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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Ronald Lester, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Stephen Thomas Homeyer, Glenview, IL (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 1/300 ; B01D 5/334 ; B01J 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 1/300 ; B01D 5/334 ; B01J 2/104 ;
Abstract
An improved catalytic converter which comprises a metal monolith made of aluminum or aluminum alloy having an anodized surface layer on which is disposed catalytic metals, particularly noble metals from Group VIII and optionally base metals. In a preferred embodiment the metal monolith employs plate fin elements defining a large plurality of fins arranged in an axial succession of offset fin rows. The catalytic converter has application in the conversion of ozone and the oxidation of atmospheric pollutants.