The present invention relates to a catalytic article comprising a substrate having a catalyst composition disposed thereon, wherein the catalyst composition comprises a platinum group metal impregnated onto a porous support and a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, wherein the catalyst composition is substantially free of platinum; and wherein the catalytic article is effective in the abatement of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HCs). The present invention further relates to exhaust gas treatment systems for treating an exhaust gas stream exiting a diesel engine.

The present invention is directed to a method of preparing a synthetic crystalline material, designated as JMZ-12, with a framework built up by the disorder AEI and CHA structures, substantially free of framework phosphorous and prepared preferably in the absence of halides such as fluoride ions. Such method comprises the step of heating a reaction mixture under crystallization conditions for a sufficient period to form a disordered zeolite having both CHA and AEI topologies, wherein the reaction mixture comprises at least one source of aluminum, at least one source of silicon, a source of alkaline or alkaline-earth cations, and a structure directing agent containing at least one source of quaternary ammonium cations and at least one source of alkyl-substituted piperidinium cations in a molar ratio of 0.20 to about 1.4. The resulting zeolites are useful as catalysts, particularly when used in combination with exchanged transition metal(s) and, optionally, rare earth metal(s).

A slurry composition for a catalyst and a method for producing the same, a catalyst and a method for producing the same using the slurry composition for a catalyst. The method omits many heretofore required treatment steps and reduces catalyst production cost. The method comprising the steps of providing a slurry composition for a catalyst, comprising at least an aluminosilicate, Cu, and water, and having a solid concentration of 0.1% by mass to 90% by mass, wherein a component for a catalyst has composition represented by Al.sub.2O.sub.3.Math.xSiO.sub.2.Math.yT.sub.2O.Math.zCuO (wherein T is a quaternary ammonium cation, and x, y and z are numbers that satisfy 10x40, 0.1y<2.0, and 0.1z<2.0, respectively) in terms of molar ratio based on an oxide; coating at least one side of a support with this slurry composition; and heat-treating at 350 C. or higher.

The present invention relates to a hydrocarbon adsorbent with metal-impregnated zeolite particles having regular mesopores and a manufacturing method therefor. The hydrocarbon adsorbent includes a metal cation and a metal oxide that are impregnated in zeolite particles, in particular, the zeolite particles include regularly formed mesopores having a size of 2 to 10. By adjusting a Si/Al ratio and mesoporosity of the mesopores, a hydrocarbon adsorbent may have increased adsorption capacity for hydrocarbons in a cold-start section and can rapidly oxidize the hydrocarbon upon desorption thereof, thereby reducing the discharge of exhaust gas produced in automobiles and industries.

Provided herein is a catalytic article including a catalytic coating disposed on a substrate, wherein the catalytic coating comprises a bottom coating on the substrate and a top coating layer on the bottom coating layer, one such coating layer containing a platinum group metal on a refractory metal oxide support and the other such coating layer containing a ceria-containing molecular sieve. Such catalytic articles are effective toward treating exhaust gas streams of internal combustion engines and exhibit outstanding resistance to sulfur.

A hydrocarbon adsorbent, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a copper-containing ZSM-5 zeolite, wherein a Si/Al molar ratio of the ZSM-5 zeolite may be 11.5 to 40, and the amount of the copper included is 1 wt % to 10 wt %.

Disclosed is a reactive filter, that is a selective catalytic reduction filter or an oxidative reaction filter, including a porous substrate including internal pores having their inner surface, totally or partially, directly coated with a catalytic zeolite material resulting from an in situ hydrothermal synthesis. Also disclosed is a process for preparing such a reactive filter and the use thereof in an engine exhaust depolluting system.

The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of length L, coating A arranged as the first layer on the carrier and containing platinum on a metal oxide, and coating B applied as the second layer to coating A and containing a Cu-exchanged molecular sieve and no noble metal, wherein the total washcoat quantity of coating A is 40 g/l or more of washcoat in relation to the coated catalyst volume.

Provided is a metal-containing CHA-type zeolite in which a ratio of a maximum intensity of an absorption peak in a range of 3685 cm.sup.1 or more and 3750 cm.sup.1 or less to a maximum intensity of an absorption peak in a range of 1800 cm.sup.1 or more and 1930 cm.sup.1 or less is less than 1.5 in an IR spectrum. A method for producing the metal-containing CHA-type zeolite includes a metal incorporation step of mixing a metal source and a CHA-type zeolite in which a ratio of a maximum intensity of an absorption peak in a range of 3665 cm.sup.1 or more and 3750 cm.sup.1 or less to a maximum intensity of an absorption peak in a range of 1800 cm.sup.1 or more and 1930 cm.sup.1 or less is less than 1.5 in an IR spectrum.

Provided is catalyst material useful for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx in lean burn exhaust gas, wherein the catalyst material is a hydrothermally stable, low SAR aluminosilicate zeolite loaded with a synergistic combination of one or more transition metals, such as copper, and one or more alkali or alkaline earth metals, such as calcium or potassium.