Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Shouxian Ren

Wei Ping Li

Gongshin Qi

Rahul Mital

David Brian Brown

Chang H Kim

Michael A Smith

Christopher L Whitt

Raffaello Ardanese

Steven Jeffrey Schmieg

Lei Wang

Christopher P Musienko

Michael Christopher Luckham

Ming Yang

Min Sun

Stephen Paul Levijoki

Jianwen Li

Sarah Funk

Vincent J Tylutki

Scott Willis Jorgensen

Justin Adam Shetney

Se Hyuck Oh

Jason Daniel Mullins

Carnell E Williams

Yong Miao

Michelle H Wiebenga

Ravishankar Ramamurthy

Andrea De Filippo

James B Rodgers

Scott R Gordon

Anirban Sett

Ryu Hariyoshi

A nitrogen oxides (NO) and hydrocarbon (HC) storage catalyst for treating an exhaust gas flow is provided. The NOand HC storage catalyst includes (a) a zeolite, (b) noble metal atoms, and (c) a metal oxide, a non-metal oxide, or a combination thereof. One or more of the noble metal atoms is present in a complex with the metal oxide, the non-metal oxide or a combination thereof. The complex is dispersed within a cage of the zeolite. Methods of preparing the NOand HC storage catalyst and methods of using the NOand HC storage catalyst for treating an exhaust gas stream flowing from a vehicle internal combustion engine during a period following a cold-start of the engine are also provided.

Nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbon storage catalyst and methods of using the same

According to one or more embodiments described herein, an exhaust system for treating exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle includes a passive NOx absorber (PNA) device, and a model-based controller that controls an amount of NOx stored by the PNA device. Controlling of the amount of NOx stored includes computing a predicted NOx storage level of the PNA device using a prediction model of the PNA device, and in response to the predicted NOx storage level of the PNA device being greater than a predetermined cold-start threshold, raising a temperature of the exhaust gas by changing an operation of the internal combustion engine.

Passive nitric oxide storage catalyst management

Internal combustion engine (ICE) exhaust gas treatment systems include the ICE having one or more cylinders configured to receive a mixture of air and fuel defined by an air to fuel ratio (AFR) for combustion therein, a control module configured to control the AFR, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) configured to receive exhaust gas generated by the ICE and oxidize NOx species within the exhaust gas, and a selective catalytic reduction device (SCR) configured to receive exhaust gas from the DOC. Methods for operating and diagnosing such systems include determining, via the control module, a baseline value of a SCR performance parameter which is unsuitable, changing, via the control module, the AFR to change the DOC outlet NO2:NOx ratio, subsequently assessing a second value of the SCR performance parameter, and implementing a control action based on the second value of the SCR performance parameter.

Methods for operating and diagnosing internal combustion engine exhaust gas treatment systems

A selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) including a wall-flow substrate having inlet channels and outlet channels is provided. A first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst zone is present in the inlet channels, and a second SCR catalyst zone is present in the outlet channels. The first SCR catalyst zone includes an iron-exchanged zeolite catalyst, and the second SCR catalyst zone includes a copper-exchanged zeolite catalyst. Exhaust gas treatment systems including the SCRF and methods of reducing production of nitrous oxide (NO) during selective catalytic reduction of an exhaust gas stream using the SCRF are also provided herein.

Selective catalytic reduction filter for reducing nitrous oxide formation and methods of using the same

A method for monitoring and diagnosing an engine exhaust treatment of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle includes monitoring a nitrogen oxides (NOx) storage catalyst disposed in an engine exhaust stream downstream of the engine, determining a first diagnostic condition of the NOx storage catalyst based on data from a first EGT sensor and a second EGT sensor; determining a second diagnostic condition of the NOx storage catalyst based on a comparison of temperatures reported by a first NOx sensor and a second NOx sensor, selectively pausing the first diagnostic condition and the second diagnostic condition during a predetermined NOx storage catalyst regeneration period, and selectively generating a notification for an operator of the motor vehicle.

NOx storage catalyst monitoring methods

A nitrogen oxides (NO) storage catalyst for treating an exhaust gas flow is provided. The NOstorage catalyst includes a flow-through substrate defining channels for receiving the exhaust gas flow and first and second zones present in the channels. The first zone includes a first NOstorage catalyst coating capable of storing NOat a first adsorption temperature and releasing NOat a first desorption temperature. The second zone includes a second NOstorage catalyst coating capable of storing NOat a second adsorption temperature and releasing NOat a second desorption temperature. The second desorption temperature is greater than the first desorption temperature. Methods of using the NOstorage catalyst for treating an exhaust gas stream flowing from a vehicle engine during a period following a cold-start of the engine are also provided.

Nitrogen oxides storage catalyst and methods of using the same

Technical solutions are described for limiting exposure of components of an emissions control system to rich exhaust conditions. An example an emissions control system includes an oxygen storage component; and a controller that limits exposure of the oxygen storage component to rich exhaust conditions. The limiting includes determining an air-to-fuel equivalence ratio in exhaust gas in response to an engine receiving a request to generate torque, the request including a displacement of a pedal; determining an amount of oxygen in the exhaust gas based on the air-to-fuel equivalence ratio; determining an oxygen level stored by the oxygen storage component; and if the oxygen level is above a predetermined threshold, lowering a torque generation rate of the engine, which specifies amount of torque generated per unit displacement of the pedal.

Limiting exposure of zeolite containing aftertreatment components to rich exhaust conditions

An after-treatment (AT) system used to treat an exhaust gas flow emitted by an internal combustion engine includes a catalyst monolith configured to actively remove a pollutant from the exhaust gas flow. The AT system also includes a heating element configured to heat the catalyst monolith. The AT system additionally includes an energy-discharge unit configured to power the heating element. The energy-discharge unit includes an energy-storage device configured to supply electrical energy. The energy-discharge unit also includes a capacitor configured to receive the electrical energy from the energy-storage device and discharge the received electrical energy to power the heating element and thereby heat the catalyst monolith. A vehicle having an internal combustion engine operatively connected to such an AT system is also contemplated.

Capacitor-powered catalyst heater

Nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and residual hydrocarbons are adsorbed and stored from a low temperature, cold-start, diesel engine (or lean-burn gasoline engine) exhaust stream by a combination of a silver-based (Ag/AlO) NOx adsorber material and a zeolite-platinum group metal (zeolite-PGM) adsorber material for low temperature temporary storage of the NOx. The combination of NOx adsorber materials is formed as separate washcoats on channel walls of an extruded flow-through monolithic support. The monolith is located near the exhaust manifold of the lean burn engine where the combination of NOx adsorber particles temporarily adsorb exhaust constituents, and commence oxidation of them, until the progressively warming exhaust stream removes the stored constituents and carries them through the exhaust pipe to downstream NOx reduction converters which have been heated to their operating temperatures and complete the conversion of the NOx constituents to nitrogen and water for discharge from the vehicle's exhaust system.

Synergistic combinations of low temperature NOx adsorbers

A method is disclosed of providing a fuel efficient regeneration of an exhaust after-treatment (AT) system that includes a lean oxides of nitrogen (NO) trap (LNT) and a selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) positioned downstream of the LNT. The method includes regulating a selectable position valve. The valve permits a first gas flow portion to pass through the LNT and diverts a remaining second portion of exhaust gas flow from a first passage connecting an engine and the AT system to a second exhaust passage to thereby bypass the LNT. The method also includes regulating a first device to inject fuel into the first portion of the exhaust gas flow. The injection of fuel in to the first portion of the exhaust gas flow provides fuel efficient regeneration of the LNT and promotes NOconversion and ammonia (NH) formation in the LNT. A system employing the method is also disclosed.

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A dual-layer catalyst includes a substrate, a first layer disposed on the substrate, and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The first layer includes a first catalyst for storing NOwhen the first catalyst has a temperature below an active temperature of a second catalyst. The first catalyst is to release the stored NOwhen the first catalyst is heated to the active temperature of the second catalyst. The second layer includes the second catalyst for ammonia Selective Catalytic Reduction of the released NO. The dual-layer catalyst is to be included in a catalytic converter and a catalyst system for reducing NOemissions from a diesel engine, the NOemissions including NOemitted during a predetermined cold-start time period.

Dual-layer catalyst

An aftertreatment system utilizes chemical reactions to treat an exhaust gas flow. A device for use within an aftertreatment system includes a silver-based NOx storage catalyst and a zeolite. The silver-based NOx storage catalyst and the zeolite store NOx through a low temperature startup period of operation. In one embodiment, the zeolite includes a barium Y zeolite.

Zeolite promoted silver based catalyst for NOx storage

A method of determining aging of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) in an engine exhaust system includes receiving a first sensor signal from a first nitrogen oxides (NOx) sensor positioned in exhaust flow upstream of the DOC. The first sensor signal is indicative of an amount of NOx in the exhaust flow upstream of the DOC. The method further includes receiving a second sensor signal from a second NOx sensor positioned in exhaust flow downstream of the DOC. The second sensor signal is indicative of an amount of NOx downstream of the DOC. A difference between the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal is calculated via a controller. A DOC aging level based on a predetermined correlation between the difference and DOC aging is then determined by the controller.

A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device monitoring system includes an engine out NOx monitoring module, an SCR out NOx monitoring module configured and disposed to monitor NOx released from the SCR device, and a NOx storage model module operatively connected to the engine out NOx module and the SCR out NOx monitoring module. The NOx storage model module is configured and disposed to determine an amount of NOx stored in the SCR device. A consumed ammonia correction model module is operatively coupled to the NOx storage model module and configured and disposed to calculate a corrected consumed ammonia correction factor.

Selective catalytic reduction device monitoring system

An ash filter for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine is disclosed. The ash filter includes a substrate, such as a honeycomb monolith substrate or a plurality of particulate substrates, and a matrix of a zeolite material disposed on the respective substrate or substrates, the matrix of the zeolite material configured to remove ash from an exhaust gas flow from a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine. An exhaust treatment system for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust treatment system includes an ash filter comprising a matrix of a first zeolite and configured to receive an exhaust gas flow from an engine; and an exhaust treatment device, the exhaust treatment device comprising a matrix of a second zeolite and configured to receive the exhaust gas flow from the ash filter.

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Shouxian Ren