Total diesel emission control technology Using ozone injection and plasma desorption

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-187

  Okubo, Masaaki ^a   Arita, Naoki ^b   Kuroki, Tomoyuki ^a   Yoshida, Keiichiro ^c   Yamamoto, Toshiaki ^d  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b DENSO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aftertreatment; Diesel particulate; Nitrogen plasma; Nonthermal plasma; Ozone; Plasma desorption; Pulse corona discharge; Surface discharge

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GASES; INCINERATION; OZONE; PLASMAS;

DIESEL PARTICULATE; NITROGEN PLASMA; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMA DESORPTION; PULSE CORONA DISCHARGES;

DIESEL FUELS;

EID: 43549101606     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-008-9121-7     Document Type: Article

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