for treating exhaust gas streams utilizing the catalytic articles are described. In one or more embodiments, a catalytic article includes a first SCR catalyst permeating the porous walls of a substrate and a second SCR catalyst coating the walls of the substrate. Methods for treating an exhaust gas stream are also provided. Methods of making and using such catalysts and catalytic articles are also described. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110274602 | METAL-CONTAINING CRYSTALLINE SILICATES - Novel metal-containing silicates, in particular redox-active as well as crystalline silicates, a process for preparing metal-containing crystalline silicates, as well as use thereof as high-temperature oxidation catalyst or diesel oxidation catalyst. Further, a catalytic composition and a shaped catalyst body which contains the metal-containing crystalline silicates. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110300042 | Methods Utilizing Non-Zeolitic Metal-Containing Molecular Sieves Having The CHA Crystal Structure - Catalysts comprising metal-loaded non-zeolitic molecular sieves having the CHA crystal structure, including Cu-SAPO-34, and methods for treating exhaust gas incorporating such catalysts are disclosed. The catalysts can be used to remove nitrogen oxides from a gaseous medium across a broad temperature range and exhibit hydrothermal stability at high reaction temperatures. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110311420 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) CATALYST DEPLETION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A dosing control system for a vehicle includes a current storage module, an adaption triggering module, and an adaption ending module. The current storage module estimates an amount of ammonia stored by a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst. The adaptation triggering module triggers a reduction of the amount of ammonia stored by the SCR catalyst to zero when a first amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) measured by a first NOx sensor located downstream of the SCR catalyst is greater than a predicted value of the first amount of NOx. The adaptation ending module selectively ends the reduction and enables injection of dosing agent based on a comparison of the first amount of NOx with a second amount of NOx upstream of the SCR catalyst. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311421 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - An after-treatment device for an automotive engine includes a substrate having a thermoelectric generation element disposed in an interior volume thereof. The substrate has a first end, a second end, and an outermost lateral dimension that defines an interior volume, and is configured to flow engine exhaust gas from the first end to the second end such that the flowing exhaust gas is in thermal contact with the thermoelectric generation element. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120020858 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR TREATING EXHAUST GASES - Several embodiments of high-efficiency catalytic converters and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a catalytic converter for treating a flow of exhaust gas comprising a reaction chamber, a heating enclosure enclosing at least a portion of the reaction chamber, and an optional coolant channel encasing the heating enclosure. The reaction chamber can have a first end section through which the exhaust gas flows into the reaction chamber and a second end section from which the exhaust gas exits the reaction chamber. The heating enclosure is configured to contain heated gas along the exterior of the reaction chamber, and the optional coolant channel is configured to contain a flow of coolant around the heating enclosure. The catalytic converter can further include a catalytic element in the reaction chamber. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120093703 | CATALYST AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A catalyst composition includes a catalytic metal secured to a porous substrate. The substrate has pores that are templated. The catalyst composition is prepared by a process that includes the steps of mixing a catalytic metal salt, a templating agent, and water to form a mixture, adding a substrate precursor to the mixture to form a slurry, and calcining the slurry to form a substrate having a porous template that is capable of supporting the catalyst composition. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120189517 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING CERIUM OXIDE AND ZIRCONIUM OXIDE HAVING A SPECIFIC POROSITY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND USE OF SAME IN CATALYSIS - A composition including cerium and zirconium oxides, including at least 30 wt.-% cerium oxide is desired. Following calcination at a temperature of 900 DEG C. for 4 hours, the composition has two populations of pores, the diameters of the first population being centered around a value of between 5 nm and 15 nm for a composition including 30% to 65% cerium oxide or between 10 nm and 20 nm for more than 65% cerium oxide and the diameter of the second population being centered around a value of between 45 nm and 65 nm for 30% to 65% cerium oxide or between 60 nm and 100 nm for more than 65% cerium oxide. