Provided are a method of regenerating a nitrous oxide-decomposing catalyst such that a deactivated nitrous oxide-decomposing catalyst can be efficiently regenerated, and a method of decomposing nitrous oxide while using a nitrous oxide-decomposing catalyst regenerated by the regeneration method.

Disclosed are:

a method of regenerating a nitrous oxide-decomposing catalyst, which includes the step of heat-treating a nitrous oxide-decomposing catalyst under a condition in an oxidizing gas atmosphere at a temperature of 175 to 325 C., in which the nitrous oxide-decomposing catalyst includes a titanium oxide-containing carrier carrying a component containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of ruthenium and ruthenium compounds, and has been used for a nitrous oxide-decomposing reaction; and

a method of decomposing nitrous oxide, which includes the step of bringing the nitrous oxide-decomposing catalyst regenerated by the regeneration method into contact with a nitrous oxide-containing gas containing nitrous oxide.

The present invention provides an alloy fine particle including palladium and ruthenium, the alloy fine particle including at least one first phase in which the palladium is more abundant than the ruthenium and at least one second phase in which the ruthenium is more abundant than the palladium, the at least one first phase and the at least one second phase being separated by a phase boundary, the palladium and the ruthenium being distributed in the phase boundary in such a manner that the molar ratio of the palladium and the ruthenium continually changes, a plurality of crystalline structures being present together in the phase boundary.

The present disclosure relates to an improved catalytic converter capable of significantly reducing emissions by reducing the activation time of a catalytic device thereby improving emissions reduction performance, and an exhaust emission emissions reduction control method using the improved catalytic converter. The improved catalytic converter includes: a housing and two or more catalyst substrates disposed inside the housing, wherein the two or more catalyst substrates are separated inside the housing along a longitudinal direction, and the two or more catalyst substrates have a different diameter and a different volume.

An electrocatalytic device for carbon dioxide conversion includes a cathode with a Catalytically Active Elementa metal in the form of supported or unsupported particles or flakes with an average size between 0.6 nm and 100 nm. The reaction products comprise at least one of CO, HCO.sup., H.sub.2CO, (HCOO).sup., HCOOH, CH.sub.3OH, CH.sub.4, C.sub.2H.sub.4, CH.sub.3CH.sub.2OH, CH.sub.3COO.sup., CH.sub.3COOH, C.sub.2H.sub.6, (COOH).sub.2, (COO.sup.).sub.2, and CF.sub.3COOH.

A hydrocarbon reclamator consists of a closed chamber having an exhaust inlet port, a hydrogen inlet port, and a hydrocarbon outlet port. A magnetic flux is generated at the base of the closed chamber and a rotor is suspended by the magnetic flux within the closed chamber. The rotor is formed as a Tesla turbine having axially spaced discs concentrically mounted on a central shaft, a catalyst is formed on surfaces of the discs, and flow holes are formed through the discs. Venturi forces direct gas to release kinetic energy against the discs, so that hydrogen entering the chamber combines with carbon entering the chamber to form a hydrocarbon that exits the chamber via the hydrocarbon outlet port.

The present disclosure relates to a substrate containing passive NO.sub.x adsorption (PNA) materials for treatment of gases, and washcoats for use in preparing such a substrate. Also provided are methods of preparation of the PNA materials, as well as methods of preparation of the substrate containing the PNA materials. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a coated substrate containing PNA materials for PNA systems, useful in the treatment of exhaust gases. Also disclosed are exhaust treatment systems, and vehicles, such as diesel or gasoline vehicles, particularly light-duty diesel or gasoline vehicles, using catalytic converters and exhaust treatment systems using the coated substrates.

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).

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.

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.

The present invention provides a filter comprising a base material and a catalytic substance provided within the base material, wherein the base material comprises a plurality of cells forming gas flow paths and having a gas inflow-side end portion and outflow-side end portion, and a plurality of porous partition walls defining said cells, the end portions of at least some of the cells being closed off, and the void occupancy of the catalytic substance within the pores of the partition walls is 10% or less.