A catalyst composition comprising (a) carrier comprising (i) 5 to 95 wt % mordenite type zeolite having a mean crystallite length parallel to the direction of the 12-ring channels of 60 nm or less and a mesopore volume of at least 0.10 cc/gram, (ii) 5 to 95 wt % ZSM-5 type zeolite; and (iii) 10 to 60 wt % inorganic binder; and (b) 0.001 to 10 wt % of one or more catalytically active metals, wherein the inorganic binder comprises titania, its preparation and its use in alkylaromatic conversion.

An exhaust-gas purification apparatus includes: a honeycomb base material including a plurality of exhaust-gas flow paths partitioned by a porous wall; and one or more catalyst noble metals carried by the honeycomb base material. The catalyst noble metals are selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and rhodium. The honeycomb base material has a noble metal concentrated surface section in which a 50%-by-mass noble metal carry depth for a specific noble metal that is one type among one or two catalyst noble metals is less than 50% of the distance from the surface to the center of the inside of the porous wall. The 50%-by-mass noble metal carry depth is the depth at which, when the amount of the specific noble metal carried between the surface and the center of the inside of porous wall is used as a reference, 50% by mass of specific noble metal is carried.

The present invention provides materials for improving the ignition of gaseous reactants in metal catalyzed oxidation reactions comprising a metal catalyst gauze, preferably, a platinum/rhodium catalyst gauze, having in contact therewith, from 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of the metal catalyst gauze, of one or more pieces of previously used metal catalyst gauze. Further, methods of making the metal catalyst materials comprise shaping the pieces of previously used metal catalyst gauze and placing them equidistant from each other in contact with or on the surface of the metal catalyst gauze. And methods of using the materials comprise feeding into the reactor a gas mixture of oxygen or air and one or more reactant gases, and igniting the gas mixture at the surface of one or more or all of the pieces of previously used metal catalyst.

The invention relates to a particulate filter for removing particles, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides out of the exhaust gas of combustion engines operated with stoichiometric air/fuel mixture, comprising a wall flow filter with length L and a coating Z, wherein the wall flow filter includes channels E and A which extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall flow filter and are separated by porous walls, which form surfaces OE or OA, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end, characterised in that coating Z is located in the porous walls and extends from the first end of the wall flow filter over the entire length L, and includes active aluminum oxide, two different cerium/zirconium/rare earth metal mixed oxides and at least one platinum group metal.

The present invention provides a method for preparing rhodium (III) 2-ethylhexanoate solutions which supplies the reaction product with higher space yield, as well as lower sodium and chloride ion content. An aqueous solution of an alkali salt of 2-ethylhexanoate is thereby initially converted with a rhodium (III) precursor. The rhodium (III) precursor is selected from rhodium (III) chloride solution, rhodium (III) chloride hydrate, and rhodium (III) nitrate. The mixture is heated for several hours. After cooling to room temperature, the rhodium (III) 2-ethylhexanoate formed is extracted from the aqueous solution with an alcohol that is immiscible in water or a carboxylic acid that is immiscible in water, and optionally washed with aqueous mineral acid. The rhodium (III) 2-ethylhexanoate solution obtainable in this way may be used directly as catalyst in hydroformylation reactions.

Disclosed are a mixed oxide composition based on zirconium and cerium exhibiting a high reducibility, the process for preparing it and its use in the field of catalysis.

The present invention relates to a three-way catalyst (TWC) for treatment of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines operated with a predominantly stoichiometric air/fuel ratio, so called spark ignited engines.

A gasoline engine exhaust gas purification catalyst for purifying exhaust gas emitted from a gasoline engine includes a precious metal, alumina, and a ceria/zirconia composite oxide supported on a three-dimensional structure, and has pores having a peak 1 at a pore size of not less than 0.001 μm and not greater than 0.05 μm, pores having a peak 2 at a pore size of not less than 2.5 μm and not greater than 5.0 μm, and pores having a peak 3 at a different pore size than the above pore sizes in a pore size distribution measured by mercury intrusion method, wherein the pore volume of the pores having the peak 3 is greater than 1.4% of the total pore volume. A production method for the catalyst, and an exhaust gas purification method using the catalyst are also described.

A nitrous oxide (N.sub.2O) removal catalyst composite is provided, comprising a N.sub.2O removal catalytic material on a substrate, the catalytic material comprising a rhodium (Rh) component supported on a ceria-based support, wherein the catalyst composite has a H.sub.2-consumption peak of about 100° C. or less as measured by hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H.sub.2-TPR). Methods of making and using the same are also provided.

A ceramic honeycomb body, suitable for use in exhaust gas processing, includes a honeycomb structure having a plurality of through-channels, a first portion of the plurality of through-channels have a first hydraulic diameter dh1, a second portion of the plurality of through-channels have a second hydraulic diameter that is smaller than the first hydraulic diameter dh1, the first hydraulic diameter dh1 is equal to or greater than 1.1 mm, and the first and second portions of through-channels, taken together, have a geometric surface area GSA greater than 2.9 mm.sup.−1. Diesel oxidation catalysts and methods of soot removal are also provided, as are other aspects.