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Method and device for decomposing nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Johnson Matthey Catalysts Germany GmbH
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Filing: 1998-02-23
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Granted: 1999-11-02
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Expires: 2018-02-23
Abstract
Abstract A method and a device for decomposing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, include feeding the exhaust gas and a reactant which is sprayed into the exhaust gas through the use of compressed air, to a catalytic converter. A compressor for supplying compressed air is associated with the internal combustion engine, and part of the compressed air is diverted and used as the compressed air for injecting the reactant. The sprayed reactant is fed to the catalytic converter, together with the exhaust gas to be purified, which ensures the decomposition of the nitrogen oxides, in particular according to the method of selective catalytic reaction.
Inventors
- 👤 Wieland Mathes
- 👤 Lothar Hofmann
- 👤 Detlev Schoppe
- 👤 Erwin Achleitner
- 👤 Rainer Tost
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 06:05
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/18; F01N3/20; F01N3/206; F01N3/2066; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9404; B01D53/9409; B01D53/9431; B01D53/9495; F01N3/24; F01N3/30; F01N3/32; F02; F02B; F02B33/00; F02B33/44; F02B37/00; F02B37/12; F02B37/16; F02B37/168; F01N2610/00; F01N2610/02; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for decomposing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, which comprises: charging an internal combustion engine with air compressed by a compressor; feeding a diverted part of the compressed air from the compressor to a spraying device; spraying a reactant directly into an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine with the diverted part of the compressed air from the compressor, the reactant containing a substance decomposing with the formation of ammonia after the reactant has been mixed into the exhaust gas; and feeding the exhaust gas and the reactant to a catalytic converter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for decomposing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, which comprises: charging an internal combustion engine with air compressed by a compressor; feeding a diverted part of the compressed air from the compressor to a spraying device; spraying a reactant directly into an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine with the diverted part of the compressed air from the compressor, the reactant containing a substance decomposing with the formation of ammonia after the reactant has been mixed into the exhaust gas; and feeding the exhaust gas and the reactant to a catalytic converter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises driving the compressor with a turbine charged with the exhaust gas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises driving the compressor directly with the internal combustion engine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises homogeneously distributing the reactant in the exhaust gas before the exhaust gas reaches the catalytic converter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 4, which comprises reacting the ammonia with nitrogen oxides in the catalyst converter.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
114 words
A device for decomposing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a compressor for producing and conducting compressed air, said compressor associated with an internal combustion engine; a bifurcation for diverting part of the compressed air at a location between said compressor and the internal combustion engine; a spraying device connected to said bifurcation for spraying a reactant directly into an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine with the diverted part of the compressed air, the reactant containing a substance decomposing with the formation of ammonia after the reactant has been mixed into the exhaust gas; and a catalytic converter for receiving the exhaust gas and the reactant.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
114 words
A device for decomposing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a compressor for producing and conducting compressed air, said compressor associated with an internal combustion engine; a bifurcation for diverting part of the compressed air at a location between said compressor and the internal combustion engine; a spraying device connected to said bifurcation for spraying a reactant directly into an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine with the diverted part of the compressed air, the reactant containing a substance decomposing with the formation of ammonia after the reactant has been mixed into the exhaust gas; and a catalytic converter for receiving the exhaust gas and the reactant.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device according to claim 6, including a compressor line leading from said compressor to the internal combustion engine, said bifurcation positioned directly at the internal combustion engine in said compressor line.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device according to claim 6, wherein said compressor is part of an exhaust-gas turbocharger.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device according to claim 6, including a mechanical drive connecting said compressor to the internal combustion engine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device according to claim 6, including a charge-air cooler disposed between said compressor and the internal combustion engine for cooling the compressed air, said bifurcation disposed between said charge-air cooler and the internal combustion engine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device according to claim 6, wherein said catalytic converter is constructed for the selective catalysis of a reaction between nitrogen oxides and a reducing agent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device according to claim 11, wherein the reducing agent is ammonia.
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