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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
James Robert Warner, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Douglas Allen Dobson, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Hungwen Jen, Troy, MI (US);
Giovanni Cavataio, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A particulate filter for use in a vehicle engine exhaust is provided which includes a catalyst containing a mixture of nickel and copper. The catalyst is impregnated into the filter substrate, which is non-reactive with nickel and copper. When used in a vehicle exhaust gas treatment system, the catalyst on the filter improves soot burn-off at low temperatures, provides improved efficiency in reducing CO and NOemissions over the use of conventional three-way-catalyst washcoats, and provides enhanced oxygen storage capacity (OSC) and water-gas-shift (WGS) functions.