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Catalyst and process for its preparation

Assignee: Doduco Solutions GmbH
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Filing: 1988-10-17
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2008-10-17
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Abstract

Abstract A process for the preparation of catalysts, in particular for the purification of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines, is described, which makes it possible to use supports stable up to at least 1,200° C. which are free of gamma-aluminium oxide and transition aluminium oxide and nevertheless have a high catalytic activity. The catalytically active noble metal as the constituent of a composite powder is attached to the support, which in addition to the noble metal contains a thermally stable metal oxide and is prepared by the spray pyrolysis process.

Inventors

  • 👤 Malte Berndt
  • 👤 Dieter Ksinsik

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:31
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9445; B01D53/945; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/38; B01J23/40; B01J23/54; B01J23/56; B01J23/63; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/024; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 121 words
Catalyst consisting of a metallic, mineral or ceramic support to which in a surface layer a very fine composite powder is attached whose particle size is smaller than 10 μm (diameter) and whose smaller portion consists of one or more catalytically active noble metals and whose predominant portion consists of one or more metal oxides or metal mixed oxides which have a structure stable up to at least 1,200° C. and do not react with the noble metals, characterized in that the support is free of gamma-aluminium oxide and transition aluminium oxide and is chosen in such a manner that it has a structure stable up to at least 1,200° C. even without a stabilizing additive of rare earth metal oxides.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 121 words
Catalyst consisting of a metallic, mineral or ceramic support to which in a surface layer a very fine composite powder is attached whose particle size is smaller than 10 μm (diameter) and whose smaller portion consists of one or more catalytically active noble metals and whose predominant portion consists of one or more metal oxides or metal mixed oxides which have a structure stable up to at least 1,200° C. and do not react with the noble metals, characterized in that the support is free of gamma-aluminium oxide and transition aluminium oxide and is chosen in such a manner that it has a structure stable up to at least 1,200° C. even without a stabilizing additive of rare earth metal oxides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
Catalyst according to claim 1, characterized in that the composite powder has a particle size of smaller than 5 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
Catalyst according to claim 2, characterized in that the support is coated with alpha-aluminium oxide powder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
Catalyst according to claim 3, characterized in that the alpha-aluminium oxide powder particles have a diameter about 10 times as large as the particles of the composite powder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 133 words
Process for the preparation of a catalyst having the features given in claim 1 consisting of the steps preparation of a solution containing a salt of one or more catalytically active noble metals and a salt of one or more oxidizable metals whose oxides or mixed oxides have a structure stable up to at least 1,200° C. and do not react with the catalytically active noble metal, subjecting this solution to spray pyrolysis in the presence of oxygen, applying the composite powder thus produced to a support and attaching it thereon or in a surface layer by calcining in which the said support is free of gamma-aluminium oxide and transition aluminium oxide and has a structure stable up to at least 1,200° C. even without a stabilizing addition of rare earth metal oxides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
The process as claimed in claim 5 applied to supports made of alpha-aluminium oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process according to claim 5 applied to supports coated with alpha-aluminium oxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 34 words
The process according to claim 5 applied to supports having a rough surface, the pores of the surface, which determine the roughness of the surfaces, being larger than the particles of the composite powder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 29 words
Process according to claim 8, characterized in that the pores have a diameter of about five times to fifty times as large as the particles of the composite powder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process according to claim 8, characterized in that the particles of the composite powder have a diameter between 0.1 μm and 10 μm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
Process according to claim 8, characterized in that the pores in the surface of the support have a diameter between 1 μm and 50 μm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 31 words
Process according to claim 7, characterized in that the coating of the support is carried out using an alpha-aluminium oxide powder whose particle size is between 1 μm and 100 μm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 38 words
The process according to claim 5, characterized in that those metal oxides are chosen for the composite powder which under the intended conditions for use of the catalyst favor the adduction of the substances to be reacted catalytically.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 31 words
Process according to claim 13, characterized in that the metal oxide constituent of the composite powder chosen for the purification of the exhaust gases from internal combustion engines is cerium oxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 32 words
Process according to claim 5, characterized in that the composite powder is milled in a ball mill, before it is applied to the support, in order to achieve a flake-like particle structure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 30 words
The process according to claim 8, in which the pores of the surface, which determines the roughness of the surfaces, are much larger than the particles of the composite powder.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 23 words
The process according to claim 10, in which the particles of the composite powder have a diameter between 0.1 μm and 1 μm.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process according to claim 12, in which the alpha-aluminium oxide powder exhibits a particle size between 5 μm and 50 μm.

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