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Exhaust emission control catalyst comprising cerium
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-08-29
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2014-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A bottom washcoat layer 2 and a top washcoat layer 3 including alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) are sequentially laminated onto the surface of a monolith carrier 1. Cerium, zirconium and palladium are carried in the bottom washcoat layer 2, and platinum, rhodium, barium and cerium are carried in the top washcoat layer 3. The cerium content in the top washcoat layer 3 is set smaller than that in the bottom washcoat layer 2. This causes the hydrocarbon conversion performance of rhodium and the nitrogen conversion performance of platinum in the top washcoat layer 3 to be balanced properly, while maintaining the hydrocarbon conversion performance of palladium in the bottom washcoat layer, thereby providing an improved exhaust gas purification performance as a whole. In addition, platinum and palladium carried in separate washcoat layers make it possible to inhibit the formation of a platinum-palladium alloy under high temperature conditions to prevent a reduction in exhaust gas purification effect. Further, the heat deterioration of cerium can be inhibited by zirconium, and the alumina surface area can be stabilized by barium, thereby providing an improved durability of the catalyst under high temperature conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadayoshi Hayashi
- 👤 Shinichi Kikuchi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:03
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; B01J23/63; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/024; B01J37/0244; F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N3/2803; F01N3/2825; F01N3/2828; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A50/00; Y02A50/20; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst comprising a catalyst carrier, a bottom washcoat layer of alumina and a top washcoat layer of alumina which are sequentially laminated on the catalyst carrier, and catalyst constituents carried in the bottom and top washcoat layers, respectively, said bottom washcoat layer including at least cerium, zirconium and palladium carried therein, at respective contents of cerium in a range of 10 to 40 g/l; zirconium in a range of 5 to 30 g/l; and palladium in a range of 0.2 to 2.0 g/l; said top washcoat layer including at least platinum, rhodium, barium and cerium carried therein, without palladium and zirconium carried therein, at respective contents of platinum in a range of 0.1 to 2.0 g/l; rhodium in a range of 0.05 to 0.65 g/l; barium in a range of 2 to 8 g/l; and cerium in a content smaller than that in the bottom washcoat layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst comprising a catalyst carrier, a bottom washcoat layer of alumina and a top washcoat layer of alumina which are sequentially laminated on the catalyst carrier, and catalyst constituents carried in the bottom and top washcoat layers, respectively, said bottom washcoat layer including at least cerium, zirconium and palladium carried therein, at respective contents of cerium in a range of 10 to 40 g/l; zirconium in a range of 5 to 30 g/l; and palladium in a range of 0.2 to 2.0 g/l; said top washcoat layer including at least platinum, rhodium, barium and cerium carried therein, without palladium and zirconium carried therein, at respective contents of platinum in a range of 0.1 to 2.0 g/l; rhodium in a range of 0.05 to 0.65 g/l; barium in a range of 2 to 8 g/l; and cerium in a content smaller than that in the bottom washcoat layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst carrier is of a ceramic honeycomb structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst carrier is of a metallic honeycomb structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein cerium, zirconium and palladium are applied separately in forming the bottom washcoat layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein platinum, rhodium, barium and cerium are applied separately in forming the top washcoat layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein at least one of cerium, zirconium and palladium are applied in an alumina slurry in forming the bottom washcoat layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said bottom washcoat layer is comprised of an inner layer and an outer layer having different cerium contents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein said bottom and/or top washcoat layer has 2 to 8 g/l of nickel carried therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein at least one of cerium, platinum, rhodium and barium are applied in an alumina slurry in forming the top washcoat layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst according to claim 1, wherein at least one of cerium, zirconium, palladium, platinum, rhodium and barium are previously included in an alumina slurry for forming the bottom or top washcoat layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
152 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst comprising a catalyst carrier, a bottom washcoat layer of alumina and a top washcoat layer of alumina which are sequentially laminated on the catalyst carrier, and catalyst constituents carried in the bottom and top washcoat layers, respectively, said bottom washcoat layer including at least cerium, zirconium and palladium carried therein, at respective contents of cerium in a range of 10 to 40 g/l; zirconium in a range of 5 to 30 g/l; and palladium in a range of 0.2 to 2.0 g/l; said top washcoat layer including at least platinum, rhodium, barium and cerium coexistingly carried therein, without palladium and zirconium carried therein, at respective contents of platinum in a range of 0.1 to 2.0 g/l; rhodium in a range of 0.05 to 0.65 g/l; barium in a range of 2 to 8 g/l; and cerium in a content smaller than that in the bottom washcoat layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
152 words
An exhaust emission control catalyst comprising a catalyst carrier, a bottom washcoat layer of alumina and a top washcoat layer of alumina which are sequentially laminated on the catalyst carrier, and catalyst constituents carried in the bottom and top washcoat layers, respectively, said bottom washcoat layer including at least cerium, zirconium and palladium carried therein, at respective contents of cerium in a range of 10 to 40 g/l; zirconium in a range of 5 to 30 g/l; and palladium in a range of 0.2 to 2.0 g/l; said top washcoat layer including at least platinum, rhodium, barium and cerium coexistingly carried therein, without palladium and zirconium carried therein, at respective contents of platinum in a range of 0.1 to 2.0 g/l; rhodium in a range of 0.05 to 0.65 g/l; barium in a range of 2 to 8 g/l; and cerium in a content smaller than that in the bottom washcoat layer.
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