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Catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases and method for preparation thereof
Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd
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Filing: 1977-03-30
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Granted: 1978-12-05
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Expires: 1997-03-30
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases which is capable of simultaneously removing nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gases, comprising supporting phosphorus, barium, rhodium and at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum, and optionally nickel on a carrier, and a method for preparation thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Shin Yamauchi
- 👤 Kiyoshi Yonehara
- 👤 Koshi Horie
- 👤 Tetsuji Ono
- 👤 Takashi Ohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:08
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9445; B01D53/945; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/38; B01J23/54; B01J23/56; B01J23/58; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/78; B01J27/00; B01J27/14; B01J27/185; B01J27/1856; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases which is capable of simultaneously removing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gases at high efficiencies consisting essentially of 2 to 50 g of phosphorus, 2 to 50 g of barium, 0 to 30 g of nickel, as oxide 0.05 to 3 g of at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum and 0.005 to 0.3 g of rhodium in elemental form, calculated as atom, supported on an inert carrier per liter of a final catalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases which is capable of simultaneously removing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gases at high efficiencies consisting essentially of 2 to 50 g of phosphorus, 2 to 50 g of barium, 0 to 30 g of nickel, as oxide 0.05 to 3 g of at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum and 0.005 to 0.3 g of rhodium in elemental form, calculated as atom, supported on an inert carrier per liter of a final catalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said inert carrier is in the form of granules.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said inert carrier is in a monolithic form.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said inert carrier is primarily composed of alumina.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
A catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said inert carrier is supported, as calculated as atom per liter of a final catalyst, with 2 to 30 g of phosphorus, 2 to 30 g of barium, 0 to 20 g of nickel, 0.1 to 2 g of said at least one member, and 0.01 to 0.2 g of rhodium.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
166 words
A method for the preparation of a catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases which is capable of simultaneously removing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gases at high efficiencies comprising impregnating an inert carrier with aqueous solutions of catalytic components of 2 to 50 g of phosphorus, 2 to 50 g of barium and 0 to 30 g of nickel in ionic form when calculated as atom per liter of a final catalyst, calcining the thus impregnated carrier at a temperature of 400° to 1050° C., subjecting said impregnated carrier to further impregnation with catalytic components of 0.05 to 3 g of at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum and 0.005 to 0.3 g of rhodium in ionic form onto the calcined carrier, drying the thus impregnated carrier, and subjecting the dried carrier to activation by heating in an oxidative atmosphere or heating in a reductive atmosphere or treating with a reducing agent in liquid phase.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
166 words
A method for the preparation of a catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases which is capable of simultaneously removing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gases at high efficiencies comprising impregnating an inert carrier with aqueous solutions of catalytic components of 2 to 50 g of phosphorus, 2 to 50 g of barium and 0 to 30 g of nickel in ionic form when calculated as atom per liter of a final catalyst, calcining the thus impregnated carrier at a temperature of 400° to 1050° C., subjecting said impregnated carrier to further impregnation with catalytic components of 0.05 to 3 g of at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum and 0.005 to 0.3 g of rhodium in ionic form onto the calcined carrier, drying the thus impregnated carrier, and subjecting the dried carrier to activation by heating in an oxidative atmosphere or heating in a reductive atmosphere or treating with a reducing agent in liquid phase.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the activation is conducted at a temperature of 150° to 600° C. in an oxidative atmosphere.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the activation is conducted at a temperature of 150° to 600° C. in a reductive atmosphere.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the activation is conducted at a temperature of 10° to 50° C. in a liquid phase of hydrazine or formaldehyde.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the impregnation of the carrier by the catalytic components composed of phosphorus and barium in ionic form is conducted by immersing said carrier in an aqueous solution of said components, drying the thus immersed carrier, and calcining the dried carrier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the impregnation of the carrier by the catalytic components composed of phosphorus and barium is conducted by immersing said carrier in an aqueous solution of one of said catalytic components, drying and then calcining the thus impregnated carrier, and treating the calcined carrier with the other component in the same manner.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the impregnation of the carrier by the catalytic components composed of phosphorus, barium and nickel is conducted by immersing said carrier in an aqueous solution of all of said catalytic components, and drying and then calcining the thus impregnated carrier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the impregnation of the carrier by the catalytic components composed of phosphorus, barium and nickel is conducted by immersing said carrier in an aqueous solution of the phosphorus and barium components, drying and then calcining the thus impregnated carrier, and treating the calcined carrier with an aqueous solution of the nickel component in the same manner.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the impregnation of the carrier by the catalytic components composed of phosphorus, barium and nickel is conducted by providing an aqueous solution containing each of the respective components, and repeating a sequential procedure of impregnation, drying and calcining for each of the respective aqueous solutions, utilizing said solutions in any desired order.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the impregnation of the carrier by the catalytic components is effected in the presence of a poly-(oxyethylene)type nonionic surface active agent having an average molecular weight of above 500.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein said inert carrier is impregnated with 2 to 30 g of phosphorus, 2 to 30 g of barium, 0 to 20 g of nickel, 0.1 to 2 g of said at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum and rhodium, and 0.01 to 0.2 g of rhodium when calculated as atom per liter of a final catalyst.
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