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Air Pollution From Internal Combustion Engines and It's Control
Air Pollution From Internal Combustion Engines and It's Control
pollutants:
Pollutants are produced by in complete burning of the air-fuel mixture in the
combustion chamber. The major pollutants emitted from the exhaust due to incomplete
Combustion are:
1. carbon monoxide CO
2. Hydrocarbons HC
3. Oxides of nitrogen NOx
if the Combustion is complete, the only products being expelled from the exhaust
would be water vapor and carbon dioxide 𝐶𝑂2 .
a small amount of CO will remain in exhaust, its concentration increasing with rich
mixtures.
2- Hydrocarbons HC:
It’s derived from unburnt fuel emitted by exhaust, engine crankcase fumes and vapor
escaping from the carburetor.
2- Exhaust Gas oxidation, which can be done by using the devices discussed below:
a) After burner.
b) Exhaust manifold reactor.
c)catalytic converter: A catalytic converter is a device which is placed in the vehicle
exhaust system to reduce HC and CO by oxidizing catalyst and NO by reducing
catalyst.