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An apparatus and method for the removal of carbon particles (soot), odor, ga s and particulate from the exhaust of a diesel engine. The method includes a carbo n (soot) collector which collects the carbon (soot) and noxious odor which is connect ed to the catalytic converter of the engine, then enters a heat exchanger for cooling and condensing a major portion of the exhaust into a liquid condensate. The condensate enters a first reactor which neutralizes any acids present in the condensate and passes through an automatic drain into a holding tank. The non-condensed gases flow into a second reactor connected to a holding tank. Gases are reacted in the second chemical reactor with a substance which absorbs the carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxid e. The two reactors remove a large quantity of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. The treated gases then flow into a soot bath for removal of minute carbon (soot) particles and thence into a vapor remover. The treated gases then are let out into the atmosphere through an exhaust outlet.
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