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Holding seal material for catalytic converter and method of manufacturing the holding and seal material Download PDF

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US20040052694A1
US20040052694A1 US10/399,036 US39903603A US2004052694A1 US 20040052694 A1 US20040052694 A1 US 20040052694A1 US 39903603 A US39903603 A US 39903603A US 2004052694 A1 US2004052694 A1 US 2004052694A1
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  • the present invention relates to a catalytic converter, and particularly relates to a holding and sealing material for catalytic converters and a method for manufacturing the same.
  • a usual exhaust gas cleaning catalytic converter comprises a catalyst carrier, a metal shell covering the outer periphery of the catalyst carrier, and a holding and sealing material disposed in a gap between the former and the latter.
  • a honeycomb-shaped cogierite carrier for example, is used for the catalyst carrier, and a catalyst such as platinum is carried on the cogierite carrier.
  • the holding and sealing material of the catalytic converter serves to prevent damage to the catalyst carrier due to contact between the catalyst carrier and the metal shell when the car is traveling, while preventing leakage of gas from the gap between the metal shell and the catalyst carrier.
  • the holding and sealing material also serves to establish thermal insulation from the metal shell in order to make the catalyst undergo efficient reaction from the initial stage of its use.
  • a suitable material capable of performing these roles is a mat-like material made of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers.
  • the mat-like material made of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers is bulky. Therefore, for the holding and sealing material, assemblage in the catalyst carrier should be improved.
  • techniques, which reduce the thickness of the mat-like material by impregnating a mat-like material made of inorganic fibers with an organic binder, have been proposed.
  • a first object of the present invention is to provide a catalytic converter having an extremely low-pollution characteristic while being excellent in durability and assemblage.
  • the second object of the present invention is to provide a holding and sealing material for catalytic converters suitable for achieving the above described excellent catalytic converter, and a method for manufacturing the same.
  • a holding and sealing material disposed between a catalyst carrier and a metal shell covering the catalyst carrier includes a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 10 wt % or less, and the fiber aggregate having been subjected to a needle punch treatment.
  • a holding and sealing material disposed between a catalyst carrier and a metal shell covering the catalyst carrier is provided.
  • the holding and sealing material includes a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 0.5 to 4 wt %, and the fiber aggregate having been subjected to a needle punch treatment.
  • a holding and sealing material disposed between a catalyst carrier and a metal shell covering the catalyst carrier is provided.
  • the holding and sealing material includes a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 10% or less, with some of the ceramic fibers intertwined in the direction of thickness of the fiber aggregate.
  • a method for manufacturing a holding and sealing material for a catalytic converter, disposed between a catalyst carrier and a metal shell covering the catalyst carrier includes the steps of performing fiber spinning using as a raw material an aqueous solution composed of a mixture of an aluminum salt, a silica sol and an organic polymer to prepare alumina-silica based ceramic fibers, stacking the alumina-silica based ceramic fibers to prepare a fiber aggregate, subjecting the fiber aggregate to a needle punch treatment, and baking the fiber aggregate, having been subjected to a needle punch treatment, to prepare a holding and sealing material comprising a fiber aggregate having a mullite crystal content of 10wt % or less.
  • a catalytic converter in a fifth aspect of the present invention, includes a catalyst carrier, a metal shell covering the catalyst carrier, and a holding and sealing material disposed between the catalyst carrier and the metal shell.
  • the holding and sealing material includes a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 10 wt % or less, and the fiber aggregate having been subjected to a needle punch treatment.
  • a catalytic converter in a sixth aspect of the present invention, includes a catalyst carrier, a metal shell covering the catalyst carrier, and a holding and sealing material disposed between the catalyst carrier and the metal shell.
  • the holding and sealing material includes a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 0.5 to 4 wt %, with the fiber aggregate having been subjected to a needle punch treatment.
  • a catalytic converter in the seventh aspect of the present invention, includes a catalyst carrier, a metal shell covering the catalyst carrier, and a holding and sealing material disposed between the catalyst carrier and the metal shell.
