Plural Chemical Reaction Stages Patents (Class 422/170)
  • Patent number: 8641791
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for supplying iron, via the fuel, to the particulate trap of a diesel engine exhaust in a form suitable for promoting trap regeneration. The method involves the addition to the fuel of a defined colloid of iron oxide. Combustion of this colloid produces iron-containing compounds, especially iron oxides, which collect in association with carbonaceous particulate matter in the particulate trap, and function to promote the combustion of this matter. The colloid in particular shows a lower level of associated deposit formation on the fuel injectors than the iron additives of the prior art. The method is thus particularly suitable for modern engines showing increased susceptibility to fuel injector deposits. The colloid also shows a balance of properties providing excellent suitability for use as an additive in fuels, and especially in diesel engine on-board dosing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventor: Russell M. Thompson
  • Patent number: 8640440
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalytically active particulate filter, an exhaust gas cleaning system and a process for cleaning the exhaust gases of predominantly stoichiometrically operated internal combustion engines, which are suitable, as well as the gaseous CO, HC and NOx pollutants, also for removing particulates from the exhaust gas. The particulate filter comprises a filter body and a catalytically active coating consisting of two layers. The first layer is in contact with the incoming exhaust gas, the second layer with the outgoing exhaust gas. Both layers contain alumina. The first layer contains palladium. The second layer contains, in addition to rhodium, an oxygen-storing cerium/zirconium mixed oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Raoul Klingmann, Martin Roesch, Dieter Lindner
  • Patent number: 8636821
    Abstract: A ceramic honeycomb structure having a large number of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls, the cell walls meeting the conditions; (a) the cell walls having porosity of 55-80%, (b) the cell walls having a median pore diameter D50 (measured by mercury porosimetry) of 5-27 ?m, (c) pores open on cell wall surfaces having an opening area ratio of 20% or more, (d) pores open on cell wall surfaces having a median opening diameter d50 (determined from equivalent circle diameters on an area basis) of 10-45 ?m, (e) the density of pores open on cell wall surfaces having equivalent circle diameters of 10 ?m or more and less than 40 ?m being 350/mm2 or more, (f) the maximum inclination of a curve of a cumulative pore volume relative to a pore diameter (determined from a pore distribution measured by mercury porosimetry) being 1.6 or more, and (g) a ratio D50/d50 of the median pore diameter D50 to the median opening diameter d50 being 0.65 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunji Okazaki
  • Patent number: 8636959
    Abstract: The present invention is an exhaust gas purification catalyst equipment, and a method of use thereof, formed by arranging a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst for purifying nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas exhausted from lean combustion engines using ammonia or urea as a reducing agent, it is provided with a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst, characterized in that said catalyst comprises a lower-layer catalyst layer (A) having an oxidative function for nitrogen monoxide (NO) in exhaust gas and an upper-layer catalyst layer (B) having an adsorbing function for ammonia on the surface of a monolithic structure type carrier (C), and that the lower-layer catalyst layer (A) comprises a noble metal component (i), an inorganic base material constituent (ii) and zeolite (iii), and the upper-layer catalyst layer (B) comprises substantially none of component (i) but the component (iii), in a flow path of exhaust gas, characterized in that a spraying means to supply an urea aqueous solution or an aqueous
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Ando, Takashi Hihara, Yasuharu Kanno, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20140023561
    Abstract: The exhaust cleaner for internal combustion engine is equipped with NOx storage reduction catalyst (161, 162) which is disposed in exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and which absorb and reduce the NOx contained in exhaust gas. The NOx storage reduction catalyst (161, 162) each include a coating layer that has been formed on the inner wall of cells through which the exhaust passage, the coating layer having the catalytic function. The coating layers have been formed so that the thickness of the coating layer of the NOx storage reduction catalyst (161) located upstream in the flow of the exhaust gas is smaller than the thickness of the coating layer of the NOx storage reduction catalyst (162) located downstream. Due to this configuration, the NOx storage reduction ccatalyst (161, 162) are inhibit from being poisoned by sulfur and high NOx removal percentage is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Sakurai, Toru Kidokoro
