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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2017
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael A. Smith, Clarkston, MI (US);

Praveen S. Chavannavar, Milford, MI (US);

Po-I Lee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Sarah Funk, Canton, MI (US);

Thomas LaRose, Jr., Howell, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/021 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); F01N 3/021 (2013.01); F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); F01N 9/00 (2013.01); F01N 2260/04 (2013.01); F01N 2570/00 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1602 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1622 (2013.01); Y02T 10/24 (2013.01); Y02T 10/26 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method for controlling and detecting ammonium nitrate and/or ammonium nitrite poisoning within selective catalytic reduction (SCR) devices and systems incorporating the same are provided. Methods can include detecting a SCR inlet exhaust gas NO:NOratio above a poisoning NOx flux threshold, detecting a SCR temperature below a poisoning temperature threshold, and determining SCR catalyst poisoning. Methods can further include performing a SCR catalyst cleaning strategy, wherein the SCR cleaning strategy comprises heating the SCR catalyst composition to a temperature above the poisoning temperature threshold. Cleaning strategies can including utilizing a heater, implementing a post-injection, after-injection, and/or auxiliary injection engine strategy wherein the engine is configured to supply exhaust gas to the SCR. Methods can further include arresting reductant dosing, identifying an opportunistic regeneration opportunity, and/or inhibiting performance of an appurtenant oxidation catalyst subsequent to determining SCR catalyst poisoning. The SCR catalyst composition can comprise iron and/or copper.


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