  • the holding and sealing material includes a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 10% or less, with some of the ceramic fibers intertwined in the direction of thickness of the fiber aggregate.
  • FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a state of use of a catalytic converter of one embodiment according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the catalytic converter of one embodiment according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3( a ) is a plan view of a holding and sealing material for use in the catalytic converter of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 3( b ) is a schematic perspective view illustrating a method of assembly for the catalytic converter of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 3( c ) is a schematic perspective view of the catalytic converter in which assembly is completed.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph showing a relationship between the mullite content in the holding and sealing material for use in the catalytic converter and the contact pressure.
  • a catalytic converter 5 for an automobile exhaust gas cleaning apparatus 6 f one embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail below based on FIGS. 1 to 4 .
  • the catalytic converter 5 is provided at some position along an exhaust pipe 91 of an engine 9 along a body 92 of a vehicle. Furthermore, since the distance between the engine 9 and the catalytic converter 5 is relatively small, a high temperature exhaust gas of about 700° C. to 900° C. is supplied to the catalytic converter 5 . In the case where the engine is a lean burn engine, an exhaust gas of higher temperature of about 900° C. to 1000° C. is supplied to the catalytic converter 5 .
  • the catalytic converter 5 comprises a cylindrical catalyst carrier 3 , a metal shell 2 covering the outer periphery of the catalyst carrier 3 , and a holding and sealing material 1 disposed in a gap between the catalyst carrier 3 and the metal shell 2 .
  • the catalyst carrier 3 is prepared using a ceramic material represented by cogierite or the like. Also, the catalyst carrier 3 is preferably a honeycomb structure having a large number of cells 31 , 32 extending along the axis line.
  • a catalyst such as platinum or rhodium capable of cleaning exhaust gas components is carried on the wall of cells.
  • the metal shell 2 is preferably a cylindrical metal member having an O-shaped section, for example, if a press fitting method is employed for mounting. Furthermore, for the metal material for forming the cylindrical member, a metal having excellent heat resistance and impact resistance is preferably selected. If a so-called canning method is employed instead of the press fitting method, a metal shell (i.e., clam shell), which is formed by dividing the cylindrical metal member having an O-shaped section into a plurality of sections along the axis line, is used.
  • a metal shell i.e., clam shell
  • a cylindrical metal member which has a C-shaped or U-shaped section (i.e., a cylindrical metal member is formed with one slit (opening) extending along the axis).
  • the catalyst carrier 3 with the holding and sealing material 1 fixed on the surface is disposed in the metal shell 2 , the metal shell 2 is rolled up in this state, and thereafter the end of the slit opening is sealed (welded, bonded, bolted or the like) . Sealing such as welding, bonding or bolting is also performed when the canning method is employed.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 is an elongated mat-like material, with a concave mating portion 11 provided at one end thereof, while a convex mating portion 12 is provided at the other end.
  • the convex mating portion 12 is engaged with the concave mating portion 11 .
  • the holding and sealing material 1 comprises a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 0 to 10 wt %.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 comprises a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of ceramic fibers made of an aluminum-silicon spinel compound containing no mullite crystal or containing 10 wt % or less of mullite crystal.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 has excellent heat resistance and high resiliency against an applied compression load.
  • the contact pressure hardly drops even when the holding and sealing material 1 is exposed to high temperature while it is situated in the gap.
  • the mullite crystal content is more preferably in the range of from 0.5 to 4 wt %.
  • the aluminum-silicon spinel compound is, for example, ⁇ -alumina, ⁇ -alumina, or ⁇ -alumina.
  • the content of alumina is less than 68 wt % or the content of silica exceeds 32 wt %, it may be impossible to achieve sufficient improvement in heat resistance and in resiliency against an applied compression load.
  • the content of alumina exceeds 83 wt % or the content of silica is less than 17 wt %, it may be impossible to achieve sufficiently improvement in heat resistance and in resiliency against an applied compression load.
