Exhaust gas purifying apparatus for internal combustion engine
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTomoko Morita, Norio Suzuki, Katsuji Wada
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Abstract
An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine including an ammonia generating device and a NOx removing device. The ammonia generating device is provided in an exhaust system of the engine, and generates ammonia by a reaction of NOx and reducing components in exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in a reducing state. The NOx removing device is provided downstream of the ammonia generating device, and adsorbs NOx in the exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in an oxidizing state. The NOx removing device reduces the adsorbed NOx to generate ammonia and retains the generated ammonia when the exhaust gases are in the reducing state.
Claims10
An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- ammonia generating means, provided in an exhaust system of said engine, for generating ammonia by a reaction of NOx and reducing components in exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in a reducing state;
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- NOx removing means, provided downstream of said ammonia-generating means, for adsorbing NOx in the exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in an oxidizing state, said NOx removing means reducing the adsorbed NOx to generate ammonia and retaining the generated ammonia when the exhaust gases are in the reducing state.
A method of purifying exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:
- generating ammonia in an exhaust system of said engine by a reaction of NOx and reducing components in exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in a reducing state;
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- removing NOx downstream of the generated ammonia by adsorbing NOx in the exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in an oxidizing state, and reducing the adsorbed NOx to generate ammonia and retaining the generated ammonia when the exhaust gases are in the reducing state.
An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- ammonia generating device, provided in an exhaust system of said engine, for generating ammonia by a reaction of NOx and reducing components in exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in a reducing state;
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- NOx removing device, provided downstream of said ammonia-generating device, for adsorbing NOx in the exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in an oxidizing state, said NOx removing device reducing the adsorbed NOx to generate ammonia and retaining the generated ammonia when the exhaust gases are in the reducing state.
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