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Reducing the costs
of catalysisBy: Lenny Case
Catalytic system designers are faced with the dual challenge
of meeting ever stricter regulations and cutting costs
of the catalyst systems themselves.
One of the companies at the forefront of meeting
these challenges is Danish firm, Haldor Topsøe,
which has a multi-facetted product portfolio
spanning catalysts, proprietary equipment,
process design, engineering and service.
Michael Dennis Knudsen, general
manager Haldor Topsøe.
Automotive Industries spoke to
Michael Dennis Knudsen, general
manager of Haldor Topsøe A/S
and asked him how legislation was
influencing the company’s advances in
catalytic solutions.
Knudsen: Automotive vehicle manufacturers are facing
increasing requirements to reduce emissions. The U.S.
2010 regulations and the Euro 6 legislations already place
significant demands on the industry. Legislation
will continue to focus on reduction of CO2
emissions and secondary emissions like
NO2, N2O, etc. The industry will demand
a reduction of PGM content in the catalysts
and packaging of catalysts in
the after treatment system. Integrating
SCR functionality in the DPF is a
challenging requirement from many
OEMs.
AI: What are Haldor Topsøe’s
OEM capabilities and describe the
advantages of its homogeneous
SCR catalysts?
Knudsen: Haldor Topsøe is a
relatively new player in the automotive
industry as we first entered it on an
industrial scale with the introduction of
Euro 4 for heavy duty vehicles. We have
built up facilities for validation of catalysts and
systems enabling us to offer application engineering to
“
For diesel particulate filters, we have developed a catalytic
coating which is platinum free and also has the ability to reduce
the NO2 emissions, the noxious compound of NOx.
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