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Title: Laminated substrate for catalytic combustor reactor bed

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:5719138

This patent describes a laminated catalyst element. It comprises a metal support substrate; a catalytically active noble metal oxidation resistant layer selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium, provided over the metal support substrate for preventing high temperature oxidation of the metal support substrate; a metal oxide coating, selected from the group consisting of alumina, zirconia and thoria, provided over the noble metal oxidation resistant layer; and a combustion catalyst selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, chromium oxides, iron oxides, cobalt oxides, lanthanum oxides, terbium-cerium-thorium, ruthenium, osmium, nickel oxides, magnesium oxides and copper oxides, the combustion catalyst being provided on the metal oxide coating, and wherein the noble metal oxidation resistant layer provides a secondary source of combustion catalyst due to the catalytic activity thereof.

Assignee:
General Electric Co., Schnectady, NY (USA)
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-273537
OSTI ID:
5719138
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 21 Nov 1988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English