Patents by Inventor Jörg Werner Münch
Jörg Werner Münch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11826739Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a catalyst article comprising: (a) forming a plastic mixture having a solids content of greater than 50% by weight by mixing together a crystalline small pore or medium pore molecular sieve in an H+ or NH4+ form, an insoluble active metal precursor, an inorganic matrix component, an organic auxiliary agent, an aqueous solvent and optionally inorganic fibres; (b) moulding the plastic mixture into a shaped article; and (c) calcining the shaped article to form a solid catalyst body. The present disclosure further relates to a catalyst article, particularly a catalyst article which is suitable for use in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides, and to an exhaust system.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Nikki Jane Amos-Reichert, Daniel Avis, Juergen Bauer, Yannick Bidal, Guy Richard Chandler, Alexander Nicholas Michael Green, Neil Greenham, Matthew Eben Harris, Sofia Lopez-Orozco, Joerg Werner Muench, Paul Richard Phillips, Irene Piras
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Publication number: 20230323802Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system includes in order: an intake for receiving an exhaust gas from a lean burn combustion engine; an injector for the provision of a nitrogenous reductant; a close-coupled vanadium-containing SCR catalyst composition; one or more downstream PGM-containing oxidation catalyst compositions, wherein the close-coupled vanadium-containing SCR catalyst composition includes cerium in a Ce:V molar ratio of greater than 0.3.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Christopher DALY, Rainer LEPPELT, Joerg Werner MUENCH, Andrew David NEWMAN, Irene PIRAS, Agnes RAJ, Dominic Florian SANTI, Nicholas SPENCER, Andrew STONOR
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Publication number: 20230249162Abstract: The present invention relates to a titania-based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst article which shows comparable or better performance to those which contain vanadium. In particular, the invention relates to the provision of a titania-based SCR catalyst article comprising ceria and niobia and to methods of making these catalysts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Rainer LEPPELT, Joerg Werner MUENCH, Irene PIRAS
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Patent number: 11571682Abstract: A SCR catalyst composition comprises a SCR catalyst; and a binder comprising a porous inorganic material, wherein the porous inorganic material comprises a disordered arrangement of delaminated layers, has a disordered porous structure, and has a multimodal pore size distribution comprising at least a first modal maximum having a macroporous or mesoporous pore size and a second modal maximum having a microporous pore size. The SCR catalyst composition can be manufactured using the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing an inorganic material having a layered structure; (ii) contacting the material with a cationic surfactant to form a swollen material; (iii) agitating the swollen material to form an agitated material; and (iv) calcining the agitated material to recover a delaminated inorganic material, wherein an SCR catalyst is mixed with the inorganic material prior to step (iv).Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Inventors: Jürgen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Jörg Werner Muench, Ralitsa Purova, Wilhelm Schwieger, Thangaraj Selvam, Ameen Shahid
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Patent number: 11291975Abstract: In order to specify a catalytic converter, especially SCR catalytic converter, with maximum catalytic activity, this catalytic converter has at least one catalytically active component and additionally at least one porous inorganic filler component having meso- or macroporosity. The organic porous filler component has a proportion of about 5 to 50% by weight. More particularly, a diatomaceous earth or a pillared clay material is used as the porous inorganic filler component.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Walter Jodlauk, Rainer Leppelt, Joerg Werner Muench
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Patent number: 11198116Abstract: To be able to produce an SCR catalyst (2), in particular one having a zeolite fraction (Z) as catalytically active fraction, in a reliable process and at the same time achieve good catalytic activity of the catalyst (2), an inorganic binder fraction (B) which is catalytically inactive in the starting state and has been treated to develop catalytic activity is mixed into a catalyst composition (4). The inorganic binder component for the binder fraction (B) is, in the starting state, preferably porous particles (10), in particular diatomaceous earth, which display mesoporosity. To effect catalytic activation, the individual particles (10) are either coated with a catalytically active layer (12) or transformed into a catalytically active zeolite (14) with maintenance of the mesoporosity.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Werner Muench
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Patent number: 11179707Abstract: A composite material comprises a macroporous silicate-based material at least partially substituted with at least one microporous zeolite, wherein the microporous zeolite is functionalised with either copper, iron or both copper and iron, and wherein the composite material is in the form of particles. The composite material can be obtained using a method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a mixture comprising a silicate-containing scaffold having a macroporous structure, an aluminium source and an organic template; (ii) hydrothermally treating the mixture to form a microporous zeolite-containing structure substantially retaining the macroporous structure of the silicate-containing scaffold; (iii) incorporating copper, iron or both copper and iron into the zeolite. The silicate-containing scaffold can be a diatomaceous earth.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Johnson Matthey Catalysts (Germany) GmbHInventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Werner Muench, Ralitsa Purova, Wilhelm Schwieger, Thangaraj Selvam, Ameen Shahid
