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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Jeffrey B. Hoke, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Ronald M. Heck, Frenchtown, NJ (US);
Fred M. Allen, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Abstract
Method for cleaning the atmosphere by adsorbing pollutants, e.g., hydrocarbons, ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, etc., contained in the atmosphere. The pollutant-containing atmosphere is contacted with an outer surface of a substrate, e.g., radiators, condensers, charge air coolers, transmission coolers, etc., which has been coated with an adsorptive material such as zeolites, molecular sieves, carbon, etc. The coated substrate is protected with an overcoat of at least one porous protective material such as alumina, silica and the like, such that the pollutants will come into contact with the adsorptive material, but harmful contaminants will be prevented from contacting the adsorptive material.