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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make supply quantity of aqueous ammonia to an exhaust pipe simply controllable by reforming urea water to the aqueous ammonia without evaporating it with a urea water reformer, and to efficiently reduce NOx in exhaust gas even when exhaust gas temperature is comparatively low.SOLUTION: A selective reduction catalyst 12 provided in the exhaust pipe 15 of an engine 11 reduces NOx in the exhaust gas to N, and the urea water reformer 14 heats the urea water 13 with a heater 14b to reform it to the aqueous ammonia. A urea water supply means 16 supplies the urea water to the urea water reformer, and an injection nozzle 17 facing the exhaust pipe at an exhaust gas upstream side from the selective reduction catalyst jets the ammonia water or the urea water. A controller 38 controls the heater and the urea water supply means based on detection output by a catalyst temperature sensor 33 detecting the exhaust gas temperature relating to the selective reduction catalyst and detection output by a pressure sensor 34 detecting inlet pressure of the urea water reformer.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adequately atomize a urea solution, and to thereby efficiently reform the urea solution into ammonia gas by a catalyst section.SOLUTION: A carrier gas supplied from a carrier gas source is heated by a carrier gas heating section 16, the carrier gas heated by the carrier gas heating section 16 is injected from a carrier gas injection nozzle 17, and a urea solution 18 is supplied to the tip of the carrier gas injection nozzle by a first urea solution supply nozzle 21 so that the urea solution 18 is atomized by the carrier gas injected from the carrier gas injection nozzle 17. A catalyst section 23 for decomposing the atomized urea solution 18 and reforming the solution into ammonia gas is provided facing the carrier gas injection nozzle 17. Further, an ammonia gas supply nozzle 24 for supplying to an engine exhaust pipe 12 the ammonia gas discharged from an outlet of the catalyst section 23 is attached to the exhaust pipe 12.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of reducing NOx in a high temperature range of exhaust gas.SOLUTION: A first selective reduction type catalyst 21 composed of a silver-based catalyst is provided in an exhaust pipe 16 of an engine 11, and a second selective reduction type catalyst 22 composed of a copper-based catalyst, an iron-based catalyst, or a vanadium-based catalyst is provided in an exhaust pipe 16 on an exhaust gas downstream side than the first selective reduction type catalyst 21. A liquid injection nozzle 26 capable of injecting hydrocarbon-based liquid 24 toward the first selective reduction type catalyst 21 is provided in the exhaust pipe 16 on the exhaust gas upstream side than the first selective reduction type catalyst 21, and a hydrocarbon-based liquid supplying means 27 is configured to supply the liquid 24 via a liquid injection amount regulating valve 31 to the liquid injection nozzle 26. The temperature of exhaust gas related to the first selective reduction type catalyst 21 is detected by a first temperature sensor 41, and a controller 38 is configured to control the liquid injection amount regulating valve 31 based on detection output of the first temperature sensor 41.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reduction efficiency of NOx in the high temperature region of exhaust gas.SOLUTION: A first selective reduction type catalyst 21 comprising a copper based catalyst or the like is provided to the exhaust pipe 16 of an engine 11, a second selective reduction type catalyst 22 comprising a silver type catalyst is provided to the exhaust pipe of the exhaust gas downstream side from the first selective reduction type catalyst, and a third selective reduction type catalyst 23 comprising a copper based catalyst is provided to the exhaust pipe of the exhaust gas downstream side from the second selective reduction catalyst. A liquid jetting nozzle 26 capable of jetting a hydrocarbon based liquid 25 toward the first selective reduction type catalyst is provided to the exhaust pipe of the exhaust gas upstream side from the first selective reduction type catalyst and a hydrocarbon based liquid supply means 27 supplies the liquid to the liquid jetting nozzle via a liquid jetting quantity control valve 31. A controller 38 controls the liquid jetting quantity control valve on the basis of each detection output of a first temperature sensor 41 detecting the temperature of the exhaust gas related to the first selective reduction type catalyst and a second temperature sensor 42 detecting the exhaust gas related to the second selective reduction type catalyst.