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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Paul T Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Hirohito Hirata, Shizouka, JP;
Masaya Ibe, Shizouka, JP;
Steven L Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Vinit Makwana, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Paul T Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Hirohito Hirata, Shizouka, JP;
Masaya Ibe, Shizouka, JP;
Steven L Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Vinit Makwana, Berlin, DE;
Assignees:
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/56 (2006.01); B01D 53/94 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F01N 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for decomposing nitrogen oxides includes the following steps: providing a catalyst, passing a gaseous nitrogen oxide over the catalyst and exposing the catalyst to microwave energy. The gaseous nitrogen oxide is broken down into nitrogen and oxygen molecules.