Patents by Inventor Yasuharu Kanno

Yasuharu Kanno 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: 10906032
    Abstract: Described are catalysts effective to abate NOx, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide from a gasoline engine exhaust gas. Such catalysts include a substrate having a first and second material disposed thereon, the first material effective to catalyze selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of ammonia and the second material effective to abate hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, the first material comprising a molecular sieve promoted with copper and/or iron in a low loading, the second material comprising at least one oxide of Ni, Fe, Mn, Co, and Cu on a support selected from oxides of Ce, Ce—Zr, Zr, Mn, Pr and combinations thereof. Also described are gasoline engine exhaust gas treatment systems and methods of treating exhaust gas from a gasoline engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: BASF Corporation, N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaolai Zheng, Michel Deeba, Xiaofan Yang, Qi Fu, Knut Wassermann, Makoto Nagata, Yasuharu Kanno, Hiroki Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20200055035
    Abstract: The invention provides a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst effective in the abatement of nitrogen oxides (NOx), the SCR catalyst comprising a metal-promoted molecular sieve promoted with a metal selected from iron, copper, and combinations thereof, wherein the metal is present in an amount of 2.6% by weight or less on an oxide basis based on the total weight of the metal-promoted molecular sieve. A catalyst article, an exhaust gas treatment system method, and a method treating an exhaust gas stream, each comprising the SCR catalyst of the invention, are also provided. The SCR catalyst is particularly useful for treatment of exhaust from a lean burn gasoline engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicants: BASF Corporation, N. E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaolai Zheng, Mahmuda Choudhury, Patrick Burk, Makoto Nagata, Yasuharu Kanno, Hiroki Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20180229224
    Abstract: Described are catalysts effective to abate NOx, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide from a gasoline engine exhaust gas. Such catalysts include a substrate having a first and second material disposed thereon, the first material effective to catalyze selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of ammonia and the second material effective to abate hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, the first material comprising a molecular sieve promoted with copper and/or iron in a low loading, the second material comprising at least one oxide of Ni, Fe, Mn, Co, and Cu on a support selected from oxides of Ce, Ce—Zr, Zr, Mn, Pr and combinations thereof. Also described are gasoline engine exhaust gas treatment systems and methods of treating exhaust gas from a gasoline engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaolai Zheng, Michel Deeba, Xiaofan Yang, Qi Fu, Knut Wassermann, Makoto Nagata, Yasuharu Kanno, Hiroki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9079162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst, preferably for use in selective catalytic reduction (SCR), said catalyst comprising one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type, and one or more zeolites of the BEA structure type, wherein at least part of the one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type and at least part of the one or more zeolites of the BEA structure type respectively contain iron (Fe). Furthermore, an exhaust gas treatment system is described, comprising said catalyst as well as a process for the treatment of a gas stream comprising NOx using said catalyst as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: BASF SE Ludwigshafen, N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susanne Stiebels, Claudia Wendt, Torsten Neubauer, Edith Schneider, Ryuji Ando, Takashi Hihara, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20140329669
    Abstract: Disclosed are alumina materials including a barium sulfate, catalyst or adsorbent using the same, in particular, catalyst for exhaust gas purification superior in NOx purification performance, suitable as a catalyst for purifying harmful substances included in exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine of a gasoline vehicle, a diesel vehicle. An alumina material containing a barium sulfate in an amount of 5 to 70% by mass to alumina, wherein average particle size of barium sulfate dispersing in the alumina material is 4 ?m or smaller, average particle size of alumina is 50 ?m or smaller, and BET specific surface area of the alumina material is 20 to 250 m2/g; a catalyst for exhaust gas purification using the alumina material including a barium sulfate. It is preferable that the alumina material including a barium sulfate is coated onto an integrated structure-type carrier, as a catalyst layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Fujimura, Yoshinori Takahashi, Ken Nagashima, Akito Takayama, Yasuharu Kanno
  • Patent number: 8796171
    Abstract: A denitration catalyst composition to efficiently and reductively remove nitrogen oxides from exhaust gas of a boiler or an internal combustion engine operated in lean-combustion, such as a gasoline engine, a diesel engine, by carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons; and a denitration method using the catalyst composition. In the denitration catalyst composition, a precious metal element having Rh as an essential component is supported on a zirconium oxide-based carrier formed by condensing or mixing primary particles having a zirconium oxide as a main component, and further a cerium-containing oxide (B) is present at the surface of the zirconium oxide-based carrier and at the gap of the secondary particles; and a denitration method characterized in that exhaust gas containing NO, CO and O2 is contacted with the denitration catalyst composition, under oxidative atmosphere having an air/fuel ratio of 14.7 or higher, at a temperature of 400 to 800° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Fujimura, Yasuharu Kanno
  • Patent number: 8636959
