Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst that suppresses phosphorus poisoning and improves long-term durability. The exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a phosphorus collection layer and a catalyst layer containing at least one precious metal element MP selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, and Rh, wherein the phosphorus collection layer is arranged on the upper layer side and/or the upstream side with respect to the catalyst layer; the phosphorus collection layer contains a composite oxide containing Al and an alkaline earth metal element M.sup.a that includes Mg and that may include at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba, and having a cubic spinel structure belonging to the space group Fd-3m; the composite oxide has a M.sup.a/A1 molar ratio in a range of 0.02 or more and 0.60 or less; and the composite oxide has a peak derived from the cubic spinel structure belonging to the space group Fd-3m of the composite oxide between a diffraction angle 2θxm.sup.ao that is a position of a peak derived from an alkaline earth metal oxide M.sup.aO and a diffraction angle 2θx.sub.Al203 that is a position of a peak derived from an aluminum oxide Al.sub.2O.sub.3 in an X-ray diffraction spectrum.

Methods for embedding photocatalytic titanium dioxide in concrete surfaces to reduce pollutants via photocatalytic reactions are provided herein. One method includes mixing a solvent compound with an anatase titanium dioxide (TiO.sub.2) photocatalyst, applying an amount of concrete treatment compound to an upper surface of the concrete, the concrete treatment compound comprising a mixture of a liquid carrier compound with the anatase titanium dioxide (TiO.sub.2) photocatalyst.

An object of the present invention is to provide a heating carrier that does not heat all of exhaust gas flowing into a catalyst converter, but directly supplies, to a catalyst layer, thermal energy in the form of an instantaneous pulse to effectively activate a catalyst during a cold start-up period, and thus may reduce emission pollutants with a small amount of energy, and an exhaust gas reduction carrier having the heating carrier. In order to accomplish the object, the heating carrier of the present invention may include a main body of which the inside is formed to have a honeycomb structure, the main body being formed of a conductive ceramic material that is a nonmetallic heating element; and a catalyst layer formed by coating a first catalyst on a surface of the main body.

The present invention provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst including a base material 11 and a catalyst layer 20 provided on the base material 11. The catalyst layer 20 includes: a catalyst metal; and a carrying material 21 carrying the catalyst metal. The carrying material 21 includes: an OSC material 22 having an oxygen storage capacity; and a carrier 23 other than the OSC material. The OSC material 22 has a mean particle diameter Dx of 1.5 μm or more which is larger than the mean particle diameter Dy of the carrier 23 other than the OSC material 22.

Provided are a novel form of AFX zeolite, a novel synthesis technique for producing pure phase small pore zeolites, a novel synthesis method for producing a zeolite with an increased Al pair content, a catalyst comprising the AFX zeolite in combination with a metal, and methods of using the same.

The present disclosure is directed to a catalytic composite that comprises porous supported catalyst particles durably enmeshed in a porous fibrillated polymer membrane. The supported catalyst particles are composed of at least one metal or metal oxide catalyst dispersed on a porous support substrate. In some embodiments, the porous fibrillated polymer membrane is perforated or otherwise contains mechanically formed holes therein. The supported catalyst particles have a large particle population based, at least in part, a D90 value greater than 60 microns. The catalytic membrane composite may be used in filtration applications to remove air-polluting substances such as SOx, NOx, dioxin/furan, CO, and others and convert them into non-polluting or less-polluting gas components. Additionally, the catalytic article may be in the form of a filter bag, a honeycomb, a monolith or any other suitable geometrically structured forms.

The present disclosure is directed to a Low Temperature NOx-Absorber (LT-NA) catalyst composition which exhibits NOx adsorption in a broad temperature and space velocity range, and shifts NOx desorption to a desired temperature range. In particular, the LT-NA composition includes a large pore zeolite containing a palladium component and a small or medium pore zeolite containing a palladium component. Further provided is a catalyst article including the LT-NA catalyst composition, an emission treatment system for treating an exhaust gas including the catalyst article, and methods for reducing a NOx level in an exhaust gas stream using the catalyst article.

The present disclosure provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst having an improved low-temperature activity, which comprises a substrate and a catalyst coat layer formed on the substrate, wherein the catalyst coat layer contains Rh fine particles and a promoter comprising a Ce—Zr-based composite oxide and a Zr-based composite oxide not containing cerium oxide, wherein the Rh fine particles have an average particle size measured by a transmission electron microscope observation of 1.0 nm or more to 2.0 nm or less, and a standard deviation σ of the particle size of 0.8 nm or less, and wherein the Rh fine particles are supported on each of the Ce—Zr-based composite oxide and the Zr-based composite oxide not containing cerium oxide.

A catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx comprises a zeolitic material which comprises (A) one or more zeolites having a GME framework structure containing YO.sub.2 and X.sub.2O.sub.3, and optionally further comprises one or more zeolites having a CHA framework structure containing YO.sub.2 and X.sub.2O.sub.3, and/or comprises, (B) one or more zeolite intergrowth phases of one or more zeolites having a GME framework structure containing YO.sub.2 and X.sub.2O.sub.3 and one or more zeolites having a CHA framework structure containing YO.sub.2 and X.sub.2O.sub.3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, and the zeolitic material contains Cu and/or Fe as non-framework elements in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 15 wt. % calculated as the element and based on 100 wt. % of YO contained in the zeolitic material. Also provided are a process for its preparation, and a use in a method for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx.

An improved catalyst system is provided for the direct decomposition removal of NO.sub.x from an exhaust gas stream at temperatures between about 350° C. and about 600° C. that employs an (amorphous CuO.sub.x)/Co.sub.3O.sub.4 catalyst. The catalyst has an amorphous CuO.sub.x deposit on the surfaces of particles of Co.sub.3O.sub.4 spinel oxide. The catalyst is configured to reduce NO.sub.x to N.sub.2 without the presence of a reductant. The (amorphous CuO.sub.x)/Co.sub.3O.sub.4 catalyst is formed by the precipitation of the deposit from solution onto a suspension of Co.sub.3O.sub.4 spinel oxide particles. The catalyst system can be employed in a catalytic converter for the direct decomposition removal of NO.sub.x from an exhaust gas stream flowing at a temperature of less than or equal to about 500° C.