Abstract:
Diesel and other lean-burn engines emit less NO.sub.x, when the of fuel comprises an emulsion of hydrocarbon fuel and an aqueous solution of a nitrogenous NO.sub.x -reducing reagent which is separated into its two principal portions prior to combustion. The hot exhaust gases produced by burning the fuel contain NO.sub.x, but the NO.sub.x is reduced by introducing the separated aqueous solution of nitrogenous NO.sub.x -reducing reagent into at least a portion of the exhaust gases and directing them to a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of NO.sub.x. The fuel emulsion preferably comprises a continuous phase comprising diesel fuel and from about 1 to about 20% (most preferably, from about 2 to about 10%) of a discontinuous phase comprising an aqueous solution of nitrogenous NO.sub.x -reducing reagent. It is also preferred to include in the fuel a corrosion inhibitor and biocide, and optionally a lubricity additive and emulsifier.
Abstract:
An improved lubricity water and diesel fuel emulsion is presented. The emulsion is used as fuel for diesel engines, and includes a lubricity additive selected from the group consisting of dimer acids, trimer acids, phosphate esters, sulfurized castor oil, and mixtures thereof.
Abstract:
The invention presented relates to a method for reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides from a diesel engine without significant loss of fuel efficiency and without significant increases in carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions. The method involves preparing a diesel engine such that the injection timing thereof is set at a point sufficient to obtain reductions in the nitrogen oxides emissions from the engine; and firing the diesel engine with a diesel fuel having admixed therein an additive which comprises a fuel soluble organometallic platinum group metal coordination composition.
Abstract:
A process is presented for reducing the concentration of pollutants in an effluent from the combustion of a carbonaceous fuel. The process comprises introducing a first treatment agent into the effluent at a first temperature zone to reduce the concentration of a first pollutant and introducing a second treatment agent into the effluent at a second temperature zone to reduce the concentration of either the first pollutant or a second pollutant, wherein the first and second treatment agents are introduced under conditions effective to reduce the effluent pollution index.