| abstract |
Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst (10) that has a substrate (11), a lower catalyst layer (12) that is formed on the substrate and contains at least one of Pd and Pt, and an upper catalyst layer (13) that is formed on the lower catalyst layer and contains Rh. A region that does not contain the upper catalyst layer is disposed on the exhaust gas upstream side of this exhaust gas purification catalyst, and the lower catalyst layer is formed of a front-stage lower catalyst layer (12a) on the exhaust gas upstream side and a rear-stage lower catalyst layer (12b) on the exhaust gas downstream side. The front-stage lower, catalyst layer contains an. oxygen storage material. |