Diesel oxidation catalysts, systems and methods of treatment
View Patent ↗Diesel oxidation catalysts comprising a first washcoat layer including a platinum group metal impregnated on a promoted non-zeolitic support are described. The promoter is one or more of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metals. Methods of making and using the diesel oxidation catalyst, including emissions treatment systems, are also described.
1. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, the catalytic article further comprising a second washcoat layer comprising a second platinum group metal on a support.
2. The catalytic article of claim 1 , wherein less than or equal to about 10% of total platinum group metal is in the second washcoat layer.
3. The catalytic article of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first washcoat layer and the second washcoat layer further comprises a zeolite.
4. The catalytic article of claim 1 , wherein both the first washcoat layer and the second washcoat layer are substantially free of zeolite.
5. The catalytic article of claim 1 , wherein the promoter is present in an amount up to about 50% by weight.
6. The catalytic article of claim 1 , wherein the promoted non-zeolite support is promoted with manganese, indium and iridium.
7. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, the catalytic article further comprising an undercoat washcoat layer comprising substantially no platinum group metal, the undercoat washcoat layer positioned between the substrate and the first washcoat layer.
8. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the promoter is in solid solution with the non-zeolite support.
9. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the non-zeolite support is alumina.
10. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the first platinum group metal comprises a mixture of platinum and palladium.
11. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the promoted non-zeolite support is promoted with a promoter comprising manganese and indium.
12. The catalytic article of claim 11 , wherein the promoted non-zeolite support is promoted with a promoter comprising manganese.
13. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the promoter comprises manganese in an amount up to about 1 g/in 3 , iridium in an amount up to about 0.01 g/in 3 and indium in an amount up to about 0.1 g/in 3 .
14. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the promoter comprises less than or equal to about 0.17 g/in 3 manganese, less than or equal to about 0.0035 g/in 3 iridium and greater than or equal to about 0.067 g/in 3 indium.
15. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the promoter comprises tin in an amount up to about 0.2 g/in 3 , indium in an amount up to about 0.2 g/in 3 and iridium in an amount up to about 0.01 g/in 3 .
16. A catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof, wherein the substrate comprises a wall flow monolith having a plurality of longitudinally extending passages formed by longitudinally extending walls bounding and defining said passages.
17. A method of treating an exhaust gas stream emitted by a diesel engine comprising passing the exhaust gas stream through a catalytic article comprising a substrate having a first washcoat layer comprising a first platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a non-zeolite support promoted with a promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the promoter is in solid solution with the non-zeolite support.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the promoted non-zeolite support comprises manganese, indium and iridium.
20. An exhaust treatment system comprising:
a diesel engine; and
a diesel oxidation catalyst disposed downstream of and in flow communication with the diesel engine, the diesel oxidation catalyst comprising a substrate with a first washcoat layer disposed on the substrate, the first washcoat layer comprising a platinum group metal comprising platinum impregnated on a promoted non-zeolite support, the promoter being selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof.
21. The exhaust treatment system of claim 20 , wherein the promoter is in solid solution with the non-zeolite support.
22. The exhaust treatment system of claim 20 , wherein the promoted non-zeolite support comprises manganese, indium and iridium.
23. The exhaust treatment system of claim 20 , wherein the promoted non-zeolite support comprising manganese.
24. The exhaust treatment system of claim 20 , further comprising at least one additional catalyst located downstream of the engine, upstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst and in flow communication with both.
25. The exhaust treatment system of claim 20 , further comprising at least one additional catalyst located downstream of and in flow communication with the diesel oxidation catalyst.
26. A method of making a catalytic article comprising:
impregnating a promoted non-zeolite support with a platinum group metal comprising platinum, the promoted non-zeolite support having a promoter selected from the group consisting of tin, manganese, indium, group VIII metal and combinations thereof;
drying and calcining to fix the platinum group metal onto the promoted non-zeolite support;
forming a washcoat slurry comprising the calcined promoted non-zeolite support; and
washcoating a substrate with the washcoat slurry.
27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the promoter is in solid-solution with the non-zeolite support.
28. The method of claim 26 , wherein the promoter comprises manganese, indium and iridium.
29. The method of claim 26 , wherein the promoter comprises tin, indium and iridium.