Mazda Motor Corporation

Susumu Mineoi

Akihide Takami

Hiroshi Yamada

Masahiko Shigetsu

Hideharu Iwakuni

Kenji Okamoto

Koichiro Harada

Masaaki Akamine

Seiji Miyoshi

Kenji Suzuki

Hisaya Kawabata

Hirosuke Sumida

Yuki Murakami

Yasuhiro Ochi

A catalyst layer includes: a first mixed oxide particle componentwhich contains Ce and Rhand in which Rh is partially exposed at particle surfaces; and a second mixed oxide particle componentcontaining Ce, Zr, and a rare earth metal except Ce. The particle size distribution of the first mixed oxide particle componenthas a peak in the particle size range from 100 nm to 300 nm, both inclusive. The particle size distribution of the second mixed oxide particle componenthas a peak in a particle size range larger than the particle size range in which the first mixed oxide particle componenthas the peak. At least part of particles of the first mixed oxide particle componentis attached to at least part of particles of the second mixed oxide particle component

Exhaust gas purification catalyst

Disclosed is a particulate filter, which is adapted to be disposed in an exhaust passage of an engine to trap particulate matter contained in exhaust gas discharged from the engine. The particulate filter comprises a filter body having a porous partition wall which defines a plurality of exhaust gas channels allowing the exhaust gas to pass therethrough, and a catalyst layer formed on a surface of the porous partition wall. The catalyst layer includes a Zr-based composite oxide which contains zirconium (Zr), and a rare-earth metal except cerium, wherein a content ratio of an oxide of the non-cerium rare-earth metal to a total amount of ZrOand the oxide of the non-cerium rare-earth metal in the Zr-based composite oxide is set in the range of greater than 33 mol % to less than 40 mol %. The particulate filter of the present invention can achieve a higher PM burning rate to burn PM within a shorter period of time. In addition, the higher PM burning rate makes it possible to provide enhanced fuel economy performance in an engine designed to perform a post-injection control.

Particulate filter

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Susumu Mineoi