Patents by Inventor KEVIN DOURA

KEVIN DOURA 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).

  • Patent number: 11959408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for ammonia combustion and exhaust gas treatment, the system comprising: an internal combustion engine for combusting ammonia; and an exhaust system comprising an intake for receiving an exhaust gas from the combustion engine, an upstream injector for adding hydrogen gas to the exhaust gas and a downstream catalyst article, wherein the downstream catalyst article comprises a three-way catalyst (TWC) composition. The invention further relates to a method for the treatment of an exhaust gas from an ammonia internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Doura, John Kilmartin, Jing Lu, Nicholas McNamara, Thomas Yeh
  • Patent number: 11819828
    Abstract: A multi-function catalyst article for treating both NO and carbon monoxide emissions in a flow of a combustion exhaust gas from a stationary emission source comprises a honeycomb monolith substrate comprising one or more channels which are open at both ends and extend along an axial length thereof and through which, in use, a combustion exhaust gas flows, which catalyst article comprising a catalyst composition comprising a combination of a first, vanadium-containing SCR catalyst component and a second component which is a compound of a transition metal comprising copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, nickel or cerium or a mixture of any two or more thereof and optionally a third, crystalline molecular sieve component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Ferdinand Baer, Maria Theresia Brandmair, Kevin Doura, Heike Kreuder, Desiree Duran Martin
  • Publication number: 20230265772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for ammonia combustion and exhaust gas treatment, the system comprising: an internal combustion engine for combusting ammonia; and an exhaust system comprising an intake for receiving an exhaust gas from the combustion engine, an upstream injector for adding hydrogen gas to the exhaust gas and a downstream catalyst article, wherein the downstream catalyst article comprises a three-way catalyst (TWC) composition. The invention further relates to a method for the treatment of an exhaust gas from an ammonia internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin DOURA, John KILMARTIN, Jing LU, Nicholas MCNAMARA, Thomas YEH
  • Publication number: 20230074001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of an exhaust gas comprising carbon monoxide (CO) and/or one or more volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using a PGM-free catalyst article comprising a mixed oxide of Mn, Cu, Mg, Al and La. The present invention also relates to an HVAC system comprising a PGM-free catalyst article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Silvia ALCOVE CLAVE, Kevin DOURA, Joseph FEDEYKO
  • Publication number: 20220219145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a catalyst article comprising steps: (a) preparing a washcoat composition by combining at least the following components: a support material comprising a mixed oxide, a mixture of oxides or a molecular sieve comprising (i) alumina and (ii) silica and/or zirconia; a metal oxide sol comprising at least one of titania, silica or zirconia; a liquid medium; (b) applying the washcoat composition to a substrate to form a washcoating; and (c) drying and/or calcining the washcoating; wherein the method further comprises a step of impregnating the support material with a platinum group metal component. The prepared catalyst article may be suitable for the treatment of emissions from an internal combustion engine or a gas turbine, for example, the treatment of carbon monoxide and/or formaldehyde emissions from a natural gas fueled internal combustion engine or gas turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Kevin DOURA
  • Patent number: 11198094
    Abstract: An ammonia slip catalyst having an SCR catalyst and an oxidation catalyst comprising at least two metals, each of which is selected from a specific group, and a substrate upon which at least oxidation catalyst is located is described. The ammonia slip catalyst can have dual layers, with one of the layers containing an SCR catalyst, a second layer containing the oxidation catalyst with comprises at least two metals, each of which is selected from a specific group, and the ammonia slip catalyst does not contain a platinum group metal. Methods of making and using the ammonia slip catalyst to reduce ammonia slip are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Kevin Doura
  • Publication number: 20210094022
