JPWO2013145316A1 - Honeycomb filter and method for manufacturing honeycomb filter - Google Patents

Abstract

In the honeycomb filter of the present invention, a large number of cells for circulating a fluid are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction across the cell wall, and the end of either the fluid inflow side or the fluid outflow side of the cell is sealed. And a filter layer formed on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed out of the surface of the cell wall And an SCR catalyst carried on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end on the fluid outflow side is opened in the cell wall on which the filtration layer is formed. Including a portion satisfying a <b, where a (μm) is the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer and b (μm) is the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst. To do.

Description

The present invention relates to a honeycomb filter and a method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter.

The exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine contains particulates such as soot (hereinafter also referred to as PM), and in recent years, it has become a problem that this PM is harmful to the environment or the human body. ing. Further, since the exhaust gas contains harmful gas components such as CO, HC and NOx, there is a concern about the influence of the harmful gas components on the environment or the human body.

Therefore, an exhaust gas purification device is used to collect PM in exhaust gas and purify harmful gas components.
Such an exhaust gas purification apparatus is manufactured using a honeycomb structure made of a material such as ceramic. The exhaust gas can be purified by passing the exhaust gas through the honeycomb structure.

In a honeycomb structure used for collecting PM in exhaust gas in an exhaust gas purification device, a large number of cells are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction across a cell wall, and either one end of the cell is sealed. Yes. Therefore, the exhaust gas flowing into one cell always flows out from other cells after passing through the cell wall separating the cells. That is, when such a honeycomb structure is provided in the exhaust gas purification device, PM contained in the exhaust gas is captured by the cell wall when passing through the honeycomb structure. Therefore, the cell wall of the honeycomb structure functions as a filter for purifying exhaust gas.

In the initial stage when the honeycomb structure collects PM, PM penetrates into the pores of the cell wall, and PM is collected inside the cell wall, thereby closing the pores of the cell wall. It becomes a state. In the state of depth filtration, PM accumulates inside the cell walls (pores). Therefore, immediately after the start of PM collection, there is a problem that the substantial porosity of the cell wall decreases and the pressure loss increases rapidly.

On the other hand, as the honeycomb structure used for purifying NOx in the exhaust gas in the exhaust gas purification device, neither end of the cell is sealed, and a catalyst for purifying NOx is supported on the cell wall. A honeycomb structure for NOx purification is used.

In recent years, a urea SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) device has been proposed to purify NOx in exhaust gas.
In the urea SCR device, urea water is sprayed into an exhaust gas purification device including a honeycomb structure in which a SCR catalyst such as zeolite is supported on a cell wall. Then, ammonia is generated by thermal decomposition of urea, and NOx is reduced by the action of zeolite.
Thus, NOx can be purified in the urea SCR device.

Conventionally, the honeycomb structure used for collecting PM in the exhaust gas and the honeycomb structure for NOx purification are made of different members and arranged in separate metal containers, respectively, and have a large volume in the exhaust line. Occupied. Therefore, it has been desired to reduce the volume occupied by the exhaust gas purification device.

Under such a background, an SCR catalyst such as zeolite is supported on a honeycomb structure used for collecting PM in exhaust gas, that is, a honeycomb structure in which one end of a cell is sealed. Development of a honeycomb filter is underway. According to such a honeycomb filter, it is possible to collect PM in exhaust gas and purify NOx.
Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for improving the NOx purification rate when a honeycomb filter is used in a urea SCR device by controlling the porosity of the cell wall of the honeycomb structure.

International Publication No. 2011/042992

However, when the PM deposited on the cell walls of the honeycomb filter is burned and removed (regeneration), the honeycomb filter becomes very hot. Since the SCR catalyst such as zeolite is deteriorated when exposed to a temperature of 900 ° C. or higher, there is a problem that the NOx purification performance is lowered every time regeneration is repeated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a honeycomb filter capable of purifying both PM and NOx and ensuring a PM and NOx purification function over a long period of time. And it aims at providing the manufacturing method.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 1,
A ceramic honeycomb substrate in which a large number of cells for circulating a fluid are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction across a cell wall, and either the fluid inflow side or the fluid outflow side of the cell is sealed;
Of the surface of the cell wall, a filtration layer formed on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed;
An SCR catalyst carried on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is opened in the cell wall in which the filtration layer is formed;
When the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer is a (μm) and the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst is b (μm), a portion satisfying a <b is included.

2. The honeycomb filter according to claim 1, wherein, on the surface of the cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb substrate, the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed on the surface of the cell wall of the cell. The filter layer is formed. PM in the exhaust gas is collected by the filtration layer.
On the other hand, in the cell wall in which the filtration layer is formed, the end of the fluid inflow side is sealed, and the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end of the fluid outflow side is opened carries an SCR catalyst. .
Therefore, contact between the collected PM and the SCR catalyst can be prevented, so that when the regeneration process for burning PM is performed, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the SCR catalyst due to heat. Thereby, the NOx purification function can be ensured over a long period of time.

Furthermore, the honeycomb filter according to claim 1 includes a portion satisfying a <b, where a is an average pore diameter of pores of the filtration layer and b is an average particle diameter of particles constituting the SCR catalyst. It is a feature.
When the average pore diameter a of the pores of the filtration layer is smaller than the average particle diameter b of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst, the SCR catalyst is difficult to clog the filtration layer. Therefore, an increase in pressure loss can be suppressed.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 2, wherein a is 0.5 to 3.0 µm and b is 0.7 to 5.0 µm.
If a is less than 0.5 μm, the gas is difficult to permeate the filtration layer, and the permeation resistance increases. On the other hand, when a exceeds 3.0 μm, it becomes difficult for PM to pass through the filtration layer, so that it is difficult to obtain sufficient PM collection efficiency.
On the other hand, if b is less than 0.7 μm, the particles constituting the SCR catalyst are too small, and the particles are likely to clog the filtration layer. On the other hand, when b exceeds 5.0 μm, the particles constituting the SCR catalyst are less likely to be clogged in the filtration layer, but the specific surface area of the particles is small, so that it is difficult to obtain a sufficient NOx purification rate.

In the honeycomb filter according to claim 3, a portion satisfying the a <b is 40% or less of the entire honeycomb filter.
By setting the portion satisfying a <b to 40% or less of the entire honeycomb filter, it is possible to prevent the SCR catalyst from being clogged in the filtration layer. Therefore, an increase in pressure loss can be suppressed.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 4, wherein an average pore diameter of the cell wall is 15 to 30 µm.
When the average pore diameter of the cell wall is less than 15 μm, the pressure loss after the SCR catalyst is supported on the cell wall tends to increase. On the other hand, when the average pore diameter of the cell wall exceeds 30 μm, it becomes difficult to form a filtration layer on the surface of the cell wall.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 5, wherein a loading amount of the SCR catalyst is 80 to 200 g / L.
When the supported amount of the SCR catalyst is 80 to 200 g / L, NOx in the exhaust gas can be sufficiently purified when the honeycomb filter is used in a urea SCR device.
When the supported amount of the SCR catalyst is less than 80 g / L, the NOx purification performance as a honeycomb filter for the urea SCR device is not sufficient. On the other hand, when the loading amount of the SCR catalyst exceeds 200 g / L, the SCR catalyst closes the cell, and the pressure loss is likely to increase even when PM is not deposited.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 6, wherein a porosity of the cell wall is 55 to 70%.
When the porosity of the cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb substrate is 55 to 70%, a large amount of SCR catalyst can be supported on the cell wall.
When the porosity of the cell wall is less than 55%, when a large amount of the SCR catalyst is supported on the ceramic honeycomb substrate, the SCR catalyst is clogged in the pore portion of the cell wall, and the exhaust gas does not easily pass through the cell wall. The exhaust gas is less likely to diffuse and the action of the SCR catalyst is not sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the porosity of the cell wall exceeds 70%, the strength of the ceramic honeycomb substrate tends to decrease.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 7, wherein the filtration layer has a thickness of 3 to 60 µm.
When the thickness of the filtration layer is less than 3 μm, the filtration layer is too thin, so that PM is hardly collected. On the other hand, when the thickness of the filtration layer exceeds 60 μm, the filtration layer is too thick, and the pressure loss is likely to increase.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 8, wherein the filtration layer is made of a heat-resistant oxide.
In the honeycomb filter according to claim 9, the heat-resistant oxide is at least one selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, mullite, ceria, cordierite, zirconia, and titania.
When the filtration layer is made of a heat-resistant oxide, inconveniences such as melting of the filtration layer do not occur even when regeneration processing for burning PM is performed. Therefore, a honeycomb filter having excellent heat resistance can be obtained.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 10, wherein the filtration layer includes hollow particles.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 11, wherein the SCR catalyst is zeolite.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 12, wherein the SCR catalyst is not supported on the surface of the filtration layer.
In this case, the deterioration of the SCR catalyst due to heat can be suppressed when the regeneration process for burning PM is performed.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 13, wherein the SCR catalyst has a fluid inflow side rather than a surface side of a cell wall of a cell in which an end on the fluid inflow side is opened and an end on the fluid outflow side is sealed. The end portion is sealed, and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is supported more on the surface side of the cell wall of the opened cell.
In this case, contact between the collected PM and the SCR catalyst can be prevented.

