Abstract:
The present invention comprises, without limitation, an on-board micro ammonia plant that offers a solution of NOx reduction without the hazards and inconvenience of carrying a secondary fluid on the vehicle. Thus, one embodiment of the present invention comprises a micro ammonia plant that controllably produces and stores ammonia that is used to reduce NOx levels in the exhaust streams of internal combustion engines.
Abstract:
A reformer system comprises a reformer catalyst capable of reforming a fuel to hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and a water gas shift catalyst in fluid communication with the reformer catalyst and in fluid communication with an exhaust gas source comprising water, wherein the water gas shift catalyst is capable of reacting carbon monoxide with the water to produce hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
Abstract:
In a method for operating an internal combustion engine using exhaust gas purification system, and internal combustion engine, the method for operating an internal combustion engine with exhaust gas purification system, in which a rich mode of the internal combustion engine with a rich exhaust gas composition and a lean mode of the internal combustion engine with a lean exhaust gas composition are set alternately, and by the exhaust gas purification system with a rich exhaust gas composition ammonia is synthesized and stored and with a lean exhaust gas composition nitrogen oxides are reduced to form nitrogen by means of the stored ammonia. The quantity of fuel which is introduced by a combustion cycle of the internal combustion engine is introduced by at least one preinjection, at least one main injection and at least one afterinjection, the at least one preinjection and the at least one main injection are burnt under excess oxygen in order to generate a quantity of nitrogen oxides which is sufficient for the ammonia synthesis, and a rich or lean exhaust gas composition is set by the at least one afterinjection. The method may be used, for example, for exhaust gas purification in motor vehicle diesel engines.
Abstract:
A method is provided for producing ammonia (NH3) and introducing the produced ammonia (NH3) into an exhaust gas stream as a reduction means for selectively catalytically reducing nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas stream, which is an exhaust stream generated by the combustion process of a motor, a gas turbine, or a burner. The method comprises feeding dry urea from a supply container in a controlled amount to reactor and subjecting the dry urea in the reactor to a sufficiently rapid thermal treatment such that a gas mixture comprising the reaction products of ammonia (NH3) and isocyanic acid (HCNO) is created. Also, the method comprises immediately catalytically treating the thus produced gas mixture in the presence of water such that the isocyanic acid (HCNO) resulting from the rapid thermal treatment is converted, via quantitative hydrolysis treatment, into ammonia (NH3) and carbon dioxide (CO2).
Abstract:
A NOx occluding member that occludes NOx when the air-fuel ratio is on the fuel-lean side is disposed in an engine exhaust passage. An NOx ammonia sensor is disposed in the engine exhaust passage downstream of the NOx occluding member. A surplus amount of a reducing agent that is not used to release NOx is determined from a change in the ammonia concentration detected by the NOx ammonia sensor when the air-fuel ratio is changed to the fuel-rich side so as to release the NOx from the NOx occluding member.
Abstract translation:在空燃比处于燃料贫乏侧时封闭NOx的NOx吸留部件设置在发动机排气通路内。 NO x氨传感器设置在NOx吸留构件下游的发动机排气通道中。 当空燃比改变为富燃料侧时,由NOx氨传感器检测到的氨浓度的变化确定了不用于释放NOx的剩余量的还原剂,以便将NOx从 NOx吸留构件。
Abstract:
An exhaust gas purifying catalyst, for reducing nitrogen oxides and ammonia in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, in an oxidizing atmosphere, is provided. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises a first catalyst having zeolite carrying platinum and copper thereon. Preferably, the exhaust gas purifying catalyst further comprises a second catalyst having zeolite carrying copper thereon. Preferably, the second catalyst is arranged upstream of the first catalyst, with respect to the exhaust gas flow.
Abstract:
A device for purifying the exhaust gas of an engine having a plurality of cylinders divided into first and second cylinder groups, the first and the second cylinder groups being connected to first and second exhaust passage, respectively, and performing a lean operation, comprises an NH.sub.3 synthesizing catalyst arranged in the first exhaust passage, and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst arranged in an interconnecting passage, which interconnects the first passage downstream of the NH.sub.3 synthesizing catalyst and the second exhaust passage, for purifying the inflowing NO.sub.X and NH.sub.3. An additional engine performing a rich operation is provided and the exhaust gas thereof is fed to the first exhaust gas passage upstream of the NH.sub.3 synthesizing catalyst to make the exhaust gas air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the NH.sub.3 synthesizing catalyst rich, to thereby synthesize NH.sub.3 therein. An amount of NH.sub.3 or NO.sub.X flowing into the exhaust gas purifying catalyst is obtained, and the additional engine is controlled in accordance with the obtained NH.sub.3 or NO.sub.X amount to control the amount of the reducing agent flowing to the exhaust gas purifying catalyst.
Abstract:
Urea or other solid NO.sub.x -reducing reagent is employed in a selective catalytic reduction process on emissions from diesel and lean-burn gasoline engines. The solid reagent is fed to a gas generator that produces a reactant gas by heating. In one embodiment the reactant gas is maintained at elevated temperatures to prevent condensation products from forming. The reactant gas contains ammonia and is fed to the exhaust on an as-needed basis.
Abstract:
A method for monitoring a gas sensor (14) which comprises two electrochemical measuring cells (20, 30) and which is arranged in an exhaust tract (10) of an internal combustion engine (11), wherein the sensor elements (20, 30) exhibit a substantially identical sensitivity towards a first gas component and a different sensitivity towards a second gas component and are insensitive towards further gas components. In an operating state in which an exhaust gas stream at the gas sensor (14) contains less of the second gas component than of the first gas component a concentration of the first gas component is calculated from each of the sensor signals from the sensor elements (20, 30) and a defect in a sensor element (20, 30) is deduced from the concentrations of the first gas component.
Abstract:
It is proposed a method for activating/deactivating a biological catalyst used in a conversion system on board a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a source of energy adapted to activate the biological catalyst for converting a compound into reaction product. The method comprises the steps of: —detecting (SI) an event indicative of a filling/refilling of the conversion system with biological catalyst; —determining (S2) an amount of energy available at the source of energy; —starting at least one conversion operation comprising the steps of: (i) verifying (S3) whether the amount of energy available is greater than or equal to an amount of energy needed for activating the biological catalyst so as to achieve a predetermined level of conversion of said compound; (ii) if said verifying (i) is positive, activating (S4) the biological catalyst; —terminating (S7) said at least one conversion operation.