TIN CO-DOPED MIXED OXIDES FOR USE IN THREE WAY CATALYSIS
The present disclosures provides a catalyst composition comprising a mixed oxide support material and a platinum group metal supported on the mixed oxide support material, the mixed oxide support material comprising a solid solution mixed oxide having the formula Ce w Zr x Sn y M z O a , wherein: 0.05≤w≤0.90; 0.05≤x≤0.90; 0.001≤y≤0.25; 0.001≤z≤0.60; w+x+y+z=1.00; 1.0≤a≤2.0; and M is an element selected from one or more of sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, titanium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, aluminium, gallium, thallium, silicon, germanium, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, erbium, lutetium, dysprosium, holmium, thulium and ytterbium.
1 . A catalyst composition comprising a mixed oxide support material and a platinum group metal supported on the mixed oxide support material, the mixed oxide support material comprising a solid solution mixed oxide having the formula Ce w Zr x Sn y M z O a , wherein:
0.05≤w≤0.90;
0.05≤x≤0.90;
0.001≤y≤0.25;
0.001≤z≤0.60;
w+x+y+z=1.00;
1.0≤a≤2.0; and
M is an element selected from one or more of sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, titanium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, aluminium, gallium, thallium, silicon, germanium, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, erbium, lutetium, dysprosium, holmium, thulium and ytterbium.
2 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst composition is for three way catalysis.
3 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the solid solution mixed oxide is at least 95% phase pure.
4 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein y+z is less than 0.15.
5 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein 0.05≤y≤0.15.
6 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein w+x is greater than or equal to 0.80.
7 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein w+y is greater than 0.5.
8 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein 0.07≤y≤0.11.
9 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein 0.20≤w≤0.80.
10 . The catalyst article of claim 1 , wherein M comprises two or more different elements.
11 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein 0.15≤w, x≤0.25 and 0.30≤y+z≤0.70.
12 . The catalyst composition of claim 11 , wherein M z is M′ z1 M″ z2 , where:
0.15≤z1≤0.25;
0.15≤z2≤0.25;
M′ is an element selected from one of calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, hafnium, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium or gadolinium;
M″ is an element selected from one or more of sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, titanium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, aluminium, gallium, thallium, silicon, germanium, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, erbium, lutetium, dysprosium, holmium, thulium and ytterbium; and
M′ is different to M″.
13 . The catalyst composition of claim 12 , wherein M′ is yttrium.
14 . The catalyst composition of claim 12 , wherein M″ comprises only one element.
15 . The catalyst composition of claim 11 , wherein the mean cationic radius of Ce, Zr, Sn and M in the solid solution mixed oxide is from 90 to 106 pm.
16 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein M is an element selected from one or more of calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, hafnium, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium and gadolinium.
17 . The catalyst composition of claim 16 , wherein M is an element selected from one or more of calcium, strontium, barium, yttrium, lanthanum, neodymium and gadolinium.
18 . The catalyst article of claim 1 , wherein M comprises only one element.
19 . The catalyst composition of claim 1 , wherein the platinum group metal comprises one or more of platinum, palladium and rhodium, preferably wherein the platinum group metal comprises platinum.
20 . A catalyst article comprising a substrate and the catalyst composition of claim 1 ,
wherein the catalyst composition is disposed on the substrate.
21 . The catalyst article of claim 20 , wherein the catalyst article is a three way catalyst.
22 . A solid solution mixed oxide having the formula Ce w Zr x Sn y M z O a , wherein:
0.05≤w≤0.90;
0.05≤x≤0.90;
0.001≤y≤0.25;
0.001≤z≤0.60;
w+x+y+z=1.00;
1.0≤a≤2.0; and
M is an element selected from one or more of sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, titanium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, aluminium, gallium, thallium, silicon, germanium, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, erbium, lutetium, dysprosium, holmium, thulium and ytterbium.