Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter, which comprises a substrate comprising a plurality of porous walls extending longitudinally to form a plurality of parallel channels extending from an inlet end to an outlet end, wherein a quantity of the channels are inlet channels that are open at the inlet end and closed at the outlet end, and a quantity of channels are outlet channels that are closed at the inlet end and open at the outlet end; and a layer of inorganic particles loaded on surfaces of porous walls in the inlet channels and/or outlet channels, wherein the layer of inorganic particles comprises inorganic particles having a small BET pore volume of no more than 0.5 cm3/g. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a particulate filter which includes applying inorganic particles or precursors thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement with a holder and a housing for an electronic assembly, in particular for a radar sensor, and an assembly with such an arrangement, in particular the radar sensor. Further components of the electronic assembly can be attached to the holder, for example a circuit carrier with an electronic circuit arrangement. The housing or a part of the housing is molded onto the holder, and the holder has an outer contour which is wholly or partially complementary to an inner contour of the housing, in particular of a part of the housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter, which comprises a substrate comprising a plurality of porous walls extending longitudinally to form a plurality of parallel channels extending from an inlet end to an outlet end, wherein a quantity of the channels are inlet channels that are open at the inlet end and closed at the outlet end, and a quantity of channels are outlet channels f that are closed at the inlet end and open at the outlet end; and a layer of inorganic particles loaded on surfaces of porous walls in the inlet channels and/or outlet channels, wherein the layer of inorganic particles comprises inorganic particles of needle-like crystals. The f present invention also relates to a method for producing a particulate filter which includes applying inorganic particles or precursors thereof on surfaces of porous walls in the inlet channels and/or outlet channels wherein at least part of the inorganic particles or precursors thereof are particles of needle-like crystals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing a hard-coated workpiece surface of a rotationally symmetrical workpiece (1) with at least one grinding wheel, wherein the method comprises the following steps: driving the workpiece (1) into a rotational motion around a workpiece axis of rotation (1.1), driving a grinding wheel (2a) into a rotational motion around a grinding wheel axis of rotation (2a.1), angulating the grinding wheel axis of rotation (2a.1) and the workpiece axis of rotation (1.1) to each other so that the grinding wheel axis of rotation (2a.1) and the workpiece axis of rotation (1.1) are not parallel, processing the workpiece surface with the grinding wheel (2a), wherein the grinding wheel (2a) is in contact with the workpiece surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing isocyanates by reacting at least one amine or the salt thereof with a stoichiometric excess of phosgene in the condensed phase in the presence of a solvent, having the steps of: A) transitioning to a hot phosgenation process and B) expelling remaining phosgene and/or hydrogen chloride. The invention is characterized in that the reaction is carried out in batches in at least two reactors which are arranged parallel to one another and in that step A) and/or step B) is carried out asynchronously in at least two of the reactors arranged parallel to one another.

Abstract: A catalyzed particulate filter for exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, comprising: a particulate filter of total length L; a first catalytic layer coated onto the particulate filter, comprising a first composition, wherein the first composition comprising a first support material; and a first platinum group metal and/or a first catalytic active transitional metal; a second catalytic layer coated onto the particulate filter, comprising a second composition, wherein the second composition comprises a second support material; and said first catalytic layer is present on a portion of said particulate filter, and extends from either upstream or downstream end in axial direction of said particulate filter for a length L1, and L1 is in the range from 20 to 90% of L.

Abstract: The present invention relates to three-way conversion catalysts (TWC) for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream comprising nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrocarbons (HC), comprising platinum group metal (PGM), a refractory metal oxide support, and a carrier characterized in that the platinum group metal (PGM) comprises platinum, palladium and rhodium, as well as methods and uses thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a three-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas comprising nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbon, wherein the catalyst comprises: (i) a substrate; (ii) a first coating comprising rhodium supported on a first oxidic component; (iii) a second coating comprising palladium supported on a non-zeolitic oxidic material, wherein the non-zeolitic oxidic material comprises manganese and a second oxidic component, wherein the second coating consists of 0 weight-% to 0.001 weight-% of platinum; wherein the first coating is disposed on the substrate over x % of the axial length, with x ranging from 80 to 100; wherein the second coating extends over y % of the axial length from the inlet end to the outlet end and is disposed on the first coating, with y ranging from 20 to x.

