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Plasma-assisted catalytic reduction system

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OSTI ID:871341

Non-thermal plasma gas treatment is combined with selective catalytic reduction to enhance NO.sub.x reduction in oxygen-rich vehicle engine exhausts.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5711147
OSTI ID:
871341
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Selective reduction of nitrogen oxides with hydrocarbons over solid acid catalysts in oxygen-rich atmospheres journal January 1990
Selective reduction of nitrogen monoxide with propane over alumina and HZSM-5 zeolite journal January 1991