Catalytic converter for converting reactants of a gas mixture

USRE36171E · kind E · reissue

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Lothar Balling · Ergolding, DE
• Klaus Huettenhofer · Heroldsberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 14, 1997
• Grant date: Mar 30, 1999
• Expiry date: Mar 14, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A catalytic converter for accelerating at least one reaction between at least two reactants of a gas mixture includes a catalyst carrier, and a catalytically active substance. The catalytically active substance has a varable chemical composition which is varied along a flow direction of a gas mixture, for suppressing undesired side reactions.