Abstract: The present invention is directed towards the use of an ion-exchanged zeolite containing ASC as a trap for volatile vanadium compounds in a downstream position of a vanadium containing SCR-catalyst.

Abstract: A particle filter for treating exhaust gases includes an SCR catalyst that, when in the presence of a reductant such as ammonia, promotes selective catalytic reduction of NOx; an active oxidation catalyst that promotes oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide; and an oxygen storage catalyst that alternately stores and releases oxygen, enhances soot oxidation, and stores NOx at temperatures below optimal SCR functioning. The particle filter may be included in a system having an oxidation catalytic device (OCD) upstream of the particle filter, and optionally includes one or more SCR converters upstream and/or downstream of the particle filter, and/or an ammonia slip catalyst downstream of the particle filter. The system may further be adapted for operation under a high frequency injection fuel control with an OCD having substantial NOx storage material content, or an NSC for improving the efficiency tradeoffs between soot oxidation during filter regeneration and NOx reduction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a SCR catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L, which is a flow-through substrate, and a coating A which comprises a small pore zeolite, copper and palladium.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards the use of an ion-exchanged zeolite containing ASC as a trap for volatile vanadium compounds in a downstream position of a vanadium containing SCR-catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a SCR catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L, which is a flow-through substrate, and a coating A which comprises a small pore zeolite, copper and palladium.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method for the purification of exhaust gases which are generated by a diesel engine with a charging turbine, and a special device for carrying out said method. The device comprises, in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, a dosing device for a reducing agent from a reducing agent reservoir (2), an SCR catalytic converter (3), an oxidation catalytic converter (4) and a diesel particle filter (5). The system is particularly suitable for the purification of the exhaust gases of diesel vehicles in which engines with a turbocharger (charging turbine (1)) and an exhaust-gas recirculation device are used, which engines generate exhaust gases which, in addition to carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and particles, have nitrogen oxides with an NO2/NOX ratio of between 0.3 and 0.7.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method for the purification of exhaust gases which are generated by a diesel engine with a charging turbine, and a special device for carrying out said method. The device comprises, in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, a dosing device for a reducing agent from a reducing agent reservoir (2), an SCR catalytic converter (3), an oxidation catalytic converter (4) and a diesel particle filter (5). The system is particularly suitable for the purification of the exhaust gases of diesel vehicles in which engines with a turbocharger (charging turbine (1)) and an exhaust-gas recirculation device are used, which engines generate exhaust gases which, in addition to carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and particles, have nitrogen oxides with an NO2/NOX ratio of between 0.3 and 0.7.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method for the purification of exhaust gases which are generated by a diesel engine with a charging turbine, and a special device for carrying out said method. The device comprises, in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, a dosing device for a reducing agent from a reducing agent reservoir (2), an SCR catalytic converter (3), an oxidation catalytic converter (4) and a diesel particle filter (5). The system is particularly suitable for the purification of the exhaust gases of diesel vehicles in which engines with a turbocharger (charging turbine (1)) and an exhaust-gas recirculation device are used, which engines generate exhaust gases which, in addition to carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and particles, have nitrogen oxides with an NO2/NOX ratio of between 0.3 and 0.7.

Abstract: A particle filter for treating exhaust gases includes an SCR catalyst that, when in the presence of a reductant such as ammonia, promotes selective catalytic reduction of NOx; an active oxidation catalyst that promotes oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide; and an oxygen storage catalyst that alternately stores and releases oxygen, enhances soot oxidation, and stores NOx at temperatures below optimal SCR functioning. The particle filter may be included in a system having an oxidation catalytic device (OCD) upstream of the particle filter, and optionally includes one or more SCR converters upstream and/or downstream of the particle filter, and/or an ammonia slip catalyst downstream of the particle filter. The system may further be adapted for operation under a high frequency injection fuel control with an OCD having substantial NOx storage material content, or an NSC for improving the efficiency tradeoffs between soot oxidation during filter regeneration and NOx reduction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst system for treatment of diesel exhaust gas, comprising, in flow direction of the exhaust gas, a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst containing a nitrogen oxide storage component and noble metal and a diesel particulate filter containing noble metal selected from the group of platinum, palladium, and platinum and palladium, characterized in that the noble metal loading of the nitrogen oxide storage catalyst is 100 to 180 g/ft3 (3.53 to 6.36 g/L) and the noble metal loading of the diesel particulate filter is 5 to 35 g/ft3 (0.18 to 1.24 g/L).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing the contamination by platinum of an SCR catalyst in an exhaust-gas treatment system, said system comprising an oxidation catalyst containing platinum on the inflow side of the SCR catalyst. The outflow side of the oxidation catalyst comprises a material zone which removes traces of platinum contained in the exhaust-gas stream.

