IP Library Granted Patent US 10,086,356
Granted Patent B2
US 10,086,356 · App. 15/605,750 · Granted Oct 2, 2018

Compositions for passive NO

Inventors: Maximilian A. Biberger (Scottsdale, AZ); Bryant Kearl (Phoenix, AZ); Qinghua Yin (Tempe, AZ); Xiwang Qi (Scottsdale, AZ)
Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 10,086,356
App. No.
15/605,750
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a substrate containing passive NO x adsorption (PNA) materials for treatment of gases, and washcoats for use in preparing such a substrate. Also provided are methods of preparation of the PNA materials, as well as methods of preparation of the substrate containing the PNA materials. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a coated substrate containing PNA materials for PNA systems, useful in the treatment of exhaust gases. Also disclosed are exhaust treatment systems, and vehicles, such as diesel or gasoline vehicles, particularly light-duty diesel or gasoline vehicles, using catalytic converters and exhaust treatment systems using the coated substrates.

Claims (23)

1. A method of treating an exhaust gas, comprising:

contacting a coated substrate with an exhaust gas comprising NO x emissions, wherein the coated substrate comprises:

a substrate; and

a Passive NOx Adsorber (PNA) layer comprising nano-sized platinum group metal (PGM) on a plurality of support particles comprising cerium oxide, wherein the amount of cerium oxide used in the PNA layer is from about 50 g/L to about 400 g/L.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PNA layer stores NOx gas up to at least a first temperature and releases the stored NOx gas at or above the first temperature.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first temperature is 150° C.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the PGM comprises ruthenium, the PNA layer stores NOx gas up to at least a 300° C. and releases the stored NOx gas at or above 300° C.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support particles are micron-sized or the plurality of support particles are nano-sized.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support particles further comprise zirconium oxide, lanthanum oxide, yttrium oxide, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nano-sized PGM on the plurality of support particles comprise composite nano-particles, wherein the composite nano-particles comprise a support-nano-particle and a PGM nano-particle.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the composite nano-particles are bonded to micron-sized carrier particles to form nano-on-nano-on-micro particles.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the micron-sized carrier particles comprise cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, lanthanum oxide, yttrium oxide, or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the micron-sized carrier particles comprise 86 wt % cerium oxide, 10 wt % zirconium oxide, and 4 wt % lanthanum oxide.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the composite nano-particles are embedded within carrier particles to form nano-on-nano-in-micro particles.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the composite nanoparticles are plasma created.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PGM comprises palladium and/or ruthenium.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PNA layer comprises about 2 g/L to about 4 g/L palladium and/or about 3 g/L to about 15 g/L ruthenium.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PNA layer comprises greater than or equal to about 150 g/L of the plurality of support particles.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PNA layer further comprises boehmite particles.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the nano-sized PGM on the plurality of support particles comprises 95% to 98% by weight of the mixture of the nano-sized PGM on the plurality of support particles and the boehmite particles in the PNA layer and/or the boehmite particles comprise 2% to 5% by weight of the mixture of the nano-sized PGM on the plurality of support particles and boehmite particles in the PNA layer.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises cordierite.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a honeycomb structure.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein a corner-fill layer is deposited directly on the substrate.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2018
From: SDCMATERIALS, INC.
To: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 045485/0344 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2018
From: SM (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
To: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 045350/0280 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2017
From: BIBERGER, MAXIMILIAN A.; KEARL, BRYANT; YIN, QINGHUA; QI, XIWANG
To: SDCMATERIALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042534/0026 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 14663330 · Mar 19, 2015
Provisional Application 61969035 · Mar 21, 2014
Provisional Application 61985388 · Apr 28, 2014
Provisional Application 62121444 · Feb 26, 2015
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