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Method for treating a gas containing nitrogen oxides (NOx) using a composition comprising zirconium, cerium and niobium as a catalyst

US9011806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2012
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2032

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

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for treating a gas containing nitrogen oxides (NOx), in which an NOx-reduction reaction is carried out using a nitrogen-containing reducing agent, which invention is characterized in that the catalyst used for the reduction reaction is a catalytic system containing a composition comprising zirconium, cerium and niobium in the following percentages by weight, expressed in terms of the weight of oxide: 10-50% of cerium, 5-20% of niobium and the remainder consisting of zirconium.

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