A process for the production of a catalyst comprising the steps of: dissolving the requisite quantities of copper nitrate and nickel nitrate in de-ionised water to provide a sub-0.30 molar aqueous solution of copper nitrate and nickel nitrate together in the ratio required; providing an ammoniacal solution by adding concentrated aqueous solution of ammonia in a quantity equal to between six and ten times the quantity required to realise both a 1:6 molar ratio for Cu.sup.2+ to ammonia and a 1:6 molar ratio for Ni.sup.2+ to ammonia; loading gamma alumina with 1 to 30% w/w of copper and nickel in a weight ratio of nickel to copper of 1:5 to 2:1 by suspending the requisite quantity of gamma alumina in said ammoniacal solution to achieve the required loading of copper and nickel; stirring the resulting gamma alumina suspension for at least 4 h at room temperature; then the volatile components evaporate under ambient conditions leaving dry loaded gamma alumina, which is calcined at a temperature of at least 260° C. for at least 30 min with a constant heating up rate; a catalyst or catalyst mixture, the catalyst or each catalyst in the catalyst mixture being obtainable by the above-mentioned process; and the use of the catalyst or catalyst mixture for the conversion of exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine into carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen.

A catalyst composition for selective catalytic reduction of NO.sub.x by ammonia or compounds, such as urea, generating ammonia under exhaust gas conditions. The composition includes a) a copper ion exchanged zeolite particles having a Si/Al.sub.2 molar ratio (SAR) of 15 or less and a copper content sufficiently high to perform the catalytic reduction, b) a nanocrystalline aluminium compound in an amount sufficient for stabilizing the zeolite, and c) a zirconium compound in an amount sufficient to improve hydrothermal durability of the catalyst composition.

An exhaust gas treatment system includes an exhaust gas pathway configured to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas treatment system further includes a treatment element configured to reduce an emissions component of the exhaust gas, and a sample collector positioned within the exhaust gas pathway downstream of the treatment element. The sample collector includes a plurality of inlet openings spaced about a periphery of the exhaust gas pathway and configured to receive a sample of exhaust gas from the exhaust gas pathway, and an outlet in fluid communication with the plurality of inlet openings. A sensor located at the outlet of the sample collector is configured to measure a characteristic of the sample.

In view of above problems, an object of the invention is to provide a primary containment vessel venting system having a structure capable of continuously discharging vapor in a primary containment vessel out of the system and continuously reducing pressure of the primary containment vessel without discharging radioactive noble gases to the outside of the containment vessel and without using an enclosing vessel or a power source. In order to achieve the above object, an nuclear power plant of the invention includes a primary containment vessel which includes a reactor pressure vessel, a radioactive substance separation apparatus which is disposed inside the primary containment vessel and through which the radioactive noble gases do not permeate but vapor permeates, a vent pipe which is connected to the radioactive substance separation apparatus, and an exhaust tower which is connected to the vent pipe and discharges a gas, from which a radioactive substance is removed, to the outside.

The present invention relates generally to the field of exhaust treatment systems for purifying exhaust gas discharged from a lean burn engine. The exhaust treatment system comprises a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC), a Catalyzed Soot Filter (CSF), a reductant injector, an AEI zeolite based Selective Catalyzed Reduction (SCR) catalyst and an Ammonia Oxidation Catalyst (AMOX) downstream to the AEI zeolite based SCR catalyst.

The moisture-resistant catalyst for air pollution remediation is a catalyst with moisture-resistant properties, and which is used for removing nitrogen compound pollutants, such as ammonia (NH.sub.3), from air. The moisture-resistant catalyst for air pollution remediation includes at least one metal oxide catalyst, at least one inorganic oxide support for supporting the at least one metal oxide catalyst, and a porous framework for immobilizing the at least one metal oxide catalyst and the at least one inorganic oxide support, where the porous framework is moisture-resistant. As non-limiting examples, the at least one metal oxide catalyst may be supported on the at least one inorganic oxide support by precipitation, impregnation, dry milling, ion-exchange or combinations thereof. The at least one metal oxide catalyst supported on the at least one inorganic oxide support may be physically embedded in the porous framework.

A porous composite structure including a substrate including a plurality of nanostructures; a particle layer disposed on a surface of the substrate; and a liquid, a method of preparing the porous composite structure, an article including the porous composite structure, and an air purifier including the porous composite structure.

A catalytic composition for treating a NOx-containing exhaust gas, wherein the composition comprises a copper-substituted small-pore zeolite comprising: i) Ce and/or La in a total amount of about 5 to about 400 g/ft.sup.3; and ii) Nd and/or Nb in a total amount of about 5 to about 400 g/ft.sup.3.

A catalytic composition for treating a NOx-containing exhaust gas, wherein the composition comprises a copper-substituted zeolite comprising: i) Ce in a total amount of about 0.1 to about 200 g/ft.sup.3; and ii) Mn in a total amount of about 0.1 to about 200 g/ft.sup.3.

A method of preparing a mesoporous Fe—Cu—SSZ-13 molecular sieve includes activating an aluminum source, a silicon source, an iron source and a copper source respectively; mixing the activated minerals with sodium hydroxide, water and a seed crystal at 25-90° C., while controlling feeding amounts of respective raw materials so that molar ratios of respective materials in a synthesis system are as follows: SiO.sub.2/Al.sub.2O.sub.3=10-100, SiO.sub.2/Fe.sub.2O.sub.3=30-3000, SiO.sub.2/CuO=1-100, Na.sub.2O/SiO.sub.2=0.1-0.5, H.sub.2O/SiO.sub.2=10-50, template/SiO.sub.2=0.01-0.5; adding an acid source to adjust pH of the system for first aging; and adding the acid source again to adjust the pH of the system for second aging to obtain aged gel; pouring an aged mixture into a kettle; cooling a crystallized product and filtering to remove a liquor; washing a filter cake; drying to obtain a solid; performing ion exchange; and filtering, washing and drying the solid to obtain powder; and placing the powder in a muffle furnace.