A Reformer to Convert Engine Exhaust Gases, Reducing Harmful Emissions and Producing Hydrogen to be Reused in the Fuel System

转化发动机废气、减少有害排放并生产可在燃油系统中重复使用的氢气的重整器

• 批准号: 710149
• 金额: $ 12.74万
• 依托单位: G-VOLUTION LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Concept
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=710149
• 关键词: Reformer; Convert; Engine; Exhaust; Gases

The transport sector contributes 23% of total world CO2 emissions, with road transportresponsible for the highest share of emissions globally. The impact of growing demand fortransport in terms of environment, energy use & efficiency demands a step change inperformance to deliver a sustainable transport system. A number of innovations are receivinginterest in the mkt place, one of these being ‘multi-fuel’ engine technology. G-Volution (GV)Limited have developed a unique patented fuel control technology, the ‘Optimiser’ whichallows a large diesel engine to operate on a mixture of two (or more) fuels that are combustedsimultaneously. Using diesel & a secondary fuel (e.g. LPG) the Optimiser provides a ‘bolt-on’solution that delivers significant fuel cost (10-15%) & CO2 emissions savings (7-9%). Despitethese significant benefits, there is a major emissions challenge with multifuel engines as theyhave higher hydrocarbon (HC) emissions than single fuel engines. HCs react with groundlevel ozone to form smog which is the most widespread & intractable urban air pollutionproblem.With support from the TSB, GV aim to address this issue through the development of a‘basic’ prototype of a ‘reformer technology’ that involves the reformation of the exhaust & afuel in the presence of a catalyst to produce a reformate mixture which can be used as atertiary fuel in the engine, & thus utilise the excess HC emissions. When combined with theOptimiser, GV believe that CO2 emissions & fuel costs will be further reduced & efficiencywill increase, whist reducing HC emissions in the atmosphere. The technology will initially betargeted in the HGV sector where a 10-15% fuel cost saving can make a big impact(transferability into the domestic transport mkt is envisaged). GV believe the reformer has thepotential to enhance the ‘transitional’ role of the Optimiser to revolutionise the transportsector. Further prototyping will follow with expected mkt introduction in 2013.

交通运输部门的二氧化碳排放量占世界二氧化碳排放总量的 23%，其中道路运输在全球排放量中所占比例最高。日益增长的交通需求对环境、能源使用和效率的影响要求在性能上做出重大改变，以提供可持续的交通系统。许多创新正在引起市场的兴趣，其中之一就是“多燃料”发动机技术。 G-Volution (GV)Limited 开发了一种独特的专利燃油控制技术“优化器”，该技术允许大型柴油发动机使用两种（或多种）同时燃烧的燃料的混合物运行。优化器使用柴油和辅助燃料（例如液化石油气）提供“补充”解决方案，可显着降低燃料成本 (10-15%) 并节省二氧化碳排放量 (7-9%)。尽管有这些显着的优点，但多燃料发动机仍面临重大的排放挑战，因为它们比单一燃料发动机具有更高的碳氢化合物 (HC) 排放量。碳氢化合物与地面臭氧反应形成烟雾，这是最普遍和最棘手的城市空气污染问题。在 TSB 的支持下，GV 旨在通过开发“重整器技术”的“基本”原型来解决这个问题，该技术涉及在催化剂存在下对废气和燃料进行重整，以产生可用作发动机中的第三燃料的重整混合物，从而利用 HC排放过量。 GV 相信，与 theOptimiser 结合使用时，二氧化碳排放量和燃料成本将进一步降低，效率将提高，同时减少大气中的 HC 排放。该技术最初将针对 HGV 领域，节省 10-15% 的燃料成本可以产生重大影响（设想可转移到国内运输市场）。 GV 相信改革者有潜力增强优化者的“过渡”作用，从而彻底改变运输行业。预计将于 2013 年推出市场，随后将进行进一步的原型设计。