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Device for storing and supplying ammonia and exhaust line equipped with such a device

US8938951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT · FR

Inventors

Xavier Bartolo · Vaux-le-Pénil, FR
David Gafforelli · Audincourt, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2013
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A device for storing and supplying ammonia to an exhaust line of an automobile vehicle, includes a solid material provided for absorbing the ammonia, a reservoir for storing the solid material, and a heating unit to heat the solid material to desorb the ammonia. The solid material comprises solid elements with a mass of less than 50 grams. The heating unit is insulated from the reservoir. The device also includes a first assembly for transferring solid elements from the reservoir to the heating unit.

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