Grantee Research Project Results

Plasma Ignition Retard for NO(x) Reduction

EPA Contract Number: 68D40072
Title: Plasma Ignition Retard for NO(x) Reduction
Investigators: Manning, Michael P.
Small Business: Plasmachines Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: II
Project Period: September 1, 1994 through December 1, 1996
Project Amount: $165,000
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase II (1994) RFA Text |  Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Air Pollution , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) , Air Quality and Air Toxics

Description:

Plasmachines had demonstrated a novel plasma ignition system on two operating stationary internal combustion engines fueled by natural gas and providing power to natural gas pipeline compressors. The new ignition system has demonstrated the capability to reduce NOx emissions from these engines from the levels of 10g/hp-hr to regulatory level at or near 2.0 g/hp-hr. While the potential for significant reduction of NOx emissions on a national basis exists in this market alone, other sizeable reductions in automotive applications are also possible.

Supplemental Keywords:

Plasma Ignition, NOx, Natural Gas, Reciprocating Engines, Pipeline, Automotive., Sustainable Industry/Business, RFA, Air, Scientific Discipline, Toxics, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, Sustainable Environment, HAPS, mobile sources, Environmental Chemistry, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, cleaner production/pollution prevention, air toxics, Environmental Engineering, vehicle emissions, reciprocating engines , treatment, nitrogren oxides (NOx), Nox, Nitrogen Oxides, automotive emissions, nitrogen oxides (Nox), plasma ignition, automotive, reciprocating engines, plasma ignition

Progress and Final Reports:

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