Abstract: A four-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream of a gasoline engine, the catalyst comprising a porous wall flow filter substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, and a plurality of passages defined by porous internal walls of the porous wall flow filter substrate, wherein the plurality of passages comprise inlet passages having an open inlet end and a closed outlet end, and outlet passages having a closed inlet end and an open outlet end; wherein in the pores of the porous internal walls and on the surface of the porous internal walls, which surface defines the interface between the porous internal walls and the passages, the catalyst comprises a three-way conversion catalytic coating comprising an oxygen storage compound and a platinum group metal supported on a refractory metal oxide; wherein in the pores of the porous internal walls, the three-way conversion catalytic coating is present as in-wall

Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment system for reducing ammonia emission from a gasoline engine comprising a three-way conversion catalyst (TWC) or a four-way conversion catalyst (FWC), further comprising an ammonia oxidation catalyst (AMOx) or a selective catalytic reduction catalyst (SCR), and a method of treating exhaust gas from a gasoline engine with an exhaust gas treatment system capable of removing ammonia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a four-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream of a gasoline engine, the catalyst comprising a porous wall-flow filter substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, and a plurality of passages defined by porous internal walls of the porous wallflow filter substrate, wherein the plurality of passages comprise inlet passages having an open inlet end and a closed outlet end, and outlet passages having a closed inlet end and an open outlet end, wherein the interface between the passages and the porous internal walls is defined by the surface of the internal walls; wherein the porous internal walls comprise pores which comprise an oxidic component comprising a first refractory metal oxide, said first refractory metal oxide comprising aluminum, said oxidic component having a platinum group metal content in the range of from 0 to 0.

Abstract: Catalyzed particulate filters comprise three-way conversion (TWC) catalytic material, which comprises rhodium as the only platinum group metal, that permeates walls of a particulate filter. Such catalyzed particulate filters may be located downstream of close-coupled three-way conversion (TWC) composites in an emission treatment system downstream of a gasoline direct injection engine for treatment of an exhaust stream comprising hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulates.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a particulate filter for the treatment of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, wherein the particulate filter comprises a functional material layer, and the amount of the functional material layer in the region which is around the whole central axis of the particulate filter and accounts for 11.1 vol. % of the total volume of the particulate filter, is in the range from 13 to 40 wt. %, based on the total weight of the functional material layer, relates to the process for preparing the particulate filter and relates to a method for the treatment of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The particulate filter according to the present invention has a centralized-distributed functional material layer in the radial direction, shows excellent filtration efficiency and low backpressure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a particulate filter for use in an emission treatment system of an internal combustion engine. The particulate filter provides high fresh filtration efficiency and has minimal to no impact on backpressures.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalyst for particulate combustion which is essentially free of platinum group metal compounds and the catalyst comprises a carrier and at least one metal oxide chosen from iron oxide and manganese oxide, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing a hard-coated workpiece surface of a rotationally symmetrical workpiece (1) with at least one grinding wheel, wherein the method comprises the following steps: driving the workpiece (1) into a rotational motion around a workpiece axis of rotation (1.1), driving a grinding wheel (2a) into a rotational motion around a grinding wheel axis of rotation (2a.1), angulating the grinding wheel axis of rotation (2a.1) and the workpiece axis of rotation (1.1) to each other so that the grinding wheel axis of rotation (2a.1) and the workpiece axis of rotation (1.1) are not parallel, processing the workpiece surface with the grinding wheel (2a), wherein the grinding wheel (2a) is in contact with the workpiece surface.

Abstract: A four-way conversion catalyst for treating a gasoline engine exhaust gas has a porous wall flow filter substrate with an inlet end, outlet end, substrate axial length extending between the inlet and outlet end, and passages defined by porous internal walls of the substrate, the passages having inlet passages with an open inlet and closed outlet, and outlet passages having a closed inlet and open outlet. The internal wall pores have a three-way conversion catalytic in-wall coating with an oxygen storage compound and a platinum group metal supported on a refractory metal oxide. On at least a portion of the internal wall surface defining the interface between the internal walls and the passages, the catalyst has a porous on-wall coating from the internal wall surface to the passage. The coating has porous oxidic compound and platinum group metal content of 0 to 0.001 wt. %, of the total coating weight.

Abstract: Catalyzed particulate filters comprise three-way conversion (TWC) catalytic material, which comprises rhodium as the only platinum group metal, that permeates walls of a particulate filter. Such catalyzed particulate filters may be located downstream of close-coupled three-way conversion (TWC) composites in an emission treatment system downstream of a gasoline direct injection engine for treatment of an exhaust stream comprising hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulates.

Abstract: Independent wheel suspensions for a motor vehicle are described herein. An example independent wheel suspension includes a link to be pivotably coupled to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle via a first flexible pivot bearing and a second flexible pivot bearing. The first and second flexible pivot bearings form a pivoting axis. The link has a wheel attachment point to which a vehicle wheel is to be coupled. The example independent wheel suspension also includes a spring to be disposed between the link and the vehicle body. The spring is configured to produce a force component on the link that is directed outward along a transverse axis of the motor vehicle and that increases during compression.

Abstract: Catalyzed particulate filters comprise three-way conversion (TWC) catalytic material, which comprises rhodium as the only platinum group metal, that permeates walls of a particulate filter. Such catalyzed particulate filters may be located downstream of close-coupled three-way conversion (TWC) composites in an emission treatment system downstream of a gasoline direct injection engine for treatment of an exhaust stream comprising hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulates.