Abstract:
Disclosed are cordierite bodies having relatively high porosity and controlled pore size. The porous cordierite bodies generally include a primary cordierite ceramic phase as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the cordierite bodies.
Abstract:
A system and method including a radially non-uniformly plugged flow-through honeycomb substrate positioned upstream of a wall-flow particulate filter for controlled thermal regeneration of the wall-flow particulate filter. The flow-through honeycomb substrate has an inlet face and an outlet face and a plurality of longitudinal walls extending between the inlet face and the outlet face. The longitudinal walls define a plurality of parallel channels extending between the inlet face and the outlet face. The honeycomb substrate has a flow-through region including a first portion of the parallel channels and a flow-control region including a second portion of the parallel channels. The first portion of the parallel channels includes unplugged channels and the second portion of the parallel channels includes plugged channels. The flow-control region adjusts flow distribution through the substrate such that flow having a first flow distribution received at the inlet face emerges at the outlet face with a second flow distribution, different than the first flow distribution.
Abstract:
Disclosed are cordierite bodies having relatively low density with good mechanical strength. The porous cordierite bodies generally include a primary cordierite ceramic phase as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the cordierite bodies.
Abstract:
Porous ceramic honeycomb bodies and methods of making them, wherein the ceramic body has a total porosity (%P) defined by a median pore size (d 50 ) greater than or equal to 10 microns; a pore size distribution d-factor less than 0.8, wherein d-factor = (d 50 -d 10 )/d 50 , and a submicron pore fraction characterized by less than 5% of the total porosity being comprised of pores having a pore diameter less than 1.0 micron.
Abstract:
Disclosed are ceramic honeycomb articles which are composed predominately of a crystalline phase cordierite composition. The porous cordierite ceramic honeycomb articles has a plurality of cell channels and intersecting porous walls and possess a microstructure characterized by a pore size distribution wherein greater than or equal to 75% of the pore size distribution of the porosity of the porous walls, by volume, have a pore diameter (d v ) wherein d v v v90 -7 /°C from 25°C to 800°C. The articles exhibits high filtration efficiency coupled with low pressure drop across the filter. Additionally, high porosity articles having porosity greater than or equal to 40% and low surface roughness of Ra
Abstract:
A catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of a nitrogen oxide, comprising a first component selected from oxides of a transition metal other than the metal contained in the second component, or a mixture or combination thereof, a second component selected from cerium oxides, cerium-zirconium composite oxides, and cerium-titanium composite oxides, and combinations thereof. The catalyst can be utilized in pellet form; or coated onto a porous monolithic ceramic to form a honeycomb-shaped catalyst. Provided in the present invention is also the process for making said catalyst, which includes: preparing the first component from the precursor of the first component; preparing the second component; and loading the first component onto the second component.
Abstract:
Extruded honeycomb catalyst bodies and methods of manufacturing same. The catalyst body includes a first oxide selected from the group consisting of tungsten oxides, vanadium oxides, and combinations thereof, a second oxide selected from the group consisting of cerium oxides, lanthanum oxides, zirconium oxides, and combinations thereof, and a zeolite.
Abstract:
Provided in the present invention is a catalyst for an ATR (autothermal reforming) process of hydrogen production, as well as the methods to prepare and use it. The catalyst comprises a precious metal of the platinum family (e.g., Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Ir) and combinations and mixtures thereof as the active component, an alkali metal oxide and/or alkaline metal oxide as the first additive, and a CeO 2 -based composite oxide as the second additive. The catalyst can be used in pellet form, or may be formed into a monolithic form with all the catalytic active components and additives loaded on a support with a regular structure, such as a ceramic honeycomb, a metal honeycomb, or a metal foam.
Abstract:
A porous ceramic honeycomb filter manufactured from an oxide-based ceramic material having a pore size distribution with d 1 > 7.0 microns. Preferably, the oxide-based material is cordierite or aluminum titanate. Alternatively, the filter contains a cordierite-containing ceramic body with a narrow pore size distribution with d b 1.00, wherein d b = (d 90 - d 10 ) / d 50 . Also disclosed is a batch mixture, method and honeycomb green body made from mixture of inorganic source materials selected from the group of magnesia sources, alumina sources, and silica sources, and a pore former having a narrow particle size distribution with d ps 0.90, wherein d ps = {(dp 90 -dp 10 )/dp 50 }. The pore former is preferably selected from a group consisting of canna starch, sago palm starch, green mung bean starch, and single-mode potato starch.
Abstract:
Composite cordierite honeycomb structures especially suitable for diesel exhaust filtration applications comprise a non-oxide polycrystalline phase constituting 10-70 % by weight, with the remainder of the ceramic material constituting a cordierite phase, the non-oxide polycrystalline phase being selected from the group consisting of carbides, nitrides, and borides. Preferably the non-oxide phase is either polycrystalline silicon carbide or polycrystalline silicon nitride and has a particle aspect ratio of less than 3. Inventive ceramic bodies are porous with an open porosity of at least 30 %, preferably between 40 % and 60 %, and a median pore size of at least 5 micrometers, more preferably greater than 8 micrometers and less than 12 micrometers.