Patent ID: 6153162
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B01D,B01J,Y02A,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for the catalytic reduction of NO.sub.x, the reduction taking place in the presence of a catalyst which comprises(a) from 20 to 97 wt % of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3,(b) from 1 to 40 wt % of CuO,(c) from 1 to 50 wt % of ZnO,(d) from 1 to 40 wt % of Ag,(e) from 0 to 2 wt % of Pt,(f) from 0 to 20 wt % of oxides of rare earth metals, elements of the 3rd subgroup of the Periodic Table of the Elements or mixtures thereof, based on the total weight of the components (a) to (e), which adds up to 100 wt %,wherein, in each case, up to half the weight of the component (a) may be replaced by Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3 or mixtures thereof, of the component (b) by CoO, of the component (c) by MgO, of the component (d) by Au and of the component (e) by Pd, Ru, Os, Ir, Rh, Re or mixtures thereof, wherein the components (a), (b) and (c) form a spinel which is doped with the components (d), (e) and (f), wherein the catalyst has a bimodal or polymodal pore size distribution, 40-99% of the pore volume being present in mesopores and 1-60% of the pore volume being present in macropores.