Optimal design of catalytic converters for minimizing cold-start emissions

Catalysis Today

Volumn 98, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 357-373

  Ramanathan, Karthik ^a   West, David H ^b   Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic converter; Cold start emissions; Cumulative emissions; Monolith reactor; Nonuniform catalyst loading

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXHAUST GASES; IGNITION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUSSELT NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COLD-START EMISSIONS; CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS; MONOLITH REACTORS; NONUNIFORM CATALYST LOADING;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 8744263873     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2004.08.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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