Catalysts comprising substantially pure alpha-alumina carrier for treating exhaust gases
AssigneeUnion Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
InventorsMadan Mohan Bhasin, Michael Scott Jarrell
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Abstract
This invention is directed to an improved exhaust gas catalyst for the combustion of gaseous waste products from internal combustion engines, particularly automobiles, and industrial stationary source engines along with a method of making the same. The exhaust gas catalyst comprises a substantially pure alpha-alumina carrier and at least one noble metal selected from platinum, palladium and mixtures thereof, and has excellent stability over long-term use.
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An exhaust gas catalyst for the combustion of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and the reduction of nitrogen oxides, comprising a porous, substantially pure alpha-alumina carrier which is at least about 95 percent by weight alpha-alumina, has a porosity of about 0.2 to about 0.6 cubic centimeter per gram, has a surface area of about 0.2 to about 10 square meters per gram, and has an average pore size of about 0.1 to about 100 microns, and an effective amount of a noble metal impregnated in the carrier and selected from the group consisting of (a) platinum or palladium in combination with a promoter and (b) mixtures of platinum and palladium in combination with a promoter, and wherein the said promoter is selected from the group consisting of cerium, molybdenum, chromium, titanium, lanthanum, niobium, zirconium, and the rare earth metals.
A method of preparing an exhaust gas catalyst for the combustion of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and the reduction of nitrogen oxides, comprising:
- a) impregnating a porous, substantially pure alpha-alumina carrier which is at least about 95 percent by weight alpha-alumina, having a porosity of about 0.2 to about 0.6 cubic centimeter per gram, a surface area of about 0.2 to about 10 square meters per gram, and an average pore size of about 0.1 to about 100 microns, with a noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and mixtures thereof in combination with a promoter selected from the group consisting of cerium, molybdenum, chromium, titanium, lanthanum, niobium, zirconium, and the rare earth metals by contacting the carrier with a solution containing a solvent, a compound of the noble metal and a compound of the promoter;
- b) drying the impregnated carrier at a rate of less than about 1 gram of solvent per gram of carrier per hour until at least about 90 percent of the solvent is removed from the carrier;
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- c) heating the dried carrier.
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