  • Publication number: 20140023576
    Abstract: System and methods for reducing secondary emissions in an exhaust stream from an internal combustion engine are disclosed. The systems and methods include a filtration device positioned downstream from an SCR catalyst of an aftertreatment system disposed in the exhaust system. The filtration device can also be used for particulate filter diagnostics and for treatment of ammonia slip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Aleksey Yezerets, Z. Gerald Liu, Krishna Kamasamudram, Neal W. Currier
  • Patent number: 8632619
    Abstract: A filter element, in particular for filtering exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, includes mutually parallel flow channels, at least two filter segments being provided which each have a subset of flow channels, the filter segments having a spacing from one another and being interconnected via connecting device(s) arranged integrally with the filter segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Teruo Komori, Rainer Mueller, Lars Thuener
  • Patent number: 8632620
    Abstract: A holding sealing material includes inorganic fibers, a mat shape, a first and a second end faces, a contact section and a void-forming section. The first end face and the second end face are approximately parallel in a width direction. The contact section includes a first distance between the first and the second end faces. The first distance is longest in a length direction. The void-forming section includes a second distance between the first and the second end faces. The second distance is shorter than the first distance. The holding sealing material has a structure to provide a void in a vicinity of the first and the second end faces of the void-forming section in a state where the holding sealing material is rolled up so that the first end face is made in contact with the second end face of the contact section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Ando, Takahiko Okabe
  • Publication number: 20140010718
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve (16), an exhaust purification catalyst (13), a particulate filter (14), and an NO2 reduction catalyst (15) are arranged. At the time of engine operation, the amplitude of change of the concentration of hydrocarbons which flow into the exhaust purification catalyst (13) is made to become within a predetermined range of amplitude by control of the injection amount of hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon feed valve (16). When the NO2 which is produced at the particulate filter (14) should be reduced to NO, the injection amount of hydrocarbons is increased whereby the pass through amount of hydrocarbons which pass straight through the exhaust purification catalyst (13) is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mikio Inoue, Kohei Yoshida, Yuki Bisaiji, Kazuhiro Umemoto, Masahide Iida
  • Patent number: 8617295
    Abstract: An air filter that includes a primary filter and a polishing filter. The primary filter comprises a monolith 10 that contains active-particulate. The air-to-be-filtered travels through the primary filter in a path generally parallel to the passageways 12. The polishing filter 36 has first and second major surfaces and also contains active-particulate. The polishing filter is generally arranged such that air travels from the first major surface to the second major surface when passing through it. The inventive filter demonstrates extraordinary performance over the same primary and polishing filters taken individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Britton G. Billingsley, Larry A. Brey
  • Publication number: 20130343959
    Abstract: An exhaust system including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component and an oxidation catalyst component. The exhaust system also includes an exhaust treatment fluid injection system for dispersing an exhaust treatment fluid into an exhaust stream at a location adjacent either the SCR component or the oxidation catalyst component, wherein the exhaust treatment fluid injection device includes a common rail that provides the exhaust treatment fluid under pressure to a plurality of injectors that dose the exhaust treatment fluid into the exhaust stream. The exhaust treatment fluid injection device also includes a return rail for returning unused exhaust treatment fluid to the fluid source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.
