Adsorbent for adsorbing fuel vapors
AssigneesCataler Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoda Boshoku Corporation
InventorsYuji Mochizuki, Tokio Oi, Takashi Nishimoto, Shinsuke Kiyomiya, Kouichi Oda
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Abstract
An adsorbent for adsorbing fuel vapors is disclosed. The adsorbent is to be disposed in an inlet system of an internal combustion engine. It has pores, and 50% by volume or more of the pores have a pore diameter falling in a range of from 1.4 to 2.8 nm. It exhibits a unit pore volume of 0.3 mL or more with respect to 1 mL thereof. It is formed as a particle. It exhibits high performance on adsorbing fuel vapors, and shows high durability even when it is used for long period of time.
Claims9
An adsorbent for adsorbing fuel vapors, the adsorbent to be disposed in an inlet system of an internal combustion engine, having pores, 50% by volume or more of the pores having a pore diameter falling in a range of from 1.4 to 2.8 nm, exhibiting a unit pore volume of 0.3 mL or more with respect to 1 mL thereof, and being formed as a particulate.
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