Patent Application
20200256235
The present disclosure relates to an exhaust gas purification device
A catalyst filter that purifies exhaust gas by a catalytic reaction, and a PM (Particulate Matter) filter that traps particulate matter, are provided in the exhaust gas flow path of an internal combustion engine as an exhaust gas purification device. By disposing the catalyst filter and the PM filter in tandem, the PM filter can be provided at a position close to the internal combustion engine, thereby enabling natural regeneration to occur, in which PM deposited on the PM filter is burned off by exhaust heat of the internal combustion engine.
According to one aspect, the present disclosure provides an exhaust gas purification device, comprising:
a honeycomb catalyst comprising a first substrate, formed of a promoter and has a honeycomb structure, with a catalyst supported thereon; and,
a PM trapping filter located on the exhaust gas downstream side of the honeycomb catalyst and comprising a second substrate, having a honeycomb structure.
The above objectives and other objectives, features and advantages of the present disclosure are made clearer from the detailed description given hereafter, referring to the appended drawings. In the drawings:
A catalyst filter that purifies exhaust gas by a catalytic reaction, and a PM (Particulate Matter) filter that traps particulate matter, are provided in the exhaust gas flow path of an internal combustion engine as an exhaust gas purification device. By disposing the catalyst filter and the PM filter in tandem, the PM filter can be provided at a position close to the internal combustion engine, thereby enabling natural regeneration to occur, in which PM deposited on the PM filter is burned off by exhaust heat of the internal combustion engine.
For example, JP 5584487 B discloses an exhaust gas purification device in which a honeycomb catalyst having a three-way catalyst supported on a first honeycomb substrate, and a plugged honeycomb structure in which part of an opening surface of a second honeycomb substrate is plugged, are disposed in a tandem arrangement. The exhaust gas purification device captures PM contained in exhaust gas, using the plugged honeycomb structure.
When the A/F (air-fuel ratio) in the interior of the three-way catalyst departs from the stoichiometric A/F, the purification rate of NOx deteriorates, that is, the NOx emission worsens. In view of this, attempts have been made to maintain a stoichiometric A/F by performing feedback control using an A/F sensor. In addition, an oxygen storage material that stores and releases oxygen has been coated on the honeycomb catalyst, as a promoter, to maintain the stoichiometric A/F inside the catalyst.
With the above configuration, when the A/F fluctuates greatly, such as during acceleration of the internal combustion engine, it becomes difficult to maintain the stoichiometric A/F inside the three-way catalyst, and the NOx emission deteriorates, so that the exhaust gas purification action becomes degraded. To solve this, it is necessary to increase the amount of coating with the promoter, in order to store oxygen which may be excess or deficient. However, when the amount of the promoter coating is increased, the heat capacity of the honeycomb catalyst increases, and thus the warm-up performance deteriorates. As a result, NOx emission is worsened, in particular when starting the internal combustion engine. On the other hand if the length of the honeycomb catalyst is increased, to increase the amount of promoter coating, the plugged honeycomb structure becomes shortened due to the limitations of the mounting space, and hence the PM trapping rate is reduced, while also the pressure loss is increased, thereby leading to a decrease in the output of the internal combustion engine. There is thus scope for improving the PM trapping rate, improving the purification action, and suppressing an increase in pressure loss.
The present disclosure is intended to provide an exhaust gas purification device capable of providing an improved PM trapping rate, suppressing an increase in pressure loss, and improving the exhaust gas purification action.
According to one aspect, the present disclosure provides an exhaust gas purification device, to be provided in the exhaust gas flow path of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a honeycomb catalyst comprising a first substrate, formed of a promoter and has a honeycomb structure, with a catalyst supported thereon; and,
a PM trapping filter, configured to be capable of trapping PM, located on the exhaust gas downstream side of the honeycomb catalyst and comprising a second substrate, having a honeycomb structure.
In the exhaust gas purification device, the first substrate, which constitutes the honeycomb catalyst, is composed of a promoter. It is thus made possible to reduce or eliminate the need to coat a promoter on the first substrate, while maintaining a high oxygen storage amount (OSC amount). This makes it possible to reduce the heat capacity of the honeycomb catalyst and improve the warm-up performance while maintaining the exhaust gas purifying action. As a result, it is possible to improve the exhaust gas purifying action, in particular when starting the internal combustion engine. Furthermore, since the exhaust gas purification device is a tandem type, in which a PM trapping filter is provided downstream from the honeycomb catalyst, the PM trapping filter can readily be regenerated by the exhaust heat of the internal combustion engine, and PM trapping can be effectively performed. It thus becomes possible to improve the convergence rate and to suppress an increase in pressure loss.
