Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Modifying or removing component of normally gaseous mixture – Nitrogen or nitrogenous component
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-30
2005-08-30
Johnson, Christina (Department: 1725)
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Modifying or removing component of normally gaseous mixture
Nitrogen or nitrogenous component
C423S239100, C422S169000, C422S177000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06936232
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for removing nitrogen oxides from internal combustion engine exhaust emissions consisting of the operations of contacting the exhaust emissions with a non-thermal plasma (1) and a silver doped alumina catalyst (2) and then an indium-doped zeolite catalyst (3).
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Gillespie Robert Frew
Raybone David
Shawcross James Timothy
Accentus PLC
Holt William H.
Johnson Christina
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