Abstract:
The present invention lies in a process for producing a honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells each functioning as a passage of fluid, the process comprising: applying mask 11 to some of the cells, at an end face of ceramic honeycomb structure; dipping the end face having mask 11 in slurry 10 containing at least a ceramic powder, to force the slurry into cells without mask, to form plugged portions 2 therein; and drying the plugged portions 2 to obtain a honeycomb structure 1 wherein cells without mask are plugged, characterized in that the drying of the plugged portions 2 is conducted by a thermal conduction device 12.
Abstract:
A catalyst carrier is a piece carrier, and a plurality of waveform groove sections is formed on the piece carrier. In the piece carrier, the groove sections includes a plurality of upward grooves and a plurality of downward grooves. The upward grooves and downward grooves are arranged alternatively with a part of an opening of each upward groove being overlapped with a part of an opening of a respective downward grooves, so as to form a plurality of outward flowing channels and a plurality of inward flowing channels which are communicated with outer environment. Catalyst is coated upon the surfaces of the upward grooves and downward grooves. Thereby, the total area for coating catalyst is increased and the air is turbulent as flowing through the piece carrier.
Abstract:
High-surface-area alumina honeycombs are subjected to a water vapor pre-treatment to obtain protection from cracking damage on subsequent exposure to aqueous media e.g., aqueous solutions for depositing catalysts on the honeycombs.
Abstract:
A pliable refractory metal carrier (46) may have coated thereon an anchor layer (47) to improve adherence to the carrier (46) of a catalytic coating (48). The conformable catalyst member (26, 82, 82null, 126, 226, 326) may be bent to conform to a curved or bent exhaust pipe (20, 220, 320) within which it is mounted. The pliable metal carrier may be in the form of a tube such as carrier (46) having perforations (54) formed therein, or it may be a metal strip (76) which is folded into accordion pleats (80) and has perforations (78) formed therein. The perforations (54, 78) serve to permit the passage of exhaust gas therethrough. A series of interior closures (58) and annular baffles (60) may be provided to import a serpentine flow path to gases flowed through an exhaust pipe (22) containing a conformable catalyst member (226) therein. A mounting member (68) may be supplied to fasten one end of the conformable catalyst member (226) to the discharge end of an exhaust pipe (220).
Abstract:
A catalyst including a metal material and alumina, and a method of preparing such catalyst composition, are disclosed. A catalyst including a metal material, alumina, and thallium, and a method of preparing such catalyst composition are also disclosed. Each of these thus-obtained catalysts can be used for the conversion of synthesis gas into olefins.
Abstract:
An exhaust gas purifying catalyst capable of exerting excellent NO. purifying capability even at high exhaust gas temperatures, exceeding 500null C., is provided. The catalyst is an absorption reduction-type NOx, purifying catalyst comprising an NOx absorbent obtained by loading at least one alkali metal or alkaline earth metal on a crystalline ZrO2 composite oxide having added thereto at least one trivalent rare earth metal or divalent alkaline earth metal. Preferably, aluminum is further supported on the ZrO2 composite oxide. The NOx absorbent is considered to have an NOx absorption mechanism that an electron released from the alkali metal or the like enters into an oxygen vacancy part of the crystalline ZrO2 and this oxygen vacancy part functions as a strong base site for donating an electron to an electrophilic component such as NOx.
Abstract:
The present invention disclose a sulfur oxide trap that may be used to improve efficiency of a nitrogen oxide trap. Sulfur oxide has a deleterious effect on the performance of nitrogen oxide traps. The sulfur oxide trap of the present invention, comprises a monolithic substrate which is over-coated with an aluminum oxide layer and a mixed oxide layer of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide. In another embodiment of the invention, the sulfur oxide trap is integrated with a nitrogen oxide trap by coating the catalyst contained within a nitrogen oxide trap with a mixed oxide layer of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide. In each embodiment of the invention, the sulfur oxide trap can be regenerated by heating at elevated temperature for a short time period.
Abstract:
Particulate sorbent compositions comprising a mixture of zinc oxide, silica, alumina and a substantially reduced valence cobalt are provided for the desulfurization of a feedstream of cracked-gasoline or diesel fuels in a desulfurization zone by a process which comprises the contacting of such feedstreams in a desulfurization zone followed by separation of the resulting low sulfur-containing stream and sulfurized-sorbent and thereafter regenerating and activating the separated sorbent before recycle of same to the desulfurization zone.
Abstract:
A catalyst for treating an exhaust gas stream comprising a NOx occluding catalyst structure having an outer layer comprising an alkaline earth component and a rare earth component.
Abstract:
A honeycomb body made from a ceramic material with improved radial pressure resistance that is of cylindrical shape and features a first and a second end face and a cylindrical shell and that is traversed from one end face to the other by axially parallel channels formed by channel walls and distributed across the cross section of the honeycomb body in a regular grid pattern, in which design an outer marginal zone of the honeycomb body, the thickness of which amounts to several channel diameters, encloses a central area. The increase in radial pressure resistance of the honeycomb body is achieved by reinforcing the ceramic material of the cylindrical shell and of the channel walls in the outer marginal zone of the honeycomb body by depositing on or in it one or several inorganic substances for the purpose of increasing its mechanical stability.