As described above, according to the present disclosure, an exhaust gas purification device can be provided that is capable of improving the PM trapping rate, suppressing a rise in pressure loss, and improving the exhaust gas purification action.
An embodiment of the exhaust gas purification device will be described referring to
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The exhaust gas purification device 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail in the following, referring to
The first substrate 11, constituting the honeycomb catalyst 10 shown in
The porosity of the first substrate 11 can be varied by changing the mixing ratio of the promoter and the inorganic binder. For example, the porosity of the first substrate 11 can be 20% or more, and is preferably 50% or more.
A catalyst (not shown) is supported on the first substrate 11. In the present embodiment, a three-way catalyst including Pt, Pd, and Rh is employed as the catalyst. The first substrate 11 may be coated with a promoter together with the catalyst.
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Next, the following Evaluation Test 1 was performed. In the Evaluation Test 1, the PM trapping rate, the pressure loss, the NOx emission, and the oxygen storage amount (OSC amount) of Comparison Examples 1 to 5, described hereinafter, were calculated. To calculate the PM trapping rate, a 2.0-liter gasoline supercharged direct-injection vehicle was equipped with an exhaust gas purification device at the rear stage of the turbocharger, and was driven in the WLTC mode, which is an operation mode in accordance with European regulations, in a chassis dynamometer test, and the PM trapping rate was obtained by measuring the particle number concentration (PN) of total discharged particles.
The NOx emission was calculated by measuring the amount of nitrogen oxide emission in a 2.0 L gasoline direct injection vehicle while being driven in the WLTC mode.
To calculate the pressure loss, the exhaust gas purification device was first subjected to a durability test for accelerated ash deposition, in a bench test of an engine, and 40 g of ash was deposited in the exhaust gas purification device. After the ash deposition, the exhaust gas purification device was installed in the exhaust system of the 2.0 L gasoline supercharged direct injection vehicle, and the pressure loss of the engine was measured when operated under a condition of an intake air rate of 100 g/s.
To calculate the OSC amount, firstly a perturbation of ±2.0ϕ% at 1 Hz was applied in a bench test of a 2.5 L engine to vary the target A/F, and the point at which the emission of NOx/CO became a minimum was calculated as the catalyst stoichiometric A/F. Here, ϕ is an equivalent ratio, obtained by dividing the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio by the actual air-fuel ratio. Thereafter, the A/F step width was set to ±5ϕ% from the calculated catalyst stoichiometry, a lean gas flow and a rich gas flow were alternately passed through the catalyst, with a cycle holding time of 60 seconds, and the oxygen concentrations before and after passing through the catalyst were measured. The average oxygen storage amount, in three cycles in which the target A/F was changed from the rich side to the lean side, was then calculated as the OSC amount.
An exhaust gas purification device 9 having the conventional configuration shown in
In the table, “Fr substrate” indicates the substrate of the Fr catalyst 910. In the column of Fr substrate, “ternary coating amount” is the amount of the promoter coated on the Fr catalyst 910, “PGM amount” is the amount of platinum group element, and “Fr coating amount” is the amount of the promoter in the Fr catalyst 910. When the Fr substrate is composed of a promoter, the “ternary coat amount” indicates the weight of the Fr substrate itself.
In addition, in the table, “Rr substrate” and the substrate of the PM filter 920 are shown. In the column of Rr substrate, the “ternary coating amount” is the amount of promoter that is coated on the PM filter 920, and the “PGM amount” is the amount of platinum group element.
“Fr substrate+Rr substrate” in the table indicates the totals of the Fr catalyst 910 and the PM filter 920. In the column “Fr substrate+Rr substrate”, “Fr coating amount” indicates the total of the amount of the promoter contained in the first substrate 11 of the Fr catalyst 910 and the amount of promoter coating, when the promoter is further coated on the substrate. The “Rr coating amount” is the amount of promoter in the PM filter 920. The “Fr+Rr coating amount” is the total amount of the promoter in the Fr catalyst 910 and the PM filter 920.
As shown in Table 1, in Comparison Examples 1 to 5, the amount of Fr coating was changed, while the configurations on the Rr side were kept identical to one another and the amount of Rr coating was not changed.
Furthermore, as shown in Table 8, the pressure loss was relatively large in each of the Comparison Examples 1 to 5.
