The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying composition containing BEA zeolite containing phosphorus, wherein an amount of phosphorus is such that a molar ratio thereof with respect to Al in the zeolite is 0.5 or greater, and a maintaining factor R.sub.S of a specific surface area of the exhaust gas purifying composition after heating at 980 C. for 25 hours is 35% or greater. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an exhaust gas purifying composition containing phosphorus-containing zeolite, wherein an amount of phosphorus is such that a molar ratio thereof with respect to Al in the zeolite is from 0.5 to 8, and a maintaining factor R.sub.d of a crystallite diameter after heating at 980 C. for 25 hours is 50% or greater. The exhaust gas purifying composition of the present invention has excellent HC purifiability for exhaust gas purification in internal combustion engines such as gasoline engines.

To provide a photocatalyst decomposition apparatus that can supply a liquid phase containing a substance to be decomposed by a photocatalyst and that can perform decomposition of the substance more efficiently than in the related art. A photocatalyst decomposition system according to the invention includes: a gas phase generation apparatus configured to convert a liquid phase containing a decomposition object into a gas phase; and a photocatalyst member configured to come into contact with the gas phase to decompose the decomposition object by light from a light source. The photocatalyst member includes a base material formed of a porous material and a photocatalyst layer provided on a surface of the base material.

The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying composition containing BEA zeolite containing phosphorus, wherein an amount of phosphorus is such that a molar ratio thereof with respect to Al in the zeolite is 0.5 or greater, and a maintaining factor R.sub.S of a specific surface area of the exhaust gas purifying composition after heating at 980 C. for 25 hours is 35% or greater. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an exhaust gas purifying composition containing phosphorus-containing zeolite, wherein an amount of phosphorus is such that a molar ratio thereof with respect to Al in the zeolite is from 0.5 to 8, and a maintaining factor R.sub.d of a crystallite diameter after heating at 980 C. for 25 hours is 50% or greater. The exhaust gas purifying composition of the present invention has excellent HC purifiability for exhaust gas purification in internal combustion engines such as gasoline engines.

A process for the cleaning of a lean gas stream contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or sulfur-containing compounds comprises the steps of adding ozone to the contaminated lean gas stream, subjecting the ozone-containing lean gas stream to ultraviolet irradiation, thereby transforming VOCs to particles, maintaining the irradiated gas stream in a stay zone for a sufficient time to allow aerosol particle growth, and passing the gas stream through a catalytic bag filter at a temperature down to room temperature to remove the formed particles and eliminate any remaining ozone. The bag filter has been made catalytic by impregnation with one or more metal oxides in which the metals are selected from V, W, Pd and Pt, supported on TiO.sub.2.

Method for the preparation of a monolithic catalyst for the reduction of nitrogen oxides VOC and carbon monoxide in an off-gas, the catalyst comprises at least one platinum group metal, vanadium oxide, titania and optionally tungsten oxide.

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.

A catalytic wall-flow filter for the treatment of an exhaust gas is disclosed. The catalytic wall-flow filter comprise at least a first, a second and a third catalytic layers: the first catalytic layer extends from the inlet-end of the substrate and comprises a first SCR composition; the second catalytic layer is provided in or on the walls of the inlet channels, extending from the inlet-end of the substrate, and comprises a PGM-containing composition; the third catalytic layer is provided in or on the walls of the outlet channels, extending from the outlet-end of the substrate, and comprises a second SCR composition.

A photocatalytic functional film has a structure of a substrate, a barrier layer and a photocatalytic layer stacked one on another. The barrier layer is an amorphous TiO.sub.2 film, the photocatalyst layer comprises an amorphous TiO.sub.2 film, and particles of visible light responsive photocatalytic material formed on the surface of the amorphous TiO.sub.2 film. A method for producing a photocatalytic functional film includes: adding an alcohol solvent and an acid to a titanium precursor to obtain a TiO.sub.2 amorphous sol by dehydration and de-alcoholization reaction; applying and drying the TiO.sub.2 amorphous sol on a substrate to form a barrier layer; and applying and drying a composition formed by mixing particles of visible light responsive photocatalyst material with the TiO.sub.2 amorphous sol on the barrier layer, to form a photocatalyst layer.

The present invention relates to a process for obtaining 1-octanol which comprises a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and a catalyst, wherein said catalyst comprises: i) a metal oxide that comprises the following metals: M1 is at least one bivalent metal selected from Mg, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Fe, Ni and Ca; M2 is at least one trivalent metal selected from Al, La, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga; ii) a noble metal selected from Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh and Re; and iii) optionally, comprises V; with the proviso that the catalyst comprises at least V, Ga or any of their combinations.

A catalyzed fabric filter substrate and a method of preparing the substrate comprising the steps of a) providing a fabric filter substrate b) providing an aqueous impregnation liquid comprising an aqueous hydrosol of one or more catalyst metal precursor compounds dispersed on nanoparticles of an oxidic metal carrier, a surfactant and a dispersing agent selected from the group of primary amines; c) impregnating the fabric filter substrate with the impregnation liquid; and d) drying and thermal activating the impregnated fabric filter substrate at a temperature below 300? C. to convert the one or more metal compounds of the catalyst precursor to their catalytically active form.