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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuya Yamashita, Susono, JP;
Shinichi Takeshima, Susono, JP;
Toshiaki Tanaka, Numazu, JP;
Satomi Itakura, Suntou-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01J / ; B01J / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
502328 ; 502330 ; 502332 ; 502333 ; 502334 ; 502344 ; 502348 ;
Abstract
An automotive exhaust catalyst includes an alumina support having pores, an NO.sub.x, storage member loaded in the pores having a pore diameter of from 10 to 30.ANG. at least, and a noble metal element loaded on the alumina support. The automotive exhaust catalyst can store NO.sub.x, in a large amount in fuel-lean or oxygen-rich atmosphere, and inhibit the alumina support from sintering, because the NO.sub.x storage member is loaded in a highly dispersed manner.