Umicore Shokubai Japan Co., Ltd.

Masashi Nakashima

Hirotaka Kuno

Masanori Ikeda

Shigekazu Minami

Yuji Ogino

Kosuke Mikita

Takahiro Ikegami

Kenji Ashikari

Kazuyoshi Komata

Yuzo Hamada

Hideki Goto

Kimihiro Nakama

In order to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst capable of purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas at low temperatures, the exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention includes: a region () containing palladium and yttrium on a three-dimensional structure (), and a first region () and a second region () provided on the region () in order from an inflow side of exhaust gas to an outflow side of exhaust gas. The concentration of yttrium contained in the first region () and/or the second region () is higher than the concentration of yttrium contained in the region ().

Exhaust gas purification catalyst and exhaust gas purification method using the same

In order to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst capable of purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas at low temperatures, the exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention includes: a region () containing palladium on a three-dimensional structure (), and a first region () and a second region () provided on the region () in order from an inflow side of exhaust gas to an outflow side of exhaust gas. The concentration of rhodium contained in the first region () is higher than the concentration of rhodium contained in the second region ().

In order to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst capable of purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas at low temperatures, the exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention includes: a region () containing palladium on a three-dimensional structure (), and a first region () and a second region () provided on the region () in order from an inflow side of exhaust gas to an outflow side of exhaust gas. The concentration of neodymium contained in the first region () is higher than the concentration of neodymium contained in the second region ().

A phosphorus compound-containing exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes: a refractory three-dimensional structure extending from a gas inflow side end surface to a gas outflow side end surface, the refractory three-dimensional structure having cell walls that define and form multiple gas flow paths, the gas flow paths running from the gas inflow side end surface to the gas outflow side end surface; a lower catalyst layer that contains Pd and is formed continuously from the gas inflow side end surface on the cell walls; a gas inflow side upper catalyst layer that contains Rh and is located as an uppermost layer on the cell walls; and a gas outflow side upper catalyst layer that contains Rh and is located as an uppermost layer on the cell walls.

Phosphorus compound-containing exhaust gas purifying catalyst

A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas containing a phosphorus compound includes: a lower catalyst layer containing at least one of noble metal provided on a refractory three-dimensional structure; and an upper catalyst layer at an inflow side of exhaust gas and an upper catalyst layer at an outflow side of exhaust gas provided on a surface of the lower catalyst layer. The upper catalyst layer at the inflow side and the upper catalyst layer at the outflow side have different concentrations of noble metal. The catalyst has an intermediate zone with a length of 3 to 23% of the overall length of the refractory three-dimensional structure provided between the upper catalyst layer at the inflow side and the upper catalyst layer at the outflow side. The intermediate zone starts from a position 10 to 38% from an end face of the catalyst at the inflow side of exhaust gas.

Catalyst for purification of exhaust gas from internal combustion engine and method for purification of exhaust gas using the catalyst

The present invention provides exhaust gas purification catalyst for an internal combustion engine, and exhaust gas purification method using the catalyst. The present invention provides the exhaust gas purification catalyst including a support, a first catalyst layer on an upstream side, a second catalyst layer on a downstream side, and a third catalyst layer. In the exhaust gas purification catalyst, the upstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present on the first catalyst layer, the downstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present on the second catalyst layer, and in the middle portion between the upstream portion and the downstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present between the first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer.

Exhaust gas purification catalyst for internal combustion engine, and exhaust gas purifying method using exhaust gas purification catalyst

The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which can maintain high catalyst activity even after the exhaust gas purifying catalyst is exposed to an exhaust gas at a high temperature for a long period of time. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst contains a Pd&#x2014;Pr complex and PdO, and the Pd&#x2014;Pr complex is represented by PrPdO, where a=1 to 3, b=1 to 10, and c=1 to 6.

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Himeji, Japan

Masashi Nakashima