Next, the following Evaluation Test 2 was performed. In the Evaluation Test 2, a test similar to the Evaluation Test 1 was performed, using as the exhaust gas purification device of Comparison Examples 6 to 10 an exhaust gas purification device 9 having the conventional configuration with the coating amount of the comparison example 3 as shown in Table 2, and with the lengths L1 and L2 of the substrates on the Fr and Rr sides being varied while maintaining the total length L1+L2 of the substrates unchanged. Table 2 below shows the configurations etc., of the substrates on the Fr and Rr sides in the exhaust gas purification device 9 of Comparison Examples 6 to 10, while the test results are shown in Table 8 below.
As shown in Table 8, the NOx emission is the lowest in Comparison Example 8, in which the lengths L1 and L2 of the substrate on the Fr side and on the Rr side are respectively equal.
Furthermore, in Comparison Examples 9 and 10, in which the Fr-side substrate is longer than in Comparison Example 8, the amount of the OSC is increased because the amount of the coated promoter increases together with the increase of the Fr-side substrate. However, the PM trapping ability is reduced due to the decrease in the volume of the substrate on the Rr side. Furthermore, as shown in Table 8, the pressure loss was relatively large in Comparison Examples 6 to 10,
Next, the following Evaluation Test 3 was performed. In the Evaluation Test 3 as shown in Table 3, as the Test Examples 1 to 5, the same test as for the Evaluation Test 1 was performed, using an exhaust gas purification device 1 as the exhaust gas purification device 1 according to the first embodiment in which the length L1 of the first substrate 11 on the Fr side and the length L2 of the second substrate 21 on the Rr side were varied while maintaining the total length L1+L2 of the substrates unchanged. Table 3 shows the configurations of the substrates on the Fr and Rr sides in the exhaust gas purification devices 1 of Test Examples 1 to 5, and Table 8 shows the test results.
As shown in Table 8, in all of Test Examples 1 to 5, the pressure loss was significantly reduced by comparison with Comparison Examples 1 to 10. Furthermore, as shown in Table 8 and
Next, the following Evaluation Test 4 was performed. In the Evaluation Test 4, a test similar to the Evaluation Test 1 was performed, for Test Examples 6 to 10 as shown in Table 4 below, using the exhaust gas purification device 1 of the first embodiment, with the porosity of the first substrate 11 on the Fr side set at 60%, and with the length L1 of the first substrate and the length L2 of the second substrate being varied while maintaining the total length L1+L2 of the first substrate 11 on the Fr side and the second substrate 21 on the Rr side unchanged. Table 4 shows the configurations of the substrates on the Fr and Rr sides in the exhaust gas purification device 1 of Test Examples 6 to 10, and Table 8 shows the test results.
Furthermore as shown in Table 5 below, in the Evaluation Test 5, a test similar to the Evaluation Test 1 was performed, for Test Examples 11 to 15 as shown in Table 5 below, using the exhaust gas purification device 1 of the first embodiment described above, with the porosity of the first substrate 11 on the Fr side set at 40%, and with the length L1 of the first substrate and the length L2 of the second substrate being varied while maintaining the total length L1+L2 of the first substrate 11 on the Fr side and the second substrate 21 on the Rr side unchanged. Table 5 shows the configurations of the substrates on the Fr and Rr sides in the exhaust gas purification device 1 of Test Examples 11 to 15, and Table 8 shows the test results.
Next, the following Evaluation Test 5 was performed. In the Evaluation Test 5, as shown in Table 6 below, the same test as the Evaluation Test 1 was performed as Test Examples 16 to 19, using the exhaust gas purification device 1 of the first embodiment, with the porosity of the first substrate 11 on the Fr side set at 50% and L1/(L1+L2) set at 0.5, and with the ratio of the ceria-zirconia solid solution in the promoter being varied. Here, the “ratio of the ceria-zirconia solid solution” signifies the ratio of the weight of the ceria-zirconia solid solution to the total weight of the components contained in the promoter constituting the substrate. Table 6 shows the configurations of the substrates on the Fr and Rr sides in the exhaust gas purification device 1 of Test Examples 16 to 19, and Table 8 shows the test results. In Test Examples 1 to 15, as shown in Tables 3 to 5, the ratio of the ceria-zirconia solid solution was 30 wt %.
