Method for using a regenerable catalyzed trap

A method for removing pollutants comprising nitrogen oxides and sorbable components comprising sulfur oxides and phosphorus oxides from a lean gaseous stream containing the same, the method comprising:

• (a) in a trapping period, passing the gaseous stream within a sorbing temperature range through a catalyzed trap member comprising a combination of a regenerable sorbent material and an oxidation catalyst, and sorbing at least some of said sorbable components into the sorbent material to thereby provide a sorbable component-depleted gaseous stream exiting the catalyzed trap member;
• (b) in a desorbing period, introducing a combustible component into the gaseous stream upstream of the catalyzed trap member and combusting the combustible component in the presence of the oxidation catalyst, the combustible component being introduced in an amount which is limited in order to maintain the bulk composition of the gaseous stream lean but which is enough to heat at least a portion of the sorbent material to within a desorbing temperature range to thereby thermally desorb the sorbable component from the sorbent material and provide a sorbable component-enriched gaseous stream exiting the catalyzed trap member;
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• (c) passing the sorbable component-depleted stream to a catalytic treatment zone for the abatement of said pollutants and by-passing the sorbable component-enriched stream around said catalytic treatment zone.