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Catalysts for controlling auto exhaust emissions including hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrogen sulfide and method of making the catalysts

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OSTI ID:6760573

This patent describes a catalyst suitable for use as a catalyst for auto emission control characterized by an alumina support with components deposited thereon consisting essentially of lanthana as a stabilizer in an amount of about 1 to 10% by weight expressed as La/sub 2/O/sub 3/ which is either in the form of lanthana only or in the form of lanthana-rich rare earth oxides where the La/sub 2/O/sub 3/ is at least 50% by weight of the total rare earth oxides, 1-20% by weight of ceria as a promoter, at least 0.5 to about 5% by weight of an alkali metal oxide as a promoter, and a catalytically-effective amount of one or more platinum group metals, the improvement comprising adding H/sub 2/S gettering capability by having the catalyst further comprise: (a) an H/sub 2/S gettering metal oxide selected from the group consisting of oxides of Ni, Fe and mixtures thereof in an amount from an H/sub 2/S gettering effective amount up to 10 weight %, provided that when the H/sub 2/S gettering metal oxide is just NiO, the maximum concentration of the NiO in the first 300 micron layer is at least about twice its average concentration throughout the support; and (b) wherein the alumina support can have additionally from 0 to 20% SiO/sub 2/ present.

Assignee:
W.R. Grace and Co., Conn., New York, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4780447
OSTI ID:
6760573
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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