摘要 |
The selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides (especially NO and NO<SUB>2</SUB>) in exhaust from diesel and other lean burn engines is improved by use of a compact hyperplasma reactor for generating ozone and other highly oxidizing species in a stream of air. A portion of the ozone containing air stream is blown directly into the exhaust for oxidizing NO to NO<SUB>2</SUB>. The other portion of plasma treated air is used to fractionate and reform a volume of diesel fuel to produce low molecular weight hydrocarbons and oxidized hydrocarbons to be added to the exhaust as NO<SUB>2 </SUB>reductants in the catalytic reduction.
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