    Inventors: Michael Golin, Tim Gardner, Guanyu Zheng, Zhi Ni
  • Publication number: 20130336867
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide capturing system includes an absorption tower to bring a gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with an absorbing liquid to discharge the absorbing liquid which has absorbed the carbon dioxide and discharge the gas whose carbon dioxide concentration is reduced. The system includes a regeneration tower to release the carbon dioxide from the absorbing liquid to discharge the absorbing liquid whose carbon dioxide concentration is reduced and discharge a gas containing the carbon dioxide. The system includes a first absorbing liquid component washing apparatus to cool the gas which is discharged from the absorption or regeneration tower and has passed through an absorption or regeneration tower condenser to condense or sublime an absorbing liquid component in the gas and remove a liquid or solid product generated by the condensation or sublimation of the absorbing liquid component by using a washing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masatoshi HODOTSUKA, Mitsuru UDATSU, Satoshi SAITO, Satoru KASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8608835
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The system includes a first particulate filter element and a second particulate filter element, which is connected downstream of the first particulate filter element and through which flows the exhaust gas that emanates from the first particulate filter element. The first particulate filter element operates as a system filter and the second particulate filter element operates as a diagnostic filter. A charge of the diagnostic filter can be determined, and the functional capability of the system filter can be deduced based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Michael-Rainer Busch
  • Patent number: 8608820
    Abstract: A filter for filtering particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas emitted from a compression ignition engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a wash coat comprising a plurality of solid particles comprising a molecular sieve promoted with at least one metal wherein the porous structure of the wash coated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, and wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Louise Arnold, Robert Brisley, Guy Richard Chandler, Andrew Francis Chiffey, Keith Anthony Flanagan, David Greenwell, Christopher Morgan
  • Patent number: 8607553
    Abstract: An exhaust system for use with an engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have a first treatment device configured to receive a flow of exhaust from the engine and convert a first constituent of the exhaust to a second constituent. The exhaust system may also have a second treatment device located downstream of the first treatment device and configured to reduce the first constituent and the second constituent. The exhaust system may further have a flow regulator configured to selectively vary a rate of exhaust passing through the first treatment device, and a controller configured to operate the flow regulator such that a desired amount of the first constituent and the second constituent is received by the second treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry A. Delvecchio, Delbert Kramer, Richard W. Kruiswyk, Wade J. Robel, Hafiz Anees
  • Patent number: 8608819
    Abstract: A filter device for filtering gaseous fluids has a spiral-shaped wound filter path having parallel flow channels for the fluid. The flow channels end in a wound state at an axial face of the filter element at axially different positions. At the second, opposite axial face, the filter element has a geometry deviating from that of the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Ankur Patel, Cedric Daekam
  • Publication number: 20130330237
    Abstract: An aftertreatment subsystem includes first and second mounting interfaces, a fluid inlet and fluid outlet interface, and aftertreatment components, each having a central axis and axial extent. The central axes for the aftertreatment components are substantially parallel. End caps define fluid chambers that fluidly couple upstream aftertreatment component outlets with downstream aftertreatment components inlets. The end caps are positioned at a first or second end of the aftertreatment components. A first bracket joins the aftertreatment components at an axial position closer to the first end than to a center of the axial extent of any of the aftertreatment components and a second bracket joins the aftertreatment components at an axial position closer to the second end than to the center of the axial extent of any of the aftertreatment components. The first mounting interface is on the first bracket, and the second mounting interface is on the second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130330259
    Abstract: A filter for filtering particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition engine or a compression ignition engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, and wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: LOUISE CLARE ARNOLD, ROBERT JAMES BRISLEY, CHRISTOPHER GOUGH MORGAN
