Claims
- 1. A method for reducing nitrogen oxides by hydrocarbons present in an oxygen-rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides hydrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and oxygen, comprising:
- bringing said exhaust gas into contact with a catalyst comprising (i) a zeolite having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mole ratio of at least 15 which is a member selected from the group consisting of ferrierite, Y, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12 and ZSM-20 and (ii)(a) silver incorporated therein, the silver content ranging from 0.1 to 1.5 in terms of the mole ratio of silver oxide to alumina in the zeolite, and (b) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal, both incorporated therein, wherein the content of the metal selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal is 0.1 to 1.2, in terms of the mole ratio of alkali metal oxides and/or alkaline earth metal oxides to alumina in the zeolite.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said contacting step is performed at a temperature of from 100.degree. C. to 900.degree. C. and a space velocity of from 1,000 to 500,000 hr.sup.-1, wherein said space velocity is defined as a gas flow rate divided by a catalyst volume.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein, over the temperature range of reduction, at least 40% of the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas are reduced.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/805,052, filed on Dec. 11, 1991, now abandoned.
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