摘要:
An oxygen sensor is disposed behind an exhaust gas purifying catalyst for an internal combustion engine and which suppresses the influence of unburnt hydrocarbon on the output voltage. A sensor element 1 is provided with a detection electrode 4 on the outer face of a zirconia ceramic body 2, a reference electrode 3 on the inner face of the ceramic body 2 and a spinel protective layer 5 on the outer surface of the detection electrode 4. The tip end of the sensor element 1 is covered with a protective cover 10 which is provided with an outer partition wall 11 having through holes 11a and an inner partition wall 12 having through holes 12a. In a case where the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the protective cover 10 is ΔP(atm) when the atmospheric air with a volume flow rate Q(l/min) is passed into the protective cover 10 from the outside, the ratio ΔP/Q 2 is 3.2×10 -5 (atm·min 2 ·1 -2 ). When the surface temperature of the sensor element 1 is changed in a range of sensor active temperature, the reversing time is substantially constant. Therefore, the catalyst deterioration can be detected by the oxygen sensor with high accuracy.
摘要:
There is disclosed an oxygen sensor disposed before an exhaust gas purifying catalyst of an engine which uses a hydrocarbon containing fuel with a H/C ratio of three or more. An oxygen sensor 1 is provided with a solid electrolytic body 2 which can generate a difference in oxygen concentration with reference gas and measured gas, a reference electrode 3 and a detection electrode 4 formed on inner and outer surfaces of the solid electrolytic body 2, and a porous protective layer 5 for covering the detection electrode 4. The detection electrode 4 is formed only of a metal like Pt which promotes oxidizing reaction of methane to have a thickness of 1 to 2 µm. In the protective layer 5, only a second protective layer 5b carries Pt catalyst 6 which promotes oxidizing reaction of hydrogen, and the amount of carried catalyst is in the range of 0.5 to 7 mol% relative to the whole of the second protective layer 5b. According to the oxygen sensor 1, even if a large amount of hydrogen is exhausted, for example, from CNG engine, or even if a large amount of methane is exhausted, an excellent engine control can be realized.
摘要:
Disclosed is a process for the formation of an electrode for sensor element which comprises the formation of a platinum electrode on a solid electrolyte formed in a predetermined shape as a sensor element by electroless plating, wherein said electroless plating is effected in a platinum (II) complex solution as a plating solution on which a reducing agent for reducing said platinum (II) complex is acted.
摘要:
A gas sensor (1) comprises: a pair of porous electrode layers (2b and 2c); a detector element (2) between the porous electrode layers (2b and 2c), wherein the detecting element (2) comprises an oxygen ion conductive solid electrolyte comprising zirconium oxide as a major component, and one of the porous electrode layers is a detecting-side electrode (2b) to be exposed to a gas to be measured; and a ceramic protecting layer (2p) covering the surface of the detecting-side electrode (2b), wherein the ceramic protecting layer (2p) comprises a magnesia·alumina spinel component, an excess magnesium oxide component not involved in the magnesia·alumina spinel component, and a zirconium oxide component.
摘要:
Disclosed is a process for the formation of an electrode for sensor element which comprises the formation of a platinum electrode on a solid electrolyte formed in a predetermined shape as a sensor element by electroless plating, wherein said electroless plating is effected in a platinum (II) complex solution as a plating solution on which a reducing agent for reducing said platinum (II) complex is acted.
摘要:
A gas sensor (1) comprises: a pair of porous electrode layers (2b and 2c); a detector element (2) between the porous electrode layers (2b and 2c), wherein the detecting element (2) comprises an oxygen ion conductive solid electrolyte comprising zirconium oxide as a major component, and one of the porous electrode layers is a detecting-side electrode (2b) to be exposed to a gas to be measured; and a ceramic protecting layer (2p) covering the surface of the detecting-side electrode (2b), wherein the ceramic protecting layer (2p) comprises a magnesia·alumina spinel component, an excess magnesium oxide component not involved in the magnesia·alumina spinel component, and a zirconium oxide component.