  • Patent number: 8601802
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying device is provided with an exhaust manifold having a collecting section, and a catalytic converter provided downstream of the exhaust manifold. The catalytic converter has upstream and downstream catalysts. The upstream catalyst includes a carrier, a first layer located on the carrier containing Pd, a second layer located on the first layer containing Rh, and a third layer located on the second layer containing Pd. The downstream catalyst includes a carrier, a first layer located on the carrier containing Pd, and a second layer located on the first layer containing Pt and Rh. The collecting section connects to the catalytic converter after passing, in order from the upstream side, through a flow regulating path and a neck section which is provided in the flow regulating path. The flow regulating path has a predetermined length and a width which is gradually reduced to the downstream side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Yamada, Kei Kuroki, Noritaka Sekiya
  • Patent number: 8603400
    Abstract: A series of binary and ternary Pt-alloys, that promote the important reactions for catalysis at an alloy surface; oxygen reduction, hydrogen oxidation, and hydrogen and oxygen evolution. The first two of these reactions are essential when applying the alloy for use in a PEMFC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Charles C. Hays, Sri R. Narayan
  • Publication number: 20130323146
    Abstract: A method of using a catalyst comprises exposing a catalyst to at least one reactant in a chemical process. The catalyst comprises copper and a small pore molecular sieve having a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms. The chemical process undergoes at least one period of exposure to a reducing atmosphere. The catalyst has an initial activity and the catalyst has a final activity after the at least one period of exposure to the reducing atmosphere. The final activity is within 30% of the initial activity at a temperature between 200 and 500° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: PAUL JOSEPH ANDERSEN, HAI-YING CHEN, JOSEPH MICHAEL FEDEYKO, ERICH WEIGERT
  • Patent number: 8591614
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes providing an exhaust gas-treating body. A holding sealing material is provided. The holding sealing material includes inorganic fibers. The holding sealing material has a first end face and a second end face each provided approximately in parallel with a width direction. The holding sealing material is wound around a periphery of the exhaust gas-treating body to form a gap between the first end face and the second end face. The exhaust gas-treating body with the holding sealing material is housed in a casing. At least one of a first electrode member and a first sensor is disposed at the gap of the holding sealing material so that at least one of the first electrode member and the first sensor is connected to the exhaust gas-treating body, passes through the holding sealing material, and penetrates the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Ando, Takahiko Okabe
  • Patent number: 8591770
    Abstract: A process for producing a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen, suitable for production of ammonia, wherein a raw synthesis gas (13) obtained by reforming of a natural gas feedstock is purified in a cryogenic separator (CS), and a portion of purified gas (16) is expanded and used as a cooling medium in the same separator, said expanded portion (16) being then re-introduced in the main stream of purified synthesis gas. A suitable apparatus and revamping of conventional plants according to the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ammonia Casale SA
    Inventors: Ermanno Filippi, Geoffrey Frederick Skinner
  • Patent number: 8591623
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a honeycomb body is disclosed having the steps of mixing inorganic source materials, a nut shell pore former, and forming aids to form a plasticized batch, wherein the nut shell pore former has a particle size distribution with 20 ?m?dp50?70 ?m, and forming the plasticized batch into the honeycomb body having a plurality of channels formed by intersecting walls. Green honeycombs and porous ceramic honeycombs produced by the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas Munroe Beall, David John Thompson
  • Patent number: 8591846
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a sour gas rich in carbon dioxide in a Claus process, so sulfur compounds are removed by a selective solvent in a gas scrubbing process. Sulfur components and carbon dioxide, are separated into at least two sour gas fractions, wherein at least one sour gas fraction having a higher content of sulfur components is obtained, wherein the fraction having the highest hydrogen sulfide content is introduced in the thermal reaction stage of the Claus furnace with a gas containing oxygen by means of a burner. The sulfur is converted to sulfur dioxide in the thermal reaction stage of the Claus furnace and exhaust gases are discharged into the closed Claus reaction chamber behind the burner. The remaining sour gas fractions stripped of sulfur components are fed to the Claus reaction chamber and are mixed with the combustion gases leaving the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp UHDE GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Menzel