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120201731 | ZEOLITE CATALYST CONTAINING METAL - Provided is a catalyst comprising (a) a zeolite material having a mean crystal size of at least about 0.5 μm, having a CHA framework that contains silicon and aluminum, and having a silica-to-alumina mole ratio (SAR) of about 10 to about 25; and (b) an extra-framework promoter metal (M) disposed in said zeolite material as free and/or exchanged metal, wherein the extra-framework promoter metal is copper, iron, and mixtures thereof, and is present in a promoter metal-to-aluminum atomic ratio (M:Al) of about 0.10 to about 0.24 based on the framework aluminum; and optionally comprising (c) at least about 1 weight percent of cerium in said zeolite material, based on the total weight of the zeolite, wherein said cerium is present in a form selected from exchanged cerium ions, monomeric ceria, oligomeric ceria, and combinations thereof, provided that said oligomeric ceria has a particle size of less than 5 μm. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120288427 | Catalyzed Soot Filter With Layered Design - Disclosed is a catalyzed soot filter with layered design wherein the first coating of the filter comprises an oxidation catalyst comprising platinum (Pt) and optionally palladium (Pd), wherein the second coating of the filter comprises an oxidation catalyst comprising Pd and optionally Pt, wherein the Pt concentration in the second coating is lower than the Pt concentration in the first coating, and wherein the weight ratio of Pt:Pd in the second coating is in the range of from 1:1 to 0:1; and wherein the first coating and the second coating are present on the wall flow substrate at a coating loading ratio in the range of from 0.25 to 3, calculated as ratio of the loading of the first coating (in g/inch | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130004391 | REDUCTION-CATALYST-COATED DIESEL PARTICLE FILTER HAVING IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS - A diesel particle filter which comprises a ceramic wall flow filter substrate and two coatings is described. The first coating which is applied in the inflow channels and is composed of high-melting materials has such a nature that it closes the inflow channels and pores in the wall connecting the inflow channels and outflow channels to soot particles on the inflow side without preventing passage of the gaseous exhaust gas constituents. The second coating is introduced into the wall between inflow channels and outflow channels and is of such a nature that it can effectively catalyze the selective reduction of nitrogen oxides by means of a reducing agent. The resulting component is an SCR-catalytically active particle filter and displays excellent banking-up pressure properties combined with high filtration efficiency and good regeneration properties. Furthermore, the component displays good aging stability of the NO | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130004392 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROCARBONS AND HYDROGEN GAS IN EXHAUSTS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL OUTPUT - An assembly and method for reducing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and hydrogen gas in exhausts of internal combustion engines and simultaneously generating electrical power, wherein the exhaust is acted upon in a first stage catalytic converter and is at least in part passed through a thermoelectric generator for production of electrical power. The exhausts are thereafter directed to a second stage catalytic converter. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130052108 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, CERIUM AND ANOTHER RARE EARTH HAVING REDUCED MAXIMUM REDUCIBILITY TEMPERATURE, A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF IN THE FIELD OF CATALYSIS - A composition is described that includes oxides of zirconium, cerium and another rare earth different from cerium, having a cerium oxide content not exceeding 50 wt % and, after calcination at 1000° C. for 6 hours, a maximal reducibility temperature not exceeding 500° C. and a specific surface of at least 45 m | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130095012 | SMALL PORE MOLECULAR SIEVE SUPPORTED COPPER CATALYSTS DURABLE AGAINST LEAN/RICH AGING FOR THE REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES - A method of using a catalyst comprises exposing a catalyst to at least one reactant in a chemical process. The catalyst comprises copper and a small pore molecular sieve having a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms. The chemical process undergoes at least one period of exposure to a reducing atmosphere. The catalyst has an initial activity and the catalyst has a final activity after the at least one period of exposure to the reducing atmosphere. The final activity is within 30% of the initial activity at a temperature between 200 and 500° C. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130136676 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYSIS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to the use, for the reduction of oxidizing contaminating entities of the NO | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130142713 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, CERIUM AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER RARE EARTH AND HAVING A SPECIFIC POROSITY, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN CATALYSIS - A composition is described that includes zirconium oxide, cerium oxide and yttrium oxide, or zirconium oxide, cerium oxide and at least two oxides of two rare earths different from cerium in a mass proportion of at least 20% of zirconium oxide and of at most 70% of cerium oxide, wherein the composition further includes, after calcination at 900° C. for 4 hours, two populations of pores having respective diameters centered, for the first population, about a value of 20 nm to 40 nm and, for the second, about a value of 80 nm to 200 nm. The composition can be used for processing exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130156668 | CATALYST FOR REMOVING NITROGEN OXIDES FROM THE EXHAUST GAS OF DIESEL ENGINES - The invention relates to a catalyst for removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of diesel engines, and to a process for reducing the level of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of diesel engines. The catalyst consists of a support body of length L and of a catalytically active coating which in turn may be formed from one or more material zones. The material zones comprise a copper-containing zeolite or a zeolite-like compound. The materials used include chabazite, SAPO-34, ALPO-34 and zeolite β. In addition, the material zones comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of barium oxide, barium hydroxide, barium carbonate, strontium oxide, strontium hydroxide, strontium carbonate, praseodymium oxide, lanthanum oxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium/aluminum mixed oxide, alkali metal oxide, alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate and mixtures thereof. Noble metal may optionally also be present in the catalyst. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130164201 | COMPOSITION BASED ON CERIUM, ZIRCONIUM AND TUNGSTEN, PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE IN CATALYSIS - A composition based on cerium, zirconium and tungsten is described. The composition has a content expressed as an oxide, of which cerium is from 5% to 30% of the composition, tungsten is from 2% to 17% of the composition, and the remainder of the composition is zirconium. After aging at 750° C. under an air atmosphere including 10% water, it has a two-phase crystallographic structure having a tetragonal zirconia phase and a monoclinic zirconia phase, with no presence of a crystalline phase including tungsten. The composition can be used as a catalyst, especially in an SCR process. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130189172 | CATALYST FOR REMOVING NITROGEN OXIDES FROM THE EXHAUST GAS OF DIESEL ENGINES - The invention relates to a catalyst for removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of diesel engines, and to a process for reducing the level of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of diesel engines. The catalyst consists of a support body of length L and of a catalytically active coating which in turn may be formed from one or more material zones. The material zones comprise selectively catalytically reductive (SCR-active) mixed oxide consisting of cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, rare earth sesquioxide and niobium oxide and optionally tungsten oxide. In addition, the material zones comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of barium oxide, barium hydroxide, barium carbonate, strontium oxide, strontium hydroxide, strontium carbonate, praseodymium oxide, lanthanum oxide, magnesium oxide, mixed magnesium/aluminum oxide, alkali metal oxide, alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate and mixtures thereof. Noble metal may optionally also be present in the catalyst. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130195741 | CATALYZED SOOT FILTERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - Catalyzed soot filters comprising a wall flow monolith having a washcoat comprising an alkali base metal composite disposed on the monolith. Methods of manufacturing and using catalyzed soot filters and diesel engine exhaust emission treatment systems are also disclosed. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130195742 | MIXED SALT CO2 SORBENT, PROCESS FOR MAKING AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to a mixed salt composition which is useful as a CO | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130195743 | METHOD FOR TREATING A GAS CONTAINING NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), IN WHICH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING CERIUM OXIDE AND NIOBIUM OXIDE IS USED AS A CATALYST - A method is described for treating a gas including nitrogen oxides (NO | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130236380 | PALLADIUM SOLID SOLUTION CATAYST AND METHODS OF MAKING - Disclosed are three-way catalysts that are able to simultaneously convert nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons in exhaust gas emissions into less toxic compounds. Also disclosed are three-way catalyst formulations comprising palladium (Pd)-containing oxygen storage materials. In some embodiments, the three-way catalyst formulations of the invention do not contain rhodium. Further disclosed are improved methods for making Pd-containing oxygen storage materials. The relates to methods of making and using three-way catalyst formulations of the invention. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130266497 | COPPER/CHABAZITE-BASED CATALYST WITH IMPROVED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY FOR REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES - The present invention relates to a process for improving the catalytic activity of a copper-promoted zeolitic catalyst with chabazite structure, to a copper-promoted zeolitic catalyst with chabazite structure and to a process for reducing nitrogen oxides in an offgas stream. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130272937 | ZEOLITE HAVING COPPER AND ALKALI EARTH METAL SUPPORTED THEREON - A chabazite-type zeolite having copper and an alkali earth metal supported thereon. The alkali earth metal is preferably at least one metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and barium. Moreover, the SiO | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130323145 | Base Metal Catalyst Composition and Methods of Treating Exhaust From a Motorcycle - Aspects of the invention relate to a method of treating a gas stream generated by a motorcycle, the method comprising: contacting a gas stream containing hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides and generated by a motorcycle under both rich and lean engine operating conditions with a base metal catalyst composition, thereby removing at least a part of the hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in gas stream. The base metal catalyst composition comprises a support including at least 10% by weight of reducible ceria, and about 3 to about 7 wt % MnO and about 8 to about 22 wt % CuO on the reducible ceria support. The base metal catalyst composition is effective to promote a steam reforming reaction of hydrocarbons and a water gas shift reaction to provide H | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130323146 | SMALL PORE MOLECULAR SIEVE SUPPORTED COPPER CATALYSTS DURABLE AGAINST LEAN/RICH AGING FOR THE REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES - A method of using a catalyst comprises exposing a catalyst to at least one reactant in a chemical process. The catalyst comprises copper and a small pore molecular sieve having a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms. The chemical process undergoes at least one period of exposure to a reducing atmosphere. The catalyst has an initial activity and the catalyst has a final activity after the at least one period of exposure to the reducing atmosphere. The final activity is within 30% of the initial activity at a temperature between 200 and 500° C. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130336863 | SCR CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAVING IMPROVED HYDROCARBON RESISTANCE - A catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in diesel engine exhaust gases using ammonia or a precursor compound decomposable to ammonia is described. The catalyst comprises two superposed coatings applied to a support body, of which the first coating applied directly to the support body comprises a transition metal-exchanged zeolite and/or a transition metal-exchanged zeolite-like compound, and effectively catalyzes the SCR reaction. The second coating has been applied to the first coating so as to cover it on the exhaust gas side. It is configured so as to prevent the contact of hydrocarbons having at least three carbon atoms present in the exhaust gas with the layer beneath, without blocking the passage of nitrogen oxides and ammonia to the first coating. The second coating may be formed from small-pore zeolites and/or small-pore zeolite-like compounds, and from suitable oxides, especially silicon dioxide, germanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, tin oxide, cerium oxide, zirconium dioxide and mixtures thereof. As well as the catalyst, routes for production thereof are described. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130343975 | AMMONIA OXIDATION CATALYST HAVING LOW N2O BY-PRODUCT FORMATION - The present invention relates to a catalytic composition comprising a noble metal on an acidic tungsten-containing mixed oxide, a method for producing the catalytic composition and the use of the catalytic composition as oxidation catalyst. The invention further relates to a catalyst shaped body, which has the catalytic composition on a support, a washcoat containing the catalytic composition according to the invention and the use of the washcoat to produce a coated catalyst shaped body. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140004026 | METHOD FOR COMBUSTING DIESEL EXHAUST GAS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140023576 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SECONDARY EMISSIONS FROM CATALYST COMPONENTS - System and methods for reducing secondary emissions in an exhaust stream from an internal combustion engine are disclosed. The systems and methods include a filtration device positioned downstream from an SCR catalyst of an aftertreatment system disposed in the exhaust system. The filtration device can also be used for particulate filter diagnostics and for treatment of ammonia slip. