Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst provides excellent removal performance of methane, which is chemically stable. Exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a substrate that divides cells through which an exhaust gas flows and a catalyst layer that is provided on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst layer includes a palladium layer containing palladium that extends from a first end part which is an end part on the side into which an exhaust gas in the cells flows to a second end part which is an end part on the side from which an exhaust gas flows out, a platinum layer containing platinum that extends from the second end part to the first end part, and a rhodium layer containing rhodium that is laminated with both the palladium layer and the platinum layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ohmic heating-type exhaust gas purification catalyst system. The ohmic heating-type exhaust gas purification catalyst system is configured to perform, based on information of temperature of a catalyst bed input from a temperature detector of an ohmic heating-type exhaust gas purification device, electric current pass control including controls of (1) causing an electric current to pass through a pair of electrodes when the temperature of the catalyst bed is equal to or lower than a first threshold temperature T1 set in a range of 350±25° C., (2) not causing an electric current to pass through the pair of electrodes when the temperature of the catalyst bed exceeds the first threshold temperature T1 and is equal to or lower than a second threshold temperature T2 set in a range of 450±25° C.

Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a catalyst-coated filter. The catalyst-coated filter includes a filter substrate and a catalyst layer on a pore wall of the filter substrate. The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst has a first end, a second end, a porous wall, a first cell, and a second cell. The first cell is closed at the second end, the second cell is closed at the first end, and the first cell and the second cell are adjacent to each other with the porous wall interposed therebetween. At a surface of the porous wall on the first cell side, a proportion SS/S of a total area SS of pores having an opening diameter of less than 40 ?m in a total area S of all pores is 65% or more.

Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a catalyst-coated filter and inorganic particles in a powder form. The catalyst-coated filter includes a filter substrate and a catalyst layer on a pore wall of the filter substrate. The catalyst-coated filter has a first end portion, a second end portion, a filter wall, an entry-side cell, and an exit-side cell. The filter wall is porous. The entry-side cell is opened at the first end portion and closed at the second end portion. The exit-side cell is opened at the second end portion and closed at the first end portion. The entry-side cell and the exit-side cell are adjacent to each other with the filter wall interposed therebetween. The inorganic particles in a powder form are localized at a surface of the filter wall adjacent to the entry-side cell at a cross section parallel to the thickness direction of the filter wall.

Abstract: A particulate filter disclosed herein includes a wall-flow structure substrate 10 and a wash coat layer 20 held inside a partition 16 of the substrate 10. The wash coat layer 20 includes an inlet layer 22 formed to have predetermined length LA and thickness TA from near an end thereof on an exhaust gas inflow side X1, and an outlet layer 24 formed to have predetermined length LB and thickness TB from near an end thereof on an exhaust gas outflow side X2. The inlet layer 22 and the outlet layer 24 partially overlap each other. In the particulate filter disclosed herein, the inlet layer 22 contains a precious metal catalyst, while the outlet layer 24 contains substantially no precious metal catalyst. The length LA of the inlet layer is 50% or more and 75% or less of a total length L of the partition 16. Thus, the particulate filter is capable of achieving both PM collection performance and pressure-drop reduction performance at high levels.

Abstract: According to a technique disclosed herein, provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst, which both suppresses OSC when using a new vehicle and maintains OSC during life cycles. The exhaust gas purification catalyst disclosed herein is an exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a substrate, and a catalyst coated layer formed on the surface of the substrate, wherein the catalyst coated layer contains an OSC material having an oxygen storage capacity. The catalyst coated layer includes a Rh layer mainly containing Rh as a catalyst metal, and a Pd/Pt layer mainly containing Pd and/or Pt as a catalyst metal. At least a portion of the Pd/Pt layer in the catalyst coated layer contains, as the OSC material, a low specific surface area OSC material, including a ceria-zirconia composite oxide and having a specific surface area of 40 m2/g or more and 60 m2/g or less.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst system comprising, in the following order, from the upstream side of an exhaust gas flow: a first exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus 100 including a metal honeycomb substrate 110 and a first catalyst coat layer 120 on the metal honeycomb substrate 110; a heater 300; and a second exhaust purification catalyst apparatus 200 including a cordierite honeycomb substrate 210 and a second catalyst coat layer 220 on the cordierite honeycomb substrate 210, wherein the first catalyst coat layer 120 contains an adsorbent 130 that can adsorb one or two or more among NOx, HC and CO, and the second catalyst coat layer 220 contains inorganic oxide particles 230 and catalyst precious metal particles 240 supported on the inorganic oxide particles 230.