  • the fiber aggregate is prepared by a needle punch treatment that is one type of a fiber intertwinement treatment. Consequently, some of the ceramic fibers are intertwined at needle punch spots in the direction of thickness of the fiber aggregate. Furthermore, in the needle punch treatment, for example, a tabular jig (needle board) with a large number of needles erected thereon is used.
  • the abundance density of needle punch spots is preferably 10 to 500 spots, more preferably 20 to 250 spots per 100 cm 2 .
  • the holding and sealing material 1 cannot reliably be compressed in the direction of thickness, and thus it may be impossible to reduce the thickness of the holding and sealing material I sufficiently to a level allowing achievement of suitable assemblage. If the abundance density of needle punch spots exceeds 500 spots per 100 cm 2 , on the other hand, the thickness of the holding and sealing material 1 can be reduced sufficiently, but it may be impossible to enhance resiliency against an applied compression load due to the existence of the large number of needle punch spots.
  • the bulk density (GBD) of the holding and sealing material 1 is 0.1 g/cm 3 to 0.6 g/cm 3 , further preferably 0.2 g/cm 3 to 0.4 g/cm 3 .
  • the pack density with the holding and sealing material 1 assembled is preferably set to a level the same as described above. If the bulk density and the pack density are too small, it may be impossible to reliably hold the catalyst carrier 3 due to a reduction in generated contact pressure. If the bulk density and the pack density are too large, on the other hand, rigidity is improved, but it may be difficult to carry out assembly due to a reduction in deformability.
  • the content of the organic component (organic binder) contained in ceramic fibers constituting the holding and sealing material 1 is preferably 1 wt % or less, further preferably 0.1 wt % or less, particularly preferably 0.01 wt % or less. If the content of organic binder is increased to several wt % or more, the organic binder is decomposed by the heat from exhaust gas, thereby increasing the amount of gas released into the atmosphere. Therefore, it is very difficult to achieve low-pollution characteristics surpassing the conventionally achievable level.
  • the thickness of the holding and sealing material 1 before being assembled is equivalent to preferably about 1.1 to 4.0 times, further preferably about 1.5 to 3.0 times as large as the size of the gap between the catalyst carrier 3 and the metal shell 2 . If the thickness is smaller than 1.1 times the size of the gap, it may be impossible to obtain a high level of carrier holding performance, thus raising the possibility that the catalyst carrier 3 is shifted relative to the metal shell 2 and worn. In this case, it is also impossible to obtain a high level of sealing performance, and therefore the exhaust gas is more easily leaked through the gap portion, thus making it impossible to achieve a high level low-pollution characteristic.
  • the thickness of the holding and sealing material 1 is larger than 4.0 times the size of the gap, it is difficult to place the catalyst carrier 3 in the metal shell 2 , especially if a press fitting method is employed. Thus, it may be impossible to achieve an improvement in assemblage.
  • the average diameter of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers constituting the holding and sealing material 1 is preferably about 5 to 20 ⁇ m, more preferably about 7 to 13 ⁇ m.
  • the average length of the ceramic fibers is preferably about 0.1 to 100 mm, more preferably about 2 to 50 mm.
  • the tensile strength of the ceramic fiber itself is preferably 0.1 GPa or more, particularly preferably 0.5 GPa or more.
  • an aluminum salt, a silica sol and an organic polymer are mixed with water as a solvent to prepare a spinning solution.
  • an anti-foam agent and the like may be added to the spinning solution.
  • the chemical composition of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers can be controlled to some extent.
  • the obtained spinning solution is concentrated under reduced pressure, thereby preparing a spinning solution of which concentration, temperature, viscosity and the like are suitable for spinning.
  • the spinning solution with the concentration of about 20 wt % is preferably concentrated to about 30 to 40 wt %.