    Abstract: A multi-function catalyst article for treating both NO and carbon monoxide emissions in a flow of a combustion exhaust gas from a stationary emission source comprises a honeycomb monolith substrate comprising one or more channels which are open at both ends and extend along an axial length thereof and through which, in use, a combustion exhaust gas flows, which catalyst article comprising a catalyst composition comprising a combination of a first, vanadium-containing SCR catalyst component and a second component which is a compound of a transition metal comprising copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, nickel or cerium or a mixture of any two or more thereof and optionally a third, crystalline molecular sieve component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Joseph ANDERSEN, Ferdinand BAER, Maria Theresia BRANDMAIR, Kevin DOURA, Heike KREUDER, Desiree DURAN MARTIN
  • Patent number: 10961871
    Abstract: A method of extending the useful life of an aged selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst bed, which catalyses the conversion of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) to dinitrogen (N2) in the presence of a nitrogenous reductant, in the exhaust gas after treatment system of a stationary source of NOx so that the exhaust gas emitted to atmosphere from the system continues to meet proscribed limits for both NOx and ammonia emissions, which method comprising the step of retrofitting an additional honeycomb substrate monolith or a plate-type substrate comprising a catalyst (ASC) for converting ammonia in exhaust gas also containing oxygen to nitrogen and water downstream of the aged SCR catalyst bed, wherein the kNOx of the honeycomb substrate monolith comprising the catalyst for converting ammonia in exhaust gas also containing oxygen to nitrogen and water is greater than or equal to 80 m/hr between 300 and 400° C. inclusive, wherein kNOx of a sample of the catalyst, which has been aged at 450° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Andersen, Kevin Doura, Cindy Khalaf, David Repp, Thomas Yeh
  • Publication number: 20190383174
    Abstract: A method of extending the useful life of an aged selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst bed, which catalyses the conversion of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) to dinitrogen (N2) in the presence of a nitrogenous reductant, in the exhaust gas after treatment system of a stationary source of NOx so that the exhaust gas emitted to atmosphere from the system continues to meet proscribed limits for both NOx and ammonia emissions, which method comprising the step of retrofitting an additional honeycomb substrate monolith or a plate-type substrate comprising a catalyst (ASC) for converting ammonia in exhaust gas also containing oxygen to nitrogen and water downstream of the aged SCR catalyst bed, wherein the kNOx of the honeycomb substrate monolith comprising the catalyst for converting ammonia in exhaust gas also containing oxygen to nitrogen and water is greater than or equal to 80 m/hr between 300 and 400° C. inclusive, wherein kNOx of a sample of the catalyst, which has been aged at 450° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Paul ANDERSEN, Kevin DOURA, Cindy KHALAF, David REPP, Thomas YEH
  • Patent number: 10376838
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas produced by an internal combustion engine, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises a region disposed on a substrate, wherein the region comprises ruthenium (Ru) supported on a support material comprising a refractory oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Andersen, Hai-Ying Chen, Kevin Doura, Joseph Fedeyko
  • Patent number: 10173173
    Abstract: Provided is an ammonia slip catalyst article having supported palladium in a top or upstream layer for oxidation of carbon monoxide and/or hydrocarbons, an SCR catalyst either in the top layer or in a separate lower or downstream layer, and an ammonia oxidation catalyst in a bottom layer. Also provided are methods for treating an exhaust gas using the catalyst article, wherein the treatment involves reducing the concentrations of ammonia and optionally carbon monoxide and/or hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Hai-Ying Chen, Julian Peter Cox, Kevin Doura, Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Erich Conlan Weigert
  • Patent number: 10105692
    Abstract: A catalytic article for treating an exhaust gas stream containing one or more of NOx, hydrocarbons, CO, SOx and ammonia from a combustion turbine comprises (a) a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end defining an axial length; (b) an oxidation layer comprising an oxidation catalyst comprising one or more noble metals, the oxidation layer being positioned on the substrate and covering the axial length of the substrate; and (c) an SCR layer comprising an SCR catalyst, the SCR layer being positioned on the oxidation layer and overlapping a portion of the oxidation layer, wherein the portion is less than 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Kevin Doura
  • Publication number: 20180078898
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas produced by an internal combustion engine, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises a region disposed on a substrate, wherein the region comprises ruthenium (Ru) supported on a support material comprising a refractory oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Paul ANDERSEN, Hai-Ying CHEN, Kevin DOURA, Joseph FEDEYKO
