A catalytic composition is built up from a ceramic material including a catalytic material and a first inorganic binder and a second inorganic binder and a catalytic structure made thereof. Preferably, the structure is made by a colloidal ceramic shaping technique. The structure is usable for catalytic or ion exchange applications as well. It is demonstrated that the catalytic structures have excellent mechanical, physicochemical and catalytic properties.

A method for modifying the surface of a molecular sieve, comprising reacting a molecular sieve with an aminosilane, wherein the reaction is carried out in an aqueous solvent. A modified molecular sieve obtained by the method is also described.

A method for preparing catalyst particles includes providing a catalyst starting material and an ion beam and implanting the catalyst starting material with an ion beam dose comprised between 4.5×10.sup.18 ions/g and 2×10.sup.19 ions/g comprising monocharged or monocharged and multicharged ions with an energy of the monocharged ions in the ion beam from at least 10 keV to at most 100 keV, thereby obtaining a catalyst. Such catalyst particles are useful in NOx, CO, and/or HC emission reduction devices, fuel cells, or as a catalyst in chemical reactions.

The presently claimed invention provides a layered catalytic article and an exhaust system. The catalytic article comprises a first layer comprising platinum, a first platinum group metal component other than platinum, a ceria-alumina composite, and an oxygen storage component; wherein platinum is supported on the ceria-alumina component; the platinum group metal component is selected from palladium, rhodium or a combination thereof and the platinum group metal component is supported on the oxygen storage component; a second layer comprising a second platinum group metal component; and a refractory alumina component, an oxygen storage component or a combination thereof; wherein the second platinum group component is selected from platinum, palladium, rhodium or a combination thereof; and a substrate, wherein the amount of platinum is 10 to 80 wt. %, based on the total weight of platinum, palladium and rhodium. The presently claimed invention also provides a process for the preparation of a layered catalytic article and use of the catalytic article and the exhaust system for purifying a gaseous exhaust stream comprising hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides.

Disclosed is an exhaust gas purification catalyst with a multilayered structure including an ultra-thin layer with a thickness of 20 micrometers or less and containing Rh, Pd, or both as at least one precious metal component, and to a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes a step of forming an ultra-thin layer having a thickness of 20 micrometers or less as the top layer of the catalyst by applying a polymer coating solution containing a polymer having a functional group capable of chelating with the precious metal component(s) on the surface of the multilayer structure of the catalyst. The disclosed catalyst exhibits improved removal efficiency for THC, CO, and NOx contained compared to an existing thin film-type catalyst. Since the disclosed catalyst is coated with a thin coating layer containing at least a portion of precious metal components, the disclosed catalyst exhibits improved performance while using the same amount of precious metal components as in conventional catalysts.

The present invention provides a tri-metallic layered catalytic article comprising a first layer comprising palladium supported on at least one of an oxygen storage component, and an alumina component; a second layer comprising platinum and rhodium, each supported on at least one of an oxygen storage component and a zirconia component; and a substrate, wherein the weight ratio of palladium to platinum is in the range of 1.0:0.4 to 1:2. The present invention also provides a process for preparing the tri-metallic layered catalytic article, an exhaust system for internal combustion engine and use of the tri-metallic layered catalytic article for purifying a gaseous exhaust stream.

An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes: a wall-flow structure substrate including an inlet cell, an outlet cell, and a porous partition; a first catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that a thickness of the first catalyst layer is between 40% and 60%, inclusive, of an overall thickness T.sub.w of the partition; and a second catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that the second catalyst layer extends across an entire region of the partition in a thickness direction thereof.

The present disclosure is directed to compositions for use in oxygen capture applications, for example in three-way catalysts (TWC) systems. In some embodiments, the compositions comprise composites of aggregated and/or fused primary particles, the aggregated and/or fused primary particles collectively having the formulae [MnO.sub.x]:.sub.y:[La.sub.zMnO.sub.3].sub.1-y; wherein x is in a range from about 1 to 2.5; y is in a range from about 1 to about 30 wt %, or from about 1 to about 20 wt % or from about 2-10 wt % or from about 2 to about 5 wt %; and z is about 0.7 to about 1.1; and the La.sub.zMnO.sub.3 is a crystalline perovskite phase; the aggregated and/or fused primary particles of the composite having a mean surface area in a range of from about 25 to about 60 m.sup.2/g, preferably from about 27 to about 45 m.sup.2/g. In preferred embodiments, these compositions further comprise low levels of at least one platinum group metal (PGM), preferably Pd.

A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for compressed natural gas engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas from compressed natural gas (CNG) engine comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region beginning at the outlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first PGM component; and a second catalytic region beginning at the inlet end, wherein the second catalytic region comprises a second PGM component; wherein the first PGM component comprises palladium, platinum, or a combination thereof; and wherein the second PGM component comprises rhodium.

A catalyst, methods of making, and process of dehydrogenating paraffins utilizing the catalyst. The catalyst includes at least 20 mass % Zn, a catalyst support and a catalyst stabilizer. The catalyst is further characterizable by physical properties such as activity parameter measured under specified conditions. The catalyst may also be disposed on a porous support in an attrition-resistant form and used in a fluidized bed reactor.