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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Weissman, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Frank Hershkowitz, Liberty Corner, NJ (US);
Anthony Marion Dean, Hampton, NJ (US);
Harry Stuard Pink, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123299 ; 123304 ; 123575 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing NO.sub.x reductants by injecting hydrocarbon into a diesel engine's combustion chamber during the expansion cycle. The secondary injected hydrocarbon is formed, under appropriate conditions, into oxygenates and olefins that are suitable for reducing NO.sub.x species in the presence of conventional exhaust catalysts. The appropriate injection timing is obtained by referring to a calibration obtained by direct engine measurements.