As shown in Table 8, the higher the ratio of the ceria-zirconia solid solution in the promoter, the greater becomes the amount of OSC. As the ratio of the ceria-zirconia solid solution decreases, the amount of OSC decreases accordingly, and hence the NOx emission deteriorates. It was confirmed that when the ratio of the ceria-zirconia solid solution in the promoter is 40% or more, an improved exhaust gas purification action can be obtained.
Next, the following Evaluation Test 6 was performed. In the Evaluation Test 6, shown in Table 7 below as Reference Examples 1 to 5, a test similar to Test 1 was performed using the exhaust gas purification device 9 having the above-described conventional configuration, with the amounts of coating of the catalyst and the promoter on the substrate 911 on the Rr side being varied. Table 7 shows the configurations of the substrates on the Fr and Rr sides in the exhaust gas purification device of Reference Examples 1 to 5, and Table 8 shows the test results.
As shown in Table 8 and
Table 8 below shows the results of the above Evaluation Tests 1 to 6.
Next, the operation and effects of the exhaust gas purification device 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
With the exhaust gas purification device 1, the first substrate 11, which constitutes the honeycomb catalyst 10, is made of the promoter. Therefore, the amount of promoter that is coated on the first substrate 11 can be reduced, or that coating may be made unnecessary, while maintaining a high OSC amount. The heat capacity of the honeycomb catalyst 10 can thereby be reduced and the warm-up performance can thus be improved, while maintaining the exhaust gas purifying function, and furthermore the exhaust gas purifying action can be improved, in particular when starting the internal combustion engine.
Furthermore, since the exhaust gas purification device 1 is of a tandem type, in which the PM trapping filter 20 is provided downstream from the honeycomb catalyst 10, the PM trapping filter 20 can readily be regenerated by the exhaust heat of the internal combustion engine, and the PM trapping rate can thus be improved, and an increase in pressure loss can be prevented.
Moreover with the present embodiment, the length L1 of the first substrate 11 in the flow direction of the exhaust gases F1 and F2 in the exhaust gas flow path 100 is made less than half the total of the lengths L1 of the first substrate 11 and L2 of the second substrate 21, in the Test Examples 1 to 3, 6 to 8, 11 to 13, and 16 to 19. In that case, since the second substrate 21 on the Rr side can be made relatively long, a rise in pressure loss is prevented and the PM trapping rate is maintained.
With the present embodiment, the porosity of the first substrate 11 is set to 50% or more in the Test Examples 1 to 10 and 16 to 19 described above. The first substrate 11 is thereby prevented from becoming excessively dense, so that gas can readily diffuse into the promoter. As a result, the OSC function of the promoter can be exhibited sufficiently, and the exhaust gas purifying action is improved.
In addition, with the present embodiment, the OSC amount of the first substrate 11 is 0.2 g or more in Test Examples 1 to 12 and 14 to 18 described above. In that case, the amount of OSC necessary for reliably exhibiting the OSC function is secured, so that the exhaust gas purification action is improved.
With the present embodiment, in Test Examples 1 to 17, the weight ratio of the ceria-zirconia solid solution in the first substrate 11 is 30 wt % or more. The amount of OSC necessary for reliably exhibiting the OSC function is thereby secured, so that the exhaust gas purification action can be improved.
In addition, with the present embodiment, in the Test Examples 1 to 19 above, the second substrate 21 is coated with the promoter and the catalyst. In that case, the total amount of OSC becomes increased, and hence the exhaust gas purifying action can be improved.
Furthermore, with the present embodiment, as shown in the above reference examples, the total amount of the catalyst coated on the second substrate 21 is preferably 100 g/L or less. The pores in the wall of the second substrate 21 are thereby prevented from becoming excessively blocked by the catalyst, so that an increase in the pressure loss can be prevented.
With the present embodiment, in Test Examples 1 to 19 described above, the first substrate 11 is coated with a promoter. As a result, the amount of OSC in the first substrate 11 can readily be secured, so that the exhaust gas purifying action can be improved.
Although the present disclosure has been described based on embodiments it is understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments or the structure thereof. The present disclosure also encompasses various modifications and variations that come within the scope of equivalent. In addition, various combinations and forms, and other combinations and forms including only one element, more, or less, are also contained in the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-213339 | Nov 2017 | JP | national |
The present application is a continuation application of International Application No. PCT/JP2018/039407 filed on Oct. 24, 2018, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-213339 filed on Nov. 3, 2017. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | PCT/JP2018/039407 | Oct 2018 | US |
| Child | 16864423 | US |
