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Exhaust gas cleaning apparatus and method for internal combustion engine

US6272848A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1998
Grant dateAug 14, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D2041/288
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus and method of highly efficiently purifying nitrogen oxides are provided. An NOx chemisorption reduction catalyst chemically absorbs NOx under a condition that an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is an oxidizing atmosphere and deoxidizes adsorbed NOx under a reducing atmosphere. An SOx absorbent absorbs SOx contained in the exhaust gas of the oxidizing atmosphere, and deoxidizes and release SOx absorbed in the reducing atmospheric exhaust gas. The catalyst and absorbent are arranged in the exhaust path to purify the exhaust gas while preventing or suppressing SOx-poisoning of the NOx chemisorption reduction catalyst.

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