The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 14,
A method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
Using a ceramic powder, a porous honeycomb fired body in which a large number of cells are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction across a cell wall, and either the fluid inflow side or the fluid outflow side of the cell is sealed. A honeycomb fired body manufacturing process to be manufactured;
A filtration layer forming step of forming a filtration layer on the surface of the cell wall;
A catalyst application step of supporting the SCR catalyst on the cell wall,
The filtration layer forming step includes
A droplet dispersion step of dispersing droplets containing raw materials of ceramic particles in a carrier gas;
A carrier gas inflow step for allowing the carrier gas to flow into a cell in which an end on the fluid inflow side is opened and an end on the fluid outflow side is sealed,
In the catalyst application step,
The SCR catalyst is supported on the cell wall by introducing the SCR catalyst into a cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is opened.

In the honeycomb filter manufacturing method according to the fourteenth aspect, in the carrier gas inflow step, a carrier gas containing ceramic particles formed in a drying step or the like described later is caused to flow into the cell from the fluid inflow side. Therefore, ceramic particles are deposited on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed, and a filtration layer is formed.
On the other hand, in the catalyst application step, the SCR catalyst is introduced into the cell from the fluid outflow side, that is, the side opposite to the side into which the carrier gas is introduced in the carrier gas inflow step.
That is, the direction in which the carrier gas is introduced in the carrier gas inflow process is opposite to the direction in which the SCR catalyst is introduced in the catalyst application process. Accordingly, the SCR catalyst is supported only on the cell wall of the cell wall and the filtration layer, or is supported on both the cell wall and the filtration layer, and the amount of the SCR catalyst supported on the cell wall is reduced. The amount per unit volume is larger than the amount of the SCR catalyst supported on the filtration layer.
Therefore, the amount of the SCR catalyst that is far from the collected PM can be increased. That is, when the regeneration process for burning PM is performed, the amount of the SCR catalyst that does not deteriorate due to heat can be increased, so that the NOx purification function can be ensured over a long period of time.

Furthermore, in the method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 14, when the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer is a and the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst is b, a portion satisfying a <b is satisfied. A honeycomb filter including the same is manufactured.
Therefore, the SCR catalyst can be prevented from clogging the filtration layer in the catalyst application step. As a result, a honeycomb filter with low pressure loss can be manufactured.

In the method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to a fifteenth aspect, in the droplet dispersion step, the droplets are dispersed in the carrier gas using a spray.
Spherical droplets can be produced by dispersing the droplets in a carrier gas using a spray. Since the ceramic particles obtained from the spherical droplets become spherical, the spherical ceramic particles can be deposited on the surface of the cell wall.

In the method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 16, the droplet includes a heat-resistant oxide precursor that becomes a heat-resistant oxide by heating as a raw material of the ceramic particles.
When the droplets contain a heat resistant oxide precursor, the heat resistant oxide particles can be obtained by heating the carrier gas. And the filtration layer comprised from the particle | grains of a heat resistant oxide can be formed by flowing the particle | grains of a heat resistant oxide into a cell.
Alternatively, after the droplet containing the heat-resistant oxide precursor is allowed to flow into the cell, the heat-resistant oxide precursor is heated to obtain particles of the heat-resistant oxide. A configured filtration layer can be formed.

The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 17 further includes a drying step of drying the carrier gas at 100 to 800 ° C.
By heating the carrier gas, for example, a filtration layer composed of heat-resistant oxide particles can be formed as described above.

The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 18 further includes a heating step of heating the ceramic honeycomb substrate into which the carrier gas has been introduced to 900 to 1500 ° C.
By heating the ceramic honeycomb substrate into which the carrier gas has been introduced, for example, a filtration layer composed of heat-resistant oxide particles can be formed as described above.

20. The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 19, wherein the droplet includes a heat-resistant oxide precursor that becomes a heat-resistant oxide by heating as a raw material of the ceramic particles. The spherical ceramic particles are formed from the droplets.

The honeycomb filter manufacturing method according to claim 20, wherein in the carrier gas inflow step, the filtration layer is formed by depositing the ceramic particles on a surface of the cell wall.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig.2 (a) is a perspective view which shows typically an example of the honeycomb fired body which comprises the honeycomb filter shown in FIG. Fig. 2 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the honeycomb fired body shown in Fig. 2 (a). FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the cell wall of the honeycomb fired body shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of measuring the thickness of the filtration layer. 5 (a), 5 (b) and 5 (c) are side views schematically showing an example of the cell structure of the honeycomb fired body constituting the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention. . FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an embodiment of a droplet dispersion step and a carrier gas inflow step. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a collection efficiency measuring device. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a pressure loss measuring device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and can be applied with appropriate modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment which is an embodiment of a honeycomb filter and a method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter of the present invention will be described.

First, the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
A ceramic honeycomb substrate in which a large number of cells for circulating a fluid are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction across a cell wall, and either the fluid inflow side or the fluid outflow side of the cell is sealed;
Of the surface of the cell wall, a filtration layer formed on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed;
An SCR catalyst carried on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is opened in the cell wall in which the filtration layer is formed;
When the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer is a (μm) and the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst is b (μm), a portion satisfying a <b is included.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the ceramic honeycomb substrate (ceramic block) is composed of a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies. In addition, a large number of cells included in the honeycomb fired body constituting the honeycomb filter are composed of large-capacity cells and small-capacity cells, and the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large-capacity cells is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small-capacity cells. Larger than the cross-sectional area.

The honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention is obtained by forming a filtration layer on the surface of a cell wall of a ceramic honeycomb substrate including a honeycomb fired body.
In the present specification, those having a filtration layer formed on the surface of the cell wall are referred to as “ceramic honeycomb substrate”, and those having the filtration layer formed on the cell wall are referred to as “honeycomb filter”.
Further, in the following description, when the cross section of the honeycomb fired body is simply indicated, it indicates a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired body. Similarly, when simply expressed as the cross-sectional area of the honeycomb fired body, it refers to the area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired body.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig.2 (a) is a perspective view which shows typically an example of the honeycomb fired body which comprises the honeycomb filter shown in FIG. Fig. 2 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the honeycomb fired body shown in Fig. 2 (a).
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the cell wall of the honeycomb fired body shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).

In the honeycomb filter 100 shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies 110 are bound via an adhesive layer 101 to form a ceramic honeycomb substrate (ceramic block) 103, and this ceramic honeycomb substrate (ceramic block) ) On the outer periphery of 103, an outer peripheral coat layer 102 for preventing the leakage of exhaust gas is formed. In addition, the outer periphery coating layer should just be formed as needed.
Such a honeycomb filter formed by binding a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies is also referred to as a collective honeycomb filter.
Although the honeycomb fired body 110 constituting the honeycomb filter 100 will be described later, it is preferably a porous body made of silicon carbide or silicon-containing silicon carbide.

In the honeycomb fired body 110 shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), a large number of cells 111a and 111b are arranged in the longitudinal direction (in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 2 (a)) across the cell wall 113. And an outer peripheral wall 114 is formed on the outer periphery thereof. One end of the cells 111a and 111b is sealed with a sealing material 112a or 112b.
As shown in FIGS. 2B and 3, a filtration layer 115 is formed on the surface of the cell wall 113 of the honeycomb fired body 110.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the SCR catalyst 116 is supported on the cell wall 113 of the honeycomb fired body 110.
In the honeycomb fired body 110 shown in FIG. 2A, the filter layer 115 and the SCR catalyst 116 are not shown. In the honeycomb fired body 110 shown in FIG. 2B, the SCR catalyst 116 is not shown.

