Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed at a ruthenium based catalyst for NOx reduction. More specifically, ruthenium based catalysts are used for NOx reduction in an internal combustion engine to reduce NOx to nitrogen, at relatively high conversion and selectivity, using carbon monoxide and hydrogen as reductants. The ruthenium based catalyst has particular utility in exhaust gas recirculation such as in dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (D-EGR) systems.
Abstract:
A catalyst that is not only capable of efficiently treating CO even at a low exhaust gas temperature, but also capable of exerting favorable CO purification efficiency in a low-temperature exhaust gas even in a case of being exposed for a long time to an engine exhaust gas that is a high temperature and contains HC, CO, NOx, water vapor and the like; and an exhaust gas treatment technique are described. The catalyst for purifying exhaust gas contains: a noble metal; an oxide containing as a base material A at least two kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium and titanium; and an oxide containing as a base material B at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of silicon, cerium, praseodymium and lanthanum; in which the base material A and the base material B satisfy a specific formula.
Abstract:
In situations where the demand for syngas is prolonged, a fuel processor is operated continuously to provide a syngas stream for a prolonged period. The equivalence ratio of reactants supplied to the fuel processor is controlled so that a high fuel-conversion efficiency to hydrogen and carbon monoxide is obtained at temperatures correspondent to carbon production balance, where carbon is formed and gasified at approximately the same rate in the fuel processor.
Abstract:
A system and method for regenerating a device in an engine exhaust after-treatment system is provided. To regenerate the device, a syngas stream is introduced into the engine exhaust stream and combusts in the presence of a catalyst in the after-treatment system, raising the temperature. A supplemental liquid fuel stream is then selectively introduced into and is vaporized by the syngas stream to form a combined fuel stream. Combustion of the combined fuel stream with the engine exhaust in the presence of the catalyst further heats the device bringing it to a temperature suitable for regeneration. The catalyst can be upstream of or within the device being regenerated.
Abstract:
A purification system for variable post injection in LP EGR, the system includes a turbo charger disposed downstream of a diesel engine, a DPF (catalyzed particulate filter) disposed downstream of the turbo charger, a NOx reduction apparatus disposed upstream or downstream of the DPF, a bypass line diverged from the DPF for mixing exhaust gas and air inflowing the turbo charger, a exhaust gas control portion disposed downstream of the DPF for controlling flowing of the exhaust gas and a lean/rich controlling portion for controlling lean/rich of the exhaust gas.
Abstract:
A method for controlling temperature of a catalyst. The method includes monitoring temperature of the catalyst and determining that the catalyst is outside of a catalyst operating temperature window. If the catalyst temperature is high enough for exothermic reaction to occur, reformate is injected into the catalyst. If the catalyst not high enough for exothermic reaction to occur, reformate is injected upstream of the catalyst and ignited.
Abstract:
An exhaust purification device for an internal combustion engine can achieve high NOx purifying performance independent of operating conditions of the engine. The exhaust purification device has a NOx purification catalyst (33) mounted in an exhaust pipe (4) of the internal combustion engine, adsorbing or occluding NOx in exhaust gas when the exhaust gas air/fuel ratio is made lean, and reducing the adsorbed or occluded NOx when the exhaust gas air/fuel ratio is made rich; a fuel reformer (50) mounted separately from the exhaust pipe (4), reforming fuel to produce a reducing gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and supplying the reducing gas into that part of the exhaust pipe (4) which is located upstream of the NOx purification catalyst (33); and enriching means for enriching the exhaust gas air/fuel ratio. When one or more of operating conditions are satisfied, the enriching means enriches the air/fuel ratio of mixed gas to be combusted in the engine and causes the fuel reformer (50) to supply the reducing gas into the exhaust pipe (4) to enrich the exhaust gas air/fuel ratio.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for abating NOx in an exhaust stream are provided. System using a lean NOx trap, an air injector and optional catalysts and filters are described. The emissions treatment system is advantageously used for the treatment of exhaust streams from diesel engines and lean burn gasoline engines.
Abstract:
An engine control system in a vehicle including a diesel engine in the vehicle, a diesel fuel tank for supplying fuel to the diesel engine, a gasoline tank in the vehicle, a reformer for providing partial oxidation products from gasoline contained in the gasoline tank, a NOx trap coupled to the exhaust of the diesel engine.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for operating a catalytic converter (12) situated in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine (1), the composition of exhaust gas being controlled in front of the catalytic converter (12) by adding a reducing agent that promotes the regeneration of the catalytic converter (12), and the composition of the exhaust gas being detected with the aid of an exhaust-gas sensor (14) positioned downstream from the catalytic converter (12), and a time lag between the start of controlling the composition of the exhaust gas in front of the catalytic converter (12) and the detection of a change in the composition after the catalytic converter (12) being evaluated. In order to be able to determine the end of a regeneration phase (23, 33) of the catalytic converter (12) in a safe and reliable manner, it is proposed that the gradient of an output signal (31) of the exhaust-gas sensor (14) be evaluated.