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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Terence C. Poles, Ringoes, NJ (US);
William G. Rosenberg, Cary, NC (US);
John Calcagni, Cary, NC (US);
Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for treating the atmosphere to lower the concentration of pollutants, such as ozone, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide and the like, therein in which ambient air is passed into operative contact with a stationary substrate such as an automobile at rest, a billboard, an air conditioning unit, a transportation tunnel and the like, the stationary substrate having at least one ambient air contacting surface having a pollutant treating composition, such as manganese compounds, copper compounds, platinum group metals and compounds thereof, precious metals, and the like, thereon.