Hydrocarbon trap catalyst

1. Catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L extending between substrate ends a and b and a first washcoat zone which comprises

a) a zeolite

b) a compound of a redox active base metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, Cr, Ce, Pr, Tb, Sn and In, and

c) palladium in oxidic or metallic state fixed to the surface of a support oxide, and wherein the carrier substrate comprises a second washcoat zone which comprises platinum, palladium and/or rhodium.

2. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite belongs to the structure type code BEA, FAU, FER, MFI or MOR.

3. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite is beta zeolite.

4. Catalyst according to claim 1 wherein the zeolite is in an amount of 20 to 90% by weight based on the weight of the catalyst.

5. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the redox active base metal is iron.

6. Catalyst according to claim 5 , wherein the iron is in form of an iron oxide.

7. Catalyst according to claim 6 , wherein the iron oxide is in an amount of 1.0 to 10.0% by weight, based on the weight of the catalyst and calculated as Fe 2 O 3 .

8. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the palladium of the first washcoat zone is in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight, based on the weight of the catalyst and calculated as palladium metal.

9. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the support oxide is in an amount of 1.0 to 50.0% by weight, based on the weight of the first washcoat zone.

10. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the support oxide is selected from the group consisting of alumina, alumina/silica mixed oxides, magnesia/alumina mixed oxides, ceria, ceria-zirconia mixed oxides and alumina-ceria mixed oxides.

11. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the redox active base metal compound is an oxide and present within and/or on the surface of the zeolite.

12. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier substrate is a filter substrate.

13. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier substrate comprises a third washcoat zone which comprises a zeolite and is free of palladium.

14. Catalyst according to claim 13 , wherein the third washcoat zone is present as a layer directly on the carrier substrate, the first washcoat zone is present as a layer on top of the third washcoat zone and the second washcoat layer is present as a layer on top of the first washcoat layer.

15. Catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the second washcoat zone comprises rhodium but no platinum and no palladium.

16. Method for the adsorption of hydrocarbons contained in the exhaust gas of a combustion engine comprising passing the exhaust gas over a catalyst according to claim 1 .

17. Catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L extending between substrate ends a and b and a first washcoat zone which comprises

a) a zeolite

b) a compound of a redox active base metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, Cr, Ce, Pr, Tb, Sn and In, and

c) palladium in oxidic or metallic state fixed to the surface of a support oxide, and wherein the carrier substrate comprises another washcoat zone which comprises a zeolite and is free of palladium.

18. Catalyst according to claim 17 , wherein the another washcoat zone has a zeolite structure that is of a structure code type of BEA or MFI or FAU.

19. Catalyst according to claim 18 , wherein the another washcoat zone forms a layer below the first washcoat zone and has an iron compound present within and/or on the surface of the zeolite of the another washcoat zone.

20. Method for the adsorption of hydrocarbons contained in the exhaust gas of a predominately stoichiometric operating combustion engine comprising passing the exhaust gas over a catalyst according to claim 17 .