Method and apparatus for reducing pollutants
US6253544A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for improving the conversion efficiency of a catalytic converter for treating exhaust gases produced from the combustion of a fuel to at least reduce pollutants from incomplete combustion, wherein the reduction in pollutants is achieved by the introduction of ozone, upstream from the catalytic converter, to improve the efficiency of the catalytic converter.
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