Abstract: The technology herein disclosed provides a wall flow type exhaust gas purifying catalyst capable of establishing the compatibility between the noxious gas purifying performance and the pressure loss suppressing performance at a high level. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst herein disclosed includes a base material 11 and a catalyst layer 20. Then, a first catalyst region 22 including the catalyst layer 20 formed therein is provided on an entry side surface 16a of a partition wall 16 of the base material 11. A second catalyst region 24 including the catalyst layer 20 formed on a wall surface 18a of a pore 18 is provided in a prescribed region from an exit side surface 16b of the partition wall toward an entry side cell 12. Further, a catalyst unformed region 30 in which a catalyst layer is substantially not formed is provided between the first catalyst region 22 and the second catalyst region 24 in the thickness direction Y of the partition wall 16.

Abstract: A particulate filter disclosed herein includes a wall-flow structure substrate 10 and a wash coat layer 20 held inside a partition 16 of the substrate 10. The wash coat layer 20 includes an inlet layer 22 formed to have predetermined length LA and thickness TA from near an end thereof on an exhaust gas inflow side X1, and an outlet layer 24 formed to have predetermined length LB and thickness TB from near an end thereof on an exhaust gas outflow side X2. The inlet layer 22 and the outlet layer 24 partially overlap each other. In the particulate filter disclosed herein, the inlet layer 22 contains a precious metal catalyst, while the outlet layer 24 contains substantially no precious metal catalyst. The length LA of the inlet layer is 50% or more and 75% or less of a total length L of the partition 16. Thus, the particulate filter is capable of achieving both PM collection performance and pressure-drop reduction performance at high levels.

Abstract: Provided is a particulate filter in which a PM collection rate is stably increased. The particulate filter according to the present invention includes a substrate 10 having a wall flow structure having a porous partition wall 16 that partitions an inlet cell and an outlet cell, and a wash coat layer held on surfaces of internal pores of the partition wall. In addition, average filling rates A, B, and C of the wash coat layer measured for each predetermined pore diameter range in the internal pores satisfy specific relationships. Further, the wash coat layer is formed in a region that occupies 50% or more of a thickness of the partition wall, and an amount of a noble metal catalyst carried by the wash coat layer is 0 g/L or more but 0.2 g/L or less.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst having a substrate having a wall flow structure, and a catalyst layer. The catalyst layer has: an A section provided in the interior of the partition wall, along an extension direction X of the partition wall, from an exhaust gas inflow end section; a C section provided in the interior of the partition wall, along the extension direction X of the partition wall, from an exhaust gas outflow end section; and a B section disposed between the A section and the C section in the extension direction X of the partition wall, and provided over the surface of the partition wall on the side in contact with the inlet cell, the interior of the partition wall, and the surface of the partition wall on the side in contact with the outlet cell.