In the honeycomb fired body 110 shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), a large-capacity cell 111a whose cross-sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is relatively larger than the small-capacity cell 111b, and a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Are alternately arranged with small-capacity cells 111b whose area is relatively smaller than that of the large-capacity cell 111a.
The shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large capacity cell 111a is substantially octagonal, and the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small capacity cell 111b is substantially square.

In the honeycomb fired body 110 shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the large-capacity cell 111a is opened at the end portion on the first end face 117a side of the honeycomb fired body 110, and on the second end face 117b side. The end is sealed with a sealing material 112a. On the other hand, in the small-capacity cell 111b, the end portion on the second end face 117b side of the honeycomb fired body 110 is opened, and the end portion on the first end face 117a side is sealed with the sealing material 112b.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2B, the exhaust gas G ₁ flowing into the large-capacity cell 111a (in FIG. 2B, the exhaust gas is indicated by G ₁ and the flow of the exhaust gas is indicated by an arrow) is always large. After passing through the cell wall 113 separating the capacity cell 111a and the small capacity cell 111b, the small capacity cell 111b flows out. When the exhaust gas _{G 1} is passing through the cell walls 113, since the PM and the like in the exhaust gas is collected, the cell wall 113 that separates the large-volume cells 111a and small-volume cell 111b functions as a filter.
Thus, gas such as exhaust gas can be circulated through the large-capacity cells 111a and the small-capacity cells 111b of the honeycomb fired body 110. When a gas such as exhaust gas is circulated in the direction shown in FIG. 2B, the end of the honeycomb fired body 110 on the first end face 117a side (the end on the side where the small capacity cells 111b are sealed) is fluidized. The end on the inflow side is referred to as the end on the second end face 117b side of the honeycomb fired body 110 (the end on the side where the large-capacity cells 111a are sealed) is referred to as the end on the fluid outflow side.

That is, the large capacity cell 111a having an open end on the fluid inflow side is a cell 111a on the fluid inflow side, and the small capacity cell 111b having an end on the fluid outflow side is a cell on the fluid outflow side. 111b.

Hereinafter, the filtration layer will be described.

The filtration layer is made of ceramic particles, preferably spherical ceramic particles.
In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the ceramic particles forming the filtration layer are preferably made of a heat-resistant oxide.
When the filtration layer is made of a heat-resistant oxide, inconveniences such as melting of the filtration layer do not occur even when regeneration processing for burning PM is performed. Therefore, a honeycomb filter having excellent heat resistance can be obtained.
Examples of the heat-resistant oxide include alumina, silica, mullite, ceria, cordierite, zirconia, and titania. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
Of the above heat-resistant oxides, alumina is preferable.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer is preferably 0.2 to 1.2 μm, and more preferably 0.2 to 0.9 μm. Preferably, it is 0.5-0.8 micrometer.
When the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer is less than 0.2 μm, the particles constituting the filtration layer are too small, and thus the filtration layer is hardly formed on the surface of the cell wall. In addition, if the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer is less than 0.2 μm, the particles constituting the filtration layer may enter the inside (pores) of the cell wall and block the pores. Loss may increase. On the other hand, if the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer exceeds 1.2 μm, the particles constituting the filtration layer are too large, so even if the filtration layer is formed, the pore size of the filtration layer is increased. Therefore, PM passes through the filtration layer and enters the pores of the cell wall, resulting in a “depth filtration” state in which PM is collected inside the cell wall, and the pressure loss increases.

In addition, the average particle diameter of the particle | grains which comprise a filtration layer can be measured with the following method.
A honeycomb fired body constituting the honeycomb filter is processed to prepare a sample of 10 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm.
The surface of the sample is observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at any one location of the prepared sample. At this time, the particles constituting the filtration layer are set within one field of view. The observation conditions of SEM are acceleration voltage: 15.00 kV, working distance (WD): 15.00 mm, and magnification: 10,000 times.
Next, the particle diameters of all the particles in one field of view are visually measured. The average value of the particle diameters of all the particles measured within one field of view is defined as “the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer”.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer is a, a is preferably 0.5 to 3.0 μm, and 0.7 to 2. It is more preferably 0 μm, and further preferably 1.0 to 1.9 μm.
If a is less than 0.5 μm, the gas is difficult to permeate the filtration layer, and the permeation resistance increases. On the other hand, when a exceeds 3.0 μm, it becomes difficult for PM to pass through the filtration layer, so that it is difficult to obtain sufficient PM collection efficiency.

In addition, the average pore diameter a of the pores of the filtration layer can be measured by the following method.
First, in the same manner as when measuring the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer, the honeycomb fired body constituting the honeycomb filter is processed to produce a 10 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm sample.
The surface of the sample is observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at any one location of the prepared sample. The observation conditions of SEM are acceleration voltage: 15.00 kV, working distance (WD): 15.00 mm, and magnification: 10,000 times.
The obtained SEM photograph is binarized, and the diameter of a circle inscribed in the gap between the particles is measured at 10 or more locations. The measured average value of the diameter of the inscribed circle is defined as “average pore diameter a of pores of the filtration layer”.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the filtration layer may contain hollow particles.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the thickness of the filtration layer is preferably 3 to 60 μm, more preferably 5 to 40 μm, and further preferably 10 to 25 μm.
When the thickness of the filtration layer is less than 3 μm, the filtration layer is too thin, so that PM is hardly collected. On the other hand, when the thickness of the filtration layer exceeds 60 μm, the filtration layer is too thick, and the pressure loss is likely to increase.
In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the thickness of the filtration layer is constant.

In addition, the thickness of a filtration layer can be measured with the following method.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of measuring the thickness of the filtration layer.
First, in the same manner as when measuring the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer, the honeycomb fired body constituting the honeycomb filter is processed to produce a 10 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm sample.
The cell cross section is observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at any one location of the prepared sample. The observation conditions of SEM are acceleration voltage: 15.00 kV, working distance (WD): 15.00 mm, and magnification: 500 to 1000 times.
In FIG. 4, for the sake of easy understanding, a schematic diagram is shown instead of an actual SEM photograph.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4, draw a line along the lower surface of the particles constituting the filtration layer, which is the lower surface L _B. Also, draw a line along the upper surface of the particles constituting the filtration layer, which is the upper surface L _S.
Subsequently, it is divided into 50 in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired body) in the SEM photograph. In divided 50 points, to measure the distance between the upper surface _{L S} and the lower surface _{L B,} n-th (n is an integer of 1 to 50) and the thickness L (n) of the filter layer at the location of. And let the average value of L (1) -L (50) be "the thickness of a filtration layer".

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the filtration layer is formed only on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed. .
Since the exhaust gas flows into the cell from the fluid inflow side of the honeycomb filter, a large amount of PM in the exhaust gas accumulates on the cell wall of the cell where the end on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed. Is done. Therefore, when the filtration layer is formed only on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed, PM is collected by the filtration layer. Therefore, depth filtration can be prevented.
In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the filtration layer is formed on the entire surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed. However, there may be a portion where the filtration layer is not formed on a part of the surface of the cell wall.

Hereinafter, the SCR catalyst will be described.

The SCR catalyst is also called a selective reduction type NOx catalyst, and reduces and purifies NOx in exhaust gas using ammonia. The SCR catalyst has a function of adsorbing urea and ammonia.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the SCR catalyst is preferably zeolite.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the supported amount of the SCR catalyst is preferably 80 to 200 g / L, more preferably 100 to 200 g / L, and 100 to 150 g / L. More preferably.
When the supported amount of the SCR catalyst is 80 to 200 g / L, NOx in the exhaust gas can be sufficiently purified when the honeycomb filter is used in a urea SCR device.
When the supported amount of the SCR catalyst is less than 80 g / L, the NOx purification performance as a honeycomb filter for the urea SCR device is not sufficient. On the other hand, when the loading amount of the SCR catalyst exceeds 200 g / L, the SCR catalyst closes the cell, and the pressure loss is likely to increase even when PM is not deposited.