  • the prepared spinning solution is made to continuously issue into the atmosphere from the nozzle of a spinning apparatus, and formed alumina-silica based ceramic fibers are drawn and wound up.
  • a dry pressure spinning method may be employed.
  • the mat-like material (fiber aggregate) obtained through the above described stacking step is subjected to a needle punch treatment using the above described needle punch. By this processing, uncured and flexible fibers are reliably and uniformly intertwined.
  • the fiber aggregate subjected to a needle punch treatment is baked, whereby the uncured and flexible fibers are dried and baked, and are thereby cured.
  • baking conditions should be set so that the content of mullite crystal in the fiber aggregate obtained by baking is 10 wt % or less.
  • the baking temperature in the baking step is set to preferably 1100° C. to 1300° C. If the baking temperature is lower than 1100° C., the alumina-silica based fibers may not be sufficiently dried and baked, and it may thus be impossible to reliably achieve excellent heat-resistance and a high level of resiliency against an applied compression load to the holding and sealing material 1 . Conversely, if the. baking temperature is higher than 1300° C., formation of the mullite crystal easily proceeds in the alumina-silica based ceramic fibers.
  • the content of mullite crystal can hardly be kept at 10 wt % or less, and it may thus be impossible to reliably achieve excellent heat-resistance and a high level of resiliency against an applied compression load to the holding and sealing material 1 .
  • the baking time is set to preferably 1 to 60 minutes. If the baking time is shorter than 1 minute, the alumina-silica based fibers may not be sufficiently dried and baked, and it may thus be impossible to reliably achieve excellent heat-resistance and a high level of resiliency against an applied compression load to the holding and sealing material 1 . Conversely, if the baking time exceeds 60 minutes, formation of the mullite crystal easily proceeds in the alumina-silica based ceramic fibers.
  • the content of mullite crystal can hardly be kept at 10 wt % or less, and it may thus be impossible to reliably Achieve excellent heat-resistance and a high level of resiliency against an applied compression load to the holding and sealing material 1 .
  • the fiber aggregate for baking the fiber aggregate at a high temperature of 1100° C. to 1300° C., it is preferably heated at 200° C. to 400° C. for about 10 to 60 minutes as a pretreatment.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 may be impregnated with the organic binder, and thereafter compressed in the direction of thickness as necessary.
  • the organic binder in this case is polyvinyl alcohol, acryl resin as well as latex such as acryl rubber or nitrile rubber or the like.
  • a well known method such as a dipping, spray, or roll-coater method may be employed.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 prepared through the above described steps is wound around the outer periphery of the catalyst carrier 3 and thereby fixed, followed by carrying out press fitting, canning or rolling-up to complete the catalytic converter 5 .
  • Example 1 a cogierite monolith having an outer diameter of 130 mm and a length of 100 mm was used as the catalyst carrier 3 . Also, a cylindrical shell made of SUS 304 and having a thickness of 1.5 mm and an inner diameter of 140 mm was used as the metal shell 2 . The mat-like holding and sealing material 1 was prepared in the following way.
  • the obtained spinning solution was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator, whereby the concentration, temperature and viscosity of the spinning solution was adjusted.
  • the concentration of the spinning solution was set to 38 wt %
  • the temperature was set to 50° C.
  • the viscosity was set to 1000 poise
  • the spinning solution was left standing for one day.
  • the prepared spinning solution after being left standing for one day or longer was made to continuously issue into the atmosphere (20° C., humidity of 50%) from the nozzle of a dry pressure spinning apparatus and stacked.
  • the fiber aggregate obtained through the above described stacking step was subjected to a needle punch treatment using the above described jig.
  • the abundance density of needle punch spots was set to 100 spots per 100 cm 2 .
  • the fiber aggregate subjected to the needle punch treatment was heated at 25° C. for 30 minutes as a pretreatment, and was thereafter baked at 1250° C. for 10 minutes under a normal oxidizing atmosphere in a box type electric furnace.
  • alumina-silica based ceramic fibers with the mullite crystal content of 2 wt % were obtained.
