Claims
- 1. A method for catalytically reducing nitrogen oxides from an oxygen-rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, comprising
- a) bringing the oxygen-rich exhaust gas into contact with a catalyst comprising
- (i) a zeolite containing an apatite compound and having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of at least 15, and
- (ii) at least one active metal,
- at a space velocity between 100 to 500,000 hr.sup.-1 and a temperature between 200.degree. to 800.degree. C., under conditions such that said exhaust gas contacts an amount of said catalyst effective for reducing said nitrogen oxides by at least 14%,
- wherein the content of the apatite compound in the catalyst is 1 to 80% by weight, and
- wherein the reduction is substantially carried out by said hydrocarbons as reductants.
- 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio is 15 to 200.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the active metal is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group Ib, Group VIII, Group VIb, and Group VIIb of the Periodic Table.
- 4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the active metal is copper.
- 5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the active metal is cobalt.
- 6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the atomic ratio of the active metal is 0.5 to 20 to the aluminum atom contained in the zeolite.
- 7. A method for catalytically reducing nitrogen oxides from an oxygen-rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, comprising
- a) bringing the oxygen-rich exhaust gas into contact with a catalyst comprising
- (i) a zeolite containing an apatite compound and having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of at least 15,
- (ii) an alkaline earth metal, and
- (iii) at least one active metal,
- at a space velocity between 100 to 500,000 hr.sup.-1 and a temperature between 200.degree. to 800.degree. C., under conditions such that said exhaust gas contacts an amount of said catalyst effective for reducing said nitrogen oxides by at least 14% at 400.degree. C.,
- wherein the content of the apatite compound in the catalyst is 1 to 80% by weight, and
- wherein the reduction is substantially carried out by said hydrocarbons as reductants.
- 8. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio is 15 to 200.
- 9. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the active metal is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group Ib, Group VIII, Group VIb, and Group VIIb of the Periodic Table.
- 10. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the active metal is copper.
- 11. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the active metal is cobalt.
- 12. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the atomic ratio of the active metal is 0.5 to 20 to the aluminum atoms contained in the zeolite.
- 13. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the atomic ratio of the alkaline earth metal is 0.5 to 20 to the aluminum atoms contained in the zeolite.
- 14. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the alkaline earth metal is magnesium.
- 15. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the alkaline earth metal is barium.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/263,716, filed on Jun. 22, 1994, now abandoned.
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