Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company

Johnson Matthey Inc.

Johnson Matthey Japan Godo Kaisha

Johnson Matthey Catalysts (germany) Gmbh

Paul Richard Phillips

Andrew Francis Chiffey

Guy Richard Chandler

Raj Rao Rajaram

Francois Moreau

Andrew Peter Walker

Philip Gerald Blakeman

Stuart David Reid

David Bergeal

Gavin Michael Brown

Daniel Swallow

Jane Gast

Daniel Hatcher

John Benjamin Goodwin

Sougato Chatterjee

Alexander Nicholas Michael Green

Martyn Vincent Twigg

Neil Robert Collins

Agnes Suganya Raj

Keith Anthony Flanagan

James Alexander Wylie

Cathal Francis Prendergast

Glen Spreitzer

Satoshi Sumiya

Lifeng Wang

Christopher Daly

Hanako Oyamada

Jillian Elaine Collier

Kieran John Cole

David Micallef

Robert Hanley

Alexander Green

Lee Alexander Gilbert

Oliver Cooper

George Platt

Wolfgang Strehlau

Ralf Dotzel

James Leeland

Gudmund Smedler

Neil Greenham

Matthew Eben Harris

David Marvell

Desiree Duran-Martin

Jonathan David Radcliffe

Andrew Armitage

Joanne Elizabeth Melville

Bernard Paul Gabriel Ghislain Marie Oger

Hai-Ying Chen

Joseph Michael Fedeyko

Rainer Leppelt

Joerg Werner Muench

Erich Conlan Weigert

Robert James Brisley

Julian Peter Cox

Paul James Millington

Todd Howard Ballinger

Claus Friedrich Goersmann

Peter Johnston

Jörg Werner Münch

Kaneshalingam Arulraj

Daniel Avis

Michael Leonard William Spencer

Gregory Gregori

Elizabeth Hazel Mountstevens

Caitlin Lucy Jenkins

Oliver Hemming

Paul Schofield

Hedley Michael Strutt

Nuria Lastra-Calvo

Byron Truscott

Garry Adam Burgess

Juergen Bauer

Alessandro Turrina

Nicholas McNamara

Andrew Newman

Louise Clare Arnold

Sanyuan Yang

Hubert Schedel

Isabel Zoe Tingay

Matthew O'Brien

Yannick Bidal

Irene Piras

Alanna Susan Murphy

David William Prest

Dirk Aderhold

Desiree Duran Martin

Per Marsh

Kaneshalingham Arulraj

Darrell Morris

Maria Pia Ruggeri

Mario Jaime Castagnola

Rebecca Maksymowicz

Andrew Izzard

Bergeal David

Marie Feuerstein

Nicholas Dunkley

Michael Gavin Brown

Graham Peter Champion

Maire Charlotte Clements

Orla Keane

A compression ignition internal combustion engine () for a heavy-duty diesel vehicle comprising an exhaust system () comprising a composite oxidation catalyst () and a soot filter substrate () disposed downstream from the composite oxidation catalyst comprising: a substrate (), preferably a honeycomb flow-through substrate monolith, having a total length L and a longitudinal axis and having a substrate surface extending axially between a first substrate end (I) and a second substrate end (O); two catalyst washcoat zones () arranged axially in series on and along the substrate surface, wherein a first catalyst washcoat zone () having a length Land comprising a first catalyst washcoat layer (), wherein L<L, is defined at one end by the first substrate end (I) and at a second end by a first end () of a second catalyst washcoat zone () having a length Land comprising a second catalyst washcoat layer (), wherein L<L, wherein the second catalyst washcoat zone () is defined at a second end thereof by the second substrate end (O), and wherein the first substrate end (I) of the composite oxidation catalyst () is oriented to an upstream side and wherein the first catalyst washcoat zone () comprises a first refractory metal oxide support material and two or more platinum group metal components supported thereon comprising both platinum and palladium at a weight ratio of platinum to palladium of <1; and the second catalyst washcoat zone () comprises a second refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon; and a washcoat overlayer (G) extending axially from the first substrate end (I) comprising a particulate metal oxide having a loading of >48.8 g/l (>0.8 g/in), wherein a total platinum group metal loading in the first catalyst washcoat zone () defined in grams of platinum group metal per litre of substrate volume (g/l) is greater than a total platinum group metal loading in the second catalyst washcoat zone () and wherein the first catalyst washcoat zone () comprises one or more first alkaline earth metal components, preferably barium, supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material.

