Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning catalyst is provided with a fire-resistant three-dimensional structural body, a first catalyst layer provide on a first surface side of the fire-resistant three-dimensional structural body, and a second catalyst layer provided on a side of the first catalyst layer opposite to the fire-resistant three-dimensional structural body. The first catalyst layer contains: a complex oxide including cerium and zirconium; and elemental rhodium. The second catalyst layer contains: a complex oxide including cerium and zirconium; and elemental palladium. The amount of cerium included in the second catalyst layer, in terms of cerium dioxide, is 10-25 g per liter of the fire-resistant three-dimensional structural body.
Abstract: [Task] To provide a preparation method of a nickel-lithium metal composite oxide powder [Means for Resolution] In a preparation method of a nickel-lithium metal composite oxide powder having a small particle diameter, aggregation of particles and excessive crushing of particles do not occur, by performing the firing at a temperature equal to or lower than a melting point of lithium carbonate by using lithium carbonate as a lithium source, and therefore, a preparation method of a nickel-lithium metal composite oxide powder having a small particle diameter, in which fine powder or cracks of particles are not generated, is provided.
Abstract: An active material powder for use in a negative electrode of a battery, wherein the active material powder comprises active material particles, wherein the active material particles comprise silicon-based particles, wherein when said active material powder is crossed by a plane, then at least 65% of the discrete cross-sections of the silicon-based particles included in that plane, satisfy optimized conditions of shape and size, allowing the battery containing such an active material powder to achieve a superior cycle life and a production method of such an active material powder.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 11, 2019
Date of Patent:
September 20, 2022
Assignee:
UMICORE
Inventors:
Nicolas Marx, Stijn Put, Jean-Sébastien Bridel, Boaz Moeremans
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide means for improving the hydrogen generation properties of a hydrogen-producing catalyst. A hydrogen-producing catalyst according to one aspect of the present invention comprises Rh and a composite containing Al, Ce, and Zr. When a ratio of the number of Al atoms to the number of Ce atoms (Al/Ce) in the composite measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis is R1 and a ratio of the number of Al atoms to the number of Ce atoms (Al/Ce) in the composite measured by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) method is R2, a value of R2/R1 is greater than 2.25 and less than 5.92.
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing trimethylplatinum(IV) iodide and trimethylplatinum(IV) iodide obtainable according to said method and the use thereof as a reactant for producing platinum(IV) compounds, as a precatalyst and as a catalyst. The platinum(IV) compounds thus obtainable, as well as the use thereof as precursors for the deposition of platinum layers and platinum-containing layers on a surface of a substrate are also the subject matter of the invention. The invention also relates to a substrate comprising a platinum layer or a platinum-containing layer on a surface, and to a method for producing an electronic component, in particular an electronic semiconductor component, or an electrode for a fuel cell using a platinum(IV) compound obtainable using trimethylplatinum(IV) iodide, which is obtainable by means of the method described herein.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite metal oxide which comprises 80 to 97 wt %, in relation to the weight of the composite metal oxide, of one or more oxides of cerium and 3 to 20 wt %, in relation to the composite metal oxide of a metal oxide comprising tin oxide (SnO2) and lanthanum oxide (La2O3) and/or aluminum oxide (Al2O3), a composite material for the storage of nitrogen oxides which comprises such composite metal oxide and palladium, as well as an exhaust gas system containing said composite material.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a wall-flow filter, to a method for the production and the use thereof in order to reduce harmful exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine. The wall-flow filter was produced by applying a powder-gas aerosol to the filter, whereby the powder was deposited in the pores of the wall-flow filter.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2019
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2022
Assignee:
UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Inventors:
Naina Deibel, Martin Foerster, Antje Oltersdorf, Juergen Koch, Martin Roesch
Abstract: The invention relates to a coating suspension for producing catalysts, to a corresponding method and to the catalysts themselves. In particular, a coating suspension is used during the production of the catalysts which leads to a porous catalytic coating.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 31, 2020
Publication date:
September 8, 2022
Applicant:
UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Inventors:
Juergen KOCH, Martin FOERSTER, Jan GILLEIR, Pieter VAN GENECHTEN
Abstract: A three-dimensional structure (10); and a catalytic component (100) that contains a precious metal complex (22) containing platinum and palladium and a porous material (21), which is supported on the three-dimensional structure (10); where the surface accumulation C (Pt) of the platinum is 0.00070 or more to 0.01000 or less, the surface accumulation C (Pd) of the palladium is 0.00800 or more to 0.10000 or less, the surface accumulation C (Pt) is expressed by C (Pt)=PXPS (Pt)/(d2×PTEM (Pt)×0.01), and the surface accumulation C (Pd) is expressed by C (Pd)=PXPS (Pd)/(d2×PTEM (Pd)×0.01).