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Publication number: 20210339234Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a catalyst article comprising: (a) forming a plastic mixture having a solids content of greater than 50% by weight by mixing together a crystalline small pore or medium pore molecular sieve in an H+ or NH4+ form, an insoluble active metal precursor, an inorganic matrix component, an organic auxiliary agent, an aqueous solvent and optionally inorganic fibres; (b) moulding the plastic mixture into a shaped article; and (c) calcining the shaped article to form a solid catalyst body. The present disclosure further relates to a catalyst article, particularly a catalyst article which is suitable for use in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides, and to an exhaust system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Nikki Jane AMOS-REICHERT, Daniel AVIS, Juergen BAUER, Yannick BIDAL, Guy Richard CHANDLER, Alexander Nicholas Michael GREEN, Neil GREENHAM, Matthew Eben HARRIS, Sofia LOPEZ-OROZCO, Joerg Werner MUENCH, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Irene PIRAS
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Publication number: 20210094025Abstract: A composite material comprises a macroporous silicate-based material at least partially substituted with at least one microporous zeolite, wherein the microporous zeolite is functionalised with either copper, iron or both copper and iron, and wherein the composite material is in the form of particles. The composite material can be obtained using a method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a mixture comprising a silicate-containing scaffold having a macroporous structure, an aluminium source and an organic template; (ii) hydrothermally treating the mixture to form a microporous zeolite-containing structure substantially retaining the macroporous structure of the silicate-containing scaffold; (iii) incorporating copper, iron or both copper and iron into the zeolite. The silicate-containing scaffold can be a diatomaceous earth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Werner Muench, Ralitsa Purova, Wilhelm Schwieger, Thangaraj Selvam, Ameen Shahid
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Publication number: 20210008524Abstract: A SCR catalyst composition comprises a SCR catalyst; and a binder comprising a porous inorganic material, wherein the porous inorganic material comprises a disordered arrangement of delaminated layers, has a disordered porous structure, and has a multimodal pore size distribution comprising at least a first modal maximum having a macroporous or mesoporous pore size and a second modal maximum having a microporous pore size. The SCR catalyst composition can be manufactured using the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing an inorganic material having a layered structure; (ii) contacting the material with a cationic surfactant to form a swollen material; (iii) agitating the swollen material to form an agitated material; and (iv) calcining the agitated material to recover a delaminated inorganic material, wherein an SCR catalyst is mixed with the inorganic material prior to step (iv).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Jürgen BAUER, Ralf DOTZEL, Joerg Werner MUENCH, Ralitsa PUROVA, Wilhelm SCHWIEGER, Thangaraj SELVAM, Ameen SHAHID
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Patent number: 10828626Abstract: A composite material comprises a macroporous silicate-based material at least partially substituted with at least one microporous zeolite, wherein the microporous zeolite is functionalised with either copper, iron or both copper and iron, and wherein the composite material is in the form of particles. The composite material can be obtained using a method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a mixture comprising a silicate-containing scaffold having a macroporous structure, an aluminium source and an organic template; (ii) hydrothermally treating the mixture to form a microporous zeolite-containing structure substantially retaining the macroporous structure of the silicate-containing scaffold; (iii) incorporating copper, iron or both copper and iron into the zeolite. The silicate-containing scaffold can be a diatomaceous earth.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Johnson Matthey Catalysts (Germany) GmbHInventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Werner Muench, Ralitsa Purova, Wilhelm Schwieger, Thangaraj Selvam, Ameen Shahid
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Publication number: 20200038850Abstract: A composite material comprises a macroporous silicate-based material at least partially substituted with at least one microporous zeolite, wherein the microporous zeolite is functionalised with either copper, iron or both copper and iron, and wherein the composite material is in the form of particles. The composite material can be obtained using a method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a mixture comprising a silicate-containing scaffold having a macroporous structure, an aluminium source and an organic template; (ii) hydrothermally treating the mixture to form a microporous zeolite-containing structure substantially retaining the macroporous structure of the silicate-containing scaffold; (iii) incorporating copper, iron or both copper and iron into the zeolite. The cate-containing scaffold can be a diatomaceous earth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Juergen BAUER, Ralf DOTZEL, Joerg Werner MUENCH, Ralitsa PUROVA, Wilhelm SCHWIEGER, Thangaraj SELVAM, Ameen SHAHID
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Publication number: 20200018210Abstract: A method of reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine by selective catalytic reduction (SCR) comprises contacting the exhaust gas also containing ammonia and oxygen with a catalytic converter comprising a catalyst (2) comprising at least one crystalline small-pore molecular sieve catalytically active component (ZM,I) having a maximum ring opening of eight tetrahedral basic building blocks, which crystalline small-pore molecular sieve catalytically active component (ZM,I) comprising mesopores.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Juergen BAUER, Sofia LOPEZ-OROZCO, Joerg Werner MUENCH