  • Publication number: 20180078926
    Abstract: An ammonia slip catalyst (ASC) comprising a first SCR catalyst, an oxidation catalyst comprising ruthenium or a Ru mixture, such as a Pt and Ru mixture, on a support comprising a rutile phase and a substrate is described. In some configurations, the ASC comprises a second oxidation catalyst. In other configurations, the ASC comprises a second oxidation catalyst and a third oxidation catalyst. The ASC's are useful for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx in exhaust gases and in reducing the amount of ammonia slip. Methods for producing such articles are described. Methods of using the ammonia slip catalyst in an SCR process, where the amount of ammonia slip is reduced, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hai-Ying CHEN, Kevin DOURA, Joseph FEDEYTKO, Janet FISHER, John KILMARTIN
  • Publication number: 20180078900
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine. The oxidation catalyst comprises a washcoat region disposed on a substrate, wherein the washcoat region comprises a mixture of: platinum (Pt) supported on a first support material; and ruthenium (Ru).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Paul ANDERSEN, Hai-Ying CHEN, Kevin DOURA, Joseph FEDEYKO, John KILMARTIN
  • Publication number: 20170341022
    Abstract: A method of selectively catalysing the reduction of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) including nitrogen monoxide in an exhaust gas of a stationary source of NOx emissions also containing oxides of sulfur (SOx) comprising the steps of passively oxidising nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) over an oxidation catalyst comprising a platinum group metal so that a NO2/NOx content is from 40-60%; introducing a nitrogenous reductant into the exhaust gas; and contacting exhaust gas having the 40-60% NO2/NOx content and containing the nitrogenous reductant with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst comprising an aluminosilicate zeolite promoted with copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Paul ANDERSEN, Kevin DOURA
  • Publication number: 20170189854
    Abstract: Provided is an ammonia slip catalyst article having supported palladium in a top or upstream layer for oxidation of carbon monoxide and/or hydrocarbons, an SCR catalyst either in the top layer or in a separate lower or downstream layer, and an ammonia oxidation catalyst in a bottom layer. Also provided are methods for treating an exhaust gas using the catalyst article, wherein the treatment involves reducing the concentrations of ammonia and optionally carbon monoxide and/or hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Hai-Ying Chen, Julian Peter Cox, Kevin Doura, Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Erich Conlan Weigert
  • Publication number: 20170087541
    Abstract: A catalytic article for treating an exhaust gas stream containing one or more of NOx, hydrocarbons, CO, SOx and ammonia from a combustion turbine comprises (a) a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end defining an axial length; (b) an oxidation layer comprising an oxidation catalyst comprising one or more noble metals, the oxidation layer being positioned on the substrate and covering the axial length of the substrate; and (c) an SCR layer comprising an SCR catalyst, the SCR layer being positioned on the oxidation layer and overlapping a portion of the oxidation layer, wherein the portion is less than 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Kevin Doura
  • Patent number: 9579638
    Abstract: Provided is an ammonia slip catalyst article having supported palladium in a top or upstream layer for oxidation of carbon monoxide and/or hydrocarbons, an SCR catalyst either in the top layer or in a separate lower or downstream layer, and an ammonia oxidation catalyst in a bottom layer. Also provided are methods for treating an exhaust gas using the catalyst article, wherein the treatment involves reducing the concentrations of ammonia and optionally carbon monoxide and/or hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Kevin Doura, Erich Conlan Weigert, Julian Peter Cox, Hai-Ying Chen, Paul Joseph Andersen
  • Patent number: 9227176
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst article for treating an emission gas comprising (a) a noble metal catalyst layer comprising one or more noble metals disposed on a first refractory metal oxide support; and (b) a vanadium catalyst layer comprising vanadium pre-fixed on a second refractory metal oxide support selected from alumina, titania, zirconia, ceria, silica, and mixtures of these, wherein the first catalyst layer is in physical contact with said second catalyst layer. Also provided is a method for making such a catalyst article, a method for treating gas emissions using such an article, and an emission gas treatment system incorporating such an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Kevin Doura