Composite, zoned oxidation catalyst for a compression ignition internal combustion engine

A method of treating exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine is disclosed. The method comprises: introducing ammonia or an ammonia precursor into the exhaust gas upstream of an Fe-SCR catalyst, the Fe-SCR catalyst comprising iron and a zeolite; and contacting the exhaust gas with the Fe-SCR catalyst; wherein the amount of ammonia or ammonia precursor introduced into the exhaust gas upstream of the Fe-SCR catalyst is controlled to provide an ammonia-to-NOmolar ratio (ANR) in the exhaust gas contacting the Fe-SCR catalyst of from greater than 2 to 6.

Method of treating exhaust gas and system for same

A composite, zone-coated, dual-use ammonia (AMOX) and nitric oxide oxidation catalyst () comprises: a substrate () having a total length L and a longitudinal axis and having a substrate surface extending axially between a first substrate end (I) and a second substrate end (O); two or more catalyst washcoat zones () comprised of a first catalyst washcoat layer () comprising a refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon and a second catalyst washcoat layer () different from the first catalyst washcoat layer () and comprising a refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon, which two or more catalyst washcoat zones () being arranged axially in series on and along the substrate surface, wherein a first catalyst washcoat zone () having a length L, wherein L<L, is defined at one end by the first substrate end (I) and at a second end () by a first end () of a second catalyst washcoat zone () having a length L, wherein L<L, wherein the first catalyst washcoat zone () comprises a first refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon; and the second catalyst washcoat zone comprises a second refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon; and a washcoat overlayer (G) extending axially from the first substrate end for up to 200% of the axial length of the underlying first catalyst washcoat layer, which washcoat overlayer comprising a particulate metal oxide loading of >48.8 g/l (>0.8 g/in), wherein the particulate metal oxide is an aluminosilicate zeolite including at least one of copper, iron and manganese, wherein a total platinum group metal loading in the first catalyst washcoat zone () defined in grams of platinum group metal per litre of substrate volume (g/l) is different from the total platinum group metal loading in the second catalyst washcoat zone ().

Composite, zone-coated, dual-use ammonia (AMOX) and nitric oxide oxidation catalyst

A composite oxidation catalyst for use in an exhaust system for treating an exhaust gas produced by a vehicular compression ignition internal combustion engine is disclosed. The composite oxidation catalyst comprises a honeycomb flow-through substrate monolith and two catalyst washcoat zones arranged axially in series on and along the substrate surface.

Composite, zoned oxidation catalys for a compression ignition internal combustion engine

A system comprising (i) a vehicular compression ignition engine comprising one or more engine cylinders and one or more electronically-controlled fuel injectors therefor; (ii) an exhaust line for the engine comprising: a first emissions control device comprising a first honeycomb substrate, which comprises a hydrocarbon adsorbent component; and a second emissions control device comprising an electrically heatable element and a catalysed second honeycomb substrate, which comprises a rhodium-free platinum group metal comprising platinum, wherein the electrically heatable element is disposed upstream from the catalysed second honeycomb substrate and wherein both the electrically heatable element and the catalysed second honeycomb substrate are disposed downstream from the first honeycomb substrate; a third emissions control device, which is a third honeycomb substrate comprising an ammonia-selective catalytic reduction catalyst disposed downstream from the second emissions control device; and one or more temperature sensors located: upstream of the electrically heatable element and/or upstream of the first honeycomb substrate; and between the electrically heatable element and the catalysed second honeycomb substrate; and (iii) an engine control unit comprising a central processing unit pre-programmed, when in use, to control both a heating activation state of the electrically heatable element; an injection timing strategy of the one or more electronically-controlled fuel injector to increase the temperature of at least the first emissions control device following key-on/cold-starting a vehicle comprising the system, wherein the one or more temperature sensors are electrically connected to the engine control unit for feedback control in the system.

System comprising vehicular compression ignition engine and an emissions control device comprising an electrically heatable element

The present invention is directed to a method of preparing a synthetic crystalline material, designated as JMZ-12, with a framework built up by the disorder AEI and CHA structures, substantially free of framework phosphorous and prepared preferably in the absence of halides such as fluoride ions. Such method comprises the step of heating a reaction mixture under crystallization conditions for a sufficient period to form a disordered zeolite having both CHA and AEI topologies, wherein the reaction mixture comprises at least one source of aluminum, at least one source of silicon, a source of alkaline or alkaline-earth cations, and a structure directing agent containing at least one source of quaternary ammonium cations and at least one source of alkyl-substituted piperidinium cations in a molar ratio of 0.20 to about 1.4. The resulting zeolites are useful as catalysts, particularly when used in combination with exchanged transition metal(s) and, optionally, rare earth metal(s).

