IP Library Patent Application 18042706
Patent Application
App. No. 18/042,706

OXIDATION CATALYST COMPRISING A PLATINUM GROUP METAL AND A BASE METAL OXIDE

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18/042,706
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to oxidation catalyst compositions comprising a platinum group metal (PGM) component comprising palladium, platinum, or a combination thereof; a manganese component; and a first refractory metal oxide support material comprising zirconia; catalytic articles; and exhaust gas treatment systems, as well as methods of making and using such oxidation catalyst compositions, for example, to reduce formaldehyde levels in engine exhaust emissions.

Claims (53)

1 . An oxidation catalyst composition comprising:

a platinum group metal (PGM) component comprising palladium, platinum, or a combination thereof;

a manganese component; and

a first refractory metal oxide support material comprising zirconia.

2 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , comprising manganese in an amount by weight, on an oxide basis, from about 0.1% to about 90%, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support material.

3 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the manganese component is supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material.

4 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the first refractory metal oxide support material comprises zirconia in an amount by weight from about 1% to about 99%.

5 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the first refractory metal oxide support material further comprises alumina, silica, ceria, titanium oxide, silica-doped alumina, silica-titania, silica-zirconia, yttrium-zirconium, manganese-zirconium, tungsten-titania, zirconia-titania, zirconia-ceria, zirconia-alumina, manganese-alumina, lanthanum-zirconia, lanthanum-zirconia-alumina, magnesium-alumina oxide, and combinations thereof.

6 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the zirconia in the first refractory metal oxide support material is doped with lanthanum in an amount by weight from about 1% to about 40% on an oxide basis, based on the weight of the zirconia.

7 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , further comprising a base metal oxide chosen from oxides of cerium, iron, cobalt, zinc, chromium, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten, copper, magnesium, antimony, tin, lead, yttrium, and combinations thereof.

8 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 7 , wherein the base metal oxide is supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material.

9 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 7 , wherein:

the base metal oxide is an oxide of ceria, and the ceria is present in an amount up to about 99% by weight, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support material.

10 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , comprising:

manganese in an amount by weight, on an oxide basis, from about 1% to about 60%, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support material; and

ceria in an amount from about 1% to about 99%, by weight, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support material.

11 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein:

the palladium is loaded on the first refractory metal oxide support in an amount by weight from about 0% to about 10%, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support;

the platinum is loaded on the first refractory metal oxide support in an amount by weight from about 0% to about 10%, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support; and

wherein at least one of the platinum or the palladium is present in an amount by weight of about 0.1% or greater, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support material.

12 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the PGM component comprises a combination of platinum and palladium.

13 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 12 , wherein a ratio of palladium to platinum by weight is from about 100 to about 0.01[[.]], or from about 1 to about

14 . (canceled)

15 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , further comprising a second refractory metal oxide support material, wherein the second refractory metal oxide support material optionally comprises alumina, silica, zirconia, titania, ceria, silica-doped alumina, silica-titania, silica-zirconia, yttrium-zirconium, manganese-zirconium, tungsten-titania, zirconia-titania, zirconia-ceria, zirconia-alumina, manganese-alumina, lanthanum-zirconia, lanthanum-zirconia-alumina, magnesium-alumina oxide, or a combination thereof and wherein the second refractory metal oxide support material optionally comprises a base metal oxide chosen from oxides of cerium, iron, cobalt, zinc, chromium, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten, copper, magnesium, antimony, tin, lead, yttrium, and combinations thereof.

16 . (canceled)

17 . (canceled)

18 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 15 , wherein the PGM component is supported on the second refractory metal oxide support material in an amount by weight from about 0.1% to about 10%, based on the weight of the second refractory metal oxide support material.

19 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 15 , wherein the second refractory metal oxide support material comprises alumina or zirconia.

20 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 19 , wherein the zirconia in the second refractory metal oxide support material is doped with lanthanum in an amount by weight from about 0.1% to about 40%, on an oxide basis, based on the weight of the zirconia.

21 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 15 , wherein the second refractory metal oxide support material is substantially free of lanthanum.

22 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 15 , wherein the second refractory metal oxide support material comprises manganese.

23 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 15 , wherein the manganese component is supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material, and the PGM component is supported on the second refractory metal oxide support material optionally in an amount from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight, based on the weight of the second refractory metal oxide support material.

24 . (canceled)

25 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 15 , wherein:

the manganese component is manganese oxide, supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material in an amount by weight, on an oxide basis, from about 0.1% to about 40%, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support material; and

the PGM component is supported on the second refractory metal oxide support material, wherein the second refractory metal oxide support material is chosen from alumina, silica-doped alumina, titania, titania-doped alumina, zirconium doped alumina, zirconia, and zirconia doped with from about 1% to about 40% by weight of lanthana, based on the weight of the zirconia.

26 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 25 , wherein the first refractory metal oxide support material further comprises ceria in an amount by weight from about 1% to about 50%, based on the weight of the first refractory metal oxide support material.

27 . The oxidation catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the oxidation catalyst composition is substantially free of copper.

28 . A catalytic article comprising a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end defining an overall length, and a catalytic coating disposed on at least a portion thereof, the catalytic coating comprising a first washcoat and a second washcoat, wherein:

the first washcoat comprises a manganese component and a first refractory metal oxide support material comprising zirconia, wherein the manganese component is supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material as manganese oxide or a mixed oxide; and

the second washcoat comprises a platinum group metal (PGM) component comprising palladium, platinum, or a combination thereof, and a second refractory metal oxide support material, wherein the PGM component is supported on the second refractory metal oxide support material.

29 - 50 . (canceled)

51 . A catalytic article comprising a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end defining an overall length, and a catalytic coating disposed on at least a portion thereof, the catalytic coating comprising a first washcoat, a second washcoat, and a third washcoat, wherein:

the first washcoat comprises a manganese component and a first refractory metal oxide support material comprising zirconia, wherein the manganese component is supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material as manganese oxide or a mixed oxide;

the second washcoat comprises a base metal oxide component comprising ceria, manganese oxide, zirconia, lanthanum oxide, copper oxide, or a combination thereof, and a second refractory metal oxide support material, wherein the base metal oxide component is supported on the second refractory metal oxide support material; and

the third washcoat comprises a platinum group metal (PGM) component comprising palladium, platinum, or a combination thereof, and a third refractory metal oxide support material, wherein the PGM component is supported on the third refractory metal oxide support material.

52 - 69 . (canceled)

70 . A formaldehyde oxidation catalyst composition comprising:

a refractory metal oxide support material comprising zirconia;

manganese in an amount by weight, on an oxide basis, from about 1% to about 30%, based on the weight of the refractory metal oxide support material; and

ceria in an amount from about 0% to about 30%, based on the weight of the refractory metal oxide support material,

wherein the formaldehyde oxidation catalyst composition is substantially free of copper.

71 - 73 . (canceled)

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 8, 2024
From: BASF CORPORATION
To: BASF MOBILE EMISSIONS CATALYSTS LLC
Reel/Frame 068518/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2023
From: SUNG, SHIANG; HOKE, JEFFREY B.
To: BASF CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062786/0344 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2023
From: KOEGEL, MARKUS
To: HTE GMBH THE HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION COMPANY
Reel/Frame 062786/0497 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2023
From: HTE GMBH THE HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION COMPANY
To: BASF CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062786/0594 →