A Hexa-Aluminate Automotive Three-Way Catalyst

Keiichi Narita; Mari Uenishi; Masashi Taniguchi; Isao Tan; Hirohisa Tanaka; Kimiyoshi Kaneko; Noboru Sato; Ken'ichi Taki

doi:10.4271/2002-01-0736

2002-03-04

A Hexa-Aluminate Automotive Three-Way Catalyst 2002-01-0736

With emission regulations getting tighter and tighter, catalysts will need to be active at ever lower temperatures in order to meet future standards. To meet this need, automotive catalysts are being installed closer to the engine so as to be active immediately after start-up. In this location, catalysts must have high temperature durability.

In this paper, we examined a heat-resistant support material, “hexa-aluminate”, for possible use in future automotive catalysts.

Catalytic activity of hexa-aluminate was more better than La added γ - alumina after redox treatment in model gas and after engine aging. Since hexa-aluminate had the excellent thermal durability, and Pd, which are supported on it, maintains finer particles than those on La added γ-alumina.

We suggest that hexa-aluminate is a effective support material for automotive catalysts. More specifically, hexa-aluminate is expected to be a key technology for meeting the stringent emission standards of the future.

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