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140037524 | CATALYST FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS - Provided is a catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas, the catalyst excelling in catalytic performance and oxygen storage capacity. The catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas is a catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas which includes a ceria-zirconia composite oxide having a pyrochlore structure and a ceria-zirconia composite oxide having a cubic crystal structure, wherein at least a part of the ceria-zirconia composite oxide is composited with the ceria-zirconia composite oxide. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140044628 | COMPOSITION BASED ON OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, OF CERIUM, OF AT LEAST ONE RARE EARTH OTHER THAN CERIUM AND OF SILICON, PREPARATION PROCESSES AND USE IN CATALYSIS - The composition according to the invention is based on zirconium oxide, cerium oxide and at least one oxide of a rare earth other than cerium, in a proportion, by weight, of zirconium oxide of at least 5% and of cerium oxide of at most 90%, and it is characterized in that it additionally comprises silicon oxide in an amount, by weight, of between 0.1% and 2%. This composition may be used in catalysis, in particular in systems for treating the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140065042 | THREE WAY CATALYST COMPRISING EXTRUDED SOLID BODY - A three way catalyst includes an extruded solid body having by weight: 10-100% of at least one binder/matrix component; 5-90% of a zeolitic molecular sieve, a non-zeolitic molecular sieve or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and 0-80% optionally stabilised ceria. The catalyst also includes at least one precious metal and optionally at least one non-precious metal, wherein: (i) the at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on the body surface; (ii) at least one metal is present throughout the body and at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on a body surface; or (iii) at least one metal is present throughout the body, is present in a higher concentration at a body surface, and at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on the body surface. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140072492 | COMPOSITION BASED ON ZIRCONIUM OXIDE AND ON AT LEAST ONE OXIDE OF A RARE EARTH OTHER THAN CERIUM, HAVING A SPECIFIC POROSITY, PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN CATALYSIS - A composition of zirconium oxide and at least one oxide of a rare earth other than cerium is described. The zirconium oxide has a weight proportion of at least 50% and, after calcination at a temperature of 900° C. for 4 hours, the composition exhibits two populations of pores of which their respective diameters are centered. The diameter of the first pore has a value of from 20 nm to 40 nm and in the second pore has a value of from 80 nm to 200 nm. Further described is how the composition can be used for treating the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140112852 | 8-Ring Small Pore Molecular Sieve with Promoter to Improve Low Temperature Performance - Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising an 8-ring small pore molecular sieve promoted with copper and an alkaline earth component. The catalyst is effective to catalyze the reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the presence of a reductant. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides is also described. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140140910 | COMPOSITION CONSISTING OF A CERIA-ZIRCONIA MIXED OXIDE WITH INCREASED REDUCIBILITY, PRODUCTION METHOD AND USE IN THE FIELD OF CATALYSIS - The invention relates to a composition essentially consisting of ceria-zirconia mixed oxide, with a ceria content of at least 60 wt. % and, after 4 hours of calcination at 1000° C., a specific surface area of at least 15 m | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140147357 | COMPOSITION CONSISTING OF A ZIRCONIA-CERIA MIXED OXIDE WITH INCREASED REDUCIBILITY, PRODUCTION METHOD AND USE IN THE FIELD OF CATALYSIS - The invention relates to a composition essentially consisting of a zirconia-ceria mixed oxide, with a zirconia content of at least 40 wt. % and, after 4 hours of calcination at 1000° C., a specific surface area of at least 25 m | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140161694 | SUPPORTED CATALYST FOR REMOVING NITROGEN OXIDES, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND REMOVING METHOD OF NITROGEN OXIDES USING THE SAME - A supported catalyst for reduction reaction of nitrogen oxides includes a support and an silver (Ag)-based compound and aluminum fluoride which are immobilized in the support. A method for preparing the supported catalyst for reduction reaction of nitrogen oxides includes an impregnation step wherein aluminum fluoride, a hydrate or a salt thereof, and a silver (Ag)-based compound or a hydrate thereof are reacted with a support and a step of calcining the support. Nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas are removed by reacting with a reducing agent, in the presence of the supported catalyst for reduction reaction of nitrogen oxides. Wherein, the supported catalyst has an excellent nitrogen oxide removal efficiency at a practical exhaustion temperature of 270 to 400° C. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140205522 | COMPOSITION BASED ON OXIDES OF CERIUM, OF ZIRCONIUM AND OF ANOTHER RARE EARTH METAL WITH HIGH REDUCIBILITY, PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE IN THE FIELD OF CATALYSIS - The composition of the invention is based on oxides of cerium, of zirconium and of at least one rare earth metal other than cerium, with a cerium oxide content of greater than 50% by weight and it has, after calcination at 1000° C. for 4 hours, a specific surface area of at least 20 m | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140271425 | Methods for Oxidation and Two-way and Three-way ZPGM Catalyst Systems and Apparatus Comprising Same - Oxidation ZPGM catalyst systems and three way ZPGM catalyst systems are disclosed. ZPGM catalyst systems may oxidize toxic gases, such as carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, optionally some ZPGM catalyst systems may as well reduce nitrogen oxides that may be included in exhaust gases. ZPGM catalyst systems may include: a substrate, a washcoat, and an overcoat. The washcoat may include at least one ZPGM catalyst and carrier material oxides. Similarly, overcoat may include at least one ZPGM catalyst, carrier material oxides and OSMs. Suitable known in the art chemical techniques, deposition methods and treatment systems may be employed in order to form the disclosed ZPGM catalyst systems. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140271426 | CATALYST FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS - Provided is a catalyst composition having an aluminosilicate molecular sieve having an AEI structure and a mole ratio of silica-to-alumina of about 20 to about 30 loaded with about 1 to about 5 weight percent of a promoter metal, based on the total weight of the molecular sieve material. Also provided are method, articles, and systems utilizing the catalyst composition. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140294706 | CATALYST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR USE IN SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES - Catalyst composition for selective reduction of nitrogen oxides and soot oxidation comprising a physical mixture of one or more acidic zeolite or zeo-type components with one ore more redox active metal compounds and a method for selective reduction of nitrogen oxides and soot oxidation by use of the catalyst composition. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140328738 | Catalyst for Treating Exhaust Gas - Provided is a metal promoted, low SAR zeolite-based SCR catalyst having at least about 1.35 weight percent of cerium, based on the total weight of the zeolite, wherein said cerium is present in a form selected from exchanged cerium ions, monomeric ceria, oligomeric ceria, and combinations thereof, provided that said oligomeric ceria has a particle size of less than 5 μm, the catalyst having superior durability after hydrothermal aging. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150010450 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR STORING AND/OR FILTERING A SUBSTANCE - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for loading and/or unloading a substance into or from a sorption media. A substance is presented at an edge of the sorption media, which comprises parallel layers of a sorption material. To load (i.e., via absorption and/or adsorption) the substance into the sorption media, heat is transferred away from the sorption media, a loading voltage is applied to the sorption media, and/or a pressure is increased relative to the sorption media. To unload the substance from the sorption media, heat is transferred into the sorption media, a voltage of an opposite polarity from the loading voltage is applied to the sorption media, and/or a pressure is decreased relative to the sorption media. In some embodiments, the sorption media includes surface structures that may load molecules of the substance. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150298059 | Catalysed Soot Filter for Treating the Exhaust Gas of a Compression Ignition Engine - A catalysed soot filter comprising an oxidation catalyst for treating carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs) in exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine disposed on a filtering substrate, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises: a platinum group metal (PGM) component selected from the group consisting of a platinum (Pt) component, a palladium (Pd) component and a combination thereof; an alkaline earth metal component; a support material comprising a modified alumina incorporating a heteroatom component. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150314238 | AMMONIA GAS GENERATOR AND USE OF THE SAME FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - Ammonia gas generator for producing ammonia from a solution of an ammonia precursor substance comprising a catalyst unit, which comprises a catalyst for the decomposition and/or hydrolysis of ammonia precursor substances into ammonia and a mixing chamber arranged upstream of the catalyst, an injection device for introducing the solution of the ammonia precursor substance into the mixing chamber, and an outlet for the ammonia gas formed, wherein the injection device comprises a nozzle which produces droplets having a Sauter mean diameter D | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150336085 | CATALYST FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES - The present invention relates to a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst composed of at least two catalytically active coatings on a support body, wherein a lower coating A contains cerium oxide, and platinum and/or palladium, but no alkaline earth metal compound, and an upper coating B which is disposed above coating A contains an alkaline earth metal compound, a basic mixed magnesium-aluminum oxide, and platinum and palladium, and to a method for converting NO | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150343423 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME,AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes an alumina support, a silica layer, and active metal particles. The silica layer is formed on a surface of the alumina support. The active metal particles are formed of platinum and palladium, the platinum and the palladium being supported on the silica layer. A ratio of fine particles having a particle size of 2.0 nm or less to all the active metal particles is 50% or higher in terms of the number of particles, the fine particles being included in the active metal particles. A ratio of fine alloy particles having a palladium content ratio of 10 at % to 90 at % to all the fine particles is 50% or higher in terms of the number of particles, the fine alloy particles being included in the fine particles. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150343424 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME,AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes: a support formed of alumina and yttria; and platinum and palladium that are supported on the support. An yttria content in the support is 2 mass % to 15 mass %. A content ratio of the platinum to the palladium is in a range of 1 to 10 by mass ratio. At least a portion of the platinum and at least a portion of the palladium constitute a solid solution. A diffraction peak of a (311) plane of a crystal including the platinum, the palladium and the solid solution is present at 81.5° or higher in a range of 81.2° to 82.1°, the diffraction peak being identified by an X-ray diffraction method using CuKα rays. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150360208 | Formation Of Emission Control Catalysts - Provided are processes for the production of particles of catalytic material for emissions control obtainable in one-step from flame spray pyrolysis of precursor-containing dispersion(s), the method comprising: (1) providing a dispersion comprising one or more disperse phases and a continuous phase, the dispersion comprising: (a) a precursor compound of a first platinum group metal and a precursor compound of a first support, and (b) a precursor compound of a second platinum group metal and a precursor compound of a second support, wherein (a) is in a first phase that is different from a second phase containing (b); (2) forming an aerosol of the dispersion provided in step (1); and (3) pyrolyzing the aerosol of step (2) to obtain the particles of catalytic material. The catalytic particles comprise more than one support material and more than one platinum group metal, for use as, for example, three-way conversion (TWC) catalysts. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150375205 | NOx STORAGE REDUCTION CATALYST FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING SAID CATALYST - The present invention is to provide a NOx storage reduction catalyst for purifying exhaust gas capable of efficiently removing carbon monoxide (CO), a hydrocarbon (HC), and a nitrogen oxide (NOx), in particular NOx, which are harmful components contained in exhaust gas. The NOx storage reduction catalyst for purifying exhaust gas of the present invention is characterized by being obtained by using a complex oxide of strontium and cerium as a catalytic active component, in which the complex oxide of strontium and cerium adsorbs 1.0 mL or less of oxygen per gram in a 400° C. atmosphere, and sinters a precursor at 300° C. or more. