An object of the present disclosure is to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst demonstrating superior storage of NOx contained in exhaust gas. The exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present disclosure has a substrate, a first catalyst layer containing a catalytic metal for NOx reduction and a NOx storage material and formed on the substrate, and a second catalyst layer containing a catalytic metal for NOx oxidation and formed on the first catalyst layer. In the exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present disclosure, the value obtained by dividing the volume of all large pores having a pore volume of 1000 m.sup.3 or more by the total volume of all medium pores of having a pore volume of 10 m.sup.3 to 1000 m.sup.3 in the second catalyst layer is 2.44 or less.

Disclosed herein are novel RHO zeolites useful as kinetically selective adsorbents for oxygen and/or nitrogen. The adsorbents can be used in pressure swing adsorption processes for selectively adsorbing oxygen and/or nitrogen from feed streams such as an air stream or crude argon stream. Also disclosed are novel methods of preparing RHO zeolites, including in particular mixed-cation RHO zeolites.

A process and an apparatus for gas denitration, involving first the use of an oxidizing agent to oxidize NO in a gas to NO.sub.2, then using a denitration agent to absorb the NO.sub.2 in the gas, thus achieving the purpose of denitration.

A method of utilizing a catalyst for the sterilization, disinfection and purification of indoor air. The catalyst carrier is made of inorganic porous material such as Silica, Zeolite, Diatomite, Sepiolite, Montmoroillonite, and Aluminum oxide. The catalyst carrier can also be made of Cordierite, or Mullite ceramic honeycomb. After dipping into stabilized sodium hypochlorite solution or stabilized chlorine dioxide solution, the catalyst is produced after dehydration. The catalyst is irradiated with ultraviolet lamp to generate gas-phase free radicals including reactive particles such as .OH, .ClO2, .HO2, .O, thereby sterilizing microbial air pollutants such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms, and remove chemical air pollutants such as formaldehyde.

Proposed is a method for manufacturing a catalyst for capture and conversion of carbon dioxide capable of removing carbon dioxide and converting carbon dioxide into other useful materials at the same time by capturing and converting carbon dioxide in flue gas generated during fossil fuel combustion into a carbon resource and a catalyst for capture and conversion of carbon dioxide manufactured by the method of the same. The catalyst for capture and conversion of carbon dioxide according to the present disclosure can reduce carbon dioxide by capturing carbon dioxide in flue gas generated during fossil fuel combustion. It is possible to convert the captured carbon dioxide into other useful materials by converting the collected carbon dioxide into sodium carbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate as carbon resources.

Proposed is a catalyst for capture and conversion of carbon dioxide capable of removing carbon dioxide and converting carbon dioxide into other useful materials at the same time by capturing and converting carbon dioxide in flue gas generated during fossil fuel combustion into a carbon resource and a catalyst for capture and conversion of carbon dioxide manufactured by the method of the same. The catalyst for capture and conversion of carbon dioxide according to the present disclosure can reduce carbon dioxide by capturing carbon dioxide in flue gas generated during fossil fuel combustion. It is possible to convert the captured carbon dioxide into other useful materials by converting the collected carbon dioxide into sodium carbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate as carbon resources.

One form of the present disclosure provides a catalyst including: an LTA zeolite containing copper ions; and an additive, wherein a Si/Al molar ratio of the LTA zeolite is in a range of approximately 2 to 50.

A plugged honeycomb structure including: a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls made of a material including silicon carbide, and plugging portions, wherein a porosity of the partition walls is from 42 to 52%, a thickness of the partition walls is from 0.15 to 0.36 mm, a ratio of a volume of pores having pore diameters of 10 m or less to a total pore volume of the partition walls is 41% or less, a ratio of a volume of pores having pore diameters in a range of 18 to 36 m to the total pore volume is 10% or less, the pore diameter indicating a maximum value of the log differential pore volume is in a range of 10 to 16 m, and a half-value width of a peak including the maximum value of the log differential pore volume is 5 m or less.

A plugged honeycomb structure including: a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls made of a material including silicon carbide, and plugging portions, wherein a porosity of the partition walls is from 42 to 52%, a thickness of the partition walls is from 0.15 to 0.36 mm, a ratio of a volume of pores having pore diameters of 10 m or less to a total pore volume of the partition walls is 41% or less, a ratio of a volume of pores having pore diameters in a range of 18 to 36 m to the total pore volume is 10% or less, the pore diameter indicating a maximum value of the log differential pore volume is in a range of 10 to 16 m, and a half-value width of a peak including the maximum value of the log differential pore volume is 5 m or less.

A vehicle air supply system, in particular in automotive vehicles. The essence of the air supply system according to the vehicle air supply system is that inside the system there is a photocatalyst between at least one air intake (1,2) and at least one supply port (5). The photocatalyst may be deposited on inner surfaces of at least one element selected from the group including vehicle's ventilation/air conditioning system (3), inlet ducts (4), supply ports (5), dampers (7) and filters (9). Preferably, the photocatalyst is given in the form of a bypass (6) or an insert (10) or an adapter (8).