Ceramic candle filter and use of the filter in the removal of particulate matter in form of soot, ash, metals and met-al compounds, together with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides being present in process off-gas or engine exhaust gas, the filter includes a combined SCR and oxidation catalyst being arranged on the dispersion side and within wall of the filter; and a palladium including catalyst arranged on the permeation side and within wall of the filter facing the permeation side.

Ceramic candle filter and use of the filter in the removal of particulate matter in form of soot, ash, metals and metal compounds, together with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides being present in process off-gas or engine exhaust gas, the filter comprises a combined SCR and oxidation catalyst arranged at least on the dispersion side and/or within wall of the filter, the combined SCR and oxidation catalyst comprises palladium, a vanadium oxide and titania.

Ceramic candle filter and use of the filter in the removal of particulate matter in form of soot, ash, metals and metal compounds, together with hydrocarbons and optionally nitrogen oxides being present in process off-gas or engine exhaust gas, wherein a noble metal comprising catalyst is arranged on the permeation side of the filter and/or on the dispersion side of the filter and/or within wall of the filter, said noble metal comprising catalyst contains a noble metal in an amount of between 20 and 1000 ppm/weight of the filter.

The present invention relates to a filter medium (10) for air and/or water cleaning, comprising a semiconductor photocatalytic material (14) and a light energy source (15) for radiating light provided to activate photocatalytic reactions of the semiconductor photocatalytic material (14). The light energy source (15) is configured as a support (16) for the semiconductor photocatalytic material (14). The filter medium (10) can be incorporated into a filter unit (100).

An oxidation catalyst composition is provided, the composition including a plurality of platinum group metal particles having a multi-modal distribution of particle sizes. The plurality of platinum group metal particles includes a first population of platinum group metal particles having a range of particle sizes of from about 0.5 nm to about 3 nm, and a second population of platinum group metal particles having a range of particle sizes of from about 4 nm to about 15 nm. Methods for the preparation and use of the catalyst composition are also provided, as well as catalyst articles and emission gas treatment systems employing such catalyst articles. The catalyst exhibits enhanced stability with respect to oxidation performance after degreening and/or aging, as compared to conventional oxidation catalysts, in particular less loss of NOx oxidation performance.

A method for controlling a reductant generation device 100, the reductant generation device 100 including: a sprayer 10 capable of spraying a reductant precursor 50; and a heater 20 comprising a ceramic substrate 21, the heater 20 being arranged on a downstream side of the sprayer 10 and capable of heating the reductant precursor 50 to generate a reductant 60. The method includes: a permeation step of spraying the reductant precursor 50 from the sprayer 10 and permeating the ceramic substrate 21 with the reductant precursor 50 when the heater is not heated; and after the permeation step, a heating step A of heating the reductant precursor 50 by the heater 20 and generating the reductant 60 while spraying the reductant precursor 50 from the sprayer 10.

The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an air filtration material, in which the porous metallic support is treated with at least one chemical agent to improve adherence of the electrospun nanofibers. The air filtration material obtained from such method comprises nanoparticle photocatalysts, wherein the nanoparticle photocatalysts are embedded in the electrospun nanofibers and part of the nanoparticle photocatalysts is exposed at the surface of the electrospun nanofibers through nanopores. An air filtration device, comprising the air filtration material, a UV LED and a power source. A method of using the air filtration material wherein an air flow passes through the air filtration material, wherein the air flow has a pollutant content before passing through the material, in order to decrease the air pollutant content. The nanoparticle photocatalysts inactivate or kill the pathogens when the device is in operation.

The present invention pertains to: a vanadium pentoxide-tungsten trioxide catalyst supported on an iron ion-exchanged titanium dioxide; and a method for removing nitrogen oxides using the same. More specifically, the present invention pertains to: a deNO.sub.xing catalyst in which the iron ion-exchanged titanium dioxide is utilized as a support for the vanadium pentoxide and tungsten trioxide to drastically reduce the generation and emission of nitrous oxide; and a method for removing nitrogen oxides using the same.

The invention refers to a method for manufacturing a catalytic device, with the steps: a) providing a first catalyst having photocatalytic activity, a second catalyst, which is a different molecule than the first catalyst, and an adsorbent, each in a powdered state, b) mingling the first catalyst, the second catalyst and the adsorbent to form a catalytic composition and suspending them in a suspension liquid to form a slurry, and c) repeatedly coating the slurry onto a solid grid-like carrier having a plurality of through holes, configured to allow a gas to flow through the carrier, and evaporating the suspension liquid.

A photocatalyst filter is provided. The photocatalyst filter includes: a base in which an internal space is formed. The internal space is permeable to fluid, and a plurality of photocatalyst beads are provided in the internal space, wherein a surface of the internal space is reflective.