Process and system for purifying exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine

Abstract

An internal-combustion engine includes an engine control system that permits a change-over between a lean operation and a rich operation of the internal-combustion engine, and an exhaust gas purification system. A λ-probe, an SOx storage catalyst and an NOx storage catalyst are successively arranged in an exhaust gas line behind the engine. At the start of desulfurization of the SOx storage catalyst, a change-over takes place from the lean to the rich operation of the engine. Secondary air is fed into the exhaust gas line; a predetermined λ value of the exhaust gases mixed with secondary air and a temperature in the SOx storage catalyst are measured. At the end of the desulfurization, a change-over takes place from the rich to a lean operation of the engine.

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