  • Publication number: 20130309142
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas cleaning device for an internal combustion engine has a catalytic converter arrangement. The catalytic converter arrangement includes, along the flow direction, a plurality of catalytically active regions which are, in particular, independent of one another. A heat dissipation device includes a heat absorbing device and one heat sink. The heat absorbing device is provided between at least two catalytically active regions. The heat absorbing device is connected to the heat sink. The exhaust-gas cleaning device includes a plurality of catalytic converter arrangements, an, in particular tubular, inner housing with a housing cover, and an outer housing which encloses the inner housing. The inner housing has a longitudinal axis, and the catalytic converter arrangements are arranged separately from one another on the housing cover of the inner housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: GE Jenbacher GmbH & Co OG
    Inventor: Friedrich GRUBER
  • Patent number: 8585795
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention there are devices and processes for making ceramic nanofiber mats and ceramic filters for use in high temperature and in corrosive environments. The process for forming a ceramic filter can include electrospinning a preceramic polymer solution into a preceramic polymer fiber having a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1 micron and forming a preceramic polymer fiber web from the preceramic polymer fiber onto a collector. The process can also include pyrolyzing the preceramic polymer fiber web to form a ceramic nanofiber mat having a diameter less than the diameter of the preceramic polymer fiber, the ceramic nanofiber mat comprising one or more of an oxide ceramic and a non-oxide ceramic such that the ceramic fiber mat can withstand temperature greater than about 1000 ° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Univesity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang M. Sigmund, Vasana Maneeratana, Paolo Colombo, Chang-Yu Wu, Hyoungjun Park, Qi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130302214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diesel particle filter which has a coating active in oxidation catalysis and which is characterized in that said diesel particle filter comprises a material zone which removes platinum traces contained in the exhaust-gas flow, and to the use of said diesel particle filter in the purification of exhaust gases of diesel engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Umicore AG & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 8580009
    Abstract: There is provide a honeycomb filter which can suppress generation of cracks in plugged portions due to heat generated by burning of a PM during regeneration and comprises a honeycomb basal body including porous partition walls arranged to form a plurality of cells disposed in parallel with one another and including inflow cells and outflow cells which are formed adjacent to the inflow cells; first plugged portions with which one end of each of the inflow cells is plugged; second plugged portions with which another end of each of the outflow cells is plugged; porous collecting layers formed on the inflow-cells side surfaces of the partition walls; and end aggregate layers made of a particulate aggregate material and formed on the inflow-cells-side surfaces of the first plugged portions, and a thickness of the end aggregate layers is from 0.5 to 5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Hiramatsu, Fumiharu Sato
  • Patent number: 8574334
    Abstract: A mat includes inorganic fibrous substances, first and second main faces, first and second side faces and intertwined portions. The intertwined portions respectively extend from needle piercing points of the first main face to needle piercing points of the second main face. A first virtual straight line and each of second virtual straight lines intersect with each other at a first angle of less than about 90° when viewed from the first side face to the second side face. The first virtual straight line and each of third virtual straight lines intersect with each other at a second angle of more than about 90° when viewed from the first side face to the second side face. The second virtual straight lines and the third virtual straight lines intersect with each other at a third angle when viewed from the first side face to the second side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoji Uno
  • Patent number: 8574335
    Abstract: A holding sealing material includes inorganic fibers, a mat shape, a first end face and a second end face and a penetration portion. The mat shape has a width direction, a length direction and a thickness direction. The first end face and the second end face are each provided approximately in parallel with the width direction. The penetration portion penetrates the holding sealing material in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Ando, Takahiko Okabe
  • Publication number: 20130287658