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust emission control device capable of suppressing a peak concentration of ammonia desorbing from a selective reduction type catalyst due to an abrupt temperature rise, further than before.SOLUTION: In the exhaust emission control device which contains a selective reduction type catalyst capable of selectively reacting NOx with ammonia even in the coexistence of oxygen at some midpoint in an exhaust pipe 4 and adds urea water 6 as reducer into the exhaust pipe 4 on the upstream side from the selective reduction type catalyst so as to reduce and control NOx, the selective reduction type catalyst is formed by combining two selective reduction type catalysts 5A, 5B having different saturated adsorption quantity curves with respect to ammonia. Both selective reduction type catalysts 5A, 5B are arranged in series so as to keep on the upstream side the selective reduction type catalyst 5A in which an ammonia absorption quantity per unit volume is relatively high under the same temperature condition and on the downstream side the selective reduction type catalyst 5B in which an ammonia absorption quantity per unit volume is relatively low.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the loadability of an oxidation catalyst onto a vehicle or the like and maintain the activity of the oxidation catalyst, for a long period of time, to variations in temperature of an exhaust gas from an engine. SOLUTION: An oxidation catalyst 19 includes: a cylindrical carrier 19a whose both ends are open and in which a plurality of cells 19b extending in an exhaust gas flowing direction are formed; and an active substance held by the carrier 19a. In this case, L/D is set to be in a range of 0.5-4, wherein L represents the length of the oxidation catalyst 19, and D represents its diameter. Furthermore, the densities of the cells 19b of the oxidation catalyst 19 are set to be in a range of 600-3,900 pieces/cm 2 , and the thicknesses of the partitions 19c which partition the plurality of cells 19b are set to be in a range of 20-320 μm, and the volume of the oxidation catalyst 19 is set to be in a range of 20-150% in the case that the displacement of an engine is regarded as 100%. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the mountability of an exhaust emission control device reducing particulates and NOx all together, more than ever before. SOLUTION: An oxidation catalyst 2 for oxidation-treating HC in exhaust gas 5 and a particulate filter 1 for letting the exhaust gas 5 through the filer after passage through the oxidation catalyst 2, and collecting particulates are arranged in series at predetermined intervals in a single casing 13 interposed in the middle of an exhaust pipe 4. A selective reduction catalyst 3' having a property of selectively reacting NOx with ammonia even under the coexistence of oxygen is integrally carried by the particulate filter 1, and also just after that, a selective reduction catalyst 3 is additionally equipped with a flow-through type carrier carrying the same. A mixer 14 for agitating the flow of the exhaust gas 5 is arranged near the outlet of the oxidation catalyst 2. An urea water adding device 6 for injecting urea water 7 toward the mixer 14 is arranged between the mixer 14 and the particulate filter 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exhibit high NOx reduction performance immediately from a stage when an exhaust gas temperature reaches the activating temperature range of a selective reduction catalyst even during engine starting at a low exhaust temperature or during traveling at low speed. SOLUTION: A urea discharge decomposition reactor 14 is provided upstream of the selective reduction catalyst. The urea discharge decomposition reactor is provided with: a tubular ground electrode 16 formed with many holes 15 with internal spaces opened to the outside; a high-voltage electrode 17 formed into a cylindrical shape in order to surround the ground electrode 16, having an inner peripheral surface coated with a dielectric 17a, and applying a high voltage between the ground electrode 16 and the high voltage electrode; dielectric pellets 19 filled into a discharge space 18 formed between the ground electrode 16 and the high voltage electrode 17; a urea supply device 21 supplying urea paste 13 toward the internal space of the ground electrode 16; and a carrier gas line 30 leading compressed air 29 for delivering ammonia generated in the discharge space 18 into an exhaust pipe 10. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the mounting property of an exhaust purification device capable of simultaneously reducing both particulates and NOx than before, and to suppress pressure loss. SOLUTION: The exhaust purification device has a selective reduction type catalyst 3 in the middle of an exhaust pipe 4 and is adapted such that urea water 7 as a reducing agent is added upstream of the selective reduction type catalyst 3 to reduce and purify NOx. The device further has an oxidation catalyst 2 placed upstream of the position at which the urea water 7 is added and oxidizes HC in an exhaust gas 5, and a particulate filter 1 which carries a hydrolysis catalyst for hydrolyzing the urea water 7 into ammonium and a carbon dioxide gas and is placed between the position at which the urea water 7 is added and the selective reduction type catalyst 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT