Recent solutions for the abatement of hydrocarbon emissions during the cold start of light vehicles

Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-52

  Puertolas, B ^a   Navarro, M V ^a   Lopez, J M ^a   Murillo, R ^a   Mastral, A M ^a   Garcia, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Close coupled catalyst; Cold start emissions; Electrically heated catalyst; Hydrocarbon trap

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

CLOSE-COUPLED CATALYSTS; COLD START; ELECTRICALLY HEATED CATALYSTS; GASOLINE ENGINES; HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBON EMISSION; HYDROCARBON TRAPS; LIGHT VEHICLES;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 79955696383     PISSN: 18744788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874478811104010036     Document Type: Article

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