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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Cornelison, Hiram, OH (US);
William A Whittenberger, Garrettsville, OH (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422174 ; 422199 ; 422177 ; 60299 ; 60300 ;
Abstract
There is provided an improved electrically heated accordion folded corrugated thin metal catalytic converter for hydrocarbon or alcohol fueled engine exhaust, particularly internal combustion engine exhaust, having a simplified construction and characterized in that the entire corrugated thin metal monolith, or monoliths, serves as a resistance heater to bring the catalyst up to optimum operating temperature quickly and thereby reduce the escape of pollutants into the atmosphere upon start-up, and which does not depend upon conduction as a mdoe of heat transfer to achieve such temperature.