In this specification, the loading amount of the SCR catalyst means the weight of the SCR catalyst per liter of the apparent volume of the honeycomb filter.
Note that the apparent volume of the honeycomb filter includes the volume of the adhesive layer and / or the outer peripheral coat layer.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst is b, b is preferably 0.7 to 5.0 μm, and 2.0 to 4 The thickness is more preferably 0.0 μm, and even more preferably 2.1 to 4.0 μm.
When b is less than 0.7 μm, the particles constituting the SCR catalyst are too small, and the particles are likely to clog the filtration layer. On the other hand, when b exceeds 5.0 μm, the particles constituting the SCR catalyst are less likely to be clogged in the filtration layer, but the specific surface area of the particles is small, so that it is difficult to obtain a sufficient NOx purification rate.

The average particle diameter b of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst can be measured by the same method as the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the filtration layer. When the average particle diameter b is measured, SEM observation may be performed so that the particles constituting the SCR catalyst fall within one field of view.
In addition, the average particle diameter b can be substituted with an average particle diameter obtained from particles (for example, zeolite particles contained in a zeolite slurry described later) constituting the SCR catalyst before being supported on the ceramic honeycomb substrate. .

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the SCR catalyst is a cell wall in which a filtration layer is formed, the end of the fluid inflow side is sealed, and the end of the fluid outflow side is opened. It is carried on the surface of the cell wall.
In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the SCR catalyst is supported on the entire surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end on the fluid outflow side is opened. However, it is possible that a part of the surface of the cell wall does not support the SCR catalyst.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the SCR catalyst may be further supported on the pores of the cell walls of the ceramic honeycomb substrate.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the SCR catalyst is further supported on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed. Also good.
The SCR catalyst has an end on the fluid inflow side that is open and an end on the fluid inflow side is sealed from the surface side of the cell wall of the cell that is sealed at the end on the fluid outflow side. It is preferable that a large number of the side ends are supported on the surface side of the cell wall of the opened cell.
In this case, contact between the collected PM and the SCR catalyst can be prevented.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the SCR catalyst is preferably not supported on the surface of the filtration layer.
In this case, the deterioration of the SCR catalyst due to heat can be suppressed when the regeneration process for burning PM is performed.

The honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a portion satisfying a <b, where a is the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer and b is the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst. It is characterized by being.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the entire honeycomb filter may not satisfy a <b, and a part of the honeycomb filter only needs to satisfy a <b.
Specifically, the portion satisfying a <b may be 60% or less of the whole honeycomb filter or 40% or less. On the other hand, the portion satisfying a <b is preferably 20% or more of the whole honeycomb filter, and more preferably 30% or more.
By setting the portion satisfying a <b to 40% or less of the entire honeycomb filter, it is possible to prevent the SCR catalyst from being clogged in the filtration layer. Therefore, an increase in pressure loss can be suppressed.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the cell wall preferably has a porosity of 55 to 70%.
When the porosity of the cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb substrate is 55 to 70%, a large amount of SCR catalyst can be supported on the cell wall.
When the porosity of the cell wall is less than 55%, when a large amount of the SCR catalyst is supported on the ceramic honeycomb substrate, the SCR catalyst is clogged in the pore portion of the cell wall, and the exhaust gas does not easily pass through the cell wall. The exhaust gas is less likely to diffuse and the action of the SCR catalyst is not sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the porosity of the cell wall exceeds 70%, the strength of the ceramic honeycomb substrate tends to decrease.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the average pore diameter of the cell walls is preferably 15 to 30 μm.
When the average pore diameter of the cell wall is less than 15 μm, the pressure loss after the SCR catalyst is supported on the cell wall tends to increase. On the other hand, when the average pore diameter of the cell wall exceeds 30 μm, it becomes difficult to form a filtration layer on the surface of the cell wall.

The porosity and pore diameter can be measured by a conventionally known mercury intrusion method.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the cell wall thickness is preferably 0.12 to 0.40 mm, and more preferably 0.20 to 0.30 mm.
When the cell wall thickness is less than 0.12 mm, the cell wall thickness becomes thin, and the strength of the honeycomb fired body cannot be maintained. On the other hand, when the thickness of the cell wall exceeds 0.40 mm, the pressure loss of the honeycomb structure tends to increase.
In addition, the thickness of a cell wall means the thickness between cells.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the cell density in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired body is not particularly limited, but a preferable lower limit is 31.0 cells / cm ² (200 cells / inch ^2). ), A preferred upper limit is 93.0 pieces / cm ² (600 pieces / inch ² ), a more preferred lower limit is 38.8 pieces / cm ² (250 pieces / inch ² ), and a more preferred upper limit is 77.5 pieces. / Cm ² (500 pieces / inch ² ).

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, examples of the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large-capacity cell and the small-capacity cell included in the honeycomb fired body include the following shapes.
5 (a), 5 (b) and 5 (c) are side views schematically showing an example of the cell structure of the honeycomb fired body constituting the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention. .
In addition, the filtration layer is not illustrated in FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C.

In the honeycomb fired body 120 shown in FIG. 5A, the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large capacity cell 121a is substantially octagonal, and the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small capacity cell 121b is substantially rectangular. The large capacity cells 121a and the small capacity cells 121b are alternately arranged. Similarly, in the honeycomb fired body 130 shown in FIG. 5B, the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large capacity cell 131a is substantially octagonal, and the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small capacity cell 131b. Is substantially square, and large-capacity cells 131a and small-capacity cells 131b are alternately arranged. The honeycomb fired body 120 shown in FIG. 5 (a) and the honeycomb fired body 130 shown in FIG. 5 (b) have a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large capacity cell with respect to the area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small capacity cell. The area ratio of the areas (area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large capacity cell / area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small capacity cell) is different.
Further, in the honeycomb fired body 140 shown in FIG. 5C, the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large-capacity cell 141a is a substantially square shape, and the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small-capacity cell 141b is substantially the same. The large-capacity cells 141a and the small-capacity cells 141b are alternately arranged.

In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the area ratio of the area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large capacity cell to the area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small capacity cell (perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the large capacity cell) The area of the cross section / the area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small-capacity cell) is preferably 1.4 to 2.8, and more preferably 1.5 to 2.4.
By setting the cell on the fluid inflow side as a large capacity cell and the cell on the fluid outflow side as a small capacity cell, a large amount of PM can be deposited on the cell on the fluid inflow side (large capacity cell). Is less than 1.4, the difference between the cross-sectional area of the large-capacity cell and the cross-sectional area of the small-capacity cell is small, and it is difficult to obtain the effect of providing the large-capacity cell and the small-capacity cell. On the other hand, when the area ratio exceeds 2.8, the area of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the small-capacity cell becomes too small, so that gas such as exhaust gas passes through the cell (small-capacity cell) on the fluid outflow side. The pressure loss due to the friction increases.

Next, a method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The manufacturing method of the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
Using a ceramic powder, a porous honeycomb fired body in which a large number of cells are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction across a cell wall, and either the fluid inflow side or the fluid outflow side of the cell is sealed. A honeycomb fired body manufacturing process to be manufactured;
A filtration layer forming step of forming a filtration layer on the surface of the cell wall;
A catalyst application step of supporting the SCR catalyst on the cell wall,
The filtration layer forming step includes
A droplet dispersion step of dispersing droplets containing raw materials of ceramic particles in a carrier gas;
A carrier gas inflow step for allowing the carrier gas to flow into a cell in which an end on the fluid inflow side is opened and an end on the fluid outflow side is sealed,
In the catalyst application step,
The SCR catalyst is supported on the cell wall by introducing the SCR catalyst into a cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is opened.

In the method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a ceramic honeycomb substrate including a honeycomb fired body is manufactured, and a filtration layer is formed on the surface of the cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb substrate. The SCR catalyst is supported on the formed cell wall.
Hereinafter, the filtration layer forming step and the catalyst applying step will be described.
In the description of this embodiment, the case where the material constituting the filtration layer is a heat-resistant oxide will be described as an example.
In addition, the process for producing the ceramic honeycomb substrate including the honeycomb fired body will be described later.

First, the filtration layer forming step will be described.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an embodiment of a droplet dispersion step and a carrier gas inflow step.
FIG. 6 shows a carrier gas inflow device 1 that is a device for causing a carrier gas to flow into the cells of the ceramic honeycomb substrate.
The carrier gas inflow device 1 includes a droplet dispersion unit 20 that disperses droplets in the carrier gas, a piping unit 30 through which the carrier gas in which the droplets are dispersed passes, and an inflow unit that flows the carrier gas into the cells of the ceramic honeycomb substrate. 40.
Hereinafter, an example in which the droplet dispersion step and the carrier gas inflow step are performed using the carrier gas inflow device 1 will be described.

