Global Patent Index - EP 1856386 A1

EP 1856386 A1 20071121 - EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT

Title (en)

EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT

Title (de)

ABGASBEHANDLUNG

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT DE GAZ D'ECHAPPEMENT

Publication

EP 1856386 A1 20071121 (EN)

Application

EP 06709783 A 20060216

Priority

  • GB 2006000546 W 20060216
  • GB 0503181 A 20050216
  • GB 0505916 A 20050323
  • GB 0508620 A 20050428
  • GB 0519322 A 20050922
  • GB 0520721 A 20051012

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006087541A1] A device (1) is disclosed for generating gaseous ammonia formed by the hydrolysis of an aqueous solution of urea at elevated temperature and pressure and for feeding the gaseous ammonia into the exhaust gas of an IC engine as it flows through the exhaust system of the engine. The device (1) is placed in the exhaust system and has an inlet (2) for the exhaust gas and an outlet (3) for the exhaust gas so that the exhaust gas will flow through the device (1) during use. The aqueous solution of urea is contained in a reaction vessel located between the inlet (2) and the outlet (3) such that, in use, the vessel and therefore the urea solution are heated by heat exchange with the exhaust gas as it flows from the inlet (2) to the outlet (3). A pump (32) is provided for pumping urea solution into the reaction vessel and a controller (33) controls the pump (32) in response to changing NOx output from the IC engine such that, in response to an increase in NOx output, the controller (33) controls the pump (32) to increase the level of urea solution in the reaction vessel, thereby increasing the surface area of urea solution available for heat exchange with the exhaust gas so as to increase the rate of production of gaseous ammonia in the reactor vessel.

IPC 8 full level

F01N 3/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 53/90 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/9431 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/9495 (2013.01 - EP US); C01C 1/086 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 3/208 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2240/40 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2560/021 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2560/026 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2610/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2610/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2610/146 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2900/08 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2900/14 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2900/1808 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2900/1811 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2900/1814 (2013.01 - EP US); F01N 2900/1818 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02A 50/20 (2017.12 - EP US); Y02T 10/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006087555A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006087541 A1 20060824; EP 1856385 A1 20071121; EP 1856386 A1 20071121; JP 2008530446 A 20080807; US 2008314027 A1 20081225; US 2009107116 A1 20090430; WO 2006087555 A1 20060824

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2006000526 W 20060216; EP 06709763 A 20060216; EP 06709783 A 20060216; GB 2006000546 W 20060216; JP 2007555691 A 20060216; US 81541406 A 20060216; US 81542106 A 20060216