    Abstract: A NOx trap composition, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. NOx trap composition comprises a platinum group metal, barium, cobalt, and a magnesia-alumina support. The NOx trap composition is less prone to storage deactivation and exhibits reduced N2O formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventor: FIONA-MAIREAD McKENNA
  • Publication number: 20130287640
    Abstract: A base metal exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a basic structure having a first-stage base metal catalyst that oxidizes HC and CO, and a second-stage base metal catalyst that reduces NOx. The first-stage base metal catalyst oxidizes HC more efficiently than it oxidizes CO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Masao Watanabe, Shigeharu Takagai, Akira Morikawa, Takuto Hirose
  • Patent number: 8568673
    Abstract: A gas analysis device according to the present invention includes a flue-gas extraction pipe for extracting flue gas from a flue gas duct to which flue gas including both of NH4Cl and SO3 is fed, a collector that is provided in the flue-gas extraction pipe, for removing soot dust contained in the extracted flue gas, a roll filter that is provided in the flue-gas extraction pipe, for depositing both of NH4Cl and SO3 contained in the flue gas, and a measurement device for measuring both of NH4Cl and SO3 contained in the flue gas by irradiating a sample including both of NH4Cl and SO3 deposited by the roll filter with X-rays and detecting fluorescent X-rays generated from the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Kagawa, Masaru Chiyomaru, Nobuyuki Ukai, Takuya Okamoto, Moritoshi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20130280154
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for treating perfluoro-compounds (PFCs). The method for treating PFCs includes: (a) decomposing PFCs and eliminating a first acid gas generated by the decomposition through a pre-cleaner; (b) filtering out dust particles from the exhaust gas through a filter; (c) electrifying the dust particles in the exhaust gas by electrical discharge and collecting dusts through a dust collector; (d) decomposing PFCs using a regenerative/catalytic reaction through a catalytic reactor; (e) eliminating a second acid gas generated by the regenerative/catalytic reaction through a post-cleaner; and (f) letting the purified exhaust gas out through a fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Global Standard Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Kook Chung, Myung Ki Chae, Jae Doo Jeon, Jong Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 8561396
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification apparatus including a first exhaust gas treatment member carrying an oxidation catalyst, a three-way catalyst, or a NOx storage reduction catalyst which is used for purifying exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, a second exhaust gas treatment member having a hydrocarbon (“HC”) storing function disposed on the downstream side of the first exhaust gas treatment member, and a heat dissipating unit disposed between the first exhaust gas treatment member and the second exhaust gas treatment member. An upstream side of the heat dissipating unit is formed into a heat insulating structure, and a further upstream side thereof is formed into a heat retaining structure. Even when an internal combustion engine is accelerating, the exhaust gas flowing into the HC adsorption material can be cooled efficiently and HC can be adsorbed before the temperature of the three-way catalyst or the NOx purification catalyst rises to an HC light-off temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Daiji Nagaoka, Teruo Nakada, Akihide Oogushi, Hiroyuki Yuza
  • Publication number: 20130272938
    Abstract: A method for performing an energy efficient desulphurization and decarbonisation of a flue gas comprising sulphur oxides and carbon dioxide includes (a) starting a reaction between an electropositive metal and the sulphur oxides and the carbon dioxide of said flue gas; (b) reducing the sulphur oxides and the carbon dioxide of said flue gas simultaneously in an exothermic reaction with an electropositive metal and thereby generating reduced gaseous carbon products and solid reaction products while cooling; (c) extracting the solid reaction products of the reducing step (a) in a solvent to generate a first suspension comprising suspended carbon containing reaction products and sulphur containing reaction products; (d) oxidizing the first suspension obtained in step (b) to generate a second suspension comprising suspended carbon containing reaction products and oxidized sulphur containing reaction products; and (e) separating the oxidized sulphur containing reaction products from the suspended carbon containing
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Günter Schmid, Dan Taroata, Manfred Baldauf, Elena Arvanitis, Frank Walachowicz
  • Patent number: 8557011