  • the average diameter of alumina silica based ceramic fibers obtained by baking was 9.1 ⁇ m, and the average length was 5 mm, and the fiber had an almost circular section and a linear structure. Also, the density of the ceramic fiber itself was 3.0 g/cm 3 , and the tensile strength thereof was 0.65 GPa.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 was impregnated with the organic binder by the dipping method, followed by compressing the holding and sealing material 1 in the direction of thickness.
  • latex was selected as the organic binder, and the concentration of latex was set to 1 wt % or less at this point.
  • the obtained bulk density of the holding and sealing material 1 was about 0.15 g/cm 3 at this time.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 prepared through the above described steps was then wound around the outer periphery of the catalyst carrier 3 and thereby fixed, and was thereafter press-fitted in the metal shell 2 to complete the catalytic converter 5 .
  • Example 2 to 5 fundamentally, the holding and sealing material 1 was prepared in accordance with the procedure and conditions in Example 1, and was mounted in the same manner as Example 1 to complete the catalytic converter 5 .
  • the temperature during baking was set to a temperature higher than that of Example 1 so that the mullite crystal content was 3 wt % and 9.8 wt %, respectively.
  • the temperature during baking was set to a temperature lower than that of Example 1 so that the mullite crystal content was 0 wt % and 1 wt %, respectively.
  • the baking temperature and the baking time were set within the range of from 1100° C. to 1300° C. and from 1 to 60 minutes, respectively.
  • Comparative Examples 1 and 2 fundamentally, the holding and sealing material 1 was prepared in accordance with the procedure and conditions in Example 1, and was assembled in the same manner as Example 1 to complete the catalytic converter 5 . However, in Comparative Examples 1 and 2, the temperature for baking was set to a temperature higher than 1300° C. As a result, the mullite crystal contents were 15 wt % and 20 wt %, respectively, both of which exceeded the mullite crystal contents of Examples.
  • Comparative Example 3 fundamentally, the holding and sealing material 1 was prepared in accordance with the procedure and conditions in Example 1, and was mounted in the same manner as Example 1 to complete the catalytic converter 5 . In Comparative Example 3, however, a needle punch treatment was not carried out and instead, the content of organic binder was increased to 15 wt % to prepare the holding and sealing material 1 . Furthermore, the mullite crystal content was set to 15 wt %.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 of this embodiment achieves the following advantages.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 of this embodiment comprises a fiber aggregate mainly comprised of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of 10 wt % or less. Consequently, it has excellent heat resistance and a high level of resiliency against an applied compression load. Therefore, even when the holding and sealing material 1 disposed in the gap is exposed to high temperature, the generated contact pressure hardly drops. Thus, if the catalytic converter 5 is fabricated using the holding and sealing material 1 , the catalytic converter 5 capable of maintaining a high level of sealing performance and carrier holding performance for a long period and having excellent durability can be obtained.
  • Fibers may be intertwined by a mechanical fiber intertwinement processing method other than the needle punch treatment.
  • a non-mechanical fiber intertwinement processing method utilizing water power, air power or the like may be employed.
  • the form of the holding and sealing material 1 may freely be changed.
  • concave and convex positional mating portions 11 and 12 may be eliminated to provide a simpler form.
  • the sectional form of the catalyst carrier 3 is not limited to a circle, and for example, an elliptical or oblong form is acceptable. In this case, the sectional form of the metal shell 2 may be changed to an elliptical or oblong form in accordance therewith.
  • a material other than precious metals may be carried on the catalyst carrier 3 as a catalyst.
  • a cogierite carrier formed into a honeycomb shape is used, but a honeycomb porous sintered body such as silicon carbide or silicon nitride, for example, may also be used.
  • the holding and sealing material 1 of the present invention may be used not only in the catalytic converter 5 for an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus, but also in, for example, a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a catalytic converter for a fuel cell reforming apparatus.
  • DPF diesel particulate filter

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