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160001226 | HEXAGONAL OXIDATION CATALYST - The present invention is directed to a method of mitigating noxious exhaust pollutants in a system comprising an oxidation catalyst monolith in front of a NO | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160030885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST WITH DECREASED SO3 EMISSIONS - A diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) catalytic converter for at least the conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, removal of a fraction of particulate matter, and decrease of sulfur trioxide emissions within exhaust gases from an engine and consequently of sulfuric acid, is disclosed. The DOC may include any suitable configuration including at least a substrate and a washcoat, where the substrate has a plurality of channels, suitable porosity, offers a three-dimensional support for the washcoat, and is made of any suitable material. The washcoat may be deposited on the substrate by any suitable method, and may include a mixture of at least one or more carrier material oxides and one or more catalysts. Suitable materials for the carrier material oxides may include titanium dioxide, tin dioxide, and zirconium dioxide, among others, excluding aluminum oxide (Al | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160038874 | THREE WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER USING HYBRID CATALYTIC PARTICLES - The present disclosure relates to a substrate comprising nanomaterials for treatment of gases, washcoats for use in preparing such a substrate, and methods of preparation of the nanomaterials and the substrate comprising the nanomaterials. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a substrate comprising nanomaterial for three-way catalytic converters for treatment of exhaust gases. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160045867 | ZONE COATED CATALYTIC SUBSTRATES WITH PASSIVE NOX ADSORPTION ZONES - Disclosed are methods of forming zone coated substrates for use in catalytic converters, as well as washcoat compositions and methods suitable for using in preparation of the zone coated substrates, and the zone coated substrates formed thereby. The zone coated substrates can include a Passive NO | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160045868 | Zoned Catalyst for Treating Exhaust Gas - Provided is a system for treating an exhaust gas comprising a first SCR catalyst zone comprising vanadium loaded on a metal oxide selected from TiO | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160051930 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS FROM THE EXHAUST GAS OF LEAN-BURN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The invention relates to a method for removing carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gas of lean-burn internal combustion engines, said exhaust gas being passed over a catalyst which contains platinum supported on one or more refractory supporting materials, pure cerium oxide, and optionally an additional noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and rhodium, wherein the pure cerium oxide is in close contact with the noble metal. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160059216 | THREE-WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER USING NANOPARTICLES - The present disclosure relates to a substrate comprising nanomaterials for treatment of gases, washcoats for use in preparing such a substrate, and methods of preparation of the nanomaterials and the substrate comprising the nanomaterials. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a substrate comprising nanomaterial for three-way catalytic converters for treatment of exhaust gases. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160082420 | CATALYST SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION AND METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION - In an exhaust gas purification catalyst system for use in an automobile including an exhaust gas purification catalyst product disposed in both a front section and a rear section, the exhaust gas purification catalyst product of the front section has a layered catalyst including a lower layer which contains aluminum borate. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160107941 | METHOD FOR IMPREGNATING A POROUS BODY BY A SUSPENSION AND INSTALLATION FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for impregnating a porous body ( | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160114313 | PROCESSES USING MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-102 - Uses are disclosed for a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-102 synthesized using an N,N′-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane dication as a structure directing agent. SSZ-102 has ESV framework topology. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160167022 | Oxidation Catalyst for a Compression Ignition Engine | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160184804 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An exhaust gas purifying catalyst has enhanced NOx purification performance in a lean atmosphere, and a production method for producing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes sputtering a target material containing Ta and Rh to form composite fine metal particles respectively containing Ta and Rh. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160375429 | CATALYTIC WALL-FLOW FILTER HAVING A MEMBRANE - The present invention relates to a catalytic wall-flow monolith for use in an emission treatment system, the monolith comprising a porous substrate and having a first face and a second face defining a longitudinal direction therebetween and first and second pluralities of channels extending in the longitudinal direction,
| 12-29-2016 |
| 20190143272 | CATALYST COMPOSITE AND USE THEREOF IN THE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NOx | 05-16-2019 |
