Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) among the approaches for alleviating NOx emission was much attracted. Zeolites have the advantage for adsorption of propene, and noble metal catalyst has the advantage for oxidation of NO to NO2. Pt (or Au)/Al2O3 (or SiO2) were used as the lower layer of double wash-coated monolith catalysts. Zeolites (H-mordenite or ZSM-5) were coated as the upper layer. The catalytic performance of the Ilk, double wash-coated catalyst was, remarkably, improved. Also, temperature window was shifted to lower temperature and broadened. It was known that the combined noble metal monolith catalyst with zeolite was very effective in removing NOx by SCR with hydrocarbons. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.