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Catalyst element for cleaning exhaust gases

US4195063A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 1978
Grant dateMar 25, 1980
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Expiry dateDec 11, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cylindrical catalyst element comprising a heat-resistant metal in the form of a wire mesh or the like, a silica cloth supported by the mesh and having a catalyst disposed on a surface thereof adjacent the interior of the cylinder, said element being disposed adjacent the interior wall of an exhaust system upstream of a main catalyst device for cleaning the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine.

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