Abstract:
A system for treating diesel exhaust gases includes an engine for producing a diesel exhaust stream, a diesel particulate filter downstream of the engine and adapted to remove particulates from the exhaust stream, a heater upstream of the filter adapted to deliver energy in sufficient amounts to the exhaust stream to cause active regeneration of the filter, and a diesel oxidation catalyst upstream of the heater adapted to cause passive regeneration of the filter when the exhaust stream is above a light-off temperature of the diesel oxidation catalyst. A NOx reduction catalyst can be provided downstream of the heater. Methods for treating diesel exhaust gases are also disclosed.
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 aftertreatment device for reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), hydrocarbon (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO) generated by a compression-ignition (CI) engine. In this device, lean exhaust air generated in the CI engine is converted to rich exhaust air, and energy used for the conversion is recycled using an energy recovery device. The result rich exhaust air then pass through an oxidation catalyst, where NOx is reduced with CO and HC.
Abstract:
An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas purification catalyst device provided in an exhaust passage for the engine; an HC adsorption portion, provided in the exhaust passage, which adsorbs hydrocarbon in exhaust gas; a passage switching portion that selectively closes/opens a second passage bypassing the HC adsorption portion using an intake pipe negative pressure in the engine so that the exhaust gas flows in a first passage provided with the HC adsorption portion, or in the first passage and the second passage; and a control portion that controls the negative pressure so that the second passage is closed, when a predetermined condition is satisfied at the time of start of the engine. The control portion executes at least one of a control that advances the valve timing of an intake valve, and a control that reduces the opening amount of a throttle valve.
Abstract:
Method of assisting regeneration of a depollution device (1) associated with an oxidation catalyst (2) and integrated in an exhaust line (3) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (4), in which a common ramp supplies fuel to the cylinders of the engine, by shifting the engine (4), through modification of engine operation control parameters and use of fuel post-injections into the cylinders, among four strategies of regeneration of the depollution device (1), the first called normal engine operation strategy, the second called level 1 strategy, the third called level 2 strategy and the fourth called over-calibrated level 2 strategy, enabling different thermal levels to be achieved in the exhaust line, with looping back of the strategies, until detection of a request for stopping the regeneration.
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 apparatus for diagnosing deterioration of a NOx absorption-reduction catalyst provided at an exhaust path of an engine includes a sensor disposed upstream of the catalyst to sense a NOx concentration in emission gas, a calculating unit calculating a first ratio of emission of NOx to inflow of NOx or a second ratio of absorption of NOx to inflow of NOx, and a diagnosing unit which diagnoses deterioration of the catalyst using the first or second ratio as an indicator. The calculating unit calculates inflow of NOx based on an output of the sensor and either the flow volume of the emission gas or a correlation value of the flow volume of the emission gas, calculates the absorption of NOx based on the amount of rich components required for reducing the NOx, and calculates the emission of NOx based on the difference between the inflow and absorption of NOx.
Abstract:
In a NOx purification system 1 provided with a NOx occlusion reduction catalyst 20 and a control unit 30 which executes a NOx regeneration control and a sulfur poisoning regeneration control, a binary λ sensor 26 and a reducing agent concentration sensor 25 for detecting a concentration of the reducing agent are disposed downstream of the NOx occlusion reduction catalyst 20. The level of deterioration of the NOx occlusion reduction catalyst 20 caused by sulfur poisoning is estimated on the basis of a time period Ta from a time point T3 at which a marked decrease of oxygen concentration is detected by the binary λ sensor 26 to the time point T2 at which the marked increase of the oxygen concentration is detected by the reducing agent concentration sensor 25 under the NOx regeneration control. Accordingly, the sulfur poisoning amount is accurately estimated and by performing the sulfur poisoning regeneration at an appropriate frequency, any excessive sulfur poisoning regeneration can be avoided, thereby preventing deterioration of mileage.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an exhaust emission control device having an NOx adsorbent, and makes it possible to judge whether the performance of the NOx adsorbent is degraded temporarily or permanently. The amounts of NOx and water adsorbed by the NOx adsorbent are measured during an actual operation of an internal combustion engine. A reference line indicating the correlation between a preselected water adsorption amount and NOx adsorption amount is then referenced to determine a reference value y0 of the NOx adsorption amount that corresponds to a measured value x1 of the water adsorption amount. Next, a measured value y1 of the NOx adsorption amount is compared against the reference value y0 to output a signal in which the result of the comparison is reflected.
Abstract:
A zeolite is impregnated with a ferric chloride aqueous solution; and thereafter it is heated at 500° C.-700° C. in an atmosphere that is free from moisture, thereby subjecting Fe to ion exchange. By means of heating it in an atmosphere that is free from moisture, it is possible to produce an NOx adsorption material that demonstrates NOx adsorbing performance even after a hydrothermal durability test.