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Exceptional activity in carbon oxidation is displayed by a zeolite-supported ruthenium catalyst (see diagram; Y=carbon weight loss) that unlike platinum catalysts does not require the presence of NOx in the gas stream. This catalyst opens up a new route for catalytic soot oxidation in diesel engine exhaust filters.
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