System and method for reducing pollutants in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine
First Claim
1. An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust pipe for moisture-containing engine exhaust gas and a catalytic converter connected to the exhaust pipe for cleaning the exhaust gas in the presence of a reducing agent, the exhaust system comprising:
- a condensation water collector for accepting the exhaust gases and condensing moisture therein as liquid water condensate;
a reservoir for holding said water condensate; and
a storage chamber for combining said water condensate with a reactant to form the reducing agent, said storage chamber having a connection to the exhaust pipe for introducing the reducing agent into the exhaust gas upstream of the catalytic converter.
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Abstract
An exhaust system for an internal combustion with a catalytic converter connected to the exhaust pipe for cleaning the engine exhaust gas in the presence of a reducing agent also includes a condensation water collector into which the exhaust gases are diverted prior to reaching the catalytic converter. The collector condenses moisture in the exhaust gas to produce liquid water condensate that is held in a reservoir. The water condensate is combined with a reactant capable of forming a reducing agent and the aqueous solution of the reactant is introduced into the exhaust gas upstream of the catalytic converter.
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18 Claims
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1. An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust pipe for moisture-containing engine exhaust gas and a catalytic converter connected to the exhaust pipe for cleaning the exhaust gas in the presence of a reducing agent, the exhaust system comprising:
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a condensation water collector for accepting the exhaust gases and condensing moisture therein as liquid water condensate;
a reservoir for holding said water condensate; and
a storage chamber for combining said water condensate with a reactant to form the reducing agent, said storage chamber having a connection to the exhaust pipe for introducing the reducing agent into the exhaust gas upstream of the catalytic converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for reducing pollutants in internal combustion engine exhaust gas containing moisture, the method comprising the steps of:
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directing at least a portion of the exhaust gas to a condensation water collector for condensing moisture in the exhaust gas as liquid water condensate;
forming a reducing agent by combining the water condensate with a reactant that forms a reducing agent when combined with water; and
introducing the reducing agent into the exhaust gas prior to the entry of the exhaust gas into a catalytic converter for cleaning the exhaust gases in the presence of a reducing agent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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