Abstract: An SCR-catalytically active diesel particle filter having a ceramic wall flow filter substrate with inflow channels, outflow channels, walls separating the inflow and outflow channels, and two coatings. The first coating is applied in inflow channels, is composed of high-melting point materials, and closes the inflow sides of pores in walls connecting the inflow channels and outflow channels to soot particles without preventing passage of gaseous exhaust gas constituents. The second coating is within the walls between inflow channels and outflow channels, and effectively catalyzes the selective reduction of nitrogen oxides when in the presence of a reducing agent. The particle filter displays excellent banking-up pressure properties combined with high filtration efficiency and good regeneration properties; and displays good aging stability of NOx conversion activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a diesel particle filter which has a coating active in oxidation catalysis and which is characterized in that said diesel particle filter comprises a material zone which removes platinum traces contained in the exhaust-gas flow, and to the use of said diesel particle filter in the purification of exhaust gases of diesel engines.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for coating ceramic honeycomb bodies with a coating suspension containing, in a carrier liquid, catalyst components as solids and/or in dissolved form. The honeycomb bodies have parallel flow channels running through them. The walls of the flow channels generally have an open pore structure. To coat the channel walls and in particular also the interior surfaces of the pores with the coating suspension, it is proposed that the flow channels be temporarily alternately closed and the coating suspension be forced through the open pore structure of the channel walls. The coating is subsequently dried and calcined. To close the flow channels, it is possible to use thermally or chemically decomposable or soluble compositions which are decomposed or dissolved either during calcination or by means of a subsequent chemical treatment. The coated honeycomb bodies are preferably used for the purification of exhaust gases from automobiles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst system for treatment of diesel exhaust gas, comprising, in flow direction of the exhaust gas, a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst containing a nitrogen oxide storage component and noble metal and a diesel particulate filter containing noble metal selected from the group of platinum, palladium, and platinum and palladium, characterized in that the noble metal loading of the nitrogen oxide storage catalyst is 100 to 180 g/ft3 (153 to 6.36 g/L) and the noble metal loading of the diesel particulate filter is 5 to 35 g/ft3 (0.18 to 1.24 g/L.).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing the contamination by platinum of an SCR catalyst in an exhaust-gas treatment system, said system comprising an oxidation catalyst containing platinum on the inflow side of the SCR catalyst. The outflow side of the oxidation catalyst comprises a material zone which removes traces of platinum contained in the exhaust-gas stream.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system (method and device) for the treatment of diesel exhaust gases containing nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons is disclosed, which comprises the addition of ammonia or of a compound decomposable to ammonia into the exhaust gas stream and the subsequent leading of the exhaust gas stream over two successively arranged SCR catalysts with different properties and compositions. Both SCR catalysts are free of vanadium compounds and only the downstream SCR catalyst contains zeolite compounds. The exhaust gas purification system according to the invention is characterized by good “kick-off” behavior at low temperatures and a simultaneously high conversion performance over a wide temperature range.

Abstract: Selective catalytic reduction with ammonia or a compound that decomposes to ammonia is a known method for the removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of primarily lean-burn internal combustion engines. The vanadium-containing SCR catalysts that have long been generally used for this are characterized by a good conversion profile. However, the volatility of vanadium oxide can, at higher exhaust gas temperatures, lead to the emission of toxic vanadium compounds. Zeolite-based SCR catalysts, which are used in particular in discontinuous SCR systems, constitute a very cost-intensive solution for the problem. A method is proposed by which a homogeneous cerium-zirconium mixed oxide is activated for the SCR reaction in a defined manner by the introduction of sulphur and/or transition metal.

Abstract: To equip a diesel particle filter with a zeolite-containing coating uniformly over the entire length of the particle filter and with a further zeolite-free coating which is applied, from the entry side of the filter, solely up to a specific length of the filter, it is proposed, first, to apply the zeolite-free coating from the entry side of the filter and only thereafter to apply the zeolite-containing coating over the entire length of the filter from the exit side of the filter. As a result of this sequence of coatings, a better adhesive strength of the coatings than when both coatings are applied from the entry side is ensured.

Abstract: A diesel particle filter which comprises a ceramic wall flow filter substrate and two coatings is described. The first coating which is applied in the inflow channels and is composed of high-melting materials has such a nature that it closes the inflow channels and pores in the wall connecting the inflow channels and outflow channels to soot particles on the inflow side without preventing passage of the gaseous exhaust gas constituents. The second coating is introduced into the wall between inflow channels and outflow channels and is of such a nature that it can effectively catalyze the selective reduction of nitrogen oxides by means of a reducing agent. The resulting component is an SCR-catalytically active particle filter and displays excellent banking-up pressure properties combined with high filtration efficiency and good regeneration properties. Furthermore, the component displays good aging stability of the NOx conversion activity.