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Old 10-08-2014, 04:04 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mechman600 View Post
Here is GM's project along those lines: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehicles...ith_2011_o.pdf
Instead of using urea to create NH3 for NOx scrubbing, it seems that they can run brief rich periods to create HC + CO (engine out) for the TWC to convert to NH3 to "regen" the NOx trap. Funny...this is similar to what the VW 2.0L TDI does, using a NOx trap instead of a NOx catalyst.
Since it's been 4 years since that presentation, it sorta implies that GM was not able to 'make things work' as *rosaly* as they'd proposed.

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