CATALYZED SOOT FILTER WITH REDUCED AMMONIA OXIDATION
The present disclosure is directed to a system for treating an exhaust gas stream from an engine, which includes a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) located downstream of the engine and adapted for oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, an injector adapted for the addition of a reductant to the exhaust gas stream located downstream of the DOC, a catalyzed soot filter (CSF) located downstream of the injector, and a selective catalytic reduction component adapted for the oxidation of nitrogen oxides located downstream of the CSF. The CSF is adapted for oxidizing hydrocarbons and includes a selective oxidation catalyst composition on a filter with high selectivity ratio for hydrocarbon oxidation:ammonia oxidation (e.g., at least 0.6).
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37 . A catalyzed soot filter (CSF) comprising a selective oxidation catalyst composition on a filter, wherein the selective oxidation catalyst composition has a selectivity for oxidizing HC versus oxidizing ammonia, and wherein the selective oxidation catalyst composition is substantially free of platinum.
38 . The CSF of claim 37 , wherein the selectivity is defined by a ratio of HC oxidation to ammonia oxidation ratio of at least 0.6 at a temperature of about 450° C. to about 550° C.
39 . The CSF of claim 37 , wherein the selective oxidation catalyst composition comprises: a base metal oxide component; a rare earth metal oxide component; a platinum group metal (PGM) component; or combinations thereof.
40 . The CSF of claim 39 , wherein the base metal oxide component, rare earth metal oxide component, PGM component or combination thereof is impregnated or ion-exchanged on a support material selected from the group consisting of a refractory metal oxide, an oxygen storage component, a molecular sieve, and a combination thereof.
41 . The CSF of claim 37 , wherein the selective oxidation catalyst composition comprises a palladium component.
42 . The CSF of claim 41 , wherein the palladium component is impregnated on ceria or silica-alumina.
43 . The CSF of claim 37 , wherein the selective oxidation catalyst composition comprises a PGM component and wherein the PGM component has a loading on the filter of about 0.1 g/ft 3 to about 10 g/ft 3 .
44 . The CSF of claim 37 , wherein the selective oxidation catalyst composition has a loading of about 0.05 g/in 3 to about 0.5 g/in 3 on the filter.
45 . A method for reducing HCs, CO, and NO x present in an exhaust gas stream, comprising routing the exhaust gas stream through a system for a time and temperature sufficient to reduce HCs, CO, and NO x in the exhaust gas stream, the system comprising: a diesel oxidation catalyst located downstream of an engine and adapted for oxidation of hydrocarbons (HCs), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxide (NO); an injector adapted for the addition of a reductant to the exhaust gas stream located downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst; a catalyzed soot filter (CSF) comprising a selective oxidation catalyst composition on a filter, located downstream of the injector and adapted for oxidizing HCs with a selectivity ratio for HC oxidation:ammonia oxidation of at least 0.6 at a temperature of about 450° C. to about 550° C.; a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component comprising a first SCR material adapted for the reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), located downstream of the CSF; wherein all components are in fluid communication with the exhaust gas stream, and wherein the selective oxidation catalyst composition comprises: a base metal oxide component; a rare earth metal oxide component; a platinum group metal (PGM) component; or combinations thereof.
46 . A method for reducing HCs, CO, and NO present in an exhaust gas stream comprising: contacting the exhaust gas stream with a diesel oxidation catalyst adapted for the oxidation of HCs, CO and NO, thereby forming a first effluent with reduced levels of HCs and CO and elevated levels of NO 2 ; injecting a reductant into the first effluent exiting the diesel oxidation catalyst to obtain a second effluent; contacting the second effluent with a catalyzed soot filter (CSF) comprising a selective oxidation catalyst on a filter, adapted for selectively oxidizing HCs with a selectivity ratio of HC oxidation:ammonia oxidation of at least 0.6 at a temperature of about 450° C. to about 550° C., forming a third effluent with further reduced levels of HCs; and contacting the third effluent with a SCR component adapted for the reduction of NO x , thereby forming a treated exhaust gas stream with reduced levels of HCs, CO, and NO x .
47 . The method of claim 45 , wherein the treated exhaust gas stream has a HC content that is reduced by at least 35% at 450° C. with respect to the exhaust gas stream.
48 . The method of claim 45 , wherein the treated exhaust gas stream has a HC content that is reduced by at least 55% at 500° C. with respect to the exhaust gas stream.
49 . The method of claim 45 , wherein the treated exhaust gas stream has a HC content that is reduced by at least 75% at 550° C. with respect to the exhaust gas stream.