CATALYTIC MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR ABATEMENT OF NITROGEN OXIDES

摘要

A three-way catalytic material contains palladium-containing inorganic support particles that include lanthanum and praseodymium and is preferably substantially free of neodymium and barium. The combination of lanthanum and praseodymium together with the palladium serves to signigicantly enhance NOx reduction in gas streams that do not contain significant quantities of SO2. The catalytic material may also include other platinum grup metals, e.g., platinum, rhodium, etc. Optionally, the palladium, lanthanum and praseodymium-containing particles may be different from the particles containing the other platinum group metals.