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Patent number: 10500572Abstract: An extruded, solid honeycomb body comprises a copper-promoted, small pore, crystalline molecular sieve catalyst for converting oxides of nitrogen in the presence of a reducing agent, wherein the crystalline molecular sieve contains a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, which extruded, solid honeycomb body comprising: 20-50% by weight matrix component comprising diatomaceous earth, wherein 2-20 weight % of the extruded, solid honeycomb body is diatomaceous earth; 80-50% by weight of the small pore, crystalline molecular sieve ion-exchanged with copper; and 0-10% by weight of inorganic fibres.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Johnson Matthey Catalysts (Germany) GmbHInventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Walter Jodlauk, Rainer Leppelt, Joerg Werner Muench
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Publication number: 20190270070Abstract: In order to specify a catalytic converter, especially SCR catalytic converter, with maximum catalytic activity, this catalytic converter has at least one catalytically active component and additionally at least one porous inorganic filler component having meso- or macroporosity. The organic porous filler component has a proportion of about 5 to 50% by weight. More particularly, a diatomaceous earth or a pillared clay material is used as the porous inorganic filler component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Walter Jodlauk, Rainer Leppelt, Joerg Werner Muench
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Publication number: 20190201885Abstract: To be able to produce an SCR catalyst (2), in particular one having a zeolite fraction (Z) as catalytically active fraction, in a reliable process and at the same time achieve good catalytic activity of the catalyst (2), an inorganic binder fraction (B) which is catalytically inactive in the starting state and has been treated to develop catalytic activity is mixed into a catalyst composition (4). The inorganic binder component for the binder fraction (B) is, in the starting state, preferably porous particles (10), in particular diatomaceous earth, which display mesoporosity. To effect catalytic activation, the individual particles (10) are either coated with a catalytically active layer (12) or transformed into a catalytically active zeolite (14) with maintenance of the mesoporosity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Juergen BAUER, Ralf DOTZEL, Joerg Werner MUENCH
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Patent number: 10300461Abstract: In order to specify a catalytic converter, especially SCR catalytic converter, with maximum catalytic activity, this catalytic converter has at least one catalytically active component and additionally at least one porous inorganic filler component having meso- or macroporosity. The organic porous filler component has a proportion of about 5 to 50% by weight. More particularly, a diatomaceous earth or a pillared clay material is used as the porous inorganic filler component.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Walter Jodlauk, Rainer Leppelt, Joerg Werner Muench
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Patent number: 10226765Abstract: To be able to produce an SCR catalyst (2), in particular one having a zeolite fraction (Z) as catalytically active fraction, in a reliable process and at the same time achieve good catalytic activity of the catalyst (2), an inorganic binder fraction (B) which is catalytically inactive in the starting state and has been treated to develop catalytic activity is mixed into a catalyst composition (4). The inorganic binder component for the binder fraction (B) is, in the starting state, preferably porous particles (10), in particular diatomaceous earth, which display mesoporosity. To effect catalytic activation, the individual particles (10) are either coated with a catalytically active layer (12) or transformed into a catalytically active zeolite (14) with maintenance of the mesoporosity.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Werner Muench
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Publication number: 20180280937Abstract: A SCR catalyst composition comprises a SCR catalyst; and a binder comprising a porous inorganic material, wherein the porous inorganic material comprises a disordered arrangement of delaminated layers, has a disordered porous structure, and has a multimodal pore size distribution comprising at least a first modal maximum having a macroporous or mesoporous pore size and a second modal maximum having a microporous pore size. The SCR catalyst composition can be manufactured using the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing an inorganic material having a layered structure; (ii) contacting the material with a cationic surfactant to form a swollen material; (iii) agitating the swollen material to form an agitated material; and (iv) calcining the agitated material to recover a delaminated inorganic material, wherein an SCR catalyst is mixed with the inorganic material prior to step (iv).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Juergen BAUER, Ralf DOTZEL, Joerg Werner MUENCH, Ralitsa PUROVA, Wilhelm SCHWIEGER, Thangaraj SELVAM, Ameen SHAHID
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Publication number: 20180207627Abstract: An extruded, solid honeycomb body comprises a copper-promoted, small pore, crystalline molecular sieve catalyst for converting oxides of nitrogen in the presence of a reducing agent, wherein the crystalline molecular sieve contains a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, which extruded, solid honeycomb body comprising: 20-50% by weight matrix component comprising diatomaceous earth, wherein 2-20 weight % of the extruded, solid honeycomb body is diatomaceous earth; 80-50% by weight of the small pore, crystalline molecular sieve ion-exchanged with copper; and 0-10% by weight of inorganic fibres.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Walter Jodlauk, Rainer Leppelt, Joerg Werner Muench