Abstract: The present invention pertains to a catalyst for use in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxides comprising: • a monolithic substrate and • a coating A which comprises an oxidic metal carrier comprising an oxide of titanium and a catalytic metal oxide which comprises an oxide of vanadium wherein the mass ratio vanadium/titanium is 0.07 to 0.26.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2022
Assignee:
Umicore AG & Co. KG
Inventors:
Kim Hougaard Pedersen, Anders Hjordt Pedersen, Martin Dam
Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an electrolyte which allows for electrolytically producing a black metal layer consisting of rhodium and ruthenium. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a corresponding article, and to the use of the electrolyte.
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a compound of formula MXn from a precursor compound of formula MXm, where M is a metal, X is a halide selected from F, Cl, Br, J, m is a number selected from the range 2 to 8, and n is a number selected from the range 1 to 7, with the condition that n<m, comprising a method step in which the precursor compound is reduced with a silane compound to the compound of formula MXn.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 9, 2022
Assignee:
Umicore AG & Co. KG
Inventors:
Joerg Sundermeyer, Lisa Hamel, Ruben Ramon Mueller, Andreas Rivas-Nass, Angelino Doppiu, Eileen Woerner, Ralf Karch
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing aqueous preparations of complexes of platinum group metals (PGM) Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir having the general formula [MA/MB/MC(L)a (H2O)b (O2—)c(OH?)d](OH—)e(H+)f, wherein MA=PtII or PdII, MB=PtIV, MC=Rh or Ir, L is a neutral monodentate or bidentate donor ligand, and a is an integer between 1 and 4 (or 2) and/or between 1 and 6 (or 3), b is an integer between 0 and 3 (or 5), c is an integer between 0 and 3 (or 4), d is an integer between 0 and 3 (or 5), e is an integer between 0 and 2 (or 3 or 4) and f is an integer between 0 and 4 (or 5). In the method according to the invention, the hydroxo complexes H2Pd(OH)4 (in the case of MA=PdII), H2Pt(OH)6 (in the case of MA=PtII and MB=PtIV) or H3MC(OH)6 (for MC=RhIII IrIII) are converted in the presence of the donor ligands, wherein at least one hydroxo group of the hydro complex is exchanged. Preferably, the reaction occurs at temperatures in the range of 40 to 110° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 22, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 9, 2022
Assignee:
Umicore AG & Co. KG
Inventors:
Eileen Woerner, Ralf Karch, Andreas Rivas-Nass, Angelino Doppiu
Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter which comprises a wall flow filter of length L and three mutually different catalytically active coatings X, Y and Z, wherein the wall flow filter comprises channels E and A that extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall flow filter and are separated by porous walls forming surfaces OE and, respectively, OA, and wherein the channels E are gas-tightly sealed at the second end and the channels A are gas-tightly sealed at the first end, characterized in that the coating X is located in the porous walls, the coating Y is located in the channels E on the surfaces OE and the coating Z is located in the channels A on the surfaces OA.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 25, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 2, 2022
Assignee:
UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Inventors:
Naina Deibel, Stephanie Spiess, Martin Roesch, Joerg-Michael Richter, Jan Schoenhaber, Susanne Kunert
Abstract: This invention relates to an industrial process of manufacturing hydroxide precursor for lithium transition metal oxide used in secondary lithium ion batteries. More particularly, this process utilizes highly concentrated nitrate salts and is designed to mitigate waste production.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 2, 2022
Assignees:
UMICORE, UMICORE KOREA, LTD.