In the carrier gas inflow device 1, the carrier gas F flows from the lower side to the upper side in FIG. In the carrier gas inflow device 1, the carrier gas F is introduced from below the carrier gas inflow device 1, and is discharged from above the inflow portion 40 through the droplet dispersion portion 20, the piping portion 30, and the inflow portion 40.

The carrier gas F is pressurized from the lower side to the upper side in FIG. 6 by the pressure difference generated by the pressurization from the lower side of the carrier gas inflow device or the suction from the upper side of the carrier gas inflow device. Flows upward in 1.
As the carrier gas, a gas that does not react by heating up to 800 ° C. and does not react with the components in the droplets dispersed in the carrier gas is used.
Examples of the carrier gas include gases such as air, nitrogen, and argon.

In the droplet dispersion unit 20 of the carrier gas inflow device 1, an oxide-containing solution filled in a tank (not shown) is formed into droplets 11 by spraying and dispersed in the carrier gas F.
The oxide-containing solution is a concept including a solution containing a heat-resistant oxide precursor in which a heat-resistant oxide is formed by heating, or a slurry containing heat-resistant oxide particles.

The heat-resistant oxide precursor means a compound derived from a heat-resistant oxide by heating.
Examples thereof include metal hydroxides, carbonates, nitrates, and hydrates constituting the heat-resistant oxide.
Examples of the heat-resistant oxide precursor when the heat-resistant oxide is alumina, that is, the alumina precursor include aluminum nitrate, aluminum hydroxide, boehmite, and diaspore.

The slurry containing heat-resistant oxide particles is a solution in which heat-resistant oxide particles are suspended in water.

The droplets 11 dispersed in the carrier gas F ride on the carrier gas F and flow above the carrier gas inflow device 1 and pass through the piping part 30.

The pipe part 30 of the carrier gas inflow device 1 is a pipe through which the carrier gas F in which the droplets 11 are dispersed passes.
The passage 32 through which the carrier gas F passes in the pipe portion 30 is a space surrounded by the pipe wall 31 of the pipe.

In the carrier gas inflow device 1 used in the present embodiment, a heating mechanism 33 is provided in the piping part 30.
An example of the heating mechanism 33 is an electric heater.

In this embodiment, the pipe wall 31 is heated using the heating mechanism 33, and the carrier gas F in which the droplets 11 are dispersed is allowed to pass through. And it is preferable to heat the carrier gas F which passes the piping part 30, and to heat the droplet 11 disperse | distributed to the carrier gas F. FIG.
When the droplet 11 is heated, the liquid component contained in the droplet evaporates to form spherical ceramic particles 12. In FIG. 6, the spherical ceramic particles 12 are indicated by white circles.
When the heat-resistant oxide precursor is contained in the droplet, the heat-resistant oxide precursor becomes a heat-resistant oxide (spherical ceramic particles) by heating the carrier gas.

In the present embodiment, it is preferable that the pipe wall 31 is heated to 100 to 800 ° C. using the heating mechanism 33 and the carrier gas F in which the droplets 11 are dispersed is allowed to pass for 0.1 to 3.0 seconds.
If the temperature of the heated pipe is less than 100 ° C. and the time for allowing the carrier gas to pass through the pipe is less than 0.1 seconds, it becomes difficult to sufficiently evaporate the water in the droplets. On the other hand, if the temperature of the heated pipe exceeds 800 ° C. and the time for passing the carrier gas through the pipe exceeds 3.0 seconds, the energy required for manufacturing the honeycomb filter becomes too large. The manufacturing efficiency of the honeycomb filter is reduced.

In the present embodiment, the length of the pipe is not particularly limited, but is preferably 500 to 3000 mm.
If the length of the pipe is less than 500 mm, it becomes difficult to sufficiently evaporate the water in the droplets even if the speed of passing the carrier gas through the pipe is slowed. On the other hand, if the length of the pipe exceeds 3000 mm, the apparatus for manufacturing the honeycomb filter becomes too large, and the manufacturing efficiency of the honeycomb filter is lowered.

While being dispersed in the carrier gas F, the spherical ceramic particles 12 ride on the flow of the carrier gas F and flow above the carrier gas inflow device 1, and flow into the cells of the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103 at the inflow portion 40.

In the present embodiment, a ceramic block in which a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies are bound through an adhesive layer is used as the ceramic honeycomb substrate.
The ceramic honeycomb substrate 103 is arranged at the upper part of the carrier gas inflow device 1 so as to close the outlet of the carrier gas inflow device 1.
Therefore, the carrier gas F always flows into the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103.

FIG. 6 schematically shows a cross section of the honeycomb fired body constituting the ceramic block (a cross section similar to that shown in FIG. 2B) as a cross section of the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103.
In the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103, the end portion of the cell 111a on the fluid inflow side is open, and the cell 111b on the fluid outflow side is sealed.
Therefore, the carrier gas F flows into the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103 from the opening of the cell 111a on the fluid inflow side.
When the carrier gas F in which the spherical ceramic particles 12 are dispersed flows into the cell 111 a on the fluid inflow side of the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103, the spherical ceramic particles 12 are deposited on the surface of the cell wall 113 of the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103.

And in this embodiment, it is preferable to heat the ceramic honeycomb base material 103 to 100-800 degreeC, and to make carrier gas F flow in into the heated cell.
When the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103 is heated to 100 to 800 ° C., even if the liquid component remains in the spherical ceramic particles 12, the liquid component evaporates, and the surface of the cell wall in a dry powder state. To deposit.

The carrier gas F flows into the inside of the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103 from the opening of the cell 111a on the fluid inflow side, passes through the cell wall 113 of the ceramic honeycomb substrate 103, and flows out from the opening of the cell 111b on the fluid outflow side.
The carrier gas inflow process is performed by such a procedure.
The spherical ceramic particles can be deposited on the surface of the cell wall by the carrier gas inflow process.

Subsequently, it is preferable to perform a heating process of the ceramic honeycomb substrate.
It is preferable to heat the ceramic honeycomb base material in which the spherical ceramic particles are adhered to the cell walls through the carrier gas inflow process at a furnace temperature of 900 to 1500 ° C. using a heating furnace.
The heating atmosphere is preferably an air atmosphere, a nitrogen atmosphere, or an argon atmosphere.

And the spherical ceramic particles adhering to the surface of the cell wall cause heat shrinkage by heat sintering and firmly adhere to the surface of the cell wall.

Through the above steps, a filtration layer can be formed on the surface of the cell wall.
In addition, the step of heating the carrier gas (drying step), the step of flowing the carrier gas while heating the ceramic honeycomb substrate, and the step of heating the ceramic honeycomb substrate after flowing the carrier gas (heating step) It is not always necessary to perform all the steps, and at least one step may be performed.
Among these, it is preferable to perform a drying process and a heating process.

Next, a catalyst provision process is demonstrated.
In the catalyst application step, the SCR catalyst is supported on the cell wall by introducing the SCR catalyst into the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end on the fluid outflow side is opened.

Examples of the method for supporting the SCR catalyst on the cell wall include a method in which the ceramic honeycomb substrate is immersed in a slurry containing the SCR catalyst and then heated by heating.
The amount of the SCR catalyst supported can be adjusted by, for example, a method of repeating the step of immersing the ceramic honeycomb substrate in the slurry and the step of heating, or a method of changing the slurry concentration.
Moreover, the average particle diameter b of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst can be adjusted by controlling the particle size of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst contained in the slurry. That is, the particle size of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst contained in the slurry is adjusted so that the average particle size b of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst is larger than the average pore size a of the pores of the filter layer that has been obtained in advance. do it.

In order to support the SCR catalyst only on the cell wall of the cell (small capacity cell) on the fluid outflow side, for example, a material that disappears in the heating after the pulling up to the ceramic honeycomb substrate (for example, a plastic material) Etc.), the other end is sealed only in the cell (large capacity cell) on the fluid inflow side, and then the ceramic honeycomb substrate is immersed in the slurry containing the SCR catalyst.

