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Palladium containing catalyst for treatment of automotive exhaust

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6451029

This patent describes a method of treating an automotive exhaust. It comprises: contacting the exhaust with a catalyst comprising a metallic or ceramic honeycomb carrier having deposited thereon a layer of an alumina with a surface area from about 75 to about 200 m{sup 2}/g, the alumina having dispersed thereon lanthanum oxide present as crystallites of less than about 25 Angstroms, cerium oxide, the cerium oxide characterized in that at least 3% of the cerium in the cerium oxide crystal lattice is replaced by lanthanum, palladium oxide in the form of crystallites less than about 25 Angstroms in size and rhodium oxide.

Assignee:
Allied-Signal Inc., Morris County, NJ (USA)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 4960574
Application Number:
PPN: US s 7-384344
OSTI ID:
6451029
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English