Patent ID: 11969715
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 8:
9. A catalytic converter, comprising:
a body defining a chamber, the body having an inlet to receive an exhaust gas stream into the chamber, and an outlet to allow the exhaust gas stream to exit the body; and
a catalyst arranged in the chamber for direct decomposition removal of NOx from exhaust gas stream, the catalyst comprising a dual dispersed supported metal oxide material, which comprises MOx-CuOx on a Co3O4 spinel oxide support, wherein
M is selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ce, Mg, Tb, and Gd and is present in an amount from about 0.1 wt % to about 5.0 wt %,
Cu is present in an amount from about 1.0 wt % to about 5.0 wt %, and
wherein the amount of M and/or Cu does not exceed 7 wt %.