METHOD FOR REDUCING HARMFUL EMISSIONS FROM A DIESEL ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH A PARTICULATE TRAP

摘要

A method to improve the operation of a diesel trap through the use of a fuel additive comprising fuel-soluble compositions of platinum group metal in effective amounts to lower the emissions of unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide from the trap. The catalyst is selective and reduces the oxidation of SO2 to SO3. The platinum group metal compositions are preferably added in amounts effective to provide concentrations of the metal in the fuel of less than 1 part per million (ppm). Lithium and/or sodium compositions can be used in amounts effective to reduce the trap regeneration temperature, e.g. concentrations to provide about 1 to 100 ppm lithium metal, and/or 1 to 30 ppm sodium metal.