US5336476A
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Process for removing nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases to nitrogen
Assignee: Cosmo Research Institute
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Filing: 1992-10-27
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Granted: 1994-08-09
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Expires: 2012-10-27
Abstract
Abstract A process for reducing nitrogen oxides to nitrogen from exhaust gases is disclosed, which involves bringing an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides into contact with at least one catalyst from proton-type zeolites, zeolites of an alkali metal exchanged form and acidic metal oxides, by reaction with a hydrocarbon or an oxygen-containing organic compound in an oxidizing atmosphere containing excess oxygen. A process which further involves bringing the exhaust gas into contact with an oxidizing catalyst subsequent to the above process.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Kintaichi
- 👤 Hideaki Hamada
- 👤 Takehiko Ito
- 👤 Motoi Sasaki
- 👤 Mitsunori Tabata
- 👤 Kazushi Usui
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 19:52
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9404; B01D53/9409; B01D53/9413; B01D53/9418; B01D2251/00; B01D2251/20; B01D2251/208; B01D2251/21; B01D2255/00; B01D2255/10; B01D2255/102; B01D2255/1021; B01D2255/1023; B01D2255/20; B01D2255/202; B01D2255/2027; B01D2255/207; B01D2255/20707; B01D2255/20715; B01D2255/20738; B01D2255/20761; B01D2255/209; B01D2255/2092; B01D2255/50; B01D2255/504; B01D2255/90; B01D2255/91; B01D2255/92; B01D2255/9207; B01D2258/00; B01D2258/01; B01D2258/012; F; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02C; Y02C20/00; Y02C20/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A process for reducing nitrogen oxides to nitrogen in exhaust gases, which comprises: bringing an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides into contact with an acidic metal oxide catalyst which consists essentially of alumina, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, silica-alumina, silica-magnesia, silica-zirconia, or alumina-titania by reaction with a hydrocarbon or an oxygen-containing organic compound in an oxidizing atmosphere containing excess oxygen with respect to the amount of oxygen required to effect complete oxidation of the carbon monoxide, hydrogen, said hydrocarbon and said oxygen-containing organic compound, all of which are present in the exhaust gases, to thereby yield water and carbon dioxide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A process for reducing nitrogen oxides to nitrogen in exhaust gases, which comprises: bringing an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides into contact with an acidic metal oxide catalyst which consists essentially of alumina, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, silica-alumina, silica-magnesia, silica-zirconia, or alumina-titania by reaction with a hydrocarbon or an oxygen-containing organic compound in an oxidizing atmosphere containing excess oxygen with respect to the amount of oxygen required to effect complete oxidation of the carbon monoxide, hydrogen, said hydrocarbon and said oxygen-containing organic compound, all of which are present in the exhaust gases, to thereby yield water and carbon dioxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catalyst is the acidic metal oxide, wherein the acidic metal oxide is obtained by treating a metal oxide with a compound having a sulfate group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the compound having a sulfate group is sulfuric acid or ammonium sulfate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the metal oxide is treated with a compound having a sulfate group by bringing said metal oxide into contact with sulfuric acid having a concentration of from 0.01 to 10 mole/l, wherein said sulfuric acid is used in an amount by weight of from 5 to 20 times the amount by weight of the metal oxide treated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the acidic metal oxide is treated with a compound containing a sulfate group and the acidic metal oxide is calcined in air at a temperature range of from 300 to 850° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the process is conducted with a hydrocarbon or an oxygen-containing organic compound at an amount from 20 to 2,000% excess of the theoretical amount necessary for carrying out the catalytic reduction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as claimed in claim 6, wherein the hydrocarbon is in the form of a gas or a liquid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process as claimed in claim 7, wherein the hydrocarbon is in the form of a gas and is methane, ethane, propane, butane, ethylene, propylene or butylene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process as claimed in claim 7, wherein the hydrocarbon is in the form of a liquid and is gasoline, kerosene, gas oil or heavy oil.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process as claimed in claim 6, wherein the oxygen-containing organic compound is an alcohol, an ether, an ester or a ketone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction temperature is in the range of from 200 to 800° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas is fed to a layer of the catalyst at a space velocity of from 500 to 100,000 hr -1 .
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