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Catalytic converter for nitrogen oxide reduction in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1997-10-20
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Granted: 1998-11-10
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Expires: 2017-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A catalytic converter assembly for nitrogen oxide reduction in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, in particular a Diesel engine, includes a catalytic converter through which exhaust gas can flow in a given flow direction. The catalytic converter has a catalyst carrier and a catalytically active layer. The catalytic converter has a reducing agent storage capacity per unit of length being increased in the given flow direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Schmelz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 06:54
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/18; F01N3/20; F01N3/206; F01N3/2066; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9404; B01D53/9409; B01D53/9413; B01D53/9418; B01D53/9431; F01N13/00; F01N13/009; F01N13/0097; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N3/2803; F01N3/2807; F01N3/281; F01N3/2825; F01N3/2828; B01D2251/00; B01D2251/20; B01D2251/206; B01D2251/2067; B01D2255/00; B01D2255/20; B01D2255/207; B01D2255/20707; B01D2255/20723; B01D2255/20769; B01D2255/20776; B01D2255/90; B01D2255/911; B01D2258/00; B01D2258/01; B01D2258/012; F01N2570/00; F01N2570/14; F01N2610/00; F01N2610/02; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A50/00; Y02A50/20; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A catalytic converter assembly for nitrogen oxide reduction in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising a catalytic converter with a gas inlet and a gas outlet defining a flow direction for exhaust gas flowing through said catalytic converter, said catalytic converter including a catalyst carrier and a catalytically active layer for reducing nitrogen oxides disposed on said catalyst carrier, said catalytically active layer having a thickness increasing in said flow direction from said gas inlet towards said gas outlet, and a reducing agent storage capacity per unit length increasing in said flow direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A catalytic converter assembly for nitrogen oxide reduction in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising a catalytic converter with a gas inlet and a gas outlet defining a flow direction for exhaust gas flowing through said catalytic converter, said catalytic converter including a catalyst carrier and a catalytically active layer for reducing nitrogen oxides disposed on said catalyst carrier, said catalytically active layer having a thickness increasing in said flow direction from said gas inlet towards said gas outlet, and a reducing agent storage capacity per unit length increasing in said flow direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytically active layer has a reaction zone within which a reduction of nitrogen oxide occurs, the thickness of said catalytically active layer at said gas inlet being 5 to 200 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytically active layer has a reaction zone within which a reduction of nitrogen oxide occurs, the thickness of said catalytically active layer at said gas outlet being more than 200 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytically active layer has a reaction zone within which a reduction of nitrogen oxide occurs, the thickness of said catalytically active layer at said gas inlet being 5 to 200 μm, and the thickness of said catalytically active layer at said gas outlet being more than 200 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytically active layer has a catalytically active substance, and a specific surface area of said catalytically active substance at said gas outlet is adjusted to between 40 and 600 m 2 /g.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst carrier is a metal carrier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst carrier is a ceramic carrier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytic converter is a ceramic honeycomb.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytic converter includes a first catalytic converter disposed upstream and an adjoining second catalytic converter disposed downstream in said flow direction, said first catalytic converter has said catalyst carrier in the form of a metal carrier and has said catalytically active layer disposed on said metal carrier, and said second catalytic converter is a ceramic honeycomb.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, including means disposed at the gas inlet for generating turbulent flows of the exhaust gas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, including a further catalytic converter constructed as an oxidation catalytic converter and disposed downstream of said catalytic converter in said given flow direction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytically active layer includes titanium dioxide and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide and vanadium oxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The catalytic converter assembly according to claim 1, wherein said catalytically active layer includes a phase having the total formula V x Mo y O 32-z , where x+y<12; x, y>1; and z<1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
113 words
A catalytic converter assembly for nitrogen oxide reduction in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising a catalytic converter with a gas inlet and a gas outlet defining a flow direction for exhaust gas flowing through said catalytic converter, said catalytic converter including a catalyst carrier and a catalytically active layer for reducing nitrogen oxides disposed on said catalyst carrier, said catalytically active layer having a thickness increasing in said flow direction from a thickness of between 5 and 200 μm at said gas inlet to a thickness of more than 200 μm at said gas outlet, and a reducing agent storage capacity per unit length increasing in said flow direction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
113 words
A catalytic converter assembly for nitrogen oxide reduction in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising a catalytic converter with a gas inlet and a gas outlet defining a flow direction for exhaust gas flowing through said catalytic converter, said catalytic converter including a catalyst carrier and a catalytically active layer for reducing nitrogen oxides disposed on said catalyst carrier, said catalytically active layer having a thickness increasing in said flow direction from a thickness of between 5 and 200 μm at said gas inlet to a thickness of more than 200 μm at said gas outlet, and a reducing agent storage capacity per unit length increasing in said flow direction.
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