Single-stage simultaneous reduction of diesel particulate and NO x using oxygen-lean nonthermal plasma application

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2143-2150

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

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

After treatment; diesel engine; NOx; nonthermal plasma (NTP); oxygen lean condition; particulate matter (PM); plasma desorption

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; NOX; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLASMA DESORPTION;

DESORPTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INCINERATION; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OZONE; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PELLETIZING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASMAS;

REDUCTION;

EID: 78649350512     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2010.2071070     Document Type: Article

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