The present disclosure is directed to a low temperature carbon monoxide (LT-CO) oxidation catalyst composition for abatement of exhaust gas emissions from a lean burn engine. The LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition includes an oxygen storage component (OSC), a first platinum group metal (PGM) component, and a promoter metal, wherein the OSC is impregnated with the first PGM component and the promoter metal and the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition is effective for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) under cold start conditions. Further provided are catalytic articles including the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition, which may optionally further include a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) composition (giving an LT-CO/DOC article). Further provided is an exhaust gas treatment system including such catalytic articles, and methods for reducing a HC or CO level in an exhaust gas stream using such catalytic articles.

Provided are titanium oxide particles having a higher photocatalytic activity as compared to the conventional ones; a dispersion liquid thereof; a photocatalyst thin film formed using such dispersion liquid; a member having such photocatalyst thin film on its surface; and a method for producing the titanium oxide particle dispersion liquid. The titanium oxide particles are those with a titanium component and a silicon component being adhered to the surfaces thereof, wherein a molar ratio of the titanium component to titanium oxide (TiO.sub.2/Ti) is 10 to 10,000, and a molar ratio of the silicon component to titanium oxide (TiO.sub.2/Si) is 1 to 10,000; and the titanium oxide particle dispersion liquid is one with such titanium oxide particles being dispersed in an aqueous dispersion medium.

The present disclosure provides a catalyst substrate, including: a) a ceramic material and b) a magnetic material, wherein the magnetic material is capable of inductive heating in response to an applied alternating magnetic field. The magnetic material can be associated with the ceramic material in various ways (e.g., dispersed within at least a portion of the ceramic material or contained within pores of the ceramic material). The disclosure further provides a catalyst article including such a catalyst substrate and at least one catalytic washcoat layer deposited thereon. The catalyst article can be adapted for various purposes, depending on the composition of the catalytic washcoat. The disclosure also includes a system and method for heating a catalyst material, which includes the catalyst article and a conductor for receiving current and generating an alternating electromagnetic field in response thereto.

A catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region beginning at the inlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) component, a first inorganic oxide, and an optional first oxygen storage capacity (OSC) material; a second catalytic region beginning at the outlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the second catalytic region comprises a second PGM component, an optional second inorganic oxide, and a second OSC material; and a third catalytic region; wherein the weight ratio of the first inorganic oxide to the optional first OSC material is greater than 1:1.

A process of manufacture of a solid catalyst made of a support coated with a thin catalytic layer and a process for eliminating gaseous and/or particulate pollutants in an exhaust gas. The process of manufacture includes preparing a solution A by dissolving alkoxide and/or chloride precursors of at least one metal selected from Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Fe, Zn, Nb, V and Ce in a solvent S1, preparing a solution B containing a surfactant, an organic acid, and/or hydrochloric acid (HCl) in a solvent S2, mixing solution A and solution B together, thereby obtaining a washcoat solution C, and dip-coating, drying, and calcinating the support into washcoat solution C. The processes provide for elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), CO, and/or particulate pollutants in an exhaust gas.

A new heterogeneous catalyst for various organic oxidation processes and a method of making the same by a successful immobilization of a copper (II) bis-Schiff base hydrazone complex on the surface of a composite ZnO—TiO.sub.2 to afford as active catalyst CuL.sub.2Cl.sub.2@ZnO—TiO.sub.2. This novel catalyst can be used to selectively oxidize benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde.

A bottoms cracking catalyst composition, comprising: about 30 to about 60 wt % alumina; greater than 0 to about 10 wt % of a dopant, measured as the oxide; about 2 to about 20 wt % reactive silica; about 3 to about 20 wt % of a component comprising peptizable boehmite, colloidal silica, aluminum chlorohydrol, or a combination of any two or more thereof; and about 10 to about 50 wt % of kaolin.

Disclosed is a method of preparing a high-performance zeolite catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions, and more particularly a technique for preparing a zeolite catalyst, suitable for use in effectively removing nitrogen oxide (NOx), among exhaust gases emitted from vehicle internal combustion engines through selective catalytic reduction (SCR), thereby exhibiting high efficiency, high chemical stability and high thermal durability upon SCR using the prepared catalyst.

The present disclosure relates to a method for adjusting grouting parameters in preparation of a ceramic composite fiber-based catalytic filter tube, and a method and a device for preparing a ceramic composite fiber-based catalytic filter tube. In the present disclosure, a loading reference value of a slurry is determined by a fiber length, a pH value, and a solid phase content of the slurry, thus evaluating a performance value of the slurry; initial working parameters for preparation are determined by comparing the loading reference value of the slurry with a preset value. During the actual preparation, a grouting amount is introduced to conduct conversion check on a quality of the slurry, so as to ensure a grouting pressure and a grouting pressure holding time during the grouting.

The present invention relates to a method for producing an antibacterial photocatalytic ceramic that comprises: —making available at least one amorphous metal; —making available a biomimetic material or a biomaterial based on calcium phosphate; —functionalizing said biomimetic material or said biomaterial based on calcium phosphate, with said at least one amorphous metal, obtaining a functionalized and oriented composite; —adding said functionalized composite to a ceramic mixture, and/or applying said functionalized composite on a ceramic semi-finished product, where ceramic semi-finished product means the ceramic material before baking; —applying said functionalized composite on a ceramic semi-finished product; —baking at a temperature between 600 and 1400° C., preferably between 900 and 1300° C., for a time that varies from 20 to 500 minutes, obtaining an antibacterial photocatalytic ceramic. The present invention further relates to a photocatalytic ceramic material that comprises a biomimetic material having a nanostructured hierarchical structure with macro and micro cavities, within which at least one photocatalytic material selected from metal oxides and/or sulphides in the crystalline form with a rutile-like structure is included, and tiles, sanitary ware and tableware comprising the same.