In order to provide a difference in the amount of catalyst supported on the cell wall in the fluid inflow side cell (large capacity cell) and the fluid outflow side cell (small capacity cell), for example, the cell wall forming the fluid inflow side cell Only after the catalyst is attached to the cell wall forming one cell in the same procedure as the procedure for supporting the SCR catalyst, the SCR catalyst is also supported on the cell wall forming the other cell. Changing the immersion time of the ceramic honeycomb substrate in the slurry containing the catalyst, changing the concentration of the slurry, or increasing the particle size of the catalyst in the slurry, and injecting the slurry into the cell on the fluid inflow side And a method of changing the concentration by air blow after the slurry is attached.

Hereinafter, a process for producing a ceramic honeycomb substrate including a honeycomb fired body in the method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The ceramic honeycomb substrate produced below is a ceramic block in which a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies are bundled through an adhesive layer.
The case where silicon carbide is used as the ceramic powder will be described.
(1) A forming step for producing a honeycomb formed body by extruding a wet mixture containing a ceramic powder and a binder is performed.
Specifically, first, a wet mixture for manufacturing a honeycomb formed body is prepared by mixing silicon carbide powder having different average particle sizes as ceramic powder, an organic binder, a liquid plasticizer, a lubricant, and water. To prepare.
Subsequently, the wet mixture is put into an extruder and extruded to produce a honeycomb formed body having a predetermined shape.
At this time, a honeycomb formed body is manufactured using a mold that has a cross-sectional shape having a cell structure (cell shape and cell arrangement) shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).

(2) The honeycomb formed body is cut to a predetermined length, dried using a microwave dryer, hot air dryer, dielectric dryer, vacuum dryer, vacuum dryer, freeze dryer, etc. A sealing step of filling the cell with a sealing material paste as a sealing material and sealing the cell is performed.
Here, the wet mixture can be used as the sealing material paste.

(3) After heating the honeycomb formed body in a degreasing furnace and performing a degreasing step of removing organic substances in the honeycomb formed body, the degreased honeycomb formed body is conveyed to a firing furnace, and the firing step is performed. A honeycomb fired body as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B is manufactured.
In addition, the sealing material paste with which the edge part of the cell was filled is baked by heating and becomes a sealing material.
Moreover, the conditions currently used when manufacturing a honeycomb fired body can be applied to the conditions of a cutting process, a drying process, a sealing process, a degreasing process, and a firing process.

(4) A bundling process is performed in which a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies are sequentially stacked and bonded via an adhesive paste on a support base to produce a honeycomb aggregate in which a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies are stacked.
As the adhesive paste, for example, a paste made of an inorganic binder, an organic binder, and inorganic particles is used. The adhesive paste may further contain inorganic fibers and / or whiskers.

(5) The honeycomb aggregate is heated and the adhesive paste is heated and solidified to form an adhesive layer, thereby producing a quadrangular columnar ceramic block.
As the conditions for heating and solidifying the adhesive paste, the conditions conventionally used when producing a honeycomb filter can be applied.

(6) A cutting process for cutting the ceramic block is performed.
Specifically, a ceramic block whose outer periphery is processed into a substantially cylindrical shape is manufactured by cutting the outer periphery of the ceramic block using a diamond cutter.

(7) An outer peripheral coating layer forming step is performed in which an outer peripheral coating material paste is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the substantially cylindrical ceramic block, and dried and solidified to form an outer peripheral coating layer.
Here, the said adhesive paste can be used as an outer periphery coating material paste. In addition, you may use the paste of a composition different from the said adhesive paste as an outer periphery coating material paste.
Note that the outer peripheral coat layer is not necessarily provided, and may be provided as necessary.
By providing the outer peripheral coating layer, the shape of the outer periphery of the ceramic block can be adjusted to obtain a cylindrical ceramic honeycomb substrate.
Through the above steps, a ceramic honeycomb substrate including a honeycomb fired body can be manufactured.

And the honeycomb filter which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention is producible by performing the filtration layer formation process and catalyst provision process which were mentioned above with respect to the ceramic honeycomb base material.

Hereinafter, effects of the honeycomb filter and the method for manufacturing the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be listed.
(1) In the honeycomb filter of the present embodiment, of the surface of the cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb substrate, the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed A filtration layer is formed. PM in the exhaust gas is collected by the filtration layer.
On the other hand, in the cell wall in which the filtration layer is formed, the end of the fluid inflow side is sealed, and the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end of the fluid outflow side is opened carries an SCR catalyst. .
Therefore, contact between the collected PM and the SCR catalyst can be prevented, so that when the regeneration process for burning PM is performed, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the SCR catalyst due to heat. Thereby, the NOx purification function can be ensured over a long period of time.

(2) The honeycomb filter of the present embodiment includes a portion satisfying a <b, where a is the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer and b is the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst. It is said.
When the average pore diameter a of the pores of the filtration layer is smaller than the average particle diameter b of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst, the SCR catalyst is difficult to clog the filtration layer. Therefore, an increase in pressure loss can be suppressed.

(3) In the honeycomb filter manufacturing method of the present embodiment, in the carrier gas inflow step, a carrier gas containing ceramic particles formed in the drying step and the like described later is caused to flow into the cell from the fluid inflow side. Therefore, ceramic particles are deposited on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed, and a filtration layer is formed.
On the other hand, in the catalyst application step, the SCR catalyst is introduced into the cell from the fluid outflow side, that is, the side opposite to the side into which the carrier gas is introduced in the carrier gas inflow step.
That is, the direction in which the carrier gas is introduced in the carrier gas inflow process is opposite to the direction in which the SCR catalyst is introduced in the catalyst application process. Accordingly, the SCR catalyst is supported only on the cell wall of the cell wall and the filtration layer, or is supported on both the cell wall and the filtration layer, and the amount of the SCR catalyst supported on the cell wall is reduced. The amount per unit volume is larger than the amount of the SCR catalyst supported on the filtration layer.
Therefore, the amount of the SCR catalyst that is far from the collected PM can be increased. That is, when the regeneration process for burning PM is performed, the amount of the SCR catalyst that does not deteriorate due to heat can be increased, so that the NOx purification function can be ensured over a long period of time.

(4) The honeycomb filter manufacturing method of the present embodiment includes a portion satisfying a <b, where a is the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer and b is the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst. A honeycomb filter is manufactured.
Therefore, the SCR catalyst can be prevented from clogging the filtration layer in the catalyst application step. As a result, a honeycomb filter with low pressure loss can be manufactured.

(Example)
Examples of the honeycomb filter and the method for manufacturing the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below more specifically. In addition, this invention is not limited only to these Examples.

Example 1
(Production of ceramic honeycomb substrate)
First, 54.6% by weight of a coarse powder of silicon carbide having an average particle diameter of 22 μm and 23.4% by weight of a fine powder of silicon carbide having an average particle diameter of 0.5 μm were mixed. An organic binder (methylcellulose) 4.3 wt%, a lubricant (Unilube made by NOF Corporation) 2.6 wt%, glycerin 1.2 wt%, and water 13.9 wt% are added and kneaded to obtain a wet mixture. After being obtained, a molding step of extrusion molding was performed.
In this step, a raw honeycomb molded body having the same shape as the honeycomb fired body 110 shown in FIG. 2A and having no cell plugged was produced.

Subsequently, the raw honeycomb formed body was dried using a microwave dryer, thereby manufacturing a dried body of the honeycomb formed body. Then, the sealing material paste was filled in predetermined cells of the dried honeycomb molded body to seal the cells. The wet mixture was used as a sealing material paste. After sealing the cells, the dried honeycomb molded body filled with the plug paste was again dried using a dryer.

Subsequently, a degreasing treatment for degreasing the dried honeycomb molded body after cell sealing at 400 ° C. was performed, and further a firing treatment was performed under conditions of 2200 ° C. and 3 hours in an atmospheric argon atmosphere.
Thereby, a square pillar honeycomb fired body was produced.
The manufactured honeycomb fired body has a height of 34.3 mm × a width of 34.3 mm × a length of 150 mm, an average pore diameter of 24 μm, a porosity of 64%, and the number of cells (cell density) of 54.2 cells / cm ² ( 350 cells / inch ² ) and the cell wall thickness was 0.28 mm (11 mil).

