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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rainer Domesle, 6457 Maintal, DE;
Bernd Engler, 6450 Hanau 9, DE;
Edgar Koberstein, 8755 Alzenau, DE;
Herbert Volker, 6450 Hanau 11, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4232137 ; 4232155 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning the exhaust gases of diesel engines, and especially for removal of soot particulates, utilizing series connected filter elements installed in the cross section of a housing traversed by the exhaust gas, wherein at least one filter element carrying a catalyst that lowers the ignition temperature of the soot and assists in soot burn off alternates several times with at least one filter element carrying a catalyst that assists the combustion of gaseous pollutants.