Abstract: Disclosed are a catalyst used for converting carbon dioxide to methanol by hydrogenation and a method preparing the sane. The caratlys may include: a mesoporous indium oxide; and a catalyst supported on the mesoporous indium oxide. Preferably, a porous structure of the mesoporous indium oxide may have Ia3d symmetry and may include mesopores and micropores interconnecting the mesopores.

Abstract: Disclosed are a composite cellulose nanosheet with excellent transparency and strength and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of a composite cellulose nanosheet includes: preparing a dispersion including a cellulose nanofiber and a cellulose nanocrystal; preparing a nanosheet support with the dispersion; contacting the nanosheet support with a crosslinking agent; and placing the nanosheet support that has contacted the crosslinking agent between two sheets of barrier materials such as two sheets of glass plate.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification apparatus provided to purify the exhaust gas of an engine includes: an exhaust line through which exhaust gas discharged from the engine passes, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) installed in the exhaust line to purify hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) in the exhaust gas, a urea injector for spraying a urea aqueous solution inside the exhaust line, and a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) for reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) of exhaust gas that has passed through the DOC using the urea aqueous solution. In particular, the DOC includes a cerium-zirconium oxide (CeZrOx) catalyst.

Abstract: A method of controlling an oxygen purge of a three-way catalyst (TWC) may include: rapidly adjusting, by a controller, an air-fuel ratio (AFR) at an upstream of the TWC to a target AFR when the oxygen purge of the TWC after a fuel cut-off is performed; and maintaining the target AFR until an oxygen purge finish time has passed. According to the method, concentration of NOx slipped from the TWC after the oxygen purge may be reduced.

Abstract: A method of controlling an oxygen purge of a three-way catalyst (TWC) may include: rapidly adjusting, by a controller, an air-fuel ratio (AFR) at an upstream of the TWC to a target AFR when the oxygen purge of the TWC after a fuel cut-off is performed; and maintaining the target AFR until an oxygen purge finish time has passed. According to the method, concentration of NOx slipped from the TWC after the oxygen purge may be reduced.

Abstract: A system of controlling an engine includes: an engine including a combustion chamber, an intake valve, an ignition switch, and an exhaust valve; a dual continuously variable valve duration device to adjust an intake duration of the intake valve and an exhaust duration of the exhaust valve; and a controller for adjusting an ignition timing of the ignition switch, the intake duration, and the exhaust duration based on a driving condition of the vehicle. In particular, until the temperature of the exhaust gas reaches a predetermined temperature after the engine starts, the controller sets the ignition timing to an ignition timing within a predetermined ignition timing range, sets the intake duration of the intake valve to an intake duration within a predetermined intake duration range, and increases the exhaust duration of the exhaust valve to a limit exhaust duration according to the set intake duration.

Abstract: A catalyst oxygen purge control method may include a catalyst oxygen purge control method during a cold engine period of a catalyst oxygen purge control apparatus which includes a three way catalytic converter through which an exhaust gas combusted when air and fuel are mixed in a combustion chamber is exhausted and the exhaust gas passes, wherein the method includes determining whether a fuel cut condition of an injector which injects the fuel to the combustion chamber is satisfied, performing fuel cut of the injector when the fuel cut condition is satisfied, measuring an oxygen storage capacity of the three way catalyst, and adjusting an oxygen purge time based on the measured oxygen storage capacity.

Abstract: A system of controlling an engine provided with a dual continuously variable valve duration device may include the engine including a combustion chamber, an intake valve, an ignition switch provided in the combustion chamber, and an exhaust valve, the CVVD provided to adjust an intake duration of the intake valve and an exhaust duration of the exhaust valve, a warm-up catalytic converter (WCC) including a three-way catalyst (TWC) for purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas downstream of the engine, a Hydrocarbon (HC) trap disposed downstream of the warm-up catalytic converter for adsorbing and removing the hydrocarbons contained in the exhaust gas, an electrically heated catalyst disposed downstream of the HC trap and provided with a heating device, a three-way catalyst (TWC) disposed downstream of the electrically heated catalyst for purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas, and a controller for adjusting an igniti

Abstract: A method of controlling oxygen purge of a three-way catalyst may include: performing a fuel cut-off; determining whether a fuel cut-in condition is satisfied after the fuel cut-off; calculating an optimum valve overlap according to an intake amount, an engine rotation speed, and an ignition timing if the fuel cut-in condition is satisfied after the fuel cut-off; controlling a CVVD apparatus to be at the optimum valve overlap; and performing the oxygen purge at the optimum valve overlap.

Abstract: A system of controlling an engine provided with a dual continuously variable valve duration device may include an engine, an intake valve for selectively supplying air or a mixture of the air and fuel to the combustion chamber, an ignition switch to ignite a burner to burn the mixture, and an exhaust valve disposed in the combustion chamber to selectively discharge exhaust gas in the combustion chamber to an outside of the combustion chamber, the dual continuously variable valve duration device provided to adjust an intake duration of the intake valve and an exhaust duration of the exhaust valve, a warm-up catalytic converter including a three-way catalyst for purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas downstream of the engine, and a controller for adjusting an ignition timing, the intake duration and the exhaust duration of the ignition switch based on a driving condition of a vehicle.

