Asec Manufacturing

Asec Manufacturing General Partnership

Ronald G Silver

W Burton Williamson

Jack C Summers

A method of reducing the amounts of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas from a small, gasoline-fueled utility engine operating fuel-rich, while not reducing the amount of carbon monoxide in said exhaust gas, comprising treatment of said exhaust gas by a catalyst consisting essentially of rhodium supported on an alumina-based washcoat applied to a substrate.

Methods of control of nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbon emissions from small engines

The invention provides a catalyst which can convert methane, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides in lean, stoichiometric, and rich air/fuel environments. Support (A) of the catalyst comprises an alumina support impregnated with Pd providing lean methane conversions and support (B) of the catalyst comprises ceria/lanthana/alumina impregnated with Pd providing stoichiometric methane conversion. Rhodium may be substituted for all or part of the Pd on an alumina support.

Palladium catalyst washcoat supports for improved methane oxidation in

A palladium three-way catalyst is supported on a unique ceria-lanthana-alumina support where the alumina content is lower than previously believed necessary to maintain catalyst activity. Preferably the ceria and lanthana constitute the major proportion of the support.

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Tulsa, OK, United States of America

Ronald G Silver