    Abstract: The invention relates to a honeycomb structure including a set of adjacent channels, each channel being in communication with upstream and downstream surfaces, respectively, via upstream and downstream openings, such that said set of channels forms cross-sectional upstream and downstream patterns on said upstream and downstream surfaces, respectively. According to the invention, at least one of the upstream and downstream surfaces has an error-proofing mark extending over fewer than 50 channels and making it impossible to completely stack any one of the upstream and downstream patterns onto the other, the outer perimeter of the upstream and/or downstream pattern being symmetrical or having an asymmetry that extends over fewer than 10 channels. The invention can be used in the filtration of particles contained it the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, in particular diesel engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Bernard Bouteiller
  • Patent number: 8557012
    Abstract: Fused particles having the following chemical composition, as a percentage by weight on the basis of the oxides: more than 15% but less than 55% of Al2O3; more than 25% but less than 60% of TiO2; less than 20%, in total, of at least one oxide of an element M1, chosen from MgO and CoO; more than 0.7% but less than 20%, in total, of at least one oxide of an element M2, chosen from the group formed by Fe2O3, Cr2O3, MnO2, La2O3, Y2O3 and Ga2O3; less than 20%, in total, of at least one oxide of an element M3, chosen from the group formed by ZrO2, Ce2O3 and HfO2; and less than 30% of SiO2. Ceramic product or material obtained by sintering said particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches Et d'Etudes Europeen
    Inventor: Stephane Raffy
  • Patent number: 8557010
    Abstract: Fused particles containing, by weight percent: more than 15% but less than 55% of Al2O3; more than 20% but less than 45% of TiO2; more than 3% but less than 30% of SiO2; less than 20%, in total, of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, Ce2O3, and HfO2; less than 1% of MgO; and more than 1% but less than 15%, in total, of at least one selected from the group consisting of CaO, Na2O, K2O, SrO, B2O3, and BaO. Also, a ceramic product or material obtained by sintering the fused particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Europeen
    Inventor: Stephane Raffy
  • Patent number: 8557206
    Abstract: Methods and configurations are drawn to a plant in which an effluent gas (102) comprising oxygen and sulfur dioxide is catalytically reacted with hydrogen sulfiden (148) and hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide (114) to form a treated gas that is substantially oxygen free and in which sulfur dioxide is converted to hydrogen sulfide. In most preferred aspects, the hydrogen sulfide is provided to the process via a recycle loop (134B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas King Chow, Vincent Wai Wong
  • Patent number: 8557009
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ceramic diesel particle filter (DPF) and a DPF manufactured by the method, the DPF having a ceramic filter body (1) including gas channels (18, 18?) with planar and porous filter segments (3), which are provided for the exhaust gas stream (2) to flow through them transversely to the face of the filter segments (3). The filter body (1) is formed by sintering at least one ceramic-impregnated fiber web (4) in a firing step under heat such that fibers (5) of the fiber material are burned off and the ceramic material (6) is sintered together to form the porous filter segment (3) between its two surfaces (7, 8). At least one fiber web (4) is corrugated to form the gas channels (18, 18?) and rolled up to form the filter body (1), and the cross section of at least a portion of the gas channels (18, 18?) changes from an inlet end (33) to a discharge end (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Karin Gerlach, Stefan Tudyka, Jochen Linhart, Andreas Franz
  • Patent number: 8557203
    Abstract: A device is described which provides thermally durable NO2 generation in conjunction with efficient heat-up performance for filter regeneration, and low temperature HC (hydrocarbon) and CO activity. Importantly, it provides both functions while minimizing PGM (platinum group metals) utilization and its associated impact on catalyst cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Owen Herman Bailey, Matthew Hedgecock, Frank-Walter Schuetze, Anke Woerz
  • Publication number: 20130259752
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve (15) and an exhaust purification catalyst (13) are arranged. The exhaust purification catalyst (13) is comprised of an upstream-side catalyst (14a) and a downstream-side catalyst (14b) arranged in series at an interval from each other. The upstream-side catalyst (14b) has a smaller cross-sectional area than the downstream-side catalyst (14b). The concentration of hydrocarbons which flow into the upstream-side catalyst (14a) is made to vibrate by within a predetermined range of amplitude of a 200 ppm or more and within a predetermined range of period of 5 seconds or less, whereby the NOx which is contained in exhaust gas is reduced at the exhaust purification catalyst (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Umemoto, Kohei Yoshida, Mikio Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130259787
    Abstract: A system for reducing NOx in a flue gas stream, including an absorption element, a first inlet in fluid communication with the chamber configured to deliver a pressurized flue gas to the chamber, and a second inlet in fluid communication with the chamber configured to deliver an absorbing additive to the chamber. An outlet is in fluid communication with the chamber to exhaust from the chamber flue gas that has contacted the absorbing additive. A method for reducing NOx in a flue gas including the steps of: providing a flue gas in a chamber of an absorption element, providing an absorbing additive so that it contacts at least a portion of the flue gas, and exhausting at least a portion of the flue gas from the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Erik W. Boos, Lars Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20130259780
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling solvent emissions from a carbon capture unit includes passing solvent through a CO2 absorber and a flue gas effluent stream through the CO2 absorber and in a counter-current direction to the solvent passing through the CO2 absorber. Subsequently, a gas-phase effluent stream from the CO2 absorber is passed through an acid wash and the water wash to reduce an emission of solvent within a gas-phase effluent stream from the acid wash and a gas-phase effluent stream from the water wash. A control logic unit receives and processes a signal from a gas-phase analyzer and a pH sensor and passes a stream of acid wash and acid to the acid wash, and a stream of water wash to the water wash, via respective control valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Nareshkumar Bernard Handagama, Barath Baburao, Jayesh Naik
  • Publication number: 20130259760
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a saddle-ride type vehicle that can make it hard for the heat of a catalyst body to be transmitted to an external plate of a muffler. A catalyst body is installed in a muffler. An exhaust system has a tubular case covering the outer circumferential surface of the catalyst body along from the exhaust gas inlet to outlet of the catalyst body. The catalyst body is secured at its inlet-side end portion to one end portion of the case and the catalyst body is supported at its outlet-side end portion by the other end portion of the case. The case is supported at its outer circumferential surface by the front end portion of the muffler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi KOBAYASHI, Takashi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8545793
    Abstract: A device for condensing, separating, and storing sulfur in a Claus plant. having a Claus furnace, waste heat boiler, and Claus reactor. Plant parts are supported on a floor or comparable device, and an immersion chamber is provided below the Claus plant and optionally also below a device arranged upstream for gas scrubbing. The immersion chamber receives the sulfur in a siphoning manner, wherein the excess sulfur flows at least 4.00 meters deeper from the immersion chamber into a ground-level container in which the immersion chamber is arranged. The invention further relates to a method, by means of which liquid sulfur is conducted into an immersion chamber, wherein the immersion chamber is arranged at a height level below the waste heat boiler and the Claus reactor so that the liquid sulfur reaches the immersion chamber without further pumping and overcomes a height difference of at least 4.00 meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp UHDE GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Thielert
  • Patent number: 8545782
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery apparatus includes a desulfurization tower which includes a desulfurization unit and a cooling unit, an absorption tower which includes a CO2 absorption unit and an acid washing unit, a regeneration tower, and an acid water production device configured to produce acid water by causing exhaust gas yet to be introduced into the desulfurization to come into contact with water. In the CO2 recovery apparatus, the water to be come in contact with the exhaust gas is condensed water that is generated in the desulfurization tower, the absorption tower, or the regeneration tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Shintaro Honjo, Takahito Yonekawa, Satoru Sugita
  • Patent number: 8540793
    Abstract: An exhaust processing device includes a main body tube portion and a closing tube portion. The main body tube portion includes an opening in an axial end thereof, houses a main body exhaust path in an inside thereof, which allows an exhaust gas to pass therethrough. The closing tube portion includes a plate portion and a tubular portion. The plate portion covers the opening of the axial end of the main body tube portion. The tubular portion radially outwardly protrudes from an outer peripheral surface of the main body tube portion, and is integrated with the plate portion. The tubular portion houses an exhaust path in an inside thereof, which communicates with the main body exhaust path. The tubular portion of the closing tube portion includes a first split half portion integrally molded with the plate portion, and a second split half portion joined to the first split half portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Kasaoka, Tatsushi Itou, Shouhei Nagasaka, Hirofumi Takanuki