Dornier Gmbh

Daimler Chrysler Ag

Daimler-benz Ag

Mercedes-benz Aktiengesellschaft

Degussa - Huls Ag

Renato Andorf

Carsten Plog

Thomas Stengel

Werner Maunz

Norbert Markert

Thomas Kreuzer

Egbert Lox

Wolfgang Strehlau

Ralf Moos

Wolfgang Schaefer

Ralf Mueller

J&uuml;rgen Leyrer

Thomas Birkhofer

Hans Van Den Tillaart

Armin Kayser

Matthias Bohl

Guido Schaeffner

An apparatus for reducing the emission of vaporized hydrocarbons in a fuel supply system. The apparatus comprises a filter for binding the hydrocarbons. A catalyst for oxidation of the hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide and water is provided downstream of the filter.

Apparatus for reducing the emission of vaporized hydrocarbons in a fuel supply system

A catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides in oxidizing and reducing atmospheres which contains iridium on a support material. Silicon dioxide or a dealuminized zeolite in the acid H form with a modulus of more than 20, preferably more than 100, or mixtures thereof are used as support materials. Iridium is deposited on the external surfaces of these support materials with average particle sizes between 10 and 30 nm. The catalyst is particularly suitable for treating exhaust gases from lean-burn gasoline engines or from diesel engines.

Catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides in oxidizing and reducing atmospheres

An Ag-containing solid, such as Ag,O, Ag,CO,, and AgOH, is used for storing/releasing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas from an engine during controlled cycling of the &lgr;-value of the exhaust gas. The nitrogen oxides are stored at &lgr;-values of the gas greater than 1 in the Ag-containing solid and the nitrogen oxides are released at &lgr;-values of the gas less than or equal to 1 from the Ag-containing solid. The Ag-containing solid may include a precious metal or a microporous carrier, for example, ZrO,, SiO,, TiO,, Si&mdash;Al mixed oxide, and zeolites.

Solid for storing/releasing nitrogen oxides as well as nitrogen oxide storage catalyst

A process for removing NO from exhaust in which NO-containing exhaust is guided to a first electrode on which the NO is anodically oxidized to NO.sup.+, the NO.sup.+ is subsequently transported through an NO.sup.+ -conducting solid electrolyte to a second electrode on which the NO is cathodically reduced.

Process for the NO-removal from engine exhaust gases

A process is provided for drawing low-boiling volatile components, such as 2-methylbutane, 2,3-dimethylbutane and pentane, out of fuel in a fuel tank of a passenger car or utility vehicle by applying a vacuum to the fuel tank by means of a diaphragm pump; suctioning off the low-boiling volatile components and condensing the low-boiling volatile components under a pressure that is greater than 1.0 bar. The low-boiling volatile components may be stored in a storage tank and used as engine fuel during cold start of the engine or used as a reducing agent for nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from the engine.

Process for drawing volatile components out of fuel in a tank

The invention relates to a process for preparing a Pt/zeolite catalyst material, the material itself, and the use of the material in removing carbon monoxide from a gas. In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a process for preparing a Pt/zeolite catalyst material for the catalytic removal of CO in H.sub.2 -rich gas by means of selective CO oxidation and the use of such a catalyst material. The catalyst materials of the invention can be prepared by employing Pt(NH.sub.3).sub.4 Cl.sub.2.H.sub.2 O and a zeolite material. The resulting material can be used for the catalytic removal of CO from an H.sub.2 -rich outlet gas mixture from a methanol reforming reactor. The compositions and methods to produce catalytic materials result in products with high and prolonged catalyst activity. In particular, the methods and compositions of the invention can be used in removing CO from the hydrogen fed to fuel cells in electric vehicles having stored methanol fuel.

Preparation and use of Pt/zeolite catalyst materials for removing carbon

This invention relates to a reactor for the selective catalytic removal of CO in high H.sub.2 gas. A precious-metal-containing selective CO oxidation catalyst is applied to a metallic or ceramic carrier having a cross channel or other structure which causes a turbulent fluid flow within the reactor.

Reactor for the catalytic removal of CO in high-H.sub.2 gas

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Renato Andorf