Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company

Christopher John Bennett

Paul Joseph Andersen

Todd Howard Ballinger

Barry John Cooper

Debnath De

Wendy Manning

David Scott Lafyatis

Phillip Shady

John P Coll

Andrea Hawkins

A method of coating substrate monoliths is disclosed. The method comprises locating a containment means on top of the first end face of the monolith; and dosing a predetermined quantity of washcoat composition comprising a liquid phase, at least one polysaccharide rheology modifier and at least one of (i) a suspension of metal oxide particles into the containment means; and (ii) at least one metal salt solute in the liquid phase. The locating step may occur before or after the dosing step. Pressure is applied to the washcoat composition to generate shear stress and to transfer an entirety of washcoat composition into the channels of the monolith by plug flow. Substantially all of the predetermined quantity is retained within the monolith. The part-coated monolith is then rotated so that the second end face is located at the top, and the first three steps are repeated without drying the part-coated monolith.

Method of applying washcoat to monolithic substrate

A platinum group metal three-way conversion catalyst composition containing a high temperature catalytic component and a low temperature catalytic component has each catalytic component present as separate distinct particles in the same washcoat layer. The catalyst composition is prepared from a washcoat slurry containing a high temperature catalyst support material, and a low temperature catalyst support material, each support material being of sufficiently large particle size so as to prevent each support material forming a solution or a sol with the liquid medium of the slurry. The platinum group metal or metals can be impregnated into each support material either after formation of the washcoat on a non-porous refractory, metallic or palletized substrate or before forming the washcoat slurry.

Three-way conversion catalysts and methods for the preparation therefor

Engine exhaust gas emissions are cleaned up using apparatus comprising an electrical heater, a first catalyst for oxidizing CO and H , and a hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst (which may be the same as the first catalyst). Engine management initiates electrical heating upon start-up of the engine, and ensures that there is sufficient CO and H and sufficient additional air supplied to the exhaust system, to provide chemical energy in the form of exotherm, whereby the hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst is speeded in reaching light-off temperature.

Combatting air pollution

Improved platinum group three-way catalyst composition comprising (a) a high temperature catalyst support material, (b) a low temperature catalyst support material, (c) at least one platinum group metal, and (d) a metal additive effective for the suppression of hydrogen sulfide emissions, that is disposed in a separate layer either under or over a layer comprising the constituents (a), (b), and (c), or in the same layer as the constituents (a), (b), and (c). When the metal additive is disposed in the same layer as the constituents (a), (b), and (c), (d) the metal additive is disposed in a physical structure that is segregated from the remaining components in the layer.

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Exton, PA, United States of America

Christopher John Bennett