Inventors:
Jens Paulsen, Eric Robert, Dirk Vanhoutte, Daniël Nelis, Randy De Palma, Dae-Hyun Kim
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing automobile exhaust gas catalytic converters, to the catalytic converters as such and to the use thereof. In particular, the method comprises a step which results in a smaller particle size of the catalytically active material used.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 16, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 2, 2022
Assignee:
UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Inventors:
Benjamin Barth, Martin Foerster, Morten Schonert
Abstract: The invention relates to lithium alkyl aluminates according to the general formula Li[AlR4] and to a method for preparing same, starting from LiAlH4 and RLi in an aprotic solvent. The invention also relates to compounds according to the general formula Li[AlR4] which can be obtained using the claimed method, and to the use thereof. The invention also relates to the use of a lithium alkyl aluminate Li[AlR4] as a transfer reagent for transferring at least one radical R to an element halide or metal halide and to a method for transferring at least one radical R to a compound E(X)q for preparing a compound according to the general formula E(X)q-pRp, where E=aluminium, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, zinc, cadmium, mercury, or phosphorus, X=halogen, q=2, 3 or 4, and p=1, 2, 3 or 4. The invention also relates to compounds which can be obtained using such a method, to the use thereof, and to a substrate which has an aluminium layer or a layer containing aluminium on one surface.
Abstract: A method for producing a M-carbonate precursor of a Li-M oxide cathode material in a continuous reactor, wherein M=NixMnyCozAn, A being a dopant, with x>0, y>0, 0?z?0.35, 0?n?0.02 and x+y+z+n=1, the method comprising the steps of: —providing a feed solution comprising Ni-, Mn-, Co- and A-ions, and having a molar metal content M? feed, —providing an ionic solution comprising either one or both of a carbonate and a bicarbonate solution, the ionic solution further comprising either one or both of Na- and K-ions, —providing a slurry comprising seeds comprising M?-ions and having a molar metal content M? seeds, wherein M?=Nix?Mny?Coz?A?n?, A? being a dopant, with 0?x??1, 0?y??1, 0?z??1, 0?n??1 and x?+y?+z?+n?=1, and wherein the molar ratio M? seeds/M? feed is between 0.001 and 0.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2015
Date of Patent:
July 5, 2022
Assignees:
UMICORE, UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventors:
Jin Hu, HeonPyo Hong, Jens Paulsen, JinDoo Oh, Daniël Nelis, Eric Robert
Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst which comprises a carrier substrate of length L, which extends between a first end face a and a second end face b, and catalytically active material zones A, B and C of different composition, wherein—material zone A comprises palladium or palladium and platinum with a weight ratio of Pd:Pt>1, and cerium oxide, —material zone B comprises platinum or platinum and palladium with a weight ratio of Pt:Pd>1, and cerium oxide and/or cerium/zirconium mixed oxide, and—material zone C comprises platinum or platinum and palladium with a weight ratio of Pt:Pd>1, and a carrier oxide, and wherein—material zone B is arranged above material zone A, and—material zone C is arranged above material zone B, and, starting from the second end face b of the carrier substrate, extends over a length of up to 60% of the length L. The invention also relates to a catalyst arrangement containing said catalyst.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 5, 2022
Assignee:
UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Inventors:
Anke Woerz, Ruediger Hoyer, Benjamin Betz
Abstract: Subject of the invention is an exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine, comprising in consecutive order the following devices: a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), wherein the wash coat load (WCL) of the TWC2 is greater than the WCL of the GPF, wherein the WCL is determined in g/l of the volume of the device. The invention also relates to methods in which the system is used and uses of the system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 17, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 5, 2022
Assignee:
UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Inventors:
Jan Schoenhaber, Joerg-Michael Richter, Carolin Braun