Mitsui Minings & Melting Co., Ltd.

Akihiro Isayama

Takashi Baba

An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst having improved exhaust gas (e.g., NOx) purifying performance at low to medium temperature. In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst including: a substrate; and a catalyst layer formed on the substrate, wherein the catalyst layer contains rhodium element, phosphorus element and a rare earth element other than cerium element, wherein a ratio of a mass of the phosphorus element contained in the catalyst layer to the mass of the rhodium element contained in the catalyst layer is from 1 to 10, and wherein a ratio of a mass of the rare earth element other than cerium element in terms of an oxide thereof contained in the catalyst layer to the mass of the rhodium element contained in the catalyst layer is from 1 to 5.

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Saitama, Japan

Akihiro Isayama