An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification system including a first exhaust gas treatment section provided upstream in an exhaust pathway of an internal-combustion engine, a second exhaust gas treatment section provided upstream in the exhaust pathway of the internal-combustion engine, wherein the exhaust gas purification system allows rhodium element contained in a catalyst layer of the second exhaust gas treatment section to efficiently exhibit the catalytic activity, and the present invention provides an exhaust gas purification system (1) configured to purify exhaust gas emitted from an internal-combustion engine, the exhaust gas purification system (1) including an exhaust gas path (2) through which exhaust gas flows, a first exhaust gas treatment section (3) provided upstream in the exhaust gas path (2), and a second exhaust gas treatment section (4) provided downstream in the exhaust gas path (2); wherein first catalyst layers of the first exhaust gas treatment section (3) each contain cerium element; wherein a percentage of the mass of the cerium element contained in the first catalyst layers in terms of cerium oxide, to the mass of the first catalyst layers, is 5.0% by mass or more and 13.0% by mass or less; and wherein second catalyst layers of the second exhaust gas treatment section (4) each contain rhodium element.

An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification system including a first exhaust gas treatment section provided upstream in an exhaust pathway of an internal-combustion engine, a second exhaust gas treatment section provided upstream in the exhaust pathway of the internal-combustion engine, wherein the exhaust gas purification system allows rhodium element contained in a catalyst layer of the second exhaust gas treatment section to efficiently exhibit the catalytic activity, and the present invention provides an exhaust gas purification system (1) configured to purify exhaust gas emitted from an internal-combustion engine, the exhaust gas purification system (1) including an exhaust gas path (2) through which exhaust gas flows, a first exhaust gas treatment section (3) provided upstream in the exhaust gas path (2), and a second exhaust gas treatment section (4) provided downstream in the exhaust gas path (2); wherein first catalyst layers of the first exhaust gas treatment section (3) each contain cerium element; wherein a percentage of the mass of the cerium element contained in the first catalyst layers in terms of cerium oxide, to the mass of the first catalyst layers, is 5.0% by mass or more and 13.0% by mass or less; and wherein second catalyst layers of the second exhaust gas treatment section (4) each contain rhodium element.

An exhaust gas heater for an exhaust gas system of a combustion engine includes a carrier and at least one heating conductor through which a current flows. The heating conductor is mounted on the carrier. The heating conductor is provided via separation from a metal flat material blank. A method of making an exhaust gas heater includes a step of separating the heating conductor from the metal flat material blank.

An exhaust gas heater for an exhaust gas system of a combustion engine includes a carrier and at least one heating conductor through which a current flows. The heating conductor is mounted on the carrier. The heating conductor is provided via separation from a metal flat material blank. A method of making an exhaust gas heater includes a step of separating the heating conductor from the metal flat material blank.

A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end with an axial length L; an inlet catalyst layer beginning at the inlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the inlet catalyst layer comprises an inlet palladium component; an outlet catalyst layer beginning at the outlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the outlet catalyst layer comprises an outlet rhodium component; and wherein the outlet catalyst layer overlaps with the inlet catalyst layer.

The present application relates to a cerium-tin-based composite oxide catalyst for catalyzing purification of a nitrogen oxide, a preparation method and an application thereof. The catalyst has the following chemical composition: a cerium-tin oxide and an M oxide, wherein the M is selected from any one of or a combination of at least two of P, Ti, Zr, V, Mn, Fe, Cu, Al, Si, Ni, Hf, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, or Re. According to the present application, a cerium-tin-based composite oxide catalyst having the characteristics such as high catalytic activity, high hydrothermal stability, excellent N.sub.2 generation selectivity, a wide operation temperature window, and adaptation to high space velocity reaction conditions is prepared by means of a non-toxic and harmless raw material and a simple method, and the present application is applicable to a device for catalyzing purification of a mobile source nitrogen oxide represented by diesel vehicle exhaust gas and a fixed source nitrogen oxide represented by flue gas from a coal-fired power plant.

The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising two layers on an inert catalyst carrier, a layer A containing at least palladium as a platinum group metal, in addition to a cerium/zirconium/lanthanum/yttrium mixed oxide, and a layer B, which is applied to layer A, containing at least rhodium as the platinum group metal, in addition to a cerium/zirconium/lanthanum/yttrium mixed oxide.

The present invention relates to a mixing apparatus for introducing and distributing a liquid additive into a gas flow, in particular for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. The mixing apparatus comprises a gas-guiding section for guiding the gas flow and a metering-in device for introducing the additive into a metering-in region of the gas-guiding section. Furthermore, a heating device for actively heating at least one heating section of the gas-guiding section is provided. The heating section is arranged in the metering-in region and/or downstream of the metering-in region. The gas-guiding section has, in the heating section, at least one elevated portion projecting radially into the gas flow for influencing the flow of the gas flow and thus the preparation of the additive.

A flow distributor provided within an exhaust system for a combustion engine configured to generate an exhaust fluid stream. The flow distributor comprising an inlet, and a plate. The plate having at least one perforation defining an outlet, a first peak and a second peak spaced from the first peak.

A SCR catalyst composition comprises a SCR catalyst; and a binder comprising a porous inorganic material, wherein the porous inorganic material comprises a disordered arrangement of delaminated layers, has a disordered porous structure, and has a multimodal pore size distribution comprising at least a first modal maximum having a macroporous or mesoporous pore size and a second modal maximum having a microporous pore size. The SCR catalyst composition can be manufactured using the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing an inorganic material having a layered structure; (ii) contacting the material with a cationic surfactant to form a swollen material; (iii) agitating the swollen material to form an agitated material; and (iv) calcining the agitated material to recover a delaminated inorganic material, wherein an SCR catalyst is mixed with the inorganic material prior to step (iv).