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Exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-21
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2012-01-21
Abstract
Abstract A noble metal base catalyst for decomposing a portion of NOx included in engine exhaust gas into intermediate products such as N 2 O and NO 2 is installed in an exhaust conduit of a lean burn engine. Further, an intermediate product decomposing means for decomposing the intermediate products produced by the noble metal base catalyst into N 2 and O 2 is installed downstream of the noble metal base catalyst. The noble metal base catalyst has a high thermal durability, and the noble metal base catalyst and the intermediate product decomposing means decompose NOx into N 2 and O 2 without a large amount of HC.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Muraki
- 👤 Kiyohiko Oishi
- 👤 Kenji Katoh
- 👤 Shinichi Takeshima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:11
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/0025; F02D41/0047; F02D41/005; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9445; B01D53/945; B01D53/9454; B01D53/9495; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/009; F01N13/0097; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/0892; F01N3/10; F01N3/18; F01N3/20; F01N3/2006; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N3/2882; F01N9/00; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/80; B01D2259/818; F02D41/02; F02D41/021; F02D41/0235; F02D41/14; F02D41/1438; F02D41/1444; F02D41/1446; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/13; F02M26/14; F02M26/15; Y; Y02; Y02C; Y02C20/00; Y02C20/10; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine comprising: an internal combustion engine capable of fuel combustion at lean air-fuel ratios and having an exhaust conduit; a noble metal base catalyst, installed in the exhaust conduit of the internal combustion engine, for decomposing a portion of NOx included in exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine into N 2 and O 2 and decomposing a remainder of the NOx into intermediate products including N 2 O and NO 2 ; and intermediate product decomposing means, installed in the exhaust conduit of the internal combustion engine downstream of the noble metal base catalyst, for decomposing the intermediate products into N 2 and O 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine comprising: an internal combustion engine capable of fuel combustion at lean air-fuel ratios and having an exhaust conduit; a noble metal base catalyst, installed in the exhaust conduit of the internal combustion engine, for decomposing a portion of NOx included in exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine into N 2 and O 2 and decomposing a remainder of the NOx into intermediate products including N 2 O and NO 2 ; and intermediate product decomposing means, installed in the exhaust conduit of the internal combustion engine downstream of the noble metal base catalyst, for decomposing the intermediate products into N 2 and O 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate product decomposing means comprises a catalyst decomposing N 2 O into N 2 and O 2 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein the noble metal base catalyst comprises a monolithic carrier constructed of Al 2 O 3 carrying Pt, and the intermediate product decomposing means comprises an Fe/ZSM-5 catalyst.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein the noble metal base catalyst comprises a monolithic carrier constructed of Al 2 O 3 carrying Pt, and the intermediate product decomposing means comprises a zeolite catalyst carrying LaMnO 3 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 2, further comprising an EGR system and an ECU for controlling the EGR system so that a temperature of the noble metal base catalyst is controlled to about 300° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate product decomposing means comprises plasma means for discharging electricity to decompose N 2 O into N 2 and O 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 6, wherein the noble metal base catalyst comprises a three-way catalyst.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 6, wherein the noble metal base catalyst comprises a zeolite monolithic carrier carrying Pt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 6, wherein the plasma means comprises a pair of plasma electrodes for discharging electricity into the exhaust gas from the engine, a plasma generator for imposing intermittently a plasma voltage on the plasma electrodes, a battery electrically connected to the plasma generator, and a switch provided between the battery and the plasma generator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein the switch is turned on when an exhaust gas temperature is at about 300° C. and the switch is turned off when the exhaust gas temperature is at a temperature far from and above 300° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate product decomposing means comprises a catalyst for decomposing NO 2 into N 2 and O 2 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 11, wherein the noble metal base catalyst comprises a catalyst constructed of an oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, and zirconia and carrying Pt.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 11, wherein the intermediate product decomposing means comprises a zeolite carrying metal selected from the group consisting of Cu and Fe.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 11, wherein at least one combination of the noble metal base catalyst and the intermediate product decomposing means is installed in a relatively upstream portion of the exhaust conduit of the internal combustion engine.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of combinations of the noble metal base catalyst and the intermediate product decomposing means are installed in the exhaust conduit of the internal combustion engine.
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