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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Harendra S Gandhi, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Joseph Robert Theis, Rockwood, MI (US);
Harendra S Gandhi, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Joseph Robert Theis, Rockwood, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention a selective reduction catalyst system with a broad temperature window for lean-burn gasoline and diesel engines is disclosed. The system includes a first and second zone, wherein the first zone is composed of an iron SCR catalyst and a second zone is composed of a copper SCR catalyst, and wherein the second zone is positioned downstream of the first zone. In another embodiment, a small copper SCR catalyst is placed in front of a second zone composed of an iron SCR catalyst and a third zone composed of a copper SCR catalyst, wherein the volume of the first copper SCR catalyst is a fraction of the volume of the second copper SCR catalyst. In yet another embodiment, a diverter valve would be included in the system to eliminate any NOpenalty produced by the front Cu SCR catalyst.