IP Library Granted Patent US 12,508,576
Granted Patent B2
US 12,508,576 · App. 17/636,554 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Catalyst for reducing ammonia emissions

Inventors: Birgit Friedrich (Otzberg, DE); Gordon Keitl (Frankfurt, DE)
Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
B01J23/42B01J35/40B01J35/45B01J35/77B01J37/0225B01J37/08F01N3/105F01N3/281B01D53/9418B01D53/9422B01J23/40B01J23/56B01J29/7049F01N3/0814F01N2370/02F01N2510/063F01N2510/0682F01N2570/14F01N2570/18
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Patent No.
US 12,508,576
App. No.
17/636,554
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition comprising platinum supported on titanium oxide, the platinum particles having an average particle diameter of 50-200 nm. The composition has a surprisingly low light-off temperature for the ammonia oxidation and a high selectivity for oxidation to N2.

Claims (21)

1 . Composition comprising platinum in the form of platinum particles supported on metal oxide A, characterized in that the platinum particles have an average particle diameter of 50-200 nm, wherein metal oxide A is titanium oxide.

2 . Composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the platinum particles have an average particle diameter of 80-120 nm.

3 . Composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the composition contains no further precious metal other than platinum.

4 . Composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the titanium oxide comprises the crystalline phases anatase and rutile, and the anatase to rutile ratio is greater than 9:1.

5 . Composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the platinum loading is 0.5-20% by weight based on the metal oxide A.

6 . Composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the platinum loading is 3-8% by weight based on the metal oxide A.

7 . Composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the metal oxide A contains silicon oxide, wherein the proportion of silicon oxide in the metal oxide A is 1 to 10% by weight.

8 . Composition, characterized in that it comprises a composition according to claim 1 and metal oxide B, wherein metal oxide B equals metal oxide A.

9 . Method for producing a composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the platinum is deposited from a solution on the metal oxide A and the composition is subjected to a thermal treatment at 700° C. to 900° C. after drying.

10 . Catalyst comprising a composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the composition is applied to a carrier substrate of length L.

11 . Catalyst according to claim 10 , characterized in that the composition is applied to a carrier substrate over at least 80% of the entire length L.

12 . Catalyst according to claim 10 , characterized in that the composition is applied to a carrier substrate over a length of 10% to 80% of the carrier substrate length L.

13 . Catalyst according to claim 10 , characterized in that the composition is applied to a carrier substrate together with another catalytically active composition that is active for SCR reaction.

14 . Catalyst according to claim 10 , characterized in that the composition and another catalytically active composition are arranged in different zones and/or layers.

15 . Catalyst according to claim 10 , characterized in that the carrier substrate is a ceramic or metallic substrate.

16 . Catalyst according to claim 10 , characterized in that the carrier substrate is a flowthrough substrate.

17 . Catalyst according to claim 16 , characterized in that the flowthrough substrate is a corrugated substrate.

18 . Catalyst according to claim 10 , characterized in that the carrier substrate is a filter substrate.

19 . Catalyst system, characterized in that it comprises a catalyst according to the invention in accordance with claim 10 .

20 . Method for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases of lean-burn internal combustion engines, wherein the exhaust gas is passed over an exhaust gas system that comprises a catalyst for the selective reduction of nitrogen oxides (SCR) and an ammonia slip catalyst (ASC) downstream of the exhaust gas stream, characterized in that the ASC is a catalyst according to the invention in accordance with claim 10 .

21 . Method according to claim 20 , characterized in that the SCR catalyst is a vanadium oxide-based catalyst or a zeolite-based catalyst of the Fe-zeolite or Cu-zeolite type.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2022
From: FRIEDRICH, BIRGIT; KEITL, GORDON
To: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 059047/0804 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19192428 · Aug 20, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220297093A1 · Sep 22, 2022
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