    Abstract: The present invention is an exhaust gas purification catalyst equipment, and a method of use thereof, formed by arranging a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst for purifying nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas exhausted from lean combustion engines using ammonia or urea as a reducing agent, it is provided with a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst, characterized in that said catalyst comprises a lower-layer catalyst layer (A) having an oxidative function for nitrogen monoxide (NO) in exhaust gas and an upper-layer catalyst layer (B) having an adsorbing function for ammonia on the surface of a monolithic structure type carrier (C), and that the lower-layer catalyst layer (A) comprises a noble metal component (i), an inorganic base material constituent (ii) and zeolite (iii), and the upper-layer catalyst layer (B) comprises substantially none of component (i) but the component (iii), in a flow path of exhaust gas, characterized in that a spraying means to supply an urea aqueous solution or an aqueous
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Takashi Hihara, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20130236381
    Abstract: A denitration catalyst composition to efficiently and reductively remove nitrogen oxides from exhaust gas of a boiler or an internal combustion engine operated in lean-combustion, such as a gasoline engine, a diesel engine, by carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons; and a denitration method using the catalyst composition. In the denitration catalyst composition, a precious metal element having Rh as an essential component is supported on a zirconium oxide-based carrier formed by condensing or mixing primary particles having a zirconium oxide as a main component, and further a cerium-containing oxide (B) is present at the surface of the zirconium oxide-based carrier and at the gap of the secondary particles; and a denitration method characterized in that exhaust gas containing NO, CO and O2 is contacted with the denitration catalyst composition, under oxidative atmosphere having an air/fuel ratio of 14.7 or higher, at a temperature of 400 to 800° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Fujimura, Yasuharu Kanno
  • Publication number: 20120328499
    Abstract: The selective reduction-type catalyst (SROC) has a lower catalyst layer (A) and an upper catalyst layer (B) at the surface of an integral structure-type carrier (C). the lower catalyst layer (A) contains the following components (i) a noble metal component, component (ii) alumina, titania, silica, zirconia, tungsten oxide, a transition metal oxide, a rare earth oxide, and a complex oxide thereof, and component (iii) zeolite. The upper catalyst layer (B) does not substantially contain the following component (i) and contains the following component (iii). The component (i) of the lower catalyst layer (A1) of the selective reduction-type catalyst (SROC1) at the forward stage contains a platinum component of 90% by weight or more in metal equivalent. The component (i) of the lower catalyst layer (A2) of the selective reduction-type catalyst (SROC2) at the backward stage contains a palladium component of 40% or more in metal equivalent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Patent number: 8187995
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cerium-zirconium-base composite oxide, which is useful, e.g., for the purification of exhaust gas discharged from combustion engines such as internal combustion engines and boilers and can release a high level of oxygen in a low temperature region, a method for producing the same, an oxygen storage/release component using the same, an exhaust gas purification catalyst, and an exhaust gas purification method. The cerium-zirconium-base composite oxide satisfies requirements (1) that the oxygen release initiation temperature is 380° C. or below, (2) that the oxygen release amount is not less than 485 ?mol/g, and further (3) that the oxygen release amount at 400° C. is not less than 15 ?mol/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Wakita, Akira Kohara, Yasuharu Kanno, Hiroaki Omoto
  • Publication number: 20110171092
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cerium—zirconium-base composite oxide, which is useful, e.g., for the purification of exhaust gas discharged from combustion engines such as internal combustion engines and boilers and can release a high level of oxygen in a low temperature region, a method for producing the same, an oxygen storage/release component using the same, an exhaust gas purification catalyst, and an exhaust gas purification method. The cerium—zirconium-base composite oxide satisfies requirements (1) that the oxygen release initiation temperature is 380° C. or below, (2) that the oxygen release amount is not less than 485 ?mol/g, and further (3) that the oxygen release amount at 400° C. is not less than 15 ?mol/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicants: DAIICHI KIGENSO KAGAKU KOGYO CO., LTD., N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Wakita, Akira Kohara, Yasuharu Kanno, Hiroaki Omoto
  • Patent number: 7906449
    Abstract: The present invention is a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst for purifying nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas exhausted from lean combustion engines using ammonia or urea as a reducing agent, it is provided with a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst The catalyst comprises a lower-layer catalyst layer (A) having an oxidative function for nitrogen monoxide (NO) in exhaust gas and an upper-layer catalyst layer (B) having an adsorbing function for ammonia on the surface of a monolithic structure type carrier (C), and that the lower-layer catalyst layer (A) comprises a noble metal component (i), an inorganic base material constituent (ii) and zeolite (iii), and the upper-layer catalyst layer (B) comprises substantially none of component (i) but the component (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Takashi Hihara, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Patent number: 7871956
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cerium-zirconium-base composite oxide, which is useful, e.g., for the purification of exhaust gas discharged from combustion engines such as internal combustion engines and boilers and can release a high level of oxygen in a low temperature region, a method for producing the same, an oxygen storage/release component using the same, an exhaust gas purification catalyst, and an exhaust gas purification method. The cerium-zirconium-base composite oxide satisfies requirements (1) that the oxygen release initiation temperature is 380° C. or below, (2) that the oxygen release amount is not less than 485 ?mol/g, and further (3) that the oxygen release amount at 400° C. is not less than 15 ?mol/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignees: Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Wakita, Akira Kohara, Yasuharu Kanno, Hiroaki Omoto
  • Publication number: 20100196221
    Abstract: The present invention is an exhaust gas purification catalyst equipment, and a method of use thereof, formed by arranging a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst for purifying nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas exhausted from lean combustion engines using ammonia or urea as a reducing agent, it is provided with a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst, characterized in that said catalyst comprises a lower-layer catalyst layer (A) having an oxidative function for nitrogen monoxide (NO) in exhaust gas and an upper-layer catalyst layer (B) having an adsorbing function for ammonia on the surface of a monolithic structure type carrier (C), and that the lower-layer catalyst layer (A) comprises a noble metal component (i), an inorganic base material constituent (ii) and zeolite (iii), and the upper-layer catalyst layer (B) comprises substantially none of component (i) but the component (iii), in a flow path of exhaust gas, characterized in that a spraying means to supply an urea aqueous solution or an aqueous
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Takashi Hihara, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20100143223
    Abstract: A denitrification catalyst and a honeycomb structure type denitrification catalyst which are used for efficiently removing nitrogen oxides through reduction from exhaust gases discharged from, e.g., boilers and internal combustion engines such as a gasoline engine and diesel engine; and a method of denitrification using either of these catalysts. The denitrification catalyst is for use in reducing nitrogen oxides contained in an exhaust gas with an ammonia source and comprises zeolite as the main ingredient, and is characterized in that not only iron element and cerium element but tin element and/or gallium element has been deposited on the zeolite. The honeycomb structure type denitrification catalyst comprises the denitrification catalyst and a honeycomb structure support whose surface has been covered therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20090269265
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification method which is capable of purifying nitrogen oxide to be included in exhaust gas from a lean burn engine such as a boiler, a gas turbine or a lean-burn-type gasoline engine, a diesel engine, effectively, in particular, even at low temperature, with spray-supplying an aqueous solution of urea as the reducing component to the selective reduction catalyst. The exhaust gas purification method for reducing selectively NOx in exhaust gas, which is exhausted from a lean burn engine, with a selective reduction catalyst and ammonia, characterized in that an aqueous solution of urea is spray-supplied to the selective reduction catalyst, comprising at least the following zeolite (A) and the hydrolysis promotion component of urea (B), and it is contacted at 150 to 600° C., and ammonia is generated in a ratio of [NH3/NOx=0.5 to 1.5] to NOx in exhaust gas, as converted to ammonia, and a nitrogen oxide is decomposed into nitrogen and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Takashi Hihara, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20080286184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technology to purify nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust gas exhausted from lean combustion engines such as diesel engine with ammonia and a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst, and an object of the present invention is to provide a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst which can effectively purify nitrogen oxides even at a low temperature as well as inhibit leak of ammonia, and an exhaust gas purification equipment and a purifying process of exhaust gas using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: N.E CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Takashi Hihara, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20080274383
    Abstract: A process prevents a reduction in the strength of the joint between the liner components, and assures high productivity without impairment. The peripheral walls (6, 7) of the liner component (4) and each of the second liner components (5) are brought into contact with each other, a probe (22) of friction agitation joining tool (20) is placed into the two liner components across the contact portions thereof, and the probe (22) in rotation is thereafter moved relative to the two liner components (4, 5). Assuming that the number of revolutions of the probe (22) is R rpm and that the speed of joining of the two liner components (4, 5) is V mm/min, R/V is in the range of 2?R/V?12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Kanno, Yasuhiro Osame
  • Publication number: 20080271441
    Abstract: The present invention provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst for automobile which is capable of raising temperature of exhaust gas exhausted from combustion engines such as diesel engine cars and converting NO in the exhaust gas to NO2, in addition, an exhaust gas purification catalyst system to purify soot, soluble organic component and NOx component exhausted from diesel engines, and a purifying process of exhaust gas. The present invention is an exhaust gas purification catalyst composition to oxidize NO in automobile exhaust gas comprising a catalyst composition in which a noble metal catalyst component (A) is supported on a heat-resistant inorganic oxide (B), and an exhaust gas purification catalyst composition etc. for automobile characterized in that the noble metal catalyst component (A) comprises platinum (Pt) existing in a state of elemental substance in the catalyst composition and platinum-palladium (Pt—Pd) existing in a state of alloy in the catalyst composition are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Nagata, Yasuharu Kanno, Ryuji Ando
  • Publication number: 20080064587
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification, comprising a carrier containing titania and zeolite, and a noble metal supported on the carrier, wherein the quantity of the zeolite is within a range from 35 to 50% by weight relative to the catalyst. This oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification exhibits favorable SOF removal performance, particularly superior CO and HC removal performance, and favorable resistance to sulfur poisoning, and is consequently ideal for the purification of an exhaust gas emitted from an internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine that uses a fuel containing sulfur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: N.E CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata