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Adsorption apparatus for unburnt hydrocarbons for internal combustion engine

US5678403A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1995
Grant dateOct 21, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An adsorption apparatus provided with a means for physically separating and removing moisture, such as a cyclone type separating means or metal honeycomb or other cooling and condensing means, at the upstream side of a hydrocarbon adsorbent so as to enable the hydrocarbons exhausted at the time of engine start-up to be efficiently adsorbed by eliminating the decline in the adsorption power caused by the moisture in the exhaust gas.

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