Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho

Trinity Industrial Corporation

Hideaki Nakasho

Norio Sato

Kenichirou Suzuki

Shunichi Akiyama

Taisuke Yoshimoto

An exhaust gas processing apparatus for a paint drying oven of this invention comprises a reaction container; a first catalyst layer disposed at an upstream side of the reaction container comprising a support of a honeycomb substance or a foamed substance, a carrier layer formed on the support and a platinum group element catalyst loaded on the carrier layer; a second catalyst layer disposed downstream of the first catalyst layer comprising a support of a pellet substance, a honeycomb substance or a foamed substance and a platinum group element catalyst; and a third catalyst layer disposed downstream of the second catalyst layer comprising a support, a carrier layer formed on the support and a copper-cerium-silver catalyst loaded on the carrier layer. Thus, the exhaust gas processing apparatus of this invention exhibits improved exhaust gases purifying abilities, even at relatively low temperatures, and less pressure drop.

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Hideaki Nakasho