Purification catalyst for internal combustion engine exhaust gas

Abstract

A purification catalyst for exhaust gas is provided that uses a hexagonal cell monolithic carrier which is able to demonstrate purification performance that is superior to the case of using a square cell monolithic carrier. This purification catalyst for exhaust gas comprises a monolithic carrier (10) provided with hexagonal cells (15) of 200 cells/in2 or more in which the porosity of partition walls (11) that form the cells (15) is 25% or more; and, a catalyst layer (2) arranged on the surface of the partition walls (11) of the monolithic carrier (10) that contains a catalyst component for purification of exhaust gas. The thickness of catalyst layer (2) is 10-70 μm at its thin portion (21), and its thick portion (22) has a thickness of no more than 12 times that of thin portion (21).

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