Catalyst and a method for its production and use of same
AssigneesDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft, BASF SE
InventorsMartin Hartweg, Andrea Seibold, Leonhard Walz, Thomas Fetzer, Bernd Morsbach
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Abstract
A catalyst and a method for producing the catalyst, for catalytic reduction of NO.sub.x and oxidation of hydrocarbons, the catalyst comprises a zinc, copper and aluminum spinel to which, at least one element selected from palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, iridium, rhenium and/or rare earth metals, such as lanthanum and cerium, vanadium, titanium, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten and/or salts thereof and/or oxides thereof has been added.
Claims12
A method of catalytically reducing nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x) in an exhaust gas comprising contacting the exhaust gas with a catalyst comprising a cooper oxide/zinc oxide/aluminum oxide spinel having the chemical formula
- Cu.sub.A Zn.sub.B Al.sub.C O.sub.4
- wherein A+B+C.ltoreq.3 and A>0, B>0 and C>0, having at least one element selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, iridium, rhenium, lanthanum, cerium, vanadium, titanium, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, salts thereof and oxides thereof incorporated therein in the presence of a reducing agent at a temperature between about 150.degree. C. and 550.degree. C.
A method of decreasing NO.sub.x from exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the chemical formula
- Cu.sub.A.sub.Zn.sub.B Al.sub.C O.sub.4
- wherein A+B+C.ltoreq.3 and A>0, B>0 and C>0;
- adding to the spinel at least one element selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, iridium, rhenium, lanthanum, cerium, vanadium, titanium, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, salts thereof and oxides thereof, whereby a spinel-containing catalyst is formed;
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- catalytically reacting NO.sub.x by contacting the spinel-containing catalyst with an NO.sub.x containing exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.