Abstract: A particulate filter includes a base material having a wall-flow structure including porous partition walls partitioning inlet and outlet cells, and wash-coating layers held inside partition walls. The wash-coating layers include inlet layers each formed from vicinity of an end portion at exhaust gas inflow side to have predetermined length and thickness and outlet layers each formed from vicinity of end portion at exhaust gas outflow side to have a predetermined length and thickness. The inlet and the outlet layers partially overlap with each other. Inlet layers of particulate filter contain substantially no noble metal catalyst, and outlet layers contain noble metal catalyst. Accordingly, PM collection performance can be easily enhanced in inlet region, and high gas distributability (pressure loss suppression performance) can be maintained in outlet region.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst provides excellent removal performance of methane, which is chemically stable. Exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a substrate that divides cells through which an exhaust gas flows and a catalyst layer that is provided on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst layer includes a palladium layer containing palladium that extends from a first end part which is an end part on the side into which an exhaust gas in the cells flows to a second end part which is an end part on the side from which an exhaust gas flows out, a platinum layer containing platinum that extends from the second end part to the first end part, and a rhodium layer containing rhodium that is laminated with both the palladium layer and the platinum layer.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst for providing removal performance of methane, which is chemically stable includes a substrate that divides cells through which an exhaust gas flows and a catalyst layer that is provided on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst layer includes a palladium layer containing palladium that extends from a first end part which is an end part on the side of the cells into which an exhaust gas flows to a second end part which is an end part on the side from which an exhaust gas flows out, a platinum layer containing platinum that extends from the second end part to the first end part, and a rhodium layer containing rhodium that is laminated on both the palladium layer and the platinum layer.

Abstract: Provided is a particulate filter in which a PM collection rate is stably increased. The particulate filter according to the present invention includes a substrate 10 having a wall flow structure having a porous partition wall 16 that partitions an inlet cell and an outlet cell, and a wash coat layer held on surfaces of internal pores of the partition wall. In addition, average filling rates A, B, and C of the wash coat layer measured for each predetermined pore diameter range in the internal pores satisfy specific relationships. Further, the wash coat layer is formed in a region that occupies 50% or more of a thickness of the partition wall, and an amount of a noble metal catalyst carried by the wash coat layer is 0 g/L or more but 0.2 g/L or less.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises a substrate; a catalyst layer formed on the substrate and containing at least palladium (Pd) and rhodium (Rh) as a metal functioning as an oxidation and/or reduction catalyst. The catalyst also comprises a carrier that supports the metal, and an OSC material having oxygen storage capacity. The catalyst layer has, when disposed in the exhaust pipe, a front section positioned upstream in an exhaust gas flow direction within the exhaust pipe, and a rear section positioned downstream of the front section in the exhaust gas flow direction. The front section contains palladium (Pd) but does not contain the OSC material, and a proportion, at which the front section is formed from an upstream leading end in the exhaust gas flow direction, is 10% to 40% with respect to 100% of a total length of the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst body that can improve exhaust gas purification performance while maintaining favorable PM collection performance. The exhaust gas purification catalyst body includes a base of a wall flow structure having an inlet side cell, an outlet side cell, and porous partition wall, and a catalyst layer that is formed in the partition wall that is in contact with the inlet side cell or the outlet side cell. The catalyst layer is formed in a region of at least 50% of the thickness of the partition wall from a surface of the partition wall, and held on the surface of internal pores in the partition wall in the region.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present invention is provided with a base 10 and a catalyst coat layer 30. The catalyst coat layer is provided with Rh and Pd as noble metal catalysts. Herein Rh is disposed in a first-stage upper layer A and a second-stage upper layer C, and Pd is disposed in the first-stage upper layer A and a first-stage lower layer B, and in a second-stage lower layer D. A mass ratio (APd/ARh) of Pd to Rh, disposed in first-stage upper layer A is 0.5?(APd/ARh)?3.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst body that can improve exhaust gas purification performance while maintaining favorable PM collection performance. The exhaust gas purification catalyst body includes a base of a wall flow structure having an inlet side cell, an outlet side cell, and porous partition wall, and a catalyst layer that is formed in the partition wall that is in contact with the inlet side cell or the outlet side cell. The catalyst layer is formed in a region of at least 50% of the thickness of the partition wall from a surface of the partition wall, and held on the surface of internal pores in the partition wall in the region.

Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning catalyst that has: a substrate having a wall flow structure, wherein an entry side cell, in which the end part on an exhaust gas inflow side is open, and an exit side cell, in which the end part on the exhaust gas outflow side is open, are divided by a porous dividing wall; and a first catalyst layer that includes a metal catalyst and is disposed within the dividing wall so as to be in contact with the exit side cell and not in contact with the entry side cell, and no catalyst layer is provided in the region in contact with the entry side cell.