Abstract: A system of controlling an engine includes: an engine including a combustion chamber, an intake valve, an ignition switch, and an exhaust valve; a dual continuously variable valve duration device to adjust an intake duration of the intake valve and an exhaust duration of the exhaust valve; and a controller for adjusting an ignition timing of the ignition switch, the intake duration, and the exhaust duration based on a driving condition of the vehicle. In particular, until the temperature of the exhaust gas reaches a predetermined temperature after the engine starts, the controller sets the ignition timing to an ignition timing within a predetermined ignition timing range, sets the intake duration of the intake valve to an intake duration within a predetermined intake duration range, and increases the exhaust duration of the exhaust valve to a limit exhaust duration according to the set intake duration.

Abstract: A method of controlling oxygen purge of a three-way catalyst may include: performing a fuel cut-off; determining whether a fuel cut-in condition is satisfied after the fuel cut-off; calculating an optimum valve overlap according to an intake amount, an engine rotation speed, and an ignition timing if the fuel cut-in condition is satisfied after the fuel cut-off; controlling a CVVD apparatus to be at the optimum valve overlap; and performing the oxygen purge at the optimum valve overlap.

Abstract: A catalyst oxygen purge control method may include a catalyst oxygen purge control method during a cold engine period of a catalyst oxygen purge control apparatus which includes a three way catalytic converter through which an exhaust gas combusted when air and fuel are mixed in a combustion chamber is exhausted and the exhaust gas passes, wherein the method includes determining whether a fuel cut condition of an injector which injects the fuel to the combustion chamber is satisfied, performing fuel cut of the injector when the fuel cut condition is satisfied, measuring an oxygen storage capacity of the three way catalyst, and adjusting an oxygen purge time based on the measured oxygen storage capacity.

Abstract: A catalyst oxygen purge control method may include a catalyst oxygen purge control method during a cold engine period of a catalyst oxygen purge control apparatus which includes a three way catalytic converter through which an exhaust gas combusted when air and fuel are mixed in a combustion chamber is exhausted and the exhaust gas passes, wherein the method includes determining whether a fuel cut condition of an injector which injects the fuel to the combustion chamber is satisfied, performing fuel cut of the injector when the fuel cut condition is satisfied, measuring an oxygen storage capacity of the three way catalyst, and adjusting an oxygen purge time based on the measured oxygen storage capacity.

Abstract: A method for controlling an exhaust gas purification apparatus as a catalyst oxygen purge control method during a cold engine period of an exhaust gas purification apparatus including a three way catalyst (TWC) converter purifying exhaust gas exhausted from the engine includes determining whether a fuel cut condition of an injector which injects the fuel to the combustion chamber is satisfied; performing a fuel cut of the injector when the fuel cut condition is satisfied; determining heat load of the three way catalyst by use of a temperature detector and an exhaust gas flow rate detector; measuring oxygen storage capacity (OSC) stored in the three way catalyst according to the heat load; determining an inflection point by use of variation amount of the OSC; and controlling oxygen purge period differently around the inflection point.

Abstract: A method for controlling an exhaust gas purification apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is to improve performance of a three-way catalyst (TWC) purifying exhaust gas exhausted from an engine and includes determining heat load of the three-way catalyst by use of a temperature sensor and an exhaust gas flow rate sensor; measuring oxygen storage capacity (OSC) stored in the three-way catalyst according to the heat load; determining an inflection point by use of change amount of the OSC; and controlling catalyst heating period differently around the inflection point.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an exhaust purification system including: an engine; a lean NOx trap (LNT) mounted on an exhaust pipe and enable to absorb nitrogen oxide (NOx) contained in an exhaust gas at a lean air/fuel ratio, or to release the absorbed NOx at a rich air/fuel ratio; a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst provided downstream of the LNT so as to reduce the NOx contained in the exhaust gas; a controller to perform denitrification (DeNOx) by using the LNT and/or the SCR catalyst based on a driving condition of the engine; a first oxygen sensor disposed between the engine and the LNT to detect an oxygen amount in the exhaust gas; a second oxygen sensor disposed between the LNT and the SCR catalyst to detect an oxygen amount in the exhaust gas exhausted from the LNT; and an air injection device selectively injecting air into the exhaust pipe.

Abstract: An engine exhaust gas purification apparatus includes a three way catalyst disposed on an exhaust line, and which transforms harmful materials in exhaust gas to harmless materials by an oxidation-reduction reaction. The three way catalyst includes a first catalyst layer, a second catalyst layer, and a third catalyst layer laminated from an upper portion on a cordierite carrier, and the first catalyst layer comprises at least one platinum group metal and an oxygen non-storage material.

Abstract: A diesel particulate filter coated with selective catalytic reduction includes: a support in which channels are formed from a front side to a rear side, a perovskite catalyst, and a selective catalytic reduction. In particular, the channels include an inlet channel which has an opened inlet and a closed outlet, and an outlet channel which is disposed adjacent to the inlet channel and has a closed inlet and an opened outlet. The perovskite catalyst is provided in an inner surface of the inlet channel, and the selective catalytic reduction is provided in an inner surface of the outlet channel. The perovskite catalyst is represented as La1-xAgxMnO3 (here, 0<X<1).

Abstract: A method for controlling an exhaust gas purification apparatus as a catalyst oxygen purge control method during a cold engine period of an exhaust gas purification apparatus including a three way catalyst (TWC) converter purifying exhaust gas exhausted from the engine includes determining whether a fuel cut condition of an injector which injects the fuel to the combustion chamber is satisfied; performing a fuel cut of the injector when the fuel cut condition is satisfied; determining heat load of the three way catalyst by use of a temperature detector and an exhaust gas flow rate detector; measuring oxygen storage capacity (OSC) stored in the three way catalyst according to the heat load; determining an inflection point by use of variation amount of the OSC; and controlling oxygen purge period differently around the inflection point.