By applying an adhesive paste between the honeycomb fired bodies obtained by the above process to form an adhesive paste layer, and heating and solidifying the adhesive paste layer to form an adhesive layer, 16 honeycomb fired bodies are obtained. A substantially prismatic ceramic block formed by binding through an adhesive layer was produced.
As the adhesive paste, 30% by weight of alumina fibers having an average fiber length of 20 μm, 21% by weight of silicon carbide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.6 μm, 15% by weight of silica sol, 5.6% by weight of carboxymethylcellulose, and water 28 An adhesive paste containing 4% by weight was used.

Thereafter, a cylindrical ceramic block having a diameter of 142 mm was prepared by cutting the outer periphery of the prismatic ceramic block using a diamond cutter.

Next, the outer periphery coating material paste was applied to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical ceramic block, and the outer periphery coating material paste was heated and solidified at 120 ° C. to form an outer periphery coating layer on the outer periphery of the ceramic block.
In addition, as the said outer periphery coating material paste, the paste similar to the said adhesive material paste was used.
Through the above steps, a cylindrical ceramic honeycomb substrate having a diameter of 143.8 mm and a length of 150 mm was produced.

(Filtration layer forming step)
A filter layer was formed on the ceramic honeycomb substrate using the carrier gas inflow device shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, a ceramic honeycomb substrate was disposed above the carrier gas inflow device.
At this time, the ceramic honeycomb substrate was disposed with the opening of a large-capacity cell as a cell on the fluid inflow side facing downward of the carrier gas inflow device.

As the oxide-containing solution, a solution containing boehmite which is a heat-resistant oxide precursor was prepared. The concentration of boehmite was 3.8 mol / L (solid content concentration: 20% by weight).
Then, the droplets containing boehmite were dispersed in the carrier gas by spraying.

The temperature of the wall of the pipe of the carrier gas inflow device is heated to 200 ° C., and the carrier gas is flowed at a flow rate of 4.6 mm / sec toward the upper side (ceramic honeycomb substrate side) of the carrier gas inflow device. The water in the droplets dispersed therein was evaporated. When the carrier gas passed through the pipe, the water in the droplets evaporated, and the droplets became spherical alumina particles.
The length of the pipe was 1200 mm.

The carrier gas in which the spherical alumina particles were dispersed was allowed to flow into the cells of the ceramic honeycomb substrate, and 5 g / L of spherical alumina particles were adhered to the surface of the cell walls.
Thereafter, the ceramic honeycomb substrate was taken out from the carrier gas inflow device and heated in a firing furnace at 1350 ° C. for 3 hours in an air atmosphere.
Through the above process, a filtration layer made of alumina particles was formed on the surface of the cell wall.

(Catalyst application process)
First, β-type zeolite powder ion-exchanged with iron ions was mixed with a sufficient amount of water and further pulverized with a ball mill at 90 min ⁻¹ to prepare a zeolite slurry.
The particle diameter of the zeolite was adjusted by changing the particle diameter of the raw material powder and the pulverization time.

In this zeolite slurry, a ceramic honeycomb substrate having a filtration layer formed on the surface of the cell wall was immersed with the opening of a small-capacity cell as a cell on the fluid outflow side facing downward, and held for 1 minute.
Then, the drying process which heats this ceramic honeycomb base material for 1 hour at 110 degreeC was performed, and also the baking process for baking for 1 hour at 700 degreeC was performed, and the SCR catalyst was carry | supported.
At this time, the immersion in the zeolite slurry, the drying step, and the firing step were repeated so that the supported amount of the SCR catalyst was 100 g / L.
As described above, a honeycomb filter in which the filtration layer was formed on the cell wall surface and the SCR catalyst (zeolite) was supported on the cell wall surface was manufactured.

(Comparative Example 1)
When preparing the zeolite slurry, a honeycomb filter was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the pulverization time was longer than that in Example 1 to make the zeolite particle size smaller than that in Example 1.

The following evaluations were performed on the honeycomb filters manufactured in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.

(Measurement of average pore diameter a of pores of filtration layer and average particle diameter b of particles constituting SCR catalyst)
For each honeycomb filter, the average pore diameter a of the pores of the filtration layer and the average particle diameter b of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst were measured according to the method described above.
As SEM, Hitachi FE-SEM S-4800 was used.
The results are shown in Table 1.

(Measurement of collection efficiency)
The collection efficiency of PM was measured using a collection efficiency measuring device 530 as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a collection efficiency measuring device.
The collection efficiency measuring device 530 includes a 1.6 L (liter) diesel engine 531, an exhaust gas pipe 532 that distributes exhaust gas from the engine 531, and a honeycomb filter 100 that is connected to the exhaust gas pipe 532 and wound with an alumina mat 533. The metal casing 534 to be fixed, the sampler 535 that samples the exhaust gas before flowing through the honeycomb filter 100, the sampler 536 that samples the exhaust gas after flowing through the honeycomb filter 100, and the exhaust gas sampled by the samplers 535 and 536 is diluted. Scanning mobility particle size analyzer (Scanning Mobility P) equipped with a diluter 537 and a PM counter 538 (manufactured by TSI, agglomerated particle counter 3022A-S) for measuring the amount of PM contained in the diluted exhaust gas rticle Sizer SMPS) is configured as.

Next, the measurement procedure will be described. The engine 531 was operated at a torque of 50 Nm and a rotation speed of 3000 rpm, and the exhaust gas from the engine 531 was passed through the honeycomb filter 100. At this time, the PM amount P ₀ before passing through the honeycomb filter 100 and the PM amount P ₁ after passing through the honeycomb filter 100 were grasped using the PM counter 538. And the collection efficiency was computed using the following formula.
Collection efficiency (%) = [(P ₀ −P ₁ ) / P ₀ ] × 100
The collection efficiency was measured after collecting 0.1 g of PM per liter of honeycomb filter volume.
The obtained measurement results are shown in Table 1.

(Measurement of NOx purification rate)
The NOx purification rate was measured for each honeycomb filter.
In measuring the NOx purification rate, one honeycomb fired body (34.3 mm × 34.3 mm × 150 mm) was cut out from the honeycomb filter of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 by using a diamond cutter, and the cut honeycomb The fired body was further cut to prepare a cylindrical short body of φ1 inch (25.4 mm) × 3 inches (76.2 mm). In the produced short body, either one end of the cell was sealed, and this short body was used as a sample for NOx purification rate measurement.
The measurement of the NOx purification rate was performed using a NOx purification rate measuring device (Catalyst evaluation device SIGU-2000 manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.).
The NOx purification rate measuring device is composed of a gas generation part and a reaction part, and the pseudo exhaust gas and ammonia generated in the gas generation part are circulated through the reaction part in which a sample for NOx purification rate measurement is set.
The composition (volume ratio) of the pseudo exhaust gas is NO ₂ : 350 ppm (NO ₂ /NOx=0.25), O ₂ : 14%, H ₂ O: 10%, N ₂ : balance, and NH ₃ / NOx = 1. The above composition was obtained by adjusting the flow rate of each gas using a flow rate controller.
Further, the temperature of the reaction part was kept constant at 150 ° C. The space velocity (SV) was set to 70000 hr ⁻¹ as a condition for the zeolite to contact the pseudo exhaust gas and ammonia.
The NOx concentration N ₀ before the simulated exhaust gas flows through the NOx purification rate measurement sample and the NOx concentration N ₁ after the simulated exhaust gas passes through the NOx purification rate measurement sample are measured. The NOx purification rate was measured.
NOx purification rate (%) = [(N ₀ −N ₁ ) / N ₀ ] × 100
The obtained measurement results are shown in Table 1.

(Measurement of pressure loss)
Pressure loss was measured using a pressure loss measuring apparatus 510 as shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a pressure loss measuring device.
This pressure loss measuring device 510 can detect the pressure before and after the honeycomb filter 100 by disposing the honeycomb filter 100 in the metal casing 513 in the exhaust gas pipe 512 of a 1.6 L (liter) diesel engine 511. A pressure gauge 514 is attached so that
The engine 511 was operated at a torque of 50 Nm and a rotation speed of 3000 rpm, and the differential pressure in a state where PM was not deposited on the honeycomb filter 100, that is, the initial pressure loss was measured.
The obtained measurement results are shown in Table 1.

The average pore diameter a of the pores of the filtration layer in the honeycomb filter of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, the average particle diameter b of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst, the collection efficiency, the NOx purification rate, and the initial pressure loss are summarized. It is shown in Table 1 below.

