For the removal of NOx from exhausts containing excess oxygen, the selectiv
e catalytic reduction of NOx using hydrocarbons (HC-SCR) is highly interest
ing, especially for car applications (lean deNO(x)) [1]. Two types of HC-SC
R catalysts can be distinguished. High-temperature catalysts operate at tem
peratures above 573 K, showing moderate activity, and (mostly) low heat and
poison resistance, but high N-2 selectivity. Low-temperature catalysts, us
ually based on Pt, operate between 473 and 573 K, showing opposite features
: very high activity, as well as heat and poison resistance, and a low N-2
selectivity by forming N2O. Our strategy for developing an active and stabl
e deNO(x) system without N2O emission is the implementation of a separate c
atalytic function for N2O removal as a second stage.