Exhaust system: Integrated Fuel Technologies catalyst licensed from Argonne National Laboratories.
This system is the wave of the future for diesel engine emissions control. It will sidestep all the problems that are wrapped up in current systems like BlueTec that inject urea (more commonly known as pig piss) to control NOx emissions. Significant problems include the commercial distribution of urea, EPA regulations governing vehicle behavior in the event of an empty urea tank, EPA concerns about the hazards of urea, the dependability of the urea injection system, and volumetric requirements for urea based catalysts.
Argonne National Laboratory and Integrated Fuel Technologies is nearing completion on the development and testing of an in-line deNOx Catalytic Converter for diesel engines. This Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) deNOx system uses onboard diesel fuel as a reducing agent to convert NOx to inert N2 and O2 gases. Laboratory tests have shown that under normal operating temperatures and engine loading, this “After-Treatment System” removes more than 95% of NOx and nearly 90% of Particulate Matter from diesel engine exhaust. By combining the innovative fuel-saving technologies of IFT with Argonne’s deNOx formulation, we expect that substantial NOx reduction can be achieved without adversely affecting other performance-enhancing or emissions reduction technologies.
