Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho

Toyota Motor Corporation

Trinity Industrial Corporation

Yoshiyasu Fujitani

Hideaki Muraki

Shiroh Kondoh

Hideo Sobukawa

Kouji Yokota

Makoto Tomita

Masayuki Fukui

Kenichirou Suzuki

Taisuke Yoshimoto

Tamotsu Nakamura

Koji Yokota

Yujiro Oshima

Yasuo Tokushima

Shinichi Matsunaga

Hideo Tachi

Teizi Nagai

Sadao Kubota

The exhaust gases, such as of an internal combustion engine are contacted with a catalyst containing copper in the presence of hydrocarbons in an oxidizing atmosphere, whereby nitrogen oxides are reduced from the exhaust gases. Then, the exhaust gases are preferably contacted with an oxidizing catalyst. The former catalyst contains copper loaded on a porous support formed from alumina, silica, silica-alumina or zeolite or mixture thereof. The support is preferably a monolithic body having a first portion loaded with copper and a second portion loaded with a metal or metals defining the oxidizing catalyst.

Method of purifying exhaust gases

A catalytic combustion type exhaust gas processing device wherein noxious/smelly components contained in exhaust gases are deodorized and purified through sequential oxidative decomposition by at least one catalyst layer composed of platinum and/or palladium catalyst and a copper-cerium catalyst comprising chemically active species of copper and cerium in a compounded form. The device can be applied effectively to a drying furnace, for example, used in a coating for automobile use.

Catalytic combustion type exhaust gas processing device and drying

A catalyst for synthesizing hydrocarbons such as butane etc. by hydrogenation of carbon monoxide, which comprises cobalt and cerium oxide as catalytic components supported on a conventional porous material, or cobalt as a catalytic component and cerium oxide as a support thereof. This catalyst can produce C.sub.1 or more hydrocarbons and especially C.sub.5 or more hydrocarbons in good yields.

Catalyst for hydrocarbon synthesis

A catalyst for decomposing an offensively smelling substance such as aldehydes by oxidation and a method which employs it for removing the offensively smelling substance. The catalyst comprises copper, cerium and silver supported on a porous ceramic carrier and is contacted with an offensively smelling substance to decompose it. The catalyst is particularly effective for decomposing aldehydes.

Catalyst for oxidizing an offensively smelling substance and a method of

Exhaust gas purifying method and apparatus for internal combustion engines in which the temperature of an exhaust gas purifying catalyst is detected and, as desired, oxygen content of exhaust gas is further detected, and in which the actual air-fuel ratio is varied toward the higher air-fuel ratio side and the lower air-fuel ratio side with respect to the theoretical air-fuel ratio, in accordance with the frequency and amplitude preset dependent on the kind of the catalyst and set based on these measured values.

Exhaust gas purifying method and apparatus for internal combustion

A catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, the noxious components in exhaust gases from internal combustion engines, etc., which comprises: a carrier having a substructure of refractory material in the form of a honeycomb structure, etc., and a porous layer of a powder formed on the surface thereof selected from the group consisting of a powder of zirconium oxide and a mixed powder of zirconium oxide powder with at least one powder selected from the group consisting of alumina, alumina-magnesia spinel and cerium oxide; and a catalyst ingredient supported thereon consisting of cerium oxide and a metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and mixtures thereof.

Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases and a method for producing the

A catalyst for the steam reforming of hydrocarbons into gases such as methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide and a method of preparing the same. The catalyst which comprises cerium oxide and rhodium supported on a carrier can maintain high catalytic activity and durability for steam reforming without any carbon deposition on its surface.

Steam reforming catalyst and a method of preparing the same

A self-heating type ignition plug according to the present invention includes a base portion having a fixing portion formed on an outer wall thereof and a terminal insulately provided therein and connected to an electrical source; an ignition means, integrally connected to the base portion, having an ignition surface formed on a wall surface thereof and composed of a catalyst comprising a transition material, thereby to come in contact with the fuel; and a heating means having a resistive exothermic element connected to the terminal of the base portion, the resistive exothermic element being provided adjacent to the ignition surface within the ignition means, whereby the fuel may be ignited and burned as a whole by the ignition surface of the catalyst which is maintained to a preset temperature due to the oxidation reaction of the catalyst and the fuel being in contact therewith after the heating means is deenergized.

Self-heating ignition plug

A catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, the noxious components in exhaust gases from internal combustion engines, etc., comprising: a porous carrier of ceramic selected from the group consisting of alumina and alumina-magnesia spinel; and a catalyst ingredient supported thereon consisting essentially of zirconium oxide, cerium oxide and a metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and mixtures thereof.

Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases

A catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, the noxious components in exhaust gases from internal combustion engines, etc., comprising: a porous carrier consisting essentially of zirconia and at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of cerium oxide, manganese oxide and iron oxide; and a metal as a catalyst ingredient supported thereon selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and mixtures thereof. A method for producing the aforesaid catalyst.

Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases and method for producing same

A catalyst for removing nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon impurities from exhaust gases comprising a porous carrier consisting essentially of alumina-magnesia spinel; and a metal supported thereon selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and mixtures thereof.

Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases and carrier for the catalyst

This invention relates to a method of operating an internal combustion engine which comprises placing a reaction cylinder filled with a catalyst for partially oxidizing a hydrocarbon-base fuel within an exhaust gas passage, feeding a mixture gas consisting of hydrocarbons and a gas which contains oxygen of a quantity providing an 'oxygen-to-carbon ratio' of 0.3 to 1.2 into the reaction cylinder, partially oxidizing the hydrocarbons into a reformed gas which consists essentially of H.sub.2 and CO in the temperature range of 800.degree. to 1200.degree. C., mixing the reformed gas and a gas containing oxygen of a quantity providing 'an excess oxygen ratio' of 1.1 to 2.0, and feeding this mixed gas into an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine.

Method for operating internal combustion engine

A catalyst and a process for partially oxidizing hydrocarbons to hydrogen and carbon monoxide is provided. The catalyst consists essentially of rhodium, the rhodium being usually supported on a carrier. In the process, a mixture gas of a hydrocarbon such as naptha, gasoline and propane and an oxidizer such as air and/or oxygen is contacted with the rhodium catalyst at an elevated temperature.

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Nagoya, Japan

Yoshiyasu Fujitani