From Table 1, in the honeycomb filter of Example 1, when the average pore diameter of the pores of the filtration layer is a and the average particle diameter of particles (zeolite particles) constituting the SCR catalyst is b, a portion satisfying a <b Was confirmed to be included.
On the other hand, it was confirmed that the honeycomb filter of Comparative Example 1 did not satisfy a <b.

Further, from Table 1, in the honeycomb filters of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, the collection efficiency was a high value of 99.5%.

However, the NOx purification rate of the honeycomb filter of Comparative Example 1 is a low value of 48%, whereas the NOx purification rate of the honeycomb filter of Example 1 is a high value of 55%.
As described above, in the honeycomb filter of Comparative Example 1, the average pore diameter “a” of the pores of the filtration layer is larger than the average particle diameter “b” of the particles (zeolite particles) constituting the SCR catalyst. Therefore, it is considered that a part of the zeolite particles enters the filtration layer. As a result, the zeolite particles that have entered the filtration layer are exposed to high temperatures and deteriorate, and the NOx purification rate decreases.
On the other hand, in the honeycomb filter of Example 1, since the average pore diameter a is smaller than the average particle diameter b, it is considered that the zeolite particles hardly enter the filtration layer. Therefore, a high NOx purification rate can be maintained.

Further, the initial pressure loss in the honeycomb filter of Comparative Example 1 was a high value of 15 kPa, whereas the initial pressure loss rate in the honeycomb filter of Example 1 was a low value of 10 kPa.
In the honeycomb filter of Example 1, since the average pore diameter a is smaller than the average particle diameter b, it is considered that the zeolite particles are less likely to clog the filtration layer. For this reason, it is considered that an increase in pressure loss can be prevented.

As described above, in the honeycomb filter of Example 1, by including a portion where the average pore diameter a is smaller than the average particle diameter b, it is excellent in PM collection efficiency and NOx purification rate, and suppresses an increase in pressure loss. Can do.

(Other embodiments)
In the honeycomb filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the filtration layer is formed only on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is sealed. .
However, in the honeycomb filter according to another embodiment of the present invention, the filtration layer has an opening at the end on the fluid inflow side and a surface of the cell wall of the cell where the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed, The end portion on the fluid inflow side may be sealed, and the end portion on the fluid outflow side may be formed on the surface of the cell wall of the cell.
Such a honeycomb filter can be manufactured by immersing the ceramic honeycomb substrate in a slurry containing spherical ceramic particles prepared in advance and then heating.

In the method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to the embodiment of the present invention, the droplets may contain heat-resistant oxide particles as a raw material for the ceramic particles.
When the heat-resistant oxide particles are contained in the droplets, the moisture in the droplets can be removed by heating the carrier gas to obtain heat-resistant oxide particles. And the filtration layer comprised from the particle | grains of a heat resistant oxide can be formed by flowing the particle | grains of a heat resistant oxide into a cell.
Moreover, the filtration layer comprised of the particles of the heat-resistant oxide can also be formed by removing the moisture in the droplets after flowing the droplet containing the heat-resistant oxide particles into the cell.

In the honeycomb filter according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cells of the honeycomb fired body constituting the honeycomb filter may be all equal, or at one end face of the honeycomb fired body. The cross-sectional areas perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sealed cell and the opened cell may be equal to each other.

In the honeycomb filter according to the embodiment of the present invention, the ceramic honeycomb substrate (ceramic block) may be composed of one honeycomb fired body.
Such a honeycomb filter made of one honeycomb fired body is also referred to as an integral honeycomb filter. As the main constituent material of the integral honeycomb filter, cordierite or aluminum titanate can be used.

In the honeycomb filter according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired body of each cell of the honeycomb fired body is not limited to a substantially square shape. Any shape such as a substantially pentagon, a substantially hexagon, a substantially trapezoid, or a substantially octagon may be used. Various shapes may be mixed.

In the honeycomb filter of the present invention, the filtration layer is formed on the surface of the cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb substrate, the SCR catalyst is supported on the cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb substrate, and the filtration layer has When the average pore diameter of the pores is a (μm) and the average particle diameter of the particles constituting the SCR catalyst is b (μm), it is essential to include a portion satisfying a <b.
The essential components include various configurations described in detail in the first embodiment and the other embodiments (for example, the configuration of the filtration layer, the method of forming the filtration layer, the cell structure of the honeycomb fired body, the manufacture of the honeycomb filter) Desired effects can be obtained by appropriately combining the steps and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carrier gas inflow apparatus 11 Droplet 12 Spherical ceramic particle 100 Honeycomb filter 103 Ceramic honeycomb base material (ceramic block)
110, 120, 130, 140 Honeycomb fired bodies 111a, 111b, 121a, 121b, 131a, 131b, 141a, 141b Cell 113 Cell wall 115 Filtration layer 116 SCR catalyst F Carrier gas G ₁ Exhaust gas

Claims (20)

A ceramic honeycomb substrate in which a large number of cells for circulating a fluid are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction across a cell wall, and the end of either the fluid inflow side or the fluid outflow side of the cell is sealed;
Of the surface of the cell wall, a filtration layer formed on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end on the fluid inflow side is opened and the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed,
An SCR catalyst supported on the surface of the cell wall of the cell in which the end portion on the fluid inflow side is sealed and the end portion on the fluid outflow side is opened in the cell wall in which the filtration layer is formed;
A honeycomb comprising a portion satisfying a <b, where a (μm) is an average pore diameter of pores of the filtration layer and b (μm) is an average particle diameter of particles constituting the SCR catalyst. filter. The honeycomb filter according to claim 1, wherein a is 0.5 to 3.0 µm and b is 0.7 to 5.0 µm. The honeycomb filter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a portion satisfying a <b is 40% or less of the entire honeycomb filter. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an average pore diameter of the cell wall is 15 to 30 µm. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a loading amount of the SCR catalyst is 80 to 200 g / L. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a porosity of the cell wall is 55 to 70%. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the filtration layer has a thickness of 3 to 60 µm. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the filter layer is made of a heat-resistant oxide. The honeycomb filter according to claim 8, wherein the heat-resistant oxide is at least one selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, mullite, ceria, cordierite, zirconia, and titania. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the filtration layer includes hollow particles. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the SCR catalyst is zeolite. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the SCR catalyst is not supported on the surface of the filtration layer. The SCR catalyst has an end on the fluid inflow side which is more open than an end on the fluid inflow side and a surface of the cell wall of the cell where the end on the fluid outflow side is sealed. The honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein a large amount of the end portion is supported toward the surface side of the cell wall of the opened cell. A method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
Using a ceramic powder, a porous honeycomb fired body in which a large number of cells are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction across a cell wall, and either the fluid inflow side or the fluid outflow side of the cell is sealed. A honeycomb fired body manufacturing process to be manufactured;
A filtration layer forming step of forming a filtration layer on the surface of the cell wall;
A catalyst application step of supporting an SCR catalyst on the cell wall,
The filtration layer forming step includes
A droplet dispersion step of dispersing droplets containing raw materials of ceramic particles in a carrier gas;
A carrier gas inflow step for allowing the carrier gas to flow into a cell in which an end on the fluid inflow side is opened and an end on the fluid outflow side is sealed;
In the catalyst application step,
A method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter, wherein an SCR catalyst is supported on a cell wall by introducing the SCR catalyst into a cell whose end on the fluid inflow side is sealed and whose end on the fluid outflow side is opened. . The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 14, wherein in the droplet dispersion step, the droplets are dispersed in the carrier gas using a spray. The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the droplets contain a heat-resistant oxide precursor that becomes a heat-resistant oxide by heating as a raw material of the ceramic particles. The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 14 to 16, further comprising a drying step of drying the carrier gas at 100 to 800 ° C. The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 14 to 17, further comprising a heating step of heating the ceramic honeycomb substrate into which the carrier gas has been introduced to 900 to 1500 ° C. The droplet contains a heat-resistant oxide precursor that becomes a heat-resistant oxide by heating as a raw material of the ceramic particles,
The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to claim 17, wherein in the drying step, the spherical ceramic particles are formed from the droplets. The method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein, in the carrier gas inflow step, the filter layer is formed by depositing the ceramic particles on a surface of the cell wall.

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