JMZ-12, a disordered AEI/CHA family of zeolites, its synthesis and use

A composite oxidation catalyst () for use in an exhaust system for treating an exhaust gas produced by a vehicular compression ignition internal combustion engine () and upstream of a particulate matter filter () in the exhaust system comprises a substrate () having a total length L and a longitudinal axis and having a substrate surface extending axially between a first substrate end (I) and a second substrate end (O); and three or more catalyst washcoat zones (; or) arranged axially in series on and along the substrate surface, wherein a first catalyst washcoat zone () having a length L, wherein L<L, is defined at one end by the first substrate end (I) and at a second end by a first end () of a second catalyst washcoat zone () having a length L, wherein L<L, wherein the first catalyst washcoat zone () comprises a first refractory metal oxide support material and two or more platinum group metal components supported thereon comprising both platinum and palladium at a weight ratio of platinum to palladium of ≥1; the second catalyst washcoat zone () comprises a second refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon; and a third catalyst washcoat zone () comprising a third refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon is defined at a second end thereof by the second substrate end (O), wherein a total platinum group metal loading in the first catalyst washcoat zone () defined in grams of platinum group metal per cubic foot of substrate volume (g/l) (g/ft) is greater than a total platinum group metal loading in the second catalyst washcoat zone (), wherein a total platinum group metal loading in the third catalyst washcoat zone () defined in grams of platinum group metal per cubic foot of substrate volume (g/l) (g/ft) is less than the total platinum group metal loading in the second catalyst washcoat zone () and wherein the first catalyst washcoat zone () comprises one or more first alkaline earth metal components supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material.

The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a catalyst article comprising: (a) forming a plastic mixture having a solids content of greater than 50% by weight by mixing together a crystalline small pore or medium pore molecular sieve in an Hor NHform, an insoluble active metal precursor, an inorganic matrix component, an organic auxiliary agent, an aqueous solvent and optionally inorganic fibres; (b) moulding the plastic mixture into a shaped article; and (c) calcining the shaped article to form a solid catalyst body. The present disclosure further relates to a catalyst article, particularly a catalyst article which is suitable for use in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides, and to an exhaust system.

Method for forming a catalyst article

A system () comprising (i) a vehicular compression ignition engine () comprising one or more engine cylinders and one or more electronically-controlled fuel injectors therefor; (ii) an exhaust line () for the engine comprising: a first emissions control device () comprising a first honeycomb substrate, which comprises a hydrocarbon adsorbent component; and a second emissions control device () comprising an electrically heatable element () and a catalysed second honeycomb substrate (), which comprises a rhodium-free platinum group metal (PGM) comprising platinum, wherein the electrically heatable element () is disposed upstream from the catalysed second honeycomb substrate () and wherein both the electrically heatable element () and the catalysed second honeycomb substrate () are disposed downstream from the first honeycomb substrate; a third emissions control device (), which is a third honeycomb substrate comprising an ammonia-selective catalytic reduction catalyst disposed downstream from the second emissions control device (); and one or more temperature sensors located: upstream of the electrically heatable element and/or upstream of the first honeycomb substrate; and between the electrically heatable element () and the catalysed second honeycomb substrate (); and (iii) an engine control unit () comprising a central processing unit pre-programmed, when in use, to control both a heating activation state of the electrically heatable element (); an injection timing strategy of the one or more electronically-controlled fuel injector to increase the temperature of at least the first emissions control device following key-on/cold-starting a vehicle comprising the system, wherein the one or more temperature sensors are electrically connected to the engine control unit for feedback control in the system.

An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region comprising palladium (Pd) and a first support material comprising cerium oxide; and a second washcoat region comprising platinum (Pt) and a second support material.

Oxidation catalyst for a compression ignition engine

A passive NOx absorber for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine is described. The passive NOx absorber comprises a first washcoat region comprising a zeolite catalyst, the zeolite catalyst comprising a noble metal and a zeolite having a SAR of 2-15.

Passive NOadsorber

Methods and compositions related to a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising iron and vanadium, wherein the vanadium is present as (1) one or more vanadium oxides, and (2) metal vanadate of the form FeMVOwhere x=0.2 to 1 and y=1&#x2212;x, and where M comprises one or more non-Fe metals when y&#x3e;0.

Vanadium SCR catalysts

An exhaust system comprising: a NOx storage catalyst; an electric heating element; and a NOx reduction catalyst wherein the heating element is located downstream of the NOx storage catalyst.

In-exhaust electrical element for NOx storage catalyst and SCR systems

A NOadsorber catalyst and its use in an emission treatment system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The NOadsorber catalyst comprises a first layer consisting essentially of a support material, one or more platinum group metals disposed on the support material, and a NOstorage material.

NOx adsorber catalyst

A NOadsorber catalyst and its use in an emission treatment system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The NOadsorber catalyst composition comprises a support material, one or more platinum group metals disposed on the support material, and a NOstorage material.

NOadsorber catalyst

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