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Method of cleaning an exhaust gas and exhaust gas cleaner therefor
Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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Filing: 1995-04-25
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Granted: 1996-07-09
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Expires: 2015-04-25
Abstract
Abstract The method of cleaning an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and oxygen in an amount larger than its stoichiometric amount relative to unburned components in the exhaust gas which includes (a) disposing an exhaust gas cleaner comprising a heat-resistant, porous inorganic oxide body made of alumina or composite oxide thereof and impregnated with Ag or its oxide, in a flow path of the exhaust gas; (b) introducing a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of gaseous hydrocarbons, liquid hydrocarbons and aliphatic oxygen-containing organic compounds into the exhaust gas on the upstream side of the exhaust gas cleaner; and (c) bringing the exhaust gas into contact with the exhaust gas cleaner at a temperature of 200 DEG -600 DEG C., thereby removing the nitrogen oxides.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyohide Yoshida
- 👤 Gyo Muramatsu
- 👤 Akira Abe
- 👤 Tatsuo Miyadera
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/023; F01N3/025; F01N3/0253; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9404; B01D53/9409; B01D53/9413; B01D53/9418; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/38; B01J23/48; B01J23/50; B01J37/00; B01J37/20; B01D2251/00; B01D2251/20; B01D2251/208; B01D2251/21; B01D2255/00; B01D2255/10; B01D2255/104; F01N2610/00; F01N2610/03; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A method of cleaning an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and oxygen in an amount larger than its stoichiometric amount relative to unburned components in said exhaust gas, which consists essentially of: (a) disposing an exhaust gas cleaner in a flow path of said exhaust gas, said exhaust gas cleaner consisting essentially of a heat-resistant, porous inorganic oxide body made of alumina or a composite oxide thereof and impregnated with a catalytically active component consisting essentially of Ag or its oxide, said exhaust gas cleaner being subjected to a treatment with SO 2 prior to contact with said exhaust gas by contacting said exhaust gas cleaner with a gas containing SO 2 and an aliphatic oxygen-containing organic compound so that 0.02-1 mmol of SO 2 is brought into contact per 1 g of said exhaust gas cleaner; (b) introducing a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons having 2 or more carbon atoms and aliphatic oxygen-containing organic compounds into a stream of said exhaust gas on the upstream side of said exhaust gas cleaner; and (c) bringing the exhaust gas containing said reducing agent into contact with said exhaust gas cleaner at a temperature of 200°-600° C., to cause a reaction between said nitrogen oxides and said reducing agent, thereby removing said nitrogen oxides.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
216 words
A method of cleaning an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and oxygen in an amount larger than its stoichiometric amount relative to unburned components in said exhaust gas, which consists essentially of: (a) disposing an exhaust gas cleaner in a flow path of said exhaust gas, said exhaust gas cleaner consisting essentially of a heat-resistant, porous inorganic oxide body made of alumina or a composite oxide thereof and impregnated with a catalytically active component consisting essentially of Ag or its oxide, said exhaust gas cleaner being subjected to a treatment with SO 2 prior to contact with said exhaust gas by contacting said exhaust gas cleaner with a gas containing SO 2 and an aliphatic oxygen-containing organic compound so that 0.02-1 mmol of SO 2 is brought into contact per 1 g of said exhaust gas cleaner; (b) introducing a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons having 2 or more carbon atoms and aliphatic oxygen-containing organic compounds into a stream of said exhaust gas on the upstream side of said exhaust gas cleaner; and (c) bringing the exhaust gas containing said reducing agent into contact with said exhaust gas cleaner at a temperature of 200°-600° C., to cause a reaction between said nitrogen oxides and said reducing agent, thereby removing said nitrogen oxides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said aliphatic oxygen-containing organic compound is ethanol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of cleaning an exhaust gas according to claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon is a gaseous hydrocarbon at a weight ratio of 0.2-4 to said nitrogen oxides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of cleaning an exhaust gas according to claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon is a liquid hydrocarbon at a weight ratio of 0.2-5 to said nitrogen oxides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of cleaning an exhaust gas according to claim 1, wherein a contact time of said exhaust gas with said